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  • Defining 'big data' depends on who's doing the defining

    Big data is an IT buzzword nowadays, but what does it really mean? When does data become big?

    Written by Brandon Butler • 10 May 12 20:41

  • Is there a 'best' way to set up your private Cloud storage?

    Given that Cloud computing is still emerging, it shouldn't come as a surprise that opinions vary widely on the best way to architect the storage. In fact, it seems likely that there is no such panacea - different types of private Cloud almost always require different approaches.

    Written by Jon Gold • 28 March 12 06:24

  • 10 must-have tools for Cloud power users

    For many of us, the Cloud has changed the way we work and play. Thanks to well-known services like Gmail, Dropbox, Facebook and Instapaper, practically our whole lives - photos, documents, contacts and more - are online. So isn't it time to take control?

    Written by JR Raphael • 08 Dec. 11 03:06

  • Guide: How to bulletproof your website

    'Tis the season to begin ramping up online shopping activity, and for retailers that means doing all they can to ensure their websites are up, highly available and able to handle peak capacity. Looming in many IT managers' minds is the cautionary tale of Target, whose website crashed twice after it was inundated by an unprecedented number of online shoppers when the retailer began selling clothing and accessories from high-end Italian fashion company Missoni.

    Written by Esther Shein • 29 Nov. 11 03:32

  • Are you ready for networking in the cloud?

    The two primary forms of public cloud computing, Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), are both growing dramatically in popularity. Over the last few years, the primary focus of the IaaS providers has been on offering the basic compute and storage resources required to run applications.

    Written by Jim Metzler • 31 Oct. 11 21:48

  • Virtual machine management (VMM)

    Australia may be one of the most mature markets when it comes to the adoption of server virtualizaton, many organisations’ approach to managing virtual server machines, or VMs, could be described as ‘immature’, Tim Lohman, finds.

    Written by Tim Lohman • 08 April 11 11:19

  • Rackspace, Dell push OpenStack cloud OS

    Rackspace will help enterprises build private clouds using the OpenStack cloud operating system, the company announced Tuesday. Meanwhile, Dell is seeking enterprises and service providers for proof-of-concept OpenStack trials with its Dell PowerEdge C family of servers.

    Written by Julie Bort • 09 March 11 03:31

  • Cloud tools organize your messy digital life

    When people moved from paper to digital files on a computer, it didn't take long to realize that you can get just as burdened by digital stuff as by hard copies. Before long, companies sprang up to sell utility programs to help you find and organize the stuff on your computer. We're going through a similar cycle right now, with many of us moving our digital assets to servers in the cloud, and finding that managing stuff scattered across a myriad of sites belonging to a myriad of companies can be terribly frustrating.

    Written by Bill Snyder • 08 March 11 07:36

  • What cloud computing means for the real world

    There are more than a few critics of cloud computing, even at PCWorld; I'm probably one of them. But I've been turning over in my mind different perspectives on the cloud. I've tried to set aside the views of the IT executive, who seems to dominate the debate.

    Written by Keir Thomas • 05 Feb. 11 11:53

  • How DRM could ensure cloud security

    Yet another survey is indicating that security is a big issue for those intending to take up cloud computing.

    Written by Keir Thomas • 04 Feb. 11 05:53

  • ClamAV promises free antivirus app for businesses

    Most of us don't like paying for antivirus (AV) software, but at least home users can rely on one of the free options, such as Microsoft Security Essentials, avast!, or AVG Free.

    Written by Keir Thomas • 19 Jan. 11 05:34

  • Cloud drives speech recognition forward for Microsoft

    For years, using voice recognition technology on phones or other devices has been a novelty -- something people try once but never again, usually because it works so poorly. But recent developments, including harnessing the computational power of the cloud, have made it more usable and will make it even better in the near future, according to Microsoft.

    Written by Nancy Gohring • 14 Dec. 10 06:43

  • Burning questions: Virtualisation

    Virtualizing x86 infrastructure isn't just a one-step process -- as servers change, the whole data center must change as well. While server hypervisors such as VMware's ESX, Microsoft's Hyper-V and Xen can make IT more efficient and cost-effective, many of the virtualization advantages can be canceled out when data centers rely on technology and processes that haven't been updated for the virtualization age.

    Written by Jon Brodkin • 26 Oct. 10 00:52

  • Microsoft Office vs. Google Apps: The business brawl

    In the business battle to rule the enterprise office suite of the future, Microsoft and Google both must overcome significant problems.

    Written by Shane O'Neill • 11 May 10 07:01

  • Cloud Computing: How big is big data? IDC's answer

    I came across a link to a new report from IDC called the "2010 Digital Universe Study".

    Written by Bernard Golden • 08 May 10 00:37

  • Start-up seeks to transform antivirus defense through cloud

    Although some like to say "antivirus is dead" because of the explosion in malware that makes signature-based desktop protection harder than ever, start-up Immunet wants to bring new life to antivirus scanning through cloud computing.

    Written by Ellen Messmer • 23 March 10 06:49
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    How do they do IT?

    Trevor Clarke jumps into the driver’s seat at the Formula 1 to discover the role IT plays in winning races.

    Written by Trevor Clarke • 21 March 10 08:00

  • Shifting tides for enterprise IT

    During the early days of technological development, IT was traditionally seen as a nice embellishment to any company's operations, providing any firm with the right push in being competitively advantageous against other companies.

    Written by John Mark V. Tuazon • 16 March 10 07:16

  • Saving money, space and energy with blade virtualisation

    In 1986, Attorney Nicholas Barrett founded Nicholas Barrett & Associates with just himself and an assistant running the business. But over the last 24 years, that small two-person office has grown into a bustling 45-person law firm specializing in litigation, real estate law, collections, and loan servicing.

    Written by Lisa Shorr • 18 Feb. 10 08:51

  • NY hospital cuts power bill with thin-client virtualization

    New York City's Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers is saving power and money by replacing its desktop computers with thin clients running virtualized operating systems.

    Written by Joab Jackson • 05 Feb. 10 04:33
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