Cloud

Is your data locked in?

Daniel Thomas considers software defined networks and asks if your cloud services are locked in to your data centre?

Why HPC cloud is more than a bunch of servers

High-performance computing (HPC) is moving into the mainstream, rapidly establishing itself in the arenas of business and industry.

Bursting out at Christmas

The time of the year is rapidly approaching where we all shop online, order those last minute goods and give the Internet the Annual stress-test.

A day with Arrow: Transforming the data centre

Daniel Thomas reviews Arrow's "Transforming the Data Centre," a launch event aimed at enabling MSPs to grow their business.

IBM - Is the Elephant going to dance again?

A conversation with Daniel Thomas, Founder of Compare the Cloud, as he considers IBM, engaging customers and the cloud marketplace.

Hybrid cloud is the battleground for IBM

Infrastructure provision is changing and x86 hardware vendors are under pressure from commoditisation in the data centre and by cloud providers.

The Jolly Green Giant

As the virtual world grows and consumer demand rises the demand for electricity is increasing. Now the cloud needs to prove its green credentials.

The cloud as a revenue generator

Agiliron's Stan Roach asks, is cloud the next generation growth catalyst for businesses?

ESOS to shake up businesses

For enterprises, clean tech and born in the cloud businesses the new energy savings law ESOS will be have a profound affect on business.

CTC's Ultimate Knowledge Test

6 Lessons from Virtualisation and Cloud

Stuart Bates of Imtech ICT considers virtualisation and cloud and finds not everything is worth virtualising.

IBM Cloud serves an ace for fans at Wimbledon

With IBM Watson technologies, SoftLayer and Smart Cloud Orchestrator IBM serves up an ace to mark their 25th anniversary as the official technology supplier to Wimbledon.

Hybrid Cloud to be Key to Cloud Sector Growth

Chris Morris looks at the benefits of taking a hybrid approach to Cloud Computing. According to a recent report by the China Securities Journal, the China Telecom company will aim to develop a hybrid cloud business during this year and next.

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.

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.

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...

Choosing the right CSP – how important are multiple sites?

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 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.

Flash Systems: The Future of Data Storage.

Getting serious about Cloud

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

Which vision of SDN will win?

Esther Rutter explains how and where the battle lines are being drawn in the hot market for Software-Defined Networking (SDN) services.

Savings offer US government cloud incentive

Chris Morris highlights a recent report indicating that US Government departments now have a compelling reason to adopt cloud computing.

By Frank Jennings, Cloud Lawyer at DMH Stallard LLP

IBM drives social business in the cloud

IBM announces strong momentum for its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) based social business offerings from partners, clients and developers.

India sees future in South Asia cloud

Christopher Morris looks at the strong support building for cloud services in India, and how that will affect the global Cloud landscape.

Are Enterprise App Stores a vital ingredient for any successful BYOD strategy?

Enterprise App Stores vital for BYOD?

Esther Rutter examines one solution to solving BYOD challenges in a business - the creation of Enterprise App Stores.