Thought Leaders In Cloud Computing: Pat Toole, CIO Of IBM (Part 1)

By Sramana Mitra and guest authors Pablo Chacin and Saurabh Mallik This is the first interview in our series on cloud computing. Sramana talks with Pat Toole, the CIO of IBM. He is responsible for advancing the company’s transformation agenda and aligning IBM’s information technology investments with the company’s business strategy. Pat became CIO of

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Thought Leaders In Cloud Computing: Introduction

Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing is a new series of interviews with CIOs and thought leaders across the industry. It covers the adoption of cloud across SMBs, mid-sized, and Fortune 500 companies from diverse verticals such as tech, finance, healthcare, government, and manufacturing. Most important, and as part of her 1M/1M global initiative, Sramana is brainstorming ideas on entrepreneurial opportunities in the cloud.

The 1M1M Deal Radar 2010: Xvand ,Houston,Texas

Xvand Technology is the provider of IsUtility, an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) solution. The company invests in servers and technical support and delivers enterprise-level IT resources by selling access to clients as a utility. The aim is to eliminate the costs and risks of buying and managing an on-site IT system and to help clients put more

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Deal Radar 2010: Appirio

Appirio is a cloud solution provider that offers products and professional services to help enterprises accelerate their adoption of cloud platforms and services. Moving any business into the cloud or even deciding whether to do so can be confusing, as ReadWriteWeb’s Audrey Watters points out. Through its professional services package and cloud connectors, Appirio aims

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The 1M1M Deal Radar 2010: Riskonnect ,Marietta, Georgia

Riskonnect provides enterprise-class technology in risk management. The company sells directly to large organizations to help them manage their strategic, operational, and insurable risk. Riskonnect’s solutions are delivered entirely through cloud computing, utilizing the Force.com platform, an approach the company believes enables it to offer superior solutions to the risk management marketplace.

Taking On Microsoft And Google From India: InstaColl Founders Sumanth Raghavendra, Kaushal Cavale, And Their Mentor Sabeer Bhatia (Part 7)

SM: VCs don’t offer what you are offering Sumanth and Kaushal. Having a bridge like the one you are providing is very helpful. SB: VCs dump companies and run away. I am now buying companies that VCs have dumped.

Taking On Microsoft And Google From India: InstaColl Founders Sumanth Raghavendra, Kaushal Cavale, And Their Mentor Sabeer Bhatia (Part 6)

SM: I really like to go-to-market strategy. Who developed it? SR and KC: The three of us together. SM: It seems that Sabeer’s role today is very active. Is that right? SR and KC: Absolutely. He has told us that the first phone call he makes when he wakes up and his last phone call

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Taking On Microsoft And Google From India: InstaColl Founders Sumanth Raghavendra, Kaushal Cavale, And Their Mentor Sabeer Bhatia (Part 5)

SM: Do you have a sense of who your 70,000 beta users are? Have you asked them why they are interested in your product? SR and KC: Most of them are people who have already tried apps such as Google Docs and are obviously not satisfied. They want a collaborative app but are not willing

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