Amazon Web Services

Cloud: Lots to overcome before price is differentiator

According to Gartner, Amazon's updated rates will force its competitors to prove service differentiation, which could manifest into much lower cost services for more customers or more high quality services.
by: Enterprise Innovation editors 10-Apr-2012

Cloud security attacks -- are public clouds at risk?

Contrary to traditional security attacks that infiltrate a corporate network, an attack of a cloud-based service hosted at a third-party location can take place completely off-premise, where gateway security that surrounds one's data center becomes obsolete.
by: Carol Ko 16-Mar-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

Reach new heights with the cloud

The last 12 months have marked a turning point for the cloud -- it has gathered force as an incubator for innovation and a safe haven for businesses large and small. But most of all it is teaching a new generation to reach beyond the boundaries of possibility.
by: Werner Vogels, Amazon Web Services 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
Equinix supports AWS Direct Connect in APAC
Using AWS Direct Connect, customers of Equinix data center services can now connect their self-owned and managed infrastructure directly to Amazon Web Services from Asia Pacific, establishing a private network connection instead of via the Internet.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 13-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
Check Point supports AWS cloud security
Called the Check Point virtual appliance, the security gateway can be deployed in the Amazon cloud to activate protections that prevent network attacks and data breaches, while enabling secure connectivity in cloud environments.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 04-Jan-2012
AWS launches cloud data center in Brazil
The new Sao Paulo Region, targeted at South American-based businesses and software developers with customers in South America, will enable companies to build their businesses and run applications in the cloud.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 15-Dec-2011
AWS Direct Connect available in Equinix data centers
Equinix customers can now connect their customer owned and managed infrastructure directly to Amazon Web Services via AWS Direct Connect, establishing a private network connection that can reduce network costs, increase throughput, and provide more consistent network performance than Internet-based connections.
by: Asia Cloud Forum 05-Aug-2011