Cloud Computing In Financial Service Organizations While technology seems to be the cost and time efficiency driver in many industries, cloud computing is the emerging solution for the financial service industry, especially capital markets. In order for their assets to be used optimally by multiple consumers, financial organizations require ad-hoc access to significant computing resources, [...]
Cloud Computing In Financial Service Organizations
by Rick on February 2, 2012 at 7:08 am in Apps, Backups, Cloud Computing, Computing, Invest, SaaS, Security, Technology
How Does the Green Hat Acquisition Help IBM’s Cloud Strategy?
by sourya on January 30, 2012 at 7:24 am in Apps, Backups, Business, Cloud Computing, IBM, Invest, IT, Stocks, Technology
How Does the Green Hat Acquisition Help IBM’s Cloud Strategy? IBM has made its intentions clear as far as cloud computing is concerned – it sees a lot of potential in this field and wants to be recognized as a serious player (See: IBM Expects to generate $7 billion In Cloud Computing Revenues By 2015: [...]
Microsoft and HP Join Hands on the Cloud
by sourya on January 18, 2012 at 9:45 am in Big Data, Cisco, Cloud Computing, Invest, IT, Microsoft, News, Security, Technology
Microsoft and HP Join Hands on the Cloud There may not be any love lost between Microsoft and Google in the cloud computing space (and elsewhere) (See: Google vs Microsoft: US Government Agrees to End Microsoft Bias and Microsoft And Google Are At It Again); however, it would seem that Microsoft is not averse to [...]
Infographic: What’s Driving Investment in Cloud Computing?
by cloudtweaks on January 16, 2012 at 10:18 am in Backups, Business, Cloud Computing, Computing, Images, Infographic, Invest, SaaS, Storage, Technology
Infographic: What’s Driving Investment in Cloud Computing? Reducing the cost of infrastructure and flexibility were the top two reasons for investing in cloud (67% and 54% of respondents respectively). Both drivers reflect the current economic climate and the fact that most IT departments are currently focused on meeting short-term goals. So there’s scope to convince [...]
Cloud Computing Startups Raise Big Money: UPDATE 4
by sourya on January 3, 2012 at 10:57 am in Apps, Business, Cloud Computing, Companies, Computing, Invest, IT, Security, Startups, Stocks, Technology
Cloud Computing Startups Raise Big Money: UPDATE 4 This is the fifth in a continuing series on startups raising funding. You can read the first four in the series here: 1. Cloud Computing Startups Raise Big Money: UPDATE 3 2. Cloud Computing Startups Raise Big Money: UPDATE 2 3. Cloud Computing Startups Raise Big Money: [...]
Texas Company Sues Cloud Computing Biggies For Patent Infringement
by sourya on December 27, 2011 at 9:41 am in Cloud Computing, Computing, Invest, IT, Security, Storage, Technology
Texas Company Sues Cloud Computing Biggies For Patent Infringement There’s an old Texas saying – “Everything’s bigger in Texas”; now, it seems that Texan firm PersonalWeb (www.personalweb.com) has taken it to heart considering its suing the biggest names in the cloud computing business – Google, Amazon, VMware, EMC, NetApp and NEC. Additionally, there are some [...]
Cloudability Closes $1.1 Million Investment Round
by cloudtweaks on December 22, 2011 at 9:22 am in Business, Cloud Computing, Computing, Invest, IT, News, Press Release, SaaS, Startups, Storage, Technology
Cloudability Closes $1.1 Million Investment Round Led by Trinity Ventures and Walden VC, Seed Financing Will Enable Cloudability to Meet a Growing Demand for the Management of Cloud Costs and Services PORTLAND, OR – December 22, 2011 – Cloudability, the easy way to manage and monitor all of your cloud costs in one place, today [...]
China and the Cloud: Revising Culture to Reap New Business
by Jeff Norman on December 20, 2011 at 7:39 am in Cloud Computing, Computing, Invest, IT, SaaS, Security, Storage, Technology, Trends
China and the Cloud: Revising Culture to Reap New Business “Access your information from anywhere.” This is one of the primary tenets of marketing for cloud computing — entice consumers with the freedom to work, or play, wherever they roam. Selling such expansiveness should hit a snag in a nation that underscores authoritarian control, like [...]
