IDC speaks. Article by Saroj Kar in CloudTimes. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing ——– IDC 2014 Prediction: The Ten Technologies That Will Emerge in 2014 The International Data Corporation (IDC) has published the first in a series of industry and technology-specific predictions of information and telecommunications technology industry (ICT) for the coming year. IDC predictions …
GoT IoT?
Think about it: 2020 is only six years away. That’s the same amount of time that it will take many of today’s high school juniors to graduate from college. And even though 2020 sounds futuristic, the opportunities, challenges, and unintended consequences of what’s just over the horizon is closer than we think. Article by Saroj Kar in CloudTimes. Emphasis in …
Cloud Predictions for 2014
Up and to the right. By Rebecca Merrett in CIO. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing ——— Where is cloud computing heading in 2014? Microsoft and Amazon Web Services to become one of the greatest head-to-head competitors for 2014, says Gartner’s Michael Warrilow Private and hybrid cloud models, IT departments acting as cloud brokers, more competition …
Choose Your Cloud Provider with Care
Change can be painful — so do yourself a favor and choose a cloud provider who will still be around in a couple of years. Article by Patrick Thibodeau in InfoWorld. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing ——— One in four cloud providers will be gone by 2015 Acquisitions will be the leading cause of cloud …
Gartner: 20% of IT Will Be Spend-as-a-Service
Lower upfont cost. Faster deployment. Lower technology risk. More advantageous accounting (i.e., OpEx vs. CapEx). So I ask: why only 20% in 5 years? By David Weldon in FierceCIO summarizing a Gartner blog post. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing ——- 20% of new IT spending will go to as-a-service solutions By the year 2018, 20 …
2014 Cloud Predictions from Forrester
Music to my ears: “Public cloud will be the default backbone for IT.” YES! Biggest surprise (for me): “Australia rises to the No. 2 public cloud computing market”. Who knew? How good are YOUR guesses? By David Weldon in FierceCIO and original article by James Straten of Forrester in ZDNet. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing …
Cloud Computing: Same As It Ever Was?
When the tide is high we cannot see the rocks lurking below the surface. When the tide is low, all is exposed. Either way, the rocks are always there. The wise captain uses all the tools available to avoid calamity regardless of the state of the tide: charts, depth-finders, sonar, even lookouts. Are YOU doing all you can do? Article …
Even the Feds Are Doing It
Cloud computing is all the rage — and if more and more of Uncle Sam’s agencies are strapping on the feed bag, then market acceptance is definitely beyond the early adopter stage. By David Hamilton in The WHIR. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing ——– More US Federal Agencies Adopting Cloud Computing in 2013 As Security …
Shadow IT: Creeping Up on You
I’m all for cloud growth but not if it’s in the shadows of corporate IT policies. Inevitably unsanctioned cloud deployments will come back to bite the business — via substandard security, data loss, inconsistency, duplication of effort, or plain ‘ol under-the-radar (and hence un-managed) costs. The study summarized below indicates that shadow IT cloud deployments are a lot more pervasive …
Gartner Plugs Disaster Recovery Planning
You gotta love it when Gartner — one of the most respected market research firms on the planet — observes trends and recommends courses of action that your own business is already pursuing. Validation is a beautiful thing. Summary article by Fred Donovan in FierceITSecurity, original press release by Gartner. Emphasis in red added by me. Brian Wood, VP Marketing …
