Tag: service models

November 15, 2016

How each organization makes use of the cloud differs, but in each case there is a cloud infrastructure behind the application. One might think in this commodified world that every cloud infrastructure provider is the same and the only worthwhile […]

November 15, 2016

Although today’s businesses rely on a host of modern technology, the century-old telephone call is as essential as ever. Of course, businesses today aren’t relying on simple analog voice calls for effective interaction with partners, suppliers, colleagues, and customers, but […]

November 14, 2016

Since its introduction in 2009, Microsoft Azure has gone through a significant transformation. What started as a hardcore set of platform services is now a force to be reckoned within the infrastructure market as well. According to Gartner, Azure is inching […]

November 11, 2016

Less than a quarter of human resources executives say they are realizing the full business value of moving HR to the cloud, according to research released this week by KPMG. The 2016 Global HR Transformation Survey indicates that 42 percent […]

November 4, 2016

Microsoft is cool again. This is according to Facebook CIO Tim Campos, who made a guest appearance at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2016 keynote on Tuesday to talk about how Facebook’s 13,000 employees around the world are now using […]

November 2, 2016

Gartner has published the updated cloud IaaS scores for AWS, Azure and Google Cloud Platform. These research documents are among the most anticipated research that we publish. It gives Gartner for Technical Professional (GTP) clients access to in-depth technical assessment […]

September 16, 2016

The As-a-Service model promises to reshape business service delivery to provide companies with plug-in, scalable, consumption-based services, but the opportunities are vastly untapped. According to an Accenture and HfS Research survey of more than 700 enterprise service buyers, advisors and […]

September 15, 2016

In my capacity as a Cloud Advisor, I’ve had several discussions with clients in the travel and transportation (T&T) industry over the past 18 months. During one initial discussion with a large airline, the client’s enterprise architect posed a targeted […]

September 8, 2016

Cloud cost controlling startup ParkMyCloud has raised $1.65 million in a Series Seed funding round to invest in expanding its customer base, the company announced Tuesday. The company offers a single-purpose SaaS tool for automated scheduling and optimization of AWS […]

September 7, 2016

Navigating the container ecosystem can be confusing. Deciding where to dip your toes is challenging for those stepping into container and microservices waters. Even those who have already ventured knee-deep still wade through many questions as they progress in their […]

September 2, 2016

VMworld 2016 is underway in Las Vegas this week. Here are the latest news and product announcements related to cloud computing that have emerged from the event so far. The VMworld conference is now in its twelfth year. That makes […]

July 26, 2016

Almost exactly one year after Lance Crosby, SoftLayer founder and 20-year hosting industry veteran took the stage at HostingCon Global in San Diego, he is back with a new company that answers the question on many minds in the hosting […]

June 30, 2016

Early investors and technology consumers alike love the poignantly named “Unicorn” companies, or private startups that reach the $1 billion valuation. The most recent unicorn spotting is social media game-changer Snapchat, which was recently valued at $16 billion. According to […]

June 30, 2016

The announcement of Samsung’s new card comes at a time when the amount of mobile content that consumers are creating, consuming and storing on their smartphones and mobile devices is increasing at an exponential rate. The Growing number of connected […]

June 29, 2016

Although not hitting the headlines as regularly as competitors such as AWS, Google and Microsoft, NTT has been recognized in the IaaS market by Gartner, and does already have a strong presence in the US market. Although noted as a […]

June 28, 2016

Over the past two years, an average of $29 billion per quarter has been spent on data center infrastructure — servers, operating systems, storage, networking, and virtualization software combined for roughly 95 percent of that spend, with network security and […]

June 24, 2016

Oracle’s namesake database may have been born on-premises, but the next big update to the software will make its debut in the cloud. Oracle Database 12c Release 2, also known as Oracle Database 12.2, is slated for release in the […]

June 24, 2016

By 2020, cloud-first or cloud-only will be the norm at enterprises, according to a new report by Gartner released on Wednesday. Gartner said that these cloud-friendly policies will replace the “defensive no-cloud stance that dominated many large providers in recent […]

June 23, 2016

There are countless “as-a-Service” offerings on the market and typically they live in the cloud. In 2014, startup BlueData blazed a different trail by launching its EPIC Enterprise big-data-as-a-service offering on-premises instead. On Wednesday, BlueData announced that the software can […]

June 22, 2016

Cloud-based video conferencing services provide organizations with the benefits of effective video conferencing technology without the CAPEX investment of infrastructure or hardware, or the costs of staff required to manage it all. In effect, these modern solutions make video conferencing […]