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Software developer and
system integrator Arkados has
partnered with SparkFund to
offer commercial and indus-
trial facilities a subscription
model for energy conservation
services. One monthly pay-
ment covers installation, re-
pairs, monitoring and ongoing
services. The Arktic Energy
Measurement
and Verification
(EM&V) plat-
form is designed
to enable the
implementation
of multiple types
of sensors, such
as temperature,
humidity, light,
energy and wa-
ter consumption,
motion and oc-
cupancy, indoor
air quality and
noise, that can
gather informa-
tion throughout
a building or
complex. The
application can
provide for initial benchmark-
ing to determine the unique
building signature and be used
for continuous monitoring to
yield insights that may not oth-
erwise be evident.
“In nearly every case, cus-
tomers can experience all of the
benefits of these efficiency im-
provements and automation with
no upfront costs and use the sav-
ings to offset the entire subscrip-
tion fee and still net a cost reduc-
tion,” said Terrence DeFranco,
CEO of Arkados Group.
To help prove the cost,
EM&V provides verification of
energy savings with granular,
real-time data gathering, as well
as insights into additional ways
to reduce energy consumption.
“The revolutionary aspect
of this partnership for Arkados
is our ability to continue de-
livering new applications over
time to our customers with this
model, giving them flexibility,
scalability and protection from
obsolescence as their needs
evolve,” said DeFranco.
2016 Slip in
Outsourced DR
Many IT organizations see the value in disaster
recovery outsourcing, say researchers at Comput-
er Economics. However, the percentage of organi-
zations outsourcing this function dropped in 2016
after staying relatively static from 2012-2014 and
seeing a bump in 2015. Could it be some of 2016’s
spending came at the end of 2015?
Nonetheless, Computer Economics analysts
are still bullish on the market, and particularly on
disaster recovery as a service. The research firms
points to rapid growth in DRaaS during the past
two years. So far, some pretty big names lead
the market: Amazon, Hewlett Packard Enterprise,
IBM, Microsoft, Verizon, VMware, as well as
scores of smaller providers.
Overall, Computer Economics findings sug-
ggest the outsourcing level is very high, meaning
that when organizations outsource disaster recov-
ery, they often outsource most or all of it.
“Preparing for every eventuality can often
require additional expertise and resources, and
getting help is often useful,” said Tom Dunlap,
research director for Computer Economics.
Conservation-aaS
M
ore specifically, its energy conservation
as-a-service, and Arkados Group says it
can lead to reduced energy consumption
and maintenance costs of as much
as 60 percent.
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Percentage of telecom providers that believe integrated, cloud-
based platforms speed time to market for the delivery of unified
communications offerings to business customers, says a survey
conducted by Frost & Sullivan in collaboration with BroadSoft.
Source: Parks Associates
Monthly Recurring Fees: Consumer Value and
Pricing for a Comprehensive Smart Home System
U.S. Broadband Households
Inhibitors to Cloud Computing
Source: 451 Research
Outsourcing Frequency: Disaster Recovery
Source: Computer Economics
58%
29%
25%
20%
40%
60% 80% 100%
ufacturers
80%
60%
40%
20%
Percent of Serv ce Provider Respondents
Percent of service providers rating 6 or 7 on scale of 1 to 7
79%
75%
63%
21%
Etisalat
Ooredoo
M1
StarHub
Optus
Telstra
Vodafone UK
Telia
AT&T
T-Mobile USA
NTT DoCoMo
Vodafone Turkey
Verizon
Orange France
US Cellular
SK Telecom
SmartTone
Vodafone Australia
Sonera
Sprint
Korea Telecom
C Spine
Security
Control of Data Locality, Sovereignty
Budget/Cost/Pricing
Technical Migration/Integration
Compliance/Regulation
Internal Resources/Expertise
Process Integration/Governance
Change Management
Vendor/Provider Issues
Other
6
6.4
6.3
6.3
6.1
5.8
5.5
3.9
Please rate how much of an impact the following will have on inhibiting your
organization’s use of cloud computing. Please use a 0-10 scale, where 0 is
‘No Impact’ and 10 is ‘Massive Impact.’ (Mean)
0%
20%
40%
60%
44%
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
42% 42%
49%
36%
Percent of Organizations
$41-$50
$31-$40
$21-$30
$11-$20
$1-$10
$0
Mor than $50
med data speeds reached during 5G trials, where disclosed
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