May 18, 2012 Categories: Cloud Computing
A study by the Cloud Industry Forum found that roughly one-third of all European IT budgets have been allocated for cloud hosting services. Decision-makers need to understand what the cloud is and how they can implement the technology correctly if they want to fully enjoy the benefits of the hosted environment.
May 18, 2012 Categories: IaaS
As the volumes of data that businesses store continues to grow, the chances of data loss increase as well, making it more important than ever for decision-makers to find innovative and protective solutions to keep information safe. By leveraging cloud storage, organizations can migrate files to secure outsourced data centers, making them available from virtually anywhere.
May 18, 2012 Categories: Cloud Security
The public cloud is rapidly changing the enterprise IT industry, as outsourcing applications and data to a third party holds significant cost-saving and efficiency benefits. However, the inherent risks of moving sensitive solutions to an outsourced environment has slowed adoption. According to a white paper by Symantec, decision-makers should look for hosting companies that meet specific security requirements.
May 17, 2012 Categories: Cloud Security
A recent study by Microsoft found that 35 percent of small and medium-sized businesses in the United States that have migrated to cloud computing environments have experienced significant security benefits. The survey found that 32 percent of respondents spend less time managing security or worrying about cyberattacks.
May 17, 2012 Categories: Public Cloud
As businesses continue to navigate through today's unpredictable economy, the public cloud holds a lot of promise. By implementing this technology, organizations can take advantage of on-demand next-generation applications and large cloud storage capacity, while leveraging a pay-as-you-go pricing model.
May 17, 2012 Categories: Private Cloud
Small and medium-sized businesses continue to adopt virtualization and cloud technologies to enhance disaster preparedness. According to a new study by Symantec, 40 percent of SMBs have adopted cloud servers to improve business continuity, while 43 percent of that group have deployed private clouds.
May 17, 2012 Categories: Private Cloud
In 2011, roughly one-third of overall IT budgets were allocated for cloud servers, up from slightly more than one-quarter in 2010,VMware's Global Cloud Adoption survey said, according to a Tech Week Europe report. Roughly half of all cloud spending is used for private environments, as companies feel their mission-critical applications and data are more protected on-site.
May 15, 2012 Categories: DevOps
The rapid adoption and advancement of cloud computing is driving the need for organizations to implement new strategies to manage both internal and externally hosted machines. Traditional models are irrelevant in today's IT world and can even create issues of their own. To prepare for the cloud and all of its challenges, businesses should consider taking a DevOps approach to IT, according to a CIO report.
May 15, 2012 Categories: Cloud Computing
A few years ago, companies began to push for the cloud to improve efficiency, reduce costs and drive innovation. Now the cloud computing is approaching a tipping point, which will make the technology an inevitable standard for IT around the world, Google CIO Ben Fried said at the Bloomberg Link Enterprise Technology Summit in New York, according to the Wall Street Journal.
May 15, 2012 Categories: Cloud Computing
The Trusted Cloud Initiative was created to help service providers establish environments that were interoperable and leveraged industry-recommended security tools, according to the Cloud Security Alliance. By using this information, cloud hosting providers were able to develop trusted clouds.
May 15, 2012 Categories: Virtualization
Small and medium-sized businesses around the world are beginning to invest more heavily in virtualization initiatives to accelerate the adoption of cloud servers. A recent study by VMware found that roughly 48 percent of SMBs have adopted virtualization for basic infrastructure improvements, yet 75 percent of decision-makers plan to expand their virtualization projects over the next two years, according to Channel Biz.
May 15, 2012 Categories: Cloud Computing
Since cloud storage is highly scalable and can help companies leverage cost-effective and elastic solutions, many decision-makers believe the technology is essential to big data phenomenon. However, there are still a lot of issues that need to be addressed before organizations jump headfirst into the cloud and big data, according to a Cloud Times report.
May 14, 2012 Categories: Private Cloud
Spiceworks recently released the results of its biannual survey on IT budgets for small and medium-sized businesses and noted that cloud hosting services and virtualization adoption continues to rise. According to the report, 48 percent of SMBs are now using cloud technologies, up from 46 percent in the second half of 2011.
May 14, 2012 Categories: Cloud Computing
Despite the well-known benefits of the cloud, many decision-makers are having trouble addressing issues that will enable them to migrate to cloud-based environments more easily. According to a new study by Cisco, 39 percent of respondents said they hate network challenges that are associated with private cloud deployments.
May 10, 2012 Categories: Public Cloud
A new report by Deloitte found that executives from medium-sized businesses are focusing on three key areas of business to remain competitive in the wake of a slower economy: talent, finance and technology. The cloud will be a major aspect of these initiatives.
May 10, 2012 Categories: Cloud Computing
Cloud hosting services are changing the entire IT landscape and if companies want to remain relevant in today's highly competitive market, decision-makers need to address these transformations. To begin, businesses need to understand that the cloud reduces the amount of IT staff companies need and can completely reinvent operations, according to a TechTarget report.
May 10, 2012 Categories: Cloud Security
The advent of big data has sparked major changes within the enterprise, especially when businesses have begun using the cloud to aid in their efforts. Recently, the Open Data Centre Alliance, a coalition to develop standards for the cloud and data centers, has created the Data Services Workgroup to create regulations for dealing with big data, according to a Cloud Pro report.
May 09, 2012 Categories: Private Cloud
A new study by IDC Manufacturing Insights found that European manufacturers are investing more heavily in cloud servers to enhance agility and collaborate more effectively with partners. The survey revealed that nearly two-thirds of respondents have allocated part of their budget for the cloud and none expect to reduce spending on the cloud over the next three years.
May 09, 2012 Categories: Cloud Computing
The introduction of new technologies has brought about major changes to the chief information officer's role, as well as businesses as a whole. In the coming years, CIOs will need to address the necessity of hosting high-quality collaboration tools in cloud-based environments, according to a CIO report.
May 08, 2012 Categories: Public Cloud
In a recent interview with Eucalyptus Systems chief executive officer Marten Mickos, Tech Week Europe noted that many public cloud server risks are exaggerated, especially as both private and public clouds face the same security issue: the introduction of mobility. Despite concerns, Mickos believes that utilizing the cloud is the only way to fully meet efficiency and mobile demands.
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