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- Upcoming Webinar – SaaS CMS: The Best Marketing Investment …
- VMware vCloud Accelerator – Standard & Advanced
- China Unicom Announces Cloud Computing Bid Results
- Beware hidden costs in public cloud adoption
- CRN Community: Derekk’s Blog : Tags : vcloud
- Cloud Computing Defined
- Bitbrains Achieves Near Oracle Exadata Performance at a Fraction …
- The Cloud Imperative
- Software-as-a-Service deployment ramps up
- SchoolDude software saves schools time
- ADP Moves Beyond Payroll; Integrated HR In The Cloud
- Blah Blah Blah Cloud | Cloud Computing Journal
- Cloud Computing’s Hidden ‘Green’ Benefits
- With a head start in cloud computing, the optical communication industry
- Orange Business Services Launches Innovative, Cloud-Based Secure Remote
- Colligo for SharePoint Line Expands
- Free SaaS business intelligence KMWorld
- Presagia Launches SimplyLeave – Software that Simplifies Leave Management
- Majority enterprises have faith in SaaS
- Cincinnati Bengals Select SpotlightTMS(TM) as Ticket Management System
- Citrix Optimizes XenServer 6 for Cloud Computing
- Cloud computing needs blue skies thinking too
- New Cloud Computing Service Eliminates Barriers for Businesses
- Will cloud computing skills protect against recession?
- NTT America Selects Trend Micro to Provide Data Protection for …
- MetaVis to Showcase First SaaS Migration Solution at SharePoint Conference
- Globoforce Unveils New Innovations in Social Recognition
- MicroStrategy Offers Free SaaS-Based Business Intelligence Service
- Cornerstone OnDemand Introduces New Cloud Offerings, Transforming the
- Orange Business Services Launches Cloud-Based Remote Access Platform
- ClickSquared Unveils New Cloud Marketing Platform
- Southwest Airlines Deploys Varolii Interact Mobile Communications to
- Adding multitenancy to your Rails app acts_as_tenant RubyFlow
- ServiceNow Appoints Microsoft Veteran Arne Josefsberg as Chief Technology
- CedarCrestone Announces the Availability of the CedarCrestone 2011–2012
- Cornerstone OnDemand Unveils the Recruiting Cloud, the Next Generation
- Lumesse Acquires SaaS-based Learning Experts Edvantage Group
- CloudBees Deepens Its Support for Java(TM) With Java EE 6 Web Profile
- Scale Venture Partners Picks Axcient as the Leader in SMB Data Protection
- ServiceNow Hires New CTO From Microsoft Cloud
- Record Quarter Strengthens Huddle’s Position as the Global Leader in
- Auto Deploy and vCloud Director – Virtu-Al | Virtually everything …
- SaaS investments expected to increase, research shows
- Cloud Computing: Amazon’s $199 Fire Tablet Costs $209.63 to Make: iSuppli
- Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0: Separating Data and Operations with …
- Software as Service: The Next Generation
- BNY Mellon and PeopleStrategy, Inc. Enter into Long-Term Service Bureau …
- Cloud comparison: Apple iCloud vs. Google vs. Windows Live
- SolidFire to Participate in OpenStack(TM) Conference
- Cloud promises: stressed to the nines
- Cloud computing has hidden green benefits, Forbes said
Calling all ambitious marketers! Has your prehistoric web platform everrestricted your creativity? For many of you out there, the answer isundeniably yes.(more)
vCloud solution in your environment for you to evaluate the benefits of …running with a VMware vCloud solution designed for your environment and tomeet …(more)
ChinaTechNews.comChina Unicom has completed its first cloud computing procurement project,and four manufacturers won the bidding for various aspects of the project.In 2009, China Unicom established its cloud computing research team and thecompany started the …(more)
ZDNet AsiaRasit agreed, citing a recent Gartner survey on SaaS adoption which showedthat the No. 1 complaint after adopting the service was the integrationprocess. While the balance of responsibility falls more on the serviceprovider, IT departments still …(more)
Derekk’s Blog. 1 Post tagged with the vcloud tag … technology, includingvCloud Director for easy deployment, migration and. implementation ofmulti-tenant …(more)
MIT Technology Review… is in fact simulated by virtualization software, allowing multiplecustomers to be served by the same physical device. Platform as a Service(PaaS) is one step up: vendors provide preconfigured computers runningoperating systems and applications. …(more)
MarketWatch… today announced that Bitbrains IT Services, a leading provider of cloudservices and the first VMware vCloud Powered provider in the Netherlands,…(more)
MIT Technology ReviewThose words presciently describe a phenomenon sweeping the Internet today:cloud computing. Instead of buying their own computer systems, companies,individuals, and even governments can share time on a common computinginfrastructure, which consists …(more)
ITP.netBy Mark Sutton Published October 3, 2011 Ninety-five percent of
organisations are increasing or maintaining their use ofsoftware-as-a-Service (SaaS), according to a new survey by Gartner. Thesurvey, which samples 525 organisations across 12 vertical …(more)
News & ObserverSchoolDude offers 15 different software applications over the Internet – abusiness model called software-as-a-service – that help school districtsmanage their facilities and information technology operations. Thatincludes functions such as …(more)
