Zyrion Automation Solutions Simplify Monitoring of Distributed Cloud Infrastructures

Zyrion Inc., a leading provider of Cloud and IT Monitoring software solutions, today announced the availability of the Traverse Automation Module that dramatically simplifies monitoring the performance of distributed, heterogeneous cloud infrastructures. Following up on Zyrion’s successful launch earlier this year of the ‘Data Capture and Processing’ module for seamless monitoring of Cloud technologies like… Continue reading Zyrion Automation Solutions Simplify Monitoring of Distributed Cloud Infrastructures

Survey Finds Info Access Through Multiple Computing Devices Drive Cloud Adoption

A survey of information technology (IT) decision makers around the globe found that the shift to cloud computing is driven primarily by a desire to connect employees through the multitude of computing devices in use today. Turning conventional wisdom on its head, 33 percent of survey respondents cited accessibility to information through multiple devices as… Continue reading Survey Finds Info Access Through Multiple Computing Devices Drive Cloud Adoption

Cloud Acquisitions: Software giants start pouncing on cloud companies

Oracle bought RightNow. SAP acquired SuccessFactors. And it’s likely a few other cloud-related companies will be coming to a software giant near you. What remains to be seen is whether these cloud acquisitions really change anything or just ensure the giants keep their stranglehold on the market. SAP’s $3.4 billion acquisition of SuccessFactors, which was… Continue reading Cloud Acquisitions: Software giants start pouncing on cloud companies

Aria Systems Delivers Breakthrough Technology That Eliminates Software Maintenance Downtime for Cloud Billing

Scheduled downtime for code rollouts causes lost revenues for enterprises that rely on mission critical cloud services. To eliminate these scheduled downtimes and speed up deployment of new features and customizations, Aria Systems (AriaSystems.com), the leading provider of cloud billing and subscription management solutions, upgraded its platform to solve this cloud industry-wide problem. Today Aria… Continue reading Aria Systems Delivers Breakthrough Technology That Eliminates Software Maintenance Downtime for Cloud Billing

Pros and Cons of Microsoft SharePoint in the Cloud Webcast

Idera, a leading provider of solutions for Microsoft SharePoint administration, today announced “SharePoint in the Cloud,” a “Secrets of SharePoint” webcast that will air December 6, 2011 at 12 p.m. CT. Matt Lathrop, SharePoint Evangelist at Rackspace, will walk attendees through determining the total cost of ownership of technology strategy decisions, including whether or not… Continue reading Pros and Cons of Microsoft SharePoint in the Cloud Webcast

IDC Predicts 2012 Will Be the Year of Mobile and Cloud Platform Wars

One year ago, International Data Corporation (IDC) predicted that the IT industry’s next dominant platform, built on mobile computing, cloud services, social networking, and big data analytics technologies, would begin its transition into the mainstream. Today, spending on these technologies is growing at about 18% per year and is expected to account for at least… Continue reading IDC Predicts 2012 Will Be the Year of Mobile and Cloud Platform Wars

Zimory Launches New Open Cloud Business Solution

Zimory GmbH introduces its new, open cloud business solution, offering European customers improved interoperability and reduced costs; fully compliant with the EU mandate on Data Protection. Zimory, a provider of independent and elastic cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) management software, offers all user, consumption and the metadata of a service, available in an open standard interface. This… Continue reading Zimory Launches New Open Cloud Business Solution

SAP to Accelerate Cloud Strategy with Agreement to Acquire SuccessFactors

SAP AG and SuccessFactors, Inc. (NYSE: SFSF) today announced that SAP’s subsidiary, SAP America, Inc., has entered into a definitive merger agreement with SuccessFactors, the market-leading provider of cloud-based human capital management (HCM) solutions, pursuant to which a subsidiary of SAP would offer to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of SuccessFactors for $40.00/per… Continue reading SAP to Accelerate Cloud Strategy with Agreement to Acquire SuccessFactors