A survey commissioned by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) indicates SMBs are gaining significant IT security advantages from cloud computing, with 35 percent of U.S.
Although Microsoft Windows still dominates the desktop operating system popularity, Linux has become a dominant force in cloud servers and virtual private servers (VPS). Linux is not only a cheaper way to host cloud applications, but it also comes in several distribution flavors.
Customers looking at cloud hosting as a solution can choose from CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu and Debian.
In the cloud computing market, channel partners most frequently embrace Citrix Systems (NASDAQ: CTXS), Google Apps (NASDAQ: GOOG), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Office 365 and VMware (NYSE: VMW), according to the second-annual Talkin’ Cloud 50 survey, which ends April 27.
A recent survey by North Bridge Capital revealed that 50 percent of companies polled have “complete confidence” in cloud technology. That’s exciting news, but it also poses a challenge. After all, it means that the other 50 percent are not entirely convinced that cloud computing is a good for their business.
Written by: Sam VargheseA survey of PHP developers worldwide has found that as the cloud grows, PHP is slowly becoming the programming language of choice.
{loadposition sam08}Conducted by Zend Technologies, which is known for its Zend engine that drives PHP, the survey covered 3035 developers worldwide.
Respondents said they preferred PHP because it was easy to learn and also could be deployed qu
Cloud backup and recovery vendor KineticD has souped up its Backup for Servers product to support VMware (NYSE: VMW) ESXi servers at the virtual machine host level and is providing the service in a limited time beta to its channel partner roster of 1,100 resellers and managed service providers (MSPs), company officials said.
The 10-year old KineticD, a VMware Elite-level partner whose cloud-based
Written by: Peter DinhamFaced by tough times, Australia’s small to medium sized businesses are still lacking confidence in the economy and have been urged to look at investing more in technology, including cloud-based solutions, as one way to help keep costs down and improve productivity and efficiency.
{loadposition peter}New research released today by business management solutions provider, MYO
High-Availability Storage With GlusterFS 3.0.x On Debian Squeeze -
Automatic File Replication (Mirror) Across Two Storage Servers
This tutorial shows how to set up a high-availability storage with two storage servers (Debian Squeeze) that use GlusterFS.
Each storage server will be a mirror of the other storage server, and
files will be replicated automatically across both storage servers.
Linux has vaulted to 1.4 percent worldwide desktop market share from 0.97 percent in July, according to Net Applications. Meanwhile, a new Linux Foundation survey on enterprise adoption of Linux indicates that 84 percent of organizations currently using the open source operating system have expanded their deployments over the last year. Meanwhile,...
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