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VMware: Memory extends cloud performance

Case Study: When VMware wanted to boost virtual machine capacity on an existing server base they chose to double the memory capacity.

The cloud's value chain needs service brokers

Maurice van der Woude of BPdelivery explains how cloud service brokers provide a valuable link in the cloud delivery chain.

StratoGen Appoints Kat McClure to Spearhead Global Marketing Efforts

Leading VMware cloud hosting provider StratoGen is pleased to announce the appointment of Kat McClure as its new Global Marketing Director.

IBM Accelerates Mobile Innovation for Businesses with New MobileFirst Services

IBM today announced the expansion of its IBM MobileFirst portfolio with new services focused on mobile strategy, security and management.

Community computing initiative drives learning and creativity

Compare the Cloud & Reprezent Radio help young to compute and broadcast their way to a brighter future.

Is NSA killing cloud?

Frank Jennings examines whether the NSA revelations are grounds for giving up on cloud computing. Much copy has been given to the Snowden revelations and there has been widespread ire at the practices of NSA and GCHQ.

Cisco - Between a rock and a hard(ware) place

Christopher Morris considers Cisco's designations of being a provider of cloud computing services and what the proposition will look like. Last week, Cisco Systems Inc announced that they plan to offer cloud computing services, pledging to spend over $1 billion...

Virtualization versus Cloud - and when to use them

Rick DelGado puts virtualisation and cloud computing in the ring, asking how best to determine which is the better option for your business.

The need for application performance

Béatrice Piquer-Durand of Ipanema highlights how networks are failing to keep up with applications and user expectations of performance.

CenturyLink expands global data centre

CenturyLink today announced further investment in its hosting capabilities with plans to expand its global data center presence in eight markets during 2014.

The cloud over your company

Robert Cordray takes us back to basics with an overview of the main advantages that cloud computing can bring to your business, especially distributed sales teams.

IBM step up cloud presence with Actifio deal

As IBM's cloud offering grows almost daily, Chris Morris pauses to look at what one storage tech partnership is bringing to IBM customers.

Post Snowden - move or secure your data?

Matthew Tyler of Blackfoot considers a post-Snowden world where data security is high on the agenda, and looks for a practical solutions.

Intermedia debuts Salesforce and ConnectWise integration

By integrating its Partner Portal with its partners’ most popular CRM and professional services automation tools, Intermedia slashes the complexity of reselling cloud services

Weserve B.V. selects Flexiant for cloud platform

Webhosting company, Weserve B.V. today announced it has selected Flexiant Cloud Orchestrator to manage its multi-datacenter cloud solution from one platform.

Cloud World Forum Addresses the Evolving Role of the CIO

In an increasingly digital world the Cloud era presents a wealth of opportunity to economies, enterprises and individuals around the globe. At an executive level, Cloud is having a profound effect on the role of CIOs...

Pulsant works with IntelligentComms to streamline communications

Case Study: Pulsant helps IntelligentComms achieve greater operational and cost efficiency by deploying Microsoft Lync across the network.

Social media to be cloud growth catalyst

Chris Morris takes a look at how cloud computing has been a primary instigator and enabler of rapid growth of social media startups.

Intermedia increases advisor commissions

In an era of shrinking margins for the IT channel, Intermedia continues to make the cloud much more profitable for MSPs and VARs.

The cloud community faces industrial scale challenges

James Walker of the CloudEthernet Forum explains how the huge growth in cloud is putting pressure on networks and scalability.

What’s your cloud battleground?

Tony Lucas of Flexiant advises service providers to differentiate in order to compete on the cloud battlefield on their terms. Until now, cloud washing has been the talk of the town. But that’s all changed. The public cloud market is growing and to compete in the market, you must enter the cloud battleground.

Flash Systems: The Future of Data Storage.

The Future of Data Storage: Flash Systems?

Steve Hollingsworth, Director at Applied Technologies provides an insight into why he thinks some businesses will choose Flash Systems over Cloud.

Forget the www - Merkel has plans for an EUww

Merkel has plans for http://EUww

Esther Rutter looks at how Germany is leading the charge protectionist separation from the US-controlled Internet "hub". Angela Merkel got the full red carpet treatment when she arrived in the UK last week....

CenturyLink Cloud delivers Hyperscale service

CenturyLink Cloud delivers Hyperscale service for web-scale workloads, big data and cloud-native apps... Announces public cloud expansion to Sterling, Va., Silicon Valley, Paris and London

Getting serious about Cloud

Claire Buchanan of Bridgeworks identifies data transfer rates as one of the critical components to successful cloud adoption.

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Ends Tape Backup Headache with Cloud-Based Data Recovery

CWGC ends tape back-up

Commonwealth War Graves Commission ends its tape backup headaches with a cloud-based Asigra data recovery solution delivered by Techgate.

Talk to me straight

Paul Bevan wields his light sabre to cut through any BS he hears from vendors at Cloud Expo Europe this year. You have been warned.