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Featured White Paper: Creating an AUP: Common myths & mistakes

An Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) is the bedrock of any organisation’s management of employee IT use. However, many organisations underestimate the importance of tailoring the AUP to their specific needs or place their business at risk by using outdated or inadequate policies. Click Here

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  • IBM adds test and development to public cloud

    It will compete with public cloud infrastructure vendors like Amazon Web Services and Rackspace, both of which have formed similar partnerships.But IBM could have a competitive edge over those companies, given its long track record in enterprise…
    17 March 2010
    Tags: Software Development • Red Hat • Rational Software • Private Cloud

  • Fujitsu new server aimed at cloud computing

    Fujitsu is rolling out a new server designed specially for cloud computing providers. Fujitsu is rolling out a new server designed specially for cloud computing providers.The Primergy CX1000, based on Intel's Xeon 5600 series processors, is…
    17 March 2010
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  • Cisco battered by large fall in security market

    But its competitors, such as Juniper, are catching up.said Canalys analyst, Alex Smith.The security market is currently buoyed by the arrival of Windows 7, and growing interest in cloud computing, virtualisation and services, the analysis suggests…
    17 March 2010
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  • Salesforce.com down for North American customers

    Salesforce.com customers were abuzz on Twitter Thursday morning as the result of what they described as a North American outage of the cloud computing service.Salesforce.com's own Twitter account did not discuss the outage initially.
    12 March 2010
    Tags: Trust • North • Network World • Cloud Computing • American

  • CA buys Nimsoft to expand cloud computing services

    The deal, expected to close by the end of this month, will give CA more tools to help customers manage cloud computing environments and cloud services, CA said in a press release.By adding Nimsoft's IT service assurance technologies to its…
    11 March 2010
    Tags: Management Software • Maker • Cloud Computing • Acquisition • Acquired

  • Capgemini offers cloud help with new business unit

    The technical services group of Capgemini has traditionally helped companies with system integration, but cloud computing is changing that. The technical services group of Capgemini has traditionally helped companies with system integration, but…
    09 March 2010
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Latest Features

  • How virtual servers make the cloud more elastic

    ScaleMP: These two distinct virtualisation technologies -- one for partitioning and one for aggregation -- seem to address very different use cases: one for multiple parallel workloads and one for high-performance computing, or HPC workloads…
    17 March 2010
    Tags: Workloads • Virtual Machine • Performing • Lowcost • Infoworld • Hypervisor

  • Five doomsday scenarios for IT apocalypse

    The sun spits out an enormous cloud of superheated plasma several times larger than the earth, which slams into our atmosphere. But consider this, says Irv Schlanger, an assistant professor in Drexel University's Computing and Security Technology…
    17 March 2010
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  • SQL and relational databases: They're not right for the cloud

    The data processing requirements of cloud computing is causing many to leave SQL and relational databases behind. I'm at the Cloud Connect 2010 conference in California, one of the first major gatherings of the year on cloud computing.
    17 March 2010
    Tags: Sql • Processing • Movement • Databases • Cloud Computing

  • Will the cloud take your IT job?

    The pretty good mechanic will have no place in this world.If we turn to cloud computing, the same dynamics are in place. No one has yet explored a future where computerisation is so pervasive that the entire globe cannot graduate enough technical…
    11 March 2010
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  • Google Apps backup is ideal for small business

    When you use Google Apps, you have one less critical thing to worry about.Sheth also explained "One of the most compelling advantages of cloud computing is its power to democratise technology," adding "Google Apps gives companies of all sizes…
    08 March 2010
    Tags: Productivity • Messaging • Elements • Disaster Recovery • Apps

  • Fifteen free security and backup programs

    If you don't trust the cloud, sign up for Backupify to get 1GB of storage, weekly backups of all your online accounts, and the ability to download your backups to your PC.Like Windows' own System Restore, Comodo Time Machine can roll back your PC…
    03 March 2010
    Tags: Trust • Passwords • Hard Drive • Detection • Backups • Background

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  • The top 3 cloud computing mistakes

    Although enterprises are getting a better understanding of cloud computing, huge mistakes are still being made. One would think that we're getting pretty good at cloud computing, considering the hype that's driving some quick projects - and some…
    23 February 2010
    Tags: Models • Learn • Governance • Deployment • Cloud Computing

  • How to contract your network privacy on the cloud

    In a number of cases, the Justice Department is asserting that data help by a third party, such as a cellular service provider or a hosting provider, can be demanded by government agents without a warrant.But it's not just cloud computing that…
    19 February 2010
    Tags: Party • Law • Hosting • Department • Demand • Agents

  • How to fix cloud security

    So Logiq instead chose cloud computing and managed IT services provider BlueLock to handle its data needs in the cloud.BlueLock's virtualised environment allowed data and volumes to move between systems in a dynamic, low-cost way that would be…
    02 February 2010
    Tags: Responsibility • Iso • Incident • Cloud Computing • Agent • Access Control

