In anticipation of offering its open-source content management software as a service, Alfresco has upgraded its namesake product to work …
Increasing ME organisations in cloud must get virtual security: Trend Micro
The growing number of organisations in the Middle East turning to virtualisation and cloud computing is a good thing, but …
HP updates software for cloud
Hewlett-Packard has updated its Discovery and Dependency Mapping Advanced (DDMA) software package so it will allow administrators to map their …
New security product claims to solve cloud protection issues
CloudPassage is launching a new security product for virtual servers in public clouds such as Amazon Web Services that it …
Cloud is the railway of the 21st century: Logica
Logica has described cloud computing as “the railway of the 21st century”, claiming that the community clouds it is building …
Europe pledges €10m for cloud computing partnership
One year after announcing her intention to develop a European Cloud Computing Strategy, Europe’s Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes Thursday …
Motorola sues Apple Over iPhone and iCloud
Motorola has decided to do battle with Apple in court– this time concerning the iPhone 4s and (by some extension) …
FVC and Zoho to bring emerging cloud apps to MENA
FVC, a Value Added Distributor in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has signed a partnership agreement with Zoho, …
Linux benefits from rise of cloud and big data: study
Cloud computing and big data are driving business use of Linux at the expense of Windows and Unix, a Linex …
The cloud CIO
Forbes recently published an interesting article written by Ed Sperling titled “CIOs: Be Careful What You Wish For.” In it, …
Microsoft expands its private cloud solution in new product
Microsoft will enable customers to build private clouds by integrating eight separate component products into one unified solution, they have …
WAN optimisation gets cloud-ready
WAN optimisation is going to be critical in guaranteeing application performance in cloud environments. WAN optimisation has been typically deployed …
Symantec turns to cloud with LiveOffice acquisition
Symantec has acquired LiveOffice, a provider of cloud-based data archiving and storage, for $115 million, the companies announced yesterday. Symantec …
Security must not be ignored when deploying cloud: Coviello
Businesses are so busy rushing into virtual and cloud environments, they are missing the opportunity to build security as they …
Cloud computing is not a cost saving move: Dell
The move to private and proprietary cloud computing “ticks back” the trend and is undoing good work by many IT …
Acer and Lenovo take the cloud route
Acer and Lenovo, which make Android-based tablets, smartphones and Windows PCs, have outlined their cloud strategies in an effort to …
Acer to offer free cloud service
Acer kicked off the Consumer Electronics Show on Sunday by previewing a free cloud service for storing images and other …
Symantec new update for private Cloud
Anthony Harrison, Solution Architect for Symantec MENA Symantec announced version 6.0 of the company’s storage management and high availability products. …
Cisco debuts CloudVerse
Cisco has introduced Cisco CloudVerse, a framework that combines the foundational elements –Unified Data Center, Cloud Intelligent Network, and Cloud …
Big data, security and cloud identified as IT “super themes” in 2012
“Big data” analytics, security and cloud computing will be three of the most significant drivers of technological change in 2012, …