A recent survey conducted by Capgemini and the Economist Intelligence Unit raises questions on how “data-driven” today’s enterprises truly are. The study shows that companies and organizations are struggling with the enormous volumes of data – often poor quality data – that they collect and create, and many are wrestling to free data from organizational silos.
Would you trust your sensitive corporate data in the hands of a stranger? Recent Amazon and Apple iCloud experiences tells us that cloud security across the board, needs to be enhanced, now, not later. Taking a look and understanding security strategies and responsibilities from both cloud providers and customers can help to prevent further failures.
You recycle, drive a hybrid, and run your major appliances during off-peak hours. You are doing all you can to help reduce your energy consumption, right? Maybe not. Have you considered how your lifestyle is driving up power use in the cloud? Personal energy use is no longer reflected solely in utility bills.
The cloud has become a well-used buzzword, but for good reason. Cloud computing strategies have provided organizations with many benefits in 2012, especially as budgets, products and applications were set aside for both public and private cloud investments.
EMC and its majority-owned subsidiary VMware today confirmed a long-rumored plan to combine their cloud application and big data offerings into a single "virtual organization" they are calling "the Pivotal Initiative."
With faster networks, higher uptime and more responsive performance management, IT organizations are turning out better results within a shorter period of time – and often at a lower cost – than just a few years ago. However, there is still one glaring problem that is plaguing IT performance at an extremely high rate: human error.
Google plans to invest $300 million to build a new data center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, boosting its total investing in the city to about $900 million, the AP reports. The company said the new center would add about 50 new jobs to the city, which is across the Missouri River from Omaha, Nebraska. Google already employs about 200 people at an existing $600 million data center in Council Bluffs. Construction on the 1,000 acre site is expected to begin immediately. The project was announced at an event yesterday in Council Bluffs that was attended by Google officials and Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad.
To many enterprise organizations cloud computing looks – appropriately enough – heaven sent. When a company has a business opportunity that demands more processing capacity, or new applications, or adding hundreds of new users, they can dial it up through their cloud computing service provider with slightly more effort than it takes to get lunch delivered. No capital expenses, no vast spikes in maintenance costs, no resource and skill requirements. The cloud is an IT service that helps business move faster, cheaper and smarter.
