Category Archives: Virtualization & Cloud Computing
Businesses looking to launch a business process management (BPM) project would be wise to consider cloud-based BPM services. BPM as a Service offers a number of benefits, especially to mid-market companies, that are rolling out pilot BPM projects or BPM for development and testing. Learn more about the promise and potential problems of BPM in [...]
IT organizations looking to virtualize their data centers may be weighing the pros and cons of Microsoft Hyper-V vs. VMware. One point to take into consideration is the availability of security solutions for each vendor. The majority of third-party security products are only available for VMware (Read Virtual network security: A vendor comparison). A third-party [...]
The impact of cloud computing on IT cannot be understated. A lot of press coverage has been dedicated to the changing role of the IT practitioner and the IT organization as a whole; i.e., how it becomes a service provider for the business. But even within IT, relationships change: The advent of cloud computing is [...]
Results of a Ponemon Institute study indicate there’s a lot of finger pointing going on between cloud service providers and customers over security. It seems that no one wants to take responsibility for securing customer data in the cloud. Take a look at these results from the study: 73% of U.S. service providers and 75% [...]
This year’s RSA Conference is less than a week away, and I’m getting very excited. I’ve been to RSA many times, but this is only my second time attending since I began freelancing in 2008. I have to admit, attending conferences is a lot more fun when you get to set your own objectives and [...]
Businesses looking to launch a business process management (BPM) project would be wise to consider cloud-based BPM services. BPM as a Service offers a number of benefits, especially to mid-market companies, that are rolling out pilot BPM projects or BPM for development and testing. Learn more about the promise and potential problems of BPM in [...]
IT organizations looking to virtualize their data centers may be weighing the pros and cons of Microsoft Hyper-V vs. VMware. One point to take into consideration is the availability of security solutions for each vendor. The majority of third-party security products are only available for VMware (Read Virtual network security: A vendor comparison). A third-party [...]
The impact of cloud computing on IT cannot be understated. A lot of press coverage has been dedicated to the changing role of the IT practitioner and the IT organization as a whole; i.e., how it becomes a service provider for the business. But even within IT, relationships change: The advent of cloud computing is [...]
Results of a Ponemon Institute study indicate there’s a lot of finger pointing going on between cloud service providers and customers over security. It seems that no one wants to take responsibility for securing customer data in the cloud. Take a look at these results from the study: 73% of U.S. service providers and 75% [...]