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When it comes to building new cloud services, there is a large opportunity for new services built around Big Data. So when you look at consulting firms that provide application development and integration services, are there opportunities for them to leverage Big Data in their servi...
Last Friday Eric Savitz over at Forbes reported that Dell may have put in a speculative bid for Fusion-IO (thanks to Don Jennings for spotting the article). The rumoured price was $33 a share, which is approximately a 50% markup on the share price at the time – we can only assume the ...
All the buzz surrounding OpenStack over the past few months may beg the question of whether Openstack can repeat for Cloud what Linux has done for server operating systems over the past several years. With an enthusiastic following and a compelling, if not industry-leading set of funct...
Throughout history there has been a cycle that ebbs and flows where new technology makes production more efficient and reduces the need for manpower in a particular space, thus forcing those in charge into the difficult position of deciding who stays and who goes. This is normally re...
You may have heard this term recently and wondered what it meant. When it comes to security, everyone thinks of Firewalls, Proxies, IPS, IDS, Honeypots, VPN devices, email security and even Web security, but most people don’t think in terms … Continue reading →
Watch Ron Renwick, Sr. Product Marketing Manager discuss Kaazing’s cloud offering. The webinar also features a walk-through showcasing the steps of registering with Amazon EC2, launchnig, configuring, and accessing the Kaazing WebSocket Gateway in the cloud. And here you can dire...
Chicago, IL, May 15, 2012 --(PR.com)-- An increasingly popular buzzword among business owners in Chicago, cloud computing is essentially describing a service, not a product. Similar to other professional service vendors, cloud computing companies are trusted partners who can be relied...
On May 15-16 2012, I will be at the Privacy Identity Innovation (pii2012) conference held at the Bell Harbour International Conference Center in Seattle. I will be participating on a panel moderated by Eve Maler from Forrester, titled Privacy, Zero … Continue reading →
As I mentioned in my last blog post, the promise of cost reduction is compelling many enterprises to move their workloads into the Cloud but many IT leaders are reluctant to do so, for fear of compromising the security and availability of their services. These concerns are well-founded...
I've written before about the relevance to Cloud of the famous Leslie Lamport quote that "a
There is an interesting article over on Cloud Times that begs the question of, “why isn’t there more usage of SaaS as a percentage of overall software use/revenue?”. The cognitive dissonance in the market between “SaaS is going to be everywhere” and “...
The Bunker, provider of Ultra Secure Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Colocation, and Outsourced IT services from within Europe's most secure data centres, is pleased to announce the appointment of Philip Bindley to the role of Chief Technology Officer (CTO). He will be responsible fo...
Latest version of cloud orchestration software powers new revenue streams and productivity gains for service providers while reducing the cost and risk of delivering cloud servicesLivingston, Scotland - 15 May 2012 - Flexiant, a leading European provider of cloud orchestration software...
London, 15 May 2012: Dialogue Communications, specialist in global messaging solutions, will showcase its SMS for Eloqua application at this week's Eloqua Experience Europe 2012 (16-17 May), demonstrating how marketers can enhance their communications via text messaging. As sponsors of...
London - May 15th 2012 - Skyscape Cloud Services Limited, the easy to adopt, easy to use and easy to leave Assured Cloud Services Company, today announced that it has achieved certification to ISO27001:2005, the global Information Security Management System standard.With information se...
San Francisco, CA, May 15, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Digtial Menu Me has just partnered with Cloudtise an advertising platform which creates new streams of revenue where other advertisers have never dared to before. Cloudtise is partnering with Digital Menu Me to allow for cross-platform sale...
Earlier this week, HP announced the public beta of its cloud services. Since then, we published a series of demo video about how to leverage HP Cloud Storage for different use case. For example, use HP Cloud Storage as a network drive for access and
Canada boasts yet another start-up with the potential to be a heavyweight player in the global Cloud Computing industry. Cloud Dynamics is a uniquely powerful formula for this market, given two particular key founding strengths: An executive team with comprehensive, real-world experien...
The Field Mobility and M2M News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to field mobility that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends. Also read Enterprise Mobility ...
During this week’s webinar (Wednesday, May 16th at 11:00AM EDT. / 8:00AM PDT.), attendees will learn how to deploy a desktop virtualization pilot based on Citrix’s® industry-leading VDI solution – XenDesktop®, quickly and easily with lower upfront (capex) and ongoing ...
