Jeremy Geelan

A new report says there's little stopping Europe catching up to the US in cloud computing. The study, carried out by the London School of Economics and Political Science and commissioned by Microsoft, looked at the projected economic impact of cloud computing on the aerospace and smartphone services industries in the UK, USA, Germany and Italy from 2010-2014. The full report [PDF] is titled ‘Modelling the Cloud’, by Jonathan Liebenau, Patrik Karrberg, Alexander Grous and Daniel Castro. Investing in cloud computing, says the study, contributes to growth and job creation in both the fast-growing, high-tech smartphone services industry as well as the longstanding and slow-growth aerospace sector. In addition, it is directly creating employment through the construction, staffing and supply of data centers, which will host the cloud. Using cloud computing enables business... (more)

Zuora President Shawn Price Joins Datameer Board of Directors

"Hadoop is an enormous opportunity in big data and cloud computing as companies today need to store and analyze massive amounts of structured and unstructured data," stated Shawn Price (pictured left), President of Zuora, as it was announced that he has joined Datameer's Board of Directors. Founded by Hadoop veterans in 2009, Datameer is a provider of end-user analytics solutions built on Apache Hadoop.  It offers a data analytics solution built on Hadoop that helps business users access, analyze and use massive amounts of data.  Price brings to the company a wealth of successful ... (more)

The Future of Cloud Computing: Industry Predictions for 2012

With 9th Cloud Expo - Cloud Expo Silicon Valley - still in full swing at the Santa Clara Convention Center in California, what is being said about the future landscape of cloud computing? In this round-up we asked a variety of members of the cloud computing ecosystem, from CIOs to independent consultants to marketeers. We asked in each case for their top five predictions. Here are their views on what's in store in 2012: Santa Clara Convention Center is getting ready for Cloud Expo Silicon Valley DIY Service Provision | Cloud of Devices | Security Breach Looms | Personalized SPs ... (more)

9th Cloud Expo | Speaker Faculty A–Z

With Cloud Expo Silicon Valley (9th Cloud Expo) beginning its final two days at the Santa Clara Convention Center, CA, let's remind you in greater detail about all the the distinguished individuals in our incredible Speaker Faculty for the technical program at the conference... We have technical and strategy sessions for you dealing with every nook and cranny of Cloud Computing, but what of those who are presenting? Who are they, where do they work, what else have they written and/or said about the Cloud that is transforming the world of Enterprise IT? Just click on the speaker na... (more)

Cloud Expo Takeaways: Automation is King!

With 9th Cloud Expo at Silicon Valley's Santa Clara Convention Center now finished, Cloud Computing Journal asked a variety of industry stakeholders what their Top Three takeaways were from the event, now that the many thousands of delegates are back at their desks and their companies, leveraging the knowledge and the insights that they gained through the extensive technical/strategic program and the huge number of booths on the Expo floor. View the Photo Album from 9th Cloud Expo | Cloud Expo 2011 Silicon Valley SUBMIT TODAY your proposal for a technical or strategy session to ... (more)