Greg Papadopoulos

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March 2009 InformationWeek: Q&A: Sun's CTO Talks About Cloud Computing
InformationWeek features an interview with Greg discussing cloud computing, open source, and open storage against a backdrop of an economy that's acting as a huge accelerant.
February 2009 Financial Times: "Engineers Need to Get the Message Across"
Policy discussions about alternative energy, online privacy, infrastructure and global well-being are essentially conversations about innovation, its impact on society and its ability to solve -- not blunt, but truly solve -- the challenges we face. Leading this dialogue, however, should be engineers who are working on the front lines of innovation, not politicians or business leaders sitting alone in conference rooms. Read more about Greg's thoughts on this timely and important topic.
January 2009 The Mercury News Interview: Greg Papadopoulos and David Douglas
Engineering isn't just engineering anymore. In the 21st century, according to "Citizen Engineer," an upcoming book by Greg and Dave Douglas, members of the engineering profession must confront issues of environmental sustainability, intellectual property, economics and their own responsibilities as citizens of a global community.
March 2009 eWeek: Sun CTO: Recession Fueling Interest in Cloud Computing, Virtualization
The global recession is forcing enterprises to look at such technologies as cloud computing, virtualization and green IT to find ways to cut costs and increase efficiencies in their data centers, according to Sun CTO Greg Papadopoulos.It's now up to vendors like Sun and groups like AFCOM to give data center administrators the information they need on cloud computing to make the right decisions. As the recession deepens, demand for cloud computing and other technologies will continue to grow.
January 2009 Data Center Management: Greg Papadopoulus Sees a New Dawn
According to Greg, this is a magical time for engineering. Engineers, including computer engineers and IT types of all stripes have a pivotal role in shaping technology and how we use it. At the datacenter level, the influence of technology will be seen in terms of its strategic importance to the company.
February 2009 London Business School Business Strategy Review: "Redshift: A Radical Change in the Fabric of Computing"
Some companies are boosting their computing power to massive scales. Should your company? That depends on whether your company's needs are blueshifting or redshifting. Greg explains why these new business terms could define your company's future.
16 Dec 2008 GigaOM: The Invisible Hand of Web Architecture
"You all 'get' software-as-a-service so I don't have to sell it to you. Here's one conclusion - there is a danger of doing the proprietary systems thing all over again. That could hold back the market in a fundamental way."
January 2009 Forbes.com: CIOs and the Citizen Engineer
Installment #1 with Greg Papadopoulos talking about the book Citizen Engineer
22 July 2008 CNET News: Greening the Valley, one tech giant at a time
Industry visionaries gathered at Fortune Brainstorm Tech to discuss pressing tech issues, among them Jonathan discusses the importance of transparency in reducing the impact of technology on the planet.
25 June 2008 CNET News: Cloud Computing on the Horizon
Greg predicts that by the beginning of 2010 the majority of systems sold would be for Web, high performance computing and software-as-a-service applications.
1 Nov 2007 HPCwire: The World According to Greg
Sun is investing heavily in the HPC market. Greg explains why it matters
18 August 2007 NPR Marketplace: Doing More with Less
Sun is profiled for quadrupling its computing power while cutting electricity usage by 30 percent.
1 August 2007 InformationWeek: The Redshift Theory
In a major feature story, InformationWeek examines the growth of computing as a utility and how Sun is engineering for the future.
18 August 2007 Scientific American: Data Center in a Box
"We expected skepticism, and we got it. This is a radical concept in the data-center world. What we didn’t expect, however, was to give a presentation and have people come up afterward saying, ‘I need 10 of these tomorrow.’"
1 June 2007 Fast Company Profiles Sun's Innovations
Unrelenting focus on innovation has brought new technologies to market that are leading changes at Sun.
12 April 2007 The Economist: Sun Microsystems expands its universe
Sun "is bouncing back" by balancing fiscal restraint and innovative growth.
 
 
 
 
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