ForbesHe notes that ADP has been operating quietly, but that the company knowshow to manage large-scale services at scale: he notes that ADP has 550000clients, over 200000 of them using the software-as-a-service versions ofpayroll products, covering more …(more)
Cloud computing conversations have turned into a version of the old GaryLarson cartoon about what your dog hears when you yell at it: Blah blahblah cloud blah blah cloud. Serious Stuff There are very serious enterpriseIT issues involved …(more)
ForbesCloud computing energy consumption is a source of much debate. On one side,some see a massive new form of industrialization gobbling up resources;with large cloud and social networking sites consuming megawatts of powerto feed insatiable computing …(more)
is …DigitimesTM Technology’s fiber-optic communication ICs has made great strides inreaching 4.25Gbps, meeting cloud computing business opportunities’ demandfor high bandwidth connectivity. Cloud computing has opened up endlessbusiness opportunities, …(more)
Access …MarketWatch (press release)PARIS, Oct 03, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Orange Business Services todayannounced it will continue to enhance its cloud computing portfolio with anew secure remote access service called Flexible SSL, using aSecurity-as-a-Service model that is based on …(more)
ChannelPro-SMBGrowth of Cloud Computing — Hybrid systems, consisting of a mix ofon-premise and cloud-based SharePoint (Microsoft Office 365), are becomingmore commonplace, leading to a scattering of sites that can be confusing toend users. …(more)
MicroStrategy reports it has introduced a public beta release ofMicroStrategy Cloud Personal a SaaSbased business intelligence offeringdesigned to allow …(more)
PR Web (press release)SimplyLeave is a SaaS solution that supports employers’ efforts to complywith the FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) and State Family and MedicalLeave legislation. Presagia, the leading developer of SaaS (Software as aService) solutions for …(more)
CIOLMUMBAI, INDIA: More than 95 per cent of organizations expect to maintain orincrease their investments in software as a service (SaaS) and more thanone-third have migration projects under way from on-premises to SaaS,according to a survey by Gartner, …(more)
for …MarketWatch (press release)A Software as a Service (SaaS) application, SpotlightTMS is deliveredthrough the cloud with no software to install and secure access availableworldwide through the Internet. “We’re doing everything we can to ensurethat companies get the most value …(more)
Server Watch”As the industry progresses into the Cloud Era, new cloud services areemerging that demand platforms that are purpose-built for cloud computingwith requirements that are significantly different from the traditionalenterprise datacenters of today. …(more)
IT News AfricaSeveral years after IT gurus first spoke about cloud computing, it is stillsomething of an ethereal concept. But as the availability and affordabilityof African bandwidth increases, corporations are beginning to see how thecloud can help them expand …(more)
Stock Markets ReviewHouston-based StratITsphere today announced a new cloud computing servicethat removes many of the weights that ground firms from taking fulladvantage of the growing cloud technology. Dubbed Nimbus, the new offeringeliminates barriers such as …(more)
IT PROMastering cloud computing is a way to combat the effects of the recession,according to a recruitment firm. By Maxwell Cooter, 3 Oct 2011 at 08:45Could investing in cloud skills be the path to recession immunity? Perhapsso, according to recruitment …(more)
MarketWatchSecureCloud is the data encryption solution of choice for NTT America’sVMware vCloud Director-based private cloud and is part of NTT America’sportfolio of …(more)
2011MarketWatch (press release)ANAHEIM, CA, Oct 03, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — MetaVis Technologies,Inc., a leader in SharePoint information management tools, today announcedthat it will showcase its new software as a service (SaaS) SharePointmigration solution, …(more)
MarketWatch (press release)DUBLIN, Oct 03, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Globoforce(R), ( www.globoforce.com), the world’s leading provider of SaaS-based employee recognitionsolutions, today announced new social and mobile enhancements to helpcompanies better manage and motivate a …(more)
Enterprise Apps TodayMicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) hopes to attract new users of its businessintelligence software with the public beta launch of a SaaS-based businessintelligence service. Called MicroStrategy Cloud Personal, the businessintelligence offering lets anyone …(more)
Delivery …EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)Cornerstone will offer the most comprehensive talent managementsoftware-as-a-service (SaaS) suite, which includes the CornerstonePerformance Cloud, Cornerstone Learning Cloud, Cornerstone ExtendedEnterprise Cloud and the Cornerstone Recruiting Cloud …(more)
eWeek… using a Security-as-a-Service model that is based on Juniper NetworksJunos Pulse. Flexible SSL provides business customers secure remote accessto corporate resources and sensitive data from desktops, laptops,smartphones and tablets. The platform …(more)
MarketWatch (press release)”That means that organizations can enjoy the cost advantages, flexibilityand convenience of software as a service without sacrificing thefunctionality of traditional on-premise campaign management tools. Unlikeon-premise marketing applications, …(more)
