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What is Okta and what do they do?

July 19, 2011

Manuel Jaffrin and 1 other person answered this question

In addition to this answer, i would just re-inforce once more the fact that as SaaS buyer it really becomes critical to understand how to quickly provision new users and enable SSO between all SaaS Apps to avoid creating new information silos within the enterprise. ... more

Is Cast Iron the best cloud integration system & why? How does it differ from Rackspace or Cazoomi?

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Jan. 29, 2011

Mark Murphy and 5 other people answered this question

"Best" is tough to declare based on client needs, as-is infrastructure and desired end state; but "impressive" is a good way to describe Cast Iron from a pure integration aspect. Their plethora of integration templates (TIPs) greatly accelerates integration from on-premise SAP/Oracle apps to cloud ... more

What are your experiences with Joyent?

Jan. 11, 2011

Mark Wechsler answered this question

Joyent is still a good option, although a lot of other vendors have caught up to and surpassed what used to be one of the clear market leaders. As a result, Joyent is not highly differentiated from other cloud providers. Joyent's strengths include:
1. The company ... more

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How can cloud-computing help my business reduce costs?

Oct. 15, 2010

William Martinez Pomares and 5 other people answered this question

We need to clarify a couple of things first.
1. We can have public and private clouds. I don't like the names, as they refer actually to clouds on the web and clouds on premises. Not the same thing.
2. The question is not about cost reduction, ... more

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Oct. 11, 2010

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What are the strengths/weaknesses of Rackspace?

Sept. 29, 2010

Igor Simonov and 1 other person answered this question

Yes, I think they are good in "traditional hosting" business and enterprise customers support. They have to be, given their footprint in the industry.
I should have mentioned that I meant only their cloud infrastructure services (ex-Mosso).
But since they entered the cloud hosting market and claim ... more

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Are cloud services better suited for small businesses or large enterprises or both? Why?

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Sept. 28, 2010

Nathan Fultz and 1 other person answered this question

Great Question:
Depending on your definition of cloud computing my answer may change slightly. As an Infrastructure as a Service provider I see emerging and mid-sized companies adopting cloud computing as an IaaS for a few good reasons:
1. Cost - With IaaS provider you only pay ... more

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Are there any security concerns when it comes to cloud computing?

Sept. 27, 2010

Rushabh Mehta and 1 other person answered this question

Mark,
It ultimately depends on what platform are you hosting on and how much motivation would someone have to get your data. If you are on a Linux based system, the standard security is usually quite good and not so easy to get in.
If you are ... more

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Is Oracle Fusion relevant to your organization?

Sept. 23, 2010

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Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle, said Amazon was cloud computing and Salesforce.com was not. Comments?

Sept. 23, 2010

Andrew Baker answered this question

Does anyone really listen to Larry? We're still waiting for him to solidify his wonderful Fusion platform that was originally promised to Noah or Moses -- can't remember which.
He's just annoyed that he and Scott McNealy spent a decade touting network computing, but it never ... more

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