Gartner Introduces: New Magic Quadrant for Public Cloud IaaS I’m happy to announce that the new Gartner Magic Quadrant for Public Cloud Infrastructure as a Service has been published. (Client-only link. Sorry; I’ll link a public reprint when one is available.) This is a brand-new Magic Quadrant; our previous Magic Quadrant has essentially been split into two MQs, this new Public Cloud IaaS MQ that focuses on self-service, and an updated and more focused iteration of the previous MQ, focused on managed services, called the Managed Hosting and Cloud IaaS MQ. It’s been a long and interesting and sometimes controversial journey. Threaded throughout this whole Magic Quadrant are the
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Top 50 Must-Read IT Blogs By Biztech: CloudTweaks CloudTweaks has recently been selected to the list of “Top 50 Must Read IT Blogs” compiled by writers and editors over at Biztech Magazine. Top 50 Must Read IT Blogs Absolute Software Blog Absolute Software offers software for managing and securing mobile devices, and its blog shares valuable insights for customers and noncustomers alike. Whether it’s the latest report on mobile security or a conversation-starting infographic, for those interested in mobile computing, the Absolute Blog is a handy source of information. Follow: @absolutecorp | Read the blog: blog.absolute.com Andrew McAfee’s Blog Written
Rdio killed the iTunes star You may have heard of Apple’s iCloud, the Amazon Cloud Player and Google Music Beta, remote music storage services for smartphones, laptops and desktop computers. Rdio is another such service, lesser known but at least equally connected, and with one major advantage over its competitors. Founded by the creators of Skype and KaZaa, Rdio has recently signed deals with Verizon and Telus to make the cloud service an optional feature for telecom clients. There’s a rumour that Rdio is going to be integrated into Facebook, which would be a bonus for the music-free social network
3 Excellent Cloud Collaboration services for small and medium sized businesses. Here are 3 services which offer a number of extremely useful collaboration features such as: Knowledge Bases, Team Management, File storage and Sharing, Expense reporting, Governance & Auditing and everything in between. If you are an SMB looking for an inexpensive way to run and manage a business in the cloud, we would suggest reviewing the 3 below. 3 Excellent Cloud Collaboration Services Central Desktop Accolades: 2011 CODiE Award finalist Finalist for the Best Document Management Solution 2011 American Business Award finalist Finalist for New Product or Service of
Microsoft Office 365 and Google Apps - Part 1 I’m enjoying work at the moment. Google and Microsoft are at each others throats again along with their well-wishers, supporters and haters. I’m none of these so I’m happy to monitor the arguments and in some cases the ridiculous, ill-informed rants of those who hate anything released by a certain company. The release of Office 365 has fueled the debate and the debate brings out all the flaws which is one of the things I’m most interested in. With the P1 plan Microsoft seems to have gone for a straight fight
Here is a compiled list of 35 Cloud Computing Reseller Partner Programs now available. This is a small list that we’ve put together for individuals and companies looking to cash-in on some of the growing cloud computing opportunities available. There are a number of other companies with partner opportunities not listed here and we will be sure to include them in the next update. These companies are listed in no particular order. 35 Cloud Computing Opportunities Flexiant scaling Art of defense security Extrasys file sharing Vmware scaling Ibm storage Parallel scaling Abiquo platform Abovenet network Storsimple storage Gogrid scaling Salesforce
CloudFlare CloudFlare is a free, cloud-based service which boosts the performance of any website online. It does so by making the site efficient in using its limited, available resources and by taking preventive measures to counter a diverse range of potential, online threats that are detrimental to the smooth, optimum performance of the site. Besides being 100% free, the CloudFlare’s core service is very quick and efficient at supercharging the websites with a setup time of a mere five minutes. Let’s have a detailed look at what CloudFlare has to offer. [photomosaic -2] Improves Website Performance CloudFlare has a globally
