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Grazed from DZone. Author: Rick Delgado.

You may have already made the switch to cloud computing for your business and think you’re on the right track for optimal performance. However, most businesses are not harnessing the true potential of the cloud. In a survey by The Economist Intelligence Unit and IBM, it was found that only 38% of companies use cloud computing as a leading resource for their businesses. Those who have made it a priority have been able to tap into otherwise unreachable and unaffordable markets, appealing to new audiences and taking part in the latest technology. What more can the cloud do for you, and how are others already taking advantage? Here’s what the cloud provides:

1. Data Analytics For Even Smaller Companies

Budgets have always been the bane of creativity and innovation, especially for smaller companies who wish to take advantage of the tools heavy-hitters are using but are held back because of funds. The cloud offers flexibility to suit smaller companies and their smaller budgets without taking away any of the advantages…

Grazed from Fortune. Author: Barb Darrow.

This is one we should have seen coming: Last week, Amazon Web Services announced a version of the Dash button specifically to enable software developers to trigger cloud computing services. Some background: Last year AWS parent company Amazon started offering programmed Dash buttons that consumers can stick around the house, near supplies they need to buy often.

If they see that they’re running low on paper towels, for example, they hit the Wi-Fi-connected button, and the order is conveyed to the great Amazon store in the sky and slated for delivery. Now AWS is applying that same Internet of things facility to its cloud computing services. The $19.95 AWS Dash button targets software developers who may want to use it to connect to AWS Internet of things services, announced last year…

Grazed from NetworkWorld. Author: Brandon Butler.

Recently released reports from two investment research firms call into question just exactly where IBM fits in the cloud computing market. Deutsche Bank’s Markets Research team issued a note titled “Why IBM Won’t Catch AWS,” which argues that IBM’s focus on hybrid cloud computing puts the company in a different, and smaller, market than Amazon Web Services.

Another report from UBS Global Research focused more broadly on the cloud computing market and said IBM should be considered among the “Big 4” providers in cloud: AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform. The conflicting reports show IBM is sitting on the fringe of the cloud market…

Read more from the source @ http://www.networkworld.com/article/3070954/cloud-computing/where-does-ibm-fit-in-the-cloud-market.html

Grazed from BusinessWire. Author: Editorial Staff.

Technavio research analysts are forecasting positive growth for many segments of the global cloud computing market over the next four years as several markets including backend as a service (BaaS), cloud management for OpenStack, and network as a service (NaaS), will witness an increase in revenues.

According to Technavio, the need to reduce complexities in application development will accelerate the growth of the global backend as a services market and post a massive CAGR of almost 102% during the period 2016-2020. Application of BaaS solutions makes it easier for developers to set up, use, and operate a cloud backend for creating their mobile, tablet, and web apps…

Grazed from Business.com. Author: Editorial Staff.

Thinking about your company’s tech investments? How much of your thinking is up in the cloud? For many companies, the answer is: A great deal. According to a 2015 RightScale survey of the latest cloud computing trends, 93 percent of the respondents reported adopting cloud services.

Eighty two percent of enterprises have a hybrid cloud strategy (i.e., a mix on-premises, private and third-party public cloud platforms), up from 74 percent in 2014. As The Wall Street Journal reports, there is "a shift toward purchasing virtualized, digital services that replace physical equipment."…

According to Wikibon, true private cloud (on-premise and hosted together) is expected to grow from $7 billion in 2015 to $201 billion in 2026 (36% CAGR) and be 31% of infrastructure spend. At last month’s OpenStack Summit, the OpenStack Foundation said half of the Fortune 100 use OpenStack. Wal-Mart, AT&T, SAP and Wells Fargo all spoke about how they’re using open source code to build their private clouds.

EdgeConneX’s ecosystem partnership with Megaport allows customers to access the company’s SDN-enabled elastic interconnection fabric that enables direct, seamless connectivity to AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform via an Application Program Interface (API). Opus Interactive aids EdgeConneX enterprise customers in their migration to the cloud, while managing their cloud infrastructure ongoing. ScienceLogic provides IT infrastructure monitoring and performance measurement services, assisting CIOs in the management of their infrastructure on a single pane of glass, no matter where the infrastructure may reside — on premises, in colocation, or in the cloud. Electric Lightwave is the largest regional fiber provider in the west, offering network access to the cloud and private connectivity options that provide greater cloud security and lower latency for customers. Ciena is a market leader in creating customized solutions that assist customers in the management of complex optical and Ethernet technologies. These collective partnerships, along with others underway, position the Portland Edge Data Center as the region’s most prominent cloud hub and the only way in which to locally reach AWS Direct Connect and Azure by Microsoft.

Led by supply chain and logistics innovator Kristoph Matthews, Boxbee pioneered the on-demand storage space in 2012. Matthews sold the legacy on-demand storage business to Iron Mountain (IRM) earlier this year to focus on creating new opportunities for entrepreneurs looking to provide storage services with on-demand pickup and delivery to their community, but lack the capital or know-how to build software to manage the business as it scales.

OpenStack East is expected to draw 500 attendees bringing IT professionals, developers and OpenStack supporters together to share case studies, trends, and plans for the world’s fastest-growing open source project.

This community event is being guided by a steering committee that includes representatives from the east coast OpenStack Meetups and organized by Tesora, along with GigaSpaces.

Scale Computing, the market leader in hyperconverged storage, server and virtualization solutions for midsized companies, was named the Best Midmarket Solution: Hardware of the Midsize Enterprise Summit XCellence Awards 2016 on May 3 in Indianapolis for its newly announced flash-integrated HC3 appliances.

Scale Computing was among the 60 top vendors at the Midsize Enterprise Summit demonstrating their cutting-edge products, services and new technology solutions designed to boost productivity and accelerate ROI. The MES XCellence Awards measure attendees’ perceptions of sponsor products, services, and presentations during the event with top honors going to the companies who earned the most votes during the event.