/// Tag Archives: cloud
Bringing the cloud into focus
Executives around the globe are facing a conundrum. In the midst of widespread economic turmoil, there is a clear, collective mandate to cut the cost...
Could the cloud solve your business’ spam problems?
Over the past five years, the amount of spam being delivered to e-mail servers around the world has increased dramatically. It’s estimated that, currently, over...
How cloud computing is transforming businesses
In the world of cloud computing, ‘’security’’ has been the buzz word of the past few years. Recently though, there has been a shift of...
Are you really data-driven or just using data to prove a point?
I love data, I love the benefits that data analysis offers, and I love the concept of large amounts of data being massaged, queried, and...
How cloud computing has killed the PC
It looks like the end for the PC. Unlike the Dinosaurs the PC will not just vanish from the face of the Earth – they...
REVIEW: Mozilla Firefox 6
From statistics freely available on the Web, it’s clear that Mozilla’s Firefox, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and Google’s Chrome are the most popular browsers today, with...
What do you do when your Web application isn’t performing?
If you are running an organisation that relies on its website for business, or you are launching a service that potentially thousands of individuals can...
Is your company network ready for the cloud?
Organizations making the move to cloud services are well aware of the many benefits like lower startup costs, lower total cost of ownership and on-demand...
Why your boss won’t ever allow PCs to be phased out
As the PC celebrates its 30th birthday a host of recent articles have suggested that it is a dated technology which will be ousted from...
Adopting cloud computing may save money, but how does it change risk?
The Cloud allows the procurement of IT services from both internal and external suppliers to be optimized because the services are delivered through the Internet...
Is the cloud the answer to supply chain woes?
Tighter margins and the constant need to reduce costs is placing enormous pressure on FMCG companies, who not only now compete in an environment of...
Squeezing water from the cloud
With a greater number of organisations adopting cloud services each year, IT resellers must face the challenge of keeping themselves relevant and core to the...
What are the benefits of cloud, beyond the financial silver lining?
As cloud computing has matured from a mere buzzword uttered from the desks of IT experts to a well established and dynamic infrastructure, can we...
Google Chrome OS is far more appealing than Windows 8
In the current climate, businesses are starting to question the need to upgrade their computer systems every two to three years, so I believe the...
Datacentre automation exemplifies schizophrenia
I’m coming down with a bout of schizophrenia. I know that IT is now taking a further lurch in its continuing journey towards abstraction, with...
