Tag Archives | Cloud Computing
What is Your Digital Grid?

What is Your Digital Grid?

By on May 17, 2012 in Cloud Computing, Editorial, Information Technology

As consumers of digital technology do you not get the sense that the pace of change is increasing and impacting us with little time to sit back, watch, take things in, and try to make sense of it all.  Nowadays digital devices and digital environments tend to suddenly show up almost invisible to our awareness [...]

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Some Basics of Cloud Computing in 10 Minutes

Some Basics of Cloud Computing in 10 Minutes

By on May 10, 2012 in Bandwidth, Cloud Computing, Community Manager, Data Center, Data Management, Database, Enterprise Applications, Hardware, Information Technology, Network Securities, Networking, On-Demand, Security, Software, Storage, Telecommunication, Virtualization

The recent Open Cloud Conference was a little different from other conferences on cloud computing. It was not big compared with other nationwide conferences, but it attracted a lot of technology geeks and practitioners of cloud computing. Most people were casually dressed (more relaxed than even standard Silicon Valley attire), and most of them were [...]

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Free Whitepaper on Cloud-Based Endpoint Security

Free Whitepaper on Cloud-Based Endpoint Security

By on May 10, 2012 in Antispam/Antivirus, Security, White Papers

As traditional approaches to protecting users and devices against a complex threat environment are becoming less effective, cloud-based endpoint security may be a big opportunity for IT to improve security while cutting cost. This exclusive study from Webroot explores the state of cloud-based security. Download Whitepaper

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Evaluating Apache Cassandra as a Cloud Database

Evaluating Apache Cassandra as a Cloud Database

By on May 1, 2012 in Database, Editorial, White Papers

Whether deciding to move a small or significant amount of data to a cloud database, today’s IT decision-makers need to understand whether the solution they’re considering is designed and/or implemented in a way that utilizes all the benefits and promises of cloud computing. This paper examines those key characteristics and discusses how Apache CassandraTM stacks [...]

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I Confess….Mobile Computing…..

I Confess….Mobile Computing…..

By on February 19, 2012 in Cloud Computing, Community Manager, Data Center, Green Technology, Hardware, Information Technology, Mobile and Wireless, Network Securities, Networking, Security, Telecommunication, Virtualization

Sometimes it is hard to admit that I am a laggard when it comes to the adoption of new technologies and services. I laugh at my friends who do not use LinkedIn, Facebook, or Twitter. But I now admit that I have not been exposed to mobile computing firsthand. Well, I was exposed to it [...]

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Trusted Data Assurance in the Cloud

Trusted Data Assurance in the Cloud

By on February 18, 2012 in Data Protection, White Papers

Cloud-based services are here to stay. Cloud services are even more attractive for companies who are being hit with the high cost of meeting compliance requirements – especially for small and mid-size companies that have shrinking or no information security budget. In Trusted Data Assurance in the Cloud, author and information security expert Felix Santos [...]

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Cloud Connect 2012 Video Interviews From NetHawk.tv

Cloud Connect 2012 Video Interviews From NetHawk.tv

By on February 17, 2012 in Cloud Computing, Editorial, Videos

We just completed our first video interviews for your viewing pleasure at www.nethawk.tv and we’ll be adding more daily. Tune in and here from Gordon Haff from Red Hat software and from attendees who shared their views of the show. We’d love to get your feedback and help us at this nexus for the bottom [...]

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IT and Storage Economics 101, Supply and Demand

IT and Storage Economics 101, Supply and Demand

By on February 15, 2012 in Editorial, Guest Bloggers, Information Technology, Storage

In my 2012 (and 2013) industry trends and perspectives predictions I mentioned that some storage systems vendors who managed their costs could benefit from the current Hard Disk Drive (HDD) shortage. Most in the industry would say that is saying what they have said, however I have an alternate scenario. My scenario is that for [...]

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New Generation of CIOs Is Born with Cloud Computing and Commercialization of IT

New Generation of CIOs Is Born with Cloud Computing and Commercialization of IT

By on February 10, 2012 in Cloud Computing, Data Center, Data Management, Green Technology, Hardware, Identity, Information Technology, IT Compliance, IT Decision-making, Mobile and Wireless, On-Demand, Security, Software, Virtualization

This continues the discussion of the interview of Tim Crawford by Andrew Dailey of MGI Research at the recent Teladata Technology Convergence Conference. As before, I have summarized what was discussed and injected my comments and thoughts triggered by their Q&A. It was simple in the enterprise world. There was a main business organization with [...]

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Cloud Computing and the Consumerization of IT: Does CIO Stand for Career Is Over?

Cloud Computing and the Consumerization of IT: Does CIO Stand for Career Is Over?

By on February 8, 2012 in Cloud Computing, Community Manager, Data Center, Green Technology, Information Technology, Software

I have talked to Tim Crawford several times in the past and written a blog based on one of those conversations.  Tim is an IT guy of CIO caliber, and his insights are independent of particular vendors or industries. He has been very active in the cloud computing area and appears at many cloud and [...]

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