cloud computing

What Is Microsoft Azure? Think of it as a commodity like Gas or Electricity. And what do you use it for-to replace on-premise computing power requirements!

Last year at the Google I/O developer conference, Google launched Compute Engine, a cloud computing platform that allows developers to run their apps on Linux virtual machines hosted on Google’s massive infrastructure. Only few developers could access to this service and for that they had to either get an invitation or go through Google’s sales…

Professionals who deal with IT infrastructure might have remembered NASA’s Nebula project. The Nebula cloud platform later merged with Rackspace’s Cloud Files platform to create OpenStack. However, some of the people behind the Nebula project have decided to commercialize their expertise and build a company named Nebula in 2011. The company has…

PC sales have declined rather sharply over the recent years and it is no wonder that the mainstream PC vendors are having a hard time putting up with it. Dell is one example of that. However, the company is now gearing up for a rather revolutionary product - a USB-sized PC that you can plug into, say, a TV panel and access multiple operating…

Cloud computing has fast become a popular concept, not only with the common consumers but also with the corporate entities. Given the flexibility and space offered by cloud storage, it is not a wonder that it is a catching fever right now. In a recent conference, Cisco executives discussed new ways of offering cloud-based services, for instance by…

“Cloud Computing” and “Cloud Storage” (in short "Cloud") is a vast network of computers and servers which preserves information and allows access to those information from any device that has an Internet connection. In other word, the "cloud" allows sharing of files, information, storage space and resources over the Internet. Based on this "Cloud",…

Application development has seen a massive boom in recent years. And this boom has been a fruit of the immense growth of the mobile platform and cloud computing. Now, according to the estimates of analyst firm Gartner, the projected value of the global application development market is more than $9 billion in 2012.

Industry analysis expert Gartner recently published analytics on Information Technology expenditure for 2012 which reveals 3 percent increase of total spending than last year. According to the report, the expenditure may hit to $3.6 trillion. This report is a reviewed analysis upon high demand by the companies as 2.5 percent increase projected…

Cloud computing has been getting increasingly popular as companies get to discover its immense potential. According to a recent study, the trend of cloud computing has gained so much traction that IT companies are spending a whooping 34% of their budget on average on it! This means that a major slice of organizational spending goes to cloud…

Cloud computing has been gaining traction over the recent few years. With Apple's iCloud and Microsoft's cloud computing solution being used by thousands of users, it is fast becoming an essential part of the computing experience. Now, ASUS has announced that it will be jumping the cloud bandwagon soon by unveiling its cloud computing solution in…