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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

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

Best- And Worst-Performing Cloud Computing Stocks Feb. 10th To Feb. 14th And Year-to-Date

Best- And Worst-Performing Cloud Computing Stocks Feb. 10th To Feb. 14th And Year-to-Date

By Louis Columbus on February 17, 2014

The five highest performing cloud computing stocks year-to-date in the Cloud Computing Index are Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM), F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV), Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR), Fusion-IO (NYSE:FIO), Qualys (NASDAQ:QYLS) and Workday (NYSE:WDAY).  A $10K investment in Akamai on January 2nd of this year is worth $12,901 and $10K invested in F5 Networks is worth $12,509 as of market close yesterday.   IBM, Microsoft, Oracle and SAP share […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Akamai Technologies, Amazon.com, Cisco Systems, Citrix Systems, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Stock Index, Earnings Per Share, EMC Corporation, enterprise software, F5 Networks, Fusion-IO, ibm, Intuit, Juniper Networks, Louis Columbus' blog, microsoft, netsuite, oracle, Qualys, Rackspace Hosting, Red Hat, Riverbed Technology, SaaS, saas economics, salesforce.com, sap, software as a service, Symantec, VMware, workday | 1 Response

IDC’s Top Ten Technology Predictions For 2014: Spending On Cloud Computing Will Exceed $100B

IDC’s Top Ten Technology Predictions For 2014: Spending On Cloud Computing Will Exceed $100B

By Louis Columbus on December 19, 2013

International Data Corporation recently presented their top ten technology predictions for 2014.   Frank Gens, Senior Vice President and Chief Analyst at IDC hosted a webinar to present the research firm’s predictions for 2014 including the research firm’s latest cloud computing market forecast.  You can see a replay of the webinar and get the predictions documents at IDC Predictions 2014.  They […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged 2014 IDC Technology Predictions, analytics, Cloud Computing, Cloud computing 2014, Cloud Computing Forecasts 2011, cloud infrastructure, cloud services, Emerging markets, global cloud computing spending, IDC 2014 Predictions, IDC SaaS Forecasts, Louis Columbus' blog, saas economics | 4 Responses

Best- And Worst-Performing Cloud Computing Stocks Through Q3, 2013

Best- And Worst-Performing Cloud Computing Stocks Through Q3, 2013

By Louis Columbus on October 16, 2013

The five highest-performing cloud computing stocks as of Q3, 2013 in the Cloud Computing Stock Index have proven prowess in closing enterprise-level deals, expertise in compliance and security, and years of infrastructure experience. Twelve of the nineteen companies in the index delivered a positive return in the first three quarters of this year.  NetSuite (NYSE:N) leads all companies in the […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged 2013 cloud computing predictions, Cloud Computing, Cloud computing enterprise adoption, Cloud Computing Stock Index, cloud computing stock performance, Cloud technologies, IDC SaaS Forecasts, Louis Columbus' blog, Public Cloud Computing, saas economics, software as a service, Software Business Models | 1 Response

451 Research Summit: Enterprises Competing With Digital Infrastructure & Cloud Computing

451 Research Summit: Enterprises Competing With Digital Infrastructure & Cloud Computing

By Louis Columbus on October 7, 2013

Enterprises are defining their own cloud strategies, their own way, ignoring vendor hype and requiring metrics that reflect security (61%), mean-time-to-recover from outages (57%), number of data center outages (51%). This and many insights were gained from attending the 451 Research Hosting and Cloud Transformation Summit at the Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas last week. 451 Research provided a […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged 2013 Predictions, 451 Research, 451 Research Hosting and Cloud Transformation Summit, Cloud Computing, Cloud computing enterprise adoption, cloud computing landscape, enterprise software, ibm, Louis Columbus' blog, Public Cloud Computing, saas economics, SoftLayer, software as a service | 3 Responses

How to Make Money in the Cloud: Microsoft, SAP, the Partner Dilemma and The Tools Solution

How to Make Money in the Cloud: Microsoft, SAP, the Partner Dilemma and The Tools Solution

By Josh Greenbaum on July 13, 2010

It’s cloud’s illusions I recall, I really don’t know clouds at all….. One of the primary devils in the details with cloud computing will always be found in the chase for margins, and this is becoming abundantly clear for Microsoft’s market-leading partner ecosystem, gathered this week in Washington, DC. for their Worldwide Partner Conference.

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Business ByDesign, ByD, Cloud Computing, cloud economics, microsoft, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Dynamics, profit, Revenue, saas economics, sap, Steve Ballmer, xrm | 1 Response

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