Cloud Storage

• Box Boosts Its Cloud Storage Services with HIPAA and HITECH Compliance

  

  May 1, 2013 in News

  Doctors can now legally rely upon cloud storage to share patient information with each other, insurance companies, and patients themselves as Box announces HIPAA and HITECH compliance. Read More
• Facebook Buys Mobile App Infrastructure Service Provider Parse

  

  April 29, 2013 in News

  Facebook’s latest acquisition of Parse will give it a foot in the door to providing back-end services for cloud data storage, notifications and user management to app makers. Read More
• How to Stop Latency from Derailing Cloud Storage Plans

  

  April 16, 2013 in Features

  Storage latency is rearing its ugly head as more and more businesses are turning to the cloud for their offsite storage needs, leaving IT Pros to wonder, can cloud storage and storage performance be uttered in the same breath? Read More
• Cloud Storage Price Wars: Should You Care?

  

  April 15, 2013 in News Analysis

  Recent price adjustments in cloud services have been labeled as a price war, especially between Amazon, Google and Microsoft. But should the price be the determining factor for choosing a cloud storage solution? Read More
• The Promise and Limits of On-Demand Business Intelligence

  

  April 15, 2013 in Features

  Cloud computing and data analysis tools are making on-demand business intelligence more realistic and appealing. But before you make the switch from on-premise, consider the advantages and disadvantages of on-demand BI. Read More
• A Guide to Disaster Recovery in the Cloud

  

  April 8, 2013 in Features

  Cloud-based disaster recovery services are not taking the world by storm. Why is that? Read More
• Nebula One Cloud System Launches From Former NASA CTO

  

  April 5, 2013 in News

  Chris Kemp, NASA's ex-CTO, announces Nebula One, an enterprise cloud computer built on OpenStack and designed to make the setup of large cloud server arrays simpler and easier to maintain. Read More
• VMware and EMC Spin-Off Pivotal to Launch PaaS

  

  April 1, 2013 in News

  VMware and EMC announced a big data-meets-cloud platform joint venture. Read More
• How to Use Amazon’s Glacier to Cut Storage Costs

  

  March 21, 2013 in Reviews

  Do long term projections of Amazon S3 storage costs keep you from moving some of your data to the cloud? Read More
• Video: The Business Case for Cloud Computing

  

  March 14, 2013 in Video

  What business processes you should and shouldn't place up in the cloud. Read More
• IT Today: Straightforward Procedures to Get the Most Out of Business Data

  

  January 15, 2013 in Blogs

  Slideshow: 15 Ways to Improve Data Quality for Analysis, Tokenless, Two-Factor Authentication Coming To Google Apps, Office365, Salesforce, iwNetworks Announces Second Gen SDN Switches, Sponsored: Converged Storage Reins in Big Data, and more. Read More
• IT Today: How to Make Better IT Security Decisions

  

  January 14, 2013 in Blogs

  Today On Tom's IT Pro: A Guide to Justifying Information Security Investments, NTT Docomo Announces Global M2M Platform, Sponsored: Converged Storage Reins in Big Data, Slideshow: Rugged Tech for the Enterprise, and more. A Guide to Justifying Informati Read More
• IT Today: An Illustrated Guide to the Best Rugged Gear for the Enterprise

  

  January 11, 2013 in Blogs

  Slideshow: Rugged Tech for the Enterprise, Helium-Filled Enterprise HDDs Could Reach 6 TB Capacity, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 Released, QNAP Announces 10 GbE TX-x70 Series NAS, Sponsored Video: HP and Intel - The Business Value of Blades, and more. Read More
• IT Today: Resistance Against Advanced Persistent Threats futile?

  

  January 10, 2013 in Blogs

  APT: How to Defend Your Network Against Advanced Persistent Threats, Win a Test Lab from Veeam!, Video: HP and Intel - The Business Value of Blades, Making It in IT: Advice for a Veteran IT Pro Without a Degree, and more. Read More
• IT Today: Floating Point Accelerators Boost World's Fastest Supercomputers

  

  January 9, 2013 in Blogs

  Floating Point Accelerators: Does IT Finally Get A Free Lunch?, Making It in IT: Advice for a Veteran IT Pro Without a Degree, 21 Years Ago: SLAC Installs the First Web Server in the US, Slideshow: The Ten Most Influential People in IT, and more. Read More
• IT Today: An Illustrated Guide to Today’s Top IT Leaders and Visionaries

  

  January 7, 2013 in Blogs

  Slideshow: The Ten Most Influential People in IT, Gartner Issues More Optimistic Outlook on IT Spending, Cost Reduction Remains Chief Reason to Adopt Cloud, Confusion Still Apparent, Calxeda Sees Storage Servers as Initial Opportunity, and more. Read More
• IT Today: Imation Buys Hybrid Storage Vendor, Makes Big Data Move

  

  January 4, 2013 in Blogs

  Imation Makes Big Data Move with Acquisition, IBM to Acquire Big Data Analysis Company StoredIQ, New NEC Server Comes With Built-In Batteries, Amazon Web Services Now Offers EC2 High Storage Instances, and more. Read More
• IT Today: Avoid “Brain Dumps” When Studying for IT Certs

  

  January 3, 2013 in Blogs

  Today On Tom's IT Pro: Why You Should Avoid “Brain Dumps” When Preparing for IT Certifications, Oracle Snaps Up Eloqua in $871 Million Deal, Cisco Intends to Acquire BroadHop, Buys Meraki, IDC Finds Shortage Of Skilled Cloud Workers, and more. Read More
• IT Today: Cloud Computing Over the Years

  

  January 2, 2013 in Blogs

  How Cloud Computing Has Advanced Over the Years, LDPC Read Channel for Enterprise Storage Doubles Performance, Fluke Networks Increases BYOD Device Visibility on Wi-Fi Networks, Blue Box Intros Trade Up Managed Cloud Application Hosting Promo, and more. Read More
• IT Today: Essential IT Open Source Tools

  

  December 27, 2012 in Blogs

  Slideshow: Essential Open Source Tools for the System Administrator, BiTMicro Announces maxIO Next Generation SSD for Enterprise, RIM Starts BlackBerry 10 Technical Preview Program, EMC Intros Atmos G3 Cloud Storage Series, and more. Read More