There’s high-level support for cloud computing in the government space so, unsurprisingly, vendors are following the money. The latest to do so is Microsoft. The company this week rolled out a federal-specific version of its Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS). And you can bet Google and Amazon Web Services will be making some federal cloud moves as well. Here are some of the details and implications.
Terremark Grows Cloud Revenue
Posted February 9th, 2010 by John Moore
For the second time in recent days, a major service provider is pointing to growing cloud revenues. Specifically, Terremark Worldwide’s cloud business climbed to a annualized revenue run rate of $17.2 million during the company’s December-ended third fiscal quarter. Here’s a look at the news.
Savvis Nearly Doubles Cloud Revenues
Posted February 4th, 2010 by John Moore
Savvis Inc. has a message for anyone doubting the cloud computing market: Check out our cloud revenues. Although still a small portion of Savvis’s business pie, cloud revenues at the company nearly doubled in 2009 — getting a boost from new customers and existing media industry clients. Here’s a closer look at Savvis’ cloud revenue trends.
Smoothstone, FusionStorm Partner on Managed Services
Posted October 5th, 2009 by John Moore
Smoothstone, which provides unified IP communications as managed services and cloud-based applications, is cultivating a partner ecosystem to deliver federated services. The latest example involves a partnership with FusionStorm, an MSPmentor 100 company. Here are some perspectives.
Government Takes to the Cloud
Posted September 25th, 2009 by John Moore
The government isn’t always quick to latch on to a technology trend, but the case of cloud computing seems to provide an exception. Here’s why.
The Art of Managed Colocation Services
Posted August 19th, 2009 by John Moore
Managed colocation aims to provide customers with a bit more than the core infrastructure of cages, racks, power and Ethernet drops. A case in point: Prominic.Net Inc., a managed hosting services provider, has rolled out its take on managed colocation. The company’s ColocationPlus service launched this month. Here’s a look at the strategy so far.
MySQL for Managed Service Providers: Sun’s Ray of Hope?
Posted October 28th, 2008 by Joe Panettieri
When it comes to Sun Microsystems and MySQL, I sound like a political candidate: I keep flip-flopping on the issues.
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