Open sky for cloud as the Open Data Center Alliance makes progress in Melbourne
27 March, 2012 by Merri MackThe Open Data Center Alliance (ODCA) steering committee met in Melbourne recently for two days of meetings to chart priorities for the organisation’s mission to deliver open cloud solutions. Merri Mack reports on the findings of the committee and the question of whether vendors will support interoperability for cloud solutions.
Dimension Data Cloud Services Suite
14 March, 2012The Cloud Services Suite from Dimension Data is a comprehensive range of cloud services designed to make it easier for companies to accelerate their adoption of cloud computing. The services aim to enable companies to be more agile, lower IT infrastructure management expenses and reduce cloud migration complexity and risk.
Getting the benefits of the cloud without actually using the cloud
13 March, 2012 by Wayne Allen*As a technical term, ‘the cloud’ has reached a point of oversaturation, leading many - particularly government - organisations to question the value of the concept. Cloud computing is not for everyone, but it is possible to be ‘cloud-like’ without actually entering the cloud, says Wayne Allen, Unisys Asia-Pacific data centre transformation and outsourcing practice lead.
Quest Software NetVault Backup - Capacity Edition SMB data protection
12 March, 2012The Capacity Edition of NetVault Backup is a new offering of the data protection technology featuring an alternative, capacity-based licensing model specifically designed to meet the needs of small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs).
HP IT performance services
05 March, 2012HP has expanded its IT Performance Suite of software with Service Integration and Management services. Designed in response to the trend of ‘supplier sprawl’, HP’s Service Integration and Management offering aims to enable enterprises to integrate, manage and govern complex multivendor environments to optimise the IT supply chain, improve service performance and reduce risks and costs.
The impact of the Megaupload shutdown on cloud computing in business
24 February, 2012 by Albert Y Zomaya, The University of SydneyThe recent shutdown of file-sharing website Megaupload has created a sense of unease surrounding cloud-based storage. Companies are questioning the wisdom of relying on these services, which could seemingly collapse at a moment’s notice. According to Albert Y Zomaya, The University of Sydney, companies that shy away from the cloud are potentially missing out, especially given the advances the cloud is about to go through.
DreamWorks implements HP systems for Puss in Boots
20 February, 2012DreamWorks Animation SKG used hundreds of high-performance workstations, backed up by five server farms, to produce the company’s most technically advanced film to date, Puss in Boots.
Cloud computing will create new business models in 2012
17 February, 2012A convergence of cloud computing trends will create new business models for Australian businesses in 2012, according to analyst firm Frost & Sullivan. Executives across all industries are urged to assess how their companies might be affected by developments from tech companies like Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook.
Disadvantages of the cloud and how to overcome them
22 December, 2011The cloud promises to liberate organisations from the limitations of traditional IT infrastructure. Here, Oracle’s Marc Caltabiano argues that early cloud solutions have created new computing silos that actually impose new limits on organisations. He suggests that organisations must take a more nuanced view of the cloud to get the most from a cloud strategy.
Infrastructure as a service helps Village Roadshow cope with data growth
13 December, 2011Village Roadshow has moved to the cloud with an IaaS model to cope with its massive data growth.
Veritas Storage Foundation High Availability 6.0 for Windows Server failover
12 December, 2011Veritas Storage Foundation High Availability 6.0 for Windows is designed to help organisations rapidly failover Windows Server applications.
CA Cloud 360 helps cloud service migration
08 December, 2011Cloud 360 provides enterprises with a prescriptive approach to validate and select which applications and business services are best suited to private, public and hybrid clouds or traditional models.
Voice+Data wins Cover of the Year award
07 December, 2011Voice+Data last month earned the award of Cover of the Year for B2B magazines, at the Publishers Australia Excellence Awards. The magazine won the award for the ‘My Dog is a Cloud’ illustration, featured on the cover of the May 2011 issue.
OzHub to raise cloud profile in Australia
14 November, 2011 by Merri MackInnovation Minister Senator Kim Carr recently launched OzHub, a cloud initiative with the aim of building “Australian consumer and business confidence in cloud computing”. Merri Mack takes a closer look at OzHub and its potential impact on cloud computing in Australia.
Getting a grip
04 November, 2011 by Merri MackIn his eleven years at TechnologyOne, IT Manager Andrew Bauer has seen the IT team grow from just two members to a team that supports the company’s current staff of 850 people. Merri Mack talks to Bauer about the challenges of getting a hold of something relatively intangible - such as the cloud - and using it to create real-world benefits for the business.
