Business: Interviews

Interviews

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Weinman: Biz, ecosystem are keys to cloud evolution 17 March, 2010 04:43
The other big trend is that the cloud is likely to be increasingly multi-media

These days, cloud computing may be the hottest topic in IT industry as many firms are planning to unleash cloud service or already starting to deploy cloud service.
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Aussie entrepreneur: John Allsopp 12 November, 2009 15:49
Welcome to the world of a WWW rock star - In the ongoing Computworld series looking at Aussie entrepreneurs we chat with John Allsopp

I feel a bit like the kid from Cameron Crowe's film, Almost Famous. I'm at Web Directions South in Sydney, satchel and recorder in hand, trying to pin down the conference co-founder and CSS development leading light, John Allsopp for an interview. The scene is not dissimilar to backstage at a rock concert. Even in the rare moments Allsopp stands still, he's everywhere and everybody wants him. He walks - and talks - at 100 miles an hour and multitasks a dozen different things at once.
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Google VP Mayer describes the perfect search engine 11 November, 2009 08:44
She also talks about the key to Google's success

Last month, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said during the company's earnings call that Google had implemented about 120 search quality improvements during the third quarter as it moves toward its ultimate goal: "We want to get to the perfect search engine."
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SaaS, not shopping, is focus of Symantec's new CEO 26 June, 2009 09:32
In five years, SaaS revenue will triple, Enrique Salem predicts

CIOs think of Symantec as a company that buys its way into new markets. Over the past decade the Cupertino, California, vendor has snatched up about 30 companies as it's evolved from an antivirus and tools seller to an aspiring enterprise infrastructure vendor.
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Oracle, SAP are roadkill: Technology One chairman 27 May, 2009 16:23
Technology One chairman Adrian Di Marco takes aim at Oracle, SAP

The business model used by Oracle and SAP is fundamentally flawed and will lead to their downfall within the next decade, said Technology One chairman Adrian Di Marco.
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Akamai CEO sees opportunity in economic downturn 10 March, 2009 10:34
Customer satisfaction is key to holding on to business during the recession

With many companies cutting headcount and costs to weather the economic downturn, Akamai Technologies President and CEO Paul Sagan wants his sales team to spend more time with customers, part of a bid to make sure that its content delivery and edge-hosting services don't end up on the list of expenses they consider cutting. At the same time, he said the recession will push some companies, particularly those in the retail space, to accelerate their shift to the Internet.
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Where today's datacenters have gone wrong 10 March, 2009 09:25
Afcom CEO Jill Eckhaus discusses how datacenters got so crowded and why they're finally getting the respect they deserve

Today's datacenters are downright cramped, yet forced to continue absorbing more technologies and tapping into the latest trends, all while maximizing efficiency and reducing costs. The current recession makes now the time to glance back for a historical perspective to better understand how to not only survive in this different world but also to best prepare for the future.
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SaaS realities 05 January, 2009 10:35
SaaS here to stay according to these execs.

What's holding users back? Potential security risks and a loss of IT control topped the list of perceived barriers to SaaS adoption. With so much trepidation in the air, Computerworld decided to get the real scoop, so we interviewed six executives who have tackled SaaS projects.
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Google cries foul over coverage of Apps outages 13 November, 2008 08:09
Company says recent Google Apps outages received a disproportionate amount of press, leading to misperception about stability of the hosted suite

Recent outages affecting Google Apps have received a disproportionately large amount of coverage from the technology press, resulting in a misperception about the stability of this hosted collaboration and communication suite.
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Ray Ozzie steers Microsoft into the cloud 29 October, 2008 08:40
In an interview at PDC, Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie talks Windows Azure, cloud computing, and the company's future plans

Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie has officially filled the shoes previously worn by founder and Chairman Bill Gates, stepping in as leader of the company's vast developer network, which is its lifeblood and crucial to the enormous success of Windows. Ozzie delivered Monday's keynote speech at the company's Professional Developers Conference (PDC) in Los Angeles, introducing Windows Azure, a cloud-computing development and hosting environment that integrates Ozzie's vision for the future of the Web, which he began building at his company Groove Networks before he joined Microsoft.
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Ballmer On The Cloud, Google, Data Centers, Apple 03 October, 2008 14:22
Microsoft will out-cloud Google

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer delivered the keynote speech at his company's London conference "Technologies to Change Your Business: How Customers Are Implementing Tomorrow's Strategies Today".