24. Innovation & the Cloud, with Dr. Timothy Chou

Lecturer, author, and cloud computing expert Dr. Timothy Chou joins us for the 24th episode of “The Innovation Engine” podcast to discuss how advancements in cloud computing and the dramatically different economics will fuel the next generation of data-intensive software applications. We also look at how the cloud has already changed the way many current business and consumer applications are packaged, sold, hosted, and maintained. Dr. Chou has been a pioneer in the enterprise's move to the cloud for the better part of 2 decades. From 1999 to 2005 he served as President of Oracle On Demand, who delivered Oracle business applications as a cloud service, using modern terminology. For the last 8 years he has been a lecturer at Stanford University, where he created Stanford’s widely acclaimed Cloud Computing course, CS309A. He’s also taken on the role as a member of the board of two new application cloud service companies: Burstorm, a provider of CAD applications for cloud architects and Cloudbook, a provider of storytelling software. He has appeared in numerous publications, including Forbes and The Economist, as well as delivered keynote speeches on cloud computing on six continents.