Category Archives: Cloud computing

Ariba LIVE roadmap debrief: Solutions manager Chris Haydon on cloud data analytics, AribaPay, mobile support, and managed services procurement

Posted on May 23, 2013 by

Listen to the podcast. Find it on iTunes. Read a full transcript or download a copy. Sponsor: Ariba. This latest BriefingsDirect podcast, from the 2013 Ariba LIVE Conference in Washington, D.C., explores Ariba’s product and services roadmap and future strategy … Continue reading →

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Thomas Duryea Consulting provides insights into how leading adopters successfully solve cloud risks

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

Listen to the podcast. Find it on iTunes. Read a full transcript or download a copy. Sponsor: VMware. The next BriefingsDirect IT leadership discussion focuses on how leading Australian IT services provider Thomas Duryea Consulting made a successful journey to … Continue reading →

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Service Virtualization brings speed benefit and lower costs to TTNET applications testing

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

Listen to the podcast. Find it on iTunes. Read a full transcript or download a copy. Sponsor: HP. Welcome to the latest edition of the HP Discover Performance Podcast Series. Our next discussion examines how TTNET, the largest internet service … Continue reading →

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nCrypted Cloud adds security and privacy to cloud-based storage services for consumers and enterprises

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

Boston-based startup nCrypted Cloud recently launched software of the same name designed to address the security and privacy concerns that have emerged with the use of popular cloud-based storage services. Available in consumer basic, consumer pro, and enterprise editions, nCrypted … Continue reading →

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Indiana health care provider goes fully virtualized, gains head start on BYOD and DR benefits

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

Listen to the podcast. Find it on iTunes. Read a full transcript or download a copy. Sponsor: VMware. This BriefingsDirect IT leadership interview focuses on how Associated Surgeons and Physicians, LLC in Indiana went from zero to 100 percent virtualized … Continue reading →

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ownCloud debuts cloud tool to give organizations more control over file sync and software

Posted on March 22, 2013 by

OwnCloud, Inc. recently released the latest version of the ownCloud Community Edition with a number of usability, performance, and integration enhancements. Based on an open-source project of the same name, the ownCloud file sync and share software, deployed on-premise, not … Continue reading →

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Avaya announces flexible Collaborative Cloud UC offerings for cloud service providers, channel, enterprises

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

Avaya today announced a set of Collaborative Cloud offerings designed to make it easier for more types of organizations to deploy unified communications (UC), contact center (CC) and video conferencing — all as on-demand services. The adoption of UC and … Continue reading →

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Fighting in the cloud service orchestration wars

Posted on March 11, 2013 by

This BriefingsDirect guest post comes courtesy of Jason Bloomberg, president of ZapThink, a Dovel Technologies company. By Jason Bloomberg Combine the supercharged cloud computing marketplace with the ubergeek cred of the open source movement, and you’re bound to have some Mentos-in-Diet-Coke moments. Such … Continue reading →

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Cloud, mobile bringing new value to Agile development methods, even in bite-sized chunks

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

As IT aligns itself with business goals, Agile software development is increasingly enabling developers to better create applications that meet user needs quickly. And, now, the advent of increased mobile apps development is further accelerating the power of Agile methods. … Continue reading →

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Complexity from big data and cloud trends makes architecture tools like ArchiMate and TOGAF more powerful, says expert panel

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

Listen to the podcast. Find it on iTunes. Read a full transcript or download a copy. Sponsor: The Open Group. We recently assembled a panel of enterprise architecture (EA) experts to explain how such simultaneous and complex trends as big … Continue reading →

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