The Missing Link: CLOUD MONITORING
End-to-end monitoring offers a view from cloud to enterprise Laura Smith, Features Writer | SearchCIO Imagine the “situation room”: IT executives are staring at a wall of screens that depict the real-time performance of applications and transactions. Does this sound like science fiction? It isn’t anymore, as a spate of end-to-end monitoring tools makes its […]
Building a private cloud? Start slowly
Ivan Pepelnjak | 10.11.10 | SearchNetworking.com Imagine being able to do what Amazon Web Services can do within your own private data center: create a new disk or server, or start new instances of an application in seconds with a few clicks by choosing from hundreds of available templates that span a range of operating […]
Microsoft takes cloud fight to Google
Google and Microsoft are scrapping to get their office apps into the enterprise cloud By Sharon Gaudin | 10.20.10 | ComputerWorld.com Microsoft officially took its ubiquitous Office suite to the cloud this week with Office 365. And that, say industry watchers, is not good news for rival Google, which has been trying to capture the […]
IT Careers: Hottest Jobs, Skills in Cloud Computing, Mobile Application Development
The latest IBM Tech Trends survey of IT professionals reveals that cloud computing and mobile application development will provide the most career opportunities, followed by social media and business intelligence. By Meridith Levinson | Mon, October 11, 2010 | CIO.com Want to lock in some job security in IT over the next five years? […]
Google, Facebook battle for ‘future of the Web’
Could Google’s Achilles heel be showing as Facebook teams up with Microsoft? Computerworld – Microsoft advanced its partnership with Facebook this week, a move that could represent the biggest threat to Google’s search standing yet. Microsoft and Facebook announced that they’re teaming up to make Internet searching more social. Now when someone uses Microsoft’s Bing […]
IT Infrastructure: 16 Hot Companies Running Under the Radar
As a matter of routine, eWEEK reporters and editors talk to companies and analysts virtually every day. As a result, we often come across a lot of fresh new ideas—or at least new takes—on conventional IT, whether it’s in the data center, on your desk or in your pocket. This slide show highlights a number […]