To raise its market share, Microsoft is making an exchange offer to small and medium businesses (SMBs) to give away their hardware in return for a cloud setup. The Economic Times reports a new three-month program exclusively launched for the India market. There, Microsoft is targeting organizations with fewer than 250 personal computers, offering them […]
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How to Get Free Press: Be Social and Follow Through
So often have Twitter or email exchanges with brands or bloggers who offer a different perspective on our Technorati product reviews or feature pieces. Most of the time if I find they’re serious about an idea or product, I invite them to submit an op-ed article about it. And most of the time they accept […]
Cloud DevOps – An App Developer’s New Best Friend
As published on Technorati What is DevOps? The proliferation of mobile and web applications has had a dramatic impact on how applications are developed, the internal platforms that support that development, and the organizational teams involved. Today’s developers want real-time access to the latest computing and storage resources. At the same time, they need support […]
Big Data without the Big Wait: An interview with Marius Moscovici, CEO of Metric Insights
Article first published as Big Data without the Big Wait: An interview with Marius Moscovici, CEO of Metric Insights on Technorati. Co-authored by Lillian Pierson “Data plus context equals insight,” that’s the mantra of business intelligence (BI) solution, Metric Insights. The company provides a self-service, collaboration-focused business intelligence platform that delivers insight from the combination […]
3 Key Metrics That Matter in the New Subscription Economy
As published in SocialMediaToday. Zuora, a dominant player in cloud-based payments systems, presented at last week’s All About the Cloud Conference, hosted by the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA). The company’s founder and CEO, Tien Tzuo, spoke about the dramatic shift in the way both consumers and companies are doing business. “Today,” Tien explained, “People would rather subscribe to products and services […]
What a Flock of Seagulls and Next Gen Cloud Computing Have in Common: Interview with Barry Morris, CEO of NUODB
Article first published as What a Flock of Seagulls and Next Gen Cloud Computing Have in Common: Interview with Barry Morris, CEO of NUODB on Technorati. When a flock of seagulls flies, no single bird is leading the way. They navigate collectively, and together share the journey. No bird is in charge of the other. […]
4 Key Features Your Social Intranet Should Have
As published in The Customer Collective Business Collaboration Tools In speaking with Dan Latendre the CEO of IGLOO Software, I’ve become versed on collaboration tools, and most importantly, the distinctions between many of them. Igloo develops securely stored social, collaborative business solutions that can be used for employees, business partners and customers. Delivered in the […]
Just Because Your Content Is Online, Doesn’t Mean It Can’t Be Private
Article first published as Just Because Your Content’s Online, Doesn’t Mean It Can’t Be Private on Technorati. Data Privacy If you’re like me you may think something like selecting a checkbox on your user profile should entitle you to content privacy. At least to the degree Google’s not indexing it, perhaps. It may, it may not. But […]