As the role of cloud computing is growing around the globe, many CIOs and
other senior IT decision makers are facing challenges with their existing
network infrastructure -- to support the migration of their business
applications to the cloud. A new international study by Cisco Systems
revealed the ongoing challenges associated with public or private cloud
deployments.
These latest research findings provide insight into the current state of
cloud service adoption and the chasm between IT expectations and network
realities. The survey also examines the experiences of IT professionals
regarding the level of difficulty and time required to update their networks
and migrate their applications to the cloud.
The 2012 Cisco Global Cloud Networking Survey addresses the applications that
are most critical for businesses to move to a cloud services delivery model,
as well a... (more)
Government agencies are reportedly one of the primary benefactors of managed
cloud services. According to the results from a recent market study by IDC,
IT decision-makers across the Asia-Pacific region (excluding Japan) found
that 59 percent of public sector respondents are confident in the ability of
their internal IT departments to deploy private cloud environments.
However, IDC Government Insights cautions that high levels of private cloud
adoption may not bode well for a collaborative and citizen-engaging
government and preemptive measures should be taken for collaboration to ... (more)
If you believe that you've had to learn more about the safe online operation
and ongoing management of your PC than you ever wanted to know, then you'll
be pleased to discover that there's relief on the horizon. According to the
latest market study by Gartner, the reign of the personal computer is coming
to an apparent close. By 2014, the personal cloud will replace the personal
computer -- and this transition will likely include greater use of media
tablets, chromebooks or other similar devices.
Gartner analysts said the personal cloud will become the foundation for a new
era th... (more)
According to a new market study by Cisco, a majority (60%) of IT decision
makers from North European countries believe the ability to work remotely
leads to increased productivity -- and it is no longer necessary to be
confined to an office to be productive.
Although these IT decision makers believe technology (such as business
tablets) allows them to be more mobile and flexible, more than half (56%) of
those surveyed -- led by those in Norway and The Netherlands -- work one or
more extra hours per day as a result of the ability to work remotely.
In Northern Europe, there is a grow... (more)
Here's the scenario, you're a busy executive working away from your office
and you just want to quickly research something on the Web. You turn on the
company-provided notebook computer and you wait the standard 3-6 minute
delay, before you can actually use it.
The corporate IT department has numerous mandatory processes that must load
first -- such as virus protection, data backup, system and app software
updates, etc. -- on a typical Windows system. That's often dozens of
processes running at start-up, and some will consume 100 percent of the
available processing power.
That au... (more)
David is a co-author and moderator of the Business Technology Roundtable. He is a member of the Service Provider marketing team at Cisco Systems, Inc. David has more than 25 years of experience in the technology, media and telecom sectors.
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