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When is choosing a cloud provider like buying food?
I guess it shouldn’t be surprising how much confusion there still is about cloud computing. Those of us that are living and breathing IT and cloud are really at a push to keep up with the vast array of options, … Continue reading
Posted in Business Needs, Challenges, Cloud
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Big data, machine-to-machine will drive cloud growth
Mario Müller’s presentation at last month’s Telecom Cloud Services Summit in Berlin was an eye-opener. Müller is the BMW Group’s vice president of IT infrastructure and his company is looking at using the cloud to manage its telematics data footprint … Continue reading
Posted in Business Needs, Cloud, Cloud News & Trends, Connectivity, Mobility
Tagged big data, ICT, M2M, machine-to-machine, technology
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New Zealand: The Land of the Long Green Cloud….?
Gartner has just released a report on sustainable computing that looks into the use of energy efficient technologies and low-emission electricity for data centres.
Posted in Cloud, Cloud News & Trends
Tagged Aisa Pacific, cloud computing, data centers, data centres, Gartner, geothermal, green, new zealand, NZ, offshoring, outsourcing, sustainability
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Is IaaS only good enough for test and dev?
A New Zealand-based client recently asked me a very valid question about the viability of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) as an enterprise-grade IT deployment option. Their enquiry was based on the adoption of IaaS internationally, where much of the … Continue reading
Video: IT must become relevant to the business
Video interview of Daryl Plummer, chief of research for Gartner, on the challenges posed by cloud, mobile and social media. Continue reading
