Don Kasprzak

Conversations regarding Globalization, Internet2 and Education

December 22, 2008
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Net outage in Egypt impacts Time Warner

As you may have learned there was an enormous under sea cable cut in Egypt that severed internet data communications.  The ripples of this outage spread across the Middle East, Europe and even affected the network performances of Time Warner … Continue reading

December 22, 2008
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OLPC Peru makes a difference

Cannot help but wonder what American school children (Grades K-6) could accomplish with One Laptop per Child XO Laptop.  Dare I say the ‘competition’ for XOs in America this holiday season are gaming systems?  Actually the Give a Laptop, Get … Continue reading

November 16, 2008
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My latest read – Competing in a Flat World

Searching for the next emerging career in business?  Its Network Orchestrator and this does not refer to computer networks or chamber music.  If you understand fluid, globalized supply chains your on the right track.  Competing in a Flat World: Building … Continue reading

November 9, 2008
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BoreasNet now 200GBs

The Boreas Network in the Midwest connecting Iowa State University, the University of Iowa, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison has been upgraded to a 200GB network capacity. This Regional Optical Network (RON) will be advancing the … Continue reading

November 1, 2008
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My latest read – The Future of Music

Would you like to access music the same way you access water?  David Kusek and Gerd Leonhard have written an amazing book about the music industry, artists, record companies and how massive changes are underway that will benefit everyone who … Continue reading

October 26, 2008
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My latest read – Planet India

India is the second fastest growing economy in the world, second only to their Asian neighbor China.  Both have embraced globalization yet are racing to secure resources as their economies, populations, markets and environments grow out of control.  India has … Continue reading