EMC World, EMC’s core annual conference is this week in Las Vegas and there are a number of very core things to watch out for. EMC’s presence in the enterprise space is legendary. However the enterprise space is gaining momentum…
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Initial Impressions from IBM Impact
This week is IBM’s Impact Conference in Las Vegas. In past years, IBM conveyed components of different strategies around Mobile and Cloud. However, they have since moved to an integrated approach. This integrated approach is great, but offers a few…
The Cloud Storage Wars Heat Up
While the cloud storage wars have simmered between Box and Dropbox for sometime, someone just poured gas on the fire. And that someone is Microsoft. With today’s announcement, Microsoft has just put Box and Dropbox in their crosshairs. The competition…
Can Microsoft Maintain Enterprise Interest Through Cloud and Mobile?
The past 60 days or so have shown a wave of changes at Microsoft. But are they enough to maintain interest by enterprise customers that Microsoft has long since courted…and counted on for the bulk of their revenue? Revenue Breakdown…
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4 Reasons Cloud Storage is Not a Bubble About to Pop
With the recent S-1 filing by Box for their Initial Public Offering (IPO) the question of a Cloud Storage Bubble is raised once again. But is it really a bubble? And should enterprise customers take note and run for the…
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The Shark of HP Converged Systems
The story of Converged Infrastructure (CI) continues to gain steam within the Information Technology (IT) industry…and for good reason. Converged solutions present a relatively easy way to manage complex infrastructure solutions. While some providers focus on CI as an opportunity…
IBM Dev@Pulse Conference Impressions
The Dev@Pulse conference is IBM's developer conference tagging onto the core IBM Pulse conference. This is IBM's first year trying to hold a developer-centric conference (Dev@Pulse) alongside their flagship cloud conference (IBM Pulse). Dev@Pulse is about as far away physically…
IBM Pulse Conference Impressions
IBM's conference on cloud is taking place this week in Las Vegas at the MGM Convention Center. There are two core parts to the conference; The main Pulse general conference and the Dev@Pulse conference which is specifically targeting developers. The…
Who are the biggest cloud providers?
Cloud computing has taken off like wildfire. In that vein there is a bit of discrepancy between who the largest cloud company is and isn't. Is perception reality? One could argue that perception is reality. And the perception today is…
Are Enterprises Prepared for the Data Tsunami?
Companies are in for a major change to how they operate, manage and leverage data in the coming years. Data is quickly becoming the new currency and leading businesses are looking for ways to capitalize on this change. The Data…