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IT can try to lock down the use of consumer applications on work devices, but the long-term value of cloud computing and applications is the foundation it lays for user self-service and consumption. Consumerization has become mainstream within corporations, and to help support the new way of working, IT departments need to embrace--not just tolerate--this phenomenon.
Dec. 1, 2011 | Report | by Sandra Palumbo | CO-AUTHORS: George Hamilton, Denise Lund
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According to Yankee Group s 2011 US Enterprise Mobility: Employee Survey, the No. 1 reason employees use consumer cloud applications at work is because they are familiar with them from their non-work life....
July 26, 2011 | Blog | by George Hamilton
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TopicView Cloud Computing details the cloud computing market and provides break outs of active cloud contracts and cloud revenue by company size for SaaS, PaaS and IaaS to help vendors optimize market segmentation.
Jul. 18, 2011 | Data Module | by George Hamilton
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If you are dumb enough to store all your personal data with one cloud provider (particularly a newer vendor with a limited track record), have not read the terms of service, and do not maintain a local or backup copy of your data, then you deserve to lose all your stuff if that provider goes out of business.
July 14, 2011 | Blog | by George Hamilton
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Citrix Systems today announced it acquired open source cloud computing platform player Cloud.com. Citrix says the acquisition will accelerate its cloud infrastructure strategy, but the move also further strengthens Citrix and OpenStack as a VMware alternative and will enhance Citrix's presence in the service provider market.
Jul. 12, 2011 | Report | by George Hamilton
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Whether to implement cloud computing is no longer the question. Enterprise IT leaders have turned their attention to when and how to deploy cloud computing and how it can help them democratize IT, enable enterprise mobility and deliver a more consumer-like technology experience.
Jul. 6, 2011 | Report | by George Hamilton
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The argument about public vs. private cloud is dead. Companies of all sizes understand the use cases of each, and use of one or the other comes down to your available resources balanced against your ability to mitigate risk.
June 23, 2011 | Blog | by George Hamilton
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Details the cloud computing market, including break outs of active cloud contracts and cloud revenue by company size for SaaS, PaaS and IaaS, to help vendors optimize market segmentation.
Jun. 7, 2011 | Data Module | by George Hamilton
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The 2011 US FastView: Cloud Computing Survey is an online survey of more than 600 IT decision-makers. It covers three distinct technologies, namely software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS) and infrastructure as a service (IaaS). The type of questions asked include: What is your deployment status? What are your purchase plans? What are your barriers/challenges to adoption? What motivates you to deploy? What factors impact your decision to deploy a technology and to select a supplier?
Jun. 2, 2011 | Survey | by George Hamilton
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Consumerization in the enterprise is mainstream, and IT managers of both small and large businesses need to change their relationship with end-user technology and how they support it. Fortunately, cloud-based application delivery, Web 2.0 technologies and online support tools can give users what they need without overwhelming IT support reps.
May. 20, 2011 | Report | by George Hamilton
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The compelling feature of VMware Horizon App Manager is the flexibility it gives to users while simultaneously giving IT some control. Users can bring their own tablet or smartphone to work and securely access public and private cloud applications.
May 17, 2011 | Blog | by George Hamilton
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Cloud computing plays a crucial role in development and support of M2M platforms. M2M players that leverage the cloud to provide what enterprises value most--cost-effective, fast M2M deployments with easy data access and re-use--will lead the market.
Apr. 26, 2011 | Report | by John Keough | CO-AUTHORS: George Hamilton
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Our recent webinar on enterprise cloud computing underscored that while enterprises are becoming much more cloud savvy, they still have many questions when it comes to moving mission-critical applications to the cloud. Here we address the most common questions posed by enterprises and service providers.
Apr. 20, 2011 | Report | by George Hamilton | CO-AUTHORS: Sandra Palumbo
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With all the hype surrounding of cloud computing and cloud storage, it certainly is newsworthy that Iron Mountain Digital has decided to discontinue its basic cloud storage offerings , Virtual File Store and Archive Service Platform....
April 12, 2011 | Blog | by George Hamilton
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Those of a certain age will remember the battle for eyeballs in the dot.com boom. Everyone had to be a portal, an on-ramp to the World Wide Web. Those with the most eyeballs users - commanded the ad revenue. In much the same way, the enterprise app store or storefront is becoming the battleground for owning the cloud user experience.
