Microsoft, Google, Cisco, Red Hat, and VMware also rank high up on a survey by IT consulting firm BTC Logic

Amazon and IBM are the "cloud champions" according to a new report, but Microsoft, Google, Cisco, Red Hat, and VMware are also among the list of heavyweights in the emerging cloud computing field.

All tech vendors are embracing the cloud. Even those that don't provide public cloud services are fighting to become the top builders of infrastructures to support emerging cloud networks.

A new quarterly report from BTC Logic, an IT consulting firm, attempts to rank the top cloud players, and puts them into seven broad categories: cloud foundations, infrastructure, network services, platforms, applications, security and management.

It’s not hard to see why video marketing has become one of the most effective Internet marketing strategies around. With all sorts of ads vying for your audience’s attention, you need something to capture their interest and keep them engaged.  Videos are very powerful tools because they engage the visual, auditory, and kinesthetic senses simultaneously. Still not convinced? 

The Facts:

• March 2010 – Nearly 173 Million US Internet users watched online video during the month – a new record high
• For the first time, our neighbors to the north (Canada) – as a whole are spending more time online than watching television
• Cisco recently told WSJ its predictions on video:            

o   Internet traffic will increase 5x over the next 5 years because of the amount of video being transferred

Speed and Access:  Are they opposite Goals?

by:  Hovhannes Avoyan 

Speed, speed, speed. The economic slowdown has not dampened the IT world’s enthusiasm for fast computing and fast start-up.