The IoT market will be bigger than the smartphone, tablet, and PC markets combined
With the ever increasing number of connected devices globally, and with the potential of smart objects, the Internet of Things (IoT) market is set for accelerated growth in 2014 as more businesses realize its potential uses and the positive impact
X as a Service (XaaS): What the Future of Cloud Computing Will Bring
In this post, I’ll discuss XaaS: what it is and why you might want to consider using it. First, what is XaaS? Is this just more marketing fluff? Why do we need to define yet another model to fully describe cloud
No company is immune to IT disasters
It’s clear that now more companies revolve around using IT services in order to make their daily tasks more efficient. We all know that these services help us make tasks such as long distance communication, information search, research, data processing
Top cloud skills employers are looking for
When the statistic for tech employment has been constant for the last 15 years, and suddenly the numbers change, it’s impossible not to take notice. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in the month of July 2013, 3,600 jobs
Managing resources in the cloud
Cloud computing is currently an established industrial standard, growing extremely fast, and it utilizes large-scale virtualized data centers to provide rapid and cost-effective computing services. To efficiently manage such large volume of resources, cloud computing heavily utilizes automation and dynamic
Companies that rule the “Internet of Things”
The Internet of Things (IoT) has been a buzz in the IT industry for some time, and the largest technology players are moving quickly to stake out the territory. In just the past month, Apple announced a new “smart home”
IBM recognized as the leader in Security Information
Currently, companies are failing at early breach detection, with more than 92 percent of breaches undetected by the breached organization. However, the situation can be improved through a better understanding of the threat, adding patterns of behavior and better analysis. This
Are we heading to glocal cloud?
“What a small world!” – How many times did you hear or said this phrase? Well, I for sure say it often. The truth is the world isn’t small, but the way we communicate and do business at a global
Summer of Code – An awesome program for future coders
During the lazy summer months, it’s much easier for students to play video games, browse the internet, and play baseball than it is to stay engaged with academics. When returning to school, students often experience difficulty due to a loss
How to negotiate with your cloud provider?
While cloud technology can offer several benefits to businesses, it is not without its downsides and risks. One of the major issue is the cost involved in migrating workloads to the cloud. Of course, the cost factor is usually discussed
Will Desktop as a Service disappear in 10 years?
Service providers today offer a variety of cloud services, from Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) to Hosted VoIP (or UCaaS). However, the area that has been getting a lot of interest in the
How to get past the confidence crisis in cloud computing
More and more businesses are considering adopting cloud computing, drawn by the huge savings and benefits the cloud can provide. However, a perceived lack of confidence in cloud-based technologies is seen as one of the biggest barriers to adoption. This is
Clean Cloud Is the Future
You don't have to be an environment activist to support green cloud computing. When thinking about the cloud, we typically have images of a remote place in the sky where people store documents, photos and music, yet the reality is
Cloud backup for small businesses
If you’re a business owner, preparing for the unexpected is critical. If you run a small business, one of the important decisions you have to make is in regards to the backup and recovery of your company’s critical data.
How about some Data-as-a-Service for your enterprise?
Data as a Service (DaaS) - not to be confused with Desktop as a Service - has been called the “cousin” of software as a service. Like all members of the “as a Service” (aaS) family, DaaS is a cloud