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Cloud Chivalry – The Mobile March

According to recent studies, a third of consumer data will be stored on the cloud by 2016, and eighty percent of users said they’d use a cloud if their mobile provider offered one. In other words, the cloud is big business – and it’s big business on mobile.

This plays into the “bring your own device” (BYOD) trend now gaining rapid corporate ground. Employees not only want freedom to work on their smartphone or tablet of choice, but full cloud access, even when IT protocols limit or prohibit use. Defending the company cloud here falls to IT admins, who must find a way to secure systems while managing expectations. read more

Should You Set Up Your Office in the Cloud?

The short answer is “you probably should”. In case you’re not up to date on what is the Cloud (and how it can benefit you), this article will point out all the facts. There are many good reasons to keep all your work related files in the Cloud, as well as an potential drawback you should pay attention to.

Understanding the Cloud

“The Cloud” is a recent buzz-word, and even though it gets thrown around a lot, not everyone fully understands what what it means. Truth of the matter it’s not a new technology, really… it’s just the natural evolution of network-based computing. read more

Countries Ranked on Cloud-Friendliness

In the era of cloud computing it is necessary for nations to actively support this type of technology if they are to foster the industry and ensure that it is attractive for businesses to establish themselves domestically.

However, some countries are better equipped to help businesses adopt cloud-based services than others and a new ranking report from BSA has revealed the best and worst places in the world to use cloud computing.

Twenty four countries were assessed by BSA and PC Advisor reports that this group accounts for almost four fifths of the world’s tech market, which makes them appropriate choices in this instance.
The most cloud-friendly nation as determined by this year’s ranking was Japan, which also held that title in last year’s report. The reasons for this include its excellent broadband infrastructure and impressive legislative cloud that allows it to deal with cyber-crime effectively. read more