Secure Cloud Bundle Launched on the Google Apps Marketplace CloudLock, Backupify, and LTech have teamed on introducing the Secure Cloud Bundle on the Google Apps. The partners say that this collection of products has been designed to enhance data security, backup and IT administration for companies using Google Apps. “The decision to partner with CloudLock and LTech on this Secure Cloud bundle for the Google Apps Marketplace was a no brainer. The partnership teams three complementary and critical solutions to further enhance the security and functionality of Google Apps for the entire ecosystem,” said Rob May, CEO and co-founder of
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Database Services on a Private Cloud For database environments, the PaaS cloud model provides better IT services than the IaaS model. The PaaS model provides enough resources in the cloud that databases can quickly get up and running and still have enough latitude for users to create the applications they need. Additionally, central IT management, security, and efficiency are greatly enhanced through consistency and economies of scale. Conversely, with the IaaS model, each tenant must build most of the stack on their own, lengthening time to deployment and resulting in inconsistent stacks that are harder to manage. A private cloud
Dell: CEOs May be Expecting too Much from Cloud IT professionals see huge potential in the Cloud, but say that CEOs may be expecting too much, according to a Dell sponsored survey of information technology (IT) professionals by independent market research firm, Marketing Solutions Corporation. The survey findings clearly reveal gaps between IT professionals and their non-technical senior executives regarding the potential of cloud computing. About 47 percent of respondent said they were most likely to view cloud as an extension of long-term trends toward remote networks and virtualization. 37 percent percent of those surveyed said cloud is a radically
eSalesTrack™ The CRM Introduction – Cloud Computing Service Overview The eSalesTrack™’s CRM is a service of the Soleran Company. The Soleran claims that eSalesTrack™ is the Magnum Opus of world wide software engineers’ effort known as Soleran Development Network (SDN). The cloud based software eSalesTrack™ provides on-demand CRM solutions like Account Management, Contact management, Opportunity Management, Product Management, Quota Management, Product Catalogs Creation and Activity Management . It is basically, an open source, web based Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software as a Service (SaaS). Benefits of eSalesTrack™ One of the top benefits of eSalesTrack™ is web based source; you need
OpSource Offers Affordable Cloud OpSource is making secure cloud computing accessible and affordable to businesses of all sizes. The enterprise cloud and managed hosting provider is bundling hardware-based security and networking with its Cloud Servers to this end. The company notes that even though cloud computing has the potential to cut costs by 70% many organizations hesitate to use this technology due to security concerns. “Organizations that consider moving mission-critical applications into the cloud typically cite security as one of their number one concerns, and it continues to be a barrier to entry,” said Philbert Shih, senior analyst, hosting for
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
Data Integrity, Data Resilience and Data Security Given the recent rise in popularity of cloud-based solutions, it is not surprising that there is a concern in the minds of many people regarding the security of their data. This is safeguarding the data against: Unauthorized access Data corruption or loss Hardware failure In reality, you will use much of the same precautions for cloud-based solutions as you would for a solution running in a corporate datacentre. Data Integrity When you are running an application on a server, you normally configure a suitable backup routine so that it is safe in the
