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Technology Solutions: Cloud Computing

By Keith Murley in Cloud Technology

Economic uncertainty has created the need for swift, responsive and highly secured IT infrastructures that are also environmentally friendly and more business focused. Organizations are struggling to find the competitive edge, turning to the bounty of opportunities technology provides. Cautious to jump at the latest buzz phrases and hyped solutions, many have cautiously investigated recent technology breakthroughs, many of which have one thing in common: redistribution of IT roles. There is no better time than the present to revamp technology strategy focused on hosted solutions.

Clouds are gathering…

Cloud computing has emerged as one of the major ways to secure an upper hand in today’s highly competitive market. Minutes of downtime means the loss of vital sales as businesses with prolonged data loss find themselves in a real position of collapsing. Cloud computing changes the traditional corporate data center structure that resides on company premises. Instead, systems are moved to secure outsourced data centers, either in a private or public configuration. Private clouds are dedicated servers used exclusively for a single company, whereas public clouds have multiple companies sharing the same resources. Additional research is, therefore, essential in deciding which cloud configuration best meets your needs, most importantly regarding legal and privacy requirements.

Technology departments across all industries are met with similar issues including budget cuts, personnel downsizing and mounting pressure for technology to prove its worth in answering key business issues. A great number of IT departments run with a vague, or possibly blind, vision into the future, focusing on day-to-day network upkeep and expending great amounts of money keeping core
systems operational. This approach leaves no time for innovation, process improvements or meeting business strategic objectives. Competitive advantage can be gained by moving day-to-day operations out, allowing execution of strategic initiatives.

The diverse and seemingly endless potential of cloud computing make it a very attractive solution to some of today’s most important business issues. Whether it’s upgrading data entry applications, launching new collaboration portals or overhauling demanding e-mail systems, all is possible and occurring today within the cloud. Historically, engineers of all sorts, including database, security, applications and integrations were needed on staff in order to begin new initiatives. Hosted solutions provide all that information without the heavy staffing costs. Building a partnership with a reliable IT solutions provider will deeply impact the success of your initiatives. A good hosting provider will act as a direct extension of your IT department, offering solutions to the business issues you discover in the renewed IT strategic approach. Your success has a direct effect on their success.

E-mail is the number one communication medium used in the 21st century workplace, and it grows more complex on a daily basis. It is an integral workflow component and is an excellent means for automating communication, increasing information flow to customers and employees, without the need to drain employee time sending reports and updates. An increased number of applications have been developed specifically to integrate with the company messaging system, some of which automatically generate bills, and others send out vital project warnings and notifications. Without expertise for each one of its many parts, integration opportunities may be lost, leaving businesses in danger of lost internal and external communication, which translates into poor customer service and decreased profit.

Overwhelmingly, the cloud has been a proven success for replacing traditional business e-mail environments. Software costs, server replacements and constant applications training make it an expensive system to maintain. Again, time spent tending to IT infrastructure takes away from valuable time streamlining old and costly systems. If you don’t become more efficient, your competition will.

One mid-sized organization was faced with a difficult situation. Operating on an aging Microsoft Exchange platform, the mailbox database had grown to its maximum size without the possibility of adding additional message stores. Three servers that were the backbone of the Exchange system were approaching 10 years in age and experiencing hardware malfunctions. An expensive investment in hardware and software seemed like the only answer. However, IT management realized the benefits of a Microsoft Exchange hosting solution, and therefore sought out a reputable hosting provider to address their growth issues. After careful planning and execution, local servers were migrated to the outsourced data center, and the results were nothing short of impressive.

Within the first month of the transition, help desk calls dropped by more than 10 percent, and e-mail availability became higher than ever, greatly attributed to the team of systems experts at their disposal. Critical systems updates and maintenance were performed regularly by the new Exchange hosting team, and key performance indicators were actively monitored. Discrepancies were resolved immediately. Such dedication and proactive response time would have been impossible to do with the previous e-mail infrastructure and company IT staff.