April 5, 2011 | Blog | by George Hamilton
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Enterprise cloud services generated $9.2 billion in revenue worldwide in 2010, and Yankee Group forecasts that number to grow to $22.3 billion in 2014, a CAGR of 30 percent. Clearly, cloud computing isn t just hype....
March 29, 2011 | Blog | by George Hamilton
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Today Keynote Systems announced Cloud Application Perspective that extends Keynote s web application performance monitoring to private clouds. This is especially valuable for enterprises using a mix of public and private cloud services.
March 7, 2011 | Blog | by George Hamilton
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It s testament to where we are in the cloud computing growth curve that legalese and contract negotiation are such urgent topics. But cloud computing opens up a great wave of IT outsourcing. And not just low-risk, commodity IT tasks. Enterprises are exploring the feasibility of migrating mission-critical applications and communications services to cloud platforms. Naturally, they want to understand their risk.
March 7, 2011 | Blog | by George Hamilton
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Verizon's acquisition of Terremark instantly positions it as a leader in the enterprise cloud computing services market. The move enhances its data center and managed services capabilities and adds to its already solid security expertise. Other cloud computing vendors and service providers will need to re-assess their enterprise cloud computing capabilities in response to Verizon's improved competitive position.
Jan. 28, 2011 | Report | by George Hamilton | CO-AUTHORS: Sandra Palumbo, Ted Julian
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Everyone s talking about the availability of the iPhone from Verizon. But so far I ve only seen and read commentary about how this impacts consumers, Verizon, AT&T and iPhone sales. But I ve yet to see much said about how the availability of the iPhone on Verizon s network will affect enterprises and enterprise users. So why should enterprises care?
January 14, 2011 | Blog | by George Hamilton
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Enterprise cloud services generated U.S.$9.2 billion in revenue worldwide in 2010, but that number is expected to grow to U.S.$22.3 billion in 2014, a CAGR of 30 percent. The table is set for long-term growth for cloud service providers. Within the time frame of this forecast, the skills, capabilities and value proposition of cloud service providers will surpass those of internal enterprise IT departments.
Jan. 10, 2011 | Report | by George Hamilton | CO-AUTHORS: Sandra Palumbo, Wally Swain
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Cloud adopters are focusing on management and control tools, signaling that cloud computing is beginning to go mainstream. Fortunately, vendors -- established veterans like CA and startups Abiquo, AppZero, Morphlabs, ScaleUp, Stoneware and Racemi -- are stepping up to address their needs.
Nov. 17, 2010 | Report | by George Hamilton
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Communications service providers (CSPs) see cloud computing as an opportunity to finally have the credibility and business model to compete for enterprise IT dollars. Technology integrators will need to remind their enterprise clients why they are the trusted partner for IT and cloud services.
Nov. 17, 2010 | Report | by George Hamilton | CO-AUTHORS: Sandra Palumbo, Camille Mendler
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Are we finally seeing mainstream adoption of cloud computing? Judging by the remarkable attendance at the Cloud Computing Expo in Santa Clara, CA last week, if we aren t, we re certainly getting close. Over 4000 people attended the cloud technology conference at the Santa Clara Convention Center....
November 10, 2010 | Blog | by George Hamilton
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I attended my first VMWorld conference since 2007 this week. This is only my third week back at Yankee Group after spending the last 2 plus years on the vendor side. Attending VMWorld was a great way to jump back into things....
September 3, 2010 | Blog | by George Hamilton
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Application complexity and modernization projects are driving increased demand for application performance validation software. This report sizes the market for performance validation software and forecasts growth for the next 3 years.
Jan. 8, 2008 | Report | by George Hamilton
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Summary of survey findings of the enterprise BTO SaaS survey.
Jan. 7, 2008 | Report | by George Hamilton | CO-AUTHORS: Vanessa Alvarez, Sheryl Kingstone
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The Yankee Group 2007 US Small & Medium Business IT Infrastructure Survey is a comprehensive study of SMBs? current and planned use of infrastructure products and technologies, as well as the associated purchasing and operating issues.
Dec. 31, 2007 | Survey Executive Summary | by Gary Chen | CO-AUTHORS: Jonathan Edwards, George Hamilton
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The Yankee Group 2007 European Small & Medium Business IT Infrastructure Survey is a comprehensive study of SMBs’ current and planned use of infrastructure products and technologies, as well as the associated purchasing and operating issues.
Dec. 20, 2007 | Survey Executive Summary | by Gary Chen | CO-AUTHORS: George Hamilton, Brian Kotlyar
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This online survey comprises 301 US respondents at companies with 500 or more employees. Topics include IT virtualization, networking and communications equipment; IT and network security; and IT management.
