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Jun 15, 2012
SOURCE: Business Technology Roundtable As the role of cloud computing is growing around the globe, many CIOs and other senior IT decision makers are facing challenges with their existing network infrastructure -- to support the migration of their business applications...
May 21, 2012
SOURCE: Bloomberg When patients show up at a hospital, something dangerous happens: They’re looked at by humans. Because of the hustle in busy emergency rooms and admission wards, many patients get only a cursory review of their health, according to Nicholas...
May 16, 2012
SOURCE: Â Forbes Cloud computing, put broadly, is a term used to describe any service available on the internet. More specifically, cloud computing refers to a hosting environment that leverages pooled computing resources by way of virtualization. Cloud computing takes...
May 7, 2012
Google has finally launched its cloud storage service, Google Drive. It gives users 5 GB of free online storage space and allows users to access their files from anywhere, including mobile devices. However, Google Drive's terms of service is causing some concern....
Apr 23, 2012
"Immature" is one of those code words that execs trot out when they're faced with disruptive competition that's likely to eat their lunch over the long haul. For example, VMware CEO Paul Maritz likes to dismiss OpenStack as immature. While OpenStack may not feature...
Apr 17, 2012
SOURCE: CIO Gartner’s 2012 predictions for business intelligence focus on the challenges around Cloud, alignment with business metrics and a balanced organisational model between centralised and scattered. Forrester has looked toward 2012 with everything from the...
Apr 9, 2012
SOURCE: The Philippine Star Today’s IT organizations increasingly take on a service provider role within their enterprises, with many transforming from cost centers to business units. This shift brings with it heightened accountability to internal customers and a...
Apr 4, 2012
Research firm Gartner has published five points from its report Five Cloud Computing Trends That Will Affect Your Cloud Strategy Through 2015 that it says users must factor into their planning processes. "Cloud computing sets the stage for a new approach to IT that...
Mar 12, 2012
SOURCE: Business intelligence (BI) solutions have always been considered an enterprise service. Aggregating data, analyzing reports, and forecasting results have been luxury only midmarket or larger companies can afford. But a recent study from market research firm...
