Cloud computing has nothing to do with the weather and while it’s not entirely safe from cyber attacks, the technology is creating IT jobs and millions of people are using the cloud. So says an infographic designed to clear up misconceptions around cloud computing.
08.Jan.2013 11:19
BWG Foods has awarded a €300,000 contract to Atlas Universal to automate its entire purchase to pay process, handling in excess of 4.8m transactions annually. BWG operates the Spar, Eurospar, Mace and XL retail chains in Ireland.
07.Jan.2013 17:14
Dell SecureWorks has revealed a new vulnerability management service and a new web application scanning service for the cloud and virtualised computing environments.
07.Jan.2013 17:05
The year 2012 was a year of advancement for cloud computing on so many levels. As well as companies like Google and Microsoft revealing new cloud-based services, it was a year that saw many key building blocks being laid by the Irish State to ensure the country flourished in the growing cloud economy.
29.Dec.2012 09:00
IT professionals are still being deterred by the perceived risks of cloud computing with loss of control one of their biggest worries, a global study of 4,500 IT professionals reveals.
21.Dec.2012 11:14
Dell’s Irish division has secured a €100,000 deal to deliver servers and storage to power Dublin-based analytics-as-a-service provider Distinct’s private cloud analytics and ISO27001:2005 infrastructure.
14.Dec.2012 07:12
A key barrier to the uptake of cloud computing technologies is reassuring and convincing IS/IT managers that their jobs would not become obsolete if they shifted to the cloud, a major study by Lero involving 170 pages of interview case notes has revealed. It also found that the word ‘cloud’ actually scares some people.
12.Dec.2012 06:37
The amount of data being created in the world is surpassing expectations and a new report by IDC suggests that the digital universe will reach 40 zettabytes by 2020, exceeding earlier forecasts by 5ZB. In terms of the 'internet of things', for every seven people on the planet there will be an additional 200 connected devices.
11.Dec.2012 12:44
Dublin-based software creator BestSoft has launched a new cloud-based management package for membership bodies like clubs, charities, unions and other professional bodies.
06.Dec.2012 15:15
Fort Technologies, a cloud business management software provider started in 2008, has been acquired by US firm Egenera for an undisclosed sum.
05.Dec.2012 18:06
AirSpeed Telecom has forged a €200,000 deal with Fortinet in a move that will enable the wireless telco to offer sophisticated, high-end cloud services to public-sector bodies, large enterprises and SMEs across Ireland.
05.Dec.2012 07:00
Unified comms player Polycom has unveiled its new RealPresence platform that will allow organisations of any size to participate in seamless video collaboration meetings regardless of what platforms participants are using.
04.Dec.2012 11:23
Dropbox plans to hire between 30 and 40 people in Dublin in 2013, senior executives confirmed today in an interview with Siliconrepublic.com. And, as it aspires to become a mainstream tech brand worldwide, the company won’t rule out the rapid growth rates enjoyed by Google, LinkedIn and Facebook in Ireland’s capital city.
03.Dec.2012 17:23
For most people the words big data sound important but few know what they really mean; something to do with cloud, perhaps. The current court battle between Twitter and analytics firm PeopleBrowsr is all about access to Twitter’s firehose of information, revealing Twitter to be one of the main arms dealers of the big data age.
29.Nov.2012 07:07
Cloud giant Amazon has revealed a strategic relationship has been agreed between it and Irish telecoms player Eircom. The deal, announced at Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) inaugural re:Invent conference in Las Vegas, will centre on cloud-based delivery of IT services.
28.Nov.2012 11:45
With the intention of turning ideas into new start-ups and jobs, Ireland’s Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton, TD, has unveiled the new €5m Irish Centre for Cloud Computing and Commerce (IC4) at DCU.
26.Nov.2012 14:37
Irish greyhound racing board invests €1.1m in cloud services
#OI2Dublin - Interview with Intel researcher Chris Woods on the future of the cloud (video)
Citrix revamps cloud technologies to reflect a more mobile workstyle
More small businesses are adopting cloud computing in Ireland - Microsoft/Amárach Cloud Index
