25 April 2013 Posted by Paul Burns
In less than 15 minutes, Tony Lucas, Senior Vice President of Product at Flexiant, provides insights on what it takes for a cloud service provider to succeed today. He should know – after all, Flexiant already has more than 100 companies around the world using their cloud management software to create cloud services. (Hint: It isn’t just about offering servers on demand!).
Tony is not only an awesome bloke, he spent 12 years as CEO and majority owner of XCalibre Communiations, a web hosting company. During the latter half of this period, he developed the FlexiScale cloud computing technology, which now forms the core component of Flexiant’s Cloud Orchestrator platform. In this podcast, Tony discusses:
- New entrants and existing players
- Competitive dynamics and strategies
- Differentiation versus low cost
- Much more!
Listen now for great insights on how to succeed as a cloud service provider!
You can also get a copy of the white paper Tony mentioned here.
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