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Observations From Desktop Virtualization Projects

Case Study: Server performance is essential for Desktop Virtualization projects. This is how Liquidware Labs rose to the challenge. Since its inception, Liquidware Labs has been heavily engaged in the transformation of the desktop.

How do Techgate see the Cloud market maturing during 2014?

Compare the Cloud interviews Martin Wright of Techgate Plc to see how 2014 looks from the perspective of a Cloud Infrastructure provider.

Telehouse introduce RMADS security initiative

Telehouse Europe, a leading provider of global data centres and managed ICT services, announces that it has undergone an extensive RMADS (Risk Management and Accreditation Documentation Set) process for the Public Sector.

Is BYOD an Opportunity or Threat?

Esther Rutter looks at the challenges afoot for BYOD policies and asks whether Cloud Service Providers are best placed to provide solutions. Sometimes, it seems like every man and his dog is talking about the relentless march towards mobile and BYOD...

The expanding DaaS market, the big players and healthy competition

James Mackie of VESK examines how the various DaaS and VDI offerings from the big players meet the needs of regular businesses. Firstly let me make an apology for referring to HVD, VDI, HVDI, DaaS, HD, VD etc under the umbrella term of "DaaS" (Desktop-as-a-Service).

Billing is the Edge in a Subscriptions World

Dominic Smith of Cerillion highlights the importance of getting your billing model right as you move to a subscription-based service.

Ensuring end-to-end interoperability of the cloud

James Walker President of the CloudEthernet Forum explains the Open Cloud Project and how it will prevent fragmentation of the cloud. The CloudEthernet Forum (CEF) and MEF have recently announced the creation of the CEF ‘Open Cloud Project.’

Are cloud price reductions sustainable?

Chris Morris takes a wide angle view on the recent flurry of huge cloud investments and asks whether corresponding price falls make sense.

Flexiant Acquires Besol’s Tapp Multi-Cloud Management Technology and Business

Tapp multi-cloud lifecycle management platform to be integrated with Flexiant Cloud Orchestrator to immediately benefit MSP’s, telcos and others

City Network extends the lead in European IaaS

City Network unveil their fifth data center and the first City Cloud data center outside of Scandinavia.

CenturyLink announces mitigation appliance option for DDoS Mitigation Service

CenturyLink, Inc. launches DDoS Mitigation Service that protects businesses’ IT infrastructure against distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.

IBM unveils storage technology for an era of Big Data

IBM today unveiled a portfolio of software defined storage products that deliver improved economics at the same time they enable organizations to access and process any type of data, on any type of storage device, anywhere in the world.

How do Kingston see the storage market maturing throughout 2014?

Matthew Mackender, EMEA SSD Business manager at Kingston gives us some market insight into the take up of SSDs and Flash memory.

Carrot, stick or lockdown? How to approach BYOD

To tap the productivity benefits of BYOD businesses need to consider how to reconcile IT and access. Esther Rutter looks at the options. Here at Compare the Cloud, we've already taken a look at the factors to consider before implementing a BYOD scheme: cost, productivity, employee morale, acceptable use, security, and availability...

Will Virtual Desktops ever arrive?

James Mackie, MD of VESK provides a deep insight into the evolution - and current state - of the hosted virtual desktop market.

Server Flash and Flash Hypervisor solution lowers application latency

Flash lowers application latency and increases server consolidation

Case Study: Kingston Technology combine PernixData Flash hypervisor with Kingston Flash SSD to improve SAN performance and service life.

Net Neutrality: good for cloud computing?

Compare the Cloud takes a look at Net Neutrality pros and cons and its impact on consumers and providers of cloud computing. Net Neutrality – the idea that all Internet traffic should be treated equally and shouldn't be meddled with – has hit the headlines again...

The Case for Open Source Virtualization

Rick Delgado outlines the key business, technology and operational advantages of open source virtualization software. Virtualization has now become a regular part of the business world. Company leaders no longer look at is as the wave of the future so much as it is one of the present day tools used for business.

Choosing the right CSP – how important are multiple sites?

IBM Debuts Enterprise Cloud Marketplace with Global Partner Ecosystem

IBM today launched a new Cloud marketplace that brings together IBM’s vast portfolio of cloud capabilities and new third-party services...

IBM Announces New BlueMix Services to Help Developers Build Applications in the Cloud

IBM today announced more than 30 additional cloud services are available in BlueMix, its Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) to help developers quickly integrate applications and speed deployment of new cloud services.

Intermedia appoints new UK sales director

Intermedia has appointed Aidan Simister as its new UK director of sales following the company’s recently announced growth strategy and the acquisition of SaaSID.

MSP vs Traditional IT Channel

Daniel Thomas looks at the hype around MSPs being the key to cloud adoption, and suggests VARs may be even more vital.

Lunacloud expands business to Russia

Lunacloud announces the opening of its operations in Moscow, Russia.

Has IaaS commoditisation triumphed?

With news that cloud computing units will be traded on a commodities exchange, Compare the Cloud considers what the impact will be.

Disaster recovery: Should we, or shouldn't we?

Russel Ridgley of Pulsant looks at the not insignificant matter of DR and what options you have for protecting your data and to what extent.

60% of UK SMEs taking advantage of outsourced IT infrastructure, according to Node4

New research has shown that 60% of UK SMEs have partly or fully outsourced their IT infrastructure; and that 1 in 10 SMEs have already deployed a fully cloud-based IT infrastructure.

SMEs are not interested in cloud technology!

Neil Cattermull of Compare the Cloud finds a gap in the understanding of cloud computing that SMEs have, and that vendors think SMEs have. After drinking what must be thousands of lattes, meeting a similar quantity of end user 'consumers' (potential and actual), and then hundreds of cloud computing vendors...