About the Cloud Ventures Group
For new business ventures in the Cloud Computing space.
http://Cloud-Ventures.net
Have something to say?
Join LinkedIn for free to participate in the conversation. When you join, you can comment and post your own discussions.
Join LinkedIn-
Wave Accounting Raises $12M, Adding 1,000 SMBs Every Day betakit.com
Toronto-based online accounting startup Wave Accounting today...
-
Virtual Commercialization Institutes canadacloud.net
Really the Digital Economy = the 'Virtual Economy", and so early...
-
An open dialog on open source cloud searchcloudcomputing.techtarget.com
Open source cloud software has its share of advantages and downsides....
-
SHI Coupon Code ▸ shiVIPgold Special Offer as Cloud Expo Sponsor cloudcomputing.sys-con.com
As the Diamond Sponsor of Cloud Expo New York, SHI International is...
-
Cloud Expo New York Speaker Profile: George Gerchow - VMware cloudcomputing.sys-con.com
With Cloud Expo 2012 New York ( 10th Cloud Expo ) now under four...
-
Cloud Leadership to the Next Level cloudcomputing.sys-con.com
Some Cloud leaders have declared victory by leveraging the Cloud for...
-
The Cloud Is the Future cloudcomputing.sys-con.com
"Big Data eliminates the data silos that formerly existed, improving...
-
Cloud Expo New York: A Blueprint for Organizational Agility cloudcomputing.sys-con.com
We are a part of a dynamically connected world where consumers are...
-
Design Guidelines for Cloud Computing cloudcomputing.sys-con.com
Infrastructure as a Service and Platform as a Service offer us easy...
-
SilkRoad Rakes in More Funding Ahead of IPO cloudcomputing.sys-con.com
SilkRoad Technology, the aptly named competitor of, say, the...
-
My Obligatory Facebook Column cloudcomputing.sys-con.com
The Facebook IPO has no direct relevance to how IT professionals do...
-
Cloud Expo NY: Predictive Analytics Leads to Successful Recommendations cloudcomputing.sys-con.com
Businesses today generate billions of events or 100s of TBs of data...
-
What's Working, What's New, What's Next? | CTO Power Panel at Cloud... cloudcomputing.sys-con.com
In this CTO Power Panel at the 10th International Cloud Expo, chaired...
-
The 7 Advantages of Online Project Management Software
Accessibility, Cost and Flexibility are just some of the advantages. read more to find out what the rest are http://okt.to/j1xBzx Any...
-
How Service Providers can Profit as a Cloud Services Broker to the...
Please join me for this Jamcracker webinar on May 31st and discover...
Upcoming Webinars -
Amazon bests Microsoft, all other contenders in cloud storage test arstechnica.com
Amazon's S3 Simple Storage Service has outperformed Microsoft's...
-
-
IBM's Patterns and Its Impact on IT Services Purchasing cloudcomputing.sys-con.com
Cloud computing is fundamentally changing the IT ecosystem in many...
-
Cloud Expo New York: How the Cloud and Mobile Are Improving Business cloudcomputing.sys-con.com
Come learn real-world examples where cloud and mobile are changing...
-
Supermicro to Exhibit at Cloud Expo 2012 New York cloudcomputing.sys-con.com
SYS-CON Events announced today that Super Micro Computer, Inc., a...
Most Popular Discussions
With businesses trusting third-party cloud providers with little scrutiny, the onus is on the providers to be transparent about risk

Apps Store Innovation Nation canadacloud.net
As CATA describes in their Innovation Nation report, global players like Salesforce.com can provide start-up venture fast-tracking through their apps store - Government can help add fuel to the fire through early adoption of these apps....

Interesting article on NVidia's move to cloud based computing
Nvidia is putting graphics processing into the cloud. It's also going after hosted desktops and server space.
Nvidia Chief Executive Jen-Hsun Huang has a plan to sneak his technology into all those mobile devices that don't already use his chips. The Sunnyvale, Calif.,-based processor designer unveiled a pair technologies supported by its latest graphics chips that promise to beam rich gaming and visual computing capabilities to smartphones, tablets, [...]

TMForum Cloud Services Summit
I'm presenting next week at TMForum in Dublin on the Cloud Services Brokerage opportunity for service providers. Let me know if you're ...
Upcoming Events jamcracker.com
Jamcracker aggregates and distributes on-demand services through a global ecosystem of Service Providers, Resellers, System Integrators, and ISVs, called the Jamcracker Services Delivery Network (JSDN). Services available...

