When the Cloud Meets Mobility: Heaven or Headache? The cloud and mobile computing have made an awful lot of promises to enterprise IT: reduced costs, higher productivity, jaw-dropping data analytics, rapid rollout, granular control over the IT solution stack. But have they delivered? Unfortunately, that’s not easy to answer. In a recent Gartner survey of over 2,000 top CIOs, analytics and business intelligence, mobile technologies, and cloud computing ranked as their first three priorities (in the order). These CIOs have high hopes for the next wave of cloud technologies. Their ultimate goals include: Allowing anywhere, anytime access to cloud-hosted data and applications on any device regardless of
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: Efficient Email System Management
Cloud Infographic: Efficient Email System Management Here is an infographic which illustrates some of the key benefits to securing your email in the Cloud. Infographic Source: Symantec Cloud
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. ...
The Great Debate: Is The Cloud Ready for Mission Critical Applications? We all know cloud is the future of IT, but there are still a few unanswered questions. For instance, with all the high-profile cloud outages, is the cloud really ready for mission critical applications? This common question arises because inevitably, we wonder if the cloud is more or less reliable and secure than our own data centers. In a recent survey from North Bridge Venture Partners on cloud computing trends, 50 percent of respondents said they were confident cloud solutions were viable for mission critical business applications. Only three percent
Four Free Information Assets for the Mid-Size Company CIO “Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.” – Anton Chekov (1860-1904), Russian playwright and master of the modern short story. At CloudTweaks, we know that many of our readers are looking for ways to better leverage cloud computing at their workplaces. While we try to cover most important developments in the world of cloud computing, we are open to learning from others and helping spread that knowledge. With that in mind, let me present four free information assets that I believe CIOs of mid-size companies will
The Inadvertent Cloud User In our vast population, I have found that knowing about something seems to make people believe you are in expert in that subject and forever branded as such. For example, remember when you said one time when you were eight that you wanted to take pictures and every year since then your grandmother has been buying you cameras and film thinking you are the next . Of course if you get that reference you must be a photographer and are now defined only as such. So it is funny, especially in such a technologically driven age,
The Lighter Side Of The Cloud – Stuff By David Fletcher Our comic collection has simply taken the light side of cloud computing to a whole new level. So after a long day’s work in the cloud, you can stop by our comic library for that much deserved moment of fun before you call it a day. Review the full library For the reuse of our CloudTweaks comic images for print, web or related, please contact us regarding.
A Basic Look At Gaming As A Service The developments that have come together to create a modern world has come from some surprising places. We cannot imagine a world where we could not go on line and reserve airline tickets, make dinner arrangements, or even buy a book from Amazon. Did you realize that the technology and protocols that make e-commerce possible were first developed by and for the on-line pornography business? It is easy to understand that some of the earliest interfaces between computers and the non-technical general public was through video games. In 1952, A.S. Douglas did
Five Ways the Cloud Can Resurrect Your SMB The cloud computing market could hit $55 billion by the end of 2014, says Forbes.com’s Joe McKendrick, who cited his findings from a report by IDC. You can see the growth of “the cloud” in software, infrastructure, and platforms — all as services used in the world of small business. The cloud now lets outsourced IT professionals assist small businesses in five crucial areas: Risk Management The less a company has to spend on risk management and security issues, the more they are at risk of financial and data loss. Cloud storage