Transitioning to the Microsoft Exchange hosted service eliminated the need to purchase brand new servers or invest in the latest software upgrades. No longer will the company be faced with huge, unexpected hardware replacement costs. Instead, the fixed monthly hosting costs help keep the IT budget balanced and funds spent more wisely. Packaged with the Microsoft Exchange hosted solution was an e-compliant archiving system and a leading anti-spam solution; one more way the company saved money.

All the technology endeavors translated into better service for the customer. Now, the business stands strong with a robust, adaptive e-mail system and comprehensive electronic audit trail. The tier four data center where the e-mail service resides has been a welcome addition to the company disaster recovery plan. Capping out the many benefits is the approximately $50,000 saved annually along with lower carbon emissions through retirement of old servers.

As technology leaders and innovators, we must avoid the trap of judging success on traditional measurements, such as network uptime and backup reliability. Instead, creating an IT strategic plan with input from company executives opens our eyes to new possibilities. Technology can be a true business enabler, and cloud computing is one way to yield measurable business results, molding information technology into business technology.

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Keith Murley is Manager of Information Systems for Schimenti Construction, a general contractor specializing in retail construction. He can be reached at (914) 244-9100. For more information on Schimenti, please go to http://www.schimenti.com.

Best Free Business Cloud Apps You Probably Haven’t Heard Of

By Joseph Walker in Cloud Technology

The title might sound a bit presumptuous, but the writers at Cloud Nation worked hard to compile a list of cloud applications that most folks who don’t spend time in the cloud aren’t familiar with. All of these cloud hosted applications are free, but some of them do use the freemium mode of app distribution. In other words, the apps’ core features function forever for free, but extra premium features are available with subscription or other pay-as-you go plan.

Mail Chimp: Are services like Constant Contact becoming too expensive? Then MailChimp might be for you. The “forever free” service from MailChimp allows customers to store up to 2,000 email addresses and distribute as many as 12,000 emails per month – no contracts, no fees, no credit cards, no trial expirations. MailChimp also offers inexpensive monthly, pay-as-you-go, and high volume services.

Cloudo, eyeOS: These are two independent companies offering essentially the same service: Host your computer in the cloud and access it from any Internet-ready computer or phone. That’s right; both of these free services allow you to create and customize a virtual computer and host it on their cloud servers. Manage files, run applications, and do whatever you normally would do on your computer – all within a web browser. The main difference between these competing solutions is that CloudO is free while in beta, whereas eyeOS is a dedicated open source project with both free and professional versions and a partner program.

Pixlr: This graphics editing cloud app rocks. I used to tote around a flash drive with a portable
version of Photoshop saved on it. No longer! Thanks to Pixlr. (Seriously, and I’m not being paid by Pixlr to write this – nor am I in any way associated with them.) Pixlr’s web-based photo editor is one of the most responsive cloud hosted applications I’ve ever seen. Given a decent Internet connection, there’s essentially no lag at all. It’s like Photoshop lite, with many of the same image adjustment, layer, and filter features that I use all the time with Photoshop. They also offer a free Android and iOS app.

Picnik: Another free web hosted photo editing app similar to Pixlr, the chief difference between the two is Picnik’s premium offerings that add even more powerful functionality. Picnik also offers a “Chrome App” which worked great on an otherwise underwhelming Lenovo x120e notebook.

HootSuite: While becoming increasingly popular, it’s possible you haven’t heard of HootSuite yet. This software-as-a-service solution allows you to manage all of your social media profiles from a single easy-to-use dashboard. I actually prefer HootSuite’s interface to Facebook’s own native one. With HootSuite, IT consultants could tiptoe into the online identity or brand management sectors, offering profile management services for SMB owners who lack the time to deal with it themselves.

Mint: It’s no QuickBooks replacement, but Mint’s accounting software is a great Quicken alternative. It provides investment management and personal finance functions that allow for simple budgeting and investment planning. While it can’t deal with the accounting needs of an SMB with significant inventory, a high volume of transactions, or employees, it could work well for an independent contractor.

