Symantec plans to close down its Backup Exec.cloud service, saying it lacks mobile and content-sharing features and wouldn’t be the right platform for delivering them.
In focus: Top 10 trends that will impact IT organisations in 2014
In 2014, enterprise IT teams should seek to harness the power of change. Savvy IT organisations understand that the right technology can positively impact their business.
Mayer Brown partner: NSA Spying Will Impact Cloud Providers and Customers,
Congressional lawmakers held hearings this week to determine what, if any, changes can be made to U.S. government surveillance programs, with Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) calling for increased transparency into federal data collection policies.
F5 shifts focus to cloud computing at GITEX
F5 Networks has used GITEX to big up its cloud credentials this week, as it seeks to educate customers about the reality of doing business on the cloud.
The cloud: A journey into space and time
A recent series of cloud briefings sought to address the technology, legal and change management aspects of cloud. They prompted some thought-provoking discussions around the longevity and value of cloud computing.
RSA president leaving to take cloud job at parent EMC
RSA President Tom Heiser is transferring from the security company to its parent company EMC to focus on cloud computing initiatives, according to an internal communication sent from the company on Monday.
Prism should make businesses think twice about cloud computing
Businesses worldwide need to re-think their use of cloud computing, in light of recent revelations around the Prism and Tempora surveillance programmes, according to independent privacy advocate Caspar Bowden.
Gartner: 7 major trends forcing IT security pros to change
Enterprises are under heavy pressure to change their approach to IT security because of a “nexus of forces” that include …
Cisco overtakes IBM as top cloud hardware provider, research firm says
Cisco has overtaken IBM as the leading provider of infrastructure for cloud computing, analysts at Synergy Research reported on Monday. Synergy …
Infinite power
Cloud is the technology that knows no boundaries, but contrary to this, the entire cloud community, including CNME’s Joe Lipscombe, …