7 Cloud Service Startups To Watch

Grazed from InformationWeek. Author: Curtis J. Franklin.

The cloud computing startup race shows no real sign of slowing. It seems that few weeks go by without news of a world-changing cloud or cloud service startup, and yet the world seems to roll along as before. In some cases, vendors are still trying to "cloudwash" older products and services by slapping a cloud or Something-as-a-Service label on them. With all the news and noise, how do you know which cloud service startups are worth watching? You can start with these 7 companies.

It’s important to note that "startup" can have a different meaning in the cloud world than it does in the land of bricks and mortar. Some of the companies listed here have been in existence for three or more years but have only begun to make their presence known in a big way in the last 18 months or so…

Some have been around but have made a major shift that has increased their presence in the industry, and some are genuinely quite recently launched companies. Just as there are differences in the length of time the companies have been in existence, there are a wide variety of different services represented on our list…

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