Cloud storage appliances: What they are and who provides them? Spend on the cloud seems to be set to eclipse in-house hardware and software in 2016. When asked which areas would see increases in IT budget this year, cloud services (computing and storage) come out top (50%), while software (48%) and hardware (33%) follow behind.…
Looking at business yesterday vs. business today, one of the biggest differences is speed. Business moves faster today. Business cycles, market opportunities (and challenges), product lifespans—they have all been compressed. Five-year project plans? Long-term strategies? Yes, we all still prepare them, but they come out laden with more caveats than ever before. Whether you are…
DATA PRIVACY IN THE CLOUD INTRODUCTION The collection of technologies known as cloud computing have created revolutionary change in the way people around the world live and work. The ‘cloud effect’ on commerce has been impressive, with international business benefiting from the technological and cost efficiencies of cloud infrastructures. However, emerging and disruptive technologies rarely…
Thought leaders within the IT community are beginning to view cybersecurity not just as part and parcel of the everyday cost of doing business, but as an enabler, a direct driver of business continuity and bottom line growth. This shift in perception has begun to have a dramatic impact on the position and role of…
Data Protection Appliances: For When Cloud-Based Data Protection Software Isn’t Enough. Software that takes advantage of the capacity and flexibility of public or private clouds is an important component for a complete data protection solution. But for customers looking beyond simple data protection, cloud-focused backup and recovery software may not be enough. For an extra layer of…
Introduction: PRAGMATISM RULES Is the future of computing in the cloud? Increasingly, it appears headed in that direction – and for good reason. Cloud computing presents numerous cost, agility, and operational advantages that are undeniably compelling. In fact, in a vast majority of enterprise data centers, cloud-like architectures are quickly taking root. Companies are virtualizing…
Introduction The cloud will be a growing part of your IT environment. This is inevitable, particularly in consideration of the following: ▪ Economic Attractiveness – The economic attractiveness of cloud infrastructure services (e.g., Infrastructure as a Service – IaaS) is rising with each round of price wars. Lured by this attractiveness, will your organization be…
This Executive Brief is a summary of the white paper: The Normalisation of Cloud in a Hybrid IT Market UK Cloud Adoption Snapshot & Trends for 2015 DEFINITION • Hybrid IT is an approach to enterprise computing in which an organisation provides and manages some information technology (IT) resources in-house but uses cloud-based services for…
A growing number of enterprises are adopting both private and public cloud computing models. While virtualization, cloud, mobility, data analytics, and the Internet of Things (IoT) are providing tremendous opportunities for businesses, they are also creating new challenges for IT departments. Certain workloads are better suited to the private cloud, whereas other, often newer applications…
The Global Risk Report 2015 Global Risks 2015, 10th Edition is published by the World Economic Forum within the framework of The Global Competitiveness and Benchmarking Network. The information in this report, or on which this report is based, has been obtained from sources that the authors believe to be reliable and accurate. However, it…
Are your channels cloud-ready? We have all seen the data for several years. End customers are continuing to adopt on-demand consumption models, driving an increased IT market opportunity. IDC indicates public cloud services sales will near $70B in 2015 and the “greater cloud market” – including public, private clouds and enabling IT and services –…
Executive summary Technology has gained critical mass in enterprises in several ways. Historically the IT department, with clear orders and budget from the CIO, would buy, deploy and strictly control any technology used by employees. Then the “Consumerization of IT” brought consumer technologies into the workplace that were cheaper, more mobile and easier to manage,…