For Many, Cloud Plans Still in Ramp-up Phase
Like a lot of folks, I’ve been trying to understand what cloud skills really are. As Laurent Lachal, senior analyst at Ovum, told silicon.com:
Don’t tell the IT guy: Rogue cloud services on the rise
Avanade, the Seattle-based technology consulting company, this week released the results of its third global survey on cloud computing — finding that more and more companies are replacing on-site servers and internal tech operations with cloud-based services.
Making the Case for Security
Major corporations have made serious mistakes with information security recently, resulting in spectacular failures to protect business and customer records. After years of warnings, why do so many businesses still fail to deal properly with this issue? Eugene H. Spafford, a professor of computer science at Purdue University who frequently advises government, law enforcement, and big companies, has some ideas. He spoke with technology journalist Brian Krebs for Technology Review.
Government denies G-Cloud cancellation claims
The Cabinet Office has denied claims the government has canned its G-Cloud project.
Nick Wilson, managing director of HP UK, is reported as saying the coalition dropped the cloud initiative in favour of a datacentre consolidation plan.
A spokesman from the Cabinet Office said: "We absolutely deny this is the case." The spokesman added he was unable to discuss whether the strategy is to concentrate on datacentre consolidation.
How can businesses be secure and successful in cyberspace?
Cybersecurity experts agree the only way for business to be 100% safe from cyber attacks is to shut down all electronic connections, but no business could operate that way. The challenge facing most businesses, in the light of growing cyber threats, is to be secure and succeed in cyberspace. So what’s needed?
Technological controls play a role, but that is not the most important element and certainly not the starting point, according to panellists who took part in a debate on the topic at the EastWest Institute’s Second Worldwide Cybersecurity Summit in London.
Inside the Hybrid Cloud Storage Wars
When it comes to cloud computing, storage is usually the first thing that most IT organizations think about. While the idea that an external service provider could be used to store massive amounts of data can be appealing, the management of that process across hybrid cloud computing scenarios can be more complex than most IT organizations tend to realize.
EXACloud: EXASOL expands portfolio to include data warehousing as a service
Access to the EXASolution high-performance database is now even more flexible via hosting and housing