Cloud Computing Trends for 2018
IT Toolbox
OCTOBER 27, 2017
Cloud computing remains a hot topic in the business world, and the trend is likely to continue according to Cisco's latest Global Cloud index forecast, which covers 2013 through 2018.
Predictions 2019 Update: Cloud Computing Soars To New Heights
Forrester IT
APRIL 24, 2019
At the end of 2018, Forrester’s cloud team made some bold predictions about how cloud computing would accelerate enterprise digital transformation everywhere, from the data center to the mobile device to the edge.
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Key Takeaways From Huawei Connect 2018
Forrester IT
OCTOBER 17, 2018
Huawei held its flagship Connect 2018 conference in Shanghai from October 10 to 12. The event, which featured more than 200 sessions, attracted over 25,000 visitors and more than 1,500 partners from around the world. By the end of 2017, Huawei’s annual revenue had exceeded US$92 billion — half of which comes from global markets […].
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Contact Centers Have Moved To Cloud. What’s Next?
Forrester IT
OCTOBER 15, 2018
As of 2018, the market for contact center technology has fully shifted to cloud. The remaining outliers of demand are large, highly customized implementations which preserve legacy on premise software, or organizations that wish to maintain the technology inside their firewall.
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Key Takeaways From The Forrester Wave™: Hybrid Cloud Management, Q4 2020
Forrester IT
DECEMBER 3, 2020
This week, we published “The Forrester Wave™: Hybrid Cloud Management, Q4 2020” evaluation to help infrastructure and operations professionals understand the nine most relevant vendors in this space. This is a refresh from our previous evaluation in 2018.
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US Tech Market Poised For A Strong 2018, But With Doubts About 2019
Forrester IT
JULY 5, 2018
At the midpoint in 2018, the US tech market is on track to grow by 6.7% in 2018, the fastest growth since 2012. In our just published report, “US Tech Market Outlook For 2018 And 2019: Cloud Powers Tech Spend To 6% Growth And Software To 8% Growth,” we can provide strength in all tech budget […].
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Cisco: Data Center Traffic Will Triple by 2018
Data Center Knowledge
NOVEMBER 5, 2014
Cloud growth and more Internet penetration will bring 8.6 zettabytes of traffic annually by 2018, according to the latest Cloud Index. Cisco Cloud Computing'
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Cloud Empowers Innovations
Forrester IT
JULY 25, 2018
This value was strongly reinforced at Google Next 2018 this week. Several enterprises talked through how cloud services like Google Cloud Platform are not just sources of application agility and on-demand infrastructure, but are platforms providing high value access to technology chains they can leverage confidently for innovation efforts.
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Hybrid cloud technologies become table stakes in IaaS market
CTOvision
DECEMBER 31, 2018
Earls’ articles about how IaaS providers will increase stakes in hybrid cloud on Tech Target : AWS, Azure, and Google made hybrid cloud technologies the main point of focus in 2018. Read Alan R.
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Industry clouds give CIOs on-ramp to gen AI
CIO Business Intelligence
MARCH 7, 2024
And that’s all thanks to Beltzer’s decision to give RBC private equity advisors a vertical industry cloud that offered financial services out-of-the-box that are both customizable and extensible. And, with access to features such as Einstein, CIOs choosing industry clouds may be able to accelerate innovation further.
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Juicy Tidbits That Didn’t Make It Into The Forrester Wave™: Cloud Cost Management And Optimization, Q4 2020
Forrester IT
OCTOBER 30, 2020
This week I published my first Forrester Wave™: “The Forrester Wave: Cloud Cost Management And Optimization, Q4 2020“! This report is an update of the 2018 report. We […].
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Highlights From Amazon’s AWS re:Invent 2018
CTOvision
DECEMBER 3, 2018
It is hard to digest all the innovations coming out of Amazon’s cloud computing business. There are 1000’s of capabilities already available and each continue to evolve, and major new capabilities are being announced at a rapid pace. The annual re:Invent is a great time to take stock of things, but even this is just […].
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Telcos must do more to help shape cloud-native deployment
TM Forum
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
In an energetic panel session at SDN NFV World Congress 2018, three industry experts agreed and disagreed on the current and future state of cloud-based virtualization.
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2018 AT&T Business Summit: Security “in” and “of” the Cloud
Cloud Musings
NOVEMBER 10, 2018
While public cloud is undoubtedly an outsized piece of the conversation, news headlines of the latest data breach can make this move a very frightening proposition. The question of how to balance the downside of cloud computing risks with the upside of promising cost savings is, therefore, top of mind.
