So glad there are no national elections this year.
Elections are seasons in which Americans use politics as excuse to indulge
their nasties.
Bought & downloaded Django Django's self-titled debut
LP. Now for a sweet Saturday night listen.
When you design a data model well, you learn something
about the business, something central to the business model http://bit.ly/WdEmIM
Used to be you only saw your whole life flashing before
your eyes when your maker was calling. Now it's any time you check Facebook.
Elon Musk. Sounds like some nasty cologne they only
market to power-hungry macho ego freaks.
Oligarch. An ugly word. Sounds like some hideous freak
who feasts on raw sewage.
Everybody on social media is a thought leader. Everybody
thinks you want to be their friend. And that you will follow them.
Muscle & Fitness magazine. Dedicated to the man who
wants to bulk up in the ugliest & scariest way imaginable.
The best way to read poetry is impatiently. Glance at
it. Anything jump out & grab? If nothing, the poet has failed, not you. Put
it down.
Finished Isaacson's Jobs bio. Balanced portrait of
complex personality. I respected, but wasn't in thrall to him, his company, or
products.
Sitting here reflecting on the legacy of Dag
Hammarskjold. Or not.
I'll bet chimpanzees think we're stupid because we can't
vocalize in chimpanzee fashion.
If I ever adopt a nom de plume, it will be Trip Van
Wrinkle.
It's best to just keep producing without fretting too
much about how it all composes into a larger body of work. That will sort
itself out.
Reading about Aziz Ansari striking responsive audience
chord with humor about fear of grown-up stuff. I never once felt that fear as a
kid
Heard end of Supertramp "Logical Song" the
other day for the 1st time. Was distracted. I usually switch stations when that
crap comes on
RIP Harry Reems. Yardstick against which all latter-day
male performers are measured.
Thinking that #bigdata
needs slogan with serious swagger. How about "When Big Data talks,
bullshit walks"? No. Bullshit moves high-velocity
Need handy mnemonic for NoSQL database sprawl: CD FIG
KNOX M (column doc file in-mem graph keyval newsql object xml multival) doesnt
cut it
@ajbowles
Sure. Plenty of blog fodder for us all to ruminate over.
@TonyBaer
@ajbowles The "traditional"
SQL/DBMS criterion is not useful unless you define "traditional" as
pre-2000 EDW/data marts/OLAP
@TonyBaer
@ajbowles Disagree. Big Data is primarily
advanced analytics. Not OLTP. Not ECM. Not traditional BI (reporting, etc.).
RT @kexpplaylist
#kexp
Fire Bug by JD McPherson from Signs & Signifiers JK--Cool rockabilly
revivalist. Great gruff vox. Wields a mean axe.
@ajbowles
"Use case" refers to bounded set of business reqs, scenarios, apps,
& outcomes. "Case study" is a real instance of a use case
@ajbowles
Check out my facebook, then. It's up there now.
@ajbowles
Or check this graphic on #bigdata
as "big bursting paradigm." It's a few years old. Still mostly valid:
http://on.fb.me/11qk0eD
@ajbowles
Read this: http://ibm.co/Yum5Wp
@ajbowles
It's a multileveled definition: A scale-only definition speaks only 2 techies.
A stakes-inclusive def'n speaks 2 C-level use cases
@ajbowles
The "bigness" isn't just the scale of the data on any number of
dimensions. It's also a metric of strategic biz stakes of the apps
@ajbowles
You treat #bigdata
synonymous w/ "lots and lots of data." I treat it as synonymous w/
"cool stuff you can do w/lots & lots o data"
IMHO, I'm only one who SUCCESSFULLY defined #bigdata
DEFINITIVELY in SIMPLE sentence: "Big Data is advanced analytics at
extreme scale."
Drafted new article for #IBMDataManagement
mag: "Going Cloud With Your #BigData:
A Structured Approach"
"#BigData
Can Bring Patients to Water But It Can’t Make Them Think" (http://on.wsj.com/ZRTrxQ ) JK--Give people access to
manage own healthcare
"DARPA wants unique auto tools 2 rapidly make
computrs smartr" (http://bit.ly/ZRS2HH )
JK--Probabilistic Programming 4 Adv Machine Learning
"SQL and NoSQL" (http://bit.ly/ZRQCgl ) JK--Good discussion of need
for query optimizer to span both hemispheres of the #bigdata
world.
