All posts by Mark

5 reasons for considering cloud-based anti-spam

28th May 2012

No small business wants its employees to be burdened with spam, and will do whatever it can to keep it from spreading malware through the organisation, phishing account credentials and affecting general productivity. GFI Software’s Jeff Orloff explains how new anti-spamming solutions in the cloud can help tighten up small businesses, even when building at scale and speed.

Guest Post: Moving the Retail Core to the Cloud

24th May 2012

With customers taking charge of their retail experience and seeking the convenience of channel-agnostic shopping, to build and sustain customer loyalty in a tough economic environment, retailers must transform their siloed operations into a multi-channel set-up, as Associate VP for Retail at Infosys, Ramanan Ramakrishna explains.

Pulsant strengthens position with HP partnership

23rd May 2012

Berkshire-based cloud and managed hosting provider, Pulsant has joined the HP CloudAgile Partner Programme, placing it in a strong position to offer cloud technology directly from the global giants. As a result, Pulsant customers can now access the very latest HP server innovations, new business models and higher-margin services.

Ex-Apple CEO says healthcare could be biggest beneficiary of cloud

18th May 2012

Cloud computing has the power to reinvent healthcare systems across the globe, according to former Apple CEO, John Sculley. In an exclusive interview with The Guardian, the 73 year-old Silicon Valley legend said he expected cloud to accelerate an overhaul of the current approach to healthcare within the next 15 years, and for big data analytics to be at the heart of the shift.

Compuware brings enterprise APM to cloud and big data Apps

15th May 2012

Compuware, the technology performance company, today announced the industry’s first deep transaction management solution for dynamic cloud and big data applications. The Compuware APM Spring 2012 Platform Release introduces new innovation, dynaTrace Enterprise, that simplify performance optimisation, operation and management of modern, dynamic applications.

Amazon launches content support in CloudFront

14th May 2012

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched support for dynamic content in CloudFront, the company’s content acceleration service. The technology giants are keen to increase the presence of the new capability, highlighting it as a cost-effective alternative to traditional CDNs for AWS customers looking to improve the performance, reliability and global reach of their websites.