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Cloud Computing

  • Chinese public sector uses cloud to implement e-government

    E-government and cloud computing intertwined in strategic government docs

    The Chinese public sector has been adopting cloud computing rapidly as a way to implement various e-government initiatives. Many cities, including Shanghai, Beijing, Qingdao and Xi’an, have all been using some form of cloud-based IT .

  • Cloud – The Next Generation of Shared Services

    Building end-to-end Cloud solutions as next generation shared services will require a focus

    There has been a push for Shared services adoption across organizations for a while. since such services reduce duplication and can result in cost savings. However there have been challenges to proposing and implementing shared services. Cloud is enhancing the pace to shared services migration and it naturally facilitates the use of shared services since a cloud service can be more easily leveraged by multiple consumers. Cloud is the true manifestation of a service delivery mechanism and has significantly sped up the transition to consolidation and shared services. Cloud can be termed as the next generation of shared services since it adds the dynamic computing, elasticity, self-service, measured aspects in addition to other aspects for rapid provisioning and on demand access. Cloud solution may offer lower lifecycle costs based on usage and the monitoring aspects can lay out a holistic view of usage, cost assessments and chargeback information. All this information can enhance the ability of the organization to plan and react to changes based on performance and capacity metrics.

  • Cloud adoption still low among Asian cities

    Concerns over high upfront costs and associated risks are hindering the adoption of cloud computing in the region, where only 22.2 percent of Asian cities have deployed it, according to Microsoft-CityNet research.

    Cloud adoption in Asian cities remain low with governments harboring concerns about high upfront costs and associated risks such as data security and legal requirements.

  • Cloud and Virtualization Definitions Still Confuse Most Govt. Officials

    Virtualization and cloud computing are terms being thrown around every day in all levels of government. But do government agencies really know the difference between the two?

    Apparently not.

    A new study from Quest Software’s public-sector subsidiary found that nearly two-thirds of state and local respondents indicated that there is confusion in their organizations about what constitutes the two technologies.

  • Cloud by consensus?

    There is no question the public sector is facing some of the toughest challenges it has ever faced - and so now needs to make some difficult decisions on whether to accelerate or decelerate the modernisation trend. Accelerating it will require investment, but most ICT managers in the public sector know it is the only way to save money.

    That at least is view of Jan Duffy, EMEA Research Director of analysts, IDC, speaking at an HP-sponsored roundtable discussion in London this week on how IT is powering our communities. She has just completed a large survey of public sector trends across Western Europe and found that the common key business drivers are regulatory compliance, security, and cost management.

  • Cloud can deliver more efficient e-government in Asia-Pacific

    Most public sector agencies need to urgently coordinate and integrate the various e-government functions, according to a newly released report by IDC Government Insights.

    The research firm says most public sector agencies are widely dispersed operational silos and are challenged with varying policy and operational restrictions. As a result, there are different needs and scales on their IT capacity.

    "Looking Ahead: Articulating Cloud Competencies for the Asia Pacific Public Sector," says the business case for the traditional data centre is no longer sustainable in the long run. Therefore, the public sector agencies should actively explore the possibility of the adoption of cloud computing technologies.

  • Cloud Computing

    Innovation continues to rock the technology world. A new concept, Cloud Computing, promises to change the way we access computer services. Cloud Computing (the Cloud) is a future generation of computing made up of network, hardware, and software.

    Through the Cloud, computer services are delivered through the internet similar to accessing electricity. Access mediums such as laptops, desktops, tablets, smart phones, televisions will merely be display devices getting all resources from the Cloud. This article will address the benefits, applications and concerns of cloud computing.

  • Cloud Computing - What Is It?

    In its broadest usage, the term cloud computing refers to the delivery of scalable IT resources over the Internet as opposed to hosting and operating those resources locally, such as on a college or university network. Those resources can include applications and services, as well as the infrastructure on which they operate.

    By deploying IT infrastructure and services over the network, an organisation can purchase these resources on an as-needed basis and avoid the capital costs of software and hardware. With cloud computing, IT capacity can be adjusted quickly and easily to accommodate changes in demand.

  • Cloud computing 'can aid ehealth in Europe'

    The European Union's efforts to promote the benefits of cloud computing on hosted systems could have implications for the medical treatment of citizens.

    According to an article on the EU Observer website, policymakers have now decided to pursue a "cloud active" strategy for countries in the region, with potential benefits in the field of ehealth coming about as a result.

    "A cloud could be used to store all the health data of an individual, including recent prescriptions, ailments, treatments, operations, allergies and blood type," it explained.

  • Cloud Computing and Digital Divide 2.0

    Internet connectivity is the great enabler of the 21st century global economy. Studies worldwide unequivocally link increases in Internet penetration rates and expansion of Internet infrastructure to improved education, employment rates, and overall GDP development. Over the next decade, the Internet will reinvent itself yet again in ways we can only imagine today, and cloud computing will be the primary operating platform of this revolution.

    But not for everyone. Worldwide, the estimated Internet penetration rate ranges between 44% and 50%, much of which is through less productive mobile devices than desktop workstations. Overall, Internet penetration rates in developed countries stand at over twice that of underdeveloped economies. For many, high-quality Internet services are simply cost-prohibitive. Low-quality infrastructure and devices, unreliable connectivity, and low data rates relegate millions to a global online underclass that lack the resources and skills necessary to more fully participate in the global economy. First recognized as early as the 1990s, these persistent quantitative inequities in overall availability, usability, etc., demarcate a world of Internet "haves" and "have not's" known commonly as the "Digital Divide".

  • Cloud computing could benefit health of EU citizens

    Cloud hosted services could have wide-reaching positive effects on the health of people living within the European Union (EU), it has been stated.

