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.

IBM’s Acquisition Strategy

This week, IBM (NYSE:IBM) reported a mixed second quarter by beating bottom-line estimates but missing the top-line sales estimate. Earlier this month, Big Blue announced its plans to acquire BigFix, a network management and security specialist. In the recent quarter, IBM announced two more acquisitions: Cast Iron, a cloud computing integration company, and Coremetrics, a

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Red Hat And NetApp Reap Cloud Computing Momentum

According to Gartner, 2010 IT spending on cloud computing is expected to increase 17% over the year to $68.3 billion. By 2014, that number is expected to grow to $148.8 billion. The open source leader Red Hat (NASDAQ:RHT) is already benefiting from the addition of a virtualization layer to its software products with giants such as

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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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As Cloud Computing Grows, So Does Need For Security

Recent reports estimate worldwide revenue for corporate Web security solutions to grow from $1.1 billion in 2010 to over $2.1 billion in 2014. Experts believe that by 2020 there will be nearly 50 billion devices that will be able to connect to the Internet, compared with the 5 billion devices at present.

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.