SoundCloud: Comparable to web-hosted music streaming services like GrooveShark, SoundCloud goes a step farther and allows you to stream and share any sound. It has simple voice and sound recording features and allows for the upload of virtually any sound file. For businesses needing to share audio files on their websites, SoundCloud is a perfect match. The service also offers a widget that makes streaming audio files on your website easy-breezy.

Hitman Pro: Despite the name, this app from Holland is actually intended for users’ security. This software is a malware eradication tool that scans users’ computers, uploads suspicious files to the cloud, and takes advantage of the capabilities of a significant number of other security companies’ software to identify and clean threats. I’ve seen Hitman Pro remove run-of-the-mill malware, rootkits, and even bootkits. The application has a 30-day free full functionality period, but will identify (without removing) threatening objects forever.

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Joseph Walker is a staff writer for Cloud Nation – a community for IT professionals focused on cloud computing. Cloud Nation is a property of SMB Nation, an IT media and events hosting company that has been serving the SMB IT sector since 1999. SMB Nation established Cloud Nation in 2011 as a destination for IT professionals to learn about and discuss popular trends in cloud computing.

Industry Demands Clarity on Cloud

By Jonathon Linnell in Cloud Technology

The hype surrounding cloud technology may be raging now, but its long term success could be hampered if users’ concerns over transparency aren’t addressed now.

A panel of IT experts gathered at the Manchester headquarters of hosting specialist UKFast to discuss the potential of cloud technology and the opportunities and drawbacks it presents to the market. The experts agreed that a Code of Practice would aid swifter adoption.

Panelists presented feedback from clients and peers in the industry that showed many firms are preventing a move to a cloud platform because of a lack of trust in vendors and suppliers.

The experts suggested that business owners and IT directors are worried about the popularity of cloud giving rise to “cowboy” companies without the reputation or expertise to manage the transition from a traditionally-hosted infrastructure.

Ian Moyse, IT security expert and EMEA channel director at Webroot said: “The key thing for businesses looking at cloud is that they know who they are dealing with. Like in any industry, there will be good and bad players out there. It’s very easy to become a cloud vendor because of the nature of the technology. There will be lots of innovative companies springing up and customers will be dealing with someone they haven’t heard of before.”

Andrew Corbett of the UK IT Association felt that a code of practice would help businesses find reputable firms. He said: “Businesses want to see an easily recognizable badge that shows a supplier or vendor has met the demands of an independent external testing and verification process. The business owner doesn’t have to know the ins and outs of what it all means, they just want to know that they should look for ‘level A’ for example.”

Andy Burton, chair of the Cloud Industry Forum (CIF) – set up in 2009 to promote trust in reputable cloud service providers – championed the CIF’s code of practice and guidance from the Cloud Security Alliance, but reminded decision makers that they maintain responsibility even for outsourced projects.

He said: “There is this natural human behaviour that says when you put something out to a service you delegate responsibility subconsciously. You don’t do your due diligence and you don’t ask for validation on certain things. We need to educate the marketplace so customers know when they take on any service, they still have a responsibility to prescribe exactly what they require and take steps to monitor the service they are receiving.”

The Cloud Industry Forum’s code of practice addressed the concerns highlighted in its research among UK businesses. Asked about the most pertinent issues that would affect the long term success of cloud computing, 23 per cent cited the ‘reliability of operations’ as the most important issue.

Asked how they establish trust with an online provider, business owners cited a recommendation from a trusted source as one of the most important factors, second only to reputation.

Furthermore, an overwhelming 62 per cent said a code of practice would be “important” in determining their choice of supplier.

The CIF’s code of practice aims to provide clarity and confidence to help in choosing a provider. Its members meet strict criteria on transparency including details of financial stability and capabilities, including their commitments to information security and customer service.

Moyse continued: “There is also an element of self policing that vendors have to do. If you are a cloud vendor and you get it wrong, everybody knows about it pretty quickly. If it happens to one customer, people on the same service will be asking questions. With most cloud services it’s pretty easy to move, so get it wrong and you can lose thousands of customers overnight.”

Lawrence Jones, managing director of UKFast, advised customers to spend time assessing the market and looking for a cloud vendor that suits their business.

