Cloud Computing Topics

Office 365 or On-Premise? Which one is right for me?

Guest Author — Wed, 23 May 2012 18:53:22 +0000

Those are the main advantages and disadvantages when choosing what to do with SharePoint. Of course there isn’t one perfect solution that will always work. In fact, you could choose to host your server completely at a company like http://iweb.com/ and remove some disadvantages we identified for On-Premise. Then again it may raise some new ones instead.

How CERN and the Large Hadron Collider are leveraging cloud technology

Guest Author — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:44:34 +0000

CERN is the ideal organization to push the limits of cloud computing, dealing with fantastically large data sets, massive throughput requirements, a global workforce, finite budgets, and an emphasis on standards and openness, Interarbor Solutions’s Gardner explained.

Migration to the Cloud: Evolution Without Confusion

Guest Author — Wed, 09 May 2012 09:27:47 +0000

The rapid rise of cloud computing has been driven by the benefits it delivers: huge cost savings with low initial investment, ease of adoption, operational efficiency, elasticity and scalability, on-demand resources, and the use of equipment that is largely abstracted from the user and enterprise.

Getting Started with Microsoft MVC and Cloud Computing

Olafur Ingthorsson — Wed, 02 May 2012 16:47:01 +0000

The MVC framework is a new challenge for .NET developers responsible for cloud applications: Microsoft ditched its old web forms standards and restructured the way an application is designed and developed. The interesting part about the new MVC standard is the separation of data, front-end layout and business layers. The concept can be hard for long-term .NET developers to understand, but what follows is a short primer to the new MVC and to how it relates to cloud services.

Mobile Cloud Adoption Challenges in the Enterprise

Guest Author — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 08:55:27 +0000

The mobile cloud is widely being projected as the next big opportunity for the enterprise. Most employees in any enterprise are BYOD (Bring-Your-Own-Device) followers. While that facilitates the notion of anytime anywhere cloud access, it poses the following key challenges for the enterprise.

Why You Should Move Your ERP into The Cloud

Olafur Ingthorsson — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:56:13 +0000

While a lot of systems are being migrated into or integrated with the cloud, you might think that your corporate ERP systems are staying on the ground. After all, for most companies their ERP systems are the software "crown jewels."

Seven Cloud Computing Trends in 2012 (Part 2)

Olafur Ingthorsson — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:20:45 +0000

Cloud computing systems will become more durable and reliable than ever in 2012. Many web hosting providers are already offering disaster recovery services in the cloud environment. These new services promise faster recovery and reduced disruptions to ongoing operations for companies affected by major environmental events. Many companies will opt for these services and the relatively cheap insurance they offer against prolonged service interruptions caused by tornadoes, earthquakes, floods and hurricanes.

Seven Cloud Computing Trends in 2012 (Part 1)

Olafur Ingthorsson — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:13:54 +0000

With 2012 well underway, a few new trends in cloud computing have already been identified. At all levels of implementation, cloud hosting continues to dominate the industry. More than mere storage space, these hosted solutions now offer software-as-a-service (SaaS) and even platform-as-a-service (PaaS) functionality for business. As Courtesy of dorena-wm more business is accomplished using cloud computing technology, many companies are developing a higher comfort level with these advanced systems and are willing to entrust more of their operations to professional cloud computing providers.

Will the cloud render much of today’s business software obsolete?

Olafur Ingthorsson — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:18:33 +0000

With the skyrocketing popularity of cloud computing, and with every major vendor talking about cloud strategy, have we reached the point where business software is approaching obsolescence? The short answer, in my opinion, is “no.” In this article we’ll look at reasons why the cloud is going to present new opportunities for business software to reach markets that the on-premise version might not, but also at why those on-premise applications will be around for years to come.

The Benefits of Unified Cloud UI Standards

Olafur Ingthorsson — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:20:19 +0000

These days, the number of Cloud applications on the market is rapidly expanding as businesses warm up to the Cloud delivery model. While the proliferation of Cloud options on the market is great for spurring competition and innovation in the Cloud, it has resulted in a diverse array of user interfaces (UIs). For users that interact with multiple Cloud apps on a given day, it can be disorienting to switch in between disconnected UIs.

Western Digital MyBook Live review

Olafur Ingthorsson — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:02:32 +0000

Personal cloud storage platforms are becoming more common, but they are still a long way from gaining mainstream momentum because the concepts behind them are a little esoteric to grasp for typical users. Those who want to access storage which mimics public clouds, but on a private scale, will definitely get what the Western Digital (WD) MyBook Live is attempting to achieve. But does it earn the right to charge the price of admission?

Is Google Chromebook the ultimate Cloud laptop?

Olafur Ingthorsson — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:11:31 +0000

While it‘s true that the Google Chromebook has not exactly been a stellar sales device since its launch last summer, is seems that Google will maintain its support with the Chromebook laptop – as an early strategic move to educate users of the benefits of running their apps and storage entirely in the Cloud. In fact, schools in 41 US states are already trying out Chromebooks and it is expected that a number of education systems will be buying between 25.000 – 30.000 Chromebooks, running the Chrome OS, within the next three years.

Cloud chip investment for Toumaz

Olafur Ingthorsson — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:23:37 +0000

Cloud computing is becoming an increasingly important feature of mobile technology, largely because the burden of processing is taken away from the device itself and placed on a server farm where constraints like battery life are of little concern.

New Samsung smartphones expected at MWC

Olafur Ingthorsson — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:42:33 +0000

Samsung was one of the world`s most successful mobile manufacturers in 2011 and it is hoping to repeat the its success in 2012, with a range of new smartphones slated for launch in the first half of the year. This week it has emerged that yet another new model aimed at the lower end of ... [Read More...]

Google Drive cloud storage platform rumoured

Olafur Ingthorsson — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:53:47 +0000

What makes Google Drive`s emergence particularly important is the fact that it will eventually be integrated with the firm`s Android mobile operating system. In theory this will allow users to upload files to Google Drive from their home or work PC and then get access to them from their smartphone immediately. This level of unification and cross-platform synchronisation has obvious benefits and with Google`s established infrastructure of devices, platforms and software it should be simple for it to tie the disparate threads together.

How Managed IT Services Can Help Enterprises Move to the Cloud

Guest Author — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:56:42 +0000

The term “Managed Information Technology Services” covers a range of product offerings that busy IT departments can take advantage of. Third parties offer managed IT services as a way to outsource some aspects of the IT infrastructure in order to save money, cut down on mundane tasks and focus a business’ technology resources and investment on corporate directives instead of day-to-day operations.

Blackberry vs. iPhone – Why it Causes Office Wars

Olafur Ingthorsson — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:39:13 +0000

If you own a Blackberry or an iPhone, you have probably figured the title out already. Both phones have started to cause what can only be described as office wars. It’s the question on everyone’s mind; one that could start “work-ageddon”.