Most Active Articles 2009-11-24T11:29:03.483-05:00 Business Exchange Business_Exchange@businessweek.com urn:com:businessweek:bx:topic:most-active:cloud-computing-research Stephen Baker sbaker551 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16600195857559504794-a53bef46d63be0e162463b20eb80c2d3 2009-10-20T19:26:47.371-04:00

Cloud computing isn't going to be vapor much longer, Gartner said Tuesday. The general idea--shared computing services accessible over the Internet that can expand or contract on demand--topped Gartner's list of the 10 top technologies that information technology personnel need to plan for.

Cloud computing isn't going to be vapor much longer, Gartner said Tuesday. The general idea--shared computing services accessible over the Internet that can expand or contract on demand--topped Gartner's list of the 10 top technologies that information technology personnel need to plan for. http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-10378782-264.html Thomas Huynh thuynh381 65 63 0 2 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:6753877330944820208-c1cf92cb0800701856154fcebfd3c9ad 2009-11-03T09:49:25.148-05:00

At least 5 people asked me that question in the last 2 weeks. These people are customers, competitors as well as our partners. Everyone has been surprised at our success in the Financial market with our Force.com based services (or products, as some would call them) to manage operations for Capital Markets and Asset Management firms.But then, they figure it makes sense since Navatar is offering the lowest cost option to those who have no money to spend these days....

At least 5 people asked me that question in the last 2 weeks. These people are customers, competitors as well as our partners. Everyone has been surprised at our success in the Financial market with our Force.com based services (or products, as some would call them) to manage operations for Capital Markets and Asset Management firms.But then, they figure it makes sense since Navatar is offering the lowest cost option to those who have no money to spend these days.... http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=143626402769 ALOK MISRA amisra526 9 9 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:5570602054563125778-20d93411dabaf49d6f003ae424f5a467 2009-03-26T06:02:43.502-04:00

'You can fire us on a minute's notice' Amazon's cloud computing evangelist Adam Selipsky is upfront about the risks, but determined to find the silver lining in 'capital-constrained' times Digg it Mark Harris The Guardian, Thursday 26 March 2009...

'You can fire us on a minute's notice' Amazon's cloud computing evangelist Adam Selipsky is upfront about the risks, but determined to find the silver lining in 'capital-constrained' times Digg it Mark Harris The Guardian, Thursday 26 March 2009... http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/mar/26/amazon-adam-selipsky Paul Miller pmiller195 226 223 1 2 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:4052241867518360225-3af3b39a0fa3f0fefaa07399448c7d53 2009-10-07T08:30:00.000-04:00

...advocates of cloud computing is also one of its most secretive operations: the Central Intelligence Agency. But the CIA has adopted cloud...

...advocates of cloud computing is also one of its most secretive operations: the Central Intelligence Agency. But the CIA has adopted cloud... http://www.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/cia-endorses-cloud-computing-approach-bolster-security-859?source=rss_infoworld_news 14 11 2 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:11112041919862685503-e73f86c00133aa795fbc859eaa95dcd2 2009-03-05T06:05:00.000-05:00

Lots of fresh research is coming out on the state of cloud computing. The following data points provide a snapshot of user attitudes in this fast-moving market. Who's using cloud services? 18% Using cloud services today 9% Planning to use cloud

Lots of fresh research is coming out on the state of cloud computing. The following data points provide a snapshot of user attitudes in this fast-moving market. Who's using cloud services? 18% Using cloud services today 9% Planning to use cloud http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r1853905895&f=9791 140 140 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:6130781251007867041-e3cf2879b3b027dadf44ce3e53129933 2009-01-26T07:41:52.199-05:00

It is the infrastructural paradigm shift that is sweeping across the Enterprise IT world, but how is it best defined? I refer of course to 'Cloud Computing' - the phenomenon that currently has as many definitions as there are squares on a...

It is the infrastructural paradigm shift that is sweeping across the Enterprise IT world, but how is it best defined? I refer of course to 'Cloud Computing' - the phenomenon that currently has as many definitions as there are squares on a... http://cloudcomputing.sys-con.com/node/612375 Paul Miller pmiller195 132 129 2 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:3196663206368944578-51323ab11f9120ca5ed8a6b41759b7e7 2009-04-13T02:08:31.147-04:00

After the recent cloud computing initiatives of Yahoo!, IBM, SAP, Google, and others, Platform Computing, a company offering grid and cloud computing software, has planned to open a Cloud Innovation Centre (CIC) in Singapore. It aims to provide...

