Virtualization in the data center promises to make IT less expensive and more adaptable. It can improve the efficiency of data centers and help companies turn on a dime in terms of deploying applications and responding to spikes in business. ...
Topics: A Top Story, About SVW

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"Blogging grew out of recession and blogging will do well during a recession," says Chris Alden, CEO and Chairman of Six Apart , the software company best known for its Movable Type blogging application. Movable Type celebrates its seventh...
Topics: A Top Story

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I'm fortunate to be a member of the ACTA Open, which provides great analysis of today's complex financial markets. Here is an excellent analysis by DK Matai, chairman of the ATCA Open. (I'm reprinting it because it is a member only...
Topics: A Top Story

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M.R. Rangaswami has done an excellent job with his Software 2000 series of conferences in helping Software As A Service become a mainstream technology. Now he has turned his attentions to Cloud Computing. I caught up with M.R. during lunch at Cloud...
Topics: Enterprise IT, SaaS Watch

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I'm hearing VCs telling portfolio companies to cut their spending significantly, by at least 25 per cent, because of the financial crisis and its impact on the economy. The goal is to extend a startup's "runway" its time between...
Topics: A Top Story, Silicon Valley, Startups

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