Author: David

September 26, 2011 Off

Fujitsu Quadruples Cloud Computing Server Speeds

By David
Grazed from Nikkei Times.  Author: PR Announcement.

Fujitsu Ltd. said Monday that it has developed a server for cloud computing systems that is four times as fast as conventional machines.

The new server pools central processing units, hard-disk drives and other hardware components, linking them together via high-speed interconnects. Fujitsu clocked the input/output throughput at roughly 2 gigabits per second, compared with the 0.5 gigabit per second of conventional servers…

September 26, 2011 Off

Datapipe Announces Industry’s First PCI Certified Cloud

By David
Grazed from MarketWatch.  Author:  PR Announcement.

Datapipe, a leading provider of managed services and infrastructure for IT and cloud computing, announced today the public availability of the industry’s first PCI DSS 2.0 Level 1 Service Provider certified cloud computing platform. The offering couples a custom PCI certified cloud infrastructure with a suite of managed security services to enable PCI compliance…

September 26, 2011 Off

Cloud Computing: Nine Questions to Ask Before Casting Your Servers Aside

By David
Grazed from Forbes.  Author: Joe McKendrick.

Who wouldn’t want access to well-tested, well-crafted services, managed by skilled technicians, and be charged only by usage? Who doesn’t want to become an online, tech-savvy operation? These are all good, but with the promises (and hype) of cloud come the realities — concerns about security, as well as availability of cloud service providers…

September 26, 2011 Off

Is mobile ready for the cloud?

By David
Grazed from FierceWireless.  Author: Mark Lowenstein.

Until recently, cloud computing has been thought of within the context of the evolution of the Web and PC. But it is going to be a pretty big deal in mobile. Question is, are we ready for it?

Several developments are going to drive the intersection of cloud and mobile over the next couple of years:..

September 26, 2011 Off

GigaSpaces Cloudify for Microsoft’s Azure – Java in the clouds

By David
Grazed from ZD Net.  Author:  Dan Kusnetzsky.

GigaSpace’s Uri Cohen recently introduced me to the company’s offering that allows Java-based applications to be run on top of Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing platform. He pointed out that the goal was to make it possible for organizations to take advantage of the availability, scaleability and cost advantages of Microsoft’s cloud computing environment without also having to re-write the applications…

September 26, 2011 Off

Cloud sprawl still a concern for IT directors

By David

Grazed from CloudNews.  Author: Editorial Staff.

A new study by cloud monitoring provider, Opsview, has revealed that over two-thirds of UK organisations are still concerned about the growing threat of cloud sprawl. The issue is one that can derive in large-scale organisations, when employees deploy cloud computing-based applications without the involvement of their IT department.

Having previously been highlighted in June by fellow tech providers Avanade, Opsview’s latest survey gives a clear indication of why cloud computing is deemed so disruptive among global corporations…
September 26, 2011 Off

Four big obstacles for cloud computing

By David
Grazed from Memeburn.  Author: Rowan Puttergill.

Everybody seems hyped up about “the cloud,” so there’s a good chance you might be wondering whether your business should be getting ready to migrate many of its day-to-day functionality to a bunch of online services.

Certainly, there is a fair chance that you already make use of a bunch of cloud-based services. If you’re using Gmail or Google Calendar, then you’re already making use of software in the cloud. Externally hosted Microsoft Exchange services have been around for a while and, once again, using these may be considered to be taking advantage of the cloud…

September 26, 2011 Off

Cloud Computing Experts Set to Spark Price War

By David
Grazed from PR Web.  Author: PR Announcement.

The evolution in cloud computing took another twist today as a UK firm dropped its prices to what is believed to be the lowest in the global industry.

Giacom ThinkCloud, which has clients across the world, laid down the gauntlet to its rivals by setting its Hosted Exchange service at £2.95 per mailbox a month…

September 26, 2011 Off

Up, up and away: cloud salaries are sky-high

By David
Grazed from NineMSN.  Author: David Braue.

Cloud computing is big business – but just how big, you may not have realised, until you consider what Chuck Hollis has learnt all too well.

Job seekers with cloud-related skills "make between 20 per cent and 40 per cent more in the job market than their non cloud-trained peers," Hollis says. And he should know: as vice president of global marketing and chief technology officer with information management giant EMC, he has a top-down view of the costs EMC has had to shoulder to get a broad range of cloud-related skills into its workforce of more than 33,000 employees…

September 26, 2011 Off

The silver lining in the Cloud

By David
Grazed from Business Standard.  Author: Drew Kenlton.

Cloud has the potential to transform the way IT services are delivered.

Cloud computing — is it beneficial? How to make it just more than efficient? Can it lead to business transformation? How easy and wise is it to walk the road where you have to follow the new fashion and be in vogue?…