Data Center, Web Services, Security
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Sunny skies ahead for cloud computing
News CIOs need to prepare for the advent of cloud computing, because the technology is here to stay, says Gartner analyst.
Tags: Web services, Web 2.0, Outsourcing, Security, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, CIO, enterprise computing, Web 2.0, data center
Pre-adoption key to smooth cloud rollout
News Cloud service adopter offers tips for organizations also thinking of moving onto cloud computing, touting benefits of pre-adoption preparation.
Tags: Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Software, Google Inc., Security, Information Technology, Backup, Singapore, Small And Medium Business, SLA
Govt app store levels playing field
News Having applications in the cloud can help administrations such as Singapore, resolve infrastructure inadequacies and better utilize resources, says analyst.
Tags: Cloud computing, Web services, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Government, Hewlett-Packard Co., Security, Singapore, public sector agency, Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS)
Making sense of Live Mesh
Techguide Justin James gets Microsoft's general manager of Live Services to shed more light about Live Mesh, and shares why he is now more open minded about Live Mesh.
Tags: Web services, Protocols and platforms, Data centers, Data Management, Microsoft Corp., Security, Cloud Computing, Blockbuster Inc., Server, British Airways Plc.
How Windows Azure avoided a HailStorm of criticism
News news analysis Microsoft's latest cloud-computing vision has received a warm reception compared to the torrent of displeasure that greeted HailStorm seven years ago.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Web services, Ray Ozzie, Microsoft Corp., Security, Google Inc., Cloud Computing, Server, intellectual property, Microsoft Windows
Gartner: Brace yourself for cloud computing
News Cloud computing led Gartner's list of ten big technologies to plan for in 2010. Also: mobile apps, desktop virtualization, social networks, green IT.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Cloud computing, Virtualization, Computer, Information Technology, mobile, Business Strategies & Functions, Social Computing, Gartner Inc., Cloud computing
Amazon spreading its wings in the cloud
News Amazon Web Services has been offering on-demand computing and storage capacity through its Elastic Cloud Compute and Simple Storage Service. Now the company wants to make these easier for businesses to use.
Tags: Cloud computing, E-commerce, E-business, Database, Web Service, Europe, Service, Cloud computing, Amazon.com Inc., performance
Sun CTO to form cloud security forum
News Wayne Horkan, Sun Microsystems' U.K. chief technology officer, plans to form a public and private sector organization to address cloud security issues.
Tags: Cloud computing, Network security, Security, Web Service, Sun Microsystems Inc., Cloud computing, Amazon.com Inc., compliance, data protection, data center
Five DR tips to cope with a pandemic
News In light of the H1N1 outbreak, vendors offer advice on how companies can move to implement disaster recovery and keep business up and running.
Tags: Data backup, disaster recovery, Disaster recovery, Mobile platforms/communications, Disaster Recovery, Security, Mobile, Asia, Small And Medium Business, F5 Networks Inc., Worker
Top Layer provides Internet security solutions to PDX Group
News Top Layer Networks, Inc and PDX Group have formalized a strategic alliance for the deployment of Top Layer's networking devices in PDX data centers and the appointment of PDX Teknologi as its strategic technology partner in Malaysia.
Tech show spotlights business software
News A number of small enterprise software companies plan to debut practical wares this week at the Demo conference in Arizona. Others take aim at security and utility computing.
Tags: Business applications
Alcatel-Lucent launches gateway for SOA security
News Alcatel-Lucent has unveiled an all-in-one network appliance designed to handle authorization tasks for Web services, as well as acceleration and auditing.
Tags: Network security, XML, Web services
Data centers offer career opportunities for consultants with rare skills
Insight In a few years, enterprises will find themselves searching for professionals with mainframe skills. Now's the time for consultants to bone up on those skills through formal training or a new program designed to build mainframe skills.
CyberWorks may book US$74m paper profit from iLink listing
News HONG KONG--Pacific Century CyberWorks Ltd's stake in its iLink Holdings Ltd unit will be worth as much as HK$574 million (US$73.5 million) more when the data center operator sells shares on Hong Kong's Growth Enterprise Market.
GoToMyPC 4.1
Product Reviews GoToMyPC 4.1
Tags: Citrix GoToMyPC, Citrix Systems Inc., Security, Password, Computer, software, network, Linux, Web, PC