Bloomberg Report: Zynga Rises in Debut After Raising $1B in IPO
by cloudtweaks on December 16, 2011 at 11:59 am in Cloud Computing, Companies, Computing, Gaming, Invest, Startups, Stocks
Bloomberg Report: Zynga Rises in Debut After Raising $1B in IPO Zynga Inc., the largest maker of games for Facebook, was little changed in its first day of trading after raising $1 billion in an initial public offering that gave it a higher valuation than Electronic Arts Inc. (ERTS) The shares, listed on the Nasdaq Stock [...]
Is Warren Buffett a Supporter of Cloud Computing?
by sourya on December 12, 2011 at 7:34 am in Cloud Computing, Companies, Computing, Dell, IBM, Invest, Startups, Stocks, Technology, Trends, Venture Capital
Is Warren Buffett a Supporter of Cloud Computing? “It’s only when the tide goes out that you learn who’s been swimming naked.” – Warren Buffett, legendary investor and one of the richest men in the world. In the wake of the sub-prime mortgage crisis and the collapse of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, Warren Buffett’s [...]
Cloud Valley: China’s Cloud Computing Initiative and the Man behind It
by sourya on December 5, 2011 at 8:16 am in Business, Cisco, Cloud Computing, Companies, Computing, Invest, IT, SaaS, Security, Storage, Technology, Trends
Cloud Valley: China’s Cloud Computing Initiative and the Man behind It The whole world knows about Silicon Valley in California; however, very few are aware of Cloud Valley in China. While calling the 7,000-square-meter technology campus in a Beijing suburb as a “valley” may be an exaggeration, there’s no denying the immense possibilities of this [...]
Cloud Computing Startups Raise Big Money: UPDATE 2
by sourya on November 28, 2011 at 6:50 am in Cloud Computing, Companies, Computing, Invest, IT, Microsoft, Startups, Technology
Cloud Computing Startups Raise Big Money: UPDATE 2 This is the third in a continuing series on startups raising funding. You can read the first two in the series here: 1. Cloud Computing Startups Raise Big Money: UPDATE 1 2. Cloud Computing Startups Raise Big Money Today, there are two startups in focus – Dropbox [...]
Fujitsu’s Perceptions of the Cloud
by sourya on November 25, 2011 at 6:36 am in Business, Cloud Computing, Computing, Invest, IT, Security, Storage, Technology, Trends
Fujitsu’s Perceptions of the Cloud It’s quite some time since I wrote about Fujitsu’s presence on the cloud. Although the Japanese conglomerate had expressed its intention to invest big money in cloud computing almost a year ago (See: Fujitsu set to invest $1.2 billion-plus on cloud computing in 2011), there hasn’t been any big developments [...]
Dell Announces Ramp Up Of Taiwan Office – To Hire 100 Cloud Computing Professionals
by sourya on November 9, 2011 at 7:02 am in Business, Cloud Computing, Computing, Dell, Invest, IT, Technology
Dell Announces Ramp Up Of Taiwan Office – To Hire 100 Cloud Computing Professionals Two weeks back I had written about how cloud computing has emerged as a viable career option (See: Should You Train To Be a Cloud Computing Professional? – Part 1 and Should You Train To Be a Cloud Computing Professional? – [...]
Infographic: The Cloud CrowdFunders
by cloudtweaks on November 8, 2011 at 10:32 am in Business, Cloud Computing, Computing, Contributors, Images, Infographic, Invest, SaaS, Storage, Technology, Venture Capital
Cloud Computing and Funding clearly go hand in hand at the moment. Many of the recent cloud computing acquisitions involve well established businesses which have strong management, a history of sales and a proven track record. However, if you are on the other side of the spectrum and are a small start-up with a limited [...]
TIBCO Software Inc Announces Multimillion Dollar Transaction by the Department of Homeland Security
by cloudtweaks on October 26, 2011 at 8:18 am in Business, Cloud Computing, Computing, Government, Invest, IT, News, Press Release, Stocks, Technology
Department of Homeland Security Licenses TIBCO Software in Multimillion Dollar Deal Palo Alto, CA, October 26, 2011 - TIBCO Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TIBX) today announced a multimillion dollar transaction by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for TIBCO software products. TIBCO technology will be used by DHS’s National Protection and Programs Directorate’s National Cyber Security Division [...]
IT Workers Will Survive In a World on the Cloud
by sourya on October 5, 2011 at 11:35 am in Business, Cloud Computing, Computing, Employment, Government, Invest, Storage, Technology, Trends
IT Workers Will Survive In a World on the Cloud You must have heard of the phrase, “Form is temporary, class is permanent,” This phrase is often used to defend a sportsperson with an impressive history of achievements who experiences a terrible loss of form, leading to doubts being raised about his ability. I would [...]
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