Enable …MarketWatch (press release)Using the Varolii Interact platform, Southwest Airlines uses SMS textmessages to more efficiently and effectively alert pilots of flightscheduling opportunities. Based on Varolii’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)solution, Southwest Airlines’ Open Time …(more)
Our latest blog post introduces acts_as_tenant a gem that allows you to addmultitenancy to your Rails application in an easy and outofyourway mannerEnjoy …(more)
OfficerMarketWatch (press release)SAN DIEGO, CA, Oct 03, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — ServiceNow, thecreators of SaaS for IT, today announced that Arne Josefsberg has joinedthe company as chief technology officer, and will lead continuedimprovements to the ServiceNow platform and …(more)
HR …MarketWatch (press release)Software as a service (SaaS) as a deployment option met last year’s overallforecasted growth and will continue that growth. While licensed solutionsstill dominate for administrative, service delivery, and workforcemanagement applications, …(more)
of …EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)The upcoming addition will make Cornerstone the only technology vendor tooffer a complete, organically developed talent managementsoftware-as-a-service (SaaS) suite. Despite high unemployment rates, Bersin& Associates’ research shows that more than …(more)
MarketWatch (press release)Over 500000 users across hundreds of organizations use Edvantage Group’sSaaS (Software-as-a-Service) learning solutions to develop employee skillsand competencies. Edvantage Group brings Lumesse world-class capabilitiesin learning management, …(more)
MarketWatch (press release)SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Oct 03, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — JavaOne 2011 –CloudBees, Inc., the Platform as a Service (PaaS) innovation leader forJava, today announced another first: full support for developing anddeploying applications using the …(more)
and …MarketWatch (press release)”We have a long track record investing in companies that deliver ahigh-powered, cost-effective Software-as-a-Service solution (SaaS) to theircustomers while disrupting incumbents,” said Rory O’Driscoll, managingdirector, ScaleVP. …(more)
XconomyServiceNow CEO Frank Slootman said in August that he was acceleratinghiring as the Web-based provider of IT services makes its transition from afast-growth startup to an established leader in the Software as a Serviceindustry. …(more)
Cloud …MarketWatch (press release)Gartner reports that “team collaboration (is) a growing segment gaining inpopularity from influences from social software and distributed virtualteams.” Figures from the analyst report reveal that “Software as a Servicerepresents approximately 46 …(more)
vCloud Director installs an agent on the ESXi host which is used for …host boots up For preparation and unpreparation of stateless hosts vCloudDirector …(more)
Bobsguide (press release)Over 95 per cent of organisations are expected to increase their investmentin software as a service (SaaS), a new study has shown. According toresearch by Gartner, more than a third of the 525 organisations questionedsaid they had migration projects …(more)
SYS-CON Media (press release)Amazon’s new cloud-ified Kindle Fire tablet costs $209.63 to make accordingto iSuppli, which, if accurate, means the company is losing 10 bucks on the$199 widget, less than the 50 bucks-a-pop Piper Jeffrey analyst GeneMunster figured it was losing …(more)
MSDynamicsWorld.comMulti Tenancy is a new feature of Dynamics CRM and is designed for theseparation of data and operations while allowing for a single group ofapplication …(more)
BaselineThe company wasn’t looking specifically for a cloud-based software as aservice solution, but SaaS platforms soon looked attractive because theywould bring down deployment costs as new dental-implant centers opened.What’s more, these platforms would …(more)
MarketWatch (press release)PeopleStrategy’s “Software as a Service” (SaaS) product streamlinesadministrative tasks, promotes employment compliance and risk managementand strengthens workforce productivity. It provides infiniteconfigurations, ease of use and significant cost …(more)
IntoMobileMicrosoft is also very familiar with cloud computing and it has improvedthe cloud capabilities of its mobile software with the release of WindowsPhone Mango. Like Android, you could always sign in or create a WindowsLive account on Windows Phone and …(more)
MarketWatch (press release)On Friday, October 7, Adam Carter, the company’s director of productmanagement, will participate in the OpenStack Storage panel at theconference. Carter will discuss the technical case and business advantagesfor deploying Block Storage as a Service …(more)
Sydney Morning HeraldInterested in cloud computing, but put off by reports of one high-profilefailure after another? Fear not: the industry is pushing for greaterservice transparency and a common terminology so businesses know what toexpect. …(more)
CenterBeamWhile cloud computing energy consumption is a source of debate, accordingto a post by Joe McKendrick, moving business to the shared pool of thecloud could be an energy saver. A report this summer by the CarbonDisclosure Project by AT&T finds that …(more)