Tag: Cloud Models

September 11, 2017

As cloud computing continues to generate a huge amount of buzz and interest over its future, another phenomenon is gaining investor’s and developer’s interest with promises to upend the future of enterprise IT. Hybrid cloud tech, which has only recently […]

September 6, 2017

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has reached an agreement to acquire cloud consultancy Cloud Technology Partners (CTP) to grow the capabilities of its hybrid IT service HPE Pointnext, the companies announced today. Boston-based CTP, which was founded in 2010, launched AWS environment migration and […]

September 5, 2017

We all think it’s too easy to migrate that key Virtual Machine instance to public clouds with the multitude of tools available today which makes us complacent with the perceived ease of Cloud Computing. However, in reality, moving that key […]

September 5, 2017

In a super-charged technology market, where intense consumer demand has led to heightened competition, organisations must balance the need for innovation and speed with the challenge of bugs and defects. So, perhaps it’s no surprise that rigorous testing is now […]

September 1, 2017

While the cloud market is very competitive, enterprises are making it clear that when it comes to cloud, one size does not fit all. They can’t build their businesses by just relying on infrastructure-as-a-serve (IaaS) and committing to one vendor. […]

August 31, 2017

Cloud isn’t just a passing trend, it’s here to stay – but it remains a challenge for some companies. So what’s holding business leaders back? Budget and resource constraints are often the biggest obstacles to organisations making changes to their […]

August 30, 2017

Gartner has recently predicted that by 2020, a corporate “no-cloud” policy will be as rare as a “no-internet” policy is today. CIOs will increasingly leverage a multitude of cloud computing providers across the entire IT stack to enable a huge […]

August 30, 2017

It’s a huge issue as software companies move from an all-upfront-charge model to subscriptions in the cloud. Has the last shoe dropped now that data analytics provider Tableau decided to push subscriptions for smoother sales? What must other cloud firms […]

August 30, 2017

The Cloud Foundry Summit Silicon Valley opened in Santa Clara, California, today with announcements by the Cloud Foundry Foundation of a new certification for developers as well as a new member, Microsoft. Several years ago, news of Redmond shelling out […]

August 29, 2017

Many businesses have adopted a hybrid cloud approach to manage cloud-enabled and cloud-native workloads spanning across multiple locations, from on-premises data centers to private, dedicated and public clouds. On a recent webcast, we took a deep dive into the architectural […]

August 28, 2017

Three key performance metrics, across different stages of growth, form the foundation of a successful SaaS business model. Technology business unit leaders (especially those new to SaaS) need to understand these metrics to build, optimize and scale a successful positive-cash-flow […]

June 23, 2017

This is a love letter to the Cloud. That’s right, you read that correctly. I love the Cloud and I’m not afraid to say it… A little sappy, I know, but you get where I’m going with this; the Cloud […]

June 23, 2017

When cloud washing was all the rage five years ago, I predicted that when vendors could no longer cloud wash and get away with it, we would see the emergence of a more sinister type of cloud washing – hybrid […]

June 15, 2017

Few transformational technologies have generated as much hype and confusion as the cloud. Companies have concerns about security and performance and are nervous about handing control of their infrastructure over to somebody else. That hasn’t stopped the acceleration of cloud […]

June 9, 2017

Amazon on Thursday ended its policy of providing free unlimited cloud storage via Amazon Drive, opting instead to give its consumer and business users a smaller amount of free capacity in the Amazon cloud and charging for capacity beyond that. […]

June 1, 2017

Imagine a remake of the original Indiana Jones movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark. Eerie music is playing during that iconic final scene. The camera closely follows a clerk pushing a crate containing the Ark of the Covenant. It pans […]

May 24, 2017

Everyone knows that thoroughbred racehorses typically get funny, exotic names—from Hit It A Bomb to Paulassilverlining. But who knew there was a horse named Cloud Computing, let along that nag would snag the second jewel in the 2017 Triple Crown? […]

May 23, 2017

Hybrid cloud can free your organization by providing complete flexibility in infrastructure. But does your IT strategy involve an enterprise-grade cloud platform that supports both your cloud-enabled and cloud-native application deployments? Join us on June 7th at 1:00 p.m. EDT […]

May 19, 2017

RackWare offers a management and automation platform that enterprises use to manage their computing resources to more closely follow demand. RackWare’s core proposition is that its management suite delivers cost savings to customers of a suggested 40 to 50 percent. […]

May 19, 2017

Innovate. Automate. Make it smart. Get to market fast. It’s an exciting time for enterprise, but it’s also one of those “be careful what you wish for” moments. Ease of access to software as a service (SaaS), machine intelligence, and […]