Transformation leads Orange Business Services back to growth
The company has returned to growth, recording 0.7% revenue growth to €6.4bn in 2016 after declines in previous years.
William Fellows
Founder & Research Vice President | London, UKBiography
William Fellows is a cofounder of The 451 Group. As VP of Research, he is responsible for the Cloud Transformation Channel at 451 Research. This Channel provides a point of intellectual convergence for 451 Research around cloud computing, in much the same way that the industry is converging on cloud from all points. In addition to keeping tabs on players entering the cloud and IT services space with disruptive business models, new technology and innovations in service delivery, William has also created 451 Research's Digital Economics unit. This is currently focused on helping end users, vendors and investors understand complex and confusing cloud pricing mechanisms in order to compare the cost of services (hosted, hybrid and on-premises), the cost of entry and price of participation in new markets.
William also created 451 Research's early adopter research program, working with enterprise end users and innovators. Currently focused on cloud computing, he has identified and tracked other early adopter markets, including grid computing and virtualization, since the company was formed in 2000. William also leads 451 Research's participation within the European Commission and numerous other EC research projects. William is a member of the EC Cloud Expert Group, coauthor of The Future of Cloud Computing? Opportunities for European Cloud Computing Beyond 2010, and a regular speaker at industry and 451 conferences. He participates in numerous advisory boards and planning committees for UK and international industry bodies.
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Interoute touts new capabilities in network service automation, puts customers in control
The company is moving toward service automation, which is the next generation of service delivery for network providers that are looking to operate in the hybrid cloud market.
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Cloud Computing
This Market Monitor overview report on the 'cloud computing as a service' marketplace reflects updated market and vendor estimates through Q2 2017. In this report, we examine the revenue generated by cloud service providers and technology vendors via cloud platforms - IaaS and PaaS - as well as IT management as a service (ITMaaS), online backup/recovery and cloud archiving.
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HPE's Cloud28+ now has Azure Stack, in a bid to accelerate adoption of hybrid IT
The company has expanded the scope of its Cloud28+ platform with Azure Stack, as well as Project New Stack and Connect IoT, as it looks to improves user experience.
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VMware emphasizes ease of use for DevOps and infrastructure in latest vRealize release
The company has added a raft of enhancements to its vRealize cloud management platform. The emphasis is on improving the ease of use via automation for infrastructure and DevOps users, extending hybrid options and increasing support for enterprises' development lifecycles.
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CTP shrink-wraps AWS onboarding with six-week Cloud Kickstart program
The company has launched Cloud Kickstart for Amazon Web Services, a fixed-time, fixed-price offering that enables customers to get started on AWS.
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