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How to pick the right storage for cloud apps

In reinventing business models and IT service delivery, cloud computing has also reshaped storage requirements in enterprise data centers. Further, mobile devices accessing the cloud are driving demand for servers, which in turn, fuels demand for storage.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 29-Jan-2013

Gartner Fellow: Cloud steadily matures, but no longer disruptive

Gartner Fellow Steve Prentice explains where cloud is at in the current Gartner Hype Cycle, how cloud is giving way to "big data" as the next loudest IT force, and how cloud standards develop in places where "national boundaries" demand respect.
by: Carol Ko 29-Jan-2013

Seagate CIO roundtable II: Managing enterprise storage issues

The impact of cloud computing and mobility on enterprise storage infrastructure can drive business costs higher and affect data security and operational efficiencies if left unchecked.
by: Khoo Boo Leong 23-Jan-2013

Adobe transforms licensing with Creative Cloud

It's not software as a service but Adobe Systems has leveraged the cloud nonetheless to offer a membership-based service that provides unlimited access to Windows and Mac versions of every CS6 tool and a full complement of services.
by: Khoo Boo Leong 23-Jan-2013

7 million cloud-related jobs worldwide in 2015

Demand for “cloud-ready” IT workers will grow by 26% annually through 2015, with as many as 7 million cloud-related jobs available worldwide, according to an IDC white paper ‘Climate Change: Cloud’s Impact on IT Organizations and Staffing’ sponsored by Microsoft Corp.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 16-Jan-2013

Seagate CIO roundtable I: Impact of cloud, mobility on enterprise storage

Ten IT heads and industry experts discussed issues and potential hazards as well as creative solutions and possible strategies for cloud computing and mobility on the sidelines of the Asia Cloud conference in Singapore November 2012.
by: Khoo Boo Leong 16-Jan-2013

Cloud predictions 2013 III: Cloud meshes with big data, analytics, DR

In the next 12 months, big IT forces like big data, data analytics and disaster recovery will become closely intertwined with cloud computing. For example, many organizations will approach cloud service providers for big data solutions.
by: Carol Ko 14-Jan-2013

Cloud predictions 2013 II: APAC cloud offerings change shape

The 10 biggest predictions about Asia's cloud market development include further acquisitions, expansion of cloud services in scale and geography, vendor's change of focus from hardware to solutions, and the shift of focus from IaaS to PaaS.
by: Carol Ko 09-Jan-2013

What we should really fear in the cloud

There’s a lot of confusion going on in the Australian cloud marketplace at the moment. Service providers are raising different arguments about why they provide the best solution, and the most common ones seem to be related to security and data sovereignty.
by: Mark Randall, Rackspace Asia Pacific 09-Jan-2013

Cloud predictions 2013 I: APAC cloud adoption takes off

The 10 biggest predictions about Asia's cloud adoption in 2013 include blue chips cloud uptake in Hong Kong, hosting of mission-critical apps on cloud, FSI's hybrid cloud adoption, and their impact on server shipments.
by: Carol Ko 08-Jan-2013