With the CDN World Forum Asia (co-located with the Cloud Computing World Forum Asia, 1st December 2011, Hong Kong) just over a week away, we thought it was worth writing a blog post on the importance of Content Delivery Networks (CDNs), the link between CDNs and cloud computing, and the reasons we’re devoting so much attention to the future of the CDN industry at our up-coming Asia show.

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Are UK SMEs “stuck in the dark ages”?

November 3, 2011

Yesterday, Intel released the results of their latest survey, the Intel Business Index. As an independent study of 3,000 IT decision-makers and IT users in the UK, the survey provides a pretty fair reflection of the SMB market’s current uptake of new technology. Unfortunately on this occasion, the statistics didn’t read too well.

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Getting to grips with cloud in China

October 26, 2011

On the 30th November and 1st December 2011, we’ll be heading to Hong Kong, for the 2nd annual Cloud Computing World Forum Asia. The event, co-located with the CDN World Forum, will tackle some of the issues surrounding the cloud and IT industry in South-East Asia, with China a key focus.

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Amazon’s Werner Vogels to speak at CCWF London

October 12, 2011

This week we were able to confirm Amazon’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Werner Vogels, as a keynote speaker for our Cloud Computing World Forum in London, next June.

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India and the mobile cloud

October 10, 2011

Back in December 2010, IDC published a report declaring that the Indian cloud computing market was set to rocket in annual growth – 40% by 2014 from its (then) estimated value of US$66.7 million.
With a population of over 1bn people, there was always going to be the potential for cloud to take off [...]

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Sao Paulo the place to talk cloud in Latin America

October 4, 2011

Last week we hosted the Cloud Computing World Forum in Sao Paulo, Brazil, with over 300 delegates streaming through the doors and providing a great turnout for what was our first show in Latin America.

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Next stop for CCWS: Brazil

September 26, 2011

This Wednesday we’ll be holding our very first World Series event in Brazil, at the Braston Hotel in Sao Paulo. With Latin America considered one of the cloud computing industry’s biggest emerging global markets, the conference will provide a great opportunity for us to discover how cloud has evolved in this part of the world, [...]

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What do Oxfam, eBay, Sainsburys and Yakult have in common?

September 19, 2011

Cloud Computing, of course! It may be over nine months away, but  the Cloud Computing World Forum Europe, to be held at Earls Court, London on 12th and 13th June 2012, has already confirmed some renowned keynote speakers for its two day cloud exhibition.

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Over 1,000 delegates registered for CCWF India

September 14, 2011

With a busy few months ahead of us (the World Series will be stopping in Brazil, India and Hong Kong before the 2011 is out), we’re delighted to see interest in our events increasing rapidly.

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UK cloud companies missing out on vital tax breaks?

September 14, 2011

Last week we discovered Software-as-a-service (SaaS) and cloud computing providers could be missing out on tax breaks designed to encourage research and development (R&D) in the UK.

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