CloudTimes was proud to be a media sponsor of Under The Radar last week. With its motto, Consumerization of IT, over 350 people attended and watched over thirty bleeding-edge startups tell their stories and showcase their technology. Over half of UTR’s past presenting companies have raised major funding and/or been acquired after hitting the stage. Kudos to…

IT departments are struggling to adapt to new economic realities and a rapidly changing technology environment that includes fundamental shifts in mobile, social, and cloud computing technologies. The lingering effects of the downturn marked by flat-to-negative IT budgets are forcing IT departments to reassess and more accurately measure the real business value delivered by both…

Facebook reached an agreement to buy Instagram for $1 billion according to Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook  “Timeline” .  “I’m excited to share the news that we’ve agreed to acquire Instagram and that their talented team will be joining Facebook.” Zuckerberg says Instagram will help Facebook offer the best experience for sharing beautiful mobile photos with people…

As we approach the one year anniversary of the start of the Software-Defined Networking (SDN) movement, there is no doubt the concept has garnered great fanfare with vendors and service providers alike. We recently talked with Sharon Barkai, founder of SDN start-up ConteXtream to discuss the state of software-defined networking.   CT: Can you provide…

Two studies made by SAP and Microsoft brings light to the long standing economic crisis as cloud computing creates jobs and fuels the business market. Sand Hill Group who conducted the study said that the trendsetters for cloud computing will be the mobile cloud, data storage and social networking. The group said that the influence…

The trend in cloud computing has evolved to include highly dynamic and complex online applications, eBanking on the hybrid cloud and workforce requirements for more portable yet efficient software. In answer to these clamors, Microsoft decided to expand its suite of applications and reinvent their cloud offerings. To do this, they plan to replace their…

Gartner Special Research team conducted a study to identify how business enterprises plan to thrive in the coming years. Obviously, the cloud had significantly influenced how business strategies are done and how customer needs are met. Gartner released two reports that looked into the cloud computing trends; entitled, “The New PC Era: The Personal Cloud”…

Startups, we want to hear your pitch at the Satellites! Featuring the most promising startups in Asia. A 6 city hunt, and we are putting you in our sights. Satellites are the most important prelude in a promising startup’s journey to Echelon 2012, Asia’s longest running web tech conference. Pitch at the Satellites, which will…

During his speech this morning at Cloudforce in San Francisco, Salesforce.com CEO and chairman Marc Benioff stated that the social revolution has created a social divide. “The reason why the social revolution is different is because it’s bleeding into our society,” Benioff said, noting how sites like Twitter and Facebook played a significant role last…