"De-duplication in a graph database" (http://bit.ly/ZRPpFC ) JK--Interesting speculation
on behavioral graphs for identify resolution
"OpenStack: Vive la revolution!" (http://bit.ly/ZRP2uL ) JK--Good discussion of
initiative & #IBM
commitment to it.
Now following @the_rish
because his Twitter profile is "Views are generally others but repackaged
as my own."
People debate philosophy of th world, but agree it's
"rich peoples got wot th poor peoples want & poor peoples want wot th
rich peoples got"
Much o wot U worry about will eventualy blow over. Make
sure U're aerodynamic so it wont drag & just might lift U 2 new heights
when it does
"Made in #IBM
Labs:New Atomic Technique 2 Charge Memory Chips" (http://ibm.co/Yg9N7x ) JK--Tiny ionic currents
mimic event-driven cognition
"#IBM
Introduces Predictive Analytics Software and Services that Forecast Asset
Failure" (http://ibm.co/Yg8XYG )
JK--IBM Signature Solution
"How big is the sound of music?" (http://bit.ly/Yg3EZe ) JK--Digital storage
considerations aside, how alive are the hills with it?
RT @kexpplaylist
#kexp
Heartbroken, in Disrepair by Dan Auerbach from Keep It Hid JK--Some serious
electro-throb on this blues-rock jam.
Can extinct species be resurrected thru genetic
engineering? Is a dead genome truly dead, or just dormant & needing
biochemical jumpstart?
@darylwatkins
I'd like to see LinkedIn "endorsements" auto-ranked by depth of description.
People who take time to explain should go up top
Actually, my frustration with many people is that they
fail 2 read or even be aware of my work before speaking w/me. I craft these
carefully
Catch me et al #IBM
Tweetchat "In-Memory Infrastructure & #BigData."
Wed Mar 27 12 PM ET #bigdatamgmt.
Read my blog: http://ibm.co/WGDH1v
Still not sure what value "endorsements" on
LinkedIn add. I've been endorsed for #bigdata
many times over. Peeps should simply read my work
My browser-based views o TweetDeck have nevr frozen,
unlike client-app views, which freeze frequently. I never use latter anymore.
They suck
People complain about heat waves. They complain about
cold snaps. They complain about too-fast switch from hot 2 cold. God neutral on
issue
This wk #IBM
jk q-hs: http://linkd.in/YfPR4M
http://linkd.in/YfPPtK http://linkd.in/YfPPtL http://linkd.in/YfPR4O http://linkd.in/YfPR4P
RT @kexpplaylist
#kexp
Izabella by Jimi Hendrix from People, Hell and Angels JK--Funky one from the
guitar god. Previously unreleased.
Big-data hardcore use cases? Sensor analytics: http://lnkd.in/R-B4Cy
@LoraineLawson
I'm referring, of course, to the general-circulation press, not the trade
press. The latter tend to get distinctions straight
RT @LoraineLawson
@jameskobielus "what
do you think is mis-explained?" JK--For starters, distinctions between
different types of database.
Many general-circulation biz-tech reporters do a
terrible job of explaining tech & trends in #bigdata
market. No wonder people R confused
Al Pacino as Phil Spector, written and directed by David
Mamet. Sounds like a psycho moshpit sort of drama. I might watch HBO this
Sunday.
My constant background activity is usually to find cool
stuff to blog, tweet, and Facebook about. Much of it is already in my mind.
Arlington Catholic Herald reports that new pope is
"very spiritual" & has "strong devotion to Mary."
Doesn't say what he does for a living.
"Record blocking patterns fueling extreme weather:
detailed look" (http://wapo.st/WXviZX )
JK--Required reading for meteorology geeks.
Wow! Good Morning Silicon Valley
is finally structuring their blog for readability. I might actually read it
now.
RT @kexpplaylist
#kexp
Leaving On A Jet Plane by My Morning Jacket from The Music Is You: A Tribute to
John Denver JK--Beautiful version
"Social Networks Reveal Structure (&
Weaknesses) of Businesses" (http://bit.ly/WO2Fxi )
JK--Graph analysis reveals limp internal relations
"7 EEG-based Apps of Computational Intelligence and
Machine Learning" (http://bit.ly/WO1JsX )
JK--Cool discussion of neuro pattern analysis
Has anybody ever run into a crowded fire and yelled
"theatre!" When the day comes, I hope they're constitutionally
protected.
