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2018 Roundup Of Cloud Computing Forecasts And Market Estimates

2018 Roundup Of Cloud Computing Forecasts And Market Estimates

By Louis Columbus on October 14, 2018

Cloud computing platforms and applications are proliferating across enterprises today, serving as the IT infrastructure driving new digital businesses. The following roundup of cloud computing forecasts and market estimates reflect a maturing global market for cloud services, with proven scale, speed and security to support new business models. CIOs who are creating compelling business cases […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Amazon Web Services, bessemer venture partners, Cloud Computing, cloud computing landscape, gartner, idc, Louis Columbus, Microsoft Azure, Public Cloud Computing, SaaS

By 2020 83% Of Enterprise Workloads Will Be In The Cloud

By 2020 83% Of Enterprise Workloads Will Be In The Cloud

By Louis Columbus on January 13, 2018

Digitally transforming enterprises (63%) is the leading factor driving greater public cloud computing engagement or adoption today. 66% of IT professionals say security is their most significant concern in adopting an enterprise cloud computing strategy. 50% of IT professionals believe artificial intelligence and machine learning are playing a role in cloud computing adoption today, growing […]

Posted in Business, Technology / Software | Tagged Amazon, Amazon AWS, Amazon re:Invent, Amazon Web Services, aws, byline=Louis Columbus, Cloud Computing, Cloud computing enterprise adoption, cloud computing landscape, cloud computing projections, Cloud technologies, enterprise software, google, Google Cloud, google cloud platform, ibm, IBM CLOUD, LogicMonitor, Louis Columbus, Private Cloud, Public Cloud Computing

The Top 100 Enterprise Analytics Startups Of 2014

The Top 100 Enterprise Analytics Startups Of 2014

By Louis Columbus on October 23, 2014

With the potential of removing legacy IT silos and freeing up valuable data to gain greater insights into their operations, enterprises continue to invest heavily in analytics.  Providing powerful analytics tools to business analysts who can get to work immediately on complex challenges instead of having to wait for ITs’ often over-committed resources is also […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged analytics, Cloud Computing, cloud computing landscape, Louis Columbus' blog, Mattermark, SaaS, software as a service, startups | 1 Response

Software Firms Now 42% Of Venture Capital Invested In 2014

Software Firms Now 42% Of Venture Capital Invested In 2014

By Louis Columbus on May 5, 2014

Just over $4B was invested in software deals by venture capitalists (VCs) during Q1, 2014, four times as much as biotechnology. Software deals netted out 42% of all dollars invested in the first quarter of 2014, with biotechnology receiving 11%.  VCs invested $816M in IT Services or 9% of all dollars, making this the third largest […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged biotechnology, Cloud Computing, cloud computing landscape, enterprise software, enterprise software vendors, innovation, Louis Columbus' blog, National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), PriceWaterhouseCoopers, software as a service, Venture Capital, Venture Capital Analysis

45% of Global Enterprises Are Running Production-Level Cloud Apps Today

45% of Global Enterprises Are Running Production-Level Cloud Apps Today

By Louis Columbus on March 31, 2014

Microsoft’s latest study shows enterprises’ pace of cloud computing adoption continues to accelerate.  Nearly half of the respondents (45%) report they have cloud-based applications running in production environments.  58% report that they selectively target new applications and projects for cloud computing. Microsoft commissioned 451 Research to complete one of the most comprehensive global surveys to […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged 451 Research, Cloud Computing, cloud computing landscape, enterprise software, erp, global enterprises, Hosting and Cloud Go Mainstream, Louis Columbus' blog, microsoft, SaaS, saas economics, SaaS Forecasts, software as a service | 2 Responses

Roundup Of Cloud Computing Forecasts And Market Estimates, 2014

Roundup Of Cloud Computing Forecasts And Market Estimates, 2014

By Louis Columbus on March 24, 2014

By 2018, CIOs expect it to play a critical role in enabling their organizations strategic vision according to IBM’s latest study, Moving from the back office to the front lines – CIO insights from the Global C-suite Study. The IBM study and recent cloud computing forecasts and market estimates illustrate how quickly CIOs’ roles are changing. CIOs […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged 2014, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Forecasts 2014, cloud computing landscape, cloud computing projections, Louis Columbus' blog, Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Application Platform as a Service, Moving from the back office to the front lines - CIO insights from the Global C-suite Study., SaaS, software as a service

