Verizon to buy cloud provider for $US1.4 billion
An agreement between Verizon and Terremark will see the communications company make and offer for all the latter’s shares for $US19.00 per share, a premium of35% above the previous closing price.
Three shareholders (with a total of 27.6% of Terremark shares) have agreed to tender their holdings, and the deal has the unanimous support of the Terremark board. The offer will run from February 10 to February 17.
SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS: A security checklist for cloud models
How does security apply to Cloud Computing? In this article, we address this question by listing the five top security challenges for Cloud Computing, and examine some of the solutions to ensure secure Cloud Computing.
Master data management ‘makes information more effective’
Improved efficiency and opportunities for analysis are just two of the reasons why a company might benefit from master data management, according to one expert.
Madan Sheina, lead analyst at Ovum, explained how a strategy might take some time and effort to introduce, but the rewards include more control over an enterprise’s operations, the Computing website reports.
The expert points out that some decision makers might not understand exactly what is required from data management tools, but the chance to deduplicate and remove old information is not one to be missed.
Wyse Debuts the Highest-Performing Thin Client for VDI-centric Cloud Computing Deployments
Wyse Technology, the global leader in cloud client computing, today announced the Wyse Z90 thin client, the highest-performing thin client based on Windows Embedded Standard 7…
NIST guide tackles security challenges of public cloud computing
Cloud computing is an increasingly popular but evolving paradigm that presents challenges to security along with its promises of greater efficiency and flexibility. The National Institute of Standards and Technology has proposed guidelines for addressing these challenges, together with a concise definition of cloud computing.
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Former Salesforce.com Exec Joins Parature to Lead Growth and Expansion Plans
Parature, a cloud-based customer service software, announced today the appointment of Mike Minelli as chief revenue officer and executive vice president. Minelli has 20 years of mid-market software experience and more than 10 years experience within cloud computing and software-as-a-service (SaaS) delivery models. Minelli will lead all sales, service, and support operations for the company.
Why Thick Clients Are Relevant in Cloud Computing
Thick Clients
Traditionally thick clients have been used for providing rich user interface functionalities and also for mobile workers who would like to execute functions without connecting to the network or firewall. The major characteristics are:
- Offline Working
- Higher Multimedia Requirements
However, enterprises have slowly moved away from thick clients due to the fact that building business logic and intelligence on fat clients and keeping it updated is a difficult task, as the business rules change more often than the user interface and multimedia needs and keeping it in sync with several client machines is a daunting task….
What’s Next for Third-Party Support?
If you ask Ray Wang, principal analyst and chief executive officer of Constellation Research, the basic principles of third-party maintenance apply just as they would if you took your Ford to someone other than the dealer for service. It seems fitting then that one juror in the recent Oracle/SAP third-party maintenance lawsuit was an auto mechanic.