With new mobile apps, YouSendIt lets you send large files on the go

January 23, 2013 6:00 AM Christina Farr
Christina Farr

YouSendIt is best known for its software to help users send and receive large files via a desktop PC. But today, it launching a suite of mobile apps for iPhone, Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, so you'll be able to access documents, videos and presentations on the move.

Tonido is your personal cloud, providing live streaming access to all your data and media, everywhere

January 22, 2013 12:50 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Dropbox is wonderful, but two gigabytes of space may not even hold one movie. And you don't always know what you're going to want, before you want it.

Rackspace reveals the strategy behind its ‘open cloud’ vision

January 16, 2013 12:50 PM Christina Farr
Christina Farr

Cloud computing giant Rackspace has announced plans to partner up with the leading providers of open source data centers.

VMware CTO joins VC firm General Catalyst to lead enterprise investments

January 16, 2013 10:33 AM Christina Farr
Christina Farr

Herrod will lead the firm's investment focus in "next generation infrastructure technologies."

With strategic buy-up, YouSendIt plans to do more than file delivery

January 15, 2013 4:30 AM Christina Farr
Christina Farr

YouSendIt has bought a venture-backed startup called Found for an undisclosed sum. The technology lets users discover their files, documents, and data across a variety of devices and cloud services.

The ABCs of enterprise SaaS

January 3, 2013 2:07 PM Jeetu Patel

Guest Post As we move into delivering software-as-a-service, several fundamental assumptions made with enterprise software are no longer valid. An entirely new set of assumptions must be followed to achieve success.

The top 10 trends in enterprise cloud for 2013

December 27, 2012 7:00 AM Matt Marshall
Matt Marshall

Editor's Pick

Folia Grace recently conducted research with analysts and enterprise customers about upcoming trends the cloud.

Here’s what the SAP Cloud’s VP or product marketing says are the top 10 trends for 2013. Grace talked with VentureBeat’s Matt Marshall about her …

Dropbox hires sales execs from Salesforce and Apple to bolster its enterprise push

December 21, 2012 12:51 PM Christina Farr
Christina Farr

Dropbox has had no trouble convincing consumers to use its tools, but it will need a dedicated sales team to reach large enterprises. To lead these efforts, the company has brought on Harvard Business School alum Kim Malone Scott, who ascended the proverbial ladder at Google and Apple.

Why I don’t buy the hype about ‘big data’

December 21, 2012 11:38 AM Bruno Aziza

Guest Post You need big bucks to be able to deploy big data. Most companies don't have the IT budget, and can't afford to hire a data scientist or data services team. If the trend is to succeed the companies of all sizes, there are a few problems that will need to be addressed.

Cloud Sherpas nets $40M to fuel its appetite for acquisitions

December 20, 2012 5:00 AM Christina Farr
Christina Farr

Need to get up and running in the cloud? Cloud Sherpas, the brokerage services company that helps its customers take advantage of the cloud, has raised $40 million in fresh funding.

Microsoft refuses to pay Apple a commission on SkyDrive iOS app

December 11, 2012 8:48 AM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

Due to conflict over its App Store policy, Apple has stopped letting Microsoft issue new updates to its SkyDrive iOS app.

Cloud-proof your career (infographic)

December 10, 2012 2:05 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Whether you're a baby boomer in your fourth decade of IT work, or a Gen-Y newbie know-it all, the cloud is either impacting your career now ... or soon will be.

Google quietly deletes free version of Google Apps for Business

December 6, 2012 9:05 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Google said today that only the premium version of its Apps for Business would be available from now on, for $50 per user per year.

At Change.org, entrepreneurs are building the tools for social activism

November 30, 2012 6:30 AM Christina Farr
Christina Farr

Step into the San Francisco offices of Change.org, the online petitioning site that is arming ordinary people with the tools to start revolutions, and you'll be swept up by the mission.

The cloud ate my data! Health entrepreneurs say vendors should be liable

November 29, 2012 2:47 PM Christina Farr
Christina Farr

At CloudBeat, the healthcare panel kicked off with a harrowing statistic. The vast majority of breast cancer sufferers will not benefit from chemotherapy. And yet, most patients today receive this highly invasive treatment.

According to genetics expert Ken Stineman, over …