“There are a lot of companies, old and new, that have a cloud offering. Work out who is best for you. Cloud is a heavily service-based offering so you need to work out which hosts or cloud vendors are the right fit for your business.

The people that are building pretty and cheap sites are promising the same things that the best and most experienced vendors are offering. What substance is behind those claims?

Unfortunately, it’s often not until you’ve had the experience yourself – and it’s often a bad experience – that you find out there’s very little backing it up.”

The Cloud Industry Forum is holding a free seminar on 14 June in London to give those involved in the cloud industry an insight into typical issues arising for cloud service providers, the unique challenges facing cloud service provision, best practices for contracting and guidance on your risk assessments.

You can find out more about the CIF at www.cloudindustryforum.org/

Find out more about UKFast’s round tables at UKFast

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Jonathon is a marketer for UKFast, a hosting provider of Windows and Linux dedicated server solutions as well as being vSphere and Hyper-V visualization and cloud hosting specialists.

Experts Tackle The Definitions Of: What Is Cloud Computing?

By Sandra Tiffany in Cloud Technology

Cloud computing has many definitions and can be confusion. The following is a list of some of the definitions and will help to clarify its meaning.

1. Cloud computing refers to the providing of computing resources on-demand through a network. This ability can be compared to the supply of a utility. Utility services are available to the users in a simple way without the users needing to know the details of how the services are provided.

2. Another simple explanation for cloud computing is “internet centric software”.

3. It is a broad array of web-based computing services that allow users to obtain a wide range of computing functions on a “pay-as-you-go” basis that previously required tremendous hardware/software investments and an I.T. department to manage.

4. Cloud computing is the accessing of resources and services needed to perform computing functions that require dynamically changing needs.

5. Cloud computing means: outsourced, pay-as-you-go, on-demand, somewhere in the Internet.

As you can see there are as many definitions of cloud computing as there are I.T. experts.

The concept of cloud computing dates back to the 1960′s with John McCarthy, a full professor at Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab. He was the first to suggest that computing time-sharing technology might lead to a future in which computing power and even specific application could be sold like a utility business model. This notion faded in the 1970′s because the hardware, software and communications were not ready for his concept. Now, his computing model has re-surfaced in the form of “cloud computing”.

Some Fortune 500 companies, such as Google and IBM, have invested in researching cloud computing technology. Although they have not completely switched to these technologies they recognize there is growing movement towards it. Microsoft has also thrown its hat in the ring and is currently working towards cloud computing technologies.

Amazon was one of the first major companies to employ cloud computing, creating dense technological networks that enabled users to access various materials and allowed the company to vary the access by demand.

Cloud computing technology was developed as a means to increase ease of use and user-friendliness while providing great benefit to the companies using it. Many different types of companies can benefit from cloud computing technology. These early adapters are the large companies that exist online and require large amounts of on demand computation power, various vendor software applications, complex search techniques and large data storage.

Cloud can also be highly beneficial to companies that run many different types of services or have many functions because it can both optimize performance and create better organization of these tasks and utilities.

Cloud computing creates a network among many different types of Internet connections and shares those connections to create an organized system of applications and services.

It also uses a combination of hardware and software to satisfy a variety of client needs with the resources and costs shared among them.

Cloud computing technology can satisfy a variety of clients from large corporations to small companies. There are benefits of cloud computing for both types of companies and their users such as:

1. computing resources available on-demand through a network
2. scalable computing power
3. pay-as-you-go
4. no need to purchase the latest software and hardware
5. increased ease of upkeep and everyday operation management
6. increased ease of access to the companies data and sophisticated retrieval techniques.
7. ease of use and user friendliness
8. greatly reduced cost as high as 30%

There are savings to be had by a company willing to move their information system to the “cloud”. It’s worth taking a look at especially during these times where it’s vital to save on costs.

