IT research firm Gartner recently reported that “the levels of hype around cloud computing in the IT industry are deafening, with every vendor expounding its cloud strategy and variations.” As cloud services become more affordable and efficient, it is expected that the embracement of the cloud is going to increase. Smaller enterprise are now taking […]
A recent survey the Interop Conference in Las Vegas revealed that migration to cloud computing services has increased 20 percent compared to last year. As well, it was found that the companies who said they adopted the cloud reported the greatest gains in increased application availability and scalability. Network Instruments Survey Findings Network Instruments is […]
The Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF), an industry group that develops systems management standards, has recently began an effort to develop cloud computing audit specifications with the goal of dealing with security concerns about cloud computing. The Cloud Audit Data Federation Work Group (CADF) created by the DMTF will develop specifications that focus on a […]
Cloud hosting is considered by many web developers as the future of web hosting. Cloud hosting uses distinct load-balancing methods to permit a network of servers to run simultaneously to efficiently power the websites of thousands of webmasters. In the cloud hosting environment, the server is able to manage a high volume of website traffic […]
A recent report released by the environmental group Greenpeace entitled, “How Dirty is your Data? A Look at the Energy Choices That Power Cloud Computing,” revealed that the data centers that power cloud computing account for about 2% of global energy demand and are growing their energy consumption at a rate of about 12% per […]
The earthquake followed by the 30ft tsunami that hit Japan’s North East did not just destroy physical infrastructure, but it also destroyed computer servers and networks. The result was enormous loss of data and the loss of communications. For companies, the loss of their servers along with their records has had a devastating impact. Cloud […]
Strategy Analytics, a US based market research company, released a report entitled, ‘Are Tablets Set for Enterprise Primetime,’ that revealed “increasing power, range and availability of tablet devices is driving their growth in the workplace.” The increased use of the tablet in business is not only due to the shift to the cloud computing environment, […]
A Virtual Private Server (VPS) can also be called a VDS or virtual dedicated server because you are getting a similar type of hosting as a dedicated server but it is cheaper. Many small and medium businesses are selecting VPS because they benefit from having a more private type of server than with shared hosting. […]
Recently, Toyota and Microsoft held a press teleconference to announce a new $12 million partnership to bring cloud computing to Toyota vehicles. The partnership will give Toyota’s the ability to have their vehicles equipped with the technology to access telecommunications information, energy management, streaming music, and GPS, when on the road. The project will be […]
The UK government is now realizing that cloud computing is fast becoming the dominant form of internet computing. The government is now set to introduce cloud computing in the next couple of years. The move is to help government departments deliver ICT projects and program more efficiently and effectively manage their own departments. As well, […]