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Cloud Computing Arc

Cloud Computing

1960àJohn Mc Carthy, Douglas Parklid

And other explored idea of computing as a public utility.

1959,Christopher Strachey published paper

          “Time sharing in Large Fast Computers”

1960à IBM

1974àGerald popek and Robert

          “Formal Requirements of virtualizable Third Generation Architectures”

1960à J C R Lickicler ARPANET

1980àTCP/IP

1990àHTML

1998àgoogle search engine

1999àSalesforce.com by Marc Benioff

          CRM SAAS and Open souce.

2003-Google file system

2006-AWS s3

2009-OPenstack Object Storage

2012-AWS s3 (reached one trillion object stored)

Key Characteristics of  Cloud Services:-

àon demand self services

àbroad network access

àResource pooling

àRapid Elasticity

àMeasured Service

Cloud Services:-

1.SAAS(end users)àSoftware as a service

          Google docs

Freshbooks

          Salesforce

          Basecamp

          Netsuite

Gmail

2.PAAS(developers)àplatform as a service

          Force.com

          Zpp engine

          Azure

3.IAAS(sys admins)àinfrastructure as a service

          Rackspace.com

          Go grid

          AWS

The Top 5 Cloud-Computing Vendors 1 Microsoft | 2 Amazon | 3 IBM | 4 Salesforce | 5 SAP

CLOUD WARS -- As businesses move beyond cloud experiments to deeply strategic deployments, the balance of power in the Cloud Wars Top 10 is shifting toward those tech providers that can move those business customers past the infrastructure phase and into the high-value realm of AI-driven competitive advantage.

While the vast majority of media attention in the cloud's early days has gone to the top providers of public-cloud IaaS—Amazon Web Services, Microsoft and Google—the next and vitally more strategic theater in the Cloud Wars will be software, particularly around the booming potential for AI, Machine Learning and Blockchain.

As a result, my latest Cloud Wars Top 10 rankings reveal some major changes at or near the top of this list of the world's most-powerful and most-influential cloud-computing vendors:

#1 Microsoft remains an absolute lock at the top due to four factors: its deep involvement at all three layers of the cloud (IaaS, PaaS and SaaS); its unmatched commitment to developing and helping customers deploy AI, ML and Blockchain in innovative production environments; its market-leading cloud revenue, which I estimate at about $16.7 billion for the trailing 12 months (not to be confused with the forward-projected $20.4 billion annualized run rate the company released on Oct. 26); and the extraordinary vision and leadership of CEO Satya Nadella.

#2 Amazon might not have the end-to-end software chops of the others in the Top 5 but it was and continues to be the poster-child for the cloud-computing movement: the first-moving paradigm-buster and category creator. I believe Amazon will make some big moves to bolster its position in software, and no matter how you slice it, the $16 billion in trailing-12-month cloud revenue from AWS is awfully impressive.

#3 IBM has leapfrogged both Salesforce.com (formerly tied with Amazon for #2 and now in the #4 spot) and SAP (formerly #4) on the strength of its un-trendy but highly successful emphasis on transforming its vast array of software expertise and technology from the on-premises world to the cloud. In so doing, IBM has quietly created a $15.8-billion cloud business (again on trailing-12-month basis) that includes revenue of $7 billion from helping big global corporations convert legacy systems to cloud or cloud-enabled environments. And like #1 Microsoft, IBM plays in all three layers of the cloud—IaaS, PaaS and SaaS—which is hugely important for the elite cloud vendors because it allows them to give customers more choices, more seamless integration, better cybersecurity, and more reasons for third-party developers to rally to the IBM Cloud. Plus, its relentless pairing of "cloud and cognitive" is an excellent approach toward weaving AI and ML deeply into customer-facing solutions.

