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SAP has been the darling of enterprise software for many years, and dependence on it continues to this day. However, since the emergence of the SaaS space more than 10 years ago, and with the current rise of IaaS public cloud computing providers, SAP is getting some tough questions from its user base around its cloud-computing strategy. Read more »

With the migration of the data to cloud-based platforms, we have a better ability and greater opportunity to share more information. However, for most enterprises, it’s a wasted opportunity. Perhaps the value is misunderstood, or lost in the hype around “the cloud” that is focused on efficiency and agility. Read more »

So, AWS gets the credit when it comes to vision and execution. In many respects, they deserve the success that they have been enjoying. However, those in the world of technology understand far too well that success is often temporary. Read more »

The best guess about Pivotal right now is that they provide some good technology in an already crowded market, and they’ll have a huge amount of trouble finding the right message to sell it against the existing players. While there will be some penetration into enterprises, specifically, those that already leverage VMware and EMC, which is pretty much everybody, the value that this technology brings in terms of game changing innovation likely won’t be there. Read more »

So, is OpenStack a safe bet? As this standard and the resulting distributions mature, I suspect that it will become a family of strong cloud computing technologies. While interoperability and compatibility will continue to be a struggle, and there is bound to be some infighting among the OpenStack loyalists, this one may have some longer legs than many of the “open standards” we’ve dealt with in the past. Read more »

As the technology emerges, true cloud computing operating systems or platforms should begin to emerge that will provide the drag-and-drop interoperability between private and public clouds. For now, the technology is immature, and the process of migration is laborious and risky. Read more »

The assumption that public clouds are always less secure is something that will take time and new data to dispel. As the more innovative enterprises find success in the public cloud, and that success proves to be an obvious business advantage, the laggards will certainly follow. Read more »

A fairer comparison would be the same services offered by Google/Android, or other devices that offer synchronization and storage services built into the platform. Perhaps other storage services that are bound to a category of mobile devices, and are part of the infrastructure of using those devices. Read more »

HP unveiled HP Cloud Compute at the HP Discover event in December last year. HP cloud was pretty much what we expected to see. This includes looking to out-enterprise AWS, the current IaaS leader. So, what does HP see as their added value? Read more »

I don’t think that the technologies will merge at any point. Instead, I’m making the case that there are clear dependencies that should be considered when dealing with these technologies independently, and as a whole. Read more »