by cloudtweaks on May 24, 2011
in Amazon, Backups, Cloud Computing, Companies, Computing, Images, IT, SaaS, Storage, Technology, Tools, Video
Minus is a cloud-based, out of the box, straight-forward sharing platform which allows the users to upload and share photos, music, videos, PDFs and more. The site is focused on making everything simple and naturally convenient for the users. The site looks, sounds, interacts and then impresses and stands out ahead of others in its own simple, intuitive way. In the background, the minus is powered by Amazon’s latest, high-end EC2 and S3 cloud storage services. Salient Features Easy to Navigate Located at the top right and bottom left of the home page, five to six hyperlinked words each in
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by steve on May 20, 2011
in Audio, Backups, Browser, Cloud Computing, Companies, Computing, Google Cloud, Google OS, ipad, Our Interviews, Podcast, Security, Smart Phones, Startups
Audio Interview With iSpaces.com CloudTweaks has recently interviewed one of our upcoming rising stars: iSpaces.com The team led by, Dermot Doherty, Sunne Justice and Guillermo Söhnlein founded iSpaces in 2009. They currently offer a cloud-based operating environment; namely, a cloud computer or virtual desktop that currently runs best on Google Chrome and will be released soon on other popular browsers. Here is an audio interview with Dermot Doherty and Sunne Justice discussing cloud computing, security and the direction of iSpaces.com. Click To Listen [podcast]http://www.cloudtweaks.com/ispaces-profile.mp3[/podcast] Visit iSpaces for more information Audio Interview By Steve Prentice
by Anuradha on May 20, 2011
in Apps, Backups, Business, Cloud Computing, Computing, Google Cloud, Host, IT, News, Performance, SaaS, Security, Storage, Technology, Trends
Gartner Suggests Ways to Migrate Applications to Cloud There are five ways by which organizations can move applications into the cloud, according to research firm Gartner. The first option is to rehost or redeploy applications to a different hardware environment and change the application’s infrastructure configuration. Second option is to refactor or run applications on a cloud provider’s infrastructure. Organizations can also use the third option -revise, i.e. modify or extend the existing code base to support legacy modernization requirements. Once this is done they can use rehost or refactor options to deploy to cloud. Option four is rebuilding the
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by sourya on May 18, 2011
in Amazon, Apps, Backups, Cloud Computing, Computing, Gaming, Google TV, Movies, Music, Startups, Storage
Benefits From Cloud Computing “God must love the common man, he made so many of them.” – Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), legendary American President. Three months back I had written an article on the benefits of cloud computing to various stakeholders, such as the Chief Information Officer (CIO), the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), the IT manager, the system designer, the environmentalist and the end consumer, or in other words, the common man (and woman) referred to by President Lincoln above (See: How Cloud Computing Affects Real People). Today, I will elaborate more on the last stakeholder – the end consumer. Most
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Businesses can now use Google Sites with the SMEStorage Open Cloud Computing Platform for free. This is made possible thanks to the SMEStorage Open Cloud Platform, which is supporting Google Sites using the Google OAuth authentication mechanism. Google Sites is just another storage cloud for the SMEStorage Open Cloud Platform, which, according to a release, enables Sites users to access, modify and upload data through a range of desktop and mobile clients. In order to use Google Sites with the SMEStorage Open Cloud Platform for free, businesses will have to register a free account at SMEStorage.com. Although the free windows
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by cloudtweaks on May 10, 2011
in Apps, Backups, Case Study, Cloud Computing, Companies, Computing, Host, IT, Security, Storage, Technology, White Papers
Global Disaster Recovery (DR) Index – Cloud Backup and Security Report Being fit for business is imperative for all countries participating in a highly competitive global economy. For organizations around the world this means being able to continue to operate in the event of IT failure or major disaster, whether man-made or natural. Regardless of their location, IT managers share a common challenge – keeping their business-critical digital assets safe and sound. Few businesses today can survive a major data loss without a comprehensive backup and disaster recovery (DR) strategy in place. At the same time, the amount of data
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by cloudtweaks on May 7, 2011
in Backups, Case Study, Cloud Computing, Companies, Computing, IT, Performance, Security, Storage, Technology, White Papers
Cloud Computing and Streamline Data Protection One of the greatest challenges today is effectively backing up and protecting the vast amounts of data stored throughout an organization. With WAN optimization, you can accelerate network-based backup by 5x and can reduce bandwidth use by up to 95%. Download this paper and learn more about this strategy today. Wide area network (WAN)-based approaches to data backup are dramatically influenced by WAN bandwidth limitations and network latency. Without significant, costly WAN bandwidth upgrades this can make WAN-based backup impossible for large remote offices with significant data stores. Riverbed makes network-based backup feasible, in
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HomePipe – Cloud File Sharing Service HomePipe’s free online service revolutionizes your ability to quickly, easily, and securely access and share digital files (e.g. high resolution photos, music libraries, videos, presentations and documents) of any size stored on a home or work computer – from any web browser or mobile device – without spending more money on storage, multiple hours uploading, organizing or syncing in the cloud. HomePipe is a service that provides instant access and sharing of digital content of any size, anywhere, anytime from any web browser or mobile device. It’s the most secure remote file access and
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