Certain new realities of cloud computing are becoming clear as underscored by FTF’s briefing last week in New York. For starters, the cloud is setting the agenda for data centers; private clouds often come with trade-offs; and, as more systems move to the clouds, firms must have a better grip on contingencies in case their… Read More >>
SunGard’s Conde Demystifies the Cloud
SunGard is ascending to the clouds under the guidance of Cristóbal Conde, president and CEO of SunGard. But, true to form, Conde is trying to bring cloud computing down to earth. “I think it’s huge,” Conde says. “I’ve been fortunate to have lived through several technology revolutions.” Conde quickly cites the overhauls caused by the… Read More >>
SunGard Goes Private with Cloud Service
SunGard Availability Services officially joined the cloud computing game in early February when it launched Enterprise Cloud Services for North America, marking the start of a major private cloud offering. “Our IaaS (infrastructure as a service) cloud solution is a natural extension of SunGard Availability Services’ traditional managed services offering and is under the managed… Read More >>
Q&A: Aite’s Honoré Says Clouds Will Need Add-Ons
Despite the hype, cloud computing is not the greatest thing since sliced bread, said Adam D. Honoré, research director at Boston-based market research firm Aite Group. Instead, he sees it as the “current, sexy iteration of technology development” that has to add value before it truly gains ground. Ultimately, the key to success in the… Read More >>
Survey: Cloud Gets Mixed Review on Wall Street
Financial services firms are giving cloud computing a mixed review in a new Financial Technologies Forum (FTF) survey as many respondents expect the cloud will have a positive impact upon their jobs but they are split on whether Wall Street will fully embrace the much-hyped technology. More than half of the 375 qualified survey participants… Read More >>
