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Survey: End users driving enterprise IT decisions

CIO Connect's new survey findings show 93% of respondents believed their success lies not in how technology is used, but how it enables the use of information. CIOs are advised to transform themselves to lead the business in regards to both innovation and information.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 22-Feb-2012

Telstra predicts: 'Community of interest' clouds form for IT sharing

In 2012, Telstra International predicts organizations with common interests will club together to create 'community of interest' clouds around an industry or solution area for shared infrastructure, signaling the first step to create business process-based architectures.
by: Carol Ko 20-Feb-2012
Survey: APAC CIOs seeking new skills to stay effective
The report cited cloud computing and the increasing adoption of offsite back-up as emerging changes that are creating a knowledge gap, and which made it necessary for CIOs to understand the implications of storing information outside both the company and country of origin.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 03-Feb-2012

3 keys to becoming a successful cloud service provider

The data-driven nature of public cloud services makes data management increasingly important. Despite differences in size and nature, all cloud SPs must address the fundamental and critical elements of how to build and manage a cloud infrastructure that can support reliable and fast services with constant availability.
by: Andrew Sampson, Hitachi Data Systems 06-Jan-2012
IT pros will take a harder look at cloud computing in 2012
New survey findings show that a growing number of enterprises -- some 24.1% -- plan to grow their expenditures for cloud services over the next year. In fact, 27% of respondents said that cloud computing initiatives were viewed with high importance at their companies.
by: Ed Scannell, Executive Editor and Stuart Johnston, Senior News Writer, SearchCloudComputing.com 30-Dec-2011

Data loss prevention for cloud I: Synergy with cloud apps

In the cloud computing era when data can be processed and stored anywhere in the "good" hands of the cloud service providers, why should business still care about data loss prevention? How can IT practitioners achieve the best synergy between DLP and cloud computing?
by: Carol Ko 20-Dec-2011
Standardized data governance policies key to cloud adoption
Cloud Security Alliance's Cloud Consumer Advocacy Questionnaire and Information Survey is the first deliverable for the Cloud Data Governance working group, gathers inputs from consumers on the current state of public cloud provider maturity and other key issues.
by: Enterprise Innovation Editors 15-Dec-2011
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

Survey: Singapore biz finds mobility top driver to cloud

A new TNS study found that 33% of the global survey respondents, and 30% of Singaporean respondents cited access to information, and the desire to connect employees through multiple devices as the most important reason for their decision to adopt cloud computing.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 14-Dec-2011
Survey: 80% of CIOs identify new biz skills in cloud era
A new CA Technologies report shows that 80% of CIOs agree that new skills are needed to remain effective in the dynamic cloud environment. They range from regulatory and compliance, understanding risk, negotiation and sales skills and commercial procurement skills.
by: Enterprise Innovation editors 08-Dec-2011