Agility In The Cloud: Big Data And The Cloud Recent years have seen a lot of development in the cloud computing sphere. Big data is believed by many to be here to stay, and a lot of real investment is touted to happen in this particular area. Such a trend is quite exciting, as new, better and more powerful infrastructure will be needed to support all this. So, a lot of further development is on the way to accommodate these computing perimeters. Does agility matter? Your company might have been in the business for many years, or it may be
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Agility In The Cloud: Big Data And The Cloud
by Kaamil on July 20, 2012
in Big Data, Cloud Computing, Computing, IT, Storage, Technology
Almost 50% Of World Data To Be On The Cloud – Gartner
by Kaamil on July 10, 2012
in Apps, Backups, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Computing, Host, IT, SaaS, Smart Phones, Social networks, Storage, Technology, Trends
Almost 50% Of World Data To Be On The Cloud – Gartner IT research and advisory firm Gartner recently released a statement predicting that roughly a third of the world’s digital content will be stored on the cloud by 2016. This is based on users’ desire to share and access content on multiple devices, without the need to manually transfer and synchronize data. In 2011 alone, Gartner states that 7 percent of worldwide consumer data is already stored on the cloud, and the figures are likely to grow to 36 percent within five years. Cloud computing is starting to gain
Playing Catch-Up With The Big Boys
by Emma on July 6, 2012
in Cloud Computing, IT, Storage, Technology, Trends
Playing Catch-Up With The Big Boys Microsoft dipped into their pockets a few days ago and shelled out $1.2 billion to purchase the social network Yammer. IBM has set the benchmark by merging cloud computing with social networking. It’s an interesting mix of work and play at the same time. It’s a nice idea, but for one of the world’s biggest companies, they are really lagging behind the other cloud computing giants out there. It is projected that in the next decade the developing and sharing of information through cloud computing technology is going to greatly increase. Cloud computing may
