November 20, 2010 Off

Microsoft Update Integrates Cloud, On-Premise Processing

By David
Grazed from IT Business Edge.  Author: Loraine Lawson.

I talk a lot about integration between the cloud and on-premise, but, by and large, that’s about integrating data. But when it comes to processing power, as far as I can tell, you pretty much have a choice: You’re on-premise or you’re off-premise, with something like Amazon EC2.

 

Microsoft, rather smartly, just added another option: Do both.

 

November 19, 2010 Off

Cloud Computing Customers Say Channel Partners Aren’t Prepared

By David
Grazed from CRN.  Author: Andrew R. Hickey.

Nearly two-thirds of enterprises feel their channel partners aren’t adequately prepared to support their cloud computing endeavors, a recent survey by research firm Chadwick Martin Bailey (CMB) has found.

In its recent CMB Tech Pulse survey, the firm asked 247 IT decision makers from companies of various sizes to share their thoughts on cloud computing.

November 18, 2010 Off

Business Consultants: MIA in the Cloud

By David
Grazed from IT Business Edge.  Author: Michael Vizard.

With the rise of cloud computing it will become more practical to execute any number of business processes. The problem is that most businesses today are not exactly sure what those business processes might be.

 

November 18, 2010 Off

Data quality failures ‘lead to business problems’

By David
Grazed from Experian QAS.  Author: James Glass.

A failure to meet data quality requirements can lead to difficulties for organisations further down the line, it has been asserted.

Writing for B-Eye Network, David Loshin, president of consultancy company Knowledge Integrity, said business problems can be "directly related" to poor data quality.

He stated the use of flawed information makes it more difficult to achieve critical business objectives.

But Mr Loshin added data quality improvements can help to tackle any problems in this area.

November 18, 2010 Off

Datapipe Looks To Cloud With Amazon Web Services Management

By David
Grazed from CRN.  Author: Andrew R. Hickey.

Global managed service provider Datapipe this week is looking skyward with the launch of a new set of management servers around Amazon (NSDQ:AMZN)’s popular cloud computing infrastructure, Amazon Web Services.

November 18, 2010 Off

Europe’s top 25 cloud start-ups battle it out in VC beauty contest

By David
Grazed from ComputerWorld.  Author:  Mike Simons.

Twenty five of Europe’s most innovative cloud computing companies will be pitching to an audience of elite venture capital firms and tech industry executives for the next two days at the European Tech Tour Association (ETT) Cloud and ICT 2.0 in Lausanne, Switzerland.

The Summit aims to be a catalyst for the cloud computing industry in Europe, and aims to assist high-growth start-ups to expand globally by introducing them to potential investors and partners.

The 25 companies presenting were whittled down from an initial list of 234 rapidly growing cloud computing companies across Europe.