The primary driver for cloud adoption will shift from economics to innovation as leading-edge companies invest in cloud services as the foundation for new competitive offerings.
These four pillars — Big Data, Cloud, Mobility and Social — are creating new business value and unprecedented innovation.
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Published: May 19, 2014
Elasticity is a relatively new term, introduced with cloud computing, that expands on traditional notions of scalability. Where scalability focuses on expansion or growth of a resource, elasticity also implies the reverse: the ability to contract available resources.
Elasticity is considered superior to traditional...
Published: Aug 13, 2013
With non-cloud-based systems, you have to purchase a large compute system to meet the peak processing needs of a limited set of specific events, such as financial milestones or annual retail events.
You are, in effect, forced to make a full year’s investment in CAPEX and OPEX for capacity you only need intermittently...
Published: Aug 07, 2014
In this Research Spotlight, LNS Research will share benchmark data from over 750 survey respondents demonstrating key approaches to closed-loop quality management to ensure automotive suppliers can meet the ever-increasing demands of customers and continue to differentiate in a highly competitive environment.
Published: Aug 15, 2014
Learn how to create the ultimate sales and marketing tool by integrating Pardot marketing automation with Salesforce CRM. Take a look at our white paper, Pardot + Salesforce: The Dynamic Duo, to get a more in-depth look at how an integrated marketing automation solution can help increase revenue and maximize efficiency....
Published: Sep 09, 2014
In this interview, IBM SmartCloud Virtualized Server Recovery (VSR) executives Man Bui, Ben Morehead and Warren Sirota discuss today’s disaster recovery challenges and how cloud computing can help overcome them. They also share their insights on cloud’s abilities to help recover IT operations more quickly,...
Published: Oct 14, 2014
These IDG survey results echo the findings and predictions in the February 2012 paper by Gartner analysts David W. Cearley and David Mitchell Smith, “Five Cloud Computing Trends That Will Affect Your Cloud Strategy Through 2015.”
In this report, the analysts state that “over time, hybrid cloud computing...
Published: Jan 16, 2014
With cloud computing's paradigm of shared infrastructure, DDoS attacks on a specific target can quickly affect many or all tenants. In this Arbor Insight, we explain why availability should be the top priority for cloud operators, and outlines best current practices for preventing and mitigating attacks.
Published: Mar 13, 2014
As service providers move into the cloud market, they are in need of new infrastructure strategies to support their new cloud-based services.
In this case study, hear how Digital Plant, a leading managed service provider, leveraged a cutting-edge converged infrastructure platform to meet their cloud demands.
Published: Nov 13, 2013
Most companies would rather not continue indefinitely diverting resources into software systems or adding costly IT resources.
That’s why ERP systems that use a cloud, or Software as a Service (SaaS), delivery model are great choices.
The cloud solution providers handle the maintenance and management of...
Published: Feb 26, 2014
When you can satisfactorily meet the needs of both IT operations and business users, you won’t have to worry about individuals going rogue to get the results they want — not to mention the risks of governance and security breaches that go along with it.
With Dell Cloud Manager, you can achieve IT operations’...
Published: May 09, 2014
Activity on the Race for Life website is cyclical as publicity builds ahead of each summer’s events. As a result, the charity’s websites are faced with a spike in activity, placing pressure on a hosting resource that was coming to the end of life. “It became clear with the success of fundraising activities...
Published: May 22, 2014
With commerce evolving at light speed, now is a truly exciting time to be in a position of leadership. Becoming a customer-centric organization that fosters innovation and collaboration requires a new way of thinking and operating. Companies equipped with the tools and vision to embrace that change today will be positioned...
Published: Nov 12, 2013
This paper provides a brief overview of cloud computing. It then explains how it can benefit midsize companies and the steps they can follow to take advantage of what it has to offer.
Published: Aug 23, 2013