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EMC predicts: Huge biz potentials when cloud meets big data

EMC's key cloud deployments in 2011 included PetroChina and Columbia Sportswear that dealt with big data management and virtual storage. "When the cloud meets big data," said EMC, new tools for capture, search, discovery and analysis will be available to gain insights from organizations’ unstructured data.
by: Carol Ko 19-Jan-2012

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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

Managing big data in the cloud -- 3 biz scenarios

How can cloud computing help address the big data challenge in these business scenarios: hospitals that store ever-expanding pools of patients' data; governments that process loads of citizen's data, and financial institutions that perform analyses at near-zero network latency?
by: Carol Ko 31-Jan-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

EMC predicts: Huge biz potentials when cloud meets big data

EMC's key cloud deployments in 2011 included PetroChina and Columbia Sportswear that dealt with big data management and virtual storage. "When the cloud meets big data," said EMC, new tools for capture, search, discovery and analysis will be available to gain insights from organizations’ unstructured data.
by: Carol Ko 19-Jan-2012

Tata predicts: Cloud as next standard option in IT tool kit

Tata Communications' senior VP of global managed services John Landau advises how IT can justify the value of cloud deployments, why Amazon EC2’s FISMA accreditation is a proof point of public cloud’s maturity, and why cloud will become the next standard option in the IT tool kit.
by: Carol Ko 18-Jan-2012

Rackspace predicts: More biz to distribute apps on cloud by 2014

Last year, Rackspace and NASA-founded brainchild OpenStack project grew to involve over 115 user groups. In November, it released the Rackspace Cloud: Private Edition to aid OpenStack deployment. Read on to find out Rackspace's three key lessons learnt and the predictions for 2012.
by: Carol Ko 13-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
Time Warner HBO, Hallmark Cards handle peak loads on IaaS
Cloud computing should pave the way for greater enterprise IT outsourcing. Find out how Savvis' enterprise-grade services offer assurances that the cloud is ready to support mission-critical applications.
by: Khoo Boo Leong, Storage Asia 10-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
IT pros will take a harder look at cloud computing in 2012
New survey findings show that a growing number of enterprises -- some 24.1% -- plan to grow their expenditures for cloud services over the next year. In fact, 27% of respondents said that cloud computing initiatives were viewed with high importance at their companies.
by: Ed Scannell, Executive Editor and Stuart Johnston, Senior News Writer, SearchCloudComputing.com 30-Dec-2011