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Cloudy as in clous computing; Taylor is co-founder, president and CEO of , a tech firm that is shiftinf its focus tosoftware “virtualization” and cloudc computing, which shifts certain data-management and applicatioj tasks to the Web. Xcedex recently sold off the consulting end of the company to shift all resources on its new focu s and is moving froma 2,000-square-foot office in Wayzata to a 6,000-square-foot office in the 800 blockk of Washington Avenue. It’s also raisinf capital to expand from strictlyg virtualization into cloud computingh andother state-of-the-art technologies Xcedex provides softwared that does virtualization planning, design and deployment.
“Virtualization” is basicall y the process of dividing server resourcezs so it runs more For example, Xcedex recently implemented its softwar for a large information services company and decreased the amounft of physical servers they use from 4,000 down to 200. Xcedezx past work also includes a deal with an online retailo company to reduce its physical server size from 400 down to The business savings that virtualizationoffers (both in energy and physical space) is one of the reasone Taylor says the technology is here to “Virtualization has a significant impact on the bottonm line.” Taylor said.
“[Clients] understandr the impact and payback, they can’gt deploy it fast enough.” Cloud computing builds on virtualization to move data onto the Web in such a way thatit doesn’t matter where the user is or what hardwarse they’re using to access it. A simplee example is an application suchas Google’x Gmail, but it can get much more advanced. Programmer s could use cloud technology to borrow vast amounts of data for a then return it when the simulationis “Today, we focus on virtualization Taylor said. “Our next initiative is virtualdesktop (later in and the next will be cloud computinfg (sometime in 2010).
” Taylor and Xcedexs are looking to gain an edge on the competitiom through their unique approach to Xcedex’s X_Factor planning software does not requir a client installation and runs on a computer through the firm’s Web site. Taylor said he hasn’t seen any other infrastructure analysis firms deploying products inthat way. “Wed have completely taken our software to the next levelk with theSaaS model,” Taylor said. “No matte where you are in the if you have anInternet connection, you can use our The company is expecting revenure between $5 million and $6 million for this year, up from around $3.7 million last year.
That growthn will lead Xcedex from the suburbw todowntown Minneapolis. “We’re sharing desks with each Taylor said. “It’s time to get to a large r location and get that look and feel of asoftwarse company.”