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Coupa’s VP Service Delivery, Ravi Thakur throws his hat into the opinion ring regarding security in the cloud
June 11, 2011
This week’s series on cloud computing has been one of the most interesting and one of the, if not the most popular series of posts since the Procurement Insights blog was launched in May 2007. Besides your tremendous interest faithful readers, the feedback from industry experts as well as those from the vendor community has […]
Posted in: Cloud Computing, Commentary
Are The New Titans of the SaaS World Highlighted in 2009 Special Suffering From The Oliver Twist Syndrome When It Comes To Market Penetration?
June 10, 2011
Back in June 2009 I had aired a segment on the PI Window on Business titled Emerging Giants: The New Titans of the SaaS World, which in hindsight is interesting in that at least 2 of the senior executives who participated in the panel discussion represent organizations that are shall we say walking lightly but […]
Posted in: Cloud Computing, Commentary
Protecting your data in the cloud: Top cyber security expert Richard Stiennon weighs in on what you need to do to protect your most valuable asset – information
June 9, 2011
The other day I wrote a post titled While the fat versus thin debate is no longer relevant in the cloud, ownership of and accessibility to sensitive data is now the key consideration, in which I broached the subject of data security in the cloud, especially as it relates to unwanted government access to confidential information. […]
Posted in: Cloud Computing, Commentary
UK public sector veteran calls GSA $2.5 billion RFQ interesting but . . .
June 8, 2011
Given that this is cloud computing week on the Procurement Insights blog . . . reminds me of the old Mike Douglas Show (yes you would have to be in your 50s to remember Douglas’ talk show), which was big for themed segments, we are focusing a great deal of electronic print on the GSA’s […]
Posted in: Commentary, Public Sector Procurement
10 cloud computing companies to watch; Did NetworkWorld get it right?
June 8, 2011
I always enjoy it when industry pundits (myself included) put on their Carnac The Magnificent hats in an attempt to predict future industry trends. It is a fun exercise that at the end of the day represents a combination of expertise, inside knowledge and perhaps just a touch of the bursitis that enabled my grandfather […]
Posted in: Commentary, Procurement Trends
While the fat versus thin debate is no longer relevant in the cloud, ownership of and accessibility to sensitive data is now the key consideration
June 8, 2011
In their June 6th, 2011 ZDNET article titled Is the iCloud the end of the Linux & Windows desktop?, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols & Paula Rooney openly wondered about the relevancy of the fat versus thin client debate within the virtual realms of the cloud . . . or more specifically, iCloud. For those unfamiliar with […]
Posted in: Commentary
April 2009 Segment on Cloud Computing provides an interesting perspective in terms of present day realities
June 7, 2011
One of the things that I like best about the virtual realms of Internet Radio is the fact that all shows are recorded and easily accessed on-demand. Entering our 3rd year since the inaugural PI Window on Business broadcast on March 26th, 2009 on the Blog Talk Radio Network, it never ceases to amaze me […]
Posted in: Commentary
The Zimbra Advantage: Do Talking Heads and e-Mail go hand-in-hand in the cloud?
June 7, 2011
According to former Zimbra President and CTO Scott Dietzen, the name for Zimbra is derived from the song “I Zimbra” by Talking Heads. Back in January 2010, VMWare acquired Zimbra for $100 million from Yahoo, who ironically paid $350 million for the groupware product vendor back in 2007. Talk about a deep discount.At the time, […]
Posted in: Commentary, Public Sector Procurement
What’s really up in the cloud?
June 7, 2011
The majority (60 percent) of UK small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are focused on improving existing IT systems and processes in order to find efficiencies, instead of buying new systems. As a result, says a survey, they have forsaken new technologies built around cloud delivery, for instance. from June 4th, 2011 Computerworld UK article SMBs […]
Posted in: Commentary
Procurement Insights 
The same old song? Former senior government exec provides yet another interesting take on the cloud
June 13, 2011
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It’s the same old song, but with a different beat . . . from the hit It’s the Same Old Song by the Four Tops (1965) Ian Burdon, who is the Director of Strategic Business Development at Elcom, and a former senior executive with the Scottish Government, offers the following bitingly relevant take on the […]