Category: News

December 4, 2010 Off

Cloud computing market ‘set to mature in 2011’

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

The cloud computing market will mature during next year, becoming integrated with other emerging technologies such as social networking and smartphones.

This is according to a new report from the International Data Corporation (IDC), which forecasts cloud services will make the move from early-adopter status to mainstream adoption over the course of the year.

December 3, 2010 Off

Microsoft gains cloud security certification, follows Google lead

By David
Grazed from ComputerWorld.  Author:  Jon Brodkin.

Microsoft has received FISMA certification for its cloud computing data centres, a key step toward gaining customers in the federal government market that has been infiltrated by rival Google. However, Microsoft’s hosted Exchange and Online services have not yet been awarded FISMA approval.

December 3, 2010 Off

Did Amazon Just Move Supercomputing to the Cloud?

By David
Grazed from MIT Tehcnology Review.  Author:  Christopher Mims.

Perhaps it was inevitable: the cloud is already parsing enormous quantities of information at a high speed for the world’s webmasters; why not diversify its processor types and apply that power to problems that previously required in-house supercomputing resources?

December 3, 2010 Off

Zuora Launches 4 for the Cloud

By David
Grazed from Destination CRM.  Author: Koa Beck.

Zuora, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider of subscription-billing offerings, named a Rising Star in the 2009 CRM Market Awards, has had a busy year. With quite a few big announcements, including a couple of product releases, a partnership, and a perspective about the end of buying, Zuora is accelerating faster than you can say "subscription economy."

December 3, 2010 Off

SMBs Mature with the Mobile Cloud

By David
Grazed from Destination CRM.  Author: Lauren McKay.

According to research by Access Markets International (AMI) Partners, 39 percent of small businesses (fewer than 100 employee) and 84 percent of medium-sized business (100-1000 employees) can be described as having a mobile workforce that, on average, spends at least four days per month out of the office.

December 3, 2010 Off

Putting Strategy into SaaS Purchases

By David
Grazed from IT Business Edge.  Author: Ann All.

There is little doubt that organizations are looking to software-as-a-service (SaaS) as more than just a means to cut their costs. In a recent post of SaaS buying trends, I shared Software Insider Ray Wang’s opinion that "SaaS will be the predominant entry point for new innovation" moving forward.

 

But will organizations benefit from this innovation without a methodical approach to SaaS?

December 3, 2010 Off

FTC’s ‘Do Not Track’ Could Doom Web Marketing

By David
Grazed from Internet Evolution.  Author: Sean Gallagher.

On December 1, the Federal Trade Commission issued a preliminary report on new standards for Internet privacy. A central element of the proposed new standards is a "Do Not Track" list that will allow individuals to opt out of having their online behavior and personal information used by individuals and companies other than the ones that own the Websites they are surfing.

December 3, 2010 Off

Data management ‘can no longer be ignored’

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

The issue of data management is one that will come to the fore for chief information officers (CIOs) during 2011, it has been predicted.

According to Ovum analyst Mark Blowers, the sheer volume of information now passing through companies will make this a key area of focus for such employees next year.

"The issue of hardware capacity and the drain on resources will see data management make it on to the investment agenda for IT departments in 2011," he predicted.