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Sandra Tiffany wanted to share her knowledge and experience about the growth and maturity of the cloud computing business world. Read the various articles about how business has applied cloud computing and the difference between grid and cloud computing There are books, auctions and information and don’t forget to look at the “Deal of the Day”.
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Some Ways Cloud Servers Can Benefit Your Company

By Dirik Hameed in Cloud Technology

Website Cloud servers are the “latest” in the wide array of different networking choices that businesses or individuals have to choose from. Many are jumping on board the “cloud server bandwagon,” as many see this the way of the networking future. Many benefits come with the purchase of cloud servers such as an overall decrease in costs spent on hosting solutions, as well as access to all the advanced features cloud servers offer.

Cloud computing is a way by which resources are pooled together for use in networking, file transfers, application and process running, and more. When looking for cloud servers, the UK has a large number of options to choose from. By contracting with a cloud server host, you get access to all the virtual networking space you need, without all the cost involved in the other common server choice of many, the dedicated server.

UK cloud servers do not disappoint, as they provide a fast, efficient, and completely secure way to handle your networking needs. As your own resources aren’t likely enough to handle your businesses networking needs, by subscribing to a cloud server hosting company, you don’t have to rely on your resources, you get the powerful resources at the disposal of your host. As they don’t require nearly the hardware as traditional networking server solutions, and the care and maintenance is simple, cloud server solutions are often more affordable than the alternatives. This is just another reason why so many are jumping ship from the dedicated server and transitioning into the use of cloud servers for all their sever and networking needs.

You need powerful, safe ways of transferring and receiving information over the internet. In the case of your online business, you might also be selling products, and thus, be handling a lot of very sensitive customer financial information – this means that you need the highest quality security and the utmost in reliability, but at a price your business can afford. As improvements in cloud server technology have continued to advance, cloud server hosting companies can now confidently provide you with all the security you need, as well as offering highly reliable service, at a more affordable price that many of the alternatives. For our business, the bottom line is of utmost importance. So any way that we can continue to provide the highest quality solutions for our business, while cutting costs, is something that all business owners would want to take part in. With a cloud server host you can still have access to the highest quality, most secure and functional network you need, while reducing your overall expenditures on server hosting solutions.

Regardless of your location within the UK, there are affordable UK cloud servers at your fingertips. These not only have the ability to save your business money on their hosting needs, but it also gives you the most advanced functionality available to date. Without all the hassle and cost as a traditional server, but with all the functionality, security, and options, a cloud server hosting company can give you access to all you need for your networking solutions.

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The Benefits Of Cloud Computers Over Yesterday’s Technologies

By Dirik Hameed in Cloud Technology

Granted, cloud computing is a new technology and has a great many flaws. However without concentrating on the possible downsides, it’s worth considering the positives.

Using a cloud platform does hold a number of excellent advantages. These advantages are great as it means companies are taking on cloud computing for their internet presence as well as the infrastructure. Hosting companies are now looking at building more of there products around cloud platforms.

Scalability wise, there is no need to scramble a team to source, setup and then commission new hardware when you suddenly get a massive pick up of business. After a few weeks you don’t have to take your new hardware back out of service as demand has dropped off. Just sit back and relax instead and add and remove capacity as and when you see fit. Cloud computing has a pricing model which is based upon consumption. Thus companies only have to pay for what they have used, which is the downside with dedicated servers.

Implementation is easy, without the need to purchase extra hardware, software licenses or setup costs. A company can use a cloud computing solution for the fraction of the cost of an on-site solution. This streamlines your time and money by being able to have accurate forecasts of costs.

Being able to have skilled professionals available with any new technology that gets popular is important. With these new technologies large vendors will offer customers a quality service. The solution is large enough to be able to supply data centers with endless amounts of storage and computing power.

You also gain better control over your internal resources. By giving the cost and burden of managing the servers to a third party it allows for the in house team to work on more important things. There is also then less staff training to think about. Cloud computing makes things a lot easier.

You should experience a better quality of service. Particularly if normally you happened to have network outages you had to fix yourself, which can in some cases be simple or take hours or even days. A good cloud host will offer you an SLA and will take care of any issues. The company should therefore respond very quickly to any problems. You will certainly sleep better at night, knowing someone is taking care of things for you.

