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Author Blue Box Cloud Steps Closer to Public Cloud Pricing Granularity for Private Cloud as a Service
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (PRWEB) September 16, 2014
Blue Box—a Seattle-based provider of on-demand private cloud as a service (PCaaS) on dedicated hardware—today announced the availability of month-to-month pricing on Blue Box Cloud at the OpenStack Silicon Valley event in Mountain View, Calif.
Blue Box Cloud, which is already known for making OpenStack Private Cloud easy to deploy, scale and maintain, now comes with a pricing structure that offers clients low cost of entry, low risk, and maximum flexibility.
Key News Facts
1. Blue Box now offers its customers the option to purchase a Blue Box Cloud initial cluster or add-on nodes on a month-to-month basis.
2. Initial pricing is $ 5,000 a month. See below for details regarding what this includes.
3. The month-to-month fee is paid monthly in advance and can be canceled before the end of 30 days.
4. An existing stack can be converted to 12-month term pricing at any time, effective at the end of the current monthly term, saving customers 20% or more
5. Customers opting to start with 12-month term pricing can still purchase additional nodes month-to-month.
Learn more about Blue Box Cloud and month-to-month pricing at our website.
What Blue Box Cloud Month to Month Pricing Delivers
Base pricing of $ 5,000 per month includes:
– Three physical nodes
– 96 cores
– 384GB RAM
– 3.6TB disk
– 14 public IPV4 addresses
– 3 TB of Bandwidth
“Since we went into general availability in May, Blue Box Cloud has rapidly advanced on its technology roadmap, and today’s news is the next big step in delivering private cloud as a service under pricing and delivery models that rival the agility and flexibility of public cloud,” said said Bob Desantis, chief revenue officer at Blue Box. “With a month-to-month pricing option, Blue Box Cloud gives customers the ultimate on-demand performance and operational flexibility as well as economic elasticity and cost certainty. In other words, it gives customers the best of private cloud performance and security, paired with the economics and agility they need.”
About Blue Box
Blue Box is a pioneering Private Cloud as a Service (PCaaS) provider with a worldwide customer base. Blue Box’s technology platform leverages decades of operational expertise in cloud and distributed systems to deliver Blue Box Cloud—a managed, hosted private cloud on dedicated hardware, powered by OpenStack and available and scalable on demand. Blue Box Cloud delivers core benefits of both public and private clouds in one offering. Blue Box meets the control, performance, and security needs of customers in a wide range of industries, including healthcare, financial services, digital media, gaming, technology and retail. Learn more about Seattle-based Blue Box at bluebox.net or find Blue Box on Twitter at @bluebox.
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Is Your Significant Other Bad with Money? Advice for How to Manage a Financially Negligent Spouse
Boston, MA (PRWEB) September 11, 2014
While marriage often means the communion of two salaries, it also means the compacting of two financial situations, including the bad. While managing individual finances can be challenging enough, combining finances can be significantly overwhelming and present a couple with new challenges and even discoveries about their better half.
In fact, a recent survey completed by American Consumer Credit Counseling found that, of all topics, money is most likely to prompt a spat in a relationship. An overwhelming 54 percent of survey respondents stated that financial issues are the leading cause of stress in their relationships, while only 5 percent of respondents indicated fidelity and trust were an issue and 9 percent cited in-laws as the biggest stress trigger.
One of the largest contributors to this stress is differing money management styles. For those consumers with significant others who have poor money management skills, there is a solution. Neither spouse needs to be a professional accountant, but both need to be accountable to the other.
“Many couples, especially newlyweds or those newly cohabitating, struggle with making financial decisions, the combining of bank accounts, or keeping finances separate” said Steven Trumble, President and CEO of ACCC. “For these reasons, it is important to go over what accounts you have and how much debt you carry, and be clear on how you expect money to be handled.”
If you sense an issue at hand with your spouse, open the dialog up immediately before it goes too far. Explain how making the wrong money decisions will impact the current financial situation as well as any future financial situations for both of you. Like it or not, once married, both debts and income often become shared financial responsibilities. To avoid disagreements and long term disasters, ACCC has created six tips for couples to stick to when handling finances in a relationship:
Be a team – Arguments can arise from one spouse spending what the other spouse considers to be too much money. Create a financial budget and plan together, do the bills together, and review your net worth together. If you do anything related to your finances, make sure your spouse is involved and has a say in the decision process.
