What is Cloud Computing?
Cloud computing can be anything that involves delivering hosted services over the Internet. Cloud services are categorized as, Infrastructure as a Service, Platform as a Service or Software as a...
View ArticleMicrosoft Windows Azure
Is Microsoft into cloud computing? It may be considered as a relatively late comer in the cloud computing market but it’s doing big steps! The recent long-term deal with The State of Minnesota is a big...
View ArticleOnline service providers and Data Centers
Do your research carefully before outsourcing your internal IT services. Many companies function more efficiently and profitability by outsourcing certain business tasks or functions to other...
View ArticlePrivate Clouds – Part 1: HP CloudStart
Many organizations are still undecided whether to venture into cloud computing! Few weeks ago, moving to the cloud meant the outsourcing of the IT infrastructure to third-parties as the main players...
View ArticlePrivate Clouds – Part 2: Eucalyptus
In the first article of this series – Private Clouds, we have seen an overview of HP’s CloudStart. Enterprise solutions do not come from the major hardware vendors only! The open source community has...
View ArticlePrivate Clouds – Part 3: VMware vSphere
At the forefront of virtualization we find VMware with a suite of products and it’s no surprise that VMware offers a solid private cloud solution. With the leverage they have in the virtualization...
View ArticleCloud Update – Rackspace acquires CloudKick
In mid December one of the top Cloud hosting providers, RackSpace announced the acquisition of CloudKick. CloudKick offers a web application that helps organizations manage their cloud servers....
View ArticleSkipping in-house virtualization!
From time to time I come across analyst reports stating that many mid sized organizations are reluctant to implement virtualization infrastructure and may decide to go for the cloud. So, I decided to...
View ArticleCloud Update – prospects for SMBs
According to Wall Street Journal, many SMBs are expected to move to Cloud solutions this year. Their main interests are the reduced running costs and the disaster recovery capabilities that the cloud...
View ArticleWhat’s your storage?
The development of online computer storage can be mapped as follows: Floppy Disks: Low storage density / slow storage speed / self-responsibility for data / localized access Hard Disks: High storage...
View ArticleeDiscovery in the Cloud
eDiscovery in the Cloud may become a daunting task if not planned in advance. As your resources move to the Cloud in some faraway datacenter your control diminishes and keeping track of the dynamic...
View ArticleSMBs main concerns about Cloud Computing
A survey by ENISA (European Network and Information Security Agency) back in November of 2009 showed that Confidentiality of corporate data, privacy, and data availability and integrity are the three...
View ArticleSupport for OpenStack Platforms
Rackspace are now offering support services to organizations running OpenStack as their cloud operating system. Rackspace Cloud Builders is a new business that offers training, certification and...
View ArticleHP Converged Infrastructure
On March 22, 2011 HP released a press release stating that it’s Converged Infrastructure private cloud solution is attracting large organizations in the healthcare and finance industries. These...
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 R2 available on Amazon’s EC2
Amazon announced the support of Windows Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server Standard 2008 R2 on their EC2 platform. Therefore, customers can implement the new features, such as support for IIS 7.5,...
View ArticleCloud Opportunities and Risks
A lot of talk has been done about cloud computing and the most cited topics remain security and compliancy in the cloud, and rightly so! However, having experienced a bit of hands-on with Public cloud...
View ArticleToday’s Network Security Challenges
According to James Lyne, Director of Technology Strategy at Sophos the following trends has the major impact on your network security and defense strategy. Mobile networks: the connect-from-anywhere...
View ArticleOnline Password Cracker
CloudCracker is an online password cracking service aimed at penetration testers and security professionals to help them verify the security of WPA protected wireless networks. It can also be used to...
View ArticleAmazon EC2 is a business model!
Amazon’s Cloud Computing service has evolved into a business model that caters for all kind of situations encountered by different businesses. In particular Amazon’s EC2 various offerings fulfill the...
View Article5 Top priorities to consider when designing security
The impact of recent trends in Cloud computing, BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), Social Networks, and other technologies has taken organizations back to the drawing board when designing security. The...
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