The key cloud trends for the next few years

OpenStack continues to come up short. Microsoft offers half-price Office 365 to entice Windows 10 users. InfoWorld Cloud Computing Report September 24, 2015 The key cloud trends for the next few years You'll likely see the key shifts on display at Cover's AWS Re:Invent conference, but here are their outlines now. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. OpenStack continues to come up short 2. Microsoft offers half-price Office 365 to entice Windows 10 users 3. Backblaze lights up cloud storage with dirt-cheap prices 4. INSIDER Managing data in a mobile and cloud world White Paper: Divvycloud Staying Ahead of Cloud-Sprawl For most organizations, there's no one cloud technology or service provider that can do everything needed in the most cost-effective and optimal manner. Learn More OpenStack continues to come up short Red Hat has become the leading vendor of OpenStack, but the company -- and others -- freely acknowledge serious issues related to complexity, scalability, and availability. READ MORE Microsoft offers half-price Office 365 to entice Windows 10 users New promotion aimed at getting users of old versions of Office onto its subscription service offers a year of Office 365 for $35. READ MORE Backblaze lights up cloud storage with dirt-cheap prices Backblaze slashes prices on cloud storage to a half-cent per gigabyte per month, but the lack of Amazon API compatibility might limit its appeal. READ MORE INSIDER Managing data in a mobile and cloud world A simple strategy for standardizing metadata can improve decision-making, data governance and data security. READ MORE White Paper: Iron Mountain When the Cloud Evaporates Recent research reveals that while SaaS adoption is high, there are relevant reasons to worry about its risks - and to have a contingency plan. This white paper shares insights from the survey about the ongoing proliferation of SaaS, the potential risks of relying on cloud applications, and the actions companies are taking to mitigate those risks. Learn More GET THE DEEP TECHNOLOGY INSIGHTS YOU NEED Get ongoing access to our exclusive Insider content — Deep Dive PDFs and in-depth articles — available to Insider members. You get access not only to InfoWorld's Insider content but to selected Insider content from Computerworld, CIO, Network World, CSO, ITworld, and other IDG Enterprise publications. Sign up at no cost today! Follow InfoWorld You are currently subscribed to infoworld_cloud_computing as jonsan98@gmail.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy Learn about INSIDER When accessing content promoted in this email, you are providing consent for your information to be shared with the sponsors of the content. Please see our Privacy Policy for more information. If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: online@infoworld.com Copyright © 2015 InfoWorld Media Group, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@infoworld.com. **