  • How to move your small business to the cloud

    Heres what every small and midsize business should know about cloud computing: What it is, pros and cons, suggested services, and tips for applying it to your business. Cloud computing. Not long ago, even Oracle's Larry Ellison publicly asked what…
    01 February 2010
    Tags: Transition • Small Businesses • Small Business • Microsoft Office • Founder • Cloud Computing

  • How to secure your data in the cloud

    The Cloud Security Alliance has taken a second run at creating recommendations for businesses to follow in order to better secure cloud services.The new document aligns CSA's definition of cloud computing with that of the National Institute of…
    08 January 2010
    Tags: Service Provider • Function • Document • Creating • Adopt

  • How to keep your data centre running over the holidays

    While attacks do not rise proportionally to the increase in traffic, the company's clients do see a 5- to 10-percent increase in attacks.During this period there is more traffic so it is easier for the attackers to try out a variety of attacks…
    10 December 2009
    Tags: Art • Firms • Defence • Spring • Learned • Ecommerce

Reviews

  • Panda Antivirus Pro 2010 review

    In heuristic tests that use 2 week old signature files, Panda identified 53.7 percent of newer malware samples, which earned it eighth place in that category.The program's ability to immediately check unknown files against Panda's online servers…
    20 January 2010
    Tags: Antivirus • Apps • Detection • Signature • Block • Standalone

  • F-Secure Anti-Virus 2010 review

    This "cloud computing" approach is meant to identify apps that the company knows are safe, and allows the program to focus scanning resources on potential threats.F-Secure's app can also scan web traffic for potential threats before they land on…
    20 January 2010
    Tags: Antivirus • Apps • Scan • App • Bugs • Bug

  • Essential guide to the best software for small business

    If you need to share spreadsheets across your team, but don't have the funds for a data centre, then a web application can be ideal.The most obvious advantages to using web apps is the low cost and zero maintenance for storing data in the cloud.
    17 November 2009
    Tags: Apps • Microsoft Windows • Microsoft Office • Functionality • Storing • Pick

  • Dell Mini 9 Vodafone 3G laptop review

    Mini laptops and cloud computing go well together, if only because the true thoroughbred netbook uses solid-state storage. Often limited in their storage capacity to keep prices low, if you need access to all more of your digital data you can…
    16 March 2009
    Tags: Cloud • Contract • Windows Xp • Mini • Modem • Netbook

  • Microsoft Azure Services Platform

    It didn't take long: scarcely had Steve Ballmer announced Microsoft's own cloud computing platform before a preview version was available for download. At first glance, it seems that Microsoft has put together a worthwhile platform for cloud…
    02 January 2009
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  • Microsoft Windows Azure CTP review

    Microsoft's Community Technology Preview reveals in the Windows Azure Services Platform a thoughtfully designed cloud-computing architecture where seasoned .Net developers will feel at home.Microsoft intends its new Windows Azure Services Platform…
    17 December 2008
    Tags: Fabric • Scenarios • Instances • Reveals • Programming • Business Advisor

White Papers

  • Cloud Computing in Perspective

    Take full advantage of cloud computing technology for your enterprise Many CIOs recognise the power of cloud computing and are looking to implement the technology in their own IT realms. By understanding the underlying service-related delivery…
    09 March 2010
    Tags: Internally • Implement • Delivery • Cloud Computing • Cios

  • Opportunities for the Cloud in the Enterprise

    Explore why it is important for you to seek next-generation management solutions that can aid in the proper adoption and expanded use of the cloud computing model. Cloud computing represents the next evolutionary step toward elastic IT.
    05 March 2010
    Tags: Opportunities • Elastic • Cloud • Chain • Associates • Adoption

  • Unleashing the power of virtualisation 2010

    Find out more about cloud computing in European enterprises. Over the coming years, as confidence builds more and more companies will resource capacity and applications from the external cloud.Forward thinking companies are today beginning to…
    16 February 2010
    Tags: European • Computer Associates • Cloud Computing • Benefits

  • Cloud computing shows promise but more education needed

    UK CIOs debate merits and demerits of internet computing Cloud computing. Cloud computing shows promise but more education needed IBM UK CIOs debate merits and demerits of internet computing whitepaper
    17 December 2009
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  • Ensuring high service levels in cloud computing

    A comprehensive overview of key issues organisations should be aware of before they make the plunge to cloud computing. Featuring a range of practical insights, we explore the most pressing challenges cloud computing presents in terms of service…
    06 November 2009
    Tags: Implications • White Paper • Ensuring • Cloud Computing

  • Enterprise communications and collaboration in a fast changing world

    A business briefing for C-level execs.on how integrating a range of technologies - including unified comms, SOA, virtualisation and cloud computing _ can transform the productivity and profitability of large enterprises.
    05 November 2009
    Tags: Demands • Investment • Productivity • Sustained • Flexible Working • Embarking

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