Cloud computing never seems to be out of the news. Most coverage is about the various pros and cons of getting onto the cloud. But this week a sizeable group of existing cloud users found that nevermind the getting on – sometimes you have to think about getting off the ride.
Cloud computing has been advancing in recent years as a powerful and flexible business computing platform for companies of all sizes, and it is increasingly becoming a platform for the database as well. Companies are seeking to leverage the flexibility of the cloud for their database.
These days Box is one of the top cloud storage solutions interested in enterprises, the cloud and the associated challenges. We talked to Chief Operating Officer Dan Levin about Box’s overall strategy and its view on the direction of the industry.
docStar eclipse On-Premise is a digital storage system that is designed to primarily hold documents.
NetApp OnCommand Management Software is cloud storage software that has a number of management tools for shared storage infrastructure. The platform allows users to handle both individual and clustered storage systems and perform standard storage upkeep.
StorageGRID Webscale is an object-based storage software designed to manage petabytes of data. The platform allows users to store data in a secure location that is accessible at any time from any location and device.
Syncapse Social Marketing Platform is a social marketing business intelligence platform designed to harness social data into actionable consumer segments. The software allows users to manage interaction across multiple channels on one interface as well as transcend disparate data sources with global oversight. The application is based on machine-driven intelligence to inform planning with standardized metrics and simple, flexible reporting. Additionally, the platform provides dashboards to visualize intelligence and to make faster decisions.
In the category of late bloomers, business intelligence (BI) and data warehousing can be added to the list. In use for more than 20 years, BI and
data warehousing’s ability to provide substantive benefits remains elusive for many companies. While hard-and-fast statistics are difficult to get, widely reported failure rates for BI projects range from 50 percent to as high as 80 percent. However, such failure rates have not stopped companies from continually trying to gain benefits from BI. The results of a survey released in January 2012 by Gartner found that among the top technology priorities for CIOs, number one was analytics and business intelligence.
MyPC Backup is cloud storage and backup software that utilizes a desktop application to back up content to a Google-powered storage cloud. The platform is designed to synchronize data across multiple computers, allows users to choose which files and folders to backup and sync, and where the data is synced to.
Virtustream Enterprise Cloud is cloud storage software designed to handle complex IT systems and portfolios, to run complex business applications, and provides users with robust integrated security and compliance solutions. The platform is designed to support mission-critical, I/O-intensive apps, provides users with SLAs for guaranteed application performance, and is equipped with comprehensive planning and mitigation services.