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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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Equinix completes Asia Tone acquisition, expands China market
With the Asia Tone acquisition, Equinix gains an addition of six data centers and one disaster recovery center in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore. This will include one data center that is under construction in Shanghai, which will provide an additional capacity of 80,000 square feet and about 900 cabinets.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 10-Jul-2012
An evolutionary path to the cloud for enterprises
By end of this year, global data center services provider Equinix Inc will have opened the US$28.5 million phase four expansion of its second IBX data center in Singapore. The expansion is Equinix’s response to growing demand for services from cloud and financial services customers in Asia-Pacific.
by: Khoo Boo Leong 10-Jul-2012

Ovum: Cloud benefits exceed expectations in public sector

Government agency case studies in Australia confirm that cloud services can actually be a better, faster, less expensive and less risky way to source ICT, said Ovum in its 'Practical Steps to the Cloud for Government Agencies' report.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 10-Jul-2012

Mastering the cloud contract tug of war II

This part II of an interview with attorney at law and CEO of CloudRisk Asia explains why cloud users need to scrutinize the boilerplate clauses in a cloud contract, and discusses the intricacies of data collection, retention, deletion and delivery by CSPs during a contract's lifetime.
by: Carol Ko 06-Jul-2012

Telstra: The partner factor in private cloud success

Selecting the right partner can help enterprises mitigate unnecessary risks and accelerate their journey to private cloud success. Service providers like Telstra offer enterprises some help in addressing private cloud challenges.
by: Khoo Boo Leong 03-Jul-2012

Mastering the cloud contract tug of war I

Attorney at law and CEO of CloudRisk Asia exposes the conflicting interests between cloud vendors and customers. Are all public cloud service contracts "non-negotiable?" What four items can a cloud service customer perform off-site? How difficult can defining "service downtime" be?
by: Carol Ko 03-Jul-2012

What CIOs need to get from managing IT to delivering biz services

Cloud-based service models empower IT organizations to align better with business strategy and be more relevant in driving revenue growth. They pave the way for CIOs to get from simply managing IT to delivering business services.
by: Khoo Boo Leong 03-Jul-2012
NEC Thailand opens cloud op center, launches SaaS apps
NEC Thailand has launched a cloud operation center to remotely manage and monitor its secured cloud services from its office in Bangkok and unveiled two software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications -- Trend Micro Worry-Free and Spontania VideoMeeting.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 03-Jul-2012
NetApp enhances sales support with Terremark
NetApp has extended its partnership with Terremark by leveraging on the latter’s Enterprise Cloud public and private cloud resources for its System Engineering and Professional Service teams worldwide.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 03-Jul-2012

Cloud service brokering revitalizes e-business

Service brokering works like "glue" that sticks different pieces of clouds together. Once it solves the issue of interoperability between clouds, previously unsuccessful e-business models like cargo community services will be given a second chance.
by: Leo Yeung, Hong Kong Computer Society 28-Jun-2012