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IBM lists 7 considerations for cloud storage

Look beyond capacity in support of an infrastructure-wide scale-out when evaluating scalability to be able to support changing business needs. It is important that a cloud storage solution integrates with other cloud platforms to ensure unified, end-to-end provisioning across a heterogenous platform.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 27-Apr-2012
Infrastructure management takes on business hue
Disruptive technologies such as virtualization, automation, and cloud computing have raised the profile of infrastructure management as the need for management and control shifts from a purely technical realm to a more business-focused activity, according to Ovum.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 26-Apr-2012
Survey: 16% companies use cloud for sweeping innovation
IBM's new survey findings suggest the number of cloud-adopting enterprises will more than double by 2015. While 16% said they were already using cloud capabilities for sweeping innovation, 35% intended to use it to transform their business models by 2015.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 09-Mar-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

IBM reviews: Cloud generates growth, extends business reach

Under the "IBM SmartCloud" portfolio, Big Blue has invested in over US$3 billion in 10 key cloud acquisitions since 2003 and forecasts US$7 billion in cloud revenue by 2015. Read on to learn about IBM's key cloud deployments in China, India, Vietnam, South Korea and Australia in 2011.
by: Carol Ko 29-Dec-2011
Hong Kong Quality HealthCare to deploy BI, private cloud
According to IBM, the project involves the consolidation of more than 100 servers into a single private cloud environment that hosts QHMS’ mission-critical front end and back end systems that serve more than 600 medical centers in Hong Kong and Macau.
by: Computerworld Hong Kong staff 22-Dec-2011

6 questions to ask your SaaS provider

The cloud environment in which apps are built will have major implications on the QoS ISV and app developers offer. This will inevitably trickle down to the business consumer or end user. Before entering into any contractual agreements for SaaS, businesses should ask these six questions.
by: Chung Hao Ning, IBM Singapore 24-Nov-2011
The Open Group publishes cloud computing migration guide
A new book that aims to help organizations better understand cloud risks, building ROI and manage other cloud challenges is now out in the market.
by: Antony Savvas, Computerworld UK 10-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

Singapore's university turns supercomputer into cloud platform

With Nanyang Technological University's cloud platform entering production pilot phase, students at the art and science schools will benefit from on-demand compute resources provisioning to conduct large-scale animation rendering and molecular modeling.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 31-May-2011