Is Cloud killing off The Office?
A decade ago businesses in the UK looked very different to how they do today – just look at the BBC’s ‘The Office’, which first aired in July 2001. Many of us had big, bulky desktop PCs, an agonisingly slow internet connection and a desk phone that looked like something out of the 80s.
Laying the Groundwork for Cloud Migrations
To say that the cloud is the latest technology to hit the enterprise is something of an understatement. In reality, it’s a technology that will completely remake the enterprise from the ground up, effecting major changes in everything from systems and infrastructure to business processes and staffing.
Clearly, this kind of change won’t be easy. And probably the most daunting aspect of the cloud is ensuring that data, and data accessibility, is maintained as the shift occurs.
What Buyers Look for in Cloud Computing Solutions
Cloud computing, with its lower costs and increased flexibility, seems like a no-brainer — until you start scrutinizing the many products and services available in the market today.
There are so many choices that it’s easy to become paralyzed, especially when every tech company under the sun is rebranding itself as a “cloud provider.” Behavioral economists call this paralysis the paradox of choice. Too much of a good thing can end up being just too much.
Hybrid approach is the future for Microsoft cloud
Microsoft is “all in” for the cloud according to CEO Steve Ballmer, a message which was underlined recently at the company’s worldwide partner conference in Los Angeles. “Our mission, simply put, is to cloud-optimise every business,” said Server and Tools president Satya Nadella.
Oracle Takes the High Road with CRM On Demand
In terms of application software battles, customer relationship management (CRM) software is one of the most hotly contested, especially when it comes to software-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings. Usually when it comes to anything involving software, Oracle is usually in the thick of things. But interestingly enough, Oracle seems content to keep is its CRM-as-a-service ambitions limited to the high end of the enterprise IT space.
Data ownership becomes fuzzy in the cloud
If Facebook has taught us nothing else, it is that people can be cavalier about protecting their data.
The social networking giant has forced consumers to think differently about their data: have I just handed over the rights to the photos of my kids? Am I going to appear on my friends’ pages endorsing fashion leggings thanks to a throwaway remark about “legging it” to catch a bus?
In the same way, cloud computing forces companies to re-evaluate what data ownership means.
Unified communications to push mobile cloud sales to $39bn in next five years
Mobile cloud services sales are expected to reach $39bn by 2016 as businesses increase spending on cloud-based unified communications, according to Juniper Research.
Cisco Offers New Cloud Capabilities in UCS, WAAS Products
Cisco Systems is rolling out new offerings to make cloud computing more efficient, scalable and secure.
Will Citrix-branded Cloud.com offer solid support for KVM?
Even as its Xen brain trust has departed, Citrix is moving ahead with an open source cloud IaaS strategy.
On Tuesday, the Ft Lauderdale, Fl virtualization company announced it has completed its purchase of Cloud.com and its CloudStack product line. Terms were not disclosed.