A recent study by KPMG on federal cloud adoption reveals main drivers, demotivators and tips for what to look for in a cloud hosting provider for both private and the public sector. The study reported findings on governments, citizens, cloud service providers and IT leaders. Security is a major concern when it comes to the […]
Read MoreA recent cloud computing security study conducted by the Poneman Institute and sponsored by Dome9 reveals that 67 percent of IT professionals claim their organization is left vulnerable to hackers due to lax cloud port and firewall security. Fifty-two percent of respondents rated their organization’s overall cloud server security management as fair (27 percent) or […]
Read MoreVMWare recently stepped out with a new advancement in their infrastructure – vSphere 5.0. VMware vSphere 5.0 provides major enhancements to the entire cloud and infrastructure stack. VMware vSphere 5.0 supports “virtual machines (VMs) that are up to four times more powerful than previous versions with up to 1 terabyte of memory and 32 virtual […]
Read MoreI recently gave a talk on the key trends in cloud computing and to set the stage, I was asked to describe the spectrum of cloud computing options from private cloud computing to public cloud hosting. Here is a snapshot of one slide I used to describe this spectrum of cloud computing. On one end […]
Read MoreIn previous blogs I wrote about the benefits of private cloud computing and the benefits of public cloud computing based on the unique models of each. Sitting between secure, dedicated private cloud computing and open, low cost public cloud hosting is a secure, shared cloud middle ground we call managed cloud hosting. Public cloud hosting […]
Read MoreUpdate December 2017: Some of the drawbacks mentioned below are no longer a concern, such as compliance and fraudulent servers. Today, top concerns include data privacy, visibility and redundancy. For more information about these drawbacks and other benefits/challenges of cloud computing, download our free ebook, Guide to Building and Managing a Cost-Effective Hybrid Cloud. Cloud Computing […]
Read MoreWhether a public cloud or private cloud, everyone agrees that cloud computing key benefits include scalability, instant provisioning, virtualized resources and ability to expand the server base quickly. However, “cloud computing” is still used to mean a lot of things to a lot of people. When it comes to slicing up the cloud taxonomy a […]
Read MoreAccording to Yankee Group’s recent survey on Cloud Computing, more enterprises are considering cloud computing a viable technology. Nearly 60 percent see the technology as an enabler, compared to just 37 percent a year ago. Even more interesting, the Yankee Group found that private cloud computing is preferred 2:1 over fully managed public cloud solutions. […]
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