Actian’s acquisition of Pervasive Software is the latest example of the accelerating convergence of two of the most prominent trends in the industry — Big Data and the cloud. But, more importantly, the merger of the two companies illustrates that data integration is the linchpin to capitalizing on Big Data via a new generation of cloud-based analytics solutions. Click here to read THINKstrategies’ analysis  of the industry implications of the merger of Actian and Pervasive Software’s mutual capabilities in Sandhill.com.

Time is running out to obtain complimentary passes to attend the second annual Cloud Analytics Summit on Thursday, May 2 in New York City.

The deadline for qualified CIOs and other corporate decision-makers from mid-size and large-scale enterprises to apply for the remaining passes to the Summit is Monday, April 15. Register now to capitalize on this limited offer. Others can click here to take advantage of the early bird discount rates currently available for the Summit.

The Cloud Analytics Summit will bring together leading CIOs, corporate executives and industry thought-leaders to discuss how organizations of all sizes can capitalize on the latest Cloud innovations to address their escalating Big Data, Business Intelligence (BI) and Data Integration challenges.Click here to see the roster of speakers presenting at the Summit and here to see the topics which will be discussed. Apply now for a complimentary pass or click here to take advantage of the early … Read More »

Strategic Big Data and Actionable Analytics are two of the Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2013, according to Gartner. Yet only 12 percent have a big data strategy that governs their daily operations, a recent survey of 339 data management professionals by SAS and SourceMedia found.

In my view, this gap is the result of years of unfulfilled promises from a previous generation of business intelligence and data integration vendors who failed to provide organizations of all sizes with easy-to-use solutions to address their escalating needs. That was then. Today the number of tools available to make sense of Big Data is only growing, and that’s a good thing, because the need is deep.

Click here to read about innovative Cloud analytics services and solutions which are addressing these challenges in my latest guest blogpost in E-Commerce Times, and get a preview of … Read More »

A growing number of CIOs, Cloud solution providers and industry thought-leaders have agreed to share their views and experiences at the second annual Cloud Analytics Summit, Thursday, May 2 in New York City, about how organizations of all sizes can capitalize on the today’s Cloud innovations to address their escalating Big Data, Business Intelligence (BI) and Data Integration challenges.

The latest industry leaders who have added their names to the Summit roster of speakers are:

Joe Weinman, Author of Cloudonomics: The Business Value of Cloud Computing
Erika Jurrens, US Futures Manager, GlaxoSmithKline
Christian Beedgen, Co-Founder & CTO, Sumo Logic
Jim Eberlin, Founder & President, JBara Software
Mat Ellis, Founder & CEO, Cloudability
Ryan Fuller, Co-Founder & CEO, VoloMetrix
Aaron Newman, CEO, CloudCheckr
Guy Nirpaz, CEO & Founder, Totango

These speakers will join the following previously announced presenters:

Jeanette Horan, IBM’s CIO
Bill Krivoshik, SVP/CIO at Time Warner
Michael Hickins, Senior Editor, Wall Street Journal CIO Journal
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Joe Weinman, the author of “Cloudonomics” and Senior Vice President of Telx, will present his views about the economics of Cloud, Mobile and Big Data at the second annual Cloud Analytics Summit on Thursday, May 2 in New York City.

The Summit will bring together executives from leading providers of innovative Cloud-based solutions addressing today’s escalating Big Data, Business Intelligence (BI) and Data Integration challenges, and CIOs and other key corporate decision-makers who are successfully employing these solutions to achieve their business objectives.

Weinman is the founder of Cloudonomics, a multidisciplinary analytical approach leveraging economics, behavioral economics, statistics, calculus, computational complexity theory, simulation, and system dynamics to assess the multi-dimensional business, financial, and user benefits of cloud computing and other on-demand, pay-per-use business models. Weinman is also responsible for leading Telx’s cloud services business development and strategy. He has also been named a “Top 10 Cloud Computing Leader” by TechTarget.

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The founders/CEOs of GoodData, CloudCheckr and Volometrix are the latest industry innovators to join the growing roster of speakers presenting their views at the second annual Cloud Analytics Summit on Thursday, May 2 in New York City.

The Summit will bring together executives from leading providers of innovative Cloud-based solutions addressing today’s escalating Big Data, Business Intelligence (BI) and Data Integration challenges, and CIOs and other key corporate decision-makers who are successfully employing these solutions to achieve their business objectives.

Roman Stanek, CEO/Founder of GoodData; Aaron Newman, CEO, CloudCheckr; Ryan Fuller Co-Founder & CEO, VoloMetrix will join Jeanette Horan, IBM’s CIO; Bill Krivoshik, SVP/CIO at Time Warner; Michael Hickins, Senior Editor, Wall Street Journal CIO Journal; Stephen David Spears, SVP, Application, ADI & IT Management, SAP AG; and many other innovative executives who will provide their perspectives at the Summit. Click here to see the entire roster of speakers presenting at this year’s Cloud Analytics Summit and … Read More »

One of the most frightening issues facing incumbent software vendors (ISVs) is how to convert their operations from a perpetual license to a subscription service business model. This challenge is especially daunting for publicly traded ISVs that face the scrutiny of investors hypersensitive to any downturn in revenues or profitability. One company that has made the treacherous journey across this chasm and is beginning to see the rewards of its efforts is Callidus Software, which has rebranded itself CallidusCloud.

Click here to read THINKstrategies’ perspectives in Sandhill.com regarding how ISVs can ‘cross the chasm’ to deliver profitable Cloud-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions.

The rapid adoption of cloud-based alternatives to traditional on-premise hardware systems and software applications is putting greater pressure on IT organizations to adopt a new set of management tools to better control their internal and third-party resources. Click here to read THINKstrategies’ views about the forces which are driving IT organizations to adopt a new generation of Cloud-based tools to meet their escalating management challenges in the CIO Journal of the Wall Street Journal.

The second annual Cloud Analytics Summit is attracting a growing number of CIOs and other important corporate decision-makers seeking to better understand how they can capitalize on Cloud-based solutions to address their Business Intelligence (BI), Big Data and Data Integration challenges.

The Summit is scheduled to take place on Thursday, May 2 at the Apella conference center in NYC, and will bring together an audience of key executives from a wide array of major corporations and institutions including the following enterprises:

AIG
Avaya
Credit Suisee
Exante
The Dana Foundation
Standards & Poor’s
Metropolitan Life
Temple University
EGL USA
Cable & Gauge
HMS Productions
SIFY News
Sharp
Thomson Reuters

The Cloud Analytics Summit is the first of the 2013 Cloud Innovators Summit executive forum series hosted by THINKstrategies, the Cloud Computing Showplace and Rising Tide Media. The series is aimed at helping corporate decision-makers better understand how they can leverage the latest Cloud innovations to achieve their business objectives. The second event of the Cloud Innovators Summit … Read More »