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Tag: cloud computing (page 9)
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Why Rackspace's Datapipe Buy Will Disrupt the Cloud Market
Managed cloud services provider Rackspace announced its plans to buy former competitor Datapipe earlier this week. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but San Antonio, Texas-based Rackspace noted it was "the biggest" in the company's history.
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The New Marketo Google Partnership: What You Need to Know
Marketo announced a partnership with the Google Cloud Platform Aug. 24 which signals a “mind-blowing” convergence of marketing and advertising technologies and underscores the "scale and power of a public cloud infrastructure." Marketing automation practitioners and analysts shared these thoughts with CMSWire after Marketo announced its multi-year collaboration with Google
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Aprimo Puts ADAM DAM Acquisition in the Cloud
It's been a roller coaster year-and-a-half for Aprimo. The marketing operations provider effectively reclaimed its name and original mission after Marlin Equity Partners acquired Teradata Marketing Applications. Then it acquired digital asset management (DAM) vendor ADAM Software in March.
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Was Huddle Doomed Among Enterprise File Sync and Share Giants?
Huddle Software got clobbered by the giants of enterprise file sync and share (EFSS) and collaboration, leading to this month's sale to a private equity firm for far less than its peak valuation. That's the take some analysts shared with CMSWire after news broke earlier this month that Turn/River acquired
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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Cloud
There was a time — and not too long ago, either — when I remember feeling totally opposed to the whole concept of cloud computing. As the owner of a small firm that provides development and admin tools to on-premises platforms, the cloud inherently challenged what my company was doing.
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Microsoft Earnings Show Satya Nadella's Cloud, Services Gamble Paying Off
There’s nothing like a balance sheet to show how successful an enterprise strategy is or isn’t. Yesterday's fourth quarter earnings indicate Microsoft has shrugged off the inertia that marked the final year of former CEO Steve Ballmer's reign. They also show current CEO Satya Nadella’s gamble on the cloud is
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Nimble's New Add-In Takes the 'Cold' out of Cold-Calling
Microsoft wasn't the only company making announcements during its Inspire partner conference last week. Its partners got into the action as well, announcing a number of releases and additions for Microsoft products. Of these, Nimble’s new add-in for Office 365 and Outlook stands out.
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SaaS Startup? Here's How to Choose Between IaaS and PaaS
I’m often asked whether a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) startup, is better off contracting for Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) or Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) services.
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BMC Digital Workplace Creates a Central Employee Hub
Houston-based BMC Software has released BMC Digital Workplace, a cloud-based service designed to give employees "one-stop-shopping" for the tools and information they need to do their jobs.
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You Can't Talk Future of ECM Without Cloud Content Services
Joe Shepley recently published an article about the types of enterprise content management solutions we can expect to see in the future. The article brings up many great points, but it left out a key driver for the future ecosystem: Cloud-based content services. No, this isn't an ode to Gartner.
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Microsoft Layoffs Expected Amongst Talk of Restructured Cloud Sales
UPDATE: This story has been updated with confirmation of layoffs. Microsoft is expected to announce a major reorganization of its sales team today that will place renewed focus on its cloud-based products and will result in potential layoffs. According to reports from the Reuters news agency, staff at the
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Flexible Operating Models Only Limited by Rigid Corporate Thinking
The technology is there, and so is the desire of workers. The only thing limiting the shift to a more nimble, agile and productive workplace is the rigid policies of companies themselves.
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Stop Worrying About ECM Vendors: It's All About Your Approach
We're in the middle of a sea change in how organizations choose to address their content.
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eZ Systems Unveils eZ Platform Cloud
LONDON — The eZ Conference, the annual event hosted by Porsgrunn, Norway-based eZ Systems for over a decade now ends today in London, but the company fit a number of announcements into the three-day conference.
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