Cloud data location remains a concern
Despite a significant investment in Exchange infrastructure, Wesfarmers corporate IT has subscribed to a SaaS e-mail service for business continuity reasons.
It hopes its pricing model, management software and assessment services will appeal to medium-sized enterprises
Virtustream is unveiling a new cloud computing service aimed at midsize enterprises.
The new service follows a private cloud version released last year
IBM will soon offer software development and testing services through its public cloud, adding to a private cloud option launched in June 2009, the company said Tuesday.
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.
The cloud's role in modern enterprises is changing the fundamental role of IT
During the early days of technological development, IT was traditionally seen as a nice embellishment to any company's operations, providing any firm with the right push in being competitively advantageous against other companies.
In the final instalment of our special interview with John Chambers, the Cisco boss touches on the vendor's premium brand and shares his thoughts on cloud computing
In the third and final part of an in-depth interview with John Gallant, Scot Finnie, and Editor-in-Chief Eric Knorr, Cisco’s John Chambers discusses the proprietary issue and cloud computing opportunities.
The Apps Marketplace aims to create a virtual, integrated suite of heterogeneous business applications
Google's new Apps Marketplace could give a significant boost to Web-based communication and collaboration software for businesses by creating a wide-ranging yet integrated virtual suite of heterogeneous cloud applications.
Google Apps Marketplace continues push into the enterprise with help from third-party vendors
In another move to work its way into the
enterprise , Google has unveiled an online store where users can buy cloud-based applications designed to work with Google's own apps.
The company is transforming from a system integrator to 'a service assembler,' Capgemini said
The technical services group of Capgemini has traditionally helped companies with system integration, but cloud computing is changing that. The company is increasingly assembling lots of different software-as-a-service applications, a phenomenon that has led Capgemini to create a new business unit.
Cloud computing kills a Microsoft small-business server bundle
Microsoft will discontinue development of Windows Essential Business Server as of June 30, the company announced via a blog.
Five key reasons drive Microsoft's confidence in cloud computing
Microsoft is betting the cloud will deliver it and its customers the most opportunities for innovation and development. And according to CEO Steve Ballmer, five key reasons are driving the company's confidence in - and technology strategy for - cloud computing in the coming years.
Photos from Sydney's second CloudCamp unconference
Sydney played host to its second CloudCamp last night - an unconference where early adopters of cloud computing technologies exchange ideas. CloudCamp encourages people to share their thoughts through a series of open discussions.
The CRM vendor's 'Cloud Challenge' manifesto calls for better transparency and terms
CRM vendor RightNow announced a new SaaS (software as a service) pricing and licensing model on Thursday that it says provides customers with fairer, clearer deals. The company also issued a "Cloud Challenge" to competitors, urging them to adopt similar principles.
In a talk at the University of Washington, Microsoft's CEO gave his broad vision for hosted computing
Seventy percent of the 40,000 people who work on software at Microsoft are in some way working in the cloud, CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday at the University of Washington.
Companies with customer-facing Web systems should adopt cloud services immediately, Werner Vogels said
There is still a misconception that Amazon Web Services exists to sell the company's excess server capacity, but that is not the case, CTO Werner Vogels said during a keynote at Cebit.
