Last week I wrote about the RSA Conference currently on in San Francisco and what it meant for cloud security (See: Can The RSA Conference Help Dispel Cloud Computing Security Fears? ). Today’s article is an update on what’s happening in “The City by the Bay.” For one, cloud computing is high on the agenda at the conference, so much so that there is a Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Summit on the schedule. I had touched on the CSA in an earlier article (See: Big 4 Auditing Firm Ernst & Young Joins Cloud Security Alliance) and there’s no doubt that
Why Your SMB Should Relocate To The Cloud
Why Your SMB Should Relocate to the Cloud The number of decisions small business owners must make is seemingly endless. They are the authority on whom to hire, how to run the business and with whom to do business with, so choosing tech tools may not always be at the top of their priority list. With ...
Move Over Brick And Mortar, Education-As-A-Service Is Taking Over
Move Over Brick and Mortar, Education-As-A-Service Is Taking Over As Bob Dylan once said, “the times they are a-changin’.” Its a verse that sticks like glue in the back of my mind when I reflect on the technology landscape today. Just a few years ago, data analytics services were few and far between and cloud computing ...
Cloud Infographic: Cloud Storage 2013
Cloud Infographic: Cloud Storage 2013 Future Trends And Prospects In Cloud Technology – Year 2013 Many technology experts think that cloud technology has not reached its maturity yet; it may take it about five or more years to mature if the present pace of growth remains consistent. It is being anticipated that the growth will be even ...
Cloud Infographic: Who Will Be The Next Cloud Based Billionaire?
Cloud Infographic: Who Will Be The Next Cloud Based Billionaire? Here is an attractive infographic provided by the group at Staff. One thing for certain is that it appears to take new modern day media influencers less time to reach the Billion dollar mark, than its older more traditional predecessors. We must take into account inflation and other factors. ...Here are to two interesting perspectives regarding this topic. Who’s right? Below is a blog post found at ComputerWeekly discussing… An article in Computerworld UK reports that the latest advice from the Information Security Forum (ISF) is that information security professionals should treat cloud computing as they would any other external supplier. “Cloud is just outsourcing” according to Adrian Davis, a principal research analyst at ISF, speaking at an (ISC)2 Conference in London. It’s a shame they didn’t quote from my talk at that conference, as I take the opposite view. Cloud computing is light years apart from the dedicated, specified,
IBM Ties Up With Music Company On The Cloud Last week I wrote about the lack of development of cloud computing solutions geared towards the entertainment industry, and how mainstream developers can learn from that one industry that has still remained on the sidelines and yet driven advances in technology – pornography (See: Unlikely Lessons For The Cloud Computing Industry) Now, IBM seems to be addressing this gap in its product and service portfolio, as per its announcement at IBM PartnerWorld 2011 in Florida. IBM announced that Music Mastermind, a mid-sized independent entertainment and technology company founded by Grammy Award-winning
Fujitsu lifts Toyota into the cloud Mission critical Dealer Management System trusted to the cloud to deliver high quality services throughout Australia Sydney, 21 February 2011 — Fujitsu, a leading provider of ICT business solutions, today announced that Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Limited has selected Fujitsu to provide Cloud Services for one of its critical information technology operations. After an extensive evaluation, Toyota Australia will move its TUNE Dealership Management System (DMS) which is used by Toyota dealerships across Australia, to a managed service hosted by Fujitsu. Fujitsu’s winning Cloud Services bid is a fully configurable, Pay-Per-Use solution, which allows Toyota
The Lighter Side Of The Cloud Illustrations By David Fletcher Of CloudTweaks
Enterprise Cloud Solution Runs Order-to-Cash Billing Operations Cycle30 utilizes the enterprise-grade cloud platform from SunGard Availability Services for its billing services for telecom, cable and utility operators in North America. Jim Dunlap, president of Cycle30, addresses why cloud computing is an integral part of the company’s plans. Last year, Cycle30 adopted a cloud computing solution. What do you see as the key business benefits of cloud computing? “Cloud computing allows us to evolve our application platform as rapidly as our business needs dictate. Provisioning a virtual machine does not require the detailed planning it once did because we can always
Is India The Next Cloud Computing Superpower? “I was in Bangalore, India, the Silicon Valley of India, when I realized that the world was flat.” – Thomas Friedman, American journalist, columnist and author. Thomas Friedman, in his famous book The World is Flat, expresses the belief that with the Internet and other means of communication, geographical boundaries and distances have ceased to matter. This, in turn, has led to globalization and one of its most visible symptoms of outsourcing. At the same time, he argues that when low-skill and low-wage jobs are exported to foreign countries, more advanced and higher-skilled
