Cloud Computing: Sending the PBX into Extinction?
Nothing is hotter than the cloud right now. No other topic in tech could possibly attract more attention aside from the recent death of Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple (News 
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Synnex Unveils CloudSolv at National Conference
IT distributor Synnex is getting into the cloud computing space with CloudSolv, a portal designed to simplify and streamline IT solution providers’ efforts to create, build and grow their cloud businesses…
Securing The Cloud: Questions and Answers
While cloud computing is easily one of the biggest trends of the moment, a survey from the Institute of Business Value found, perhaps not surprisingly, that when asked about cloud computing, 77 percent of respondents believe that adopting cloud computing makes protecting privacy more difficult; 50 percent are concerned about a data breach or loss; and 23 percent indicate that weakening of corporate network security is a concern…
X.Commerce Joins Cloud Computing Software, OpenStack
Ecommerce innovator eBay launched the first ever open commerce operating system yesterday. Joining eBay Inc., X.commerce is a completely open source platform where merchants and developers can get all the technologies necessary to launch an ecommerce solution. Coding is available for everything from shopping carts to payment services and inventory management. X.commerce hopes to provide the tools to encourage innovations among developers, which can then be distributed to hundreds of thousands currently in the Magento, eBay and PayPal merchant community…
Citrix buys ShareFile cloud computing company
Citrix Systems has plunged further into cloud computing by acquiring ShareFile, a provider of cloud-based data storage, sharing and collaboration service.
Cloud computing, which allows remote access to data, is one of the hottest sectors in technology. Apple has just launched its iCloud service, which allows syncing of photos and music over multiple devices. Verizon Communications acquired Miami’s Terremark Worldwide , partly as a cloud strategy, and then subsequently folded Vermont’s Cloudswitch into the company…
Web 2.0 Expo: Is This A Cloud Bubble?
Is cloud computing a revolution or merely the froth of a new technology bubble?
In a panel discussion at Web 2.0 Expo, a UBM TechWeb/O’Reilly Media event in New York, it was almost a foregone conclusion that the verdict would favor revolution–and yet the panelists acknowledged that it may be a bubble, too…
Fixing Internet ‘Potholes’ with Cloud Computing
To avoid the congestion of the public internet, scientists, the military and the managers of huge “cloud computing” data centers have created private information superhighways – dedicated fiber-optic systems known as lambda networks. As it turns out, these private internet highways are riddled with potholes…
Microsoft Adopts Hadoop for its Big Data Analysis Tools
Software giant Microsoft has announced the integration of open source big data analysis Hadoop platform with the upcoming SQL Server 2012 and the Azure cloud computing platform.
The announcement, which was made during the Microsoft PASS Summit 2011, was a part of the opening keynote that Microsoft delivered during the conference…
Virtustream Partners with Solutions Integrator XYBASE to Meet Cloud Computing Demand in APAC
Virtustream, Inc., a leading cloud solutions provider, today announced that it has partnered with XYBASE, the leading services provider, IPR developer and systems integrator in Malaysia, to drive cloud computing adoption in Southeast Asia, including Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. Through the partnership, XYBASE can meet customer demand for cloud computing services and more efficiently manage cloud migrations by leveraging Virtustream’s Cloud Advisory Services and Virtustream Advisor to provide an actionable roadmap for transitioning to a virtual infrastructure or cloud architecture…
Etisalat showcases futuristic, innovative applications on the cloud computing platform
The Hotel Service Optimization System (HotSOS) service, being showcased in Gitex, is one such innovative solution that will enable the hotels to provide an unforgettable experience to their guests. The service uses a smart system of interactive touch-screens connected through an IT application that integrates multiple individual systems to consolidate and showcase a holistic view for superior guest experience management. Similarly, another innovative service being showcased is the ERP service on a cloud computing platform, which is a plug n play service that can be run on the internet and requires neither investment in hardware, or hiring and training additional IT Staff…