Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: Joel Young, Senior VP of Research & Development/Chief Technical Officer of Digi (Part 3)

Sramana Mitra: So you are trying to transmit data from those devices into a centralized cloud environment for debugging, technical support, or customer service? Joel Young: Yes.  It even extends to consumption and auditing purposes. SM: Are those devices then spitting out information that you are putting into the Salesforce.com cloud? JY: The devices tend

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Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: Joel Young, Senior VP of Research & Development/Chief Technical Officer of Digi (Part 2)

Sramana Mitra: How is cloud computing affecting your business? Which are the major trends you are tracking? Joel Young: As I mentioned, we provide iDigi, a device cloud which connects devices to the broader Internet. Anybody who wishes to get information can access the device through standard HTTP web services into the cloud. We store

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Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: Joel Young, Senior VP of Research & Development/Chief Technical Officer of Digi (Part 1)

Joel Young is the senior vice president of research & development and chief technical officer of Digi International, a machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions expert for improving business efficiencies. In this interview Joel talks about the integration of the company’s systems in businesses like Salesforce.com and future trends of “the Internet of Things.” According to Wikipedia, the Internet

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Turning a Services Company to a $30M Product Company: Bridgeline Digital CEO Thomas Massie (Part 5)

Sramana: You have made a successful from a non-repeatable services business to something that is highly repeatable and scalable. The product now generates the services, and you are obviously the best capable to provide services around your business. Thomas Massie: Absolutely. Nobody knows our product better than us. We are able to tailor every solution

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