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The Cloud Security Alliance Hosts 5th Annual Federal Summit on 15 May 2018
CTOvision
APRIL 12, 2018
The Cloud Security Alliance is a not-for-profit organization with a mission to promote the use of best practices for providing security assurance within Cloud Computing, and to provide education on the uses of Cloud Computing to help secure all other forms of computing. The Cloud Security Alliance is led by […].
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A New Forrester Wave™ Assesses The Market For Full-Stack Public Cloud Development Platforms In China
Forrester IT
AUGUST 12, 2018
Our new “The Forrester Wave™: Full-Stack Public Cloud Development Platforms In China, Q3 2018” report is now live! This Wave evaluation uncovered a market in which Alibaba Cloud, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Tencent Cloud, and Huawei lead the pack. UCloud, Ping An Technology, and […].
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186 Hacking The Cloud: Kubernetes’ first major security hole discovered
CTOvision
DECEMBER 5, 2018
Kubernetes has become the most popular cloud container orchestration system by far, so it was only a matter of time until its first major security hole was discovered. And the bug, CVE-2018-1002105, aka the Kubernetes privilege escalation flaw, is a doozy. It’s a CVSS 9.8 critical security hole.
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7 cloud market trends and how they will impact IT
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 17, 2023
The cloud market has been a picture of maturity of late. The pecking order for cloud infrastructure has been relatively stable, with AWS at around 33% market share, Microsoft Azure second at 22%, and Google Cloud a distant third at 11%. He adds, “This is behind the drive to generative AI by the cloud providers.
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144 2018 Goal: Re-position Cybersecurity As An Enabler
CTOvision
DECEMBER 4, 2017
Fortunately, there have been significant advances in cloud-based security services that enable new ways to embed cybersecurity into enterprise services people want. As long as cybersecurity is viewed as a pain, it’ll never be integrated into the fabric of an organization. Answer: no one likes […].
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FedCloud Security Roadmap for 2018
CTOvision
DECEMBER 20, 2017
As the Government continues to migrate to the cloud it becomes critical to integrate stronger security into its operations. Cloud and data security must go together. Using the services of a […].
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Oracle OpenWorld 2018 Takeaways: The Latest on Cloud, Containers, and DevOps
Flexagon
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
The post Oracle OpenWorld 2018 Takeaways: The Latest on Cloud, Containers, and DevOps appeared first on Flexagon. We were at the conference in full force, and when we weren’t presenting sessions, we were attending presentations and talking with partners, attendees, and members of the Oracle team.
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Hot and on the rise: Cloud computing jobs explained
Dataconomy
APRIL 28, 2022
What are cloud computing jobs? Professionals with cloud computing expertise will be in great demand as more companies worldwide undertake significant digital changes. In 2018, professionals in this field earned a median of more than $146,000 — far above the median salary of $124,300 observed just two years previously.
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Former Tableau execs launch new Seattle startup that helps companies manage cloud costs
GeekWire
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
(Millworks Analytics Photo) Former Tableau CFO Damon Fletcher is coming out of retirement to launch a startup that helps tech companies get a hold of their cloud costs amid a surge in spending driven by artificial intelligence. The Seattle-based startup emerged from stealth mode Tuesday alongside the launch of its flagship product Calipers.
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AVM Cloud: Empowering Enterprises in Malaysia to Deploy a Robust Sovereign Cloud
CIO Business Intelligence
JANUARY 25, 2023
Already a leader in Malaysia’s burgeoning cloud services and solutions sector when it was acquired by Time dotCom, one of the region’s largest fixed-line communications companies in 2021, AVM Cloud recently became one of the select group of providers who offer VMware Cloud Verified Services to earn the VMware Sovereign Cloud distinction.
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O’Reilly Strata Business Summit: March 5-8 2018 in San Jose
CTOvision
JANUARY 17, 2018
The next Strata + Hadoop World will be held March 5–8, 2018 in San Jose California. This is the must attend event for business executives and technologists seeking to turn data into the competitive advantage it should be. Save 20% when you register by using the code AFF20. Strata Data Conference is where big data's […].
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CTOvision Tech News 6 Feb 2018
CTOvision
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
News this week reaffirmed the disruptive power of cloud computing, in many ways. One way was in the announcement by Google that their Google Cloud, which includes G Suite and Google Cloud Platform, is now a $1B per quarter business. Huge of course, but that is not nearly as large as the powerhouse at Amazon […].
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With Plans to Double Business Cloud Revenue by 2018, Deutsche Telekom Extends Huawei Partnership
Data Center Knowledge
JUNE 15, 2015
German telecommunications provider Deutsche Telekom is eyeing partnerships to help the company double its cloud revenue with business customers by 2018. Read More.
2018 Ascent Recap
The Investing Edge
JANUARY 16, 2019
Welcome to Ascent’s 2018 recap blog post. 2018 was filled with lunchtime laughter, personal and professional growth, and plenty of new projects. Here is a list of 2018 highlights: 1 – We led investments in three new portfolio companies: Connected2Fiber , gr8 People , and empow. Thank you for your support. the Ascent team.