Security is of utmost importance in a cloud environment. People believe that because its not one machine with the hard disk inside it that the whole world and his dog has access to it. The data is held in a way that proven cryptographic services are involved to authenticate users. You could also opt to encrypt the data before transmitting it to a 3rd party. This extra encryption will cause considerable increased load on your cloud instance meaning that you could end up paying a lot more for the extra CPU and memory needed.

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Moving Data to the Cloud for Storage

By Kristin Gabriel in Cloud Technology

There is a fantastic business value in cloud computing — lowering costs and increasing business agility. A company’s data is valuable, and vulnerable,so cloud is an especially conducive environment for an online backup service

Most business owners know one of the biggest problems to contend with these days is cybercriminals, who are after money. Stealing data to generate illegal profits is their business. It also means they are not afraid to hijack the computing power of a company’s PCs and servers to steal other people’s data in order to generate a big profit.

In-the-cloud computing offers a secure personal cloud to individual consumers, featuring automatic online backup service and data synchronization of files to a secure online file storage center across multiple Internet-connected devices and computers.

Businesses of all sizes are at risk and successful hacks could be devastating to smaller businesses. They usually have limited IT resources, and just being connected to the Internet is reason enough to worry. In fact, 93 percent of all companies that suffer significant data loss close down within five years.

Today, how can business owners avoid becoming just another statistic? Computer failures, theft, or natural disasters never happen according to a time schedule, so an online backup service needs to protect your data securely with continuous backup in real-time. Files should be automatically copied within moments of you saving them so your data is safe.

You probably want all of your important data files backed up, synchronized, and safe, but also you probably want to be able to easily access and share your files remotely via the Internet. After all, workers in other parts of the world – in offices or working virtually – need to have access to data.

Digital file sharing with colleagues or friends and family should have no limits on data file size and unlimited speed is a must. You should be able to share your media with whoever you want through instant messaging, social networking sites, or email. If you or your employees use multiple computers, it is common to want to access documents, or even photos and videos.

Furthermore, a good online backup service allows you to access these items when on the go from any Internet-enabled computer or mobile phone. Your files need to be synchronized and up-to-date across multiple computers with a special software client that can be downloaded to any device. Your online storage solution should also include encryption, access control, failsafe software, and firewalls.

Social networking means consumers want to sync and share their digital life in real time – simply and easily. Pictures and files are immediately secured, and accessible from any device at your fingertips. Storing irreplaceable photos, music, and documents in a single safe location that’s administered by industry leader in Internet security, will put your mind at ease.

It doesn’t matter which solution you choose, it must be simple to set up and easy to use, and an online backup service must work silently in the background, automatically providing data backup and restoring your files in the event of a disaster, accident, or loss.

Ultimately, cloud storage is about the best insurance plan you can get for your important electronic data. Bur remember, not all cloud security is created equal. Before making a final decision on which online backup service to subscribe to, carefully consider the vendor’s experience in content security so that you will be getting secure online data recovery with continuous access.

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Kristin Gabriel is a writer for Trend Micro(TM) – www.trendmicro.com – a global leader in content security. SafeSync(TM) is its economically priced online backup service for storing irreplaceable documents, photos, videos, and music in a single safe location that’s administered by Trend Micro.

The Benefits Of Cloud Software Over Traditional Shared Servers

By Dirik Hameed in Cloud Technology

Everyone is interested in cloud hosting at this moment in time. Traditionally, websites have been hosted on standard dedicated servers. Dedicated servers host lots of websites. On each dedicated server, a shared hosting account is kept. A dedicated server for email or Mysql is sometimes employed. When it comes down to it though, all your eggs are in one basket. The obvious downside of this is that if the dedicated server develops a fault, your website will be down. Cloud software is different. Cloud panels have numbers on its side.

Cloud software is extremely scalable, as in you can choose to pay for what resources you use. It’s very like mobile phones that offer a pay as you go tariff. If you use a small amount of resources, you only pay for those resources. If you are suddenly hit with loads of traffic, the cloud will let you expand instantly. Cloud hosts automatically assign what power you need. Your website should never go offline because of an unexpected spike in traffic. You would simply be billed for the extra used. In this respect, cloud hosting is more cost effective. Remember you are still in a virtual hosting environment of your own- no sharing. No need for an expensive dedicated server anymore.

