When Is a Tech Company Dead?
Last week, I had the chance to interview Andy Bechtolsheim, co-founder of Sun Microsystems and many other game-changing companies. Whether it was time spent with him, or the news that Oracle was shutting down Sun.com, I’ve been dwelling on a morbid thought: the death of a technology company.
Not a day goes by when I don’t say or hear the following:
Data quality errors ‘can have a heavy cost’
Data quality errors affecting customer information can potentially have serious consequences for businesses.
This is according to a warning from Rick Sherman, founder of consultancy Athena IT Solutions, who told the Smart Data Collective website the issue is one that affects many organisations, including those in the financial and retail sectors.
He went on to point out some of the problems that can occur when data quality standards are not up to scratch at companies.
Salesforce.com application ‘a software-as-a-service pioneer’
Salesforce.com has been highlighted as one of the pioneering companies in the field of software-as-a-service solutions.
In an article on the Business Insider website, columnist Matt Rosoff said the technology is often included under the umbrella of cloud computing products.
"These are end-user applications, like productivity or business management software, that run on a set of pooled hardware resources and are accessed over a network," he said of software-as-a-service tools.
Salesforce.com To Buy Social Media Company Radian6 For $326 Million
Is Cloud Computing Green?
Today I was honored to be the guest speaker for the kick off event for Records and Information Management Month (RIMM) at the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). In conjunction with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), these agencies are using the month of April to focus on how Green Initiatives can be implemented in the workplace. An additional unexpected pleasure was to be introduced by Ms. Jill Singer, NRO CIO.
Microsoft partners with Telefonica to provide BlueVia SDK for .NET developers
Microsoft will use its Windows Azure platform alongside Telefonica’s application programming interface (API) project, BlueVia, to provide a free software development kit (SDK) for .NET application developers.
Government puts open source at the heart of its new IT strategy
The government has launched its much-anticipated new IT strategy, with open source highlighted as a key part of its plans, and a promise that the coalition is "determined to do things better."
"We want government ICT to be open. Open to the people and organisations that use our services. And open to any provider, regardless of size," said Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude.
The ICT strategy report put open source as a purchasing priority,
Korea’s Largest Landline and Mobile Service Provider Using Open Source Cloud Computing Platform for Public Cloud
Cloud.com, a provider of open source cloud computing software, today announced that KT, Korea’s largest landline operator and mobile service provider, has selected its flagship technology, CloudStack™, as the foundation for its new public cloud offering, KT ucloud. Currently in beta, KT ucloud will offer its users a stable, secure and cost-effective cloud environment that ensures enterprises are making the most efficient IT investment. As enterprise IT managers are looking for cost-effective cloud computing platforms, KT ucloud guarantees the most competitive pricing and benefits among its competitors. Additionally, KT ucloud reduces electricity consumption by two or three times, ultimately aiming to reduce more than 60 percent of electricity used within their datacenter operations and passing those efficiencies through to their customers…