Cloud Computing - Mobile Cloud
Cloud Computing has become one of the most popular topics of conversation among the IT community. There have been countless polls and surveys conducted to find out more understanding on the market information and industry trends. Here are some of the most interesting statisti cs from the past few months. 1. $150 Billion: The size of the Cloud Computing Market by 2013. This amount comes from a study done by Gartner. The number may seem like a high estimate to some, but it is … [Read more...]
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...]
This month, Amazon Web Services (AWS) turns five years old. As a leader in infrastructure as a service (IaaS), its impact can hardly be overestimated especially as an cloud enabler for SME‘s, new SaaS providers and, increasingly, an option for large companies that want to migrate infrastructure and services to the cloud. In retrospect, it’s amazing to see the number of services that AWS has added to its portfolio in the past five years. The original offering that provides basic compute … [Read more...]
Is seems that some of the latest buzz concerning mobile cloud computing is handset, or smartphone, virtualization. Creating completely separate profiles through virtualizing the handset opens completely new possibilities in terms of usage scenarios. This includes, for example, to integrate both a business profile and a personal profile in the same device - without coinciding any information or applications. Storing copies of the profile(s) in the Cloud means that users can replicate and shift … [Read more...]
There is considerable concern among enterprises that by migrating some of their infrastructure or processes to the Cloud, they will experience the dreaded lock-in situation. Selecting a particular vendor cloud platform that is built on proprietary APIs and formats means that enterprises can face a lock-in situation which will make it much harder for them if they, a later stage, want to withdraw from the vendor platform, either because they want to bring the infrastructure/processes back into … [Read more...]
It' generally acknowledged that VMware are the leaders in virtualization technology. Products like the the vSpere has probably been installed in more data centers than any ofther virtualization platform. Not to minimize the importance of other platforms, like the Citrix XenServer and Linux KVM, the vSphere is the market leading virtualization platform that together with its strong installed base and head-start set VMware in a comfortable position for developing its cloud computing strategy. And … [Read more...]
Many enterprises are understandably reluctant in moving their core applications to the cloud, primarily due to security issues but also due, perhaps equally, to concerns of poor network performance. According to a recent report from the Yankee Group, many thought leaders, including Trend Micro, Cisco and CSL, say the issue of latency and poor performance is, at least temporarily, hindering the adoption of cloud computing. This is not surprising. Quality of service delivery in the Cloud is … [Read more...]
One of the primary characteristics of cloud computing is the virtualization of IT resources, network servers in particular - running multiple virtual machines on a single physical machine. Delivering economical, virtualized, elastic and utility based, or pay-as-you-go, services is in essence what cloud computing is. Many organizations are already using virtualization in their data centers to rationalize and support optimal utilization strategies. The dynamic and transparent allocation of IT … [Read more...]
There is a great deal of ambiguity around cloud computing and no agreed definition still exists, although many have provided their own understanding of cloud based services and technologies. A recent, and very readable, webtutorial report (Nov. 2009) called "A Guide For Understanding Cloud Computing" by Dr. Jim Metzler makes a clear attempt to define the characteristics of cloud computing and its boundaries. Firstly, it answers the question of cloud computing primary objective as "to make … [Read more...]
Editor Olafur Ingthorsson
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