We’ve seen some exciting and significant developments over the last few years as mobile technology and the latest online innovations continue to shape everyday life. According to the latest Ofcom findings (The Communications Market, July 2012), smartphone owners in the UK now represent 40% of the adult population, or almost 20 million people, and tablet
Cloud Computing is a paradigm shift that sees the dawn of a new age of computing driven by distinct benefits. Given the undeniable value to be gained from a move to Cloud Computing, it is hardly surprising that many organizations are contemplating a shift “to the Clouds”. Experience has shown however that organizations are concerned
The rise of managed hosting and the cloud have sparked much speculation among IT professionals. Do these help or hurt IT job prospects? Are IT departments in danger of being shut down? How can IT cope with these new trends? It’s an emotional debate, with no firm statistics to settle it. For example, figures from
Cloud computing is one of the hottest topics in enterprise IT today. However, amidst all the hype and misinformation, it is critical that enterprise decision makers consider the Cloud as a viable strategic resource for their IT environment. This whitepaper discusses the IT challenges enterprises face and how the Cloud can help overcome those challenges.
Cloud computing stands well-poised to help enterprises significantly improve their IT speed, agility and costs. However the fear of technology “lock-in” – difficulty in efficiently switching cloud hosting providers or platforms due to enterprise size and scale – continues to discourage large organisations from realising the benefits of Cloud. This whitepaper discusses how OpenStack can
Distributed computing has been pervasive in IT organisations for nearly two decades, but the tables are beginning to turn. Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), also known as Hosted Virtual Desktop (HVD), is one of the fastest growing trends in IT today, at least in part because of the benefits it offers in management, access, performance and