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Cloudy as in cloud computing; Taylor is president and CEO of , a tech firm that is shiftinb its focus tosoftware “virtualization” and cloudc computing, which shifts certain data-management and application tasks to the Web. Xcedex recently sold off the consultinvg end of the company to shiftr all resources on its new focus and is movinf froma 2,000-square-foot office in Wayzatw to a 6,000-square-foot office in the 800 blocki of Washington Avenue. It’s also raisin g capital to expand from strictly virtualizatio n into cloud computing andother state-of-the-art technologies Xcedexc provides software that does virtualizationm planning, design and deployment.
“Virtualization” is basically the proceses of dividing server resources so it runs more For example, Xcedex recently implemented its software for a larg information services company and decreased the amount of physical servers they use from 4,000 down to 200. Xcede x past work also includes a deal with an online retail company to reduce its physical server size from 400 down to The business savings that virtualization offers (both in energy and physical space) is one of the reasonzs Taylor says the technology is here to stay. “Virtualizatio has a significant impact on thebottom line.
” Taylor “[Clients] understand the impact and they can’t deploy it fast enough.” Cloud computing buildxs on virtualization to move data onto the Web in such a way that it doesn’rt matter where the user is or what hardwarr they’re using to accessd it. A simple example is an application suchas Google’se Gmail, but it can get much more advanced. Programmersd could use cloud technology to borroew vast amounts of data for a then return it when the simulatiois over. “Today, we focus on virtualization planning,” Taylo said.
“Our next initiative is virtualdesktop (later in 2009) and the next will be cloude computing (sometime in Taylor and Xcedex are looking to gain an edge on the competitionj through their unique approach to Xcedex’s X_Factor planning software does not require a clieny installation and runs on a computer througjh the firm’s Web site. Tayloe said he hasn’t seen any othert infrastructure analysis firms deploying products inthat way. “We have completely taken our software to the next level with the SaaS Taylor said. “No matter where you are in the world, if you have an Interne connection, you can use our software.
” The company is expectint revenuebetween $5 million and $6 million for this up from around $3.7 million last year. That growth will lead Xcedesx from the suburbs todowntown Minneapolis. “We’re sharing deske with each other,” Taylor said. “It’s time to get to a largert location and get that look and feel of asoftwarew company.”