Features

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
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

Data loss prevention for cloud II: How it works in 5 industries

The "vulnerable points" in a cloud computing environment may not be so much in the cloud itself, but the mobile devices and end points used to access data via the Internet. Part II of this Websense interview examines how DLP can help secure classified data in the cloud in five industries.
by: Carol Ko 22-Dec-2011

Data loss prevention for cloud I: Synergy with cloud apps

In the cloud computing era when data can be processed and stored anywhere in the "good" hands of the cloud service providers, why should business still care about data loss prevention? How can IT practitioners achieve the best synergy between DLP and cloud computing?
by: Carol Ko 20-Dec-2011

What cloud-based DR means to Thai flood victims

Cloud-based disaster recovery solution's pay-as-you-go characteristic is said to help businesses save up to 60% of their DR costs. In this interview, NTT Com Asia discusses how cloud-based DR works, and explains how it can help companies affected by Thailand floods resume business.
by: Carol Ko 13-Dec-2011

NYP-SiTF Cloud Enablement Centre to groom 4,000 cloud experts

Aiming to equip 4,000 students with various cloud computing expertise over the next three years, Nanyang Polytechnic's newly opened CEC will help students further develop their cloud computing capabilities with professional certification training, project work and internship.
by: Carol Ko 06-Dec-2011

DreamWorks Animation taps into hybrid cloud for global resources

For DreamWorks, the beauty of producing animation on a hybrid cloud is its ability to use infrastructure resources rapidly and as needed. This enables their artists to "focus on making the movies they want to make, not just the movies that fit within the resources within our walls."
by: Carol Ko 28-Nov-2011

Equinix justifies US$63m investment in second HK data center

Equinix Asia-Pacific President Samuel Lee explains how the company justified the need to build HK2, and how they justified the US$63m investment in the midst of an unstable economy outlook.
by: Carol Ko 21-Nov-2011

CA: PaaS to rise and offer specialized industry content

CA Technologies’ Chief Technology Architect Trevor Bunker predicted that in the next three years, private cloud will grow exponentially, public cloud adoption will stabilize or even decrease, whereas Platform-as-a-Service will increasingly be adopted in new innovate business models.
by: Carol Ko 15-Nov-2011

Singapore National Library Board's hybrid cloud journey

Singapore's National Library Board adopts hybrid cloud computing to better utilize its existing data center. Today, the Board hosts its enquiry management system on the public cloud, while storing sensitive data such as personal particulars in the private cloud.
by: Enterprise Innovation editors 12-Nov-2011