This one even trumps concerns about security, compliance, privacy, and management. At several events in which I’ve been involved with more than 40 CIOs over the past few months, the most-talked about subject was cloud computing and the second-place topic…
Late last year a high-street financial institution experienced a power failure at an IT centre in Yorkshire, shutting down cash machines for a few hours, as well as undermining retail transactions and online banking. This incident was only the latest…
One of the biggest challenges IT managers face today is increased demand on data centers. New technologies, security threats and compliance requirements have forced many IT execs to consider other data center options, from consolidation to IT outsourcing options such…
There’s been a bit of a debate raging over whether or not Amazon EC2 has been oversubscribed and is suffering from performance problems because it. The discussion started when Alan Williamson wrote a blog post on Tuesday that said he…
There is no doubt that cloud computing is dominating today’s IT conversation among C-level security executives. Whether it’s due to the compelling cost saving possibilities in a tough economy, or because of perceived advantages in provisioning flexibility, auto-scaling, and on-demand…
