Moving common software applications to centralised Cloud services could cut energy consumption by up to 87 percent - about 23 billion kilowatt-hours.
Technology
IBM recently announced its intention to buy SoftLayer Technologies in a deal intended to beef up its capabilities against Amazon's Public Cloud offerings. Good plan?
Government
IBM and Amazon are chasing a major CIA Cloud Computing contract for the US government.
Insight
Adoption of SaaS-based back office applications is accelerating in Europe leading to new IT and business opportunities, says Bo Lykkegaard of research house IDC
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Hewlett-Packard has launched an operating system (OS) designed specifically for Cloud Computing, imaginatively named the HP Cloud OS.
Cisco has been expanding its interests in the Cloud Computing sector, as its CTO for Cloud Computing, Lew Tucker told Goldman Sachs analysts recently.
Dell's billion dollar Cloud roll out has been dramatically scaled back, with the emphasis shifting from public to private Clouds.
The row over PRISM spying allegations in the US could have a significant impact on the Cloud Computing industry and boost the European market.
Cloud business intelligence company Birst has launched a solution accelerator designed to drive deeper insight on transactions occurring in the NetSuite ERP adn and SuiteCommerce applications.
Salesforce.com has announced it is to acquire Cloud marketing company ExactTarget for $2.5bn – its biggest acquisition to date, and one that seemingly signals another phase in the development of its Marketing Cloud.
It's very much a case of 'job well done' for Denise McDonagh as she relinquishes her role as programme director of G-Cloud and heads back to the Home Office.
The G-Cloud has been a success, but it is underused, according to Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude as the national Cloud strategy moves to GDS.
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CIOs attitudes to the Cloud have changed - no longer is the technology an over-hyped prospect. It's also changed the role of the CIO, which is now a key role for increasing business innovation.
Salesforce.com’s new vision is close to Ovum’s customer-adaptive enterprise, whereby an organization is closely connected to its customers and able to orchestrate value with its ecosystem of partners and suppliers.
Spend on Cloud-based integration platforms will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 31% between 2012 and 2018, reaching $3.7bn by the end of 2018.
Prepare for a change from licensing to subscribing, says IDC analyst David Bradshaw, as vendors such as Adobe and Microsoft drive the model forwards.
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