CloudTimes is proud to announce the sponsorship of the upcoming GigaOM Structure:Data conference in New York in March 2012. Making Big Data Work For You Are you sitting on unmined gold? As the volume of enterprise data created has moved past terabytes and into the petabyte scale, companies need to determine the best way to store,…

Cisco, EMC, IBM and TOSCA recently communicated their support to back up setting the standard and specifications for hybrid cloud portability. This is to stand true to cloud’s promise of ease of access and portability in service migration from one cloud provider to another. There are, however, obstacles to face with this set up because…

Sweden’s mobile and telecommunications leaders showcase the latest in mobile data, wireless connectivity, user experience and rich content at Mobile World Congress 2012 The Swedish Pavilion (Hall 2, stand 2F13) brings together cutting-edge technology solutions and innovative companies from Sweden at the Mobile World Congress, February 27 to March 1, 2012 in Barcelona, Spain. With…

Zend Developer Pulse Survey on App Economy Lingering recession, fierce global competition and the internet’s pervasiveness have created a perfect storm for tech innovation. To compete and win, today’s businesses must be more powerfully and productively engaged with customer, partner, supplier and employee communities, anytime and anywhere. The battle for market leadership is being waged…

Paragon conducted a fair research on cloud Level 3 Communications and Akamai. This was after IT companies became more concentrated on web content delivery and real-time, high-speed streaming as the demand for it raised sky high. Content-focused companies became centered on cloud computing solutions because they saw its promising customer appeal. This was also due…

AT&T has closed a major partnership deal with OpenStack to provide an open-source cloud-based platform. This development was announced last January 9, 2012. AT&T is expected to give the project a big boost, while the company also benefits from the OpenStack cloud platform. OpenStack, an IaaS project was the brainchild of NASA and Rackspace Cloud….

By Robert Greene, VP of Technology, Versant Corporation Big Data and cloud computing are on a clear collision course, bringing with them a wealth of opportunities if approached in the right way. As mobility becomes the embodiment of the digital lifestyle, data is flowing out of every crack and crevice, making cloud’s accessibility ideal for…

The United Sates and Taiwan recently had an agreement to spearhead the fee-for-service rental of cloud products and services for SMBs (Small and Medium sized Businesses) in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. This move is made to develop competitiveness among enterprises. US and Taiwan hopes to leverage their cloud solutions in the global market;…

Andrew McAfee is popular for being a supporter of Enterprise 2.0 and Web 2.0 tools in many businesses. McAfee, a researcher at MIT’s Sloan School of Management was recently drawn to Katie Fehrenbacher’s of GigaOM’s statement. This took McAfee to look at companies that plans to have their first venture into cloud computing coined as…