RightNow Cloud CRM
02 December, 2009 byRightNow has announced the RightNow CX cloud solution, a customer experience suite designed to assist organisations to deliver seamless customer web, social and contact centre experiences.
NetSuite OneWorld SRP cloud business management suite
02 December, 2009 byNetSuite has announced NetSuite OneWorld SRP, claimed to be the first end-to-end cloud business management solution, suitable for global services businesses from corporate, to subsidiaries, down to individual project level.
Secure the pearly gates, not the cloud
02 December, 2009Cloud computing is fast becoming one of the most widely adopted IT trends of recent years. Lured by the offer of flexible, low-cost and easily scalable IT, many businesses are relying more and more heavily on cloud-based applications, storage and security. However, as highlighted by Gartner and many others, big questions remain over the security of cloud computing. Clearswift’s Peter Croft* explains how the big security questions should be answered.
Security concerns leads to user hesitancy in adopting cloud computing
17 September, 2009Uncertainty over adequate security and data privacy outweighs other barriers to cloud computing by a wide margin.
NEC hosted managed service
27 August, 2009NEC Australia has extended its cloud computing and services strategy with the launch of a hosted managed service aimed at SMEs.
Virtualisation empowers end users
31 July, 2009 by Christina TorodeVirtualisation and cloud computing are allowing end users to get out from under the thumb of IT departments - something that could be worth worrying about.
SNIA's Scroggie on virtualisation
20 July, 2009 by Craig ScroggieVirtualisation has strong ties to cloud-computing, ones that could influence how you use the technology.
Cloud-based security services
11 June, 2009Zscaler provides risk mitigation and policy enforcement for businesses through its in-the-cloud utility service. Users do not need to purchase, deploy or manage multiple point products.
Start cloud-preparation by looking at the network
04 June, 2009 by Shamus McGillicuddyThe first step in the adoption of cloud-computing should be an analysis and reconfiguration of your LAN and WAN.
Cloud-based storage
16 April, 2009Atmos, a cloud computing-based infrastructure offering, is now available.
Private clouds vs. virtual servers
25 March, 2009 by Christina TorodeAnalyst Mark Bowker explains what a private cloud is, and what makes it different from the garden variety virtual server.
Support issues continue to slow virtualisation deployments
16 February, 2009 by Jo MaitlandAt IDC's Virtualization Forum, users reported that support issues have slowed down their deployments.
Users have a lot to learn about virtualisation and the cloud
11 February, 2009 by Simon SharwoodAccording to Melbourne IT, which recently undertook a cloud-computing beta, users need more education on cloud and virtual technologies.
The data centre need not fear the cloud
12 January, 2009 by Chuck GoolsbeeCompliance issues mean that cloud computing will not solve every problem the data centre industry faces, according to one writer.
