by cloudtweaks on December 14, 2011
in Business, Cloud Computing, Computing, IT, Microsoft, SaaS, Storage, Technology, Tools, Trends
Cloud Computing: A New Paradigm Perception and interpretation of cloud computing with the existing experiences, beliefs and values that affect the way an individual perceives reality, admittedly, will not be easy to accept emerging new business-driven model with the new paradigm offers revolutionary processes. Last year I read a whitepaper, titled “The Economics of The Cloud”, stating an old paradigm which replaced a new paradigm lead to large scale changes in the car industry. According to article, when cars emerged in the early 20th century, they were initially called “horseless carriages“. The first cars were the same as the carriages
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Watch Out, Tinseltown: Cloud Computing and the Democratization of Video The film industry can basically be illustrated as a tower of blocks that repeatedly topples. First, “talkies” decimated the then status quo of silent films. Then the Coppolas and DePalmas of the Seventies-era “New Hollywood” stormed down the barriers of the antiquated studio system. Next, films like “sex, lies, and videotape” carved out an authoritative place for independent cinema. Flash forward to now, when movies like “Avatar” and “Hugo” are making 3D, once a quirky fad of ’50s films, feel like a breath of fresh air. The cloud just might
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by sourya on December 12, 2011
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 quote seems especially relevant. While this clearly demonstrates his aversion to risk, his recent buy may possibly indicate a support for cloud computing. In a world full of corrupt leaders and avaricious businessmen, Warren Buffett is a role model worth looking up to. In spite
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by Jeff Norman on December 6, 2011
in Business, Cloud Computing, Companies, Computing, Contributors, Host, IT, Microsoft, Storage, Technology, Trends
Don’t Write Cloud Checks That You Can’t Cash The cloud champions our instinct to refine communication and speed our thoughts along. It’s revolutionary, important, and thoroughly of the zeitgeist. One description still unfit for the cloud, however, is cheap. Computer World has recently exposed several areas that cloud computing continues to thin our wallets with. Rent and utilities, one area they mention, frequently surprises cloud newcomers, who assume that their running costs will plummet once they relocate their systems to the cloud. Standard charges to a system’s infrastructure are inherent to the cloud, resulting in more funds that need to
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by cloudtweaks on December 6, 2011
in Apps, Business, Cloud Computing, Computing, IT, Microsoft, SaaS, Security, Storage, Technology, Trends
The Cloud is Here (and Not Going Anywhere) Lately, there have appeared many articles on the Internet about how the cloud is now approaching maturity, and definitely here to stay, so I thought we should have a look at the evidence and what it actually means. This State of the Cloud 2011 Global Survey shows us some essential numbers: Three-fourths of organizations are at least discussing cloud adoption. In fact more than half are in trials, implementing or have already implemented the cloud. If we are looking at predictions for the future, the figures are overwhelming. This white paper from
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Cloud Computing Is Now One Million Strong Via MarketWatch, Insight Enterprises, Inc., just distributed a press release celebrating a milestone for both the business itself and the entire cloud community: it has just sold “more than 1 million seats in various cloud offerings.” By seats, we presume they mean to represent units sold of their cloud-enabling products and devices. Apple should really be the company to trumpet such a headline. After all, they’ve probably sold a few more than 1 million of their flagship items, like the iPad and MacBook Air, both of which can claim to have some stake
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by sourya on December 5, 2011
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 place. As anyone familiar with the history of technological clusters will tell you, all of them – from Silicon Valley and Boston Route 128 in the US to Silicon Wadi in Israel – had their origins in a few brave beginners. Moreover, with the growth
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Infographic: Look Who Is Using The Cloud Source: Microsoft
