storage
Storing Objects in the Clouds
Object storage is becoming the shining star of data storage. For cloud and web use it is hard to beat. But what are the pros and cons of cloud object storage versus building in-house? Computer Weekly brought this news to our attention in their article, “Object storage: Cloud vs in-house.” Object storage has garnered much attention…
Read MoreMoving to the Cloud
Oracle simplified the process of unlocking business value from big data with the announcement of Oracle Cloud Platform for Big Data. DATAVERSITY brought this news to us in their article, “Oracle Unveils Oracle Cloud Platform for Big Data.” As part of the world’s most complete Platform as a Service portfolio, Oracle Cloud Platform for Big Data…
Read MorePeace of Mind
The end of the year brings with it resolutions and regrets. On a personal level, many of both of those include fitness. What about your digital fitness? Any resolutions there? This interesting information came to us from Beta News in their article, “New Year’s resolutions for those in IT.” Some resolutions may include the cloud. It seems…
Read MoreCreative Storage Efforts
The growth of data has taken many by surprise and has impacted how we manage and govern data. We have been seeing new trends like mobile computing, cloud storage, and social media, to name a few. DATAVERSITY brought this news to us in their article, “Smart Data Governance.” According to TopQuadrant co-founder, CMO, and VP of Professional…
Read MoreChanges in the Clouds
The three largest users of cloud computing report huge growth in the demand for their services. Amazon Web Services, Google and Microsoft will be quick to tell you how they are different from one another, but at the end of the day they are representing a huge percent of growth and revenues in the technological…
Read MoreNormal Clouds
Public cloud providers are becoming the norm in many organizations. The traditional corporate data centers are quickly becoming a thing of the past. As technology and functions move to cloud providers, are we losing important transparency? Forbes brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “I Want My Metadata: A Call For Greater Cloud…
Read MoreIs More Data Better?
While having more big data can lead to more accurate analysis of a problem, more isn’t always better when it comes to data. This information came from the University of Delaware in their article, “Big data, big answers.” We talk a lot about big data. We talk about its continued increase in quantity and need for…
Read MoreManaging the Data
ZL Unified Archive is being used by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) for records and information management of government unstructured data as part of a solution provided by Unisys Corp. to transition NARA to a cloud-based email and collaboration solution. Market Wired brought this news to our attention in their article, “National Archives and…
Read MoreCloud Formations
Cloud computing was initially introduced to help organizations attain resources with reduced costs, decreased infrastructure, and simplified architecture. With the emergence of big data over the past couple of years, cloud became the architecture of choice. This interesting information came from DATAVERSITY in their article, “The Future of Cloud Computing: Fog Computing and the Internet of…
Read MoreAccessing the Clouds
The cloud has become a daily part of our nomenclature. It is the infinite storage location, easy to access archive, and secure hideaway of data. With this kind of prominence comes competition.
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