Just like teaching a young child that there is no ‘last number,’ we are reaching new highs of data storage size with each passing year. Terabytes, Petabytes, Zettabytes, oh my! But since we can’t stop the data from being produced … we need to find a way to store it all. Enter cloud storage – [...]
As more businesses and IT professionals are utilizing cloud computing for their data storage and resources, they are being given a variety of options. Public, shared, private, SaaS, and dedicated cloud services–just to name a few– are allowing IT professionals to streamline data information and perform analysis for their companies. Companies can choose the type [...]
In the tech sky there are different types of clouds including private and public. A private cloud is more of an internal cloud managed by a single owner or corporation that is protected by a firewall. Public clouds are tech services that are offered by a tech company via an Internet connection through web applications or [...]
Of course businesses would find a way to privatize the cloud; it’s the nature of the beast. However, should you go with a private cloud, or will the public cloud serve your purpose? Discover the pros and cons of each type of cloud, as well as the notion of a hybrid cloud as discussed by Computer World. [...]
You’re a CIO of mid-sized business, contemplating whether to leverage the public cloud, and if it would be a good idea for your staff. You’re nervous, unsure of the safety of your data, the concern of constant downtime plagues you, and of course if the cloud even ready for your industry. Leveraging the public cloud [...]
Unlike building Frankenstein’s monster, creating a hybrid cloud doesn’t take several parts robbed from other ideas to make one entire hybrid cloud. Instead, think of it more like this: it takes a “Mommy” cloud and a “Daddy” cloud together to make a living, working hybrid cloud. The “Mommy” cloud is the public cloud; the space [...]
Ever wonder what IT professionals trending attitudes are towards cloud computing? Recently, Insight Cloud surveyed 174 respondents throughout North America to discover what their feelings toward cloud-based solutions are. While most of the stats. won’t come as a surprise, only 28% of IT professionals prefer the public cloud, it’s interesting to take a look at the different [...]