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ISACA: 5 cloud governance questions BoDs must ask

ISACA issues in a white paper five key questions that the board of directors must ask to ensure consistent practices to maximize value and manage risk of cloud computing.
Asia Cloud Forum editors 03-May-2013

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Malaysia’s P1 sees cloud prospects in 4G ramp-up
The ubiquity of high-speed mobile broadband and the launch of 4G LTE will help extend the benefits of cloud, M2M and mobile applications in business in 2013 and beyond.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 28-Dec-2012
Citrix predicts: Shifts in mobility management, cloud computing
2013 will see the continuation of key 2012 trends. However, Yaj Malik, area vice president of ASEAN at Citrix, highlights significant shifts in the approach towards enterprise mobility management and cloud computing.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 28-Dec-2012
Modern workforce fuels SilkRoad growth
SilkRoad, a provider of cloud-based social talent management software, is riding high amid the growing need for solutions that deliver mobile, employee-centric capabilities, adding a number of customers from China in the North to New Zealand in the South.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 28-Dec-2012
CA study: IT not an innovation roadblock in Singapore firms
A resounding 84% of Singapore-based firms report having a formal process in place for activities that drive innovation, according to a CA Technologies study. This result is in contrast with the 63% reported worldwide.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 28-Dec-2012
Myanmar Central Bank builds private cloud to improve bank operations
The Myanmar Central Bank's new cloud environment consists of a private cloud platform designed, constructed, and operated in compliance with the Alliance Cloud, a standardized cloud model certified by the DIR-led Global Alliance for User-driven Cloud Computing, as well as a desktop service that features security countermeasures.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 25-Dec-2012

Australian students develop stethoscope in cloud

By connecting a stethoscope to a cell phone, a community health worker or unskilled administrator can transmit diagnostic information into a cloud service. The software then analyzes a patient's breathing for patterns that indicate the earliest stages of pneumonia or asthma.
by: eGov Innovation Editors 24-Dec-2012

ISACA survey: 69% say public cloud risk outweighs benefit

ISACA's 2012 IT Risk/Reward Barometer shows that IT pros remain wary of public clouds: 69% believe that the risk of using public clouds outweighs the benefit. Opinions of private clouds are the opposite -- the majority (57%) believes the benefit outweighs the risk.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 21-Dec-2012
Dell to acquire Credant for data protection technologies
Found in 2001, Credant Technologies provides data protection solutions to control, manage and secure data sent from endpoints to servers, storage and the cloud.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 20-Dec-2012

Are AWS and HP cloud SLAs really useless?

Last week, a Gartner analyst wrote in her blog post suggesting the public cloud services of AWS and HP have the "worst SLA of any major cloud provider" for their availability zones requirement and "complex" SLA wordings. How did AWS, HP and an international law firm Pinsent Masons respond to this?
by: Carol Ko 19-Dec-2012
CA predicts: IT to act as service broker, trusted advisor
“In 2013, IT will drive business competitiveness,” said Victor Cheng, vice president of Asia South at CA Technologies. “CIOs need to achieve an end-to-end service delivery model, tying in all the required elements and technologies to create an integrated user experience."
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 19-Dec-2012