It has certainly been an exciting week in the Cloudsphere with Dell and HP battling it out over 3PAR. It’s clear who is on Dell and HP’s radar, and I’m looking forward to seeing the rest of 2010 Cloud acquisitions as the segment continues to consolidate.
The list below is a subjective impression of Cloud Service Providers (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS) on my cloud computing radar, and beginning with this report, large industry players will be included as it is very clear now that they are paying close attention to the segment. Just take a look at some of these moves by the giants of IT to position their portfolios for Cloud computing and the current Dell / HP battle for 3PAR.
About Ray DePena Ray DePena worked at IBM for over 12 years in various senior global roles in managed hosting sales, services sales, global marketing programs (business innovation), marketing management, partner management, and global business development. His background includes software development, computer networking, systems engineering, and IT project management. He holds an MBA in Information Systems, Marketing, and International Business from New York University’s Stern School of Business, and a BBA in Computer Systems from the City University of New York at Baruch College.
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