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Virtualization and Cloud Computing – as a Service

August 29, 2011 By 1 Comment
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As the IT environment becomes increasingly more complex with new technologies and applications, IT administrators are searching for simplified and cost-effective means of delivery computing resources, required for employees to do their daily work. Virtualization technologies have provided an additional layer of complexity many small businesses do not understand, nor truly have the resources to deploy internally, without expensive training and dedicated personal resources. So how can small … [Read more...]

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9 reasons why VPNs are the next big IT trend

August 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Virtual Private Networks, such as VPN with ATT, act as a secure tunnel that safely connects the user to a remote network across a public network. Thanks to VPNs and the abundance of cheap Internet bandwidth, companies no longer have to lease dedicated lines to connect 2 remote locations. Instead, they can establish a secure encrypted channel which can safely transfer data between both locations across the Internet. Another common use for VPNs would be for laptop users who want to connect … [Read more...]

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Enduring Lighting Strikes and Service Outages in the Cloud

August 21, 2011 By 2 Comments
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In early August, a lightning strike at a transformer owned by one of Amazon's power suppliers caused a major failure in Amazon Web Services' European cloud. The power outage affected, among others, the Elastic Compute Cloud (ECS) and Rational Database Service (RDS) cloud services. According to the Amazon Web Services status page, a transformer from an energy supplier for one of the availability zones (EU-WEST-1 region) in Dublin was struck by lightning. An availability zone is a set of … [Read more...]

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The growth of cloud computing in India

August 1, 2011 By 3 Comments
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As many of my blog visitors come from India, I thought it was interesting to put together a short post about the status of cloud computing in India. It is a common consensus that India will play a important role in the growth of cloud computing in the coming years. This is not at all surprising as the cloud will enable much more companies, not least SMEs, to enter the market quicker and more easily as well as benefit economically. And few countries, if any, are producing more SMEs than India, … [Read more...]

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Users happy with UK cloud providers

July 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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According to a new survey from the Cloud Industry Forum of 450 organizations in the UK, almost half (48 percent) are already using cloud computing in some shape or form. The survey showed high levels of satisfaction with cloud service providers, but lingering confusion about business interruption issues and the consequences of downtime. The Cloud Becomes Mainstream The survey suggests that cloud services are no longer a buzzword, but already in widespread practice. Not … [Read more...]

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Cloud Computing and QoS Compatibility for Business Video Conferencing

July 21, 2011 By 2 Comments
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The widespread adoption of cloud computing in business-critical applications such as storage and CRM has set the stage for conquering another, video conferencing cloud computing offers compelling, fundamental advantages in this product category: lower cost, automated fail-over, and much easier to scale versus video-specific routers, multipoint control units (MCUs) and other infrastructure hardware solutions.  But as experienced IT managers know, there’s more to video conferencing than meets … [Read more...]

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Improving the Mobile Cloud

July 18, 2011 By 1 Comment

Although most agree that mobile cloud computing holds a great promise for delivering cloud solutions to individuals and even critical corporate applications to employees by enabling access from anywhere, there are still several barriers that need to be addressed to elevate its usefulness and capabilities. For mobile cloud computing to reach its full potential, the following three critical challenges need to be addressed, as detailed in a recent article by Bryan Betts: Lowering network … [Read more...]

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Opening for business: Your new cloud?

July 4, 2011 By 1 Comment

Cloud computing is high on the agenda for all UK businesses, particularly for companies with substantial IT infrastructure – hosting providers, and large enterprises.  Such companies could exploit the Cornerstone OnDemand learning management system to improve their overall business execution. Whether its building a private cloud for internal users, or a public cloud on which to host paying customers, the first challenge is finding the best way to “cloud-enable” that IT … [Read more...]

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More Trends in the Fast-Growing Mobile Apps Market

June 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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According to a new Nielsen report, already one in four US adults have smartphones that are more powerful than the computers initially used to send men to the moon. Nielsen predicts that by the end of 2011, the majority of mobile subscribers in the US will have smartphones. What may that mean for mobile apps? Let’s take a look at some data on recent trends. Mobile Apps Since 2009, the Nielsen Company has issued an annual survey called the Mobile Apps Playbook, monitoring and providing … [Read more...]

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Will the Mobile Cloud resolve Fragmentation?

June 6, 2011 By 2 Comments

A new survey called the “Q2 2011 Mobile Developer Report” conducted by Appcelerator and IDC holds some interesting information about the mobile cloud and smartphone platforms. According to the survey, interest in the Android platform among mobile app developers has recently plateaued, primarily due to concerns around fragmentation and disappointing results from early tablet sales running Android. At the same time, momentum is shifting back toward Apple and its iPhone and iPad. Furthermore, … [Read more...]

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Cloud Office War: Google vs. Microsoft

June 2, 2011 By 3 Comments

Google and Microsoft are two leading companies in Cloud Computing.  As an Internet, the Big G is trying to move everything to the Cloud and eliminating any desktop applications.  While Microsoft, as a traditional desktop software provider,  is trying hard (and painfully) to step to Cloud Computing platform to face the new challenge. Whether for enterprise or individual, an Office system is always one of the most important application.  Google Docs is a very attractive cloud app for … [Read more...]

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AMD Reveals Global Cloud Adoption & Attitudes in New Research Report

June 1, 2011 By 1 Comment

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — June 1, 2011 — AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the results of a global research study on adoption, attitudes and approaches to cloud computing, surveying IT decision makers in public and private sector organizations across the United States, Europe and Asia-Pacific. The findings reveal both global and regional trends in cloud computing adoption and usage, highlighting the importance of both infrastructure and workloads in considering a cloud computing model. Findings … [Read more...]

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You get what you get – and you don’t get upset

May 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment

IT hasn’t necessarily had a tradition of extraordinary customer service. Typically, requests took too long – and the black box by which the technology was delivered was a mystery to all but the most entrenched individuals. Technology takes time. That was the message. Enter cloud computing. Whether or not your company is virtualized or automated or even living in the modern age, business users are now seeing alternatives in the market that promise speed, agility and lower costs. All of a … [Read more...]

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