This deal is just as much about hurting Microsoft as it is about competing in the SaaS field. For $25 million, Google is acquiring DocVerse, a startup that offers a free tool for storing Office documents in a cloud.
DocVerse’s free plugin is actually a way to get more from Office. It is a plug-in that [Read More →]
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Google buys SaaS tool for managing Microsoft software
March 8, 2010 — GusMicrosoft gives NSF projects a free pass
February 5, 2010 — GusHoping to gain a toehold in the government’s move toward cloud computing, Microsoft has presented the National Science Foundation (NSF) with an offer that is difficult to refuse: any project approved by the NSF can run on Windows Azure at no charge.
The NSF has already gained access to cloud-based software services from Google and [Read More →]
Chinese hack into Google mail may be a flaw in Microsoft browser, not cloud defences
January 21, 2010 — GusWhen Google warned that it might not be able to provide secure email within China, a number of people considered it an indictment of the cloud computing model. However, it now appears that the security hole is in Microsoft’s IE browser, not Google’s security layer.
The WindowsSecrets tip site has the story on this Internet Explorer [Read More →]
New page on cloud computing stocks
January 15, 2010 — GusIn recent months, a number of technology companies have seen their share prices rise on positive news about cloud computing initiatives. To keep up, I’ve compiled a list of publicly traded companies with a significant cloud business. I’m not going to include every company that has made a cloud announcement. If their new initiatives turn [Read More →]
Comparing Google’s Chrome OS and Jolicloud on a netbook
December 23, 2009 — GusDatamation takes a look at two new desktops being designed for the ultra-light world of the netbook, where all data and most apps are stored on a remote server. Neither one of these software platforms are final but both are available for test drives and that is the spirit in which Bruce Byfield looks at [Read More →]
Six cloud computing stocks to watch. Maybe seven?
November 17, 2009 — GusEd Moltzen is not a professional stock picker. He is a technology analyst, blogger and manager of product testing for Computer Reseller News (published by United Business Media). So if he picks a basket of cloud computing stocks, you can expect that the companies are strong technically. For financial fundamentals, you’ll need to do your [Read More →]
Move to cloud technology faster than Microsoft exepcted
November 10, 2009 — Gus“People are embracing cloud computing faster than we anticipated,” Stephen Elop, president of the Microsoft Business Division, told a Dow Jones reporter yesterday. He pointed to growth in hosted email as an example of the shift he is seeing. Elod said Microsoft is responding by cutting prices
Last week, the price of Exchange Online was cut [Read More →]
Los Angeles city council OKs move to Google apps
October 28, 2009 — GusLos Angeles city workers will be moving their email and calendars into Google’s cloud environment after all. The city council voted to approve their CTO’s plan to switch 30,000 workers from Microsoft Outlook to Google Apps.
The plan was challenged by a consumer watchdog who questioned whether cloud computing was reliable and secure, citing the case [Read More →]
Cloud security clashes with politics in Los Angeles
October 15, 2009 — GusIt started as a noble effort by IT managers within the Los Angeles city government. Over the last eighteen months, they worked on a plan they believe capable of saving several million dollars while giving 30,000 municipal employees updated software.
They did their homework. They invited bids and sifted through fifteen different vendor proposals. They considered [Read More →]
