Michael Sheehan

Technology Evangelist at GoGrid Cloud Hosting

Michael Sheehan is the Technology Evangelist for GoGrid covering a wide range of responsibilities including: Blogging, Public Relations, Marketing, Social Media, Event Planning, Product Positioning, Media Relations, Video/Audio Content Creation, and Thought-Leadership.

Michael has over 10 years of experience managing a variety of tactical teams including products, support and development within a variety of high-tech, ASP and Internet/Telecommunications industries. His experience bridging technology with marketing and public relations has allowed him to explain complicated technology practices in ways that most users can comprehend. His previous employers included eWork, InsurQuote, USWeb/CKS and MCI Communications.

Michael graduated from Occidental College with a BA in English and Comparative Literature and to this day has never taken a computer science or software-related course. His nom de plume is “HighTechDad” and blogs regularly about technology, products, parenting, how-to’s and other content.


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IN the Cloud or ON the Cloud That is the Question
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by Michael Sheehan
People talk about running IN and ON the cloud. Which is it?
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Video: An Interview with Michael Sheehan from the Cloud Computing Expo
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F5's Pete Silva takes a few minutes to talk with GoGrid's Michael Sheehan about some of the things that GoGrid is up to in Cloud Computing.


Article: The Microsoft/Danger/Sidekick Fiasco Is Not a Failure of Cloud Computing
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This fiasco is not a failure of Cloud Computing but a failure of not following standard IT practices, ones that even an average computer user knows. Back up your data, your servers and your infrastructure regularly and store it securely in different locations. Here is a list of 5 things you might want to consider part of your IT best practices.


Article: Do You Have a Load Balanced Network?
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Your infrastructure must scale as well as be redundant, especially should your infrastructure encounter an issue rendering a server as unavailable. With a properly architected load-balanced network, your site can handle spikes of load more elegantly, minimizing performance issues when the demand peaks. Michael discusses a few different examples of Load Balanced Server Networks.


Article: McKinsey's McCrazy! Flying Through the Clouds with Eyes Half Closed
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The McKinsey report "Clearing the air on Cloud Computing" brings a good deal of analysis to the table but it's somewhat generalized, makes assumptions and does overlook some key points.


Article: Navigating the Layers of the Cloud Computing Pyramid
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The Cloud is hot and becoming increasingly complicated as new products, services and vendors throw their hats into the ring. Definitions are changing over time so it's important to understand the different basic layers of the Cloud.


Podcast: GoGrid and f5 on Cloud Computing
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The Technical Marketing Manager at f5, Peter Silva, talks with Telemachus Luu, Director of Business Strategy, and Michael Sheehan, Technology Evangelist, from GoGrid/ServePath. They discuss the use of f5 technology, ServePath and GoGrid in creating a full spectrum of hosting solutions ranging from Dedicated and Managed Hosting (ServePath) and Colocation Hosting (ColoServe), up and into the Clouds with GoGrid.


Article: 10 Obstacles to Cloud Computing by UC Berkeley & How GoGrid Hurdles Them
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Some notes and challenges to the highly academic and well written report on cloud computing.


Podcast: Overcast Show: Randy Bias and Michael Sheehan
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Contributors: Geva Perry , James Urquhart , Randy Bias & Michael Sheehan
James and Geva are back with Randy and Michael of GoGrid. They talk about the destinction between a Cloudcenter and Infrastructure Web Services, and the different approach GoGrid is taking to cloud computing compared to Amazon Web Services. They also discuss Cloud Computing Standards and what is the correct approach for achieving them and more.


Article: Building a House in the Cloud: Cloudcenters vs. Infrastructure Web Services
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Michael explores the concepts of a Cloudcenter, GoGrid, and how it differs from an Infrastructure Web Service like Amazon EC2.


Article: Dissecting SearchDataCenter.com's Don't Buy Cloud Computing Hype' Post
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Michael addresses and elaborates on an article posted on SearchDataCenter.com. Any company looking at the Cloud as the end-all solution for their IT needs may be disappointed unless they fully think it out.


Article: Ten Cloud Computing Predictions for 2009
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Michael discusses some trends in the Cloud Computing market that have a possibility of growth in 2009.


Video: Cloud Computing Explained
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Confused about the term Cloud Computing? Want to be with the times when you talk about new technology buzzwords? This video boils down a section of Cloud Computing, that of Cloud Infrastructure and Cloud Hosting in a way that everyone can understand.


Video: Tech Teentrepreuneur Daniel Brusilovskys GoGrid Interview
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The founder and CEO of TeensinTech.com talks with Michael at GigaOM's Structure 08 about GoGrid and Cloud Computing. TeensinTech.com is an organization working to create a community for teenagers who want to start podcasting, blogging, video-casting and producing all types of new media.


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  • James Gosling to Speak on Innovation at GoGrid Cloud Meetup on 5/22
  • May 16 2013
    GoGrid, BEAR Data Solutions, NetApp, and ScaleArc have an exciting cloud meetup planned for next week (Wednesday, May 22, 2013) in San ...
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  • Cloud Migration: Whatever You Do, Have a Plan
  • May 07 2013
    Every company adopting public cloud computing as part of its IT service delivery strategy is faced with the decision of which applications to migrate to the cloud and how. Some common cloud migration options we discuss with customers include: Migrating to a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider Rebuilding an existing application in the cloud Migrating an existing application “as is” to the cloud ...
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  • Cloud risk assessments critical to keeping resources safe
  • May 03 2013
    As businesses around the world continue to pursue mobile, social and cloud computing technologies in an effort to improve operations and stay competitive, more organizations are falling victim to sophisticated digital threats that are being reengineered with next-generation infrastructure environments in mind. ...
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  • Advertising in the Cloud
  • May 02 2013
    If you’re an online advertising company, you know how important it is to have infrastructure that performs and is resilient, reliable, and available globally. You want to spend your time optimizing your ad delivery across the world, developing your delivery platform, and not on worrying about whether your infrastructure can deliver your content quickly and accurately. We get advertising. We all click on an online ad or read the mes ...
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