"#BigData
overhyped? Not in the least -- bring on the hype!" (http://bit.ly/WNVDIZ ) JK--Can we please not get
into a defensive snit here?
Somebody please furnish list o tech topics that R
under-hyped so we can get down to th serious business of exaggerating
everything equitably
http://lnkd.in/TsFP-X
It's advanced analytics at extreme scale.
"Is it possible to describe #BigData
in one sentence" (http://linkd.in/WNTsVD )
JK--It's advanced analytics at extreme scale.
Machine-to-machine (M2M). Or, as our robot overlords
call it, "social networking."
OK people, stop using "tell me all about #bigdata"
as an icebreaker. Let me save my breath.
RT @kexpplaylist
#kexp
John Saw That Number by Neko Case from Fox Confessor Brings the Flood JK--One
of Neko's very best. Adapts a spiritual
RT @kexpplaylist
#kexp
Jubilee Street by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds from Push the Sky Away
JK--2013. Gorgeous, romantic. Choral textures here
Wrote all 5 of next week's quick-hits. Going outside for
a breath of air.
"A ‘#BigData’
Freeway for Scientists" (http://nyti.ms/ZAhZfG )
JK--Think "information superhighway" writ BIG.
"Without human input augmentation, algorithms alone
are making us dumber" (http://bit.ly/ZAgCxq )
JK--Dumb example. Humans choose that news
There's about a zillion wine, coffee, & beer snobs.
But very few soft-drink snobs, except for those Jolt-aholics. Can junkies be
snobs?
To say something will "change the future" is
paradoxical. The future hasn't happened yet, so there's nothing yet to change.
You'll shape it
RT @kexpplaylist
#kexp
The Gift by The Velvet Underground from White Light/White Heat JK--Brilliant
chilling short story w/screechy feedback
MOOC (massive open online course). Something tells me
that will be the pattern for global knowledge dissemination going forward.
RT @kexpplaylist
#kexp
Temporary Secretary by Paul McCartney from McCartney II JK--Cool one. Sounds a
bit like he was channeling Syd Barrett
#BigData
hardcore use cases? Multiscenario analytics (http://lnkd.in/VEYF8b )
Thursday's #IBM
quick-hit
Big-data hardcore use cases? Multiscenario analytics: http://lnkd.in/VEYF8b
When I need to laugh, I simply recall anything that Mel
Brooks has ever said.
Spring's here. Pretty soon I'll have to start shoveling
the pollen into tidy piles around my house.
Eventually, CBS will need to replace Letterman with
somebody named Jimmy. Our plan for late night domination is going quite well.
I'm expecting to see the ultimate Facebook you-too post:
a smiley face come-on to "Like if you like liking stuff on Facebook."
Will visionary VCs transfrm south Ontario
into "Quantum
Valley
"BOGO." The acronym always sorta feels like a
scam word, though usually isn't. If we buy one of anything, all we expect to
get is one.
The most haiku-minimal format of Twitter DM hack-attack
message is simply "This you? [tiny URL]"
"Should We Gamify BI? Jury Still Out" (http://bit.ly/ZTtIU8 ) JK--Don't
"gamify" financial perf analytics. That's calld "cooking the
books"
"Illness just became another #bigdata
problem" (http://bit.ly/ZTthJE )
JK--Accurat diagnosis & effectiv treatment may demand deep analytics
"What is the Philosophy of Data Science?" (http://bit.ly/ZTra8F ) JK--Good one. Here's what I
blogged on this topic: http://ibm.co/YjcbcP
RT @jameshutto:
Crap! I swear... I do my best proofreading right after I hit send.
Jewel has cool biz model as touring artist: records each
show, uploads 2 her website, & sells downloadable access to fans post-show
in lobby
"The #BigData
Landscape: when is data actually big?" (http://bit.ly/Y5eLUN )
JK--Robin Bloor coins "data obesity." Well played, oh pundit
For example, Elias Bros. Big Boy. Too big for his
britches? Damn right. If he'd lay off the brawny lads & just do the slim
jims, he'd be OK
What I wanna know is when #bigdata
is just too big for its britches. That's what I wanna know. And how we can cut
it down a notch or two.
