Archive for 'Cloud Computing' Category

Top 50: Cloud, SaaS and Virtualization - No Surprise There

For those of you who are interested in the ‘insider’ story, here are the “top 50″ startups to watch, as reported by Information Week:
http://www.informationweek.com/news/services/saas/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=216600068#

Cloud here to stay?

Cloud computing has looked very ASP-ish to me. Which, to those of us who lived through the short-lived ASP craze that came and went in the late 90’s, is not auspicious for Cloud.
Here’s some evidence, tho admittedly shaky, that Cloud may have more staying power…
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cc234f72-2e4f-11de-b7d3-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1

Six Models of Cloud Computing Defined

I found this excellent definition of the six models of cloud computing, in my recent surfing: http://blogs.msdn.com/uspublicsector/default.aspx
Applies not only to federal space, but to all industries.

Why the Interest in EMR?

I’ve noticed the convergence of interest by end-users and vendors, on a few key topics which are: virtualization, cloud computing and healthcare. The ‘why’ of this is simple: there is money to be had in selling in these areas.
What’s perhaps unexpected, at least to me, is the strong convergence of how these areas overlap - [...]

SNW: Notes from the Cloud Summit

At this year’s SNW, I attended the Cloud Summit held on Monday afternoon, April 6. The speakers included Analysts and End-Users. Please enjoy my notes.

IDC predictions and data:

Cloud adoption and growth are predicted to outpace growth of other spending over the next 3 years; CAGR of ~5%
Cloud is expected to represent 25% of incremental [...]