Cloud Foundry open platform as a service (PaaS)
16 May, 2011
Cloud Foundry, claimed to be the industry’s first open platform as a service (PaaS), is designed specifically for cloud computing environments and is delivered as a service from enterprise data centres and public cloud service providers.
My dog is a cloud
12 May, 2011
Often in ICT, the realities of a technology become obscured by a fog of hype. Joseph Sweeney, analyst at IBRS, believes that cloud computing has suffered this fate. In this humorous and insightful piece, Sweeney renders his verdict on some of the more common assumptions about the technology.
Getting cloud computing right
02 May, 2011 by Andrew Collins
Cloud computing is a concept surrounded by misinformation. But used correctly, it can be of great benefit to your organisation. Analyst Joe Sweeney dispels the misconceptions and explains how to best approach the cloud.
Private clouds, flat earth and unicorns
07 April, 2011 by Peter Coffee*
The cloud is the subject of many thoughtful and insightful articles. Salesforce knows a little about the cloud having been one of the first to offer cloud services so Salesforce’s Peter Coffee is qualified to set us straight on ‘private cloud’.
Oracle Sun Fire x86 clustered systems
14 March, 2011
Sun Fire x86 clustered systems can be used to enhance enterprise systems for virtualised and private cloud deployments.
Hewlett-Packard 3PAR utility storage
10 March, 2011
HP has announced the integration of 3PAR utility storage to simplify scalable cloud computing and has introduced storage solutions for virtualisation and data deduplication.
Is your ‘cloud’ delivering the expected performance?
07 March, 2011
Cloud services are all the rage now and becoming increasingly so, but how do you actually measure performance? Daryl Cornelius, Director Enterprise EMEA, Spirent Communications, asks: How do you know until you test it? What are the complexities of measuring virtual systems?
IPscape appoints two senior executives
01 March, 2011IPscape appoints two senior executives: Emma Dart and Steve Roknic.
New study points to future interest in hybrid clouds
25 February, 2011
A new study suggests that as the majority of Australian organisations already use or are actively planning to use cloud computing, there will be a development to hybrid clouds in the future.
Concerns over rapid adoption of virtualisation
25 February, 2011
Acronis warns small-sized businesses about the concerns associated with the rapid adoption of virtualisation.
NetSuite expands to Melbourne
25 February, 2011NetSuite has announced the opening of a new office in Melbourne to provide sales, support and services to meet the growing demand for NetSuite's cloud solutions.
Telecom infrastructure resilient in earthquake aftermath
23 February, 2011
Telecom is endeavouring to maintain operations in earthquake-hit Christchurch; however, many challenges remain.
New apps to provide NSW Government information
21 February, 2011
Software developers will have the opportunity to turn NSW Government information into apps for community use.
EMC announces RSA Cloud Trust Authority
17 February, 2011
EMC has announced the RSA Cloud Trust Authority, a set of cloud-based services aimed at creating stronger relationships between organisations and cloud service providers.
Simplifying the virtual data centre
08 February, 2011 by Graham Schultz*
Virtualisation technology is a growing trend that is supporting a shift in business priorities which requires data centres to deploy new applications quickly and efficiently, provide fast and reliable ‘round-the-clock’ access to information, meet or exceed stringent service levels with zero downtime, and all be done while driving down costs by maximising investments. Graham Schultz builds the business case for virtualisation of the data centre and the importance of the data centre network.
