By Louis Columbus on January 2, 2013
Retailers and marketers often face the challenge of getting coupons, offers and promotions delivered at the perfect time and in the right context to their customers. The rapid advances in cyber foraging, contextual computing and cloud computing platforms are succeeding at revolutionizing this aspect of the retail shopping experience. Context-aware advertising platforms and strategies can […]
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By Bob Warfield on April 14, 2011
Apologies to Archimedes, who is supposed to have said:
“Give me a place to stand and I’ll move the Earth.”
He was speaking of leverage and the idea that a great weight can be moved with very little force given the right amount of leverage. Leverage is what IT needs to make an orderly progression to the Cloud without having to expend too much force.
Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged Cloud, Cloud Computing, data center, Google App Engine, Hewlett-Packard, ibm
By Anshu Sharma on December 8, 2010
Why? Developers are moving to the cloud because users expect their applications to be available from multiple devices – not just a PC or Mac – but a myriad new computers that come in the shapes of tablets, smart phones, and purpose-built devices. Users want be able to access their data from home, work, and […]
Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Cloud Computing, Database, database.com, df10, Dreamforce, Google App Engine, PaaS, SaaS, salesforce.com, vmforce
By R "Ray" Wang on June 21, 2010
SaaS Adoption Surveys Often Overlook Audience Composition
Over the past year, analyst firms, tech media, and even mainstream business media have happily showcased positive news about SaaS adoption. The common theme remains clear – SaaS adoption moves beyond the tipping point in 2010. Cloud adoption will reach a tipping point in the next 12 […]
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