PC for business: Cloud computing: We'll never be all in, say most companies

Monday 4 April 2016

Cloud computing: We'll never be all in, say most companies

In a new report from SolarWinds, 92% of companies say adopting cloud is critical to long-term success. But, most don't think they'll ever be fully cloud.

Resource of the day

Business Resiliency: The Need for 24/7/365 Operations (Japanese)

Technologies like virtualization, data replication, and cloud computing have evolved to help companies overcome these resiliency challenges. Many companies employ hybrid models to ensure high availability for their most critical business systems and cost-effective recovery for non-critical components. Because cloud services are relatively new and confusing in their service and security parameters, it's important to work closely with an expert resiliency service provider, such as IBM. This white paper explains the need for and challenges to maintaining high availability, then outlines ways that IBM services can deliver the right mix of solutions.

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Cloud Computing Improves System and Data Backup, Archive and Recovery Operations (Japanese)

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Magic Quadrant Report for Enterprise Search

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Transition to the Cloud with Data#3 & FEHC

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Webroot 2015 SMB Threat Report

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A special feature from TechRepublic and ZDNet

Integrating the Hybrid Cloud

As far and fast as cloud computing is embedding itself into the enterprise, there remain many cloud-resistant applications and services. We dive into the practical approach for integrating public cloud applications with private cloud services in a well-integrated hybrid cloud.