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Cloud Computing: Most Cloud Revenues are Generated by Just a Few Top Vendors

By Dick Weisinger

Cloud Computing is expected to grow at a rate of 36 percent annually from now until 2016.  The current market size is about $5.7 billion and will reach $20 billion in 2016.  Two-thirds of the revenue is being generated by…

Security and The Internet of Things: Balancing the Benefits and Challenges

By Dick Weisinger

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a term that describes a network of smart devices that can be communicate with each other and with applications. ABI Research estimates that there are more than 10 billion wirelessly connected devices and that…

Big Data and Unstructured Data: Farewell to Data Trapped By Words?

By Dick Weisinger

Unstructured data is information that isn’t stored according to a pre-defined data model.  Unstructured data is text-heavy and the information contained in it has proven to be challenging for computer software to analyze, unlock and to then be able to…

Cloud Computing: Businesses Rethink Use of the Public Cloud

By Dick Weisinger

While Amazon’s public cloud has achieved great success, some businesses are becoming disillusioned with its services.  A survey by RackSpace found that 60 percent of businesses using the public-cloud are considering pulling back from their use.  41 percent say they…

SaaS: Collaboration and Mobile Computing Drive Growth

By Dick Weisinger

The Software as a Service (SaaS) market will grow 16.8 percent to $16.7 billion in 2013 and reach $21.3 billion by 2015, based on a report from Siemer & Associates.  Drivers for SaaS growth are what the report calls “smart…