CFO说

CFO说

Equinix CFO，Keith Taylor

I think it’s important to understand what the key attributes of cloud services are, and how one becomes defined as a cloud service provider. What’s important to know when you think about cloud services is that it has to be service-based; it has to be a service [whether it’s the provision of software, platform or infrastructure]. It has to be able to be metered, it has to be shared, it’s got to be scalable and somewhat elastic, and it has to be done through Internet-based technology. That’s how people think about cloud services. Without those attributes, you’re really not a cloud service provider.

美国云计算服务供应商Equinix CFO Keith Taylor在谈到云服务时指出，对于云服务的认识存在很多误解。“我认为最重要的是理解云服务的关键属性，以及如何定义云服务提供商。” Taylor强调，云服务首先是以服务为基础；其自身就是服务，无论是软件、平台或基础设施。云服务是可测量的、能够共享的、具有可伸缩性，而且一定是依靠互联网技术得以运行的。“离开了这些属性，就不是一个真正的云服务提供者。”

PayPalCFO，John Rainey

PayPal reported its third-quarter earnings that met expectations but beat on revenue. The chief financial officer told the company is looking to give its consumers more choices. "We're trying to enhance the value proposition for our customers," he said. "and that includes both merchants that see higher conversion with PayPal experiences as well as our customers that have amenities like buyer and seller protection and free return shipping."

PayPal公布第三季度业绩时，CFO John Rainey谈到，公司希望为消费者提供更多的选择。“我们正在尝试强化客户价值主张，包括提高商户与PayPal之间的转化率，以及制定更便利的条款，加强对买卖双方的保护及退货运费赔付等。”

Hays Plc CFO，Paul Venables

Hiring in London's financial industry dropped sharply and companies are keeping a tighter lid on costs following the UK's vote to leave the European Union, according to Hays Plc Chief Financial Officer Paul Venables."Business loves the magic wand called certainty and we have none of that now." The drop in the pound "is a sign of the uncertainty." The "eye of the storm" on Brexit has passed, the Hays CFO said, adding that uncertainty lingers about the types of trade deals the UK will be able to work out with the European Union and other blocs.

英国公投确定退出欧盟后，伦敦金融行业的招聘需求大幅下跌，企业普遍加大了对成本的控制力度。英国最大猎头公司Hays Plc CFO Paul Venables如是说：“对于企业来说，稳定性犹如一把魔杖，但我们现在正面临巨大的不确定性。英镑的下跌正是不确定性的一个迹象。”但Venables同时表示，英国退欧的风暴已经过去，但其与欧盟及其他联盟之间的贸易协议仍伴随极大的不确定性。