It seems the auto industry is looking to break into the big data and cloud computing scene. Ford Motors recently made a substantial investment in the cloud computing scene by shelling out $182.2 million to acquire Silicon Valley based cloud company Pivotal. Ford’s interest in this partnership is in hopes to offer their customers better […]
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Onboarding Your Existing Business Systems to the Cloud
Cloud computing isn’t the next big thing. It’s already here. According to a 2014 IBISWorld Market Research Report: By 2015, end-user spending on cloud services could be more than $180 billion It is predicted that the global market for cloud equipment will reach $79.1 billion by 2018 If given the choice of only being able […]
Salesforce + SteelBrick: Details of the Recent Acquisition
At the end of 2015, Salesforce silenced the rumors and officially announced that they would be acquiring SteelBrick for a price of over $300 million. SteelBrick is an automated quote-to-cash software for businesses that has been closely working with Salesforce since its inception. SteelBrick was created using the Salesforce1 platform and is already compatible with […]
Hybrid Cloud Systems 101
More and more business are making the transition to cloud computing—and this is a good thing even given the (somewhat) difficult process of transitioning. Some businesses are getting around this difficulty by adopting hybrid cloud computing systems. Why are they Necessary? For the most part, cost is driving many of these transitions. For businesses, the […]
Salesforce’s Top Challenge Identified: Data Integration
Progress recently teamed up with Dimensional Research to survey active Salesforce users about usage patterns, challenges Salesforce users are facing and where Salesforce is headed in the future. Two hundred active Salesforce users participated in the survey. The results showed that around 54 percent think the most challenging aspect they face is with “application and […]
Free Bug App…Does It Really Work?
The current denge fever in Tokyo, Japan is becoming a big problem. From Bloomberg: When Japan identified its first local case of dengue in 70 years last month, it became the latest in a string of countries to battle the tropical fever. The most likely importers of the disease: international travelers. A type of mosquito called aedes […]