#4 Salesforce.com falls a couple of spots from its long-time tie with Amazon at #2 but—and this will be the case as long as founder Marc Benioff is CEO—remains a powerful source of digital innovation and disruptive strategy. However, to remain in the rarified air near the top of the Cloud Wars Top 10, Benioff and Salesforce must find a way to extend their market impact beyond their enormously successful SaaS business and become more of a high-impact player in the platform or PaaS space. At this stage, it's simply not possible for Salesforce to become a player in IaaS, so Benioff needs to crank up the genius machine and hammer his way into top contention as a platform powerhouse.

#5 SAP has what all of the other cloud vendors would kill for: unmatched incumbency within all of the world's leading corporations as the supplier of mission-critical business applications that run those companies. It's also fashioned, under CEO Bill McDermott, powerful new partnerships with Amazon and Google to complement its long-standing relationships with IBM and Microsoft, all of which give customers a heightened sense of confidence that SAP will be willing and able to play nice in heterogeneous environments. Plus, SAP's HANA technology is now in full deployment across thousands of businesses, and as it takes root and SAP continues to rationalize its massive product portfolio around HANA in the cloud, SAP has a very bright future ahead of it in the cloud.

So the Cloud Wars are clearly intensifying—particularly among the five most-powerful players at the top—as business customers are fully embracing the cloud as the best and most-capable approach toward digital transformation.

----------by Nagababu

Protecting Your digital files- Keep your information secret with tools

Despite the volume of traffic on the internet, anything you send online is susceptible to hacking. You need to use encryption and not just any kind — the kind that even the fastest computers or networks won't be able to crack. If you have something digital that needs protection, take a look at these tips:

1. Encrypt your files while sharing them : Most of us don't think about this but it is always better to have a file encrypted before we share it with anyone. But the good news is, that this is really simple to do. Just head to a file transfer website that offers an encryption feature or you can opt for an email service that has the option of file encryption. Some options that you can try include www.senditonthenet.com, Sendinc.com, Tutanota.com, Protonmail.com, Encrypto, et al.

2. Go for better encryption on cloud : For this, you can opt for a service called Boxcryptor that has support for most cloud storage providers. It also works across all popular desktop and mobile platforms.

3. Keep your emails safer : A service called SendSafely will do this for you. It offers end-to-end encryption so that you can send emails in a more secure manner. You can even use it with services like Gmail and Outlook as an extension. The free version will give you about 50MB per month.

4. Keep your information secret with this tool : There are times when we need to share information like ATM PIN or credit card details with a friend. We give the information because we have to but then get into the process of changing multiple passwords. You can avoid this by using a tool called PrivNote. It lets you send a note that gets deleted as soon as it's read. Furthermore, you can make it even more secure with a password. The service also has an option of sending you an email to notify that your note has been destroyed.

5. Encrypt Gmail : If you use Gmail, you should be aware of a tool called CryptUp - which also comes as a Chrome extension. The tool can be used for end-to-end encryption of your Gmail inbox. When you add the extension, it will add a 'secure compose' button next to the regular compose button in Gmail. You can also encrypt your attachments using it.

-----------by Nagababu

Hyderabad Events today

Agni 5, India's Longest Range Ballistic Missile, Successfully Test-Fired

First canister-based nuclear-capable ballistic missile Agni-5 test-fired

BALASORE/ODISHA: Marking another milestone in the country's deterrence capability, India today successfully carried out the maiden canister-based trial of its most potent missile Agni-V, which has a strike range of over 5000 kms and can carry a nuclear warhead of over one tonne. 

The missile was launched from a canister mounted on a road-mobile launcher at Wheeler's Island off Odisha coast. The three-stage, solid propellant "missile was test-fired from a mobile launcher from the launch complex-4 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at about 8.06 hours," ITR Director M V K V Prasad told PTI.

Missiles of the world: A look at countries' arsenals

GOOD MORNING

TOP 10 Software Companies List

1) Tata Consultancy Services

Revenue: Rs 47779 Cr.