IaaS cost
Hello All,
Can someone shed light on what will be the approximate cost of starting an infrastructure as a service(IaaS) company?

The economics of cloud computing are driving down the cost structure of business so far and so fast that it’s scary, Google CIO Ben Fried says.

Snabe drew a distinction between SAP's efforts to create cloud-only applications and those of its competitors, such as Oracle, which ...
CDN - SAP to accelerate cloud strategy for the channel itbusiness.ca
SAP said it will integrate its ERP, CRM, financial and HR software closely with SuccessFactors' BizX Suite. It also announced the upcoming availability of SAP NetWeaver Cloud, which is intended to be the company's main Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offering. SAP co-CEO Bill McDermott described this offering as a way for businesses to move into the cloud "with a very light footprint."

Join our Webinar on May 8th to learn about the changes that are taking place around Office 365 http://bit.ly/IEjLXw
We will be discussing Microsoft’s incentive program, the Big Easy 8, and how it can cover your company's entire migration costs with En ...
Learn about the changes that are taking place around Office 365... www3.gotomeeting.com
Learn about the changes that are taking place around Office 365 including the recently announced price reductions and incentive programs available from Microsoft. We will also show you how organizations are transitioning from...

HP: Companies Don't Trust Amazon, So They'll Use Our New Cloud Service businessinsider.com
Today HP officially opened its own cloud. HP is very late to the cloud game, years behind the likes of Amazon, Rackspace, IBM, Verizon, AT&T and others. So how is HP going to make people want to use its cloud above all others?...

Top 10 cloud providers of 2012 searchcloudcomputing.techtarget.com
Amazon, Rackspace, Savvis, Salesforce.com, ....

HP Game Changers in Vancouver vivit-worldwide.org
HP Game Changers, co-presented by Vivit Join the HP Fellows, solutions providers, and other customers in Vancouver on May 31, 2012, as they provide unique insights into the game changing technologies that are impacting your IT...

Public-sector cloud computing: The good, the bad and the ugly computerworld.com
From California and Utah to Ohio, Massachusetts and Maine, state and local governments are using the cloud to update antiquated systems, but the hurdles are high.

How to choose the Right Enterprise Cloud Solution for Your Organization?
Join the discussion and you will get some pointers for choosing the right enterprise cloud management solution for your organization – ...
"Cloud computing, real solutions, no hype. One user at a time." web2present.com
Wyse and Savvis will provide some pointers for choosing the right enterprise cloud management solution for your organization

Cloud security in 4 minutes.
For an independent, product-agnostic perspective, watch our new video on implementing secure cloud services and download our white paper ...
SECURE CLOUD COMPUTING: EXECUTIVE GUIDE AND WHITE PAPER company85.com
Cloud security experts Company85 discuss implementing secure cloud services. Practical advice. Assess your cloud maturity. Video plus FREE white paper.

VentureBeat is happy to be sponsoring the "VentureBeat People's Choice Award" at the Under the Radar conference on April 26, 2012. There are 32 startups presenting at Under the Radar, from AppFog to Zadara.

It was less than two years ago the federal government began egging on its agencies to adopt a “Cloud-First” rule to IT procurement and "Shared-First" initiative to pare down its $80-billion-a-year budget. It appears that efforts to replace on-premises systems with cloud services are actually bearing fruit, at least one [...]

“The intention to invest in technology is comparatively healthy,” said Jorge Lopez, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner. “The newer trends, such as mobile and cloud, are rising to the foreground of CEO’s attention. However, CRM remains CEOs’ favorite IT capability because marketing is a never-ending competitive quest for customer retention.”

The need for enterprise architecture was spurred by the need to gain control over an increasingly complex computing environment, and an increasingly large backlog of data and feature needs. But those needs are changing with...

Bootstrap Today - Free accounts for Cloud Venturers!
Team:
If you want to launch a new Cloud Venture you ideally need a good online collaboration tool, for hatching your world domination ...
JOIN THOUSANDS OF ORGANIZATIONS WHO TRUST US FOR THEIR PROJECTS bootstraptoday.com
Online Project and software development life cycle Management with subversion/GIT hosting and easy online collaboration. Stay managed with no cost – BootStrap Today.
