Category: Pricing
Cloud Computing – Do The Benefits Outweigh The Risks?
Cloud computing is still a fairly recent software and file management system, but it has the potential to revolutionize the way people, businesses and governments store, share and access files. With this system now at hand, it’s no longer necessary for individuals or groups to buy highly expensive equipment to save sensitive files, applications and [...]
More Businesses are Spending money on Cloud Computing
Cloud computing and managed hosting spending by U.S. businesses will surpass $13 billion in 2014, up from less than $3 billion, according to a new In-Stat report. “Although spending across all sectors and size of business is projected to grow, there are some segments where growth will be staggering,” said Greg Potter, research analyst. “The [...]
Speculation is rampant that Microsoft Server Chief was fired over Cloud Strategy
This is getting interesting to watch. The latest speculation about Microsoft and Azure… Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer may have dismissed Bob Muglia from his role as head of the company’s $15 billion Server and Tools Business unit because he felt Muglia was not the right individual to lead Redmond into the cloud computing age, according [...]
Is Oracle the Cloud Computing Leader?
Over the years, Oracle has transformed its business through acquisitions. As part of this strategy, it has become a dominant player in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, which manages the core accounting and financials of a company. ERP is not necessarily a growth business — at least for the large market segment — but it [...]
India’s cloud computing market worth $1 bn in five years
India’s cloud computing market worth $1 bn in five years NEW DELHI: The country’s nascent cloud computing market, a platform where software applications and related resources can be shared online, is expected to touch USD 1 billion in the next five years, says a survey. “India’s cloud computing market will be around USD 1 billion [...]
India's cloud computing market worth $1 bn in five years
India’s cloud computing market worth $1 bn in five years NEW DELHI: The country’s nascent cloud computing market, a platform where software applications and related resources can be shared online, is expected to touch USD 1 billion in the next five years, says a survey. “India’s cloud computing market will be around USD 1 billion [...]
Microsoft adjusts SQL Azure pricing
From Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft is raising the storage ceiling for SQL Azure to 50 GB (for the Business Edition of its SQL Azure service), as of June 28. The Web edition also get a higher 5 GB ceiling, starting June 28. The business edition will be billed at 10 GB increments, and the Web [...]
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 directions here. First, Microsoft execs are moving [...]
Microsoft reveals CDN pricing for Azure
In November 2009, Microsoft announced its intentions to add a content-delivery network (CDN) capability to its Windows Azure cloud offering. At the end of May, the company announced pricing plans for this functionality. The Azure CDN extends the storage piece of the Windows Azure cloud operating system, allowing developers to deliver high-bandwidth content more quickly [...]
