Opening enterprise collaboration to the world
UK-headquartered cloud collaboration platform Huddle is targeting enterprise customers with an unlimited user edition and a generous uptime guarantee.
Software as Services
In the best-informed blog on software-as-a-service and on-demand business applications, Phil Wainewright cuts through the vendor spin, analyzes the trends to watch and adds his thought-provoking insights.
Phil Wainewright
Since 1998, Phil Wainewright has been a thought leader in cloud computing as a blogger, analyst and consultant.
Latest Posts
The cloud is forked
Enterprises are adopting two types of cloud. One is less risky but inherently flawed. The other offers greater rewards but very few so far have succeeded with it.
Shock as tech news site researches own story
Kudos to InfoWorld for researching and breaking its story about the sudden-death vulnerability built into every Oracle database. This is a classic piece of technology journalism, researched over a two-month period during which the editorial team "conducted our own tests, verified information with sources we believe to be reliable, and consulted extensively with Oracle itself.
2011: the cloud has landed
Cloud became mainstream in 2011. Looking back, it's extraordinary to see how far we've come in the year.
Santa's army of electronic helpers
Even on Christmas Day, consumers today can download gifts and purchases, served by a silent army of electronic servers and switches.
Ambivalence in Europe and the cloud
The UK wielding its veto in Europe reminds me of the attitude many IT folk have towards cloud. The good news is that providers are starting to recognise and accommodate enterprise concerns.
Appirio acquires Saaspoint for push into Europe
US-based cloud integrator Appirio has announced it is buying long-established European pureplay Salesforce.com integrator Saaspoint to lead its charge into Europe.
Can it be third time lucky for SAP?
SAP is counting on Successfactors CEO Lars Dalgaard to put its cloud strategy on an upward curve. Based on previous history, the odds are against him succeeding.
How to avoid chaos in the cloud
Enthusiastic adoption of cloud services leaves IT with a governance headache. Okta is one of a new breed of vendors aiming to help get on top of the problem.
Hosting providers aim to challenge cloud leaders
UK hosting provider Memset believes there's still all to play for in the cloud market. Can smaller players raise their game enough to challenge the leaders?