Oracle is aiming the Cloud
Competition on the cloud solutions market is becoming more tight than ever after Oracle’s expansion of services. Oracle has extended their Cloud portfolio, launching a new platform and infrastructure services designed to help developers, IT professionals and business users extend
How to Avoid a Data Disaster [Infographic]
I believe we all agree that the effects of lost data on business operations can be devastating. Even if a monetary value is not assigned to the data, the negative effects can be significant, and in some cases businesses may
Taking education to the next level with cloud computing
More than 90% of organisations are using cloud-based applications, according to RightScale research conducted early this year. Some well-known benefits of using cloud solutions include: increased accessibility, enabled collaboration and reduced costs with infrastructure. Besides their utility in the business environment,
IT as a Service brings fundamental changes and benefits
IT as a Service (ITaaS) is a concept that’s been around for a while now, but there still seems to be relatively little written about it as a generic term. Various companies talk about the subject; some discuss ITaaS in
Your data is safer in Office 365 [Infographic]
Security and privacy will always be key discussion points when it comes to sharing critical information. Benjamin Niaulin, Office 365 Microsoft MVP working at Sharegate, created an infographic presenting the top 10 security features on Office 365. I personally like this
A collection of wearable tech developed by MIT
Smartwatches, health monitors, activity trackers, virtual reality headsets – these are all part of the developing landscape of wearable technology that promises to change the way we live and communicate. The hottest topic in mobile technology is the introduction of wearable
Crowdsourcing with smart umbrellas
Collecting rain data could become accessible to anyone who is able to handle an umbrella. A researcher from Delft University of Technology created a prototype of smart umbrella with an integrated sensor that detects raindrops falling on its canvas, and using
IoT in the workplace – opening new opportunities for innovation
Technology has evolved over the years to a point where we are hyper connected today. Science, engineering and collective intelligence have come together to create the Internet of Things all around us. But IoT isn’t limited to talking refrigerators and self-starting
The future of retail is in the cloud
The retail sector is experiencing a period of massive change. Competition is no longer constrained by traditional rivals and the main differentiators of price, quality, brand, and location. The rise of new consumer technology has enabled competition from manufacturers, small
The risks of IoT
Although it has been with us in some form and under different names for many years, the Internet of Things (IoT) is becoming the thing when it comes to tech and evolution. The ability to connect, communicate with, and remotely
The Internet of Everything will change the world
The Internet of Everything (IoE) is the networked connection of people, data, process and things, and it should be understood as the next evolutionary stage of the Internet of Things (IoT) – that is, a technology concept that sees previously
Cloud Load Balancing services can make the difference
When you hear the term “load balancing”, what do you think of? The term basically refers to work that needs to be done that is too much for one resource to handle, prompting other resources to help out and get
Amazon promotes cloud learning through AWS Educate
With the dramatically increasing demand for cloud employees, Amazon has launched earlier this month a new program that aims to educate young people to become cloud experts of the future. AWS Educate is a program designed to help educators bring
Services round-up for the AWS cloud platform
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the leading cloud platform provider, offering over 250 applications and services to deploy, maintain, monitor and run applications in the cloud. However, before deciding whether AWS is the best cloud provider for you and your
Tech trends in the 21st century
It’s the 21st century. According to the old Sci-Fi movies, we should all be going to work using rocket belts, have flying car in our garages and be able to go halfway around the world on a hypersonic airliner by