Some telling acquisitions will define 2011. Savvis and Terremark were bought by telcos, which are positioned with assets and operating structures that enable them to potentially do one thing very well: deliver computing as a utility service. We talk with Bob Toohey, the man at Verizon leading the division that will supply cloud services to…

Both CA Technologies (CA) and Verizon (VZ) announced that CA Technologies through Verizon’s flagship cloud will introduce its new IT management software, Computing as a Service (CaaS). The partnership will commence with CA hosting Verizon’s project and portfolio management solutions for the cloud offering. Adam Elster, general manager for Services, Support and Education Sales at…

Telecommunications providers and cable companies have entered the burgeoning enterprise cloud computing market in the battle for enterprise customers. They could play a lucrative role by combining their natural advantages as network operators with technological innovation. CenturyLink, the nation’s third-largest telecommunications company, announced that it will acquire Savvis, a data center services business with big…