I moderated a good discussion today about becoming a Cloud Services Provider. The slides are here: In the CLEC space, the best examples of this shift are EarthLink and Cbeyond. It takes a new business model and a change in talent in order to … [Continue reading]
Poised to Outperform
In an article from Seeking Alpha (login required), the title just hit me - Here's Why 8x8, Inc. Is Poised To Outperform. Then you read the article which pretty much quotes press releases and you realize that once again the financial writers know … [Continue reading]
Managing Brand Reputation
Yesterday, I moderated a panel at ITEXPO on managing brand reputation. Here are some tidbits from the panel. "Brand is part product, part value proposition and part customer experience" (or how the customer interacts and uses your product)., said … [Continue reading]
Between the NSA and the Courts, US Cloud is Dead
After all the Snowden revelations about PRISM and other programs that the NSA and other government agencies amass personal information about every person on the planet, the US Cloud Providers took a hit, especially in Europe, where the privacy laws … [Continue reading]
NYC Data Centers
TELX is using a movie to market its data centers in NYC. "Between 1928 and 1932, Western Union and AT&T Long Lines built two of the most advanced telecommunications buildings in the world, at 60 Hudson Street and 32 Avenue of the Americas in … [Continue reading]