After the recent cloud computing initiatives of Yahoo!, IBM, SAP, Google, and others, Platform Computing, a company offering grid and cloud computing software, has planned to open a Cloud Innovation Centre (CIC) in Singapore. It aims to provide... http://www.mytechboxonline.com/mtodata/data-cloudcomp-04.html Rakesh Raman rraman103 71 70 1 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:11614040354164723987-26372873958c22809c3aafb2a3c15cd2 2009-03-23T06:48:02.498-04:00

Gartner's Thomas Bittman reckons that Private Clouds are a stepping stone to something bigger and better.

Gartner's Thomas Bittman reckons that Private Clouds are a stepping stone to something bigger and better. http://blogs.gartner.com/thomas_bittman/2009/03/22/private-cloud-computing-is-not-the-goal/ Paul Miller pmiller195 79 78 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16930504363830932477-badd1e31e3043f345697b6d3758e110f 2009-03-26T04:14:20.771-04:00

By Richard Waters in San Francisco Published: March 25 2009 20:16 | Last updated: March 25 2009 20:16 A revolution that is sweeping through corporate data centres is the untold secret of modern business. The information factories of the digital age...

By Richard Waters in San Francisco Published: March 25 2009 20:16 | Last updated: March 25 2009 20:16 A revolution that is sweeping through corporate data centres is the untold secret of modern business. The information factories of the digital age... http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c9e3bf12-1973-11de-9d34-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1 Paul Miller pmiller195 75 74 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:3709092921343296541-94f1e4c785a74c21184bb1e9bdeb94ad 2008-11-05T15:37:04.764-05:00

Keywords: cloud, cloud computing, Forrester CONNECTIONS Forrester Forrester has just released a report outlining the CFO-ish benefits of cloud computing. The report, entitled 'Talking to Your CFO About Cloud Computing,' is aimed at

Keywords: cloud, cloud computing, Forrester CONNECTIONS Forrester Forrester has just released a report outlining the CFO-ish benefits of cloud computing. The report, entitled 'Talking to Your CFO About Cloud Computing,' is aimed at http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r1677141725&f=9791 150 148 2 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:6589395962488118945-0e81afa4c7f7ca5c1a9386cf82a39a7c 2009-10-23T10:41:44.661-04:00

Gain a Free User License for Each Purchased for Financial Services CRM and Operations Solutions from Global Salesforce.com VAR NEW YORK, Oct. 21, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Navatar Group, a global salesforce.com partner and Value Added Reseller (VAR) in financial services, today announced Two For One Promotion Pricing for their Buy Side and Sell Side Cloud Computing Solutions running on the Force.com platform. The pricing includes both the Navatar service and the underlying force.com seats. Navatar Group also provides all implementation services, accounts/contacts migration, training, maintenance and email support for these solutions free of charge.

Gain a Free User License for Each Purchased for Financial Services CRM and Operations Solutions from Global Salesforce.com VAR NEW YORK, Oct. 21, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Navatar Group, a global salesforce.com partner and Value Added Reseller (VAR) in financial services, today announced Two For One Promotion Pricing for their Buy Side and Sell Side Cloud Computing Solutions running on the Force.com platform. The pricing includes both the Navatar service and the underlying force.com seats. Navatar Group also provides all implementation services, accounts/contacts migration, training, maintenance and email support for these solutions free of charge. http://www.globenewswire.com/news.html?d=176141 ALOK MISRA amisra526 1 1 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:236380887954475816-9cdb740047b81227264f0155493c1d15 2008-12-28T12:12:00.000-05:00

This video says more about the value of cloud computing than I could do in about 20 blogs. Here are some of the key points I pulled from this clip:

This video says more about the value of cloud computing than I could do in about 20 blogs. Here are some of the key points I pulled from this clip: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/JohnMWillis/~3/497120387/ 111 111 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:15740511012385882818-5239bf85586f010acb1bc7aa0ee86e62 2009-02-19T20:54:10.571-05:00

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Extract not available. http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r1829880709&f=9791 82 82 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:14625995815390417741-897c801f8ca3d0dc80f3c89079cb45b1 2008-11-02T23:34:17.803-05:00

These days in technology, it seems you can't even turn around without bumping into the term 'cloud computing.' In fact, last week, while traveling around the Bay Area on our Motley Fool Innovation Tour, the only two phrases that got more play were

These days in technology, it seems you can't even turn around without bumping into the term 'cloud computing.' In fact, last week, while traveling around the Bay Area on our Motley Fool Innovation Tour, the only two phrases that got more play were http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r1670079676&f=9791 126 126 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:14156063345656127851-b2079fc55f20f0ab193cac87028167cb 2008-10-24T16:09:52.422-04:00

