Cloud Opportunities Abound
December 29, 2010 
Mobile applications in the future are neither about games, nor communications, but will be the front-end interaction of relational processing applications, according to Software Park Thailand chairman Manoo Ordeedolchest, who suggested that software developers view the process-as-a-service as their business opportunity in cloud computing technology. Manoo Says, Relational applications will be ...
Clouds, big data, and smart assets: Ten tech-enabled business trends to watch
Advancing technologies and their swift adoption are upending traditional business models. Senior executives need to think strategically about how to prepare their organizations for the challenging new environment. The rapidly shifting technology environment raises serious questions for executives about how to help their companies capitalize on the transformation under way. ...
Decoding the Complexity in Enterprise Data Centers
Unless we understood clearly what is there in the data centers, it would be difficult to construct a model that would help IT migrate from current siloed infrastructure to cloud-aware, shared computing model. This map is a result of my attempt to decode the data center complexity. This map is ...
CloudMap – Layers, Technologies, and Players
I have been trying to map the architectural layers of the infrastructure in the data center/enterprises, technologies that map to these layers, and players/providers who is offering solutions/technologies to help deliver these services. I have been embarked on a mission to find whitespaces/blue oceans to help enterprises to create/claim ...
Cloud & Challenges of Adoption
[While cleaning up my journal logs, found some of these notes. Sharing with the hope that this may provoke some challenging ideas/innovations] We entered 2010 asking where will Cloud take enterprises in 2010? Still the debate on whether Cloud is ready for enterprise adoption is picking up the steam. 2010 going ...
Cloudplay 2010: Discussion on Cloud Computing: Opportunities and Challenges
I put together an expert panel to discuss opportunities and challenges in Cloud computing next week at Cloudplay 2010 at Plug and Play Tech center, Sunnvyale. Panelists include Vishal Sikka, Executive Director and CTO, SAP, Susie Wee, CTO, HP Client Cloud Services. Notes from Cloudplay Panel Discussion: Good afternoon. ...
Cloud Computing: Enabling the Customer Driven Innovation
For the past one decade, businesses focused on the short term profits. Many businesses outsourced the customer service and/or moved toward self-serve models. This not only significantly reduced the customer interactions with the business but also reduced, if not eliminated, critical information flows from the customer to the businesses. ...
Rethinking: Cloud & Enterprise Computing
Companies currently spend about 5-6% of their revenues on IT. Many of these companies are now struggling to align their IT to support the business strategy, provide a competitive advantage, and serve as a platform for growth. Exploding number of choices and growing complexity of technology assets making these companies ...
Cloud: Interoperability & Portability
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 ...
Cloud – Enabling Rich User Experiences
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 ...
