Recasting Virtualization Initiatives as Cloud Initiatives
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »According to Forrester and Gartner, consolidating servers through virtualization can result in up to 50% savings on hardware costs¹ and a 15-20% reduction in total cost of ownership² once a project is complete and project costs have been included. I'd ...
Better Software with Crowdsourcing and Cloud Computing
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Crowdsourcing and cloud computing are two exciting trends in the tech industry. We've teamed up with our friends at uTest to show how you can combine online communities and cloud-based infrastructure to build better software. Join our 30 minute live Webcast ...
Focus on ‘right-sized, zero-CAPEX alternatives’
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 Posted in Cloud Computing | No Comments »Phil Wainewright recently wrote an article in ZDNet that referenced IDC's forecast that SaaS growth will surge by more than 40 percent in the current year. He highlighted one particularly interesting statement: “… the harsh economic climate will actually accelerate the ...
Gartner Says Cloud Application Infrastructure Technologies Need Seven Years to Mature
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 Posted in Cloud Computing | No Comments »Gartner issued a press release predicting the 3 phases of evolution for cloud computing. In the first phase, pioneers and trailblazers, Gartner predicts successful vendors will focus on rapid-application-development-oriented tools and solutions where return on investment can be acquired within ...
