Latest research published in a Science issue by Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology (VCQ) at the University of Vienna and the Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI) has demonstrated that cloud computing can deliver secure cloud computation and ensure data privacy. ... 

It has become generally accepted that cloud based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is the most cost effective option for companies seeking to develop or augment business intelligence (BI) functions.  Faced with demands for increased computing power and the challenges of constructing their own analy ... 

The London School of Economics and Political Science conducted a study on cloud computing in the smart phone and aerospace services industries in Germany, Italy, the UK, and U.S. from 2010 to 2014.  The results indicate that adoption of cloud computing in both industries creates significant emp ... 

In the course of a few years, the term “cloud computing” has become a part of the everyday language of business in the UK.  Cloud hosting and virtualisation were among the top priorities of CIOs in 2011, and it is anticipated that this will remain true for 2012 as well.  According to John ... 

The PCI Security Standards Council’s recent virtualization guidance document has indicated that merchants who choose cloud providers for payment processing, rather than the cloud providers themselves, maintain responsibility for safeguarding information and complying with PCI DSS. While it is possib ... 

There is no denying that 2011 was boom time for ‘Platform-as-a-service’ (Paas), as the industry saw new Paas products debut through the year. Additionally, it was also the year Salesforce.com acquired Paas industry-leader Heroku in a US$250million deal indicating the maturing of the segment with the ... 

A leading SMB security services provider recently survey by a to understand how their clients deploy email archival technology to extract useful business intelligence from their email-histories, revealed the lack-lustre of optimisation of this useful technology in 200 businesses located in US and UK ... 

In a recent publication, the Greater London Authority (GLA) issued a brief guide for organisations to help maintain business continuity despite disasters or major disruptions. This provides a timely reminder to all businesses that may be affected by the impact of the London Olympics this summer ... 

Flexibility is one of the key benefits of cloud computing, allowing businesses to adapt quickly and easily to unexpected challenges. According to the founder of cloudonomics.com, Joe Weinman, increasing capacity fourfold at the drop of a hat is now possible with the pay-as-you-go service model offer ... 

Internet giant Google is predicting rapid growth in the small and medium-sized business (SMB) cloud computing sector - suggesting that uptake of the IT infrastructure solution will be "huge" in 2012. And when Google makes a prediction about the future of IT, it is difficult to dismiss it as an off-t ... 

Hillingdon Council is hoping to slash £3 million off its budget over the next four years by migrating its office software to the cloud and adopting Google Apps for Enterprises. The local authority is set to shift to the cloud-based solution in February of next year - a move that will affect 3,500 st ... 

Data centre automation is quickly becoming the cornerstone of modern IT infrastructure and more than a third of the businesses that Information Week recently surveyed claimed they are already using automation technology. The news provider also found that of the 345 companies it quizzed about virtual ... 

The majority of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can no longer justify building their own data centres, so migration to the cloud is the only option for firms that want the trappings of modern IT - such as high performance and scalability. Michael Stonebraker, a database expert and co-found ... 

Cloud computing and virtualization technology have had the biggest positive impact on UK companies in 2011, according to the majority of surveyed chief information officers (CIOs). A new study commissioned by BT Engage IT has indicated that 70 per cent of CIOs felt these developments were the most i ... 

Application developers are increasingly relying on the cost and scalability benefits of cloud computing - particularly as the infrastructure solution becomes a mainstream technology. As a result, according to Datapipe, cloud computing is a vital part of enterprise IT strategic planning and software ... 

Centrally managed virtual desktop infrastructure can be improved if the VDI is executed on the end-user's PC rather than being delivered over the internet, according to virtualization expert John Glendenning. He claimed that central execution means 20 times the amount of equipment is needed to deliv ... 

An alliance of top software developers - including Canonical, Cisco, IBM, Intel, NetApp, Red Hat and SUSE - has been created to champion the development of open source virtualization platforms. The oVirt project has the core aim of creating an openly governed virtualization stack that would allow fo ... 

IT infrastructure has been evolving over the past two decades but the next five years are going to be crucial to its development - particularly when it comes to cloud computing and infrastructure as a service (IaaS).According to Gartner's Lydia Leong, a research vice president at the firm, the chang ... 

IT analyst Gartner has predicted that low-cost cloud computing is set grow in popularity over the next three-to-five years. The firm believes that the transition will reset businesses' perceptions of pricing and value in the marketplace.Gartner believes that IT infrastructure outsourcing revenues wi ... 

A former Citrix employee has claimed that desktop virtualization is still some way off maturity and requires a certain level of technical expertise if it is to be implemented effectively. This could point to an increasing demand for outsourced infrastructure solutions that leave management and maint ...