    According to EU Observer, the concept of 'e-health' could vastly benefit from the flexibility and scalability of cloud solutions.

    For example, it suggests that cloud hosted services could be used to store patient data, allowing medical professionals to quickly and easily access vital information.

  • Cloud Computing für die Berliner Verwaltung

    ITDZ Berlin ermöglicht Auslagerung von Speicherkapazitäten

    Zur Optimierung der internen Arbeitsprozesse, steht der Berliner Verwaltung künftig eine Cloud-Computing-Lösung zur Verfügung. Der neue Service, entwickelt vom IT-Dienstleistungszentrum Berlin (ITDZ Berlin), ermöglicht den Behörden die flexible Auslagerung von Speicherkapazitäten in das Data-Center (Rechenzentrum) des IT-Dienstleisters. Auch komplette Programme, etwa eine Mailsoftware, kann die Verwaltung nach Bedarf über Cloud Computing nutzen. Die Wartung und die Aktualisierung der Software erfolgt zentral im ITDZ Berlin. Cloud Computing kann zur Kostensenkung im öffentlichen Bereich beitragen, denn die Abrechnung erfolgt nach tatsächlicher Nutzung der Ressourcen. Die Sicherheit gewährleistet der ausschließliche Datenaustausch über das Berliner Landesnetz.

  • Cloud computing in Belgium: a grey picture

    Organisations in Belgium and Luxembourg are turning to the cloud for their IT, but there are striking differences in the level of take-up within the region

    Some 44% of Belgian companies with more than 50 staff make use of the public cloud for one or more IT solutions.

    Flemish companies are far more active users than their counterparts in Brussels and Wallonia, while Luxembourg, a renowned datacentre country, lags even further behind.

  • Cloud Computing in Developing Countries

    At the Digital Africa Summit 2010 in Kampala, Uganda, discussion is rightly focused on both telecommunications policy and economic development. Cloud computing is a topic heard among sidebar discussions, although it has yet to hit the mainstream of conference programming.

    We will bring a series of reports from Digital Africa – it is a very exciting group of people who truly have the best interests of Africa as their key objective. Kicked off by Dr. Gilbert Balibaseka Bukenya, Vice President of Uganda, the conference also included ministers of communications from Uganda, Niger, Cameroon, and Burkina Faso. Other nations are well represented with representatives from the private sector, government, and education.

  • Cloud computing on rise in Azerbaijan

    The number of organizations and enterprises using cloud technology has increased in Azerbaijan.

    Azerbaijan's technology consultant at Microsoft Azerbaijan, Gachay Mirzayev said, the main reason behind the growth is that cloud computing increases the efficiency of the enterprise and lessens the rental cost of the virtual space.

    "For example, the monthly rent of one gigabyte of virtual cloud space in Windows Azure costs 0.07 cents in Azerbaijan," he added.

  • Cloud Computing Service: A Way Forward to Digital Transformation

    In today’s digital age, leveraging cloud technology has become the need of the hour. And as a business owner, you have to critically exploit this technology to gain the needed traction and accelerate your digital transformation journey. Many companies have already started storing, managing, and processing their data by using a cloud computing service.

    Independent research by Gartner says that more than 45% of spending on traditional IT solutions would shift to cloud computing by the year 2024. These stats truly define how cloud-first policy adoption shall influence a wider market and create numerous business opportunities in the coming times.

  • Cloud has been the cornerstone for digitization in 2020

    To continue to build on the success of digitization, organizations will need to embrace the true capability of cloud as well as allied technologies like IoT, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.

    Across the world, many organizations started their journey towards digital transformation in the second half of the last decade. Anecdotal observations suggest that with the outbreak of COVID-19, these early adopters were able to ensure business continuity within their organizations and continued to forge forward with sustained, and in some cases improved, employee productivity and/ or business growth. This response in face of an unprecedented crisis was almost testament of the business resilience that digital transformation can ensure.

  • Cloud in e-governance: Why India's adoption is low

    Government agencies looked forward to adopt private cloud to reduce costs and enhance efficiency

    According to a Frost & Sullivan report, there has been limited adoption of cloud computing even at the state level due to security and privacy concerns

    Let's not be critical about it. We have seen the government rapidly pushing its e-governance initiatives like the UID project, State Wide Area Networks (SWANs), State Data Centres (SDCs), National Service Delivery Gateway (NSDGs), State Service Delivery Gateways (SSDGs) or Common Service Centres (CSCs).

  • Cloud reaches rural India

    If you think e-governance is all about electronic transactions in different ministries, it is time to reboot your thinking. New-age technologies like cloud are now being deployed in the rural hinterland of India too. German enterprise software maker SAP lays a lot of emphasis on the public sector globally and wants to do the same in India. A couple of months ago, it launched a unique project in a small desert village called Soda in Tonk district, Rajasthan. The project seeks to link residents with the best that technology has to offer: faster access to records and services, a stronger system of governance, and a virtual classroom in the centre of town. The German software major has now deployed a cloud based governance solution for a village panchayat in Shillong, Meghalaya.

  • Cloud to overtake traditional data centres as infrastructure spending soars to $40bn

    Worldwide spending on traditional, non-cloud, IT infrastructure expected to decline 4.6% in 2017.

    The IT infrastructure space is in a rapid evolving cycle of change which will see a drop of more than 10% in the usage of traditional data centre architectures by 2021.

    That is according to IDC’s latest Worldwide Quarterly Cloud IT Infrastructure Tracker, which predicts that from 2019 to 2020, public and private cloud deployments will overtake those of traditional infrastructure.

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