58 posts tagged cloud
Summary: Commentary - Twelve years ago, the year 2000 (Y2K) was portrayed as IT’s Grim Reaper – engineers and developers labored day-and-night to modernize legacy applications and bring new systems online to avoid the predicted shutdown of major business applications and an ensuing global blackout.
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What are the issues, challenges and technologies that will frustrate and inspire those working on the cloud in 2020?
Right now we are in the early days of cloud computing, with many organisations taking their first, tentative steps. But by 2020 cloud is going to be a major — and permanent — part of the enterprise computing infrastructure.
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The availability of information, which drives social, mobile and cloud technologies, is the connective tissue in this Nexus of Forces.
As the realms of social media, cloud computing, mobile technology and the ubiquity of information are converging to form a “Nexus of Forces” that will build upon and transform user behavior, creating new business opportunities as it grows, according to a report from IT research firm Gartner. As the consumerization of IT, a result of the availability of excellent devices, interfaces and applications with minimal learning curves, drives the use of these four realms, together they are revolutionizing business and society, disrupting old business models and creating new leaders, the report said.
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A third party can increase risk, so your contract should address this possibility.
When contracting for cloud-computing services, one challenge is that there may be more parties involved than your company and the cloud vendor. The vendor might outsource some of the services covered in the contract, or it could end up under different ownership after a merger or acquisition. On the client end, you might choose to work with a cloud broker. Because the introduction of third parties can increase risk, it’s essential for potential cloud clients to identify third parties before adopting a cloud service, thoroughly understand their roles and ensure that their responsibilities are effectively addressed in the contract.
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In the days before the cloud, on-premise software providers that focused on selling into a vertical market were considered second-class citizens to the “big guns” selling into the broader horizontal marketplace. The real “win”—in market share, wallet share and ultimately, profits—was the broadest approach. The notion of specializing in solutions that serve a market niche or specific industry was considered limited unless it was just the start of something more horizontal.
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CFOs are increasingly becoming aware of the pitfalls associated with the adoption of non-trivial, enterprise cloud computing solutions, which is an important factor in helping them make appropriate cloud decisions for their organisations. Commonly quoted pitfalls relate to concerns about data privacy, uptime, and security, total cost of ownership, vendor lock-in and jurisdictional considerations.
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The DOD’s new cloud-computing strategy establishes the Joint Information Environment (JIE) enterprise with seamless access to information regardless of computing device or location, DOD officials say. The DOD Enterprise Cloud Environment is a key component of the JIE.
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A Cloud Computing Quick Reference guide showing how and where we currently use the cloud.
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There are many risks and pitfalls that your personal data could get lost in all this cloud-centric hype products. What are the dangers of the cloud?
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Microsoft reported its first operating loss since the company went public, during its results call last night. The main culprit for the loss was online advertising service aQuantive.
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IDC forecasts that SaaS market will grow to $40.5 billion by 2014. The growth is encouraging – particularly for those who are planning to adopt or have already adopted cloud computing. However, for those who insist on relying on traditional business apps, the end is near; the sign of times are there; you have no choice: Jump into the bandwagon or be left behind.
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The European Commission wants cloud computing firms to improve contracts they offer customers in a drive aimed at averting costly legal disputes, allaying privacy concerns and boosting an industry which can offer huge savings to users.
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This blog post looks at the high level goals of a SaaS business and drills down layer by layer to expose the key metrics that will help drive metrics.
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Remember when there were just two or three cloud computing platforms to choose from, and just about as many cloud databases? Well, as clouds have proliferated, so have the database services built on top of them.
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Cloud computing services are on the rise in the health care industry. However, its adoption is slowed by security, privacy, and regulatory concerns. But according to MarketsandMarkets, a research firm, cloud computing is expected to be worth $5.4 Billion in the health care market by 2017. Last year, it was estimated that at least 4% of the total health care industry have shifted to the clouds and will grow up to 20.5% this year.
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