Hold weekly budget review meetings – If one spouse is doing all of the finances, it’s very difficult for the other spouse to know the current financial state of the household. Even with a budget, a lack of communication can make it difficult to know how much is left in the “grocery category” or the “entertainment category.” To solve this problem, pick one night of the week to review your finances. Pick a time when you and your spouse can devote 15-30 minutes without interruption.
Establish an emergency fund – The most important thing you can do to keep your finances under control — and to avoid using credit cards and going into debt — is to establish an emergency fund. When planning your budget, allocate a portion for emergencies, savings and retirement. Nothing causes stress more than running out of money before all the bills are paid. Establish a $ 1000-$ 2000 emergency fund to cover those unexpected expenses. The key is that each spouse must agree to not touch these funds without the other’s agreement.
Evaluate your financial goals – After creating and reviewing your budget for a period of time and establishing your emergency fund, it’s important to discuss both of your financial goals such as starting a family, buying a new car, saing for a home or traveling. By discussing and defining your mutual goals with your partner, you will reiterate the importance of staying accountable.
Don’t keep money secrets – While secret trading or gambling may not be that common, a survey by KeyBank saw 36 percent of men and 40 percent of women confess that they had at one time or another lied to their spouse about the price of something they bought.
Review your progress – If your spouse has taken responsibility for a lack of control or misuse of funds, support them throughout their attempts to better manage money. Whether through weekly or monthly updates or progress reports, or just supporting their decisions to save, play a crucial role in facilitating their path to better handling their money.
ACCC is a 501(c)3 organization that provides free credit counseling, bankruptcy counseling, and housing counseling to consumers nationwide in need of financial literacy education and money management. For more information, contact ACCC:
For credit counseling, call 800-769-3571
For bankruptcy counseling. call 866-826-6924
For housing counseling, call 866-826-7180
Or visit us online at ConsumerCredit.com
About American Consumer Credit Counseling
American Consumer Credit Counseling (ACCC) is a nonprofit credit counseling 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to empowering consumers to achieve financial management and debt relief through education, credit counseling, and debt management solutions. Each month, ACCC invites consumers to participate in a poll focused on personal finance issues. The results are conveyed in the form of infographics that act as tools to educate the community on everyday personal finance issues and problems. By learning more about financial management topics such as credit and debt management, consumers are empowered to make the best possible financial decisions to reach debt relief. As one of the nation’s leading providers of personal finance education and credit counseling services, ACCC’s certified credit advisors work with consumers to help determine the best possible debt solutions for them. ACCC holds an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau and is a member of the Association of Independent Consumer Credit Counseling Agencies. To participate in this month’s poll, visit ConsumerCredit.com and for more financial management resources visit TalkingCentsBlog.com.
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Rick Otton Reveals The Secret On How To Buy Houses For Sale Without Acquiring Large Debts
(PRWEB) September 10, 2014
The Council of Mortgage Lenders revealed that there has been a 17 per cent increase for new mortgages issued to first-home buyers this year compared to last year’s figures. However, records also prove that many of them are borrowing more in order to supplement their income, First Rung Now published on 3 September 2014.
In light of this alarming news, Rick Otton, a respected property coach, discusses how first-home buyers could purchase houses for sale without acquiring more debt.
“CML said that 12,300 new mortgages were awarded to first-home buyers in London only, but the total value of mortgages released to first-home buyers in the second half of 2014 reached £3 billion. However, the increase in new mortgage approvals is also accompanied by a rise in the total amount borrowed by buyers. First-home buyers now borrow 3.9 per cent higher than their gross income. The average amount of mortgage taken out is £212,000 slightly higher than last quarter’s average of £200,000,” he shared.
“Taking on large debts is risky. The higher the debt, the more vulnerable an investor becomes to changing market conditions. It’s advisable for buyers in the UK to start finding other ways into the market without accumulating too much debt and putting the financial future of their family at risk,” according to Mr. Otton.
Mr. Otton then shared in a recent interview for RickOtton.co.uk that an alternative way into the UK real estate market is through buying houses with the help of seller finance strategies.
