JERSEY CITY, NJ–(Marketwire – August 10, 2010) – Datapipe, a leading provider of managed hosting and IT services, today announced the expansion of its leadership team with the appointment of Ed Laczynski as Vice President of Cloud Strategy and Architecture. He will be responsible for driving Datapipe’s cloud computing strategy and the architecture of new cloud platforms and integrations. Laczynski brings more than 10 years of digital technology leadership experience to Datapipe, most recently as the founder and CTO of LTech, a pioneer in enterprise cloud computing products and services. At LTech, he led the business and product development vision,
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Cloud computing has created some great opportunities in IT, but many still consider cloud computing a threat to their livelihood It’s difficult to track cloud computing without stumbling upon a few stories about cloud computing coming in and pushing IT workers out. There’s also the threat that if they don’t adopt cloud computing, they’ll be labeled as “non-innovative” and shoved out the door just as fast. I hear about these concerns more in one-on-one conversations than in meetings these days, as it’s become very politically incorrect to push back on cloud computing in public statements. My response is a bit
When a small business first starts up, there’s a good chance everything it needs resides on the founder’s PC. Customer lists might be in word processor documents or spreadsheets, and assets are probably scarce enough to be tracked on paper. But as the business grows and additional staff and computers are added, especially if they’re laptops, the number and criticality of files on various PCs gets to the point where it’s too risky to keep them where they are. And when any given laptop is out of the office, so are important pieces of the business. So, all you need
FREMONT, CA–(Marketwire – August 6, 2010) – 3PAR® (NYSE: PAR), the leading global provider of utility storage, announced today that 3PAR Chief Financial Officer Adriel Lares and 3PAR Senior Director of Business Strategy Geoff Hough are scheduled to present at the Morgan Keegan Technology Conference at the New York Palace Hotel, 455 Madison Avenue, New York at 2:25 pm EDT on Wednesday, August 11, 2010. The presentation will be made accessible from 3PAR’s investor relations Website at http://ir.3par.com by the day after the conference and for at least thirty days following. About 3PAR 3PAR® (NYSE: PAR) is the leading global
SAN FRANCISCO – Software manufacturing leading corporation Microsoft has revealed it has reached a deal to resolve a patent duel with Salesforce.com – a cloud computing firm. Each had brought a lawsuit in the US court accusing the other to have violated its patented technology. Under the terms and conditions of the agreement, both companies will have the rights to use each others technology. It was also decided that Salesforce.com will pay compensation to Microsoft, though the amount to be paid was not revealed. “We are pleased to reach this agreement with Salesforce.com to put an end to the litigation
PRWeb Farmington Hills, MI (Vocus) August 3, 2010 Fear of the unknown is a powerful emotion. But when you’re an IT exec, fear of the unknown – particularly when you’re talking about moving into the cloud – really comes down to fear of making a costly mistake. To help its customers navigate through the cloud computing conundrum, Logicalis, an international provider of integrated information and communications technology (ICT) solutions and services, has identified Six Critical Questions CIOs Should Ask Before Entering the Cloud. At this point, most businesses have read enough about cloud computing to know that it can potentially
Shift From ACS to Intacct Streamlines Fund Accounting and Activity-Based Budgeting SAN JOSE, CA–(Marketwire – August 2, 2010) – Intacct, the leader in cloud financial management and accounting applications, today announced that Grace Fellowship Church has replaced its ACS church management system with Intacct. Grace chose Intacct to fulfill its need for a cost-effective financial management system that would streamline fund accounting and activity-based budgeting, as well as offer church management and other stake-holders real-time visibility into its financial performance. Grace Fellowship Church was founded 30 years ago by four couples dreaming of a new kind of church. Over the years, Grace
