An above average number of Irish mobile internet users (66pc) are aware of cloud data storage services and 77pc of this group is willing to pay for cloud applications, according to a study by Accenture.
01.Nov.2012 13:45
Cork Institute of Technology’s cloud masters programme has been inundated with applications from Ireland and internationally, with more than 200 international applicants pursuing 20 places.
31.Oct.2012 12:30
Instead of resisting change and viewing cloud computing trends as a threat, CIOs need to start building services for their organisations and focus on protecting their organisations' data, Christian Verstraete, the CTO of Hewlett-Packard’s Cloud Strategy Team Worldwide, told Siliconrepublc.com.
26.Oct.2012 17:02
As one of the major enablers of security over today’s cloud infrastructure, Trend Micro has played a key role in defending the internet, as well as individuals’ and businesses’ online lives. Trend Micro senior VP (EMEA) and head of global business operations Anthony O’Mara urges, however, that firms can still be brave and don’t need to allow fear to halt innovation – the key, he says, is getting the balance right.
26.Oct.2012 11:03
More than a quarter of Irish organsiations are providing no IT support or security for the personal devices workers use to access the company network. This is despite 85pc of firms knowing full well workers can access the company network this way.
24.Oct.2012 11:39
Cisco’s second annual global Cloud Index reveals that data centre traffic is to grow fourfould and reach 6.6 zettabytes a year by 2016. The largest component of this traffic – cloud traffic – is tipped to grow six-fold or 44pc to 4.3 zettabytes by 2016.
23.Oct.2012 15:24
Cloud infrastructure services company Digital Planet is planning to launch its services into the US, UK and mainland European technology markets in the coming months, the company’s operations director Brian Larkin told Siliconrepublic.com.
22.Oct.2012 06:30
Jolicloud’s Tariq Krim spoke with Siliconrepublic.com at the Dublin Web Summit about his newly revamped platform which he describes as the "start bar for the cloud".
18.Oct.2012 06:00
The chief operating officer of Box, Dan Levin, spoke to Siliconrepublic.com at the Dublin Web Summit about the changing shape of computing driven by the post-PC environment and what it means for enterprises and their workers.
17.Oct.2012 15:03
At the opening of the Dublin Web Summit today, the Irish web content management provider pTools announced the launch of its new software-as-a-service (SaaS) web content management (WCM) solution.
17.Oct.2012 14:22
It is an interesting time in the telecoms world. Demand for mobile data via devices like smartphones and tablet computers is one thing, but adding intelligence and robust services for businesses is really where it's at for telecoms firms with an eye on the future, says Alan Brown, business director of Telefónica’s Irish subsidiary O2.
10.Oct.2012 11:26
A massive IT transformation wave is sweeping the world as cloud computing, virtualisation and mobile technology transform the landscape, EMC’s head of product marketing Eric Herzog said today. According to EMC’s own research, 81pc of local businesses will transform their IT functions in the next 12 months.
09.Oct.2012 17:36
Microsoft’s Irish division has signed a three-year agreement with HEAnet to cloud enable Ireland’s universities and college campuses. The agreement will enable students to access a number of Microsoft technologies including Azure, Office 365 and Dreamspark.
09.Oct.2012 12:54
More than half of Irish CIOs (54pc) say they now use cloud computing in their organisation, up from 38pc a year ago, according to the latest Deloitte CIO Survey.
09.Oct.2012 10:25
One of the world’s largest enterprise IT software players Citrix has provided an Irish cloud software firm with a convertible note for an undisclosed sum which gives it the option of taking equity in the firm at a later stage.
08.Oct.2012 17:23
Despite the hype and claims by large software companies about the miracles of cloud computing, a combined study by Ireland’s National Software Engineering Research Centre (Lero) and NUI Galway has shown that cloud actually results in significant time savings for firms and drives down administrative costs.
03.Oct.2012 10:28
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
