Tips for picking an IaaS provider
Making the leap to a public cloud infrastructure requires careful planning.
Battle looms over securing virtualized systems
There's growing consensus that traditional approaches to network security -- the firewall and intrusion-prevention appliances, the host-based antivirus software -- simply do not work well in virtualized environments for which they were never designed.
Six tough questions for your next IAAS vendor
Capgemini CTO Joe Coyle lists six must-ask questions for prospective IAAS providers
IaaS is smart choice for ConnectEDU
As most parents and teachers can attest, teenage students have a tendency to procrastinate - not a particularly endearing characteristic, especially if you're a company that helps students with their college applications.
Florida hospice saves with SAAS-based CRM
When David Lafferty arrived at Tidewell Hospice two years ago as the care provider's first CIO, customer relationship management was a bit of what he calls a "milk crate" operation.
How to become SaaS savvy
As cloud deployments increase, so too does overall understanding of how best to approach this new computing model and work with service providers.
10 SaaS companies to watch
These days, companies are applying the software-as-a-service (SaaS) model to just about everything, from core business functions, including IT, to industry-specific processes. This list, compiled with the help of SaaS trend watchers and users, provides a representative look at what types of software you'll find offered in the cloud.
vCash, Crypto, and Anonymization Equals Drugs to Your Door
Anonymization and cryptography technologies, virtual cash, and drug dealer reputation tracking creates a new marketplace
Cyber war sabers rattle across the globe
A formal Pentagon cyber strategy may define which acts of digital sabotage constitute acts war that warrant conventional military retaliation, but cases clear-cut enough to justify such retaliation may be few and far between, experts say.
He's looked at clouds from both sides now
A colleague recently sent around this quote from a university CTO he interviewed for an upcoming article: "We're not building some generic Joni Mitchell cloud. The thing we're trying to do is build a cloud that is really infrastructure and services, not some vanilla, virtualized blah, blah, blah."
Large-scale IPv6 trial set for June 8
The largest experiment in the 40-year history of the Internet will take place on Wednesday, as hundreds of Web sites test a new standard called IPv6 that can support vastly more devices with faster, lower-cost connectivity than today's technology.
Sony's streaming media player has a boatload of content
Shaw reviews Sony Network Media Player.
Using VMware Fusion to fire up old games. Or not.
Gibbs wants to run "Star Wars Episode I: Racer" on a W98 VM but runs into compatibility problems.
Can you have too much security?
Is there such a thing as too much security?
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