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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Community computing initiative drives learning and creativity
Compare the Cloud & Reprezent Radio help young to compute and broadcast their way to a brighter future.
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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.
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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...
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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.