Bill Mew, Author at Compare the Cloud
What exactly is hybrid cloud: A stepping stone, a sanctuary for regulated industries or a rampart for old tech vendors?
Epoch-making technology change occurs only occasionally, but when it does there is often a transition phase in which hybrid solutions emerge. [easy-tweet tweet="Hybrid cloud can be seen as an intermed...
Fresh fight for Cloud e-tailers as they offer soup to nuts … along with milk, eggs and other fresh foods
Alphabet launched its Google Express service in 2013 to offer non-perishable goods to test markets in a few major US cities. Recently it announced that it is now expanding into fresh items as well in...
Channel migration part 2: MSP to ISV
ISVs are by nature specialists in a segment – software tends either to be functionally or vertically aligned – i.e. for accounts or marketing, or maybe for telcos or retail (other niches exist such as...
Cloud Colonialism: can local player stand up to the US cloud giants?
After Facebook managed to get itself embroiled in an embarrassing row in India, we look at the US cloud firms and ask if they are leading to a wave of tech neo-colonialism. [easy-tweet tweet="Are the...
ANSSI – the people behind the French National Digital Security Strategy
Recently I was dispatched to Lille to attend the 8th International Cybersecurity Forum to report live, and shortly after I shared some key insights from the top keynotes focusing on the political agen...
Cyber-security: the political agenda – insights from the 8th International Cyber-security Forum in Lille
What should we expect – or indeed what is it reasonable to expect – from our political masters in terms of strategy, policy and regulation for cyber-security? [easy-tweet tweet="Read @BillMew's recap...
The Alpha and the Omega of Cloud
There was much discussion in 2015 about whether AWS had stolen such a lead in public cloud that would make it impossible for most rivals and all late entrants to catch up and compete. As we have cover...
Do you have the right formula for cloud survival? Consolidation and the lessons from motor racing history
Is your Cloud vendor more like a works teams like Brabham, McLaren or Williams, a premium brand like Lotus, Mercedes and Ferrari, or a volume one like Toyota or Volkswagen? In the early days of motor...
Why telcos would rule the world if they got their act together
Telcos have certain unique characteristics and capabilities that could easily provide real competitive differentiation for them in a number of market niches. If they were innovative service and client...
451 and 'Uberification' - the cloud as an agent for digital transformation
Here at CTC HQ, we frequently discuss the impact that cloud is having in all areas. It has been a catalyst for the re-invention of computer service delivery. Implication: Cloud has marked a changing o...