Cloud computing has become the most over-hyped tech buzzword this year, but CIO's new survey of IT leaders shows that despite security concerns, enterprises see real promise for flexibility and savings

Cloud computing has become the most over-hyped tech buzzword this year, but CIO's new survey of IT leaders shows that despite security concerns, enterprises see real promise for flexibility and savings http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r1659699367&f=9791 128 127 1 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:15899013847501454772-5e14babc6becd9b83277dbf9c20af93f 2009-09-24T14:53:40.054-04:00

In our opinion cloud computing, as currently described, is not that far off from the sort of thinking that drove the economic downturn. In effect both situations sound the same… we allowed radical experiments to be performed by gigantic, non-redundant entities. There is a place in the world for behemoths, but that is not where the most radical experimentation should be taking place.

In our opinion cloud computing, as currently described, is not that far off from the sort of thinking that drove the economic downturn. In effect both situations sound the same… we allowed radical experiments to be performed by gigantic, non-redundant entities. There is a place in the world for behemoths, but that is not where the most radical experimentation should be taking place. http://www.maya.com/the-feed/the-wrong-cloud Christopher Tse ctse359 6 5 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:794696687757408158-4ed1573c5f08c2917f3d2ad7d1016fdb 2008-10-14T16:05:32.819-04:00

of hosted virtual desktop capabilities will be adopted by fewer than 40 percent of target users by 2010. Cloud Computing. Cloud computing is a style of computing that characterizes a model in which providers deliver a variety of IT-enabled capabilities

of hosted virtual desktop capabilities will be adopted by fewer than 40 percent of target users by 2010. Cloud Computing. Cloud computing is a style of computing that characterizes a model in which providers deliver a variety of IT-enabled capabilities http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r1643838685&f=9791 105 105 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:3737647274485899156-82f979ee801a346ae7ef70739314e32a 2009-03-26T04:18:28.426-04:00

Russ Daniels is VP and CTO for Cloud Services Strategy at IT behemoth, Hewlett-Packard [HPQ]. In a recent conversation, which has just been released as a podcast, we discuss the various ways in which the Cloud impinges upon HP’s current and future...

Russ Daniels is VP and CTO for Cloud Services Strategy at IT behemoth, Hewlett-Packard [HPQ]. In a recent conversation, which has just been released as a podcast, we discuss the various ways in which the Cloud impinges upon HP’s current and future... http://cloudofdata.com/2009/03/hewlett-packards-russ-daniels-discusses-his-companys-approach-to-the-cloud/ Paul Miller pmiller195 42 41 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:7150038279891162982-a81866c9b5286c5bd67d02a614083c6b 2009-10-15T14:18:34.040-04:00

In the wake of news reports that Venture Capital fund raising had its lowest quarter since ‘03, you might be surprised that very sophisticated buy-side firms such as Hedge Funds, Venture Capital firms and Private Equity firms often rely on the must rudimentary, home made fund raising methods. For example, many firms are still tracking their efforts in Excel or via notes in Outlook. It’s a very manual, time consuming and arduous .....

In the wake of news reports that Venture Capital fund raising had its lowest quarter since ‘03, you might be surprised that very sophisticated buy-side firms such as Hedge Funds, Venture Capital firms and Private Equity firms often rely on the must rudimentary, home made fund raising methods. For example, many firms are still tracking their efforts in Excel or via notes in Outlook. It’s a very manual, time consuming and arduous ..... http://www.navatarforce.com/financial/buy-side-fundraising-suffering-can-salesforce-crm-help/ ALOK MISRA amisra526 1 0 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:9468917992482802973-66a6ed3aa3f4a33441eaf6db9e96dfcd 2009-10-02T19:36:48.250-04:00

You may have seen a lot of buzz in the business press recently about cloud computing. But what exactly does this mean? Even computer industry people differ on...

You may have seen a lot of buzz in the business press recently about cloud computing. But what exactly does this mean? Even computer industry people differ on... http://www.focus.com/ugr/research/information-technology/what-cloud-computing/ Trevor Usken tusken827 6 6 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1034586847354031666-a0a6d215c2dec4385f56f43d9668ae6c 2009-10-14T18:06:53.758-04:00

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison mocks cloud computing as typical IT trendiness--nothing more than a new name for processors, storage, databases, operating systems, and other software delivered over the Internet. "What are you talking about?

