Cloud Computing

Wed, January 18, 2012 - It is joined by mobile and cloud computing as the most important technology priorities for CIOs

Wed, January 18, 2012 - Companies are on the path to cloud adoption. According to a recent report, 28% of U.S. organizations are using cloud computing today, with 73% reporting their first step was implementation of a single cloud application. Yet while 84% of organizations say they have employed at least one cloud application, most do not yet self-identify as "cloud users" who are "implementing or maintaining cloud computing."

Wed, January 18, 2012 - DynamoDB is a scalable managed NoSQL database service

Wed, January 18, 2012 - In testing cloud computing services and observing the growth of cloud activities, we've noticed that there are distinct phases that organizations go through in adopting cloud.

Wed, January 18, 2012 - Amazon, Cloudera, Hortonworks, IBM, and MapR mix simpler setup of Hadoop clusters with proprietary twists and trade-offs

Tue, January 17, 2012 - Vendor analysis of network and application traffic shows poorly managed remote access tools and traffic flowing outside port 80 are rampant.

Tue, January 17, 2012 - The company says the software can help businesses more efficiently manage their use of cloud services

Tue, January 17, 2012 - When your data resides on a cloud provider's infrastructure, your ownership rights could be compromised. For example, what's to prevent the cloud provider from deciding to access your data and use it for its own purposes? That's why any contract for cloud services should include language clearly affirming your ownership of your data.

Mon, January 16, 2012 - Practically everyone working in the cloud says they're doing agile projects. But you'll find some tinges of non-agility, particularly in the support function after you put a system into production. Take this quiz to find out how agile your cloud support organization really is.

Mon, January 16, 2012 - Symantec said the acquisition will add a cloud-based option to its lineup of information governance products