The Future of Distribution
Current State of the Market It is now widely recognized that the IT market is going through a significant transition. Specifically, and what is seen by many as transformational, is the migration from the traditional on-premises to an off-premises model (“XaaS” and its...Percona Conference Shows Security and Availability Are Still Priorities for Cloud Data Centers
Database optimization in the era of Big Data/Analytics and the Internet of Things (IoT) is a challenging task for data center managers. With data volumes growing rapidly, improving the performance of databases is becoming a key priority in data centers. The Percona...Is Cloud Computing Hurting Software Companies?
Large enterprise software companies have been reporting decreased profitability over the past several years. This has been explained as a byproduct of the cloud computing trend. Is this true? An analysis of SAP’s financial data suggests that the cloud transition and not a system set of problems is to blame. Profitability will likely be hurt in the short-term but will abate in the future. Customers can continue to purchase software from large traditional vendors without fear that they are in permanent distress.