Whether cloud hosts are more reliable is the subject of fierce debate. There are however, many arguments for. We looked at the scenario of standard shared hosting where if one single dedicated server fails, your website goes offline. Cloud hosting is made up of many many nodes or
dedicated servers. Thus you can weather one or even two nodes going offline at the same time. Cloud hosting surely has to be considered more reliable.

Deploying cloud hosting is very quick and easy. Deploying the hardware is the first part of dedicated server hosting. Then you have to setup software and services. Cloud hosting knocks this issue on the head. You slot in servers as and when you need them. One thing to consider about cloud hosting, is it is a relatively new technology. There are a few down sides with cloud hosting, where a traditional dedicated server or shared hosting environment can offer bigger benefits. However, the reliability cost and scalability of cloud software wins hands down. Those hosts that don’t already have a cloud product, are developing one right now. This speaks volumes. Cloud hosting certainly has more benefits over traditional hosting. Watch clouds continue to improve as cloud software does.

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If you are swayed cloud hosting, have a look at www.vi.net, or for more cloud hosts information www.vi.net/cloud-hosting/cloud-hosting.php .

Antivirus Protection from the Power of the Cloud

By Kristin Gabriel in Cloud Technology

Computer netbooks offer an affordable entry into portable computing especially for buyers with tight budgets.

Basically, netbook users do not want to be frustrated by a slow computer while browsing the Internet or when sending or receiving email. In addition, these lightweight computers are most often used to surf the Internet and many people may not be aware of precautions they need to take to protect themselves against online threats.

Sophisticated netbook users often shut down critical security programs to boost speed of their computer. Despite its sophisticated cloud technology security, anti-virus and anti-spyware for netware must be light on the device’s memory, and run in the background, providing comprehensive, up-to-date protection against online threats without slowing down the system.

In-the-cloud computing technology has been compared to the early proliferation of electricity. Homes, towns, and businesses did not want to rely on their own source of power. They began connecting into a greater power grid, supported and controlled by power utilities. And so along with this utility connection came time and cost savings, in addition to greater access to, and more reliable availability of power.

In-the-cloud computing has evolved through a number of phases including grid and utility computing, application service provision (ASP), and Software as a Service.

Delivering computing resources through a global network was a concept rooted in the sixties by.C.R. Licklider, who was responsible for enabling the development of the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network in 1969.

Furthermore, much like what we call cloud computing today, Licklider’s vision was for everyone around the world to be interconnected and accessing programs and data at any site.

Since that time, cloud computing developed progressively, and since the Internet, only started to offer significant bandwidth in the nineties. That’s why there are other key factors that enabled cloud computing to transpire. This includes the maturing of what is known as virtualisation technology. This is universal high-speed bandwidth and software interoperability standards. This is why cloud computing for the masses has taken time, with the most recent being for Web 2.0.

The industry analysts appear to all be in support of next generation cloud computing, also known as private clouds, public clouds, and hybrid cloud environments. The latest technology called cloud computing is transforming today’s computing for a better future in the clouds.

This exciting new in-the-cloud-client content security infrastructure, is designed to block Internet security threats before they reach users. It’s protection while reducing reliance on time-consuming signature-downloads. By combining Internet-based or “in-the-cloud” technologies with smaller, lighter-weight clients, users will have immediate access to the latest protection wherever and however they connect – from home, or when on the go anywhere.

Cloud technology helps automatically stop viruses and spyware before they reach your computer, so it won’t slow you down – it’s a whole new way to protect your computer.

This means that real-time updates keep your PC protected from the latest online threats. This Internet security technology is light on your system resources so your computer runs faster.

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Kristin Gabriel writes for Trend Micro; Titanium; Internet Security for Netbooks with cloud technology to automatically stop viruses and spyware before they reach your computer. Titanium antivirus and antispyware is designed to be easy-to-use and understand with simple screens and reports and includes spam blocking and customizable parental controls. www.trendmicro.com

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