Here at Flexiant we are happy to accept challenges. Recently we were challenged to perform a live install and configuration of Flexiant Cloud Orchestrator in an IBM SoftLayer datacenter. As you will read and see in the short video, this task was accomplished in around 40 minutes. Why is this important?
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Everyone knows the saying, “Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.” In the cloud service market, the same holds true. Your competitors can be a great source of inspiration. The crowded cloud service provider market calls for some analysis to see who your competitors are, what they are doing and learn something from them.
And while it is sometimes easy to get sidetracked by rivalries or defensiveness when working against your competitors, you might be surprised by what they’ll inspire you to do. Here are 5 things you can expect to learn from a little healthy competition.
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) is growing apace with revenues expected to hit $8.2 billion by 2017, according to UBS AG analysts. Its continued innovation and growth shows the massive demand for flexible cloud services, yet its scalability and speed of innovation has left service providers asking how they can compete with their own cloud services.
Without the resources of the large enterprises, service providers need to understand the ways in which to differentiate in the marketplace to stay competitive in the ever-changing world of traditional hardware, virtualization and cloud computing.
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The market for cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) is in a state of upheaval, as many service providers are shifting their strategies after failing to gain enough market traction, according to Gartner. Global spending on IaaS is expected to reach almost US$16.5 billion in 2015, an increase of 32.8 percent from 2014, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2014 to 2019 forecast at 29.1 percent, according to Gartner’s latest forecast.
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Here in Seattle Odin is holding its first annual summit. Since Odin is still a relatively new brand I am tempted to add ‘formerly Parallels’ each time I use the name however I will resist from doing so from this point forward.
At the opening keynote Birger Steen, CEO took to the stage supported by the slick audiovisuals and branding that has been a feature of these events. Birger is a figure of authority and he is relaxed and engaging as he takes ownership of the stage to deliver his primary message.
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