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» Print UK Companies Still Fret Over SaaS And The Cloud | eWEEK Europe UK
[...] This cautious nature towards SaaS also corresponds with the British attitude to the cloud, with UK companies less willing to fully adopt a cloud model for their business applications. This was starkly illustrated when 38 percent of UK companies said they would prefer to keep a copy of SaaS data on-site, rather than with another third party cloud provider. [...] The concept of SaaS data escrow and providing companies with a facility to keep copies of their SaaS data will go a long way to minimising these concerns and speed up cloud adoption. [...] British companies are lagging in the adoption of SaaS compared to other countries, and they also remain cautious about using the cloud model for their business apps. [...]
» Print Ballmer Commits Microsoft To The Cloud | eWEEK Europe UK
[...] Microsoft faces substantial competition in the cloud space from a number of companies, particularly when it comes to consumer applications. [7] Apple's App Store, which Ballmer admitted was a very nice job, has a substantial lead in the cloud-based monetisation of intellectual property such as music and movies. [...] We [2] shipped Windows 7, which had a lot that's not cloud-based. Our inspiration now [3] starts with the cloud, Ballmer said. Windows Phone, Xbox, Windows Azure and SQL Azure this is the bet for our company. . [...] In what could be a major strategy shift for Microsoft, CEO Steve Ballmer suggested during a speech at the University of Washington that, despite his company having made its fortune through desktop-based software platforms, the [1] primary focus going forward will be on the cloud and applications derived from it. [...]
CA Expands Cloud Computing Capabilities | eWEEK Europe UK
[...] Coleman's vision was a precursor of the current trends in cloud computing and data center convergence, which are becoming key areas of competition for such top-tier companies as IBM, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Cisco Systems, Sun Microsystems, Novell and VMware. [...] Meanwhile, many of those players, as well as companies such as Amazon.com and Google, are pushing cloud computing&mdash.both public and internal environments&mdash.as a way of helping businesses reduce data centre capital and operating costs while increasing flexibility and agility. [...] CA is expanding its cloud computing capabilities by buying assets from troubled Cassatt, a company started by high-profile Silicon Valley executive Bill Coleman about six years ago to build software to help enterprises manage distributed computing environments. [...]
Microsoft Goes On Cloud Cost Cutting Offensive | eWEEK Europe UK
[...] Microsoft cuts the prices of its Business Productivity Suite as it seeks to block cloud-based competition from Google, Oracle and other companies. [...] Although Microsoft has traditionally offered many business and consumer applications as on-premises software, it has been making aggressive moves into the cloud in order to match the moves of many of its longtime rivals. [...] Gmail and Google Apps are already in use by about 38,000 employees in government agencies in Washington, a fact that has encouraged Google to develop a dedicated Government Cloud for deployment in 2010. [...]
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Sun Shows Off Cloud Platform | eWEEK Europe UK
[...] Microsoft, Google and other companies have a new cloud competitor in Sun Microsystems, which has announced its upcoming Sun Open Cloud Platform. [...] The move will position Sun in a competitive environment with Microsoft, Google, Amazon and other companies that have been busily moving into the cloud-computing space. Microsoft Windows Azure, an enterprise-capable cloud platform that experienced a 22-hour outage over the weekend, will be generally available by November. [...] Economic driver or no, cloud computing itself is positioned to become a major competitive arena for Sun, Microsoft, Google and other companies over the next few years. [...]
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UK Companies Still Fret Over SaaS And The Cloud | eWEEK Europe UK
[...] That is according to new research from structured data specialist RainStor, which said that its findings show that only 22 percent of UK companies are already using a SaaS application, compared with 49 percent in the United States. A further 28 percent of UK companies intend to make use of SaaS in the foreseeable future, compared with 42 percent of US companies. [...] British companies remain apprehensive about fully adopting the cloud model for their business applications, and are also lagging behind other countries in the adoption of SaaS (Software as a Service). [...] UK companies clearly have a degree of apprehension towards SaaS applications and cloud computing, said Andy Ben-Dyke, CTO at RainStor. That's quite surprising given the pressure on IT budgets, but it is incumbent on the IT industry to address these security and liability concerns. [...]
Ballmer Commits Microsoft To The Cloud | eWEEK Europe UK
[...] Microsoft faces substantial competition in the cloud space from a number of companies, particularly when it comes to consumer applications. Apple's App Store, which Ballmer admitted was a very nice job, has a substantial lead in the cloud-based monetisation of intellectual property such as music and movies. [...] We shipped Windows 7, which had a lot that's not cloud-based. Our inspiration now starts with the cloud, Ballmer said. Windows Phone, Xbox, Windows Azure and SQL Azure this is the bet for our company. . [...] Microsoft is betting its business on the cloud after CEO Steve Ballmer announced 'We're All In', and suggested the company's strategy moving forward will be cloud-based. [...]
Companies Given More Cloud Back-up Choices | eWEEK Europe UK
[...] Asigra, a provider of cloud-based backup and recovery software to cloud service providers, is offering its software to end-user companies. Called the Asigra Hybrid Cloud Backup and Recovery platform, the software includes an integrated data migration tool to enable administrators to move data between an in-house cloud and one of the 500 an external providers that are powered by Asigra software. [...] The Asigra Hybrid Cloud Backup and Recovery platform allows enterprises to back up their data in a private cloud, public cloud or hybrid of the two. [...] You are here. Home News Cloud Companies Given More Cloud Back-up Choices. [...]
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