Rackspace enhances its Cloud Computing services with Load balancing solutions. Cloud-based load balancing gives Rackspace customers the ability to scale up/down mission critical applications through high availability configurations. Based on Zeus Technology, the solution provides API and control panel access, multiple protocols and algorithms, session persistence and other load balancing features. Zeus products are...
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A survey by ENISA (European Network and Information Security Agency) back in November of 2009 showed that Confidentiality of corporate data, privacy, and data availability and integrity are the three main concerns of SMBs about Cloud Computing. Confidentiality of Corporate Data is definitely the main showstopper (holding back, no-go) amongst SMBs. A year and...
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Rackspace and Akamai Technologies join forces to offer web acceleration and cloud optimization services as part of Rackspace portfolio. This means that Rackspace customers will now enjoy better transfer speeds and services of data stored in the cloud. Akamai Technologies specializes in content delivery networks (CDNs) and will enhance Rackspace content delivery infrastructure, plus...
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Tags: Akamai, CDN, cloud computing, cloud services, CNAME, RackSpace, SSL, transfer speed
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According to Wall Street Journal, many SMBs are expected to move to Cloud solutions this year. Their main interests are the reduced running costs and the disaster recovery capabilities that the cloud can provide.
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Many organizations are still undecided whether to venture into cloud computing! Few weeks ago, moving to the cloud meant the outsourcing of the IT infrastructure to third-parties as the main players were the online or managed service providers. If an organization is bound with regulatory compliance or is concerned about security and no provider can...
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Tags: cloud, cloud computing, cloud services, CloudStart, Converged Infrastructure, HP, infrastrcuture, Private Cloud, service providers
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Cloud computing can be anything that involves delivering hosted services over the Internet. Cloud services are categorized as, Infrastructure as a Service, Platform as a Service or Software as a Service. While, the name cloud, is the symbol used to represent the Internet in various technical and non-technical documents. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)...
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Tags: cloud, cloud computing, Cloud Security Alliance, cloud services, CSA, google app, HP, Iaas, PaaS, Planet, RackSpace, Saas
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