I am looking for detailed examples of cloud computing case studies. i.e. LOB on EC2, Google Apps, etc
Additionally I am looking for case studies of businesses using Google Apps, SalesForce, QuickBooks online, etc. Ideally I am looking for companies using these services in the Las Vegas area, I am presenting on this topic soon and would like local examples. The more details the better. Thx
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The Information Factories
The desktop is dead. Welcome to the Internet cloud, where massive facilities across the globe will store all the data you'll ever use. George Gilder on the dawning of the petabyte age.
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.10/cloudware_pr.html
Microsoft's Surface goes to Vegas (does this use cloud computing?)
http://www.builderau.com.au/blogs/syslog/viewblogpost.htm?p=339270989&feed=pt_government
Viva Las Vegas! Managing the country's biggest private project ever (looks like it must be cloud computing)
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=Project+Management&articleId=317005&taxonomyId=73&pageNumber=1
Casinos Hit Jackpot With Customer Data (not sure, does not look like cloud computing)
CRM leaders keep detailed dossiers on loyal gamblers
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=61799
Cloud Computing, Second Life and the University Sept 2008 (download free document)
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/3409868/Cloud-Computing-and-the-University-September-2008_1
Obama's CIO: "I'm all into the Cloud"
http://www.ideationcloud.com/2009/03/obamas-cio-im-all-into-the-cloud/
Cloud hosting awareness survey (pdf)
http://www.rackspace.com/downloads/surveys/CloudAwarenessSurvey.pdf
The Newspaper Cloud?
http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/03/05/the-newspaper-cloud/
Cloud computing and leadership search at TechRepublic
http://search.techrepublic.com.com/search/cloud+computing+and+leadership.html
Case Study: Project and Resource Management Cloud Computing with Project Insight
http://www.wwpi.com/software-/software/6366-case-study-project-and-resource-management-cloud-computing-with-project-insight-
New Site: Government Cloud Computing
http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/03/04/new-site-government-cloud-computing/
Computing in the Clouds
http://www.military-information-technology.com/mit-archives/65-mit-2008-volume-12-issue-10/493-computing-in-the-clouds.html
Success stories from Europe and Asia
http://aws.typepad.com/aws/2009/03/european-success-stories.html
Google 2-Sided Business Model Case Study
The 2-sided telecoms market realizing growth from the platform play
http://www.slideshare.net/bazza1664/google-2sided-business-model-case-study
Startups & the Cloud (slideshow)
http://www.slideshare.net/adilmd/startups-in-the-cloud
(not case study but they say one of few research papers available on cloud computing Feb 2009)
Above the Clouds: A Berkeley View of Cloud Computing
http://www.hpcwire.com/features/Berkeley-Releases-Cloud-Computing-Study-39502692.html
Same: html document
http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/Pubs/TechRpts/2009/EECS-2009-28.html
Skynet Lives!
http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2008/06/03/skynet-lives-aka-ec2-smugmug/
InfoQ Case Study: NASDAQ Market Replay
http://www.infoq.com/articles/nasdaq-case-study-air-and-s3
IDC Says Cloud Computing Is More Than Just Hype; Worldwide IT Spending On Cloud Services Expected To Reach US$42 Billion By 2012
http://idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prSG21724009
UniCloud Case Study: Amazon's EC2 Cloud (online order form)
http://www.univaud.com/hpc/cs-data-processing-amazon-ec2.php?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=private%2Bcloud%2Bgroup&source=google%20ad
Cloud computing: Supercomputers for hire
Cloud computing can provide all the processing power your company needs for little money, but be ready for rough weather.
http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/03/smallbusiness/cloud_computing.fsb/index.htm
Azure Services Platform Resources: Case Studies
http://www.microsoft.com/azure/casestudies.mspx
Case Studies In Cloud Computing
http://www.informationweek.com/cloud-computing/blog/archives/2008/09/case_studies_in.html
What possible computer disasters can be associated with cloud computing?
http://knol.google.com/k/zack-whittaker/what-possible-computer-disasters-can-be/31srvq0di293e/2
Nonprofit & Public Sector salesforce.com
http://www.salesforce.com/customers/education-non-profit/
Hi-Tech Hardware salesforce.com UK
http://www.salesforce.com/uk/customers/hi-tech-hardware/
Financial Services salesforce.com
http://prerelwww.pre.salesforce.com/customers/financial-services/
Salesforce.com Touts Haagen-Dazs as Cloud Customer Saas InformationWeek
The ice cream company is using Force.com to support its franchised shops in mega malls, Las Vegas casinos, and Disney properties.
