Tag: cloud computing
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Microsoft, HP and SalesForce Assess Key Cloud Computing Issues
Introduction: At the April 12, 2012 TiE Cloud meeting in Santa Clara, CA, three leading Cloud Service Providers presented their views as to where the cloud industry is now and where it’s going. Microsoft, HP and Salesforce are each addressing a different segment of the cloud market with what they believe are compelling value propositions…
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Key Messages from IDC Directions 2012 for “The Intelligent Network” – Part 1
At it’s annual Directions 2012 conference, market research firm IDC strongly stated that IT is on the cusp of a “Third Platform” that will dominate the landscape till 2020 and beyond. That 3rd platform consists of some mash up of: cloud computing, mobile broadband, mobile services/devices/platforms- OSs/apps, social networks, and big data/analytics. Many or all of those technologies…
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Cloud Connect 2012: WAN issues still unresolved, but Telcos get serious about Cloud!
WANs for the Cloud takes center stage at Cloud Connect The critical problems associated with the WAN for cloud service delivery were explored at UBM/Tech Web’s Cloud Connect 2012 conference last week in Santa Clara, CA. The WAN is a huge issue because VPN tunneling over the public Internet will not provide the security, availability,…
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Role of Telecommunications & Benefits of Cloud Computing (ITU-T FG Cloud)
Editors Note: This article is based entirely on the October 7, 2011 ITU-T FG Cloud document “Cloud Benefits” which is based on their recent meeting in Seoul, South Korea. We have not provided any editorial content or opinion on this work in progress. The article is provided as further background information for the October 12th IEEE ComSocSCV…
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New Telecom Services that Capitalize on Broadband Connectivity – Part 3
Background and Recap The theme of this three part series is to examine potentially new and different telecom services that enable telcos to particpate in the value chain created by broadband Internet access. Pressure is on telcos to build out their fiber based and/or mobile broadband networks for greater coverage and higher traffic carrying capacity.…
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Viodi View – 07/06/11
A social network of devices is how IBM’s Scott Burnett described the oncoming onslaught of machine to machine connectivity. His comments, made at the 2011 Parks Associates’ Connections conference, echoed those of Glenn Lurie, President of Emerging Devices, Resale and Partnerships for AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets, who suggested that, “Everything will be connected.” He…