The Cloud Era Begins for Enterprise Tech

Grazed from New York Times. Author: Quentin Hardy.

Let’s say it: Last summer was the beginning of the end for the old guard in what is still the biggest part of technology – business spending on everything from servers to software. This fall begins a new competition for the hearts and minds of corporate customers.

Consider a few of summer’s events. Dell started to go private in the face of eroding personal computer demand. Hewlett-Packard once again announced lower revenue, and had more executive reshuffles. Microsoft’s chief executive, Steven A. Ballmer, resigned, then in the last big weekend of summer bought the handset business of a deeply weakened Nokia…

That last step, an effort to build up mobility, is at the heart of Microsoft’s efforts to be relevant in a new world of cloud computing, smartphones and tablets. So was VMware’s announcement that it is building out its cloud business and changing its sales strategy globally…

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