Cloud computing commuters and the future of London

There may be another migration of London workers away from the centre, but this time they won’t be commuting back by omnibus as in Victorian times. With revenues down, London firms will survive by mimicking startups, cutting fewer jobs and reducing overheads by computing and commuting in the cloud.

See the latest muon cloud blog postfrom Mark Williams, Head of Information Systems and Services at Extrasys.

The Force is strong in Cloud City

Cloud computing is certainly being taken seriously by big enterprises now, and Salesforce.com are marketing their Force.com software platform to them with a vengeance; but is their technology any good? Mark Williams, Extrasys Head of Information Systems and Services, reports on his muon cloud blog from a round table forum at the City’s tallest building, Tower 42.

UK cloud commuters crack on as snow falls

As South-east England has the worst snow it has seen for 18 years, Mark Williams, Extrasys’s Head of Information Systems and Services, carries on business as usual from his home using Extrasys’s Windows-based cloud computing platform. Read his account on muon cloud.

Cloud computing market size forecasts

Is Cloud Computing a storm in a marketing teacup or will it go the way of the last ‘next big thing’? Is it here to stay and how big will the market become within the next 3 years? Mark Williams, Extrasys’s Head of Information Systems and Services, does a bit of research and reveals his findings in his muon cloud blog

Silver lining the computing cloud for Softcat

Softcat’s Dave Simpson says that “cloud computing is the business to be in” and Mark Williams, Extrasys’s Head of Information Systems and Services, couldn’t agree more, saying in his muon cloud blog that “software license providers are realising too that hosted pay-per-use IT services are becoming more and more popular with businesses, especially in the current economic climate”.

Cloud Computing calls in the Credit Crunch

Mark Williams, Head of Information Systems and Services at Extrasys, asserts in his muon cloud blog that the current global economic crisis will lead to widespread adoption of cloud computing technologies in the next few years. Scaleable, pay-as-you-go, hosted IT services are suddenly more attractive in these uncertain times for businesses

Leading the Way in NG Bailey

Mark Williams, Extrasys’s Head of Information Systems and Services, reports in his marking-up-meaning blog on his positive experience of NG Bailey’s Leading the Way programme and how it led to a video interview.

Four ways to a successful SaaS business

Mark Williams, Extrasys’s Head of Information Systems and Services, reviews in his muon cloud blog a list of four ways to a successful Software as a Service business, provided by an Ovum researcher, and he reveals that Extrasys seem to be doing all the right things.

What does Software + Services mean for Microsoft Partners?

Mark Williams, Head of Information Systems and Services for Extrasys, reports back from a Microsoft Partners event in London and discusses the possible impact on Partners’ businesses, including Extrasys, as Microsoft’s Software + Services products go to market. Read the report on muon cloud.

Friday’s child is full of pride

The simple idea for this new blog is for five or more Extrasys team members to each post something here once a week. We will each pick a day of the working week and publish a short, hopefully interesting note on that day. As team leader I’m going first, and I choose to be Friday’s child.

Why am I full of pride? Well, I work with a close-knit group of gifted individuals whose talents and temperaments complement each other to great effect. Everyone in my team has a say in what we do, our roles and responsibilities overlap and we solve any problems together. Now I’d like some of that individuality to come to the fore so this blog is the platform for me and my team to broadcast our thoughts and observations about our industry and what we do day to day.

Fantastic Five

Introducing our first fantastic five bloggers:

Dr Mark Williams (that’s me)

Head of Information Systems and Services

A former particle physicist and information architect I’m now a jack of all trades reporting to Bailey Teswaine’s MD on all things Extrasys

AKA ‘Mr. Fantastic’ for my ability to stretch from front line sales through to third line support

Dr Paul Dixon

Chief Hosting Architect

Paul was also a particle physicist, doubling as a systems administrator, and he now has supreme responsibility for managing our hosting infrastructure and various systems

AKA ‘The Thing’, not because of his looks, but because he is the rock on which Extrasys depends

Ms Hannah Brown

Head of Technical Support

Hannah has a degree in Geology but has become a technically skilled customer services specialist since leaving her native Canada

AKA ‘The Invisible Woman’ because technical magic happens behind the scenes while customers are talking to her on the phone

Dr Tom Browne

Channel Marketing Manager

Tom hails from Northern Ireland and has a PhD in Mechanical Engineering – he joined Extrasys as part of NG Bailey’s Graduate Scheme and manages our successful channel partner programme

AKA ‘The Human Torch’ because he’s blazing new trails for Extrasys

Mr Michal Pawlowski

Senior Software Developer

Michal is a Polish Computer Scientist at the cutting edge of software development, he codes the right way according to established best practice using the latest, greatest techniques

AKA H.E.R.B.I.E because he is as technical, logical and dependable as an Asimovian three-laws compliant robot

Superheroes one and all!