TCS (founded in 1968) is headquartered in Mumbai, India and is the leading company in IT services and IT consulting in India. Its founder was the much renowned J.R.D. Tata and is currently led by Mr. Natarajan Chandrasekaran at the CEO position. It has around 300,464 employees spread across 46 countries across the world. This company has also been added to the ‘Big 4’ most valuable IT services brands worldwide with IBM, HP and Accenture. TCS has been able to maintain its number 1 position in Indian IT industry since a long period of time and has also been ranked amongst the top worldwide. TCS and its 59 subsidiaries provide a range of information technology-related products and services including application development, business process outsourcing, capacity planning, consulting, enterprise software, hardware sizing, payment processing, software management and technology education services. Hence, it has been building on more than 40 years of experience, and strives to add real value to global organizations through its domain expertise and world-class service.

2)infosys

Revenue: Rs 32975 Cr.

Infosys (founded in 1981) is led by the renowned Mr. Narayan Muthi and is headquartered in Bangalore,India. It has global presence with 73 offices and 94 development centers in the United States, India, China, Australia, Japan, Middle East, and Europe, giving employment to around 160,405 employees worldwide. Infosys provides software development, maintenance and independent validation services to companies in banking, finance, insurance, manufacturing and other domains. From a capital of about US$ 250, it has grown to become a US$ 8.25 billion (FY14 revenues) company with a market capitalization of approximately US$ 31 billion. Apart from its IT service excellence Infosys has been ranked among the 'Top Ten Greenest Brands in India,’ according to a consumer survey conducted in 2011 by Cohn & Wolfe. Infosys has been featured in the 'Green Brands' list for the third consecutive year. Hence, for over three decades, Infosys as a company focused on bringing to life great ideas and enterprise solutions that drive progress for clients.

3) Wipro

Revenue: Rs 28312 Cr

Wipro founded in 1945 by Mr. MH Premji (current CEO Mr. TK Kurien), has 146,053 employees spread across 61 countries. Wipro Limited is a global provider of comprehensive IT solutions and services, including Systems Integration, Consulting, Information Systems outsourcing, IT-enabled services, and R&D services. It is also a value added reseller of desktops, servers, notebooks, storage products, networking solutions and packaged software for international brands. To focus on core IT Business, it demerged its non-IT businesses into a separate company named Wipro Enterprises Limited with effect from 31 March 2013. This company offers services in healthcare, infrastructure etc. and contributed to around 10% of the profit. Wipro is presently ranked among the top 100 Technology companies in the world. It is the first Indian IT Service Provider to be awarded Gold-Level Status in Microsoft's Windows Embedded Partner Program and the first in the world to use six sigma.

4) Tech Mahindra

Revenue: Rs 11925 Cr.

Tech Mahindra is part of the $12.5 billion Mahindra Group, in partnership with British Telecommunications plc (BT), one of the world’s leading communications service providers. It was founded in 1986 and currently has its headquarters in Mumbai, India. The merger with Mahindra Satyam in the year 2013 has helped it climb the ladder from the number 5 to the number 4 as compared to last year’s statistics and hence now the complete entity has 89,500 employees, servicing 540 customers across 49 countries. It has some well known famous personalities linked with its success, Anand Mahindra was its founder and current chairman and CP Gurnani holds the position of the CEO and MD. Its activities spread across a broad spectrum, including Business Support Systems (BSS), Operations Support Systems (OSS), Network Design & Engineering, Next Generation Networks, Mobility Solutions, and Security consulting and testing. However, The primary segment of the Company is business segment by category of customers is the Telecom Service Providers (TSP), Telecom Equipment Manufacturer (TEM), BPO and others, which includes non telecom vertical customers and the secondary segment is the geographical segment by location of its customers.

5) HCL Technologies

Revenue: Rs 11792 Cr

HCL Technologies is a $5.2 billion global company bringing IT and engineering services expertise under one roof to solve complex business problems for customers. It was founded in 1991 and is currently headquartered in Noida, India and serves around 31 countries worldwide. It has a high resource base of around 90,190 employees. Shiv Nadar and Anant Gupta lead the organization the former as the Chairman and the latter as the CEO and President. HCL Technologies has made it on the Forbes Global 2000 list and is one of Asia’s Fab 50 Companies. “Employees first, Customer Second” is its logo which according to the company acts as an energy booster for its employees and hence helps engaging its employees in a way that allows them to deliver business value – whether it involves enterprise application services, IT infrastructure management, custom application services, engineering and R&D services, business services or enterprise transformation services.

