Why the ‘dirty cloud’ is misleading
12 July, 2013 by Ryan Reyes, ANZ Country Manager, WorkshareThere’s recently been some backlash against cloud providers, including Amazon, Apple and Microsoft, for having ‘dirty clouds’.
HP fined $3 million for misleading customers, retailers
09 July, 2013Hewlett-Packard Australia (HP) has been ordered to pay $3 million for misleading customers and retailers regarding consumer guarantee rights.
What is OpenStack and why do you need to know?
24 June, 2013 by Anthony CaruanaDubbed the ‘Linux of the cloud’, OpenStack is an important element of cloud interoperability.
The latest from the Asia Cloud Forum
11 June, 2013The Asia Cloud Forum, an online media portal, has been created to represent the interests of enterprise users, governments, telcos, vendors, policy makers and others with a stake in the development of cloud computing in Asia.
Kaseya software-as-a-service (SaaS) IT tools
11 June, 2013Kaseya has announced a set of software-as-a-service (SaaS) IT tools. Free versions and subscription licence offerings are available.
Cloud services: smarter ICT for smarter cities
22 May, 2013 by Dr Steve Hodgkinson, Research Director IT, Asia/Pacific for OvumCloud services adoption will accelerate the creation of smarter cities by overcoming organisational inertia and enabling more rapid propagation of innovation. Cities that remain bogged down with outdated ICT capabilities will fall behind their peers and be overlooked by globally mobile investment, businesses, events and citizens.
Cloudy with a chance of success
08 May, 2013 by Alan Perkins*, Director of Technology and Product, Asia Pacific, RackspaceThe cloud gives unprecedented opportunities for IT to adapt to rapidly shifting business priorities.
Robot brains that live in the cloud
08 April, 2013Robotics researchers are set to revolutionise how robots ‘think’, by mining the now-familiar model of cloud computing.
Asia Cloud Forum update
25 March, 2013The Asia Cloud Forum, an online media portal, has been created to represent the interests of enterprise users, governments, telcos, vendors, policy makers and others with a stake in the development of cloud computing in Asia.
What about on-premises computing?
01 March, 2013 by Matthew Oostveen*, Research Director, IDC AustraliaWe have been mesmerised by the large migration that’s been taking place as organisations move their workloads from on-premises deployments to off-premises. What happens to what remains behind?
Is the cloud making you lose sleep?
07 February, 2013 by Anthony CaruanaWhile there’s much focus on the impact of cloud technologies on enterprise IT, are we thinking about disaster recovery, backups and other essential services delivered by IT?
Asia Cloud Forum created
19 December, 2012The Asia Cloud Forum, an online media portal, has been created to represent the interests of enterprise users, governments, telcos, vendors, policy makers and others with a stake in the development of cloud computing in Asia.
How to avoid a disaster when moving to the cloud
30 October, 2012 by Carrie HigbieWith all the hype about clouds, 2011 was a year of education. The term 'cloud' is overused and has been sullied by the sheer variety of definitions used in the industry.
The role of cloud in enterprise service delivery
30 October, 2012 by Stephen Withers‘Cloud’ has become a pervasive part of the IT vocabulary - but how big a role will it play in enterprise service delivery? Stephen Withers speaks to a panel of senior IT executives drawn from the user and analyst communities and found there was a broad consensus.
Think: Education Group saves $500k annually with Amazon Virtual Private Cloud
25 September, 2012 by Andrew CollinsThink: Education Group, an Australian private education company, has implemented a virtual private cloud, enabling a printing project that is set to save the company $500,000 annually.
