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Getting Started with Microsoft MVC and Cloud Computing

May 2, 2012 By 1 Comment
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The MVC framework is a new challenge for .NET developers responsible for cloud applications: Microsoft ditched its old web forms standards and restructured the way an application is designed and developed. The interesting part about the new MVC standard is the separation of data, front-end layout and business layers. The concept can be hard for long-term .NET developers to understand, but what follows is a short primer to the new MVC and to how it relates to cloud services. Creating a New … [Read more...]

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Why You Should Move Your ERP into The Cloud

April 9, 2012 By 2 Comments
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While a lot of systems are being migrated into or integrated with the cloud, you might think that your corporate ERP systems are staying on the ground. After all, for most companies their ERP systems are the software "crown jewels." Discussions about collaboration systems, media sharing, and search will generally note that these types of systems are outside the company's core business. On the other hand, many ERP systems are directly in the center of the core business. So why would it make sense … [Read more...]

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Seven Cloud Computing Trends in 2012 (Part 2)

March 20, 2012 By 2 Comments

Continuing from Part 1 of this blog post, here are the three remaining trends for 2012: Package pricing Cloud hosting providers will continue to offer a la carte pricing to allow companies to purchase only the level of service they need, but most web hosting providers will also offer packages incorporating the most popular cloud computing services. Scheduled backups and upgrades, virtual private server arrangements and full-scale infrastructure environments will be available in custom … [Read more...]

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Seven Cloud Computing Trends in 2012 (Part 1)

March 20, 2012 By 2 Comments
Seven cloud computing trends in 2012 - Part1

With 2012 well underway, a few new trends in cloud computing have already been identified. At all levels of implementation, cloud hosting continues to dominate the industry. More than mere storage space, these hosted solutions now offer software-as-a-service (SaaS) and even platform-as-a-service (PaaS) functionality for business. As more business is accomplished using cloud computing technology, many companies are developing a higher comfort level with these advanced systems and are willing to … [Read more...]

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Will the cloud render much of today’s business software obsolete?

February 27, 2012 By 1 Comment
Clou Computing Resource Planning

With the skyrocketing popularity of cloud computing, and with every major vendor talking about cloud strategy, have we reached the point where business software is approaching obsolescence? The short answer, in my opinion, is “no.” In this article we’ll look at reasons why the cloud is going to present new opportunities for business software to reach markets that the on-premise version might not, but also at why those on-premise applications will be around for years to come. The … [Read more...]

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The Benefits of Unified Cloud UI Standards

February 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Cloud UI Standard

These days, the number of Cloud applications on the market is rapidly expanding as businesses warm up to the Cloud  delivery model. While the proliferation of Cloud options on the market is great for spurring competition and innovation in the Cloud, it has resulted in a diverse array of user interfaces (UIs). For users that interact with multiple Cloud apps on a given day, it can be disorienting to switch in between disconnected UIs. With all the rapid development going on in the Cloud, … [Read more...]

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Western Digital MyBook Live review

February 16, 2012 By 2 Comments
WD My Book Live

Personal cloud storage platforms are becoming more common, but they are still a long way from gaining mainstream momentum because the concepts behind them are a little esoteric to grasp for typical users. Those who want to access storage which mimics public clouds, but on a private scale, will definitely get what the Western Digital (WD) MyBook Live is attempting to achieve. But does it earn the right to charge the price of admission? This cloud storage device from WD comes in a variety of … [Read more...]

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Is Google Chromebook the ultimate Cloud laptop?

February 15, 2012 By 6 Comments
Google Chromebook

While it‘s true that the Google Chromebook has not exactly been a stellar sales device since its launch last summer, is seems that Google will maintain its support with the Chromebook laptop – as an early strategic move to educate users of the benefits of running their apps and storage entirely in the Cloud. In fact, schools in 41 US states are already trying out Chromebooks and it is expected that a number of education systems will be buying between 25.000 – 30.000 Chromebooks, running … [Read more...]

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Cloud chip investment for Toumaz

February 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Cloud Based Tablet PC

The development of a new chip which will help to manage the connectivity of cloud-based devices is to begin at Toumaz after the company was able to raise an unprecedented £11.2 million in a round of investment held this month. Toumaz Microsystems, a smaller part of the group as a whole, will be receiving most of this money in order to fund the creation of new cloud technology which should help improve the quality of the wireless communication between cloud-based applications available on the … [Read more...]

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New Samsung smartphones expected at MWC

February 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Galaxy Mini 2

Samsung was one of the world`s most successful mobile manufacturers in 2011 and it is hoping to repeat the its success in 2012, with a range of new smartphones slated for launch in the first half of the year. This week it has emerged that yet another new model aimed at the lower end of the mobile market is on its way from the South Korean firm, although there are those who would argue that it is saturating the sector with entry level handsets to a degree that might turn against it in the … [Read more...]

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Google Drive cloud storage platform rumoured

February 13, 2012 By 2 Comments
Google-Cloud-Drive-Storage

Search giant Google is reportedly working on a new cloud-based storage platform called Drive which will aim to go toe to toe with rivals like Dropbox and even Apple`s iCloud. Google has been a major proponent of cloud computing services and it is hoping that Drive will allow it to expand in this market, offering users an alternative to the established platforms on which they can deposit files and folders to retrieve at a later date. What makes Google Drive`s emergence particularly … [Read more...]

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Blackberry vs. iPhone – Why it Causes Office Wars

February 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Blackberry vs. iPhone

If you own a Blackberry or an iPhone, you have probably figured the title out already. Both phones have started to cause what can only be described as office wars. It’s the question on everyone’s mind; one that could start “work-ageddon”. The choice between taking a corporate-like Blackberry or an intuitive iPhone is one that is, although easy to make, the topic of much debate. Why is it that a choice so simple has to cause so much debate? The question is better analyzed if you look … [Read more...]

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Can European-Based Cloud Providers be Successful in the US Market?

February 3, 2012 By 1 Comment

How many cloud computing companies can you name offhand? Five? Ten? Maybe even twenty?  Do you ever stop to think about how saturated the cloud computing industry has become? In the US, there are well over 100 companies delivering some type of cloud services, be it in the form of storage, PaaS, IaaS, SaaS, or a mix of these offerings.  This market is one of the most competitive new technology industries in the world right now, and with projections for the global cloud industry ranging anywhere … [Read more...]

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