6) Mphasis

Revenue: Rs 2433 Cr

Mphasis (then, Mphasis BFL Limited) was formed in June 2000 after the merger of the US-based IT consulting company MphasiS Corporation (founded in 1998) and the Indian IT services company BFL Software Limited (founded in 1992).It is a Bangalore based IT services company majority owned by Hewlett-Packard and is led by Mr. Balu Ganesh Ayyar as CEO. It has offices in more than 19 countries and in India it is present in almost 11 locations. Consistently Mphasis has delivered superior global Infrastructure Technology Outsourcing, Applications Services Outsourcing and Business Process Outsourcing services through a combination of technology know-how, domain and process expertise. The markets served by the company are financial services & insurance, healthcare, manufacturing, government, transportation, communications, and consumer & retail industries. In February 2014 the Mphasis Company changed its logo and the Brand Name as Mphasis Unleash the Next as it seeks to boost business other than from parent Hewlett-Packard, currently its largest client. With around 50,000 employees this is a growing company with a seemingly bright future.

7) Oracle Financial Services

Revenue: Rs 2396 Cr

Oracle Financial Services (founded in 1990) has headquarters in Mumbai, India. It is a subsidiary of Oracle Corporation and claims to have more than 900 customers. Oracle Financial Services Software has a strong global reach with a sales, marketing and support presence in 27 overseas locations operating under four subsidiaries (Oracle Financial Services Software, Inc. in the USA, Oracle Financial Services Software b.v. in The Netherlands, Oracle Financial Services Software Pte. Ltd. in Singapore, and iPSL in India). In addition, the Company is represented in over 85 countries through over 32 corporate business partners. With employee strength of around 10,000 it has been entering into vast domains of banking like Core Banking, Private Banking, and Lending etc. Oracle Financial Services Software Limited has two main streams of business. The products division (formerly called BPD – Banking products Division) and Prime Sourcing. Recently, Oracle Financial Services even launched products for Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process, exposure management, enterprise performance management and energy and commodity trading compliance.

8) Mindtree

Revenue: Rs 2208 Cr

Mindtree (founded in 1999) is headquartered in Bangalore, India and has a corporate office in New Jersey, USA. The company with its 13000+ employees is led by Mr. Subrorto Bagchi and Mr. Krishnakumar Natarajan, the former as the Chairman and the latter as the CEO. The two were also the founders of the company; they had the idea of starting up an IT services company and were already, in some sense, industry icons with Bagchi being the chief executive of Wipro’s R&D team and Natarajan being the chief executive of Wipro’s e-commerce division. Mindtree has been able to grow fast with around 28 offices located across USA, Netherlands, Sweden, UK, Germany, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Australia, Singapore, China, UAE and India. It follows a consulting driven approach and caters to over of 40 Fortune 500 enterprises. The core services of the company are in the areas of Agile, Digital, Analytics, Testing, Infrastructure Management and SAP

.9) Polaris Technology

Revenue: Rs 1487 Cr

Polaris (founded in 1993) has its headquarters in Chennai, India and has around 12,500+ employees spread worldwide. It is a provider of financial technology products, legacy modernization services and consulting for core banking, corporate banking, wealth & asset management and insurance. Arun Jain is the current CEO and Chairman and Govind Singhal is the current President and COO. In April 2013, Polaris launched its 8012 FT Design Center - the world's first Center dedicated to Financial Technology. 8012 FT Design Center is spread over 30,000 sq. ft and is located in the 22 acre Polaris campus on the IT Highway in Chennai. In a quest for knowledge opportunity, spanning over the last 2 decades (11 years as Polaris), Polaris has established its solutions and services footprint globally contributing to the realization of its business vision.