Technology News and Insights

Playbook versus the iPad

Do businesses need one now?

Oct 12, 2011

Do businesses need one now? In short no. In most cases the current laptop that the business people use
is good enough. Neither Tablet is really a business tool today. In the future they likely will be but you
might as well wait. As well pricing for both is high - U$600 for a 64 GB unit. Ouch.

Dynamism inherent in the Cloud computing model

Jul 22, 2011

A digest from Cloud Times on the dynamism inherent in the Cloud computing model.

A Private Cloud – the benefits for IT and the Business

Jun 16, 2011

Private clouds [PC] are basically securely outsourced applications which reside on a hosted site available to any secured user on the cloud. The IT resources on PC's are company and even department specific.

The benefits include:

Standardization
Efficiencies
Abstract business away from Infrastructure
Infrastructure Gains

It is the future. Ignore it and perish.

Jun 15, 2011

LinkedIn.com is a product of the cloud. Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Apple will all take advantage of the Cloud. It is the future. Ignore it and perish. The Cloud is an old idea wrought new with technology and increased network and web availability. It is Adam Smith's division of labor, itself a law of economics which was apparent to Sumerians, Semites, Persians and ancient Greeks.

Cloud computing provides a way of delivering your IT requirements online.

Jun 07, 2011

Cloud computing provides a way of delivering your IT requirements online. Documents, emails, customer details and applications can all be stored remotely and accessed over the internet through a web browser.

Cloud computing is made up of three key elements:

large-scale data centres hosted on remote servers
services - eg software and hardware resources provided over the internet
low-cost computers and other web-enabled devices like laptops, netbooks and smartphones

With cloud computing, users are able to access their business information over the internet - 'through the cloud'. Since your applications and data are stored remotely, all you need is a web-enabled device and an internet connection. Businesses can use smaller, more low-cost portable devices, such as smart phones and netbooks, supporting more mobile and remote working practices. For more information, see the page in this guide on the benefits of cloud computing.

Cloud computing has a number of benefits compared to more traditional approaches

Jun 07, 2011

Cloud computing has a number of benefits compared to more traditional approaches, including:

reduced IT costs
scalability of service
access to new technology
greater opportunities for flexible working practices
enterprise-level back-up
better environmental impact