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5 reasons to move to Big Data (and 1 reason why it won't be easy)

fmmonteverde — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:35:54 +0800

IT executives continually evaluate the technology trends that will impact their business in 2013 and beyond. Some simply deploy technology to advance the goals spelled out in business plans. Others take on the role of chief innovation officer and introduce different models of using existing data to generate new revenue and gain insight into who clients are and what they want.

Study ranks Indonesia and India among most risky places to open data center

fmmonteverde — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:07:45 +0800

Last year the U.S. was the least risky place in the world to open a data center, according to a study released this week.

CA and SAP join to offer application performance management offerings

fmmonteverde — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:07:40 +0800

CA Technologies and SAP are working together to extend application-performance solution offerings and an application-performance services implementation package.

Security tool pinpoints malware movement throughout user environments

fmmonteverde — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:07:40 +0800

Sourcefire, Inc. has introduced malware trajectory capabilities across its malware protection portfolio, giving customers detailed visibility into malware attack activity and enabling them to detect, remediate and control malware outbreaks.

Orange Business Services expands reach of enterprise cloud infrastructure services

fmmonteverde — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:07:37 +0800

Orange Business Services’ Flexible Computing, an Infrastructure as a Service offering, is now available from cloud-ready data centers in North America and Asia.

SDN spells opportunities for network switch vendors

fmmonteverde — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:30:55 +0800

For the last 30 years, networks have been built based on a simple concept: that the intelligence to control data flows is embedded into the switches and routers themselves. If control rules needed to be changed, network administrators would either have to do them directly on the devices, or get the switch vendor to write a change into the software – a process which could take months.

Equinix strengthens NYSE Technologies' expansion in Hong Kong and Tokyo

fmmonteverde — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:24:59 +0800

NYSE Technologies, the commercial technology unit of NYSE Euronext, has extended its global trading network into Equinix’s International Business Exchange (IBX) data centers in Hong Kong and Tokyo.

Adobe launches subscription-based services for Hong Kong students and teachers

fmmonteverde — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:24:54 +0800

Adobe’s full range of Creative Cloud services are now available in Hong Kong, including Creative Cloud for students and teachers to purchase individually. For educational institutions, Creative Cloud for teams and Creative Cloud for enterprise options are now available through a new plan called Education Enterprise Agreement (EEA).

Aruba Networks latest to unveil 802.11ac access points

fmmonteverde — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:24:53 +0800

Aruba Networks became the latest company to announce Wi-Fi access points that can support over 1Gbps throughput, at the cellular industry's CTIA show in Las Vegas this week.

VMware launches network-savvy cloud service

fmmonteverde — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:24:49 +0800

VMware has launched its long-anticipated public infrastructure as a service (IaaS), touting its virtual networking capabilities as a differentiator from other established hybrid cloud offerings.