The cloud is the future of enterprise, no questions asked. But, where it is heading is quite uncertain. Experts and big names in the industry like Cisco believe that driving open source standards for both public and private clouds will be the next key play.  This notion led them to take a chance on OpenStack, ...

Big Data weaponry is in need of serious underpinning following a series of recent breaches. The 6-month downfall due to massive occurrences of hacking has placed the biggest names in the industry under stern scrutiny. Data loss severely damaged Sony PlayStation’s network, sending it offline to evaluate the amount of customers’ records that were hacked. What ...

The personal cloud is bringing massive transformations in interactive computing, mobile and web markets. The seemingly-limitless opportunities within this field have lured Facebook, which is now traversing the path seeking a personalized media offering in video and music. In light of this goal, online movie rental company CEO Netflix, Reed Hastings joins Facebook’s board. This ...

What Cisco has been going through in the past few months is no secret. Even killing Flip made them look like the bad guys. They have also lost several executives to their fiercest competitors while in the process of reorganization. But this is not tantamount to saying that they have raised the white flag. Gradually, ...

Building and managing cloud services within an integrated system is no easy task. But for the world’s largest computer maker, Hewlett Packard, this seems to be just a walk in the park. Fabricated based on HP Converged Infrastructure and Cloud Service Automation, the HP CloudSystem integrates system management, servers, storage, networking, and security across private, public ...

Looks like desktop virtualization is ready to rule. Completely letting physical desktops go will not happen anytime soon. But, organizations’ interest in desktop virtualization is growing at an incredible rate. Simply put, people would not want to carry two or more devices, checking each, one at a time. Having access to multiple virtual machines in ...

Traditional enterprise storage is no fit for today’s cloud computing needs—a concept that drives the flash-fueled future. Flash storage looks to be quite promising, with so many organizations’ affinity for cloud computing. Flash memory solutions were Fusion-io’s ticket to their recent IPO, giving the business a staggering valuation of $1.4 billion. It also recorded one of ...

While cloud computing may appeal to various organizations because of its cost-saving measures, efficiency and scalability, every business should be aware of the importance of cloud security. The massive concentration around big data and analytics within this platform may pose an attractive potential to cyber criminals. Attackers who love stealing and safeguarding the cloud will ...

Hewlett Packard suffers upsets like all tech companies do, but what sets them apart is their unique ability to create bigger bangs to mask these hiccups.  Although their stock market performance is still shaky, along with a handful of shocking executive revamps, Leo Apotheker’s team has managed to push ahead with innovation, partnerships and product launches ...

The personal cloud has driven major tectonic movements within the technology world, and has caused giant organizations to traverse the IPO path. This kind of influence has prompted key players to beef up their products and services to prepare for mounting demands in the future, and possibly rigid competition. One of the firsts to respond to ...