Using the BAH study as a guide, and assuming that community cloud economies mimic those expected from a hybrid cloud, transitioning IT services from an agency-owned IT infrastructure to the GSA IaaS platform should deliver benefit cost ratios of approximately 7:1.
Al-Safi has reworked the traditional investment platform infrastructure to make it compliant from the ground up.
Salesforce.com offers Force.com, which is the development platform and infrastructure for corporate IT departments and independent developers to build business applications.
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Most big brands will forgo the six months it takes to build a platform, staff infrastructure, standardize editorial guidelines, and build a sales force in major U.S. markets.
While Facebook has impressive metrics, Facebook has yet to prove how it can transform itself into a platform or infrastructure beyond a tool to connect friends with each other.
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First, HDS has what it calls an Infrastructure Cloud, which serves as a platform for data center convergence, including integrated data management.
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The respondents estimate that it will take approximately three years for cloud platform and infrastructure services to be firmly placed within the growth stage, and at least two years for software services to reach that stage.
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Whether it's sold as software off those boxes or you're selling the cycle time of the actual platform or the infrastructure, that's all it is underneath.
Meanwhile, as Starbucks builds its payments capabilities through a partnership with Square , a popular loyalty platform and a highly rated smartphone app, it may have the right infrastructure to grow in emerging markets like India and China.
"If you are an insurance company and are starting a service for your claims adjusters, the Services Delivery Platform software stack will know how to integrate it with your existing e-business infrastructure, transcode it, and deliver content to these in-car devices, " Desai said.
However, as Zynga gains scale, we expect it to move to its own payment infrastructure and capture a greater portion of online gaming spend on its own platform, which could boost its overall revenue significantly.
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"It is a real game-changer as it will provide a world-class digital infrastructure that will attract major foreign investment, create jobs, and provide a platform for local business start-ups, " she said.
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