U.S. companies will be spending over USD 13 billion on Cloud Computing in 2014 compared to USD 3 billion in 2010, a report by In-Stat showed last week. Thus, cloud spending will more than quadruple in less than three years proving that Cloud Computing, SaaS, IaaS, PaaS and other cloud-based services are the fastest growing sectors in the IT industry these days. “Although spending across all sectors and size of business is projected to grow, there are some segments where growth will be staggering. The professional services and healthcare verticals will see the largest growth in spending on cloud computing
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LONDON – Jan. 17, 2011 – Hitachi Consulting, a recognised leader in delivering proven business and IT strategies and solutions, announced today it has joined the Citrix® Solution Advisor™ programme. Under this relationship, Hitachi Consulting will collaborate with Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS), to develop and deliver strategic server and desktop virtualisation, software-as-a-service (SaaS), cloud computing, and other virtualisation and on-demand solutions to its clients. Citrix is a longtime leader in desktop and application virtualisation technology. The company combines virtualisation, networking, and cloud computing technologies into a full portfolio of products that enable virtual workstyles for users and virtual datacentres
CloudTweaks Event Partner the CIO Cloud Summit announced today that it is looking for qualified speakers and cloud computing experts to present at the upcoming event, April 10-13, 2011. Qualified speakers include senior-level IT executives or individuals with executive level experience and a direct technology focus. All speakers must represent large organizations. The CIO Cloud Summit brings together more than 50 CIOs, IT executives and technology thought leaders to network with their peers and discuss the latest cloud computing topics and trends. The event is an opportunity to connect with individuals who are planning, working on, or have completed cloud-computing
Amazon Private Cloud: Secure, Flexible and Cost-Effective For a long time now, companies have been deploying project management software on local servers. Since all data is stored behind a corporate firewall, local software use ensures high-level data security. However, it has its considerable disadvantages too. In-house software deployment allows to access data from work place only therefore limits employee flexibility. Also, every network requires maintenance and expenses associated with it. For a small or startup company such expenses may be unaffordable. With the development of cloud computing technologies things have become easier. Cloud-based PM applications do not require any hardware
CloudTweaks Partners with CIO Cloud Summit The CIO Cloud Summit, to be held April 10-13, 2011 in Scottsdale, Arizona, brings together CIOs, technology executives, and leading analysts to learn about the latest cloud computing technologies, explore new and current cloud IT solutions, and build lasting relationships with peers and colleagues. The event’s agenda, organized and led by innovative technology leaders, features panel discussions, open forums, case studies and networking opportunities. Held in an intimate environment, the CIO Cloud Summit encourages attendees to have in-depth conversations on cloud computing topics and trends, cloud project successes and failures, and critical business technology






