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Cloud computing ‘to be considered following Christchurch disaster’
Many businesses in New Zealand will be considering making use of cloud computing following the earthquake that hit Christchurch.
This is the opinion of IDC research country manager Ullrich Loeffler, who said companies that were based in the city’s central business district may reassess their continuity measures.
"I think a lot of them will consider the cloud option," he told Stuff.co.nz.
"For businesses that have had their offices or systems destroyed, you would have to think whether you invest to build up your own infrastructure again."
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Calling All Cloud Computing Coordinators
One of the challenges with cloud computing is that within most IT organizations nobody is really in charge of it. There’s usually a CIO somewhere setting strategy, a CTO making technology decisions, and a raft of server, storage and networking specialists, all of which generally do their own thing in the service of the application owners.
Taking Advantage of Public and Private Clouds Requires the Right Cloud Management Software
Cloud computing is just a few years old, but already has given rise to two separate approaches and architectures; one public, like Amazon’s Web services, the other private, usually inside a corporate data center. Computer users assigned to business units are attracted to the direct access and easy provisioning of the public cloud, since servers can be up and running in a few minutes. IT organizations, on the other hand, value the security and control they associate with private clouds, and worry about the proliferation of public cloud instances and its potential impact on corporate data and security policies. It’s a familiar tug-of-war.
Software-as-a-service ‘can benefit insurance companies’
Software-as-a-service solutions can help the work of insurance companies.
This is according to an article from Predictive Communications published on IT Web, which laid out some of the "compelling" arguments in favour of businesses involved in this sector making use of the technology.
"Insurance companies of all sizes can benefit from access to best-practice solutions at an affordable cost, which means even smaller insurers can benefit from enterprise-class system excellence," the report said.
Google cloud storage misses an opportunity
Google has launched new cloud data storage options for its Google Apps customers. Storing terabytes of docs and data online has its advantages, but there are also some key issues with the new Google storage offering.
Placing a Premium on Cloud Computing Performance
As cloud computing services gain more momentum, the question that many IT organizations are starting to ask is not when they will embrace the concept, but rather who to go with. After all, cloud computing is a nascent market where the volume of compute cycles available from suppliers already exceeds the available demand.
Software-as-a-service model ‘suits print service providers’
Print service providers are among the companies which can benefit from the use of software-as-a-service solutions.
This is according to a recent article from MPS Connect, which has been examined on the ZD Net website.
It noted businesses working in the sector who opt to invest in software-as-a-service technologies can build on their efforts to support clients with value-added communications.
"As print service providers build out their products and services, high-quality and reasonably-priced software-as-a-service solutions are available," the report said.
Slowly but Surely, Federal Agencies Move to the Cloud
In December, U.S. CIO Vivek Kundra revealed his 18-month, 25-point plan to move federal agencies toward cloud computing. Cloud computing will increase productivity and efficiency while saving the government billions of dollars, the argument goes. And it makes sense if he can convince agency IT pros that the security risks associated with operating in the cloud aren’t as bad as they’re imagining.