The Sony data breach that compromised 100 million customers’ data has left the corporation a bit shaken and created woes in the cloud computing industry. The shares of businesses that specializes in cloud computing had been performing well for quite some time now. However, the massive cyber-attack, including Amazon.com Inc’s cloud computing center outage, has…
Cloud computing is spreading like wildfire. The number of enterprises moving their IT operations to the cloud is tremendously growing. Established vendors like Salesforce, Amazon and Google, including other startup firms that provide tools and services for cloud computing continues to increase and clamors for attention. In this emerging industry, here are the lists of…
The total fee for the data breach that Epsilon will face could reach as high as $4 billion, depending on what becomes of the data that was stolen, according to cyber-risk advisory firm. It’s a massive event that indicates the overlooked risk of cloud-based computing system. According to a report by CyberFactors, the sum includes…
Online retail giant Amazon Inc. has experienced a major outage of its Web-hosting and cloud-computing platform. Large websites such as Foursquare and Reddit became unavailable due to the disruption of Amazon Web Services. Amazon issued an apology in response to the situation. As compensation, the company offered a 10-day service credit to subscribers of its…
Telecommunications providers and cable companies have entered the burgeoning enterprise cloud computing market in the battle for enterprise customers. They could play a lucrative role by combining their natural advantages as network operators with technological innovation. CenturyLink, the nation’s third-largest telecommunications company, announced that it will acquire Savvis, a data center services business with big…
Cloud computing can be described as the new era in the world of computing. It is composed of several layers, all of which can be accessed by users connected to it. Understanding what each layer comprises of, the functions of each layer, how these layers interact with each other, including the need for diverse technological…
CenturyLink Inc. (CTL), a Louisiana- based fixed-line phone and Internet company, is set to buy information technology firm Savvis Inc. (SVVS) in a deal valued at $2.5 billion. This deal brings together CenturyLink’s enterprise network services business with Savvis’ expertise in managed hosting capacities. Acquiring Savvis will speed up CenturyLink’s ability to provide cloud computing…