Catch me in person this Mon, Mar 25, at Open Analytics
Summit, Arlington VA
New #IBM
jk blogpost: "Recap of IBM Twitterchat: Mobile Data - Taking Your #BigData
on the Road" (http://ibm.co/Y58nwA )
RT @kexpplaylist
#kexp
I'm Waiting for the Man by Velvet Underground frm Velvet Underground & Nico
JK--Love how Lou ends with "walk it home"
When somebody rings our front doorbell nowadays, it's
generally strangers asking 4 money. Same with peeps ringing our landline. Dont
respond
"Dual Role of Mobile Devices for #BigData"
(http://bit.ly/11iFrBY ) JK--Good @jeffreyfkelly blog ref-ing recent #IBM #bigdatamgmt
tweetchat
#BigData
hardcore use cases? Multivariate analytics (http://lnkd.in/4D_4XX )
Wednesday's #IBM
quick-hit
Big-data hardcore use cases? Multivariate analytics: http://lnkd.in/4D_4XX
Jewel opened 4 Dylan early in her career. She said he
was nice, polite, a fan, "not lecherous," critiq'd her lyrics, gave
constructiv advice
Jewel was quite funny. Said as young girl she dreamt of
meeting Dylan & that "he would totally come onto me." She
eventually did. He didn't.
Panera plays good music overhead. Usually the place is a
bit noisy and you don't notice. Today I'm hanging here early.
Jewel was superb: awesome voice, excellent songs,
engaging stage presence, warm and funny. Played all her hits but many gr8
unfamiliar songs
Opening act Holly Williams was good. Country
singer-songwriter is granddaughter of Hank Williams. My daughter's never heard
of him.
In our seats at Lisner Auditorium, waiting for Jewel.
Not a huge place, but she hasn't had a hit in years. Still good, though.
You know what's truly mind-numbing? Sifting through a
tweetchat transcript to re-construct a coherent thread of discussion. I'm
weird.
RT @kexpplaylist
#kexp
Song to Woody by Bob Dylan from Bob Dylan JK--1962. Debut LP from some unknown
young folksinger with crappy voice.
RT @kexpplaylist
#kexp
Valentine's Day by David Bowie from The Next Day JK--2013. David's in classic
form on this one. An evergreen artist.
#KEXP
has the marvelous ability to expose you intimately to really cool new artists,
like Django Django. I'm definitely getting their LP.
RT @kexpplaylist
#kexp:
Love's Dart by Django Django from Live on KEXP JK--2nd time I tweeted this song
today. This one is live now at KEXP
I've been regularly receiving essentially the same piece
of postal junk mail from some random electrical parts supplier for past 20 years.
Many ostensibly "big" data discussions are
just generic "data" discussions wherein people assume "big"
implicit in "data." It's not.
Scriptures never indicate whether Jesus had a wife.
Here's a radical thought. Perhaps he was gay.
As storage costs drop & personal clouds grow, I
wonder if "BYOD" (bring your own device) will evolve into
"BYOBD" (bring your own #bigdata).
Got half a mind to ask Children's Television Workshop to
do Sesame Street
on #bigdata.
Would need to B sponsored by the letter V & number 3.
RT @kexpplaylist
#kexp
Love's Dart by Django Django from Django Django JK--2012. Strongly considering
getting this album.
Spoke at an OMG event yesterday. A first for me. What I
noticed is how many IT industry veterans were in attendance. Long industry
memories.
Join #IBM
for "#Big
Data at the Speed of Business," broadcast event, April 30, Register here: http://bit.ly/15Y4Vnb
What is the top business value priority for #bigdata?
Take IBM's Smart 16 Challenge http://ibm.co/15Y15dR
#bigdatamgmt
#Smart16
I've been practicing yoga for 7 years now. It's become
more autonomically embedded in my nervous system. Along the mindless-mindful
membrane
Join me et al for tweetchat "In-Memory for #BigData
Management" Wed 3-27 12pm ET. hashtag #bigdatamgmt.
#ibm
"Facebook On #BigData
Analytics" (http://ubm.io/XWzV5f )
JK--Working on new real-time and graph-analysis platforms
"The Rise And Stall Of Social Media Listening"
(http://ubm.io/XWzCan ) JK--@sethgrimes sez social intel is "poor
guide to effective action"
"Can we pls stop saying “unstructured” data?"
