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Cloud Storage
Cloud Storage: Cloud storage is a model of networked online storage where data is stored on virtualized pools of storage which are generally hosted by third parties. Hosting companies operate large data centers; and people who require their data to be hosted buy or lease storage capacity from them and use it for their storage needs. The data center operators, in the background, virtualize the resources according to the requirements of the customer and expose them as storage pools, which the customers can themselves use to store files or data objects. Physically, the resource may span across multiple servers. (Source: Wikipedia)
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Today people are slowly becoming aware that the term Cloud does not describe a single offering but is rather used to conveniently refer to a broad range of solutions. In addition the term is now being used in both the context of solutions residing inside the data centre or outside the business entirely. This research explores the considerations an organisation should take as they look at external cloud and storage and also questions what is the reality behind Cloud and, more particu ... read more
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A study funded by Microsoft has found that cloud computing will create 9.62 million jobs in Asia Pacific alone by 2015.
The research also estimates that the technology will create 14 million new jobs internationally by the same year, which is good news for the global economy. The study was carried out by global analysts IDC, who say that revenues from cloud innovation could reach $1.1 trillion by 2015.
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Cloud security has undoubtedly become a pressing issue as more businesses adopt the new technology but, according to PerspecSys, the clamour for adequate security can result in vendor lock-in and reduced flexibility. The firm's chief executive officer David Canellos noted that businesses often focus on the cost savings and rapid time-to-market advantages that cloud computing solutions offer - but they often forget to properly assess a number of wider issues. Placeholder0Mr Canello ... read more
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New legislation could ensure businesses take cloud security more seriously as European ministers plan to fine firms five per cent of their turnover for data breaches, according to new documents published by the Financial Times.The European Commission is intent on tackling the data security problems that have plagued businesses of late, however, the rules about how much to fine firms an ... read more
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According to a Cloud.com survey of IT professionals, yes, they do. At this point in the evolution of the increasingly pervasive dotcloud boom, the discussion has changed from whether to move to the cloud, to how to implement the cloud. Among those CTOs surveyed, scalability, elasticity, and the need to accommodate fluctuati ... read more
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European businesses adopting cloud computing infrastructure solutions - like cloud-based storage - have been urged to make sure their data is kept on the continent and not overseas. According to legal expert Theo Bosboom, of Dirkzager Lawyers, shipping data overseas during IT infrastructure overhauls can cause problems further down the line.Speaking to Tech World, Mr Bosboom sai ... read more
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Hewlett-Packard (HP) is vying to reduce the carbon footprint, complexity and cost of its enterprise server technology by encouraging firms to adopt converged infrastructure - which allows for the effective sharing of resources. Dubbed Project Moonshot, the new drive to make IT infrastructure more environmentally friendly will encompass storage, networking, read more
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The use of unified storage solutions will increase as cloud computing infrastructure becomes the norm - allowing for converged, dynamic and virtualised data hosting. Greg Schulz, founder of StorageIO.com, claimed that cloud computing is a major factor affecting the data storage market at th ... read more
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Virtualization technologies are helping firms to use their infrastructure more effectively, according to Gartner research director Jon Hardcastle. The IT infrastructure expert believes that virtualization is allowing businesses to achieve their aims while limiting overall system growth.
Placeholder0He claimed that this is partly down to the fact that data centres - and in particular cloud storage technologies - are getting much more efficient. "Higher system deployment den ... read more
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