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How the Parse Buyout Can Help Facebook Compete With Android

By Mellisa Tolentino Apr 29, 2013

Last week we learned that Facebook has acquired Parse, a mobile-backend-as-a-service (mBaaS) company that allows developers to build mobile applications for iOS, Android, Windows and the mobile web, to promote mobile app development, for…

The SMS is Dying a Slow and Lingering Death

By Mike Wheatley Apr 29, 2013

Mobile carriers should be afraid. Very afraid. The reason? Because free mobile messaging apps like WhatsApp, MessageMe, WeChat, Kik and Viber are slowly but surely eating away their profits, overtaking SMS’s in their popularity…

Hyperscale is Taking Over the ITO Landscape

By Maria Deutscher Apr 29, 2013

Taking a brute-force approach to managing large data centers is impractical, a fact Google, Facebook, and other web-scale giants discovered first-hand several years ago. To overcome this, these firms have pioneered hyperscale as a…

The Wikibon Survival Guide for AWS Rivals + Wannabes

By Maria Deutscher Apr 29, 2013

Amazon’s role in transforming the cloud into the megatrend it is today has enabled it to secure a dominant position in the marketplace. Wikibon estimates that Amazon Web Services (AWS) raked in nearly $2…

Big Data Review: Tokutek Launches New Offerings, Dell Introduces Toad 2.0 and More

By Maria Deutscher Apr 28, 2013

Three different vendors had announced major product updates this week. Tokutek open-sourced the latest version of its MySQL platform and unveiled a new enterprise service, Pentaho acquired a Portuguese firm by the name of…

80% of ITOs Will Pursue Cloud Strategy by 2018

By Bert Latamore Apr 28, 2013

“The writing is on the wall,” writes Wikibon Chief Analyst/Cofounder David Vellante in his latest Professional Alert: “Software is Eating the World: Will Amazon Eat Enterprise IT Infrastructure”? “Wikibon believes that by 2018, 80%…

Colocate Undifferentiated Services to Cut Costs, Reallocate Resources

By Bert Latamore Apr 28, 2013

“Building and managing a data center is best left up to the experts,” writes Gary MacFadden in his latest Professional Alert: “Switch SuperNAP Cloud Infrastructure Service Does the Heavy Lifting for IT.” At Wikibon’s…

Keep Your Data Close and Your Competitors’ Data Closer

By Bert Latamore Apr 28, 2013

Cloud provider ISVs (CPIs), aka Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) including Salesforce, Microsoft 365 and Google Apps, and ServiceNOW, are becoming increasingly important in many companies, with or without formal IT involvement, writes Wikibon CTO David Floyer…

Bitcoin 2013 Conference: ‘The Future of Payments’ Coming May 17-19 to San Jose, CA

By Mellisa Tolentino Apr 26, 2013

Can’t seem to have enough of Bitcoin? Then you’re in luck! Bitcoin 2013 will be kicking off on May 17-19, 2013 at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, CA. Bitcoin enthusiasts, miners,…

Android Laptops? They Must be Mad

By Mike Wheatley Apr 26, 2013

Just last week we heard straight from the horse’s mouth that touch-friendly notebooks based on Intel’s new “Bay Trail” atom processor would be available for as little as $200. At that time, Intel CEO…

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How the Parse Buyout Can Help Facebook Compete With Android

The SMS is Dying a Slow and Lingering Death

Big Data Review: Tokutek Launches New Offerings, Dell Introduces Toad 2.0 and More

80% of ITOs Will Pursue Cloud Strategy by 2018

Colocate Undifferentiated Services to Cut Costs, Reallocate Resources

Keep Your Data Close and Your Competitors’ Data Closer

Bitcoin 2013 Conference: ‘The Future of Payments’ Coming May 17-19 to San Jose, CA

Android Laptops? They Must be Mad

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