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Alan Williamson's personal output as a Java Champion, BlueDragon Founder, Blog-City Architect, Cloud expert, Author, Speaker, and Internet Guru

I have been developing a plugin that enables Javascript to be used within CFML apps. Instead of coding CFSCRIPT blocks, you can use pure Javascript and get at all the CFML richness underneath. This is an introduction to that effort.
Tuesday, 24 November 2009

A revolution has begun, with the introduction of live CFML (JavaDoc like) documentation for OpenBD functions and tags. Never again, will you forget or misuse a function.
Sunday, 15 November 2009

Java5 officially dies today. Let us mourn the passing of a revolution in Java development and look at the legacy he leaves us.
Friday, 30 October 2009

Amazon have released a slew of new features and products for their cloud. But as usual, the devil is in the detail. I go into some of the issues and discover that this may not be for everyone.
Tuesday, 27 October 2009

Engadget falls into the same trap that many bloggers/journalists have; not everything that runs in a browser is cloud computing. One server fault does not mark the end of cloud computing. It does leave many asking what cloud computing is.
Sunday, 11 October 2009

The Proclaimers opened their UK tour last night in Carlisle. Post concert reflection now that the cold light of day has hit and my ears are beginning to not ring as much.
Saturday, 10 October 2009

Amazon releases the ability to share EBS snapshots so others can utilise and consume your data, irrespective of format.
Thursday, 24 September 2009

Amazon SimpleDB - SQS web services are within easy reach of any java developer with these 2 non-dependent class files. No fuss, no nonsense, just code that works.
Sunday, 6 September 2009

A very simple POJO Java class for accessing all of the features of Amazon's SQS web service. Full API support. No dependencies. Just use it!
Monday, 31 August 2009

Business Computing and buzzwords, go together like cheese and wine. Geek'n'Poke takes aim and finds the bullspot once again with their latest cloud related cartoon
Sunday, 30 August 2009

Amazon Virtual Private Cloud is announced in limited beta. Lots of interesting features and once again, they have moved the cloud world forward.
Wednesday, 26 August 2009

A very simple POJO Java class for accessing all of the features of Amazon's SimpleDB web service. Support for all new methods including select, and batchputattributes. No dependencies. Just use it!
Friday, 10 July 2009

Adobe is killing the CFML language and creating a monster in its place. Enough is enough.
Thursday, 9 July 2009

Hosting and Cloud provider Rackspace suffers an outage causing many people not able to reach their network.
Wednesday, 8 July 2009

With Google App Engine going offline it is important to realize that even the big boys have problems. However, can your business tolerate such down times? Can you really bet your business on the cloud? Or is it too early?
Monday, 6 July 2009

Global server sales have dropped 25% across the board. This is the worse drop-off for over 12 years. What is to blame?
Monday, 1 June 2009

Have you seen the exact location of where the infamous house from Ferris Bueller's Day Off is situated? Not as remote as the movie would have you believe
Thursday, 28 May 2009

We love this new virtual world of ondemand computing, but have you wondered just how many servers Amazon, Google, Microsoft or any of the cloud providers really have at their disposal?
Thursday, 28 May 2009

Cloud Expo Europe was last week at Prague, and a thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining cloud conference was had. Met lots of great people and spoke at length regarding peoples concerns about moving to the cloud.
Wednesday, 27 May 2009

Preparing to take our Cloud Boot Camp Road Show to Prague
Tuesday, 12 May 2009

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