Verizon vs. Amazon in the Clouds
Jeffrey M. Kaplan submits: Verizon (VZ) unveiled a new cloud computing offering on Tuesday, the latest in its series of “Computing as a Service” [CaaS] packages, aimed at small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs). The real target of the announcement is Amazon Web Services [AWS], which has pioneered the Infrastructure-as-a-Service [IaaS] frontier that has redefined the way computing power is packaged and delivered to the marketplace.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
The Changing Nature of the Cloud
Jeffrey M. Kaplan submits: One of the hottest topics of discussion in the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) market and broader Cloud Computing arena is the role of the channel in selling and delivering these web-based services and solutions. What few people have discussed is the opportunity for SaaS companies, as well as Cloud vendors, to become important channels to market themselves. The most intriguing scenario in this SaaS-as-a-Channel (SaaC) possibility revolves around the Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) idea. The most recent illustration of this scenario is today’s announcement by Host Analytics of a new Decision Hub service which pulls industry data from a variety of third-party information service providers, such as Edgar Online and Data.Gov, into Host Analytics’ SaaS-based corporate performance management (CPM) solution.Complete Story » seekingalpha.com |
Blizzard Bans StarCraft 2 Players
More than 5000 players are banished from Battle.net for violating usage terms by cheating or hacking. Battle.net - StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty - Games - StarCraft - Blizzard Entertainment feeds.pcworld.com |
Blackberry Style Brings Back the Flip Phone
The Style is coming to Sprint at the end of this month, and I have to admit I'm totally fascinated by this phone. feeds.pcworld.com |
Five Reasons Android Will Beat the iPhone
Android phones are already outselling iPhones in the United States, and they will extend that victory and win worldwide. feeds.pcworld.com |