Wieland Alge, Vice-President and General Manager EMEA, Barracuda Networks, explains how firewalls improve the cloud while the cloud improves them. …
HP launches new cloud unit
HP has created a new unit to oversee the company’s cloud services and software products, in apparent recognition of the …
Cloud, mobile and BI skills to lead technology hiring in 2013
IT hiring in 2013 will focus on jobs involving cloud computing, mobile technology and business intelligence, said staffing professionals. But …
Cloud service partnerships to boom in 2013
Cloud service providers will seek out partnerships to offer a wider breadth of services that customers are increasingly demanding, a new report …
Amazon experiences cloud trouble, yet again
Less than a month after a 12-hour-plus outage on Christmas Eve, Amazon Web Service’s Elastic Block Storage (EBS) service in its …
Clearing in the clouds: 16 useful cloud management tools
One of the biggest concerns users have with public cloud resources is not knowing how much they will cost, given the pay-as-you-go …
Official document reveals the rules of Oracle’s cloud
An official document containing policies and pledges for customers of Oracle’s cloud services reveals that many aspects fall in line …
Amazon makes it easier to track costs, usage in its cloud
Somewhat undercutting a budding ecosystem of vendors that provide similar services, Amazon Web Services today announced increased features for customers to track …
Enterprises to ‘get real’ about cloud in 2013: Forrester
IT leaders will need to “get real” and stop saying that everything is moving into the cloud during 2013, according …
Survey: 1 in 3 ‘mission-critical’ applications now in cloud
About 1 in 3 “mission-critical” applications are currently in the cloud, and this is expected to increase to 1 in 2 by …
Oracle shows commitment to cloud with upcoming roadshow
Demonstrating its ongoing commitment to cloud, Oracle has announced Oracle CloudWorld, an event series where senior Oracle executives, customers, partners and …
AMD targeting cloud with new Opteron processors
To break its slump in the server market, Advanced Micro Devices is embarking on an aggressive strategy that calls for …
Cloud creates channel opportunities, says Brocade survey
New research from Brocade surveying 500 channel organisations worldwide shows that professional services in the area of cloud computing is …
Mobile browser vulnerability lets hackers steal cloud computing time
A novel technique based on MapReduce could let hackers hijack computing resources used by cloud-based mobile browsers and use them …
Google integrates Gmail, cloud storage service Drive
Gmail users can now attach files up to 10GB in size by selecting them from the Google Drive cloud storage service. Gmail announced …
Fujitsu preps ‘world’s first’ cloud-ready pedometer for dogs
Now, even your dog can be in the cloud. Fujitsu is readying a new pedometer for canines that stores and …
Security worries hinder cloud adoption in Gulf
Concerns over data security is the top factor delaying the widespread adoption of cloud-based services, according to a new survey …
Schneider Electric anticipates major cloud adoption in region
Schneider Electric has announced it has registered stable growth of four percent over the last quarter, as well as nine …
Cisco to acquire cloud vendor Meraki for $1.2B
Cisco revealed yesterday it intends to acquire Meraki, a vendor of technology for cloud based management of wireless LAN, security …
Cloud services in MENA market to surpass $378 Mn in 2012: Gartner
The Middle Eastern and Northern African public cloud services market is forecast to grow 15.3 percent in 2012 to total …