Business

Hong Kong govt 2012-13 IT spend to exceed US$80 million

Some of the government IT projects include the implementation of government cloud platform; the deployment of the next generation government Wi-Fi program, and the development of mobile apps to facilitate the government's delivery for the public.
by: Teresa Leung, Computerworld Hong Kong 02-Feb-2012
BMC Software to acquire Numara Software for SaaS IT mgmt
Post-acquisition, Numara’s two product families, FootPrints for IT service and asset management and Track-It! for help desk and asset management -- delivered as SaaS and on-premise solutions, will be grouped under BMC’s service portfolio.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 01-Feb-2012

Microsoft advises: 2 cloud projects with easily justified ROI

Collaborative and communication applications, CRM, PaaS and IaaS are some common workloads organizations move to the cloud, as they "make total financial sense." Read on to find out two types of projects CIOs and IT pros can target at for early cloud adoption.
by: Carol Ko 30-Jan-2012

CA Tech predicts: Every company can become a service provider

The cloud computing market is causing a big shift in business models, where every company can fundamentally become a service provider, said CA Technologies' cloud specialist Anna Gong. Read on to find her seven other predictions about cloud in 2012 and the key lessons learnt in 2011.
by: Carol Ko 27-Jan-2012
NTT Com to acquire 74% stake in Netmagic Solutions
Established in 1998, Netmagic Solutions provides co-location, managed hosting, ISP and cloud services in India. It currently operates seven data centers in major Indian cities including Mumbai, Chennai, Noida (Delhi-NCR) and Bangalore with over 200,000 sq ft floor space in total.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 26-Jan-2012
Performing due diligence before signing a cloud SLA
No one is certain of all the legal risks associated with enterprises storing confidential or proprietary information outside the corporate firewall -- in the cloud. However, there is growing consensus about what companies should ask cloud vendors to maintain a secure IT environment and avoid potential legal risks associated with the cloud.
by: Colin J. Zick, partner, Foley Hoag LLP and contributor, SearchCloudComputing.com 12-Jan-2012

Equinix predicts: Greater demand for cloud 'data portability'

In 2012, Equinix expects CIOs in Asia to show a greater level of interest and willingness to adopt cloud services, hence greater deployments of distributed cloud solutions and accelerated demand for ‘data portability’ between clouds.
by: Carol Ko 09-Jan-2012
IBM acquires Green Hat for cloud software testing
Green Hat’s solutions helps set up a virtual test environment in a matter of minutes versus weeks, and for a fraction of the cost.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 05-Jan-2012

SK Telecom reviews: Public cloud yet to become cash cow

Following the opening of a new cloud data center in Seoul for public cloud services delivery last January, SK Telecom's CIO Han Nam-Seuk says the public cloud market is yet to mature to become "a cash cow" for the company. Read on to find out the their key cloud deployments last year.
by: Carol Ko 04-Jan-2012

Cisco predicts: Business-leading IT to operate private app-stores

In 2012, IT will adopt a much more robust product lifecycle management approach in managing cloud services. Whichever cloud services to adopt, businesses are advised to incorporate cloud computing into their overall IT strategy, start small, and pay attention to change management
by: Carol Ko 04-Jan-2012