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Mini-glossary: Cloud computing terms you should know
A familiarity with cloud computing terminology will help you follow the industry's developments. This glossary offers a rundown of more than 40 cloud terms.
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Using the cloud to reduce your global risk
Companies are seeking new solutions for managing risk as they link in worldwide suppliers. Cloud can help when internal systems cannot.
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Mastodon C: Cloud IaaS and big data software
New ways that cloud IaaS and big data software can be applied by analysts to help customers.
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SMB strategies for the cloud and the home front
There are strategies that SMBs can use to make the most of cloud solutions. Here are three assumptions that SMBs often make, and how to overcome the potential for problems.
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Get savvy on the latest cloud terminology
As with all technology, some lingo stays popular, while other phrases decline in use. Use this list to find out the newest terminology for all things cloud.
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Cloud computing: Not nearly hyped enough
Sometimes it seems as if cloud is old news, but the truth is we've barely scratched the surface on cloud adoption, even in established categories such as SaaS.
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Collaboration between vendors key to unlocking cloud
Some believe that collaboration between SaaS vendors will be the key to unlocking the cloud.
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Verizon's new cloud platform
Verizon has been building a new cloud platform, the Verizon Cloud. This next generation cloud will offer additional cloud services to enterprise customers.
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SaaS vendors should stick with their strengths
A cloud provider can't be all things to all customers, and it shouldn't try to be. Add value through collaboration and partnership.
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Business video: Navigating deployment in the cloud
As videoconferencing becomes more prevalent in the enterprise environment, how does the cloud expand deployment options?
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What you get with Elastichosts IaaS
When choosing an infrastructure cloud provider, there is no shortage of possibilities. Check out this UK-based IaaS provider.
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Four scenarios where hybrid cloud makes sense
The route to hybrid cloud is not certain, but it's a journey that all businesses will have to undertake if they want to make the most efficient use of their tech resources.
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Building a network monitoring solution: How Cloudant did it and why
Buy, rent, or build: these are the options for acquiring a network monitoring system that fits enterprise needs. Here is one company that decided to build its own.
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Best use cases for champions of the public cloud
Despite ongoing concerns about compliance and governance, the public cloud offers tempting benefits for some use cases. Here are the ones worth serious consideration.
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BeyondTrust launches a cloud-based vulnerability assessment platform
BeyondTrust announced BeyondSaaS, a simple, cost-effective cloud-based vulnerability assessment scanning tool.
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Infographic: Protect your data and apps from a Zombie Apocalypse (and less likely disasters)
It's Halloween, so what's on the mind of IT folks? Zombies and disaster recovery, of course.
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The building blocks of Joyent's cloud technology stack
Joyent built its high-performance cloud service with an unusual set of powerful components, starting with its own SmartOS. Find out what makes it tick.
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BizTalk in the cloud: Business implications
Deploying BizTalk 2013 on the Azure platform can make systems integration and B2B faster and easier, leaving only the burden of good app design.
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Four scenarios where hybrid cloud makes sense
The route to hybrid cloud is not certain, but it's a journey that all businesses will have to undertake if they want to make the most efficient use of their tech resources.
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When renting a network monitoring solution makes sense
One option when choosing a network monitoring solution is to rent one in the cloud. Here are some of the benefits and use cases.
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Windows Azure virtual networking: Now easier and cheaper to use
Windows has made some updates to the Azure Virtual Network, now in production status, that makes it easier to extend your own network or private cloud into Azure.
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The CIO as driver of a cloud-based business
Spinning off a cloud-based business from the core business is becoming a more likely scenario. CIOs may be well-placed to drive such an initiative.
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Securing data in the cloud with encryption: The Cypher-X solution
Revelations about increased levels of data snooping tend to dampen cloud enthusiasm. Afore Systems is trying to build confidence with its Cypher-X data encryption solution.
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Infographic: Encryption crackability
What are the recommended RSA key sizes for protecting data? Here's a chart with estimations of how long it would take to break encryption methods.
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How cloud computing will impact the on-premise data center
The future of the typical in-house data center is murky due to the advent of cloud computing. Here are some possibilities that might lie ahead.
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What happens when your cloud provider goes out of business?
Going with cloud providers doesn't mean you can forget about disaster planning. What if they go out of business, taking your server capacity and data with them?
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Best use cases for champions of the public cloud
Despite ongoing concerns about compliance and governance, the public cloud offers tempting benefits for some use cases. Here are the ones worth serious consideration.
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BeyondTrust launches a cloud-based vulnerability assessment platform
BeyondTrust announced BeyondSaaS, a simple, cost-effective cloud-based vulnerability assessment scanning tool.
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Cloud brokers play middleman to help you navigate cloud services
As cloud-based products and services grow exponentially, it’s more of a challenge for many companies to understand the options and choose the right one. Enter, the cloud services broker.
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Turning to IaaS changes CTO role in the financial industry
One place that IaaS has been making inroads is in the financial services industry. Nick Hardiman reports on how this has changed the role of CTOs at those companies.