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Quarterly Wrap-ups

In Q3, Cloud Computing Grew, Bringing Hardware & Services With It

Summary:

Growing maturity in the cloud computing market was evident during the third quarter, with a focus on standards, APIs and more private cloud offerings. That growth was echoed by continued evolution in the data center space, as unified computing solutions proliferated, and in the data analysis world, with Hadoop pushing into ever more new markets. But despite this growing maturity, financial numbers revealed during the third quarter were mixed, with some notable acquisitions on the positive side but weak earnings statements plaguing many players.

  1. Executive Summary
  2. Public Clouds
    1. Openness and APIs Converge
    2. D.C. Takes the Cloud Plunge
    3. More Clouds Emerge, and IT Giants Confirm Cloud Ambitions
    4. Microsoft Preps Azure for Launch
    5. The Obligatory AWS Update
    6. GoGrid is Not Giving Up
    7. Unified Fronts for Cloud Standards
    8. Survey Says … Who Knows
  3. Internal Clouds
    1. VMware Sets the Stage to Rule Internal Clouds
    2. … But There is Competition
  4. Cloud Services
    1. Google Apps Grows Up, Gets Company
    2. Small-Scale Cloud Storage Still Popular
    3. SaaS Options Expand
  5. Web Infrastructure
    1. Mega Data Centers Grow in Size While Reducing Carbon Footprint
    2. Still No End in Sight for Social Media Spending
    3. Big Changes in Google’s Plumbing
  6. Data Center
    1. Cisco’s Unified Computing Competition Heats Up
    2. … But Cisco Makes Its Own Moves
    3. Systems Management Gets New Players
    4. Questions of VMware’s Hypervisor Dominance Emerge
  7. Data
    1. The Hadoop Lovefest Continues
    2. More Storage Vendors Get Cloud Aspirations
    3. Appliances Push Performance
  8. Processors
    1. The Future Looks Bright Across Sectors
  9. Networks
    1. Getting Closer to 100 Gbps
    2. Cloud Network Challenges Addressed
  10. Financials
    1. Oracle-Sun Gets Snagged in Europe
    2. Big Vendors Go Shopping
    3. VC Funding Returns
    4. Some Vendors See Signs of Recovery
    5. … But Sales Still Are Hurting Overall
  11. Key Takeaways

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