June 2013

• June 28, 2013 28 Jun'13

  Prevent BYOA headaches with clear communication and careful monitoring

  As contributor Christine Parizon notes, BYOA management requires clear communication about and careful monitoring of employees' personal apps.  Continue Reading

• June 27, 2013 27 Jun'13

  Canadian G-Cloud aims to stop country's tech innovation drought

  Along with security and cost worries, Canada must overcome a stagnant technology market on its path to G-Cloud -- but how high are the hurdles really?  Continue Reading

• June 27, 2013 27 Jun'13

  Cloud computing news and technical advice RSS feed is moving!

  As of July 1, the Cloud computing news and technical advice RSS feed will be moving off of the Pheedo platform. Instead, please bookmark the following URL to make sure you continue to receive our content: http://searchcloudcomputing.techtarget.com/...  Continue Reading

• June 26, 2013 26 Jun'13

  High-tech leaders call for Canadian G-Cloud First policy

  Canadian tech leaders make a play for government adoption of cloud services, hoping it can kick-start innovation and communication in the country.  Continue Reading

• June 26, 2013 26 Jun'13

  BYOA: Challenges and caveats for controlling the flood of personal apps

  Senior site editor Anne Stuart shares three cloud professionals' tips on managing the growing list of personal apps that employees bring to work.  Continue Reading

• June 25, 2013 25 Jun'13

  Portable cloud apps require standards, vendor research

  Contributor Christine Parizo describes how to improve portable cloud apps by setting standards and researching cloud providers and app vendors.  Continue Reading

• June 24, 2013 24 Jun'13

  Understanding IT's role in cloud security and compliance

  Cloud security and compliance concerns linger for enterprise IT, but not all responsibility falls on them. Vendors must carry some of the load.  Continue Reading

• June 24, 2013 24 Jun'13

  The pros and cons of Analytics as a Service

  Analytics as a Service can reduce time and cost of data analysis for enterprises. However, relying on black-box analysis can be a risky proposition.  Continue Reading

• June 24, 2013 24 Jun'13

  Put on your tinfoil hats, the government is looking at your cloud data

  The current NSA scandal has potential public cloud adopters running scared of Big Brother, but how much should this change cloud security practices?  Continue Reading

• June 21, 2013 21 Jun'13

  Negating network latency's effects without bending law of physics

  Moving apps to the cloud for flexibility sounds great in theory, but latency creates its own problems unless you know how to counter its effects.  Continue Reading

• June 18, 2013 18 Jun'13

  Try these tips for effective cloud APM

  In this expert tip, contributor Tom Nolle offers practical advice for successful cloud application performance management in cloud migrations.  Continue Reading

• June 18, 2013 18 Jun'13

  PaaS market heats up with Red Hat OpenShift, Savvis AppFog buy

  PaaS made headlines last week, but it's still difficult to gauge the true level of interest in Platform as a Service in the enterprise world.  Continue Reading

• June 18, 2013 18 Jun'13

  Red Hat 2013: Conference coverage news

  Get the latest news from the Red Hat 2013 summit with coverage on mobile, cloud and all things open source.  Continue Reading

• June 17, 2013 17 Jun'13

  Cloud apps are movin' on up

  It’s not new anymore. The cloud is everywhere, and most business apps out there have cloud versions as well. But it still put some companies on edge, and they aren’t on board -- yet.  Continue Reading

• June 17, 2013 17 Jun'13

  Cloud data security: Share the responsibility, minimize the risks

  This tip, third in a series on cloud data security, discusses how service providers and customers can protect public cloud environments.  Continue Reading

• June 17, 2013 17 Jun'13

  Developers and users both have cause to celebrate BYOA and BYOC

  Executive Editor Jan Stafford explores the benefits and challenges of the 'bring your own applications' and 'bring your own cloud' trends.  Continue Reading

• June 17, 2013 17 Jun'13

  IBM, Salesforce deals usher in cloud consolidation era

  IBM's SoftLayer buy is getting mixed reviews from IT pros, but everyone agrees that it's an example of the consolidation phase of the cloud bubble.  Continue Reading

• June 14, 2013 14 Jun'13

  U.S. defense agencies' cloud transition yields better intelligence

  A cloud migration seems daunting but the effort is worthwhile; U.S. defense agencies say their cloud move led to better military intelligence.  Continue Reading

• June 14, 2013 14 Jun'13

  Red Hat Summit: Open source trends, cloud outlook, innovation and more

  Here's a roundup of expert comments on open source trends, cloud computing, innovation and more from the 2013 Red Hat Summit in Boston.  Continue Reading

• June 13, 2013 13 Jun'13

  Cloud data security: Customers and providers share responsibility

  This tip, the first in a series, describes how Infrastructure as a Service providers and customers should collaborate to ensure cloud data security.  Continue Reading