http://www.informationweek.com/news/services/saas/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=210300094
Gov't Agencies Embrace Cloud Computing
U.S. government agencies, at first slow to adopt cloud computing, are starting to see the benefits, including low costs and quick deployment, government officials said Wednesday.
http://www.cio.com/article/482333/Gov_t_Agencies_Embrace_Cloud_Computing?taxonomyId=168354
Taylor Woodrow heads for the cloud
Case study: Building company benefits from moving to Google Apps…
http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39257523,00.htm
Case Study: Fast, Simple Open-Source IT
To deliver top-notch customer service, online shoe retailer Zappos eschews the complex.
(quote from Tony Hsieh, CEO of Las Vegas-based Zappos.com Inc)
http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Case-Studies/Case-Study-Fast-Simple-OpenSource-IT/
Case Study: Mohegan Sun and the Future of Data Security
"But collecting data on customers' gambling habits is a delicate issue, particularly in a business where expectations of privacy are so strong that Las Vegas could turn "What happens here, stays here," into a marketing slogan."
http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Case-Studies/Case-Study-Mohegan-Sun-and-the-Future-of-Data-Security/
QuickBooks: By the Numbers
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=5088&tag=rbxccnbzd1
QuickBooks Enterprise: The forgotten mid-market ERP player
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=4672
asap online QuickBooks
http://www.businessasap.com/accounting/quickbooks/quickbooks_case.htm
QuickBooks Helps Web Designer Keep Up with Growth (pdf) (loads slowly)
http://www.e-websmart.com/f/quickbooks.pdf
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.10/cloudware_pr.html
http://www.builderau.com.au/blogs/syslog/viewblogpost.htm?p=339270989&f...
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&...
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&...
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/3409868/Cloud-Computing-and-the-University-Sept...
http://www.ideationcloud.com/2009/03/obamas-cio-im-all-into-the-cloud/
http://www.rackspace.com/downloads/surveys/CloudAwarenessSurvey.pdfhttp://w...
http://search.techrepublic.com.com/search/cloud+computing+and+leadership.ht...
http://www.wwpi.com/software-/software/6366-case-study-project-and-resource...
http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2009/03/04/new-site-government-...
http://www.military-information-technology.com/mit-archives/65-mit-2008-vol...
http://aws.typepad.com/aws/2009/03/european-success-stories.html
http://www.slideshare.net/bazza1664/google-2sided-business-model-case-study
http://www.slideshare.net/adilmd/startups-in-the-cloud
http://www.hpcwire.com/features/Berkeley-Releases-Cloud-Computing-Study-395...
http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/Pubs/TechRpts/2009/EECS-2009-28.html
http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2008/06/03/skynet-lives-aka-ec2-smugmug/
http://www.infoq.com/articles/nasdaq-case-study-air-and-s3
http://idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prSG21724009
http://www.univaud.com/hpc/cs-data-processing-amazon-ec2.php?utm_source=goo...
http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/03/smallbusiness/cloud_computing.fsb/index.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/azure/casestudies.mspx
http://www.informationweek.com/cloud-computing/blog/archives/2008/09/case_s...
http://knol.google.com/k/zack-whittaker/what-possible-computer-disasters-ca...
http://www.salesforce.com/customers/education-non-profit/
http://www.salesforce.com/uk/customers/hi-tech-hardware/
http://prerelwww.pre.salesforce.com/customers/financial-services/
http://www.informationweek.com/news/services/saas/showArticle.jhtml?article...
http://www.cio.com/article/482333/Gov_t_Agencies_Embrace_Cloud_Computing?ta...
http://networks.silicon.com/webwatch/0,39024667,39257523,00.htm
http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Case-Studies/Case-Study-Fast-Simple-OpenSourc...
http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Case-Studies/Case-Study-Mohegan-Sun-and-the-F...
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=5088&tag=rbxccnbzd1
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=4672
http://www.businessasap.com/accounting/quickbooks/quickbooks_case.htm
http://www.e-websmart.com/f/quickbooks.pdf
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M$Thank you, Amazon does have some great case studies, I am looking for more line of business type applications. Most of what Amazon shows are businesses around web services. Specifically I am looking for things like: Harrah's moves customer reservations application to EC2 or something like that? Does that make sense?
Outstanding, great work...thank you