Grazed from CloudPro. Author: Rene Millman.

Cloud storage firm Box may delay its IPO to wait for improving market conditions, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. The IPO may now take place in June, Bloomberg reports, citing “people familiar with the matter. Box filed its IPO documents on 24 March, making it eligible to list its shares as early as April.

The firm was looking to raise $250 million, despite widening losses. Market valuations put Box’s worth at around $2 billion. However, worsening market conditions have postponed a promotional tour the firm was planning to make around prospective investors. A spokeswoman said in a statement that Box’s IPO had no set date…

Grazed from InformationWeek. Author: Andrew Conry Murry.

A new survey sponsored by Compuware asked 740 senior IT professionals about their cloud provider concerns, in particular whether cloud customers have sufficient visibility into and control over application performance. According to the survey, 79% of respondents say typical SLAs based on availability are too simplistic. Of course, if you don’t like an agreement, you can push back.

Many do. According to the 2013 State of Cloud Computing survey conducted by InformationWeek, a majority of respondents using cloud services don’t sign off on a boiler-plate SLA; 60% say they review and then negotiate terms. Another 17% give a template that the provider must conform to—a number that jumped by 6% compared to 2012…

Grazed from CruxialCIO. Author: Antone Gonsalves.

Oracle intends to build a cloud-based marketing service that combines several acquired technologies into a single platform for creating ad campaigns based on unified customer data. Mark Hurd, the company’s president, discussed the vision for the Oracle Marketing Cloud April 30 at a special event at The Museum of Arts and Design in New York City.

The marketing service envisioned by Oracle will combine the technology from a handful of companies the vendor has acquired over the last couple of years, including BlueKai, Compendium, Eloqua and Responsys. Technologies from these companies will be integrated with the Oracle Social Cloud to create the new marketing platform. Social Cloud lets marketers manage relationships with customers over social media channels…

Grazed from TheFiscalTimes. Author: Timothy R. Homan.

The Defense Department, considered the most technologically advanced agency throughout the federal government, is still playing catch-up with its civilian counterparts in one critical area: cloud computing. Despite accounting for about half of U.S. discretionary spending each year, the Pentagon has been outpaced by civilian agencies in the last five years in issuing contracts for cloud services.

Since 2009, the Defense Department has spent about $750 million on cloud contracts, compared with about $21 billion by other U.S. departments and agencies, analyst Alexander Rossino told C4ISR & Networks. The principal research analyst at Deltek also said that defense spending on cloud services will surge to $2.6 billion in 2018, up from $414 million last year…

Grazed from CloudWorldSeries.  Author: Event Announcement.

Featuring dedicated case studies and hands-on labs through the agenda, Big Data Asia Congress is the platform for the authorities to present their “how-to” strategies for dealing with and profiting from the rise of ‘infinite’ big data. With Asia-Pacific generating up to 22% of the world’s data on a daily basis, this is definitely a market with huge growth potential; this is the only truly pan-Asian event to explore the market holistically.

Whether private or public sector, SME or global enterprise, incumbent telco or challenger MVNO, the Big Data Asia Congress will help you harness the power of data analytics, providing you with a practical guide to deriving value from the data opportunity…

Grazed from CloudWorldSeries.  Author: Event Announcement.

Grazed from CloudWorldSeries.  Author: Event Announcement.

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Industry experts predict that all channel businesses must adapt to the cloud by 2017. Have you determined your path? The NexGen Cloud Conference & Expo is the only partner-focused cloud event that will prepare you for the future. Are you ready for 2017? If your solution provider organization is all-in for cloud or just now making the shift you must attend.

Don’t hesitate! NexGen Cloud will help you grow, transform, and pick the right path to succeed. Learn about the different paths to the cloud, the financial investments you must make, tomorrow’s partners and how to differentiate your business.  Come to NexGen Cloud, and…

Grazed from CDMMedia.  Author: Event Announcement.

In just a few years, cloud computing has transformed from an ambitious concept into a mainstream tool. As CIOs need to operate a lightweight, leaner and more efficient IT shop, cloud-based applications and services have been well received by CIOs working to support the highly demanding and dramatically changing enterprise. However, many things are still unknown about the cloud. For example: How do technology executives know that data is secure? Which data stays on premise and which goes into the cloud? How can we efficiently manage cloud environments? What are the compliance laws governing cloud computing?

If these and other questions are blocking your IT department from the cloud, It’s time to get the answers and assurances you need to start taking advantage of a crucial resource…

Grazed from BZMedia.  Author: Event Announcement.

Come to SPTechCon 2015 and learn about the differences between Office 365, cloud-hosted SharePoint, on-premises SharePoint, and hybrid solutions and build your company’s SharePoint Roadmap!

For developers, the future means a new app model and new app paradigms. For IT pros and SharePoint admins, it’s trying to retain control over an installation that’s now in the cloud. For information workers and their managers, it’s about learning how to work ‘social.’ But it’s not for everyone…