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April Top 50 #CloudInfluence Individuals

Jeff Bezoz tops this month's #CloudInfluence Individual rankings thanks to Amazon's AWS financials, see the rest of the top 50 here.

Cloud acronyms are a pain in the AaaS

April Global #CloudInfluence Organisations

Both Amazon and AWS had a massive boost in their #CloudInfluence scores this month following the much awaited disclosure of the first AWS financials, see the full Top 50 Organisations here.

Legal Issues To Consider When Moving To The Cloud

Several legal issues need to be considered before moving to the cloud. Monique Goodyer outlines them for you.

CensorNet Launches In-Built Cloud Application Control Functionality

The new Secure Web Gateway bridges the gap between Web Security and Cloud Application Control to offer customers ability to discover and analyse cloud application use in a single solution.

Preview for April 2015 #CloudInfluence Rankings

With Amazon’s disclosure of its AWS financials, we thought we’d run a special preview to this month’s #CloudInfluence Rankings to put them into context.

Smart Cities Are The Future

Let's look towards the future and consider the way our expanding population will live in the smart cities of the future and the problems they will face.

Insights From Day 2 at Telco Cloud London

On day two of Telco Cloud, the specialist consulting firm mm1 delivered a realty check: explaining why SMBs don’t (yet) buy cloud or IT from telcos.

Insights from Day 1 at Telco Cloud London

At Telco Cloud the debate turns to future revenue streams, up-selling opportunities, apps and marketplaces – it all sounds cloudy to Bill Mew!

Is It Getting Cloudy in Banking?

Following on from the Cloud Banking Event Neil Cattermull goes into detail on his thoughts for the future of cloud in the banking sector.

We're going to IBM Edge2015, Las Vegas!

Cloud Service Matchmaking: IBM + Twitter

On March 17th 2015, IBM announced the highly anticipated details of their partnership with Twitter. They will be working on industry-first cloud data services that allow the extraction of actionable business data insights from Twitter data by business professionals and developers.

7 Common Cloud Misconceptions

Even though cloud has been with us for some time already, many executives are still hesitant to implement cloud infrastructures. CTC debunks the myths.

Cloud and the SMB

SMBs need to carefully assess which particular cloud approach is right for them to ensure that already-stretched IT budgets are not wasted.

Part Two: Cloud Marketing #CloudInfluence Individuals

Dive further into cloud marketing with the lists of top #cloudinfluence individuals for marketing, and the top commentators to watch for.

10 UK Data Centres Go Global

Many people have said to us that a “cloud offering is useless without connectivity”. Pulsant has now addressed this by announcing a global networking deal with GTT Communications Inc.

Cloud Marketing #CloudInfluence Special Report

Bill explains how the major cloud marketing firms understand the importance of influencer marketing as a key component of the current marketing framework.

Office 365 Compliance in Regulated Industries

Compliance in regulated industries is often difficult to understand, so we are taking a closer look at Office 365 and how Microsoft addresses key regulatory requirements.

Up All Night For Cloud Gaming

Insomnia54 - The UKs biggest gaming festival, reviewed by Neil Cattermull.

Marketing Metrics: What Does Success Look Like?

How do you measure marketing success? And how do the Compare the Cloud #CloudInfluence tables really work?

March Top 10 #CloudInfluence UK and Cloud Bursters

The top 10 main #Cloudinfluence cloud bursters for March – those appearing from nowhere to make an impact, and the top players here in the UK.

March Top 50 #CloudInfluence Individuals

The March Top 50 #CloudInfluence Individuals in the cloud arena. Big data analytics is used to give a snapshot of the most influential industry players.

March Global #CloudInfluence Organisations

The Top 50 Global #CloudInfluence organisations as determined by mind share and market share big data analytics. Microsoft tops the rankings for the third consecutive month.

The Future of Marketing is in the Cloud

Marketing is on the ascent. It is rapidly becoming the most powerful and resource-rich function in any business.

Brain Swapping App Beta Released

A new mobile-connected cloud application, Brain2U, has been released on public beta. The app, developed by BrainSucka Labs, uses a pioneering new technology to upload a users mind into the cloud and download it into a friends head.

Is an SLA an insurance policy?

It’s important that every company, especially service providers, regularly review and edit their contract terms and conditions. It sounds like an obvious thing to do, but you’d be surprised how little this is actually done.

Andrew Bartlam -‎ VP EMEA Business Development & Alliances - CipherCloud - Live from Cloud Expo 2015

Nick Beale - Business Development Manager - Hyve - Live from Cloud Expo 2015

Ian Stewart - Account Director - Britannic Technologies - Live from Cloud Expo 2015

David Terrar - Founder & CXO - Agile Elephant - Live from Cloud Expo 2015