Dec. 6, 2007 | Survey Executive Summary | by Vanessa Alvarez | CO-AUTHORS: George Hamilton
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Guaranteeing WAN application performance has not addressed the wider issues of the typical enterprise's increasingly distributed network of employees, partners and customers requiring access to corporate applications.
Nov. 15, 2007 | Note | by Caroline Ashley | CO-AUTHORS: George Hamilton
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With increasing numbers of anywhere employees, providing consistent application performance is one of the key challenges facing MNCs with more than 1,000 employees.
Oct. 10, 2007 | Note | by Caroline Ashley | CO-AUTHORS: George Hamilton
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Virtualization is the foundation of an anywhere enterprise. This report highlights infrastructure virtualization and the role of the network in delivering applications and desktops to anywhere workers.
Sep. 20, 2007 | Live Webinar | by George Hamilton
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The combined Citrix/XenSource will legitimize open source virtualization technology and create the strongest competitor yet to VMware.
Aug. 27, 2007 | Note | by George Hamilton | CO-AUTHORS: Zeus Kerravala, Gary Chen
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Behavior-enhanced management and monitoring and NBA provide needed visibility that can help network managers restore some predictability to network and application performance in the Anywhere Enterprise.
Aug. 13, 2007 | Report | by George Hamilton
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WAN optimization appliance growth has created new challenges in assessing network performance and the effectiveness of WAN optimization solutions. Cisco and NetQoS have jointly developed a management interface to make performance reporting more accurate.
Jul. 25, 2007 | Note | by George Hamilton
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With its Opsware acquisition, HP adds a valuable piece to its business technology optimization (BTO) portfolio and enhances its competitive position and support for Anywhere Enterprises.
Jul. 25, 2007 | Note | by George Hamilton
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The Anywhere Enterprise™ uses internet and web technologies to connect with its customers and boost the productivity of its employees. Anywhere Enterprises must master five competencies to stay secure.
Apr. 24, 2007 | Live Webinar | by Andrew Jaquith | CO-AUTHORS: Chris Liebert, George Hamilton
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The SUSE Linux desktop demos were really slick but outside the spotlight, ZENworks shines.
Mar. 23, 2007 | Note | by George Hamilton
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Unified communications is a hotter topic of dicussion than voice. VoiceCon may need to change it name.
Mar. 7, 2007 | Note | by George Hamilton
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Ubiquitous enterprise connectivity places new demands on IT to deliver content and services dynamically and according to policies to users anywhere. They need management solutions that help them bring predictability to the end-user experience.
Jan. 23, 2007 | Report | by George Hamilton
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Fault-tolerant servers have a new market opportunity as enterprise consolidate more mission-critical servers and applications.
Jan. 22, 2007 | Note | by George Hamilton
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Network performance monitoring, testing and fault management solutions will play a critical role in helping carriers monetize and optimize their next-generation architecture.
Jan. 5, 2007 | Report | by Arindam Banerjee | CO-AUTHORS: George Hamilton
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Agenda: Overview of the Anywhere Network; The Role of the Converged Network and the Integration of Wireless Technologies; Managing the Anywhere Network; Enterprise Challenges and Security Implications; How Managed Services Fit In
Nov. 7, 2006 | Live Webinar | by George Hamilton | CO-AUTHORS: Chris Liebert, Zeus Kerravala, Joshua Holbrook
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Enterprise systems administrators will improve application and systems performance and management efficiency with management tools that integrate the management of physical and virtual servers.
Aug. 16, 2006 | Note | by George Hamilton
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This Yankee Group Report examines the rapid growth of server virtualization technology, the approaches that IT departments are adopting and the impact on data center management.
Aug. 11, 2006 | Report | by George Hamilton
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HP's acquisition of Mercury gives HP a lock as the leader in distributed enterprise IT management.
Aug. 2, 2006 | Note | by George Hamilton
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Application acceleration is an enterprise priority. Managed service providers are introducing new offerings that deliver the benefits without the complexity or capital expense.
May. 9, 2006 | Report | by George Hamilton
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The value proposition for virtualization will evolve from cost reduction to one that enterprises leverage to build adaptive infrastructures for greater business application flexibility.
Feb. 28, 2006 | Note | by George Hamilton
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We review Cisco's new network and application management strategy and products.
Jan. 13, 2006 | Note | by George Hamilton