Business Cloud News

Guest Post: Moving the Retail Core to the Cloud

mark@keynoteworld.com (Mark) — Thu, 24 May 2012 13:09:47 +0000

24th May 2012

With customers taking charge of their retail experience and seeking the convenience of channel-agnostic shopping, to build and sustain customer loyalty in a tough economic environment, retailers must transform their siloed operations into a multi-channel set-up, as Infosys's Ramanan Ramakrishna explains.

Pulsant strengthens position with HP partnership

mark@keynoteworld.com (Mark) — Wed, 23 May 2012 11:11:02 +0000

23rd May 2012

Berkshire-based cloud and managed hosting provider, Pulsant has joined the HP CloudAgile Partner Programme, placing it in a strong position to offer cloud technology directly from the global giants.

New survey says affordable pricing still key to IT change

mark@keynoteworld.com (Mark) — Tue, 22 May 2012 10:46:12 +0000

22nd May 2012

Uncertainty around the current economic climate is forcing organisations to look at alternatives to on-site IT infrastructures and resources, with one-in-three organisations citing managed services as a more affordable option, according to a survey conducted by hosted services provider Rise.

Ex-Apple CEO says healthcare could be biggest beneficiary of cloud

mark@keynoteworld.com (Mark) — Fri, 18 May 2012 07:58:33 +0000

18th May 2012

Cloud computing has the power to reinvent healthcare systems across the globe, according to former Apple CEO, John Sculley. In an exclusive interview with The Guardian, the 73 year-old Silicon Valley legend said he expected cloud to accelerate an overhaul of the current approach to healthcare within the next 15 years, and for big data analytics to be at the heart of the shift.

Guest Post: Moving business processes into the cloud

mark@keynoteworld.com (Mark) — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:45:46 +0000

16th May 2012

With the rise of the public cloud and m-commerce, one key challenge every business will have to address is how to handle the proliferation of channels and deliver instantaneous services, without over-complicating the purchasing process. CloudSense’s MD, Richard Britton explains more.

Compuware brings enterprise APM to cloud and big data Apps

mark@keynoteworld.com (Mark) — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:49:08 +0000

15th May 2012

Compuware, the technology performance company, today announced the industry’s first deep transaction management solution for dynamic cloud and big data applications. The Compuware APM Spring 2012 Platform Release introduces new innovation, dynaTrace Enterprise, that simplify performance optimisation, operation and management of modern, dynamic applications.

Amazon launches content support in CloudFront

mark@keynoteworld.com (Mark) — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:37:17 +0000

14th May 2012

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched support for dynamic content in CloudFront, the company’s content acceleration service. The technology giants are keen to increase the presence of the new capability, highlighting it as a cost-effective alternative to traditional CDNs for AWS customers looking to improve the performance, reliability and global reach of their websites.