The Lighter Side Of The Cloud - Privileged By David Fletcher
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Terry Bradshaw, Welcome to the Cloud Why is Terry Bradshaw, a well-regarded yet far too publicized football legend, interloping into the cloud computing community? I understand that he is a jack of all trades, from the gridiron to the grocery store (he’s recently represented the wonders of the Nutrisystem diet plan). But the cloud? Seriously, what could this venerable figure know about the most important wave of technology to hit us this decade? To be sure, Terry’s hosting of this program is not the first instance of the cloud commiserating with the silver screen. Television companies as prosperous as ABC,
Cloud Infographic: Survey Reveals A Reliance On Cloud Services Here is a straightforward infographic produced by RingCentral which reveals some of their survey results. Source: Ringcentral
The Lighter Side Of The Cloud - Synchronization By David Fletcher
Zynga’s Shift from the Public to the Private Cloud Zynga is a company that has grown tremendously since its modest beginnings in 2007. Named after a bulldog named Zinga once owned by founder Mark Pincus (who also features prominently in the company logo), Zynga began life as a startup and got $29 million in venture funding. VC firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, who are now contemplating a dedicated startup fund in the cloud computing space (See: Iconic VC Firm Kleiner Perkins Considering Focused Fund for Cloud Startups), was one of its early backers. Zynga hit the jackpot when it
Cloud Infographic: What Type Of Cloud Hosting Do You Require? Source: VandelayDesign
Cloud Computing: Leading From The Front – Part 1 Cloud computing is not just a trend. It is changing the way IT organizations drive business value. In a short span of time, cloud computing has changed the way in which businesses and individuals consume computing resources. Cloud signifies a fundamental shift from a traditional model to a more dynamic model of consuming IT in which resources are more flexibly deployed than was the historical models. In short, cloud computing refers to a convergence of technologies and trends that are making IT infrastructures and resource intensive applications more modular, and more
Latest trends of the cloud computing world There is no doubt about the worldwide cloud adoption. According to the National Inflation Association, cloud computing is currently a $74 billion industry that accounts for 3 percent of global IT spending, and it’s expected to become a $150 billion market by 2013. Moreover, cloud computing is creating a million new jobs globally. IDC came out with a Microsoft report that projects that spending on public and private IT cloud services will generate nearly 14 million jobs worldwide from 2011 to 2015. Nearly 1.2 million of those new cloud-related jobs will be created
