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Vol 3 Issue 2
Cloud Computing Story
Hedge Funds Deploy in the Cloud
by Whitney Mountain
For many, hedge fund investing evokes images of ultra-sophisticated investors using cutting edge technology to execute sophisticated strategies in pursuit of superior returns. But for the world’s wealthiest people and institu....
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How Data-as-a-Service Enables Accurate Customer Record
Sean O'Leary, CEO for StrikeIron, discusses best practices for putting DaaS to work improving quality records.


What is Cloud Computing
Cloud Computing: Effectively Changing The Business Operation Model
By: Michael Goodenough
Cloud computing technologies are ubiquitous. While not exactly new technologies, the speed with which they’re transforming business models and efficiencies seem to have accelerated over the past few years. The reason for the transformation depends on how the business operates and its specific needs, but there are some major trends that have emerged.
Tech Stocks Woes: Cloud Shift Hurting IT Spending
By: REINHARDT KRAUSE
Worries that cloud computing services are taking IT spending away from "old guard" hardware and networking companies has been a drag on tech stocks, says Barclays in a report.
Cloud Still No Match For Organizational Inertia, Survey Finds
By: Joe McKendrick
Sorry, but it turns out cloud computing is not the cure-all for organizational screw-ups. Despite the incredible efficiencies cloud computing introduces, the laws of nature — and organizational inertia — still prevail
Cloud Computing: Making that Lining Silver
By: David McLaughlin
Although cloud computing was once touted as the solution to business IT issues everywhere, the pace of adoption of on-demand services has been lukewarm at best.
Article: Interview: Corent Technology: The “Intel Inside” ® for the Cloud! PDF
By: Feyzi Fatehi - CEO at Corent Technology, Inc
November 26, 2012 - CEO/CFO Magazine's Interview with Feyzi Fatehi – Corent CEO The interview titled - Corent Technology: The "Intel Inside" ® for the Cloud! – is a candid discussion of why Corent is a game changing force accelerating the diffusion of SaaS in the explosive Cloud space.
Article: 5 Key Essentials of Cloud Workloads Migration
By: Ofir Nachmani - Chief Evangelist at Newvem Insights Ltd.
The benefits of migrating workloads between different cloud providers or between private and public clouds can only truly be redeemed with an understanding of the cloud business model and cloud workload management. It seems that cloud adoption has reached the phase where advanced cloud users are creating their own hybrid solutions or migrating between clouds while striving to achieve interoperability values within their systems. This article aims to answer some of the questions that arise when managing cloud workloads.
Article: FusionIO (FIO) SSD vendor CEO out in a flash, whats up with that?
By: Greg Schulz - Sr. Advisor, Author and Consultant at The Server and StorageIO Group (StorageIO)
The CEO of FusionIO surprised wall street who does not like to be surprised, thus the SSD nand flash PCIe adapter vendor stock took a 20 plus percent drop today.
Article: EMC ViPR software defined object storage part II
By: Greg Schulz - Sr. Advisor, Author and Consultant at The Server and StorageIO Group (StorageIO)
EMC ViPR combines object storage access, block, file and HDFS for hadoop, this post takes a closer look at where, when to use as well as how it works.
Toby Redshaw
Toby Redshaw

Former CIO
American Express
Gerry Grealish
Gerry Grealish

Vice President, Marketing & Products
PerspecSys
David Beaumont
David Beaumont

Staff Software Engineer
IBM
Brent Adamson
Brent Adamson

Chief Storyteller
CEB
May 22 - 23, 2013
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