“Seller financing is helping people around the UK buy their dream homes or investment property without paying large deposits or applying for new home loans. This way, families won’t be caught in a debt trap of expensive mortgages once market conditions change. For example, rather than apply for a home loan, the buyer can negotiate to assume the existing loan and pay the rest of the equity in portions. This allows the buyer to move in quickly, without all the hassles associated with taking out a new loan. Moreover, it allows the seller to move away from unwanted debt immediately while creating a passive income stream,” he discussed.
Visit http://www.rickotton.co.uk/ today to get more information about creative seller finance strategies and how these strategies can be applied in changing market conditions.
About Rick Otton
Rick Otton is a property investment professional who, over the last 23 years, has introduced innovative real estate strategies to the UK, Australian and the United States. His creative ‘low-risk, high-reward’ approach to buying and selling houses is exemplified in his own business, We Buy Houses.
This year marks the 10-year anniversary of Mr Otton introducing his strategies to the UK, and the 5-year anniversary of his innovative ‘Buy A House For A Pound’ process – one that attempted to be emulated by others. His constant process of strategy refinement, and adapting to the ever-changing real estate market, continues to place him at the forefront of property investment education.
In 2012 Rick Otton published his Australian book ‘How To Buy A House For A Dollar’ which was named in the list of Top 10 Most Popular Finance Titles for 2013. A UK version is on the drawing board for publication in 2014.
Mr Otton freely shares insights into his non-bank-loan strategies that have allowed everyday UK men and women to beat the rental cycle and have their own homes. He coaches others on how to build profitable businesses by facilitating transactions that focus on the needs of potential buyers and motivated sellers.
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Viewpoint Construction Software and Cosential, Inc. Form Strategic Partnership to Help Customers Win More Work
Portland, Ore. (PRWEB) September 09, 2014
Viewpoint Construction Software has entered a strategic partnership with Cosential, Inc., offering customers tighter product integration between Vista, Viewpoint’s leading construction Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, and Cosential’s Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Proposal Automation application. Viewpoint’s integration with Cosential will enable construction firms to securely sync their project-specific marketing, business development and financial data for enhanced data accuracy and transparency, which reduces repetitive data entry and improves efficiency, giving contractors even more time to build their backlogs.
“We’re excited to marry Vista, Viewpoint’s best-in-class construction ERP system to Cosential’s project-focused CRM. Collaborating in the marketplace enables us to mutually provide a better overall solution to our customers,” stated Henry Ferguson, Director of Business Development with Viewpoint. “Our joint teams have developed a rich roadmap for integration between the Viewpoint and Cosential products, offering a unified solution to the construction market.”
“Using Viewpoint and Cosential together has allowed us to streamline our submittal process and ensure consistency,” said Anna Harrison, Marketing Manager with Yates Construction. “We’re thrilled to be a part of the ongoing collaboration and development discussions to enhance the existing integration.”
“We recognize the competitive advantage this type of flexible, scalable integration offers our clients in the construction marketplace,” said Dan Cornish, CEO with Cosential. “Joining forces with Viewpoint allows us to offer our mutual clients an evolving best-in-class construction technology solution to positively impact business growth.”
About Cosential
Cosential provides comprehensive CRM and Proposal Automation solutions for some of the world’s largest Architecture, Engineering, and Construction firms. Cosential was built by AEC marketing professionals with a deep understanding of the unique pain points and business processes of those businesses. Cosential is a profitable, debt-free, privately-held company based in Austin, Texas. The company can be found online at http://www.cosential.com.
About Viewpoint Construction Software
Viewpoint is a global provider of innovative construction-specific software solutions and services that offer the AEC and owner communities the tools they need to improve project profitability and visibility, manage risk, and effectively collaborate with project owners and the entire project team. Viewpoint solutions include everything needed from preconstruction to construction and facilities maintenance, and are offered on a variety of platforms including Cloud, Mobile, SaaS and On Premises. Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, USA, and with offices in the UK, Australia and Canada, Viewpoint has become the technology partner of choice, with customers located across the globe in more than 28 countries which include more than 30 percent of the ENR 400, and partnerships with more of the top 50 mechanical and electrical contractors in the United States than any other construction software provider. For more information, please visit http://www.viewpoint.com.
