Enterprises are embracing private, not public, clouds

11 Feb 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

Enterprises gearing up for cloud computing are starting with private clouds, according to a survey conducted at SC09. Analysts from IDC Canada and Info-Tech confirm where Canadian organizations stand in private versus public cloud space.

 

Eucalyptus, Terracotta partner for private clouds

09 Feb 2010, ComputerWorld Canada

The new partnership will combine Terracotta’s scalable infrastructure software with Eucalyptus Systems’ open source private cloud platform to solve issues related to scalable data management and elastic provisioning.

 

Tech titans unite for private cloud push

05 Nov 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

Cisco, EMC and VMware form a coalition to accelerate data centre virtualization and the transition to private clouds. The CEOs also announce a new joint venture, Acadia.

Data recovery needn’t be your dirty little secret

05 Mar 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

Seven ways enterprises can prevent backup, restoration and recovery efforts from getting worse. Plus, a behind-the-scenes tour of a data recovery lab.

— reprinted by Computerworld.com, Data recovery needn’t be your dirty little secret

— reprinted by IT World, Data recovery needn’t be your dirty little secret

Ontario universities tap into Tools as a Service

23 Feb 2009, ComputerWorld Canada

IBM’s latest cloud computing project gives students and professors 24/7 access to IBM software development tools – with no hardware upgrades or installation required.