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Ron Conway Thinks Cloud Computing is Here to Stay

If you want to measure how fast the clouds are moving in tech industry – yes despite all the scary stories about economy – then check this interview of Ron Conway. Ron is a uber angel investor in Silicon Valley and has perfected the art of riding a new trend. What makes cloud computing really [...]

Cloud Computing Will Disrupt $1 Trillion of IT Spending?

I am struggling to understand the definition of cloud computing – in the context of IT budget allocation. How is industry going to classify something as falling under cloud computing budget? In many companies I work with there is no Chief Cloud Officer operating with allocated budget. With data center, we know there is an [...]

10gen, open source cloud computing vendor, gets $1.5 million Series A financing

Platform-as-a-service startup, 10gen, has scored their Series A investment from Union Square Ventures. Backed by proven management team, DoubleClick ex-CEO is one of the founder, company plans to take on Google App Engine and Amazon cloud computing offerings. From their press release: 10gen (http://www.10gen.com/), creator of a new Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) technology that helps developers more [...]