As part of the Open Consortium Interconnect, led in particular by Samsung, Intel and Cisco, published a first version of the Internet of Things (IoT) source code standard IoTivity. It will allow connected devices from different manufacturers to communicate and compete with AllJoyn standard, led by Qualcomm, Microsoft and LG. While it has been several months…

Microsoft continues to enhance its Azure platform with several new features that are already available. The company has added Azure virtual machines using the new processors Intel Xeon, Azure Key Vault security service and SQL Server Connector. Microsoft introduces Azure G-Series virtual machines (VMs) for public cloud applications. Azure G-Series VMs consist of memory, processing…

Companies continue to struggle in identifying precise applications and services used by its employees, without prior validation from IT. The conclusion emerges from the study “Cloud adoption: practices and priorities”, conducted by the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) on over 200 CIO and responsible for security in the world. Based on the survey of more than…

Big data analytics give enterprises faster access to their own data more than before. The trend of big data remains a high priority for businesses in 2014. Organizations indicate that the top benefits that they have already realized are greater scalability, faster access to infrastructure, higher availability, and faster time to market for applications. The…

Is it realistic now to run in the cloud all applications required by a business? Most cloud computing providers use of cloud computing elements in a hybrid combination of public and private cloud to lure customers in 2014. Apart from the discussion on the management, control, governance and the ecosystem within the cloud, big companies…

IDC estimates that the volume of digital data globally continue doubling every two years. Applications of analytical data not only allow companies better focus their business strategies but also carry the information security to a new level of efficiency to prevent fraud and electronic theft. The technologies associated with the big data are forcing companies…

The operating system of most famous open source is gaining ground in business particularly in cloud computing, according to a report from the Linux Foundation and Yeoman Technology Group. The Linux Foundation has published a study called “2014 Enterprise End User Trends Report” that shows the steady growth of Linux in the market for large…

IBM has received two patents in the United States to accelerate the data analysis in the cloud and make better use of existing cloud resources. The rights are named “Predictive Removal Of Runtime Data Using Attributes Characterizing” (US Patent # 8,639,809) and “Routing Service Requests Based on Actual Lowest cost within a Federated Virtual Service…

Research and Markets has released a new report on the global mobile cloud market by Application (Gaming, Entertainment, Utilities, Education, Productivity, Business & Finance, Social Networking, Healthcare, Travel & Navigation), & By User (Enterprise User, Consumer) – Worldwide Market Forecast and Analysis (2014 – 2019). As the number of tablets, smartphones, touch and connected devices…

IDC Health Insights released a new report, which shows the increasing cyber threats and the impact of successful attacks in healthcare business operations and how these health organizations are investing in its strategy to protect your valuable electronic assets. Healthcare organizations today have higher risk of suffering a cyber attack than ever, in part because…