/// Tag Archives: cloud computing
Security Monitoring: Having Vision For The Future
January 25, 2012
Security attacks such as website hacking, security breaches and malware threats are all becoming increasingly common and sophisticated in design. The latest high-profile security breach...
See Past Fake Noise To Find True Cloud Value
December 16, 2011
The term cloud computing has become a constant fixture in the media – and indeed in the boardroom. It seems that you can’t have a...
Modern IT Infrastructures Demand A New Approach To Monitoring And Management
December 09, 2011
In an era of tight spending, reduced profit expectations, rising utility costs and environmental concerns, enterprise computing infrastructures are now increasingly reliant upon outsourced managed...
Cloud Solutions Are A Real Game-Changer For Data Security
December 06, 2011
Let’s say it politely: Stuff happens. Although natural or manmade disasters aren’t too common (we hope!), even a relatively minor disruption in your organization could...
Cloud Cover: Stay In Control
December 05, 2011
Cloud computing is set to change the way businesses operate, with many small businesses turning to “the cloud” due to the cost savings and efficiency...
Building Confidence In Cloud Computing With Converged Infrastructure
November 29, 2011
The dynamic nature of cloud computing means that the physical infrastructure must be highly automated, reliable and elastic in order to deliver trusted, agile and...
Cloud computing is held back by broadband vapourware
October 17, 2011
Back in the mid 1990s before cloud computing arrived to change our lives I was involved in a four year communications project for the European...
Top 10 most overhyped technology terms
September 21, 2011
We have entered a new era of information technology, an era where the clouds are moist, the data is obese and incontinent, and the threats...
What’s happening with the G-Cloud?
September 19, 2011
Do you remember the UK government’s G-Cloud initiative? Were you excited by the original plans to provide an on-demand and private cloud infrastructure for the...
Why businesses can’t afford to overlook the advantages of working in the cloud
September 14, 2011
Just two years ago, when Ted Gorsline launched MobileVantage, the Toronto-based entrepreneur relied heavily on USB thumb drives and email to share files between devices...
4-themed approach to cloud adoption
September 06, 2011
If your CEO is showing signs of wanting to adopt cloud computing technologies than a quick flick through a new report semi-commissioned by the Federal...
Understanding is the key to cloud security
July 27, 2011
SMBs are right to consider security a key priority when reviewing their IT infrastructures, as the consequences of data loss can be catastrophic. Caution is...
Is QuickBooks’ crown under threat from cloud apps?
July 27, 2011
Intuit launched QuickBooks in 1998, building off the success of their home financial software, Quicken. Since then, QuickBooks has dominated the small business accounting software...
Management headaches force cloud re-think
July 26, 2011
Two thirds (62%) of enterprises are not adopting cloud computing because infrastructure management is too complex. According to research, conducted amongst 200 senior IT decision...
Heading for the cloud? Don’t forget your broadband
July 26, 2011
This week I was reading a case study of a small business that sells beauty products. The business has recently switched to doing all its...
