Dependability, Persistency & Control: Cloud Files vs. Cloud Block Storage Any business can tell you that data is growing increasingly complex at an exponential rate. As computing resources, applications and tools become more connected, the demand to manage big data in a cloud-storage solution is becoming widespread. An effective means for solving this problem is through cloud block storage. For the unin ...

  Bluetooth(tm) is a familiar word to both techies and not-so-techies. When considering constructing a Wireless network in your home, it's tempting to rely on Bluetooth(tm) devices and connections. However, your neighborhood has good Ethernet service by a reliable provider. Which is better for you? Bluetooth(tm) technology uses radio transmissions to send and receive signals — communications — between ...

Microsoft has made public a recently conducted survey on IT practices adopted by organizations willing to shift into the cloud infrastructure. The report titled “Trends in Cloud Computing” has been compiled by Microsoft using the information surveyed worldwide on personnel using Cloud Security Readiness Tool (CSRT) since the past six months. The CSRT is a tool developed by Microsoft and was released in late ...

Are you a fun of the Samsung Galaxy S4? You must be celebrating as the flagship received a very warm reception in the market getting a great success that the company is very proud of even at the moment. This Samsung Galaxy S4 which is considered to be the fourth generation Smartphone garnered up to six million sales in just two weeks after the release which broke the record of the previous Samsung Galaxy S3 ...

After successfully providing cloud services to regions like Asia, Europe and US, Microsoft Corporation has announced today that its Windows Azure will now be expanding its cloud base to Australian regions as well. For its Windows Azure Cloud, Microsoft is launching two new datacenters in Australia, which will be established in states of New South Wales and Victoria. As per Microsoft, the datacenters in Aust ...

The battle of cloud computing platforms continues and OpenStack vendors are celebrating another win for their platform. The National Security Agency (NSA) announced at the Portland OpenStack Summit that it is successfully using OpenStack technology. Surely, if the U.S. intelligence agency puts its data on OpenStack, skeptics can breathe a collective sigh of relief. Even though OpenStack has been lauded as e ...

It's safe to say that cloud computing is definitely amongst the most useful and most profitable technologies out there, depending on each side's point of view and even thought there are plenty of benefits that businesses and users alike can reap from it, it seems that this technology still bears some risks people need to fully address before considering it. By being aware of these factors and more, business ...

Google has introduced a new set of services related to computing and data storage that will also support its search engine and other applications. During a developer session on the Google Cloud Platform, company’s senior vice president of technical infrastructure Urs Hölzle, announced the expansion of Google's App Engine service and Google’s Cloud Datastore, which received great appreciation from the audien ...

Amazon’s cloud Newvem that monitors Amazon Web Services will now be offering cloud optimization and analytics services to other clouds as well. Newvem, a cloud monitoring service owned and utilized by Amazon, has expanded its reach to Microsoft Windows Azure. According to the Newvem CEO Zev Laderman, as compared to startups, the big organization  requirements for public cloud are a lot different.  “Azure is ...

If you've ever stood in line during a major holiday, waiting to get your gifts rung up, you know how many minutes you could spend just waiting. Take away the steep price discounts retailers offer customers during holidays and you might step out of line, leaving the gifts in an abandoned cart. Depending on how the customers in front of you pay for their purchases (i.e. check, credit card, gift card), your wa ...