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Duncan Lewis Immigration Department Members receive Law Society Level 2 Accreditation
London, United Kingdom (PRWEB UK) 8 September 2014
Duncan Lewis Solicitors are pleased to announce that several of the firm’s Immigration and Public Law staff have recently been awarded Law Society Immigration and Asylum Law Level 2 Accreditation status joining the firm’s 152 already accredited Level 2 spanning their Immigration and Public Law departments nationwide.
The Law Society Immigration and Asylum Law Accreditation scheme covers all areas of Immigration and Asylum work. Accredited members of the scheme will have shown that they have and will maintain a high level of knowledge, skills, experience and practice satisfactory to the Law Society’s level of recognition.
The firm’s recently accredited staff are;
Sheroy Zaq- Public Law Caseworker, Harrow
Krishma Bathia- Immigration Caseworker, Harrow
Joanna Sherman- Immigration Caseworker, Lewisham
Betty Mwamuye- Immigration Solicitor, Dalston
Smit Kumar- Immigration Solicitor, Dalston
Kat Hacker- Public Law Supervisor
Rajni Choda- Immigration Supervisor
Duncan Lewis Head of Department and Public Law Solicitor Toufique Hossain added;
“It is always pleasing to know, especially in this climate of Legal Aid cuts, that we are seeing such talented, hard working individuals committed to Immigration and Asylum law. It is important now, more than ever, that these bright individuals come through the ranks in what are difficult ever-changing areas of law.”
Duncan Lewis is one of the UK’s leading firms of
Immigration Lawyers and is also a leading provider of Legal Aid Services in the UK. The firm’s Immigration and Public Law Departments have been recommended by the Legal 500 as “excellent” and “expertise” respectively. The further Level 2 accreditation of a number of the firm’s staff fortifies the firms ability to offer specialist legal services across these two areas on matters including; Individual Immigration; Asylum, Human Rights and Appeals; Detention and The Fast Track Process and Business Immigration.
About Duncan Lewis
Duncan Lewis, established in 1998, is the largest civil legal aid practice in the UK and one of the country’s fastest growing firms of solicitors, serving both corporate entities and private individuals from offices across London and throughout the UK. A recommended leading law firm by Law Society Lexcel, Legal 500; Duncan Lewis employs over 500 members of staff and was the first law firm to achieve the Investors in People Gold Quality Standard Mark in 2009. Representing over 25,000 clients per year, the company has an excellent reputation in the Administrative Court, High Court and Court of Appeal in the Immigration, Public law and Family/Child Care jurisdictions.
Established areas of law are: business immigration, child care, civil liberties, clinical negligence, community care, crime and fraud, dispute resolution, debt and insolvency, employment, family and divorce, housing, asylum and immigration, litigation, mental health, personal injury, prison law, professional negligence, public law and administrative law, regulatory matters and welfare benefits.
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Home Healthcare Market By Product (Therapeutic, Diagnostic Equipment, Mobility Assist, Diabetes Monitor), By Service Is Expected To Reach USD 355.3 Billion By 2020
San Francisco, California (PRWEB) September 09, 2014
The global market for home health care is expected to reach USD 355.3 billion by 2020, growing at an estimated CAGR of 7.8% from 2014 to 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Home health care products are generally applied to a broad range of equipment and services designed for exclusive use for home or other non-medical establishments by non-professional caregivers, family members, or the patients themselves. Increasing adoption of telehealth and other emerging healthcare technologies are expected to drive market growth over the forecast period. Home healthcare is rapidly getting adopted as a cost effective alternative to healthcare establishment based therapy and, therefore, growing geriatric population base and prevalence of chronic conditions requiring long term care is also expected to have a positive impact on growth. Presence of untapped potential in emerging markets such as India, Brazil and China and increasing health awareness are expected to serve this market as future growth opportunities.
