As mentioned in a previous aricle on virtualization I use SaaS (Software as a Service) and PaaS (Platform as a Service) interchangeably as I remain unconvinced of the difference from a customer’s perspective. The cloud computing market size, depending upon how it’s defined, is estimated to be about $50B by 2011, of which 70% is […]
Virtualization is a hot topic, made more so by IBM’s potential acquisition of Sun; two leading proponents of virtualization and cloud computing. From an enterprise perspective the drivers for virtualization are saving cost; and improving employee efficiency, manageability of IT and enterprise security. Take for example desktop virtualization, e.g Sun Ray thin clients, it’s your […]
The VPF has become a must-attend conference for anyone focused on service innovation in telecoms, with over 200 attendees this year, its certainly bucking the trend we’re seeing in conferences closing. This conference brings together a diverse mix of the telecom value chain: the IP Exchange and data center providers (Terremark, Telx, CRGWest); innovative applications […]