Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HP) recently announced that its public cloud would be disbanded come January 31, 2016. HP will not be leaving its customers out to dry, however. Instead, HP customers will be given access to Microsoft’s Azure cloud services due to a new cloud partnership between the two companies. “Microsoft shares our view of a hybrid IT approach for enterprises,”... Read More
Failed Negotiations Block Microsoft’s Acquisition of Salesforce
This spring there were talks that Microsoft would purchase Salesforce; however, the negotiations have recently fallen through. Microsoft put in an offer of $55 billion to purchase Salesforce; however, Salesforce countered with a demand for at least $70 billion. According to sources, neither side was willing to move far enough away from their asking prices to reach an agreement. Last month,... Read More
Will Amazon Follow Suit in Raising Cloud Computing Prices?
There is some speculation that Amazon will follow cloud computing platform giants like Microsoft and IBM in raising the prices customers pay for their services. However, others suggest that Amazon will hold back. Some of the confusion lies in Microsoft and IBM slashing prices of some of their services, like Amazon did in the past. In fact, Amazon was the leader in making prices lower for... Read More
Utilizing SharePoint and OneDrive for Business for Maximum Benefit
When it comes to ECM applications like EMC Documentum, IBM FileNet and, of course, SharePoint, many businesses face a common issue: users want to use the most lightweight file-sharing services, but these programs often have issues with privacy control. Microsoft has noticed this conundrum and rolled out OneDrive for Business (ODB) as part of Office 365. However, Microsoft isn’t abandoning... Read More