The report “Home Healthcare Market Analysis By Product (Therapeutic, Diagnostic Equipment, Mobility Assist, Diabetes Monitor, Intravenous Pumps, Holter Monitors, Heart Rate Meters, Wheel Chairs), By Service (Rehabilitation Services, Unskilled Home Care, Respiratory Therapy, Infusion Therapy, Telemetry) And Segment Forecasts To 2020,” is available now to Grand View Research customers at http://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/home-healthcare-industry
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Further key findings from the study suggest:
Home health care services dominated the overall market, accounting for over 85% of global revenue in 2013, due to increasing demand for Infusion therapy services and telemetry.
Infusion therapy is expected to be the fastest growing services market, at an estimated CAGR of 11.7% from 2014 to 2020. Increasing initiatives undertaken by healthcare service providers to curb costs associated with specialty drugs and by retail pharmacies to render efficient chronic disease management solutions are some of the drivers of this market.
Home health care based diagnostics dominated the product market in terms of share at 41.4% in 2013. Growing prevalence diabetes and cardiovascular diseases and the consequent rise in demand for constant patient monitoring is one of the major factors attributing to its large share.
North America was the largest regional market in 2013, accounting for over 40% of the revenue. Presence of sophisticated healthcare and reimbursement infrastructure, high patient awareness levels and health care expenditure are some of the factors accounting for its large share. In addition, increasing R&D initiatives aimed at developing new products suitable for use in home healthcare environments is expected to boost market demand in this region.
Asia Pacific home healthcare market is expected to grow at the fastest CAGR of 9.7% from 2014 to 2020 majorly owing to high unmet medical needs coupled with rapidly improving healthcare infrastructure in emerging markets of India and China. The presence of a large geriatric population base in Japan is also expected to drive regional market growth during the forecast period.
Key industry participants of this market include Almost Family Inc., B. Braun Melsungen AG, Abbott Laboratories, Sunrise Medical Inc., 3M health care, Baxter international Inc., Medtronic Inc., Cardinal health Inc., Roche diagnostics Corp., Air liquid, Arcadia resources, Inc., Bayer healthcare AG, Amedisys, Inc., Nxstage Medical, Inc., Arkray Inc., Apria healthcare group, Odyssey Healthcare Inc., Medline Industries Inc., Philips healthcare, Medco Health Solutions Inc., Graham-Field health products Inc., Hill-Rom holdings Inc., Gentiva health services Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Linde Healthcare, Lincare holdings Inc. and Kinetic concepts .
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For the purpose of this study, Grand View Research has segmented the home healthcare market on the basis of product, services and region:
Home Healthcare Product Outlook
• Therapeutic equipment
• Home respiratory therapy equipment
• Home insulin delivery devices
• Home IV pumps
• Other therapeutic equipment
• Home dialysis equipment
• Home diagnostic equipment
• Home diabetes care devices
• Home blood pressure monitors
• Home multi-parameter patient monitors
• Home pregnancy and fertility tests
• Other self monitoring equipment
• Apnea and sleep monitors
• Holter monitors
• Heart rate meters
• Mobility assist and other equipment
• Wheelchairs and related devices
• Home medical furniture
• Walking assist devices
Home Healthcare Service Outlook
• Rehabilitation service providers
• Unskilled home care
• Respiratory therapy services
• Infusion therapy
• Telemetry
Home Healthcare Regional Outlook
• North America
• Europe
• Asia Pacific
• RoW
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Grand View Research, Inc. is a market research and consulting company that provides off-the-shelf, customized research reports and consulting services. To help clients make informed business decisions, we offer market intelligence studies ensuring relevant and fact-based research across a range of industries, from technology to chemicals, materials and energy. With a deep-seated understanding of varied business environments, Grand View Research provides strategic objective insights. For more information, visit http://www.grandviewresearch.com/
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mHealth Market Analysis And Segment Forecasts To 2020 – http://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/mhealth-market
The global market for mHealth (Mobile health) is expected to reach USD 49,119.2 million by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Monitoring services is expected to remain the dominant and fastest growing market segment
Atrial Fibrillation Market Analysis By Procedure And Segment Forecasts To 2020 – http://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/atrial-fibrillation-treatment-industry
The global market for atrial fibrillation procedures and products is expected to reach USD 16.17 billion by 2020 growing at a CAGR of 13.2%, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Growing incidences of atrial fibrillation, strokes and brain damage due to blood clots coupled with a growing global base of geriatric population is expected to be a key driver for this market.
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