How To Prepare For A Cloud Server Migration The promise of cloud computing is to reduce the cost of IT infrastructure assets and processes through lower operational expenses stemming from the cloud’s ability to allow organizations to purchase only the resources that are needed, when they need it. Large enterprise software applications are faced with stringent requirements related to performance, delay, and service uptimes. Despite the significant interest of large enterprises to move their applications into the cloud, the procedure raises a major challenge and there still are questions related to application performance in the cloud, response times and the
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Does The Cloud Actually Exist? Cloud Myths Recently we have come across an alarming trend amongst cloud computing clients. The problem stems from irresponsible behavior on the part of some Cloud Service providers in their blogs and on-line writings. This is perpetuating the dangerous myth that the Cloud actually exists. That any web based service would maintain a blog of some sort, is not a surprise. Blogging is an accepted and effective marketing tool, part of the arsenal that marketers use to distinguish their websites, and their products from one another. It is also a way to disguise the fact that it
How Can Cloud IDEs Save Your Time? Part 1 Cloud computing is definitely among the most dynamically developing industries in IT. It’s also definitely the one that promises to surprise the global IT community with new technologies, tools and services in 2013. Cloud hosting, document management and data storage have become common and ordinary even for non IT-savvy people. If you can store your docs and host your apps in the cloud, why can’t you code in your browser? That’s what exactly the idea that came to enthusiasts from across a few years ago. As a result, the first web
Tablet Adoption – Enterprise Is Returning To The Terminal We spend a lot of time talking about the cloud, apps and mobile these days. The language is new, but it really represents a return to a mode of technology that enterprise-level organizations have always loved. Tablet adoption is up among enterprise users, especially iPads. And with that adoption rate, laptop use is dropping. Among iPad owners in enterprise, 12 percent report that their tablets have entirely replaced their laptops. With a tablet and the right suite of apps, an organization can effectively return to the terminal model. Data is saved
Is Cloud Computing The Biggest Green Technology? Global warming and climate change are on top of world’s list of concerns and one of the reasons is our dependence on dirty energy from fossil fuels. We all consider the transportation sector as the main pollution source of our atmosphere, but is the IT industry really exempted from the blame? Governments around the globe usually have stringent standards on factory or industrial facility energy consumption and emission while the energy consumption in IT laboratories and data centers is overlooked, with the exception of some universities and research organizations. So there are no
Update 7:58am EST – Storm Sandy Due to the recent Storm Sandy that has affected many in North America. CloudTweaks has decided to postpone any new articles over the next couple of days. This is simply out of respect to those who are suffering through this unfortunate situation. In the meantime, our servers have not been impacted by the storm, so please feel free to continue using our site for your cloud research needs. Best, – CloudTweaks Team
