Cloud Computing
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Assess business needs first before cloud move
News Cloud computing cuts costs and frees up manpower, but companies must evaluate business needs before deciding to adopt platform, analyst advises.
Tags: Cloud computing, Data security, Network security, Business planning, Disaster Recovery, IBM Corp., Security, Information Technology, Conference, International Data Corp.
Older data centers 'capable' for cloud, too
News New data centers are being optimized for cloud computing but older facilities are capable and may need only minor tweaking, according to industry player.
Tags: Cloud computing, Data centers, LANs and WANs, Servers, Yahoo! Inc., network, Asia, Fiber, Savvis Communications, Singapore
Why cloud turbulence will leave users unruffled
Insight perspective Cloud computing may result in upheaval, but not necessarily for developers or users, says Lori MacVittie.
Tags: Cloud computing, Data centers, Information Technology, Lori MacVittie, MacVittie, IP, IP Address, Consumer, Cloud computing, Server
IBM and Microsoft back Zend's cloud API plan
News The two firms have signed up to a Zend initiative to create an open source application-programming interface for the cloud.
Tags: Cloud computing, IBM Corp., Cloud computing, Amazon Web Services, API, co-founder, Rackspace, development tool
Former MySQL CEO Mickos joins Benchmark
News Open source database company's one-time chief executive is now entrepreneur in residence at a leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Marten Mickos, Open Source, E-mail, MySQL, Benchmark Capital, entrepreneur, software, CEO, Business Strategies & Functions
Cloud has huge potential in India's SMBs
News India's large number of small and midsize businesses and platform's low cost, high operational efficiency and scalability will drive cloud use there, say Nasscom members.
Tags: Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Software, Computing, India, CRM, Small And Medium Business, ERP, Cloud computing
Smartphone batteries need 'breakthrough'
News Getting smartphone power usage to acceptable levels will take "years" and need technology "breakthrough on multiple fronts", says Nokia's research head.
Tags: Development/design, Mobile processors, Nokia Corp., Battery, Phone, cell phone, Smart Phone, Cloud Computing, Smartphone, high-performance
How Yahoo is betting its cloud will pay off
News With Yahoo counting on cloud computing to accelerate development, a behind-the-scenes IT guy like Shelton Shugar moves into the spotlight.
Tags: Cloud computing, Yahoo! Inc., Virtualization, software, Open-source Software, Apache Hadoop, Cloud computing, Server, corporate computing, Internet
5 tips to ensure cloud data quality
News Choose neutral platforms and read providers' fine-print. These are steps companies should take before leaping to cloud, say data management vendors.
Tags: Cloud computing, Database management, Database, Informatica, Cloud, Tool, SLA, remote site, Cloud computing, Environment
S'pore firm not gaga over Google Apps
News Google launches marketing campaign to drive adoption of office suite, but one Singapore company has concerns over security and lack of formatting capabilities.
Tags: Cloud computing, Google Inc., Cloud, DSC, Microsoft Corp., CEO, software, Cloud computing, Wong, e-mail
Red Hat warns of cloud 'lock-in'
News Vendors such as Microsoft are attempting to take customers 'back to the '80s' by locking them into proprietary cloud services, according to open source vendor Red Hat.
Tags: Cloud computing, Open source, Red Hat Inc., Sister Site, SDK, VMware Inc., Cloud computing, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Linux, PHP
Cloud floats among India's large firms
News Large enterprises in India are opting for cloud computing, choosing hybrid and private clouds to resolve concerns over data security and regulatory compliance.
Tags: Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Data security, Cloud, Security, India, Regulatory Compliance, Small And Medium Business, TCO, Cloud computing
Cloud, consumers give Skype enterprise boost
News Cloud computing revolution and consumers driving IT adoption provide opportunity for VoIP player to shake off non-enterprise grade label, says Asia-Pacific exec.
Tags: Skype Technologies S.A., Phone, Small And Medium Enterprise, IP, Cloud Computing, Small And Medium Business, telephony, customer service, SIP, online application
Microsoft steps up cloud momentum
News At developer conference, Redmond announces production availability of Windows Azure and unveils new services running on its cloud platform.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Ray Ozzie, Muglia, Windows Identity Foundation, Microsoft Corp., network, Conference, Developer
VMware buys SpringSource for US$420M
News VMware will pay US$420 million for privately held SpringSource to become a bigger player in cloud computing application management and the open source community.
Tags: Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Open source, Virtualization, VMware Inc., Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), PaaS, monitoring, data center