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2018 Ascent Recap
The Investing Edge
JANUARY 16, 2019
Welcome to Ascent’s 2018 recap blog post. 2018 was filled with lunchtime laughter, personal and professional growth, and plenty of new projects. Here is a list of 2018 highlights: 1 – We led investments in three new portfolio companies: Connected2Fiber , gr8 People , and empow. Thank you for your support. the Ascent team.
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70 2018 Ascent Recap
The Investing Edge
JANUARY 16, 2019
Welcome to Ascent’s 2018 recap blog post. 2018 was filled with lunchtime laughter, personal and professional growth, and plenty of new projects. Here is a list of 2018 highlights: 1 – We led investments in three new portfolio companies: Connected2Fiber , gr8 People , and empow. Thank you for your support.
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70 Top 5 Software Development Trends in 2018
Galido
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
Information Technology Blog - - Top 5 Software Development Trends in 2018 - Information Technology Blog. So, let’s take a look at the software development trends in 2018. 2017 was the year of data breaches, so of course, 2018 will be a year in which hackers will become more sophisticated. The rise of the cloud.
Europe’s CSPs eye national data services amid public clouds
TM Forum
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
T-Systems is the latest European communications service provider (CSPs) to announce national data services for organizations, as telcos’ legal teams grapple with tough questions around managing customer data within the cloud. T-Systems has said it is partnering with Google Cloud to build and deliver. sovereign cloud services.
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Chipotle’s recipe for digital transformation: Cloud plus AI
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Removing the physical speaker box on site was a simple concept but a key part of a bigger digital transformation Chipotle kicked off in 2018 that led to an explosion in business, in large part because the digital ordering system required less human labor during the pandemic. And the cloud is at the center of all that.
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Microsoft beats Q3 revenue expectations, spurred by strong cloud sales
Venture Beast
APRIL 27, 2021
Microsoft had its best revenue growth since 2018 on the strength of its cloud offerings: revenues up 15% for Office 365 and 50% for Azure. Read More.
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Cropin’s agriculture industry cloud to provide apps, data frameworks
CIO Business Intelligence
SEPTEMBER 7, 2022
Cropin, an agritech startup backed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, on Tuesday said that it was launching its industry cloud for agriculture, built on Amazon Web Services (AWS). In the US, Aggio, founded in 2016, offers a cloud-based sales and market-intelligence platform. Agriculture Industry, Cloud Computing
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Cloud operations startup MontyCloud lands $3M
GeekWire
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
MontyCloud , a Seattle startup that helps companies manage their cloud operations, raised $3 million. Founded in 2018, the 22-person startup streamlines and automates cloud enablement, cloud governance, cost optimization, cloud compliance, and more.
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Microsoft lands another cloud deal, inks strategic partnership with analytics giant SAS
GeekWire
JUNE 15, 2020
Microsoft inked another key cloud partnership, announcing a deal Monday with Cary, N.C.-based SAS will make Microsoft Azure the preferred cloud provider for SAS Cloud as part of the deal, and SAS will integrate products across Microsoft platforms such as Dynamics 365 and PowerBI. billion in 2018.
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Canada’s Tech Market Continues To Grow Despite A Slowing Canadian Economy
Forrester IT
JULY 30, 2019
The Canadian tech market will grow in 2019 and 2020, but growth will slow from 6% in 2018 to 3.7% The healthy growth of the Canadian tech market has largely been caused by an expansion in cloud services and government […]. in 2019, according to Forrester’s report, “The Canadian Tech Market Outlook For 2019 To 2020.”
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Maximize The Value Of Your 2018 RSA Show Visit
CTOvision
APRIL 2, 2018
The key to having a functional security architecture is integrating identity, access control, endpoint protection and file encryption systems together (across data center and cloud environments). The importance of getting everything right is even more critical with […].
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Singapore Predictions 2020: Harnessing Energy
Forrester IT
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
In December 2018, we predicted digital transformations would go pragmatic in 2019. For instance, leaders have made more investments in operational transformation, cloud migration, and data management projects to enable future […]. Has that happened?
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Public Cloud Spending to Reach $127 Billion by 2018: Report
Data Center Knowledge
NOVEMBER 4, 2014
Cloud market reportedly growing six times faster than the overall IT market.
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207 Huawei Global Analyst Summit 2018
Forrester IT
APRIL 27, 2018
Huawei hosted its annual Analyst Summit in Shenzhen, China, recently. As in 2016, Huawei reported strong financial growth in 2017. Revenues were up 16%, EBIT, by 19%, and cash flow from operations by 96%.
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