Why I’m Bullish on Cloud in Europe
Geographic expansion has always been a key component to proving out 6fusion’s technological and commercial strategy, but out of the gates we had never really identified where on the map we would choose...
View ArticleWhy 6fusion’s Cloud Resource Meter Launch Matters
By the time this blog post hits the airwaves, 6fusion will have launched it’s second major software product in the first 45 days of 2012. For those of you that run start up software companies, you know...
View ArticleThe Cloud Vendor and the Agnostic Intermediary
Abstract: This is Part II in a blog series by 6fusion Co-founder and CEO John Cowan on the emerging trend of Cloud Brokerage and the impact it will have on the technology industry and markets. Be sure...
View ArticleThe Immovable Asset Becomes Movable
Abstract: This is the fourth and final post in a blog series by 6fusion Co-founder and CEO John Cowan on the emerging trend of Cloud Brokerage and the impact it will have on the technology industry and...
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6 things I think I think for IaaS in 2013
By John Cowan, CEO and Co-Founder Another year, another dollar… or something like that. It’s time for an update on the 6 things I think I think for Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) in the coming...
View ArticleCloud Resources – The Delicate Balance Between Supply and Demand
By John Cowan, Co-Founder and CEO Ilyas Iyoob recently posted his thoughts on the idea of cloud consumer demand driving the market for auction or bid style market place. You can read it here:...
View ArticleCommodity IT is not a dirty word
By John Cowan, Co-Founder and CEO, 6fusion I was delivering a presentation recently in which I highlighted a future my company is working on: a future where IaaS has become a true IT commodity. Our...
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How Do You Measure Non-Revenue Progress in a Startup?
This blog was originally posted on SandHill.com. Sunday, February 17, 2013 JOHN COWAN, CO-FOUNDER, CEO 6FUSION One of the things I enjoy doing outside of my work at 6fusion is contributing to the local...
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IT in the Cloud: SaaS vs. On-Premise Architecture Strategies
By John Cowan, Co-Founder and CEO When considering the tectonic shift we are seeing toward IT in the cloud, it’s important to remember a few points: Fact 1: Salesforce.com created a disruptive...
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Every Startup Should Aspire to be the Next New Relic
This blog originally appeared on SandHill.com. JOHN COWAN, CO-FOUNDER and CEO, 6FUSION I don’t know, nor have I ever met, Lewis Cirne — founder of New Relic. However, I feel as though I have. If you...
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Is the Private Cloud Market Already a Red Ocean?
This post originally appeared on Sandhill.com. JOHN COWAN, CO-FOUNDER, CEO 6FUSION When I was in the formative stages of the ideas behind 6fusion, Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne published their seminal...
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6fusion Helps Companies Optimize Their IT Infrastructure and Cloud Spend
This is an article from SandHill.com: http://sandhill.com/article/6fusion-helps-companies-optimize-their-it-infrastructure-and-cloud-spend/ Monday, May 13, 2013 JOHN COWAN, CO-FOUNDER AND CEO,...
View ArticleThe Road to a Futures Market for IT Infrastructure Services
By John Cowan, Co-Founder and CEO, 6fusion When @krish and @benkepes spoke to us about the idea of holding a small, invitation only summit (aptly named Cloud 2020) to forge a discussion thread about a...
View ArticleThe Road to a Futures Market for IT Infrastructure Services
By John Cowan, Co-Founder and CEO, 6fusion When @krish and @benkepes spoke to us about the idea of holding a small, invitation only summit (aptly named Cloud 2020) to forge a discussion thread about a...
View ArticleThe Road to a Futures Market for IT Infrastructure Services – Part 2
By John Cowan, CEO and Co-Founder, 6fusion In my first post on a futures market for IT infrastructure, I went to great lengths to illustrate why a futures market for cloud computing not only made...
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How to Go Beyond Spend Analytics
By John Cowan, CEO and Co-Founder, 6fusion The explosive growth in the cloud industry has created a number of interesting new sub-markets. Pockets, if you will, of value added players feeding off of...
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The Road to Cloud Futures Gets Paved
The commoditization of cloud infrastructure is inevitable and an organized market will dramatically reshape the foundation of the entire IT supply chain. 6fusion exists to accelerate this reality for...
View ArticleThe OpenStack and Open Market Collision Course
By John Cowan, 6fusion CEO and Co-Founder The news that 6fusion and the CME Group were teaming up to ignite a spot exchange for cloud infrastructure back in April of this year made public nearly three...
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