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison mocks cloud computing as typical IT trendiness--nothing more than a new name for processors, storage, databases, operating systems, and other software delivered over the Internet. "What are you talking about? http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/open_source/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=220400026 ALOK MISRA amisra526 2 0 0 2 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16826219830049883304-9b0e4f89da4b24f25a6e6814c55e3a78 2009-09-25T09:59:49.478-04:00

The Salesforce.com Foundation, the global leader in integrating philanthropy and business, today announced that Girls Inc., a national nonprofit youth organization dedicated to inspiring all girls to be strong, smart, and bold(SM) is deploying Force.com Sites from salesforce.com to help the organization manage relationships with all of its diverse constituents, including donors, volunteers, affiliate staff, board members, and alumnae, among others. Working with global cloud computing consulting firm Navatar Group, Girls Inc. is implementing Force.com Sites as part of its Salesforce CRM solution to integrate online event and conference registration and donation capabilities with the information managed by the staff across the organization, providing a full picture of the ways in which the organization's constituents engage with Girls Inc.

The Salesforce.com Foundation, the global leader in integrating philanthropy and business, today announced that Girls Inc., a national nonprofit youth organization dedicated to inspiring all girls to be strong, smart, and bold(SM) is deploying Force.com Sites from salesforce.com to help the organization manage relationships with all of its diverse constituents, including donors, volunteers, affiliate staff, board members, and alumnae, among others. Working with global cloud computing consulting firm Navatar Group, Girls Inc. is implementing Force.com Sites as part of its Salesforce CRM solution to integrate online event and conference registration and donation capabilities with the information managed by the staff across the organization, providing a full picture of the ways in which the organization's constituents engage with Girls Inc. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Girls-IncorporatedR-Deploys-prnews-3046270899.html?x=0&.v=1 ALOK MISRA amisra526 3 3 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:18055629433168594153-94ea6c9dc2dd6b2434409b32cadac892 2008-10-28T04:30:16.045-04:00

Last month, Richard Stallman, the founder of the free software movement, came out swinging against the concept of cloud computing.His rant was reported by the Guardian newspaper and a debate in the blogosphere ensued. Stallman argues that users will lose

Last month, Richard Stallman, the founder of the free software movement, came out swinging against the concept of cloud computing.His rant was reported by the Guardian newspaper and a debate in the blogosphere ensued. Stallman argues that users will lose http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r1663867785&f=9791 88 87 1 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:13800040863536927458-7cb476674aaf83867d1362e516dee190 2008-08-17T16:40:00.000-04:00

...might like to know the names of these three cloud computing giants, no?

...might like to know the names of these three cloud computing giants, no? http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/StockGumshoe/~3/367518766/3-kings-of-cloud-computing-motley-fool.html 159 159 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1936286647554818708-09f0341267bf0bb1a2d5f0c96e37c343 2009-09-26T13:19:00.406-04:00

Mary Hayes Weier of InformationWeek poses some great questions about Oracle’s desired switch (according to a recent announcement) to subscription-based pricing, in her article Oracle Mulls Shift To Subscription-Based Pricing. “How is Oracle going to do subscription-based pricing, and is that going to require Oracle to invest heavily in a multi-tenant architecture,” Mary asks. Let’s tackle the first part of the question. It is, indeed, a huge shift, moving to a subscription based pricing model. Oracle’s probably has a twofold objective – to protect the current customer base (probably a bit easier because these customers have already spent millions on software/consultants and are seemingly ‘locked’ in) as well as acquire new midmarket customers that haven’t yet had a taste of Oracle’s software. Can Oracle potentially repackage what customers would have paid into annual license and ongoing maintenance fees into a monthly subscription fee spread over the life of the contract, and protect current revenues as well as get new customers? .....

Mary Hayes Weier of InformationWeek poses some great questions about Oracle’s desired switch (according to a recent announcement) to subscription-based pricing, in her article Oracle Mulls Shift To Subscription-Based Pricing. “How is Oracle going to do subscription-based pricing, and is that going to require Oracle to invest heavily in a multi-tenant architecture,” Mary asks. Let’s tackle the first part of the question. It is, indeed, a huge shift, moving to a subscription based pricing model. Oracle’s probably has a twofold objective – to protect the current customer base (probably a bit easier because these customers have already spent millions on software/consultants and are seemingly ‘locked’ in) as well as acquire new midmarket customers that haven’t yet had a taste of Oracle’s software. Can Oracle potentially repackage what customers would have paid into annual license and ongoing maintenance fees into a monthly subscription fee spread over the life of the contract, and protect current revenues as well as get new customers? ..... http://www.navatarforce.com/platform/oracle-cloud-computing-and-the-cfos-dilemma/ ALOK MISRA amisra526 7 7 0 0