Oracle bought RightNow. SAP acquired SuccessFactors. And it’s likely a few other cloud-related companies will be coming to a software giant near you. What remains to be seen is whether these cloud acquisitions really change anything or just ensure the giants keep their stranglehold on the market. SAP’s $3.4 billion acquisition of SuccessFactors, which was… Continue reading Cloud Acquisitions: Software giants start pouncing on cloud companies
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Aria Systems Delivers Breakthrough Technology That Eliminates Software Maintenance Downtime for Cloud Billing
Scheduled downtime for code rollouts causes lost revenues for enterprises that rely on mission critical cloud services. To eliminate these scheduled downtimes and speed up deployment of new features and customizations, Aria Systems (AriaSystems.com), the leading provider of cloud billing and subscription management solutions, upgraded its platform to solve this cloud industry-wide problem. Today Aria… Continue reading Aria Systems Delivers Breakthrough Technology That Eliminates Software Maintenance Downtime for Cloud Billing
Insight Surpasses 1 Million Cloud Seats Managed Across the Globe
Insight Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: NSIT), a leading global provider of technology solutions, has exceeded a significant milestone in the emerging area of cloud computing, having now sold more than 1 million seats in various cloud offerings. Insight offers a collection of Cloud solutions including messaging, security, infrastructure and collaboration. “Industry trends continue to point to… Continue reading Insight Surpasses 1 Million Cloud Seats Managed Across the Globe
IDC Predicts 2012 Will Be the Year of Mobile and Cloud Platform Wars
One year ago, International Data Corporation (IDC) predicted that the IT industry’s next dominant platform, built on mobile computing, cloud services, social networking, and big data analytics technologies, would begin its transition into the mainstream. Today, spending on these technologies is growing at about 18% per year and is expected to account for at least… Continue reading IDC Predicts 2012 Will Be the Year of Mobile and Cloud Platform Wars
Zimory Launches New Open Cloud Business Solution
Zimory GmbH introduces its new, open cloud business solution, offering European customers improved interoperability and reduced costs; fully compliant with the EU mandate on Data Protection. Zimory, a provider of independent and elastic cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) management software, offers all user, consumption and the metadata of a service, available in an open standard interface. This… Continue reading Zimory Launches New Open Cloud Business Solution
Enterprise Network Spending to be Driven by Green IT
A survey of European business enterprises by CommScope, Inc., a global leader in infrastructure solutions for communications networks, has revealed that the majority of businesses (55%) expect investment in network infrastructure to grow by 10-25% in 2012, despite the continued struggles of the global economy. This increased investment will be fuelled primarily by the implementation… Continue reading Enterprise Network Spending to be Driven by Green IT
12 Gb/s SAS Benefits Cloud Computing, Data Centers, Virtualization and Storage Services
Creating significant news for data storage OEMs, system builders and end-users who are seeking fast, flexible and reliable data access, the SCSI Trade Association (STA) (http://www.scsita.org/) today announced the definition and standardization phase of 12Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) technology is progressing as anticipated. STA, a non-profit industry association established to support and promote SCSI… Continue reading 12 Gb/s SAS Benefits Cloud Computing, Data Centers, Virtualization and Storage Services
Leading UK Charity Embraces Cloud Computing With Rosslyn Analytics
NSPCC, the UK’s leading children’s charity specialising in child protection, aims to deliver cost savings by using Rosslyn Analytics’ award-winning cloud-based spend analytics and contract management platform, RA.Pid. “Rosslyn Analytics has developed a unique offering that significantly reduces time and cost spent manually obtaining, managing and reporting data – these resources combined with the savings… Continue reading Leading UK Charity Embraces Cloud Computing With Rosslyn Analytics