Grazed from Bloomberg. Author: Aaron Ricadela.

Oracle Corp. reported fiscal second- quarter sales and profit that topped analysts’ estimates on growing demand for Internet-based software, which is now on track to bring in more than $1 billion in revenue this year.

Profit excluding some items was 64 cents a share on adjusted revenue of $9.11 billion, the Redwood City, California- based company said yesterday in a statement. That compares with analysts’ average projection for profit of 61 cents on sales of $9.02 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Adjusted revenue includes some subscription and support contracts, as well as other licensing revenue…

Grazed from Forbes. Author: Louis Columbus.

2013 will be one of the most pivotal years for cloud computing because trust in these technologies is on the line. Expectations are high regarding these technologies’ ability to deliver business value while reducing operating costs. Enterprises’ experiences have at times met these high expectations, yet too often are getting mixed results. Managing cloud expectations at the C-level is quickly emerging as one of the most valuable skills in 2013.

The best CIOs at this are business strategists who regularly review with their line-of-business counterparts what is and isn’t working. These CIOs who are excelling as strategists also are creating and continually evaluating their cloud computing plans for 2013. They are focusing on plans that capitalize the best of what cloud computing has to offer, while minimizing risks…

Grazed from SFGate. Author: Editorial Staff.

Although it seems to encompass about as many definitions as potential ways to help businesses run in a more efficient manner while trimming costs in the process, cloud computing is in the midst of transforming how information is accessed and monetized — and even how entire industries are evolving.

Cloud computing becomes more crystallized when you consider what IT always needs: a way to increase capacity or add capabilities as needed without investing in new, expensive infrastructure, training new personnel or licensing new software. Cloud computing encompasses any subscription-based or pay-per-use service that, in real time over the Internet, extends IT’s existing capabilities…

Grazed from InformationWeek. Author: Editorial Staff.

NetIQ announced that Tieto has chosen its technology as the basis of its cloud-based data center services. As a result of this partnership, Tieto offers a full Cloud Services portfolio – delivered at the speed and flexibility of the public cloud – that can meet the unique needs of its growing northern European customer base with the consistent and integrated service experience customers have come to expect.

“As an IT services provider, we are very strategic about the technology we choose to build our business. Our partners must have a demonstrated track record in delivering solutions that can speed time to value to end user customers,” said Pasi Sutinen, Technical Director, DataCenter Services at Tieto. “Moreover, our chosen partners must have a shared passion and vision for meeting customer requirements in light of the major IT trends and challenges: cloud, big data, mobility and social identity.”…

Grazed from InfoWorld. Author: David Linthicum.

I’m often told by those in the cloud computing industry that the rise of cloud computing is a new, unique phenomenon. I’m not sure that’s completely true. I’ve often pointed out in this blog that the rise of cloud computing has some parallels with the rise of the Web and the technology created to support the Web in the 1990s. There were clear mistakes made back then, and it appears that some of us are doomed to repeat them.

The more obvious potential repeat is the pushback on cloud computing based on claims it is a fad and a security threat. This results in delayed acceptance and planning activities. Déjà vu: Many companies in the 1990s viewed the rise of the Web as a flash in the pan or something that would not last, as well as a "security threat." They did not embrace the Web or the emerging value of the technology…

Grazed from CloudTweaks. Author: Rick Blaisdell.

This year, the winds of change have blown the cloud to a higher level. Studies predict that cloud computing will be on the rise for some a long period of time and that it will be a major source of revenue and employment globally by 2015. Industry experts also say that ultimately everything will be in the cloud, including migrating all physical hardware, software, platforms, services and processing.

There is no question that cloud computing evolved enormously this year. In 2012, we’ve seen:…

Grazed from TalkinCloud. Author: Joe Panettieri.

Oracle’s Cloud Hosting and Delivery Policies apparently deny customers the right to use their own monitoring and testing tools to measure the availability, performance and security of Oracle’s cloud. It begs the question: Will third-party MSPs and channel partners be able to monitor SLAs (service level agreements) for Oracle’s cloud?

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, President Mark Hurd, Channel Chief Judson Althoff and other company executives described their cloud strategy during the Oracle OpenWorld conference in September 2012. Hurd even called on partners to trust Oracle with customer applications in the cloud. Ironically, Oracle’s cloud hosting and delivery policies in some cases may block those channel partners from monitoring customers applications in the Oracle cloud. The policy states:…

Grazed from PRWeb. Author: PR Announcement.

MarketsandMarkets conducted a study on the “Healthcare Cloud Computing (Clinical, EMR, SaaS, Private, Public, Hybrid) Market – Global Trends, Challenges, Opportunities & Forecasts (2012 – 2017)”, which analyzed and studied the major market drivers, restraints, and opportunities in North America, Europe, Asia, and Rest of the World. Browse more than 100 market data tables spread through 231 pages and in-depth TOC of “Healthcare Cloud Computing (Clinical, EMR, SaaS, Private, Public, Hybrid) Market – Global Trends, Challenges, Opportunities & Forecasts (2012 – 2017)”.

The cloud computing market in healthcare is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 20.5% from 2012 to 2017. Healthcare organizations are required to stretch their limited budgets to meet increasing product and service demands, while complying with new regulations and healthcare reform legislations. Many healthcare organizations are also struggling to manage and optimize their complex IT systems so that patients and physicians can be provided instant online access to information, products, and services through their desktops and mobile devices for faster healthcare delivery. All these requirements have driven healthcare organizations towards adoption of cloud technology and are expected to contribute to its growth in the near future. The market in 2011 was dominated by Non-Clinical Information Systems, contributing the largest share, although the market for Clinical Information Systems is expected to grow at a higher CAGR of 27.1% from 2012 to 2017…

Grazed from Forbes. Author: Antonio Piraino.

The cloud has become a well-used buzzword, but for good reason. Cloud computing strategies have provided organizations with many benefits in 2012, especially as budgets, products and applications were set aside for both public and private cloud investments.

However, despite the fact that companies have begun to embrace the cloud and move toward serious implementations, we are in the midst of a rapidly changing market. Below are a few predictions on the cloud computing front for the year 2013:…

Grazed from TalkinCloud. Author: Chris Talbot.

ScienceLogic has made an update to its data center and cloud management platform to provide enterprise IT managers with real-time and multitenant insight, visibility and control over the various private cloud environments they currently are or will be running.

The platform was developed as a way to provide IT managers with unified monitoring features for integrated stacks including FlexPod, VCE Vblock and the various underlying technologies such as Cisco UCS, EMC, NetApp, Xen and Microsoft Hyper-V, which are meant specifically to deploy private clouds in enterprise IT environments. Focusing on data center and cloud management, ScienceLogic built the platform to handle dynamic and heterogeneous computing environments at scale…