(http://bit.ly/XWznvW ) JK--Agree. What's key is
whethr semantics implicit within data object
"Data Darwinism & future o work" (http://bit.ly/XWyLXq ) JK--Cutting on-demand
laborer connectivity like evicting proles from company town
Annoys me how people think #bigdata
is just data. It's that + metadata, models, rules, policies, svcs, middleware,
tools, apps, & platforms
"Vertical vs. Horizontal Data Scientists" (http://bit.ly/XWxFuD ) JK--Good discussion of
domain specialists vs. generalists.
"Data Scientist Scarcity: Automation Is the
Answer" (http://bit.ly/XWx6AX )
JK--Only partly. Self-svc tools & prebuilt models are key too
Get two or more people in the same room talking about #bigdata
and see how long they stay focused on the same topic. Tangents veer rapidly
"The Brutal Truth About 'Big Data'" (http://bit.ly/XWwmfj ) JK--Inflammatory POV on #bigdata,
targeting, & "drone-based assassination"
"The Body as a Source of #BigData"
(http://nt-ap.com/XWw6wJ )
JK--Nice infographic.on data volumes powering healthcare analytics.
"#BigData
and In-Memory Database" (http://bit.ly/XWvHu9 )
JK--In-depth tech discussion of cache on #IBM
System z POWER7+
RT @kexpplaylist
#kexp
Somewhere by Jimi Hendrix from People, Hell and Angels JK--Previously
unreleased Hendrix gem.
New pope installed. There was some delay while they
searched for the installation manual. Benedict XVI had stashed it away in the
catacombs.
Four work days away from my home office feels like an
eternity. Nothing like having a physical space of one's own to control.
RT @kexpplaylist
#kexp
Jive Babe by Mikhael Paskalev from Jive Babe JK--2013. New artist from England , born in Bulgaria . Really sharp rock
Big-data hardcore use cases? Temporal analytics: http://lnkd.in/8z6hvV
@martynorks
But, of course, I'm cynical when it makes sense to be cynical. I like to think.
@martynorks
I notice whether somebody's cynicism is commentary on the hype, or on the tech.
People who don't understand only comment on hype
If someone says #bigdata
"beyond capab of traditional data platforms," I remind them that
RDBMS, w/MPP, is both "traditional" & big data
When somebody seems glibly dismissive or cynical about #bigdata,
I listen to hear whether they actually understand the topic.
Comes the time of day or night when I wish to be left
the hell alone. My anti-social side. Or perhaps pro-private side. Oblivial.
#IBM
VP Inhi Cho Suh did great preso on "Industry Impact of #BigData
in the Cloud" at the CSCC BigData in Cloud WG. Ample real-word examples
One of our CSCC BigData WG participants is CDO at US
DoTreasury FMS. He didn't connect this Kobielus to the agency's Kobielus. My
bro Tom
"#IBM
takes SKA techs from deep space to datacenter" (http://zd.net/ZDJSTd ) JK--No, not the Jamaican
music style. "Square Kilometer Array"
Long-winded definitions o #bigdata
make me chuckle. It's simply advanced analytics at extreme scale. Other
definitional tweaks are secondary
Drove the snowy route from home this morning to Reston for CSCC #BigData
in the #Cloud
Working Group. Fortunately, covered parking.
Discipline is remembering not to forget stuff. It's also
remembering not to not do stuff.
#BigData
hardcore use cases? Multistructured analytics (http://lnkd.in/c5V2mF )
Monday #IBM
quick-hit in advance. I'm at conference tomorrow
Big-data hardcore use cases? Multistructured analytics: http://lnkd.in/c5V2mF
"Advertising Analytics 2.0" (http://bit.ly/111LXsQ ) JK--Measure impact of
multivariate interaction of ads across channels within campaign
Pop-up ads have a big impact on me. The impact is
irritation. Get that f**ing pop-up ad out of my face right now!!!!!!
Wuz tellin the daughter that my job makes me a bit of a
politician. An industry politician. Still trying to decide what that means.
Fun fact: Today is March 17. It's also March 17th, March
the 17th, the 17th of March, 17 March, and the 17th day in the month of March.
It's Lent & I'm a lapsed Catholic. It's St.
