by cloudtweaks on April 2, 2012
in Big Data, Cloud Computing, Companies, Computing, Contributors, IT, Security, Technology, Tools, Trends, Tutorials
Types of Cloud and their relevance Continued From Part 1… There are three relevant types of clouds: Private (internal or vendor-hosted), Public (external), and Hybrid (mixed). Each cloud infrastructure has unique characteristics that can meet business objectives. Enterprise Private Cloud A private cloud enables enterprises to implement cloud computing solution at either their own site or at service provider’s datacenter. Enterprises are implementing a private cloud within areas of their infrastructure in which a cloud model makes the most sense. A private cloud provides many of the benefits of cloud computing without the loss of control and security risks associated
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by cloudtweaks on April 2, 2012
in Cloud Computing, Computing, Dell, IT, News, SaaS, Security, Startups, Storage, Technology
Dell Announces Intent to Acquire Wyse Technology Red Rock, Texas: Apr 02, 2012 Dell today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Wyse Technology, the global leader in cloud client computing, to significantly extend its desktop virtualization offerings. The addition of Wyse will expand Dell’s desktop virtualization capabilities and provide new solutions and services opportunities for the full range of Dell’s enterprise offerings. In some environments, a virtual desktop allows enterprises to more efficiently and securely manage their users and end point devices. With this acquisition, Dell expands its enterprise solutions portfolio and offers customers an ever broadening array of tailored solutions to meet
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Cloud Computing and Tourism: Microsoft and the World Tourism Organization Join Hands Cloud computing is spreading across all industries. Therefore, it’s not surprising that an industry that employs 1 in 12 people in the world and generates 5% of the global GDP has also seen the possible benefits of going on the cloud. Yes, I’m talking about tourism whose global umbrella body, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), has recently signed an agreement with Microsoft to use cloud computing to develop tourism across the world. According to Microsoft, this partnership will benefit 155 UNWTO member countries and the more than 400 affiliate members representing
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Why You Have To Take Advantage Of Cloud Email In general, when an entity has its own server, it is but expected that it will also have its own email system. With the popularity of web based services, instead of having the domain name as the suffix of the email address, the service name becomes the suffix. Thus, yourname@yahoo.com or yourname@gmail.com has become popular. A lot of cloud email service suppliers can now provide domain name as your suffix in the email address. Therefore, when you take advantage of such service, your email recipients will see yourname@domain-name.com as your email
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Taking the Middle Road: The Need for Hybrid Clouds Hybrid cloud involves the use of public cloud and private cloud architectures working together. The key here is “working together”, instead of having two silos of inoperable clouds. In theory, it combines the best of both the worlds, though in practice it is hard not to get the worst of both worlds. Why is a hybrid cloud approach required? In this post, I will try to answer some of the reasons. Need for hybrid clouds Public clouds involve the use of third party servers where you are typically charged on the
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Cloud Infographic: What Type Of Cloud Hosting Do You Require? Source: VandelayDesign
Reaping New Value from Existing ECM Solutions with the Cloud For many organizations, enterprise content management has been an unrealized dream and the source of technological and budgetary challenges. Most large companies have invested millions in ECM solutions, but many are less than satisfied with their results. Even those that are happy with their deployments typically see them used by only a small number of employees in specific application areas. And as shifting trends and new technology have pushed business to an increasingly mobile landscape, enterprises are finding that their legacy ECM solutions are even less accessible. In response, many organizations have adopted a hybrid cloud solution to supplement their
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by cloudtweaks on March 30, 2012
in Backups, Big Data, Business, Cloud Computing, Computing, Images, IT, SaaS, Security, Storage, Technology, Trends, Virtualization
Cloud Computing: Leading From The Front – Part 1 Cloud computing is not just a trend. It is changing the way IT organizations drive business value. In a short span of time, cloud computing has changed the way in which businesses and individuals consume computing resources. Cloud signifies a fundamental shift from a traditional model to a more dynamic model of consuming IT in which resources are more flexibly deployed than was the historical models. In short, cloud computing refers to a convergence of technologies and trends that are making IT infrastructures and resource intensive applications more modular, and more
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