Convergence, Cloud drives software market
In its latest market analysis and forecasts for the Australian software market, IDC says that the appetite for software in Australia is being driven by cloud delivery models and software solution convergence, with CIOs and IT managers now having a “myriad” of delivery options – on-premise, private and public clouds.
This will see the market grow from $5.8 billion in 2010 to $9 billion by 2015, according to IDC, with the research firm predicting that the middleware and integration layers underpinning the application environment are set to remain a critical focus through to 2015.
Clouds Are Like Buses: Public Isn’t Always Better
Windows 8 Proves Web Apps Are the Future of Computing
The next version of the Windows OS will run on everything from phones and tablets to desktop PCs, and it will feature, front and center, apps built in HTML5, CSS, and Javascript.
Which are precisely the technologies used to build apps that run in the Web browser.
Tapping Quantum Effects for Software that Learns
Hacker attacks threaten cloud computing
The recent high-profile hacking of Google’s Gmail service and Sony’s Playstation gaming network is threatening to slow the take-off of the next big thing in the computing space – the cloud.
Computer companies will need to collaborate to work on addressing security issues to boost confidence in cloud computing, where data and software is stored on servers and accessed via the Internet, especially in the corporate space where the potential market size is much larger than the retail space…
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.