Survey says that Cloud computing disappoints early adopters
Few organisations have moved to cloud computing — the delivery of computing as a service from remote centres — and of those that have, many are disappointed with the results, a survey published on Tuesday found…
How long until clouds adopt extreme computing chips?
Both mobile and high-performance computing are placing huge power efficiency and performance demands on chips, but the $64,000-question is how long until such extreme computing use cases hit the server mainstream. Asked another way, the question becomes, how long until AmazonWeb Services adopts ARM-basedservers?…
Being Smart about Cloud Security
For many companies, cloud computing sounds like risky business. They worry that storing customer details or running critical software on the servers of cloud providers such as Amazon or Google could make their data more vulnerable to being hacked, exposed, or lost. A lot of data in the cloud resides on shared servers—think public data dormitories—where only virtual walls might separate one company’s bits from those of its competitors…
Oracle updates Enterprise Manager for the cloud computing era
Oracle has launched an upgrade to its Enterprise Manager product, designed to take advantage of the latest cloud computing technologies.
The latest edition has been branded Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c as a reflection of the new cloud focus. It is the first major release for three years, according to Richard Sarwal, Oracle senior vice president for product development…
ADP Launches Just One Cloud-based Enterprise HR Portal
First and foremost, ADP has always been a data services provider, processing payroll information for corporations, and later adding human resources and tax services. You’d think, in the era of massive corporate data centers, these services might have already become antiquated. But it’s the handling of that data that’s been part of ADP’s value proposition. It is perhaps the original data management outsourcing specialist…
Node4 brings total flexibility to businesses with new cloud computing service offering
Data centre and communications firm Node4 will broaden its range of services by launching nCloud – a brand new cloud-based infrastructure. nCloud is a high quality, high specification infrastructure that offers organisations ultimate IT flexibility by allowing them to build a bespoke solution that works hand in glove with business requirements.
Cloud comparison: Apple iCloud vs. Google vs. Windows Live
“The cloud” has long been a buzzword in the tech scene but it has become an ever-important part of our daily computing lives and Apple’s iOS, Google’s Android and Microsoft’s Windows Phone Mango all have deep integration with the cloud, but use it in slightly different ways. Let’s take a look at how each of the major operating systems bring the cloud into your lives…
Amazon Reportedly Negotiating for webOS
Amazon is in serious talks with HP about buying webOS according to VentureBeat, which claims to know from a well-placed source at HP, known for leaking like a sieve.
HP got the mobile operating system as part of its $1.2 billion acquisition of Palm last year, stuck it in a TouchPad tablet, tried selling the thing for six weeks, abandoned it in mid-August, and now reportedly wants to dump Palm ASAP. HP initially suggested it would sell or license the platform…
Is a Cloud Computing World Flatter, Faster, and More Fun?
What’s so compelling about cloud technology?
When I was a kid, my first computer was an Apple I. Every application ran locally. Now, with broadband, you can deliver exponentially more computing power and run exponentially more apps. The scale of the capabilities is what makes cloud computing compelling…
Asure Software Acquires ADI Time
Asure Software, Inc. (nasdaq-cm:ASUR), a leading provider of workforce management software solutions, today announced that it has acquired ADI Time(R), a Warwick, R.I.-based leading vendor of cloud computing time and attendance software and labor management services…