Thought Leaders In Cloud Computing: Dave Hart, CTO and EVP, Presidio (Part 3)

By Sramana Mitra and guest author Shaloo Shalini SM: Let us take these points that you mention one at a time. First, what are your observations based on your analysis? Second, can you share your observations on the cost reduction gained through cloud computing? Related to that, are you seeing definitive cost reductions? What are

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Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Saad Khan, Partner, CMEA Capital (Part 4)

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Saad: Almost all of the investments I have made have been before the companies had ideas for what they wanted to do. Again, it comes back to the same point. Exceptional people figure out the right markets to go after and the right technologies to build, and

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By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Heather: It’s interesting, while I was up in Portland, I did meet with a couple of entrepreneurs who are interested in the venture side. So, since I was there, I just had the meeting. That happens a lot. You know, the venture guys will find something that

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Thought Leaders In Cloud Computing: Dave Hart, CTO and EVP, Presidio (Part 2)

By Sramana Mitra and guest author Shaloo Shalini SM: Dave, can you share names of the application vendors that cater to your specific requirements for private or public cloud–based solutions? DH: We are using EDP for our payroll systems and payroll management. We actually have a ‘Sales Tax and Use Tax’ application that we get

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VOI (Value of Insight) is a bio-pharmaceutical publishing and business intelligence consulting company. Its primary publications, pharmahandbook, Guide to the International Pharmaceutical Industry; and generichandbook, Guide to the Generic Drug Industry in the US, are important resources in more than 40 countries. The company has also created a data platform designed to increase return on

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Sramana: In 2008 when Lehman Brothers was declaring bankruptcy, you decided to raise money. Were you successful? Zalmi Duchman: No, I was not. I did not even have a business plan. It was a year and a half later before we took money. At the end of 2008 we did $5.5 million, but I was

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By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Saad: I spend a significant portion of my life meeting with entrepreneurs either one at a time or, in some cases, we’re out there a lot judging business plan competitions and meeting people at conferences and events. So, in some cases, we’re meeting many more than one

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