The Best Cloud Computing Companies And CEOs To Work For In 2014

The Best Cloud Computing Companies And CEOs To Work For In 2014

By Louis Columbus on March 3, 2014

2014 continues to be a year marked by the accelerating hiring cycles across nearly all cloud computing companies. Signing bonuses of $3K to $5K for senior engineers and system design specialists are becoming common, and the cycles from screening to interviews to offers is shortening.  The job market in the cloud computing industry is leaning in favor of applicants […]

Posted in Business, Technology / Software | Tagged Acronis, Alert Logic, Amazon Web Services, Asigra, AT&T, Avalara, AVG Technologies, Blue Coatl, Carbonite, CenturyLink Technology Solutions, CipherCloud, Cisco Systems, Cloud Computing, cloud computing landscape, CloudScaling, Comcast (Upware), EMC, Engine Yard, EVault, financialforce.com, Glassdoor.com, google, Hewlett-Packard, ibm, Intacct, Intronis, LogMeIn, Louis Columbus' blog, Marketo, microsoft, MuleSoft, NaviSite, Nebula, netsuite, NTT Communications, oracle, Parallels, Pivotal Software, Rackspace, Red Hat, SaaS, saas economics, salesforce.com, sap, Software AG, software as a service, Tableau Software, Trend Micro, Veracode, Verizon (Terramark), Websense, workday, zoho, Zscaler | 1 Response

Why Cloud ERP Adoption Is Faster Than Gartner Predicts

Why Cloud ERP Adoption Is Faster Than Gartner Predicts

By Louis Columbus on February 14, 2014

A recent study completed by Gartner titled Survey Analysis: Adoption of Cloud ERP, 2013 Through 2023 published on January 24, 2014, written by Nigel Rayner advises CIOs and application leaders of financial services institutions to “consider cloud ERP as a potential replacement for aging core ERP systems that are out of support or running on an old […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing ERP, Cloud Computing Forecasts 2011, cloud computing landscape, Cloud Enterprise Resource Planning, Cloud ERP, Enterprise resource planning, enterprise software, erp, ERP Forecast, Gartner Cloud Computing, Louis Columbus' blog, software as a service | 2 Responses

Roundup Of Cloud Computing And Enterprise Software Predictions For 2014

Roundup Of Cloud Computing And Enterprise Software Predictions For 2014

By Louis Columbus on January 5, 2014

Alan Kay’s saying that the best way to predict the future is to create it resonates through the best cloud computing and enterprise software predictions for 2014. Constraints that held start-ups back from delivering sophisticated new apps and services are disappearing fast.  The dynamics of one of my favorite books, The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton Christensen, are in full force across the […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged 2014 Predictions, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Cloud computing enterprise adoption, Cloud Computing Forecasts 2011, cloud computing landscape, Cloud Computing Predictions, Enterprise resource planning, Forrester Research, IaaS Forecast, IDC SaaS Forecasts, Louis Columbus' blog, predictions, Public Cloud Computing, SaaS, SaaS Early Adopter Research, software as a service | 4 Responses

Cloud Predictive Analytics Most Used To Gain Customer Insight

Cloud Predictive Analytics Most Used To Gain Customer Insight

By Louis Columbus on November 11, 2013

Using analytics to better understand customer satisfaction, profitability, retention and churn while increasing cross-sell and up-sell are the most dominant uses of cloud-based analytics today. Jim Ericson and James Taylor presented the results of Decision Management Solutions’ cloud predictive analytics survey this week in the webinar Predictive Analytics in the Cloud 2013 – Opportunities, Trends and the Impact […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged analytics, Big Data, Cloud Computing, cloud computing landscape, cloud deployment, cloud-based analytics, community cloud, enterprise analytics, hybrid cloud, internal cloud, Louis Columbus' blog, Private Cloud, SaaS, SaaS Forecasts, software as a service | 4 Responses

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