By Sue Poremba Sue Poremba is a freelance writer focusing primarily on security and technology issues and occasionally blogs for Rackspace Hosting. “The promise of the cloud is speed and choice. It’s changing every aspect of our lives.” Lew Moorman, president of Rackspace Hosting, made that statement at GigaOm Structure in June 2012. Yet, he… Continue reading Rackspace Launches The Open Cloud
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Get Over Cloud Fatigue And Embrace Cloud Computing
Cloud computing: it’s a term you’ve heard bandied about for the last couple of years. It’s one of those terms that are accompanied by phrases like: Year of the Cloud; and Best Business Management Solution. It’s been so hyped up, in fact, that IT researcher Raj Mudaliar has coined a new term, “cloud fatigue”. It’s… Continue reading Get Over Cloud Fatigue And Embrace Cloud Computing
The Top Cloud Services for Consumers
The cloud already powers many popular consumer applications — Facebook and Flickr, for instance. But 2012 has seen amazing growth in the area of consumer-targeted cloud-based services such as categories of storage, sync, and notes, as observed by Richard McManus of ReadWriteWeb.com. McManus highlights the three main categories of consumer-geared, cloud-based applications, online storage, online… Continue reading The Top Cloud Services for Consumers
SQL Server Performance Tuning for Cloud Application Processing
By Jennifer Marsh Jennifer Marsh is a software developer, programmer and technology writer and occasionally blogs for Rackspace Hosting. A Microsoft SQL Server performs the dynamic queries for a business website and web-based internal applications. The database setup and configurations can make or break the speed of the application, which can indirectly affect productivity for… Continue reading SQL Server Performance Tuning for Cloud Application Processing
Understanding The Cloud
Understanding the Cloud Unlike in the past, cloud computing is continuously evolving, with businesses of different sizes and shapes adapting to this technology. Some experts in the industry believe that the trend will grow continuously and further develop in the next years to come. Although cloud computing has unquestionable benefits, some small business owners are… Continue reading Understanding The Cloud
The USB Memory Drive Versus Cloud Storage
With new advances in technology it’s hard to keep up with everything that’s hitting the stores. Being a kid, I remember I was on top of everything new, but now I find myself getting caught up in life to be updated about the new gadgets being released. I’m in full support of these changes. It… Continue reading The USB Memory Drive Versus Cloud Storage
Education And The Cloud: Fad, Or Benefit-Rich Phenomenon?
Everyone seems to be raving about the benefits of cloud computing. It saves hard drive space, it allows users to access their needed files from anywhere and at any time, and it can offer seamless compatibility across platforms and devices. But despite its many benefits, there remain a few skeptics. Some say that cloud computing… Continue reading Education And The Cloud: Fad, Or Benefit-Rich Phenomenon?
The Cloud Backup Framework
With off-site backup becoming increasingly popular in the field of data protection and security in UK, home computer users and business computer users are transiting to this field with equal gusto of late. Obviously there are good reasons to justify such transit. For one, cloud backup servers are extremely easy to avail and almost all… Continue reading The Cloud Backup Framework
BSA Finds Governments Need To Take New Approach To Cloud Computing
Cloud computing is one of the fastest growing technologies to date. According to a new white paper from CIO.com, developments in cloud computing will create several dramatic changes for the world. Larger amounts of data will be made publicly available and up to a trillion devices will be connected to the internet. Leveraging economies of… Continue reading BSA Finds Governments Need To Take New Approach To Cloud Computing
Software In The Cloud
One of the biggest attraction for businesses converting over to cloud based infrastructures are the services that is has to offer as part of that transition. Companies who rely on computers and technologies spend thousands upon thousands of pounds each year on licenses for software. Generally, the bigger the business, the bigger the number of… Continue reading Software In The Cloud