10 Hot Cloud Computing Startups for 2010

Datamation.com
Appirio named one of the hot 10 cloud computing startups for 2010.

Cloudsourcing: The Cloud Sparks A New Generation Of Consultants & Service Brokers

Processor.com
Ryan Nichols, head of cloudsourcing and cloud strategy at Appirio, describes a service broker as “any third party that makes the cloud more usable,” adding that “cloudsourcing is where cloud computing meets outsourcing.”

The "Cloudiness" Around Private Clouds: How Private is Private?

Sandhill.com
However, the notion of a Private Cloud took some collective beating (to put it mildly) in a recent webcast hosted by Appirio. Is a private cloud really a "fools" cloud -- simply a glorified term for datacenter virtualization? Will it be go the dinosaurs' way in a few years? Or is it here to stay just as the Enterprise Intranet has been hanging around for a long time alongside the Public Internet?

Migrating 6,000 users in 40+ countries from Lotus Notes/Domino to Google Apps

Official Google Enterprise Blog
To help us get up to speed quickly and run the pilot smoothly, we partnered with Appirio Consulting. Appirio had previous experience converting large corporations from Lotus Notes/Domino to Google Apps. Appirio conducted one-on-one or small group training sessions for the pilot users and targeted training for the executive admins because of the complexity of their jobs when it comes to collaboration, email, and calendar management.

Social CRM – Is the Customer Finally In?

1to1media.com
Narinder Singh, chief product officer for Appirio, sums up FB: "If there are 150 million people in a room, you should probably go to that room." To explain this point, imagine I am a Harry Potter fan and I have added "friends" in FB who share my interest in Harry Potter books. My "friends," who also belong to a wider group of children's book readers, link me to other members of this group, some of whom have "chucked" me some recommended books. ("Chucking" is basically an application that enables you to send names of books with online reviews, ratings, etc. to "friends".) I have now updated few "chucks" with the status "like to buy." Any marketer with access to this "social" data will not only be able to find out what I'm interested in buying now, but can also obtain information about other people in my network, i.e. my "friends" who have similar interests (prospects).

Thomas Edison would have loved cloud computing

CNNMoney.com
It's time to bring a little clarity to the concept of "cloud computing," perhaps the most important, but least understood, technology trend of 2010...

Partner Tip: Appirio Talks About Building a Business on the Cloud

IDC
Michael Fauscette interviews Appirio CEO Chris Barbin about building a business on the cloud.

2010 Cloud Computing Predictions: Part II

ebizQ
It's prediction season, and in order to come up with our own annual predictions for what CIOs should expect in cloud computing this year, we asked our feet on the street -- the Appirio team of nearly 200 cloud practitioners who are on the ground accelerating the adoption of cloud computing for hundreds of real-life customers.

Enterprise Cloud Cross-Currents

The Connected Web
I myself have been making bullish predictions for cloud in a webcast discussion this week (recording here) with fellow Enterprise Irregular bloggers Vinnie Mirchandani and Dennis Howlett alongside Appirio's Narinder Singh, followed up by blog post musing on the credibility of private cloud.

When will the crowd turn against private cloud?

ZDNet.com
Following on from yesterday’s Forecasting Fisticuffs webcast (recording here) with fellow Enterprise Irregular bloggers Vinnie Mirchandani and Dennis Howlett alongside Appirio’s Narinder Singh, I tweeted a provocative prediction for 2010 that “Private clouds will be discredited by year end”.

Facebook recruiting made easier

HRMorning.com
Software company Appirio has released an application called MyFriends@Work, which aims to help companies find prospective workers via current employees networks.

Forecasting Fisticuffs: predicting the cloud in 2010

ZDNet.com
What promises to be a fun event is scheduled for tomorrow: 10.30 am PST. Phil Wainewright, Vinnie Mirchandani, Narinder Singh and I will hold a ‘bar room’ style slug fest as we parse the cloud issues we see as important for 2010.

Four Cloud Computing Pundits Debate How Cloud Computing Will Impact Enterprises in 2010

Product Design and Development
Appirio, a cloud solution provider, will host a webinar on Wednesday, January 13, 2010, featuring leading cloud computing experts: Dennis Howlett, founding member of the Enterprise Irregulars , Vinnie Mirchandani, founder of deal architect, Phil Wainewright, Software as Services blogger, and Narinder Singh of Appirio . The webinar will provide a forum to debate how cloud computing will impact enterprises in 2010.

2010 Cloud Computing Predictions: Part I

ebizQ
As 2010 kicks off, the pundits are weighing in on what the world should expect from cloud computing in 2010...

An Introduction to Force.com

Dr Dobb's
An infrastructure for building business apps, delivered to you as a service

Forecasting Fisticuffs: Predicting the Cloud in 2010

AccMan
My very good pal Vinnie (Maintenance) Mirchandani, ZDNet blog colleague and UK EuroCloud chair Phil Wainewright and Narinder Singh, co-founder of appirio along with yours truly are slated to provide what I expect will be an entertaining show.

Cloudy 2010

Deal Architect
I will be joining Phil Wainewright, Dennis Howlett and Narinder Singh, one of the co-founders of appirio in a session on cloud trends on Wednesday, January 13.

Appirio Predicts More Devs, Few Standards for Cloud in 2010

Integration Developer News
Appirio, a cloud services provider, offers its 2010 predictions for cloud computing. Chief among them: Cloud dev community will skyrocket. Cloud success will reach mainstream companies.