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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

CiticTel CPC grows robust enterprise-grade cloud service

Can an off-premise, opex-model enterprise-grade hybrid or private cloud service give enterprise IT the same reliability, control and security typical in a traditional data center? Citic Telecom CPC believes its IaaS has made that a practical reality.
by: Khoo Boo Leong 10-Apr-2012

Symantec plan bolsters cloud for business-critical apps

Symantec Corp has outlined a 3-layer plan for organizations to apply consistent identity and information security across cloud services and devices.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 23-Mar-2012

Vietnam's IT heads to transform IT with cloud

CIOs in Vietnam all recognize the need to transform IT but face internal cultural and security issues in their journey to the cloud. Bao Viet Bank, for example, is building its private cloud and virtualizing servers and apps, but finds it hard to convince the management to move some more critical systems to the virtual environment.
by: Chee Sing Chan 28-Feb-2012

Malaysia's CIOs to drive agility with cloud biz

At a CIO Exchange discussion held in Malaysia, CIOs share their thoughts on virtualization and their cloud strategies: some said only small steps were taken on cloud, some waited for more "success stories," others were adopting cloud-based collaboration to drive information sharing.
by: Emily Chia, Enterprise Innovation 25-Feb-2012

CITIC Telecom CPC attains VMware vCloud Powered status

CITIC Telecom CPC's latest cloud computing solution series, SmartCLOUD, achieves VMware vCloud Powered status. Upcoming cloud solution launches include vFabric cloud developer platform, desktop virtualization, dynamic resource planning, and SaaS targeting at verticals.
by: Carol Ko 15-Dec-2011
Study: Cloud data privacy top of APAC biz concerns
The survey also finds that integration with existing systems remained a huge barrier to cloud adoption (68%). Other key concerns included lack of interoperability across clouds (57%), fear of vendor lock-in (59%) and immature cloud management features (57%).
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 11-Nov-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
What you need to know about PaaS
PaaS has been primed to poise a significant challenge to users due to its undoubted power and productivity of these platforms. What should IT leaders think about as they begin to evaluate their PaaS options?
by: Bernard Golden, CEO, HyperStratus 12-Sep-2011