Archived entries for Make it Business

Arab Latin Fiesta in Make it Business Mag

Chen Lizra, producer of the Arab Latin Fiesta, and guest Paul K. Holmes were spotted at last month’s event by Jessica Whitby, Social Seen columnist for Make it Business Magazine.

F5 Expo Session 1: Cloud Computing

Yesterday I went to the revitalized Massive Media Technology show, called the F5 Expo. A jam-packed day of sessions, a trade show, and keynote with author Malcolm Gladwell, F5 was an overall success (once you got in…), attended by a good 1000+ crowd in various industries. There were quite a few sessions, and mini-workshops in the trade show area, all of which I couldn’t go to. But I did take in a good 4 hours of sessions, which was enough for me for one day.

My first session was on Cloud Computing. Panelists included Howie Wu - Co-Founder and CEO of LayerBoom Systems, Mark Cunningham - Co-Founder & CEO of Indicee, Ryan Storgaard - Director of Cloud Services Strategy for Microsoft Canada (also exhibiting in the trade show) and were moderated by Rajan Sodhi - VP Marketing of Peer 1 Hosting.

Howie explained Cloud Computing as the 3rd generation computer. There is still much debate even in the IT world about what the definition of a cloud is, but my definition can be explained by MobileMe, which is a service I use to sync my iPhone and desktop computer contacts. My contacts are stored in an online database “cloud” so that both devices always have the correct info.
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Spotlight Stars in Make It Business


It was a pleasure to meet Jessica Whitby, Social Seen event columnist for Make it Business, at the Spotlight Awards Gala.  She published a photo of host Molly Parker and Woman of the Year Babz Chula.

Make It Business answers biz questions


Brian Scudamore of 1-800-GOT-JUNK answered some questions that were asked by Chen Lizra of Latidos Productions in the April issue of Make it Business Magazine.