WILL CLOUD COMPUTING FIRMS EVER CONSOLIDATE?

It's a possibility. In a recent CloudTweaks blog by Sourya Biswas, the idea that some of the larger companies such as HP may entertain the option of acquiring smaller successful cloud computing firms to gain market share is a not too distant reality. Their new CEO believes HP's future lies in the cloud and has been quoted saying, "Everything that we do in the future will be delivered as a service." Salesforce.com has already acquired four companies in the last four months. It's inevitable - large-scale consolidation will most likely happen in the future.

IS Support, established in 2002, has experienced this growth in their cloud offering as well. CEO Steve Combs commented, "Demand for cloud service is growing rapidly. We're pleased to see the recent interest from our clients to convert to the cloud. Although we'll continue to offer other products and services such as TeleCom and Software & Hardware, cloud computing is the next big thing."

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WHY IS JOLIECLOUD REBRANDING ITS NAME?

Joliecloud recently announced several major changes to its core products. Joliecloud’s online operating system was doing personal cloud computing long before Google's Chrome OS ever existed.

Their first big change is being rebranded from "Jolicloud" to "Joli OS," in order to avoid confusion with the company's other product, its online desktop. Jolicloud pushed its software to early adopters as a way to get in the game of cloud computing. But recently, it repositioned its OS as a way to cloud-enable and speed up older machines, even those with as little as 348 MB of RAM. To read the Jolicloud article found on NYTimes.com, click here.

DOES YOUR COMPANY NEED TO BE IN A CLOUD?

Being in a Cloud could be advantageous to your business because you’ll have immediate access to a broad range of applications. You can avoid capital expenditure on hardware, software, and services over the long term while relieving your firm of the need to store information on PCs, mobile devices or gadgets. Instead, the information can be quickly and easily accessed via the Internet. IS Support offers a free analysis that can help you determine if immediate access to a broad range of applications will improve your bottom line, give our Cloud Consultants a call or email. We’ll set you up with a no obligation FREE ANALYSIS today.