Archive for Competition

  • Why Microsoft Windows Azure is a threat to Google Why Microsoft Windows Azure is a threat to Google

    By Charlotte Dunlap Microsoft's new features announced last week to its cloud computing platform, Azure, gives developers the option to build applications in the cloud via Microsoft's data centers, rather than in a company's server. Giving customers this sort of flexibility in IT and software ...

  • Microsoft: Enterprise customer growth accelerates private cloud strategy Microsoft: Enterprise customer growth accelerates private cloud strategy

    From Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft is making a number of announcements around tools and database tweaks for its Azure cloud platform at this week’s TechEd conference. But I’m more interested in some of the more subtle clues I’ve been picking up about the Softies’ future cloud strategies and...

  • HP to invest $1 billion in cloud computing and cut 9,000 jobs HP to invest $1 billion in cloud computing and cut 9,000 jobs

    The world's biggest PC manufacturer Hewlett-Packard will cut 9,000 jobs and invest $1 billion to develop the next generation of cloud computing services, according to a statement Tuesday. HP said it will invest $1 billion to create fully automated commercial data centers and expand its enterprise...

  • Six misconceptions about cloud apps Six misconceptions about cloud apps

    Cloud computing is all the rage in the IT industry these days, but there's still plenty of confusion about how cloud applications work and what kind of long-term impact they will have on business technology. In this article we'll take a look at six common misconceptions IT pros and users have abo...

  • Silicon Valley deals are back Silicon Valley deals are back

    Deal-making is back in style in Silicon Valley. Driven by powerful trends in mobile devices, digital media and "cloud computing," tech companies are acting on the urge to merge — a sign, many say, of an improving economy. SAP's pending $5.8 billion purchase of Sybase and Hewlett-Packard's pendi...

  • SAP's new Cloud Strategy SAP’s new Cloud Strategy

    From ZDnet: SAP on Tuesday will demonstrate the latest portion of its on-demand strategy: A focus on “orchestration” and additional capabilities added as a service to its core systems such as Business Suite. Think of it as “on-premise on demand.” In addition, SAP plans to launch “sta...

  • Google not too concerned about Microsoft's threat in the cloud Google not too concerned about Microsoft’s threat in the cloud

    Great article from PCworld: Of the challenges that could keep Google from reaching its goal of using Google Docs to move in to the enterprise, Microsoft may be one of the biggest barriers. Google and rival Microsoft are battling on several fronts: search, browsers, operating systems and o...