Monthly Archives: October 2009

Views and Experiences: Growth by Innovation or M&A?

Posted by Surendra Reddy on October 24, 2009 at 8:58 am.

John Furrier kicked-off an interesting conversational thread on twitter: Grow through innovation or M&A interesting discussion going on here; re: Cisco vs Juniper – two different visions on growth. Jake Kaldenbaugh, Susie Wee joined me in the discussion. I have summarized my thinking and position on M&A vs Innovation driven growth strategy. My argument is [...]

Cloud: Interoperability & Portability

Posted by Surendra Reddy on October 12, 2009 at 12:34 am.

The discussion about the difference between interoperability and portability isn’t new by any means. In the context of Cloud, Portability is the ability to move an application or service from one cloud to another cloud, usually with minimal overhead, or no overhead. Interoperability is the ability of services to seamlessly communicate with each other.
If Mime [...]

Cloud – Enabling Rich User Experiences

Posted by Surendra Reddy on October 10, 2009 at 3:00 am.

Most successful brands create breakthrough ideas or innovations that are inspired by a deep understanding of consumers’ lives. Customers are no longer tolerating the rushed and mediocre service offerings. Instead, they are demanding satisfying and rich experiences. Companies that provide it will evoke emotional bonding with the brand and win their loyalty.
It’s fashionable today to [...]