Matt Mullen of 451 Research produced the article / analysis below discussing the much-hyped topic of whether marketing teams are starting to drive more organizational IT spending than traditional IT teams themselves. Speaking as a marketing guy: “Oh, were that the case!” Evidently my current and recent employers never got that memo. (Heh heh heh, just kidding, bosses) My favorite …
Keepin’ IT Real with Cloud Migration
As with any hot new technology, claims and expectations can sometimes become a bit removed from reality. The froth often runneth over. And so it sometimes goes with cloud computing, which is why we at AIS like to “keep it real” by reminding folks of all the practical considerations for migrating services to the cloud. Don’t get me wrong: cloud …
Tim Chou on True Technology Costs
Dr. Timothy Chou of cloud computing, Stanford, and Oracle fame wrote the opinion piece below for CFO. AIS is proud to have forged a relationship with Tim over the past year; he is certainly a smart guy with keen insight. (Note: you can see Tim keynote the March 6 CommNexus Headliner event on March 6 at Qualcomm entitled “Migrating to …
CMO-Driven Cloud Spend (OpEx) to Rise
Caron Carlson from FierceCIO flagged this thought-provoking article by Bernard Golden in CIO. Oversimplified summary: with CMOs rising and CIOs dropping with regard to cloud spending, OpEx will rise and CapEx will fall — and spending predictability will go out the window. It’s a fascinating read. What do YOU think? Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing …
CIO Strategies for 2013
New month of a new year — and so we review a few new CIO strategies. The post from Caron Carlson in FierceCIO covers an article by John Brandon in CIO. Self-serving highlight: “Embrace the cloud for disaster recovery”. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing ———— 6 CIOs Share Their Strategic Visions for 2013 If your …
DAR.fm Signs Data Center Services Deal with AIS, Citing Direct Peering Relationships with Key Subscriber Networks as Influential in Decision
Serial Entrepreneur Michael Robertson’s “DVR for Radio” Service to Benefit from Enhanced Quality and Extreme Reliability Provided by AIS Network Connectivity SAN DIEGO, Calif., January 29, 2013 – AIS (American Internet Services), a leading provider of enterprise-class data center, cloud, and connectivity services, today announced that DAR.fm, provider of premier web services that allow users to record, pause, and play …
Forrester 2013 Cloud Predictions
I came across the excellent blog post by James Staten of Forrester while reading articles about cloud predictions for 2013. This one stood out to me as one of the best; I hope you enjoy it as much as I did (even though the original was published over a month ago). Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP …
Summary: 2013 Cloud Computing Predictions
‘Tis the season for predictions, prognostications, prophesying, and planning. The WHIR (Web Host Industry Review) recently assembled five pithy predictions from industry analysts on cloud computing. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing ——— Noise Filter: Cloud Computing Predictions for 2013 The past few weeks have seen an emergence of reports that list their cloud predictions for …
Security in the Cloud: ESET & KWCG, Jan 23 at AIS
Security is a top priority for IT professionals. With the adoption of virtualization and cloud computing, there are major new concerns about virtualization security. Wednesday, Jan 23, 2013 3:30 to 5:30 pm AIS Headquarters 9305 Lightwave Avenue San Diego, CA 92123 Please RSVP by calling: 619-568-3538 x102 or email lkimsey@kwcg.us Speakers: ESET and KWCG Join us on Wednesday, January 23 …
Greg Ness Cloud Predictions
This is a compact-yet-powerful re-post of an original from Greg Ness’ “Archimedius” blog. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing ——— Top Five Cloud Predictions for 2013 I’ve read about a dozen different sets of predictions for cloud computing in 2013 and will coopt many I consider to be the most credible in order to create my own …
