While cloud computing and virtualization appear to be synonymous, there are some basic differences between the two. At the same time, they are intricately related to each other to the extent that these terms have often been used interchangeably. It is necessary to understand the scope of the two technologies to identify where they are distinct from each other.    • The best way one can distinguish between cloud-computi... Read more>>

Most of us who are familiar with content delivery networks (CDN) know that a CDN enables ecommerce sites to deliver content in a fast manner, especially images and files no matter what the traffic is or where users’ are located.  To recapitulate, a content delivery network is an assortment of distributed servers positioned across the world that deliver web pages and web content to website visitors.  The underlying ... Read more>>

In spite of its extensive advantages, cloud adoption continues to be influenced by concerns about security and integrity of mission critical data storage. There are significant numbers of CIOs and CEOs who feel that cloud is associated with downtime and latency issues. Growing Relevance of Hybrid Cloud Solutions This brings us to focus on hybrid cloud solutions that are increasingly being accepted as cost efficient, agile, accessi... Read more>>

In what can be seen as a confirmation of cloud’s ability to drive business processes with economy and flexibility, growth of cloud adoption in 2017 is projected to hover around seventeen percent over last year.  Factors That Influence Growth of Cloud Services The major contributor to cloud enviable growth is going to be IaaS or Infrastructure as a Service, since it is poised for a whopping growth of around 43 percent. T... Read more>>

The Internet of Things is the next big thing to hit the world and with it, changes in the cloud computing world are also predicted. Whether it is web-connected appliances like coffee machines and fridges or software-defined cars, smart glasses or smart watches, the IoT will bring in changes in every aspect of our daily lives.                             Thi... Read more>>

On the wide horizon of application development, containers are emerging as part of cloud computing. This underlines the significance of portability in this domain. Thanks to technology that enables abstracting applications into virtual containers for enabling their movement between different clouds.  Containers also offer unique advantage of architecture since one can access standard process of dividing applications into contain... Read more>>

There is an urgent need for CIOs to think more like leaders than managers in 2017 and beyond. Organizations need the thought leadership of CIOs to achieve greater agility and to add more value to the business. It is also important to achieve greater results by identifying opportunities without asking for more resources. This needs an integrated approach as explained below. Thoroughly review maintenance of licenses  It is ... Read more>>

The unprecedented success of Pokémon Go is food for thought for everyone who is associated with cloud in some or other way. The augmented reality game has been a runaway success wherever it has been launched. It enjoys a top position for average daily engagement by replacing even Facebook. Just within a matter of week Pokémon Go overtook Tinder in total number of installs and Twitter in number of users per day.  ... Read more>>

VPS hosting offers remarkable capabilities of web hosting administration. In addition to this, you can expect outstanding control, dedicated resources, an isolated environment, and top of the line hardware to support your Virtual Private Server.  Windows and Linux VPS Hosting Virtual private server hosting is remarkably distinct from shared and dedicated server hosting. If you are migrating to VPS from shared hosting, then yo... Read more>>

Organizations consider cloud as a valuable resource to enhance their agility, operational flexibility, and ability to scale. Depending on the type of cloud that is being implemented in enterprise cloud infrastructure, organizations can expect to improve their operations by adding cloud value to their existing capabilities. Emergence of open software computing Cloud strategists and enterprise IT planners focus on future-proofing th... Read more>>

Cloud providers have been focusing mainly on the small businesses and large organizations while neglecting the midsized companies. This has happened due to the presence of massive number of small companies that present huge opportunities for retail based cloud services and the cash rich big organizations that have been targeted by cloud industry. Lucrative market segments Cloud landscape has been influenced by upper and lower mark... Read more>>

When cloud provider provisions fundamental computing resources such as networks, processing, and storage, it is understood that the consumer has hardly any control on underlying physical infrastructure of cloud. Consumer of these resources is able to control deployed applications, operating systems, storage and to networking components to some extent.   Cloud Computing Parameters There has been a significant confusion regardi... Read more>>

Whether you are a business traveler or a photo enthusiast, cloud storage aims at making your life easier while you are travelling because you will be not only travelling lighter but also be free from worrying about lost pen drives or spending longer time at airport security counters.  Cloud storage application has changed paradigms of saving or sharing data and has resulted in saving working hours. One can make good use of trans... Read more>>

Migration to public cloud is a seemingly overwhelming task. However if there is a proper understanding of the initial process of migration and the final objective of adopting public cloud capability much before the actual process starts, then the entire gamut of steps involved in public cloud migration is easy to implement.  Every stakeholder should be able to appreciate value of shifting either few or all workloads to cloud. It... Read more>>

Adoption of hybrid cloud solution must be backed by intense planning and even more profound execution. The process of hybrid cloud begins by choosing the right vendor. The first step itself is extremely complex due to diversity of cloud vendors ranging from startups to big boys on the bloc. One must be able to choose a cloud vendor that is suitable for the enterprise. Choosing the right hybrid cloud provider is an entirely different ... Read more>>

The amalgamation of cloud and big data can be attributed to fresh IT wave that is causing ripples across IT departments of different industry verticals. Challenges associated with data storage in the new environment of big data and cloud, are influenced mainly by rapidly accumulating data.  It is becoming increasingly overwhelming to separate and discard irrelevant data due to huge volume and rapid generation of big data. This i... Read more>>

Thanks to virtualization technology, enterprises are able to derive more benefits in terms of their technology investments. Virtualization helps organizations obviate capital investments and mitigates workloads associated with maintenance and operation.  Enterprises need to gain immense knowledge and competence while adopting virtualization due to complexities of this technology. It is therefore essential to understand what exac... Read more>>

It is estimated by experts that data virtualization is poised to grow in terms of its importance with massive generation of data is extremely important for the organizations. Importance of data virtualization is attributed to the need for extracting maximum possible benefits from the available data that is in structured as well as un-structured forms.  By adopting data virtualization processes businesses are able to abstract dat... Read more>>

Majority of discussion forums in India consistently discuss digitalization and there have been numerous examples of enterprises that have already adopted the same to some extent in the age of cloud. Major industry verticals that have been contributing to cloud growth are banking and securities, utilities, manufacturing, communications, and media related services. Cloud as an optional resource is a thing of the past with nearly 75 per... Read more>>

We should not overlook some of the tradeoffs of cloud computing while appreciating its large spectrum of advantages. Every organization needs to assess its current needs and future growth objectives before concluding whether public cloud services would be appropriate for its business processes. Benefits of cloud computing for SMBs On a general note it is observed that most of the small and medium enterprises are able to exploit ad... Read more>>