8th May 2012
The mobile cloud is set to ‘subsume’ cloud computing as we currently know it, according to a study released yesterday by Heavy Reading. Despite cloud’s obvious benefits to the business enterprise, it is the mobile industry where recent hype has centred, with much of the focus based on how companies such as Google, Apple and Samsung are using cloud to woo new customers.
3rd May 2012
One of the greatest barriers to wider adoption of cloud services, particularly among smaller to medium sized businesses, is the challenge of access administration. Is federated authentication the answer? Andy Richardson, CEO of Influential Software explains all.
2nd May 2012
In the build-up to the Cloud Computing World Forum in London this June, BCN editor, Chris Ward, interviews one of the event’s keynote speakers and CIO of Oxfam, Peter Ransom, to discuss the benefits and concerns of placing a major not-for-profit organisation in the cloud.
1st May 2012
US-based CDN provider, NetDNA, has announced the launch of CloudCache.com, a new content delivery network (CDN) solution for web and e-commerce site owners who want cost-effective content download acceleration, without technical hassles.
30th April 2012
Google’s new cloud storage product, Drive, could be integrated with its much-maligned social network Google Plus, to help attract more business users, according to a report by PopHerald this morning.
26th April 2012
Swisscom, one of continental Europe’s leading telecoms providers, will leverage a new voice application platform from BroadWorks, to deliver unified communications (UC) in the cloud to SMEs across Switzerland and neighbouring markets.
25th April 2012
Journey to the Cloud’s Geoff Smith provides the final part of his five-part blog post series, in which he looks at how to classify current changes in the IT department. This week he focuses on the concept of species, and explaining why the idea of classifying IT is so important.
25th April 2012
Cloud and Managed Hosting provider, Pulsant, has announced it is helping technology integrators AppLayer transform its cloud services, by providing highly flexible managed hosting to support a new range of pre-packed Cloud solutions.
23rd April 2012
Interoute, the owner and operator of one of Europe’s largest cloud services platform, has today announced the results of its 2011 financial year, with top-line revenues increase in 2011 to €366 million for the year, a 24% increase over the same period in 2010.
23rd April 2012
Google and Samsung will both join the cloud storage market within the next 10 days, if rumours circulating in the US are correct. Google’s Dropbox-style cloud storage ‘Drive’ has been the centre of speculation for some time and is expected to launch this week, while industry insiders are also claiming Samsung could launch a rival to Apple’s iCloud on 3rd May.