The Cloud Fragmentation – How To Work Together Cloud computing is rapidly gaining popularity and all major players in the industry are noticing. It is obvious that this paradigm will be the driving force for business in the coming decade mainly due to the proliferation of the internet and the mobile market space. This growth is quite substantial and looks to be still in a great state of change where new applications and technology will still be developed and introduced, and in no small part thanks to social media. Social media is really the driving force for all these technology
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Tips To Lessen Cloud Security Fears Simply because cloud computing is relatively new, it is still plagued with unfounded fears and doubts, the most prevalent of which is that of security. The truth is that it is just as safe as traditional networking technology, and sadly carries most of its vulnerabilities as well. But this just proves that it can be trusted in terms of security just as much as any technology we are using now. Granting, cloud computing is for the most part, just a new way of applying current technology. To foster its adaption, we the proponents of cloud computing should try
Cloud Adoption Statistics Cloud adoption decisions will be taken in the near future by employees who do not have an IT background. That’s an interesting shift in the IT world! According to a report issued by Capgemini, chief marketing officers, executive and even people from human resource departments, finance or administration departments will be making some of these cloud adoption decisions. 460 organizations globally, 50 of them in the UK were surveyed for this report. The main reason for this change might be that cloud adoption and implementation into the overall strategy of an organization and in different departments influences the activity of all employees, not only
Make A New Years Resolution To Explore The Cloud For Business Telephone Services Business owners and managers looking to capitalize on technologies that can increase efficiencies and reduce costs should be looking closely at Cloud-based services like a Hosted PBX business telephone system. Many might be surprised to learn that this technology is well-established (web-based e-mail has been around for more than a decade and is an everyday example of cloud technology ) and already well-know to the businesses community. With recent IDC research indicating the world’s mobile worker population will grow to more than 1.3 billion (more than 37
What John Smith Thinks of Cloud Computing: A Big ‘Ol Warehouse The cloud computing paradigm has advanced the field of computing by leaps and bounds and has allowed businesses of all kinds to adapt to an ever changing environment of business needs and consumer demands. Indeed the path to here has never been a paved road, no new way of thinking has ever really gone smoothly at first, but it is here now, fully embraced and making our world a better one be it behind the scenes and away from the attention of the masses. Cloud computing was slow to start with many “nay
Making Cloud Adoption in China a Reality (In Spite of Data Privacy and State “Secret” Laws) Cloud computing has become a hot growth area in China, driven by both large-scale government initiatives and private investment. However, as alluring as the cloud is in China, for foreign firms trying to do business there, the uncertain legal environment can create a number of serious challenges. Comprehensive, national regulations on data privacy remain in the draft stage, so for now, data privacy rules are “vague” and are often at the mercy of government interpretation. The legal framework for cloud services is flexible to
Desktop as a Service – The New Trend Of 2013 As some voices in the industry recognize, it appears that Desktop as a Service will be one of the hot topics of 2013. DaaS is considered the ideal platform for cloud computing in small and medium-sized businesses (SMB). DaaS allows the outsourcing of the entire desktop environment to a third party service provider. The service can be purchased on a subscription basis. The Desktop as a Service provider will manage upgrades, backup solutions and data storage. This will allow companies to focus on their business and goals. The service can
Cloud Infographic: Cloud Forecast Gartner speculated that the prevalent shift towards the cloud, primarily fuelled by the present-day end-user craving to store, share and access data on a multitude of devices, will lead to a jaw-dropping storage of an estimated one third of the total digital content onto the cloud some time by the end of 2016. Gartner pointed out that user content transferred to the cloud in the year 2011 alone accounted for about 7 percent of the total. This, however, is estimated to increase to a hefty 36 percent by 2016. Infographic Source: TrackVia