I am just back from New Orleans where I was attending the CTIA Wireless 2012 conference and speaking on the Mobile Cloud panel.  The conference has a different feel than Mobile World Congress, with obviously more of an American perspective on what is happening in the mobile indust...
Major changes have taken place in the network in the past 15 years. The type of data that users are passing across the pipes is significantly different in size and composition. And, the coming “data explosion” promises to put even the most robust networks to the test. When you add in ...
One of the biggest challenges facing data centers today is determining what services they’re going to offer the organization tomorrow. More and more, business units are looking to cloud computing solutions as one of many options. It’s tempting for a given business unit to s...
Secaucus, NJ, May 14, 2012 --(PR.com)-- ZT Systems, a leading provider of complete server and rack-level hardware solutions optimized for large and hyperscale data centers, today announced new server platforms powered by the efficient new Intel® Xeon® processor E3-1200 v2 pr...
Like cloud two or three years ago, SDN and OpenFlow is dominating the discussions. During a show that’s (in theory at least) dedicated to networking, this should be no surprise. Is it making networking sexy again? Yes, insomuch as we’re at least talking about networking again, which i...
I am sitting in the african sunshine supposedly having a month off work. However I suppose looking after grandchildren was never going to be a cakewalk! But one of the real benefits of taking time away, even if it's not a vacation as such
DIGITALK Limited, Milton Keynes, UK 14th May, 2012DIGITALK, an independent vendor of Carrier, Consumer and Mobile communications solutions to retail and wholesale service providers worldwide, has launched DIGITALK Cloud, providing all the benefits of DIGITALK's high availability carrie...
It is striking how substantial the average IT maintenance budget is
For my 30th posting in this series, I thought I’d tackle a couple of really tough questions posed by John at our Columbus, Ohio TechNet Event: Well, John… this of course would require me to enter an opinion here on my blog.  And I don’t think I’m allowed to give my opinion of ...
Splunk Live DC will be held Tuesday 15 May 2012 at the Ronald Reagan center in downtown DC. This will be a great event to exchange lessons learned on the use of Splunk capabilities for Big Data analysis. Lessons learned and use cases on government related topics will be a key feature. ...
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: Current attacks against the networks controlling US natural gas pipelines are similar to earlier attacks believed to be by China. More here. The Department of Defense is making its trial program to work with I...
From a business standpoint, leaking sensitive information into your logs is not only bad, but could lead to compliance, liability, and risk disaster sooner than you think. While there are solutions, including DLP, out there to inspect the data traffic and … Continue reading ͛...
The Mobile Health News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to mobile health that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends. Also read Enterprise Mobility Asia News W...
CloudBerry S3 Backup is a powerful Windows program that automate backup and restore processes to Amazon S3 cloud storage. In the newer release we are introducing an option to encrypt file and folder names on the cloud storage for the increased security. To enable this option simply...
Everyone knows that marketing matters. What they don’t know is that given the right tools, marketing isn’t expensive, time consuming, or difficult. That’s great news for small business owners strapped on cash and time. Here’s our list of 5 easy to use, well tested, and free online tool...
FlexNet Manager Suite for Enterprise is recognised for software licence optimisation capabilitiesMaidenhead, UK - May 11, 2012 - Flexera Software, the leading provider of Application Usage Management solutions for application producers and enterprises, announced today that its market-l...
London, United Kingdom, May 11, 2012 --(PR.com)-- SMEStorage today announced that the SMEStorage hybrid Cloud File Server is now available to be used with HP Cloud Services (http://hpcloud.com). SMEStorage has delivered its Cloud File Server product to be used by customers who have pr...
We are glad to announce that our product now fully compatible with HP Cloud which is based on Open Stack.  CloudBerry Explorer freeware and CloudBerry Explorer PRO file manages both have an option to connect to the HP Cloud Storage.  With CloudBerry Explorer you...
Can Google Apps unseat Microsoft Office and Exchange? This CIO article shares insight from the CIO of New England Biolabs, which recently conducted proof-of-concept testing with Google Apps for Business. While New England Biolabs decided to stick with its Outlook/Exchange Server set-up...