Although it’s not that new, cloud computing, also sometimes known simply as the Cloud, is still not a familiar concept for many people. IT executives, managers and professionals in particular should be familiar – in varying degrees – with the Cloud, but some  have particularly good reasons to be wary about it (but this will . . . . .

Back in December, Google announced that it has bought a plot of land in Jurong West. It had commenced ground-breaking works on the site to build its first data-centre in Singapore. Google was reported to have invested US$120m in its Singapore based data-centre. Julian Persaud, Managing Director, Google Southeast Asia, said: “Users like speed, faster . . . . .

Mountain View, California – Lytro, Inc., maker of the world’s first consumer light field camera, has chosen to adopt NetSuite ERP solutions to grow its business operations in the Cloud. Making a groundbreaking product that has never been seen in its industry requires a substantial amount of investment, the most important of which being its . . . . .

JD-OD.com which covers happenings in the on-demand space has interviewed NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson on his outlook for 2012. In this interview, Zach talks about NetSuite helping its customers move from “two tier” ERP to “one tier” ERP systems via NetSuite OneWorld. Do check out this 12 min conversation with Zach at JD-OD.com .

Interested to find out more about what are the new features that are coming up in the 2012.1 Release of NetSuite? Do view this presentation to learn more about the various exciting new features that are included. And yes, if you have a need for any of these, do drop us an note using the . . . . .

With Google Maps API, you have a whole new universe to overlay meaningful data on top of your websites and applications. And I am not just talking about places and listings. With the rapidly growing multitude of visual presentations, the significant amount of creativity for the Google Maps API is evidently growing.  The Google Maps API . . . . .

A Story of Continual Innovation. Palo Alto, California – Stanford University is moving to Google Apps for all its staff and students, according to The Stanford Daily.  After an 18-month evaluation period by a consortium of 10 research universities, Stanford finally switches to Google Apps – a comprehensive collaborative suite consisting of web-based email, calendar, instant messaging, document sharing and more. . . . . .

Forrester Research is reporting that one in four businesses are planning to upgrade or roll out a new ERP system. Is this a sign that ERP systems are becoming hot again? For the past decade, ERP has been the poster child for IT projects that overpromise and underdeliver. It was notorious for painfully complex rollouts . . . . .

Is enterprise computing boring? Business Insider doesn’t think so! There’s never been a more exciting time to cover this space. People are working in totally new ways. New companies are thriving. Old companies are being forced to adapt or die. They even started up an SAI:Enterprise section on their blog. We’ll be watching that more . . . . .