Cloud computing: IBM envisioning SAP Oracle or partnering or mergers to drive cloud

Cloud computing system uses a lot of technology, comprehensive, high demand. The programming model, data management technology, data storage technology, virtualization technology, cloud computing platform management technology is the most critical. The fundamental advantage of cloud computing is the increased flexibility and cost savings that are greatly met by business costs and business agility, and create new business models and market opportunities. It can be said that cloud computing will bring a series of new changes to the enterprise. In the field of management information, cloud computing is the world, manufacturers to enter the cloud computing technology market is multifaceted, the major software manufacturers wits, confrontation clouds.

1. One of the ways: mergers and acquisitions

Oracle bought RightNow technology for 1.5 billion dollars. The deal is a sign that Oracle is ready to focus on cloud computing. November SAP completed the acquisition of Crossgate, with the help of Crossgate products, SAP customers can electronically with tens of thousands of trading partners to connect. December SAP still spent 3.4 billion of dollars to buy cloud company SuccessFactors. The goal is to catch Oracle in the cloud computing market. From now on to increase the investment in cloud computing to better meet user needs.

2. Mode two: cooperation

September 2011 Salesforce Investment in domestic management software giant 800 customers, the industry as a further plowing of the Chinese market. Salesforce hope that with the help of 800, and then round their own "Chinese Dream." The November SAP company has started joint EMC and VMware Partners to develop tools and services to help customers more easily use cloud computing services, while also helping companies run SAP systems on the next generation of cloud infrastructure through higher automation.

The degree of cloud computing cultivation

1, IBM: Wisdom idea Blue Cloud landing

IBM's Blue Cloud enables computing to run in a similar internet environment, by architecting a distributed, globally accessible resource structure. IBM was the first to propose a cloud computing concept with Google, it has now been announced as the industry's only provider of total solutions to end-to-end cloud services, and in March this year presented an "intelligent computing" upgrade strategy to provide enterprises with automated, integrated, and integrated Securely implement large-scale data consolidation, optimized systems, and cloud computing delivery patterns. IBM in software, hardware, platform implementation and large data processing have a decent comprehensive strength.

Cultivation Index: ★★★★★

2, Oracle: Cloud closer to the

Oracle Cloud Computing covers a variety of solutions, including high-performance integrated systems to create the cloud; comprehensive data protection and identity Management Oracle announces Oracle Solaris Cluster 4.0, which is the head cloud operating system Oracle The Solaris 11 provides the first product for extended high-availability (HA) and disaster Recovery (DR) functionality.

(Responsible editor: Lu Guang)