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IT Managers Question Cloud ROI: Survey

Almost half of IT managers believe that the return on cloud adoption does not meet the investment necessary, according to a survey by West IP Communications. While fifty-four percent said they expect to recoup the entire cost of shifting to the cloud, ROI appears to be a major cloud barrier. Continue reading

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Cloud Hosting Considerations for Global Organizations

It’s well known that cloud computing is a distributed system where data is never really stored just in one spot. This holds true for application, desktop and even cloud-based website delivery options. The idea is to create a robust, widely available system for many users to access. Some organizations require the use of a cloud provider which is local – or regional. Many others look to work with hosting providers which cater to the international organization. Is there a difference? Continue reading

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UK Government’s Continued Legacy IT Spend Slows Cloud Adoption: Report

Cloud adoption by UK government agencies is being slowed by continuing legacy spending, according to a report released this week by Eduserv. The government’s cloud first initiative would benefit from rules limiting product refreshes and service renewals, and clearer incentives for cloud adoption, the company says. Continue reading

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ObserveIT Offers Deeper Visibility into Cloud User Activity with CloudThreat for AWS

Boston’s ObserveIT has launched a free security solution for Amazon’s public cloud this week that monitors user activity and provides behavior analytics. ObserveIT CloudThreat for Amazon Web Services (AWS) integrates with Amazon CloudWatch to provide visibility into data, applications and virtual machines. Continue reading

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Odin Joins OpenStack Foundation as Gold Member

Parallels’ service provider business, now known as Odin, has been approved as a Gold Member of the OpenStack Foundation, according to an announcement on Monday. The OpenStack Summit takes place this week in Vancouver. Continue reading

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