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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

Google Drive fuels shadow IT concerns

The recent launch of Google Drive could again fuel concerns about the risks of security breach and data loss that shadow IT can bring to an organization. Already, there is an obvious use case for Google Drive for employees collaborating through inferior corporate email systems.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 25-Apr-2012

Ovum: Enterprises see value in public cloud services

While enterprises’ use of public cloud services is now widespread and growing in Australia, the perceptions of risks have become somewhat overstated. The practical reality is that many enterprises in both private and public sectors are using public cloud services every day.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 13-Feb-2012

CIOs must usher cloud into the government pigeon coop

Cloud services will bring about a major rethink in the logic of whole-of-government ICT strategy and the role of the government CIO. The cloud will increasingly empower agencies to access ICT cost savings and ICT-enabled innovation without the risks and imposts of mandated whole-of-government procurement and shared services arrangements.
by: Steve Hodgkinson, Ovum 10-Feb-2012
Ovum: Big data, security, cloud to become IT "super themes" in 2012
"Big data" analytics, security and cloud will be the three biggest drivers of technological change in 2012, Ovum said. Other predictions for 2012 include the growing enterprise use of social media, convergence of selected SaaS CRM & marketing services, and the consumerization of IT.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 20-Dec-2011

IT infrastructure, commodity apps will become cloud’s sweet spots

Ovum predicts there will be major failures in the shared services space in 2012. The secret for success will be for shared services to focus on IT infrastructure and commodity apps. This will also become the ‘sweet spot’ for the success of cloud computing.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 04-Nov-2011

Telecoms and cloud computing: A perfect match

Independent research firms are bullish of cloud computing's future. With that in mind, for cloud services to really penetrate the enterprise market, robust and secure hosting environments need to be combined with resilient, high performing and secure next-generation networks.
by: Charles Kennaway, Cable&Wireless Worldwide 04-Oct-2011

Ovum: public sector cloud adoption slower than private entities

Ovum says that cloud adoption in the public sector remains slower than in the private sector. They have the same reason in adopting cloud – the desire to find more efficient and effective ways of sourcing IT capabilities.
by: Romy T. Arambulo, ACF 26-Sep-2011

Colliers International integrates global data center operations for cloud move

Real estate service organization Colliers International is methodically moving applications to cloud by consolidating data center operations on a global scale. Within three years, the company hopes to move 80% of data to hybrid cloud.
by: Romy T. Arambulo 30-Aug-2011

Managing application performance key to effective cloud use

Cloud users must put more emphasis on effective application management in order to provide the best user experience. An ‘outside-in, customer-point-of-view’ approach can be adopted in conducting web performance monitoring and testing.
by: Romy T. Arambulo 30-Aug-2011