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Educating digital natives in the cloud era

What does it take to educate young people in the digital era? Understandably, schools, governments and policymakers are in a quandary on how to choose from a slew of technology options available the best fit for an institution's learning objectives.
by: Eden Estopace, eGov Innovation 04-May-2012

Open source platforms, pricing drive provider success

The massive build out of cloud infrastructure, which IDC projects will exceed $11 billion by the end of 2014, is fueling the need for open, interoperable cloud computing. These open, hypervisor-agnostic platforms help service providers and enterprises quickly create Amazon-style clouds.
by: Khoo Boo Leong 05-Apr-2012
Survey: Secure mobility drives desktop virtualization demand
The top four factors driving the growth of desktop virtualization, based on the survey results, are: secure access for mobile and user owned devices; increased app and data security; business agility for an increasingly mobile workforce; and simplified risk management.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 14-Dec-2011

National Taiwan University secures campus cloud network

The adoption of Citrix NetScaler has boosted NTU's network performance, and has made NTU’s apps and cloud-based services run five times better. Its integrated security features provide administrators granular application-level control, while providing users with remote access.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 13-Dec-2011
Rackspace, Citrix, NetApp, Logicalis offer hosted desktop virtualization
The service is delivered with Rackspace’s infrastructure services from its Hong Kong facility, Citrix’s next-generation XenDesktop software, NetApp’s storage to enable the provisioning, and Logicalis’ front and backend support.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 25-Oct-2011
Cisco, Citrix deliver hi-definition virtual desktops
The Cisco-Citrix alliance will help companies simplify the deployment of high-definition virtual desktops and applications over a Citrix HDX-enabled Cisco network to millions of PCs, Macs, tablets, smart phones and thin clients.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 21-Oct-2011

Four essential cloud security tips

Organizations contemplating to join the bandwagon of companies moving critical applications to public cloud computing must carefully weigh the security-related issues to avoid costly mistakes.
by: Christine Burns, Network World US 17-Oct-2011
How to build a turnkey private and hybrid cloud
Companies skeptics about public cloud are opting to deploy private and/or hybrid cloud solutions which provides them the benefits of a public cloud while keeping their infrastructure under their leading to dramatic cost and time savings.
by: Garima Thockchom, CIO US 18-Sep-2011

Cloud-based storage improves disaster recovery at Situs

The significant impact of a natural disaster that struck The Situs Companies three years ago prompted the Houston-based real estate consulting firm to implement a cloud-based storage strategy.
by: Megan Santosus, CIO.com 29-Aug-2011
Desktop virtualization holds less than 3% share of PC market
CIOs harbor concerns about the immaturity of the market and some are reticent to take the plunge for fear of purchasing the wrong solution for their enterprise.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 20-Jul-2011