The Politics Of Cloud Computing There are many issues taken for granted by companies when they move to the cloud. Aside from various technical issues, businesses fail to recognize that they’ll have to take into consideration the cultural environment of their own company. A very common problem that all businesses will encounter is the internal politics within the organization, which will tends to slow down cloud computing adoption. Many application programmers won’t give up control of their software programs and servers because it can hamper software performance. Aside from that, these developers will reason that they will have difficulty controlling
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The Politics Of Cloud Computing
by Florence on May 30, 2012
in Business, Cloud Computing, Computing, IT, SaaS, Security, Storage, Technology, Trends
Automated Versus Manual Tools For Cloud Migration
by cloudtweaks on April 5, 2012
in Big Data, Cloud Computing, Computing, IT, SaaS, Security, Technology, Tools, Trends
Automated Versus Manual Tools For Cloud Migration Back in 2010 most specialists thought of cloud computing mostly as “capacity on demand” with the benefit of not having to deal with infrastructure and scalability issues. Today this is just one of the countless benefits that cloud computing offers. However, the data migration to the cloud, a much disputed topic back in the days, is becoming more complex now because of the increased number of platforms, technologies and vendors. Not all applications are suitable for a cloud-based deployment and there are significant incompatibilities between applications and different cloud providers’ offerings. Basically, the
Managing Risk when taking the Public Cloud Route OR Managing Risk in Public Cloud Strategy
by cloudtweaks on March 19, 2012
in Cloud Computing, Computing, Contributors, IT, Security, Technology
Managing Risk when taking the Public Cloud Route OR Managing Risk The secret to a pleasant and successful experience in migrating to a Public Cloud Strategy for your enterprise is “minimizing risk while maximizing your return on investment (ROI) and reducing total cost of ownership (TCO)“. Sound familiar? Sounds like managing your retirement fund nest egg. In this article we will address few of the risk management guidelines and standard business practices to mitigate risk when going with a public Cloud Strategy or migrating your IT or business assets to the Cloud. So, to remain competitive and be efficient, “how big
Research Report:The Best Way to Build a Cloud
by cloudtweaks on February 25, 2012
in Cloud Computing, Computing, Host, IT, Security, Storage, Technology, Virtualization, White Papers
The Best Way to Build a Cloud In most companies, the needs of the business are outpacing what IT can deliver. Technology is the foundation and enabler of business innovation, the foundation and enabler of business innovation, but developing and implementing new solutions is resource-intensive. Integrating and optimizing islands of IT is complex, time-consuming and costly. Now, with the advent of cloud-based infrastructure and business process, IT is both a builder and a broker, simultaneously needing to build internal private clouds, consume services from the public cloud, and manage all of these services. Virtually every company is interested in transforming its infrastructure and applications to take advantage of the cloud and a more
AMD Announces Fusion12 Developer Summit
by cloudtweaks on December 7, 2011
in Cloud Computing, Companies, Computing, IT, SaaS, Security, Storage, Technology, Virtualization
AMD Announces Fusion12 Developer Summit December 07, 2011 — AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that AMD Fusion Developer Summit 2012 (Fusion12) will be held on June 11-14, 2012 in Bellevue, Washington. The company’s annual developer summit will return to the Meydenbauer Center and the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue. This event will build on the success of the sold out AMD Fusion11 earlier this year, where more than 700 software development leaders from industry, academia, and government converged on the forefront of heterogeneous computing. The summit offers an engaging opportunity to learn more about next-generation software development and Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) technology, central processing unit
Whitepaper: Fair to Partly Cloudy
by cloudtweaks on October 28, 2011
in Cloud Computing, Computing, Education, Images, IT, SaaS, Storage, Technology, White Papers
Fair to Partly Cloudy While the cloud is often referred to in singular fashion, the reality is that enterprises looking to embrace cloud computing can choose from some very different approaches, each providing specific benefits—and challenges. This paper will describe IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS, revealing the unique characteristics of these cloud service delivery models. In addition, it will detail the distinct monitoring responsibilities and challenges of each model, and describe the specific capabilities organizations need to maximize the benefits of their cloud implementations. Introduction The hype surrounding cloud computing has been enormous, but this is a case where the reality may in fact eclipse some
Around the Cloud: Top Cloud News/Oct 13
by cloudtweaks on October 13, 2011
in Blogs, Business, Cloud Computing, Computing, IT, News, Security, Storage, Technology
NASA CTO claims IT help desks on the way out Cloud platforms making dedicated support surplus to requirements Like the 30 spacecraft his agency has launched, Tom Soderstrom, CTO at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, sees everything through the clouds. NASA’s JPL uses 10 public or private clouds to store everything from photos of Mars for public purview, to top secret data. Pretty soon, Soderstrom told attendees at Storage Networking World, data stored by large enterprises like NASA will be measured in exabytes. One exabyte is equal to 1.5 billion CDs or a million terabytes. And, he noted, the only place
ROI Through Database Virtualization/Cloud Computing
by cloudtweaks on September 30, 2011
in Case Study, Cloud Computing, Computing, IT, SaaS, Security, Storage, Technology, White Papers
ROI Through Database Virtualization/Cloud Computing Enterprises rely on CRM, SFA, SCM, ERP and numerous other IT applications to run their business. The “big data” wave has only increased demand for new and upgraded applications that can turn rapidly growing raw data in enterprises into business intelligence for better and faster business decisions. Enterprises that unleash this data potential while containing the associated costs stand to improve both profitability and competitiveness. Advancements in network, storage, virtualization and chip set technology have enabled significant IT efficiency gains in recent years. However, as IT stacks and applications are redesigned to consume the gain