Patrick's Day & I'm a quarter Irish. I'll observe by abstaining from beer
& fasting on potatoes
Isaacson points out many instances where Jobs
"disrespected" various individuals. All of these people were,
coincidentally, Jobs rivals.
Isaacson Jobs bio reminds that Woz et al at Apple urged
prudent course of fostering an ecosystem, not an egosystem. Jobs a premo
narcissist
Tomorrow all day Reston VA co-chairing first meeting of
Cloud Services Customer Council Working Group on standards for #BigData
in the Cloud
NBC execs gnashing teeth cuz they've fallen behind
Univision in ratings. I think it's significant indicator of Hispanics in US
mainstream
It's tempting to think St. Patrick is the patron saint
of getting smashed & puking green, but that would be wrong, so so very
wrong.
WashPost article on new pope as Jesuit. Has list of
Catholic religious orders. I was raised RC & never understood purpose of
these groups.
Social media shows that too many people are getting into
too many things. Cut it out!
@freebalance.
I wasn't. We don't compete with Apple. Besides, we all occupy attractive office
buildings. Theirs are nice enough looking.
If U criticize new pope 4 dealing w/ former Argentine
govt thugs, must also ding prior w/ Nazi army svc & 1 before that w/Polish
commie govt
Ate lunch one day at Panera in Cupertino . Passed by Apple HQ to snap photo
for my daughter. Place crowded. Doubleparking. Bursting at seams
I've been to Silicon Valley
three times in the past 6 weeks. Different pattern of visits & events each
time. I'm absorbing it all faster.
"In-Memory Data Grids Allow Data Science at Faster
Speeds" (http://bit.ly/XQJ7Ic )
JK--Very good overview. See my blog on in-mem next week
"Machine Learning: A Road to Smarter Payments" (http://bit.ly/XQIYo0 ) JK--Good high-level primer
on machine learning as a technology.
Rascals "How Can I Be Sure" (http://bit.ly/ZQkXvo ) JK--Cool. Steve Van Zandt
got these guys back together. Would love to see them live.
"#BigData:
Searching Large Amounts of Data Quickly &Efficiently" (http://bit.ly/ZQktp5 ) JK--"#Hadoop
Aggressive Indexing Library," (HAIL)
"#BigData
roadblocks will slow driverless cars until 2040, analyst sez" (http://bit.ly/ZQkaus ) JK--BS. Article discusses
privacy & safety
"Use Cases for Decision Management" (http://bit.ly/ZQjlSh ) JK--Good discussion can be
mapped to underlying business rules & analytics
"Beware the Big Errors of ‘#BigData’"
(http://bit.ly/ZQiKQr ) JK--Modeling correlations
is easier than demonstrating causality. Spuriosity!
"MIT Research Vault: 7 Wireless Technologies Of The
Future" (http://bit.ly/ZQhYTD )
JK--Very cool. A lot of out-of-box thinking here.
The eye is naturally drawn toward lists, bullets, &
graphics in a text doc. The mind follows naturally. It's all in the visual. I
outline.
"Big Data Meet Big Services" (http://bit.ly/ZQh21G ) JK--SOA attempts rebranding
to regain hip IT paradigm status. Lotsa luck!
"NLP: Everyday, Analytical & Unusual Uses"
(http://bit.ly/ZQgJ6T ) JK--Exhaustive taxonomy of
NLP faces from @sethgrimes
"Machine Learning From Streaming Data" (http://bit.ly/ZQgdWA ) JK--Algos that learn
incrementally over data vs. periodic model retrain
"Hadoop helps bring #bigdata
into a data warehouse environment" (http://bit.ly/ZQfggR )
JK--Good discussion of #Hadoop
for log analysis
"Gamifying processes: seductive, but proceed with
caution" (http://bit.ly/ZQeHnq )
JK--Great POV from @neilwd.
Don't run biz on gimmickry
The browser version of TweetDeck now works so much
better than client app original. I'm thinking of de-installing the latter,
which freezes
Best feature of Google Chrome is that it auto-replicates
my bookmarks across all my deployed instances of Chrome. Only need to bookmark
once
"Visions of Futuristic Air Travel (And Plenty o Leg
Room!) in 1946" (http://bit.ly/ZZvh6C )
JK--Glad they nixed th ashtray from that vision
ReadWriteWeb observes that #IBM's
commitment to open cloud standards is a big deal. http://bit.ly/15xZwD3
