Platform as a service Reports

WHITE PAPER: This article discusses cloud computing in general, then dissects the layers of the cloud, presents the different cloud types, along with their benefits and drawbacks, and explains why this movement is important for enterprise developers.

Posted: 18 May 2011 | Published: 18 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: This IBM and TBR white paper examines the specific criteria CIOs and IT managers should be looking for from your cloud computing vendors, providing both quantitative and qualitative insights.

Posted: 04 May 2011 | Published: 04 May 2011

CASE STUDY: Salesforce.com is the leader in enterprise cloud computing services, enabling organizations to manage every part of the customer relationship without having to maintain expensive, in-house applications. Read this case study to learn how Saleforce.com made room for new service and customer growth with Dell's PowerEdge servers.

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 | Published: 06 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: The private cloud is a shared multi-tenant environment built on a highly efficient, automated, and virtualized infrastructure. This paper takes a look at an architecture and implementation roadmap for a private enterprise cloud - designed by Intel - to increase agility and IT efficiency.

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 | Published: 17 Mar 2011

EZINE: This issue examines the marriage of BPM and SaaS. Part I of our special report examines some remaining concerns about pairing BPM with SaaS; Part II offers expert advice on making a successful match. Also included in this issue is an update on a popular modeling tool, Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN), and our BPM Digest. Read on!

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 | Published: 10 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper lays out the characteristics of a cloud computing infrastructure. It describes the forms that cloud computing can take and how different types of technology providers and consumers of technology relate to each other.

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 | Published: 09 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: As the use of cloud computing continues to grow, nearly every organization is developing ways to use this new technology. This white paper discusses and provide examples on how users of geographic information system (GIS) technology could and should benefit from cloud computing. Read more to find out how.

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 | Published: 09 Feb 2011

PODCAST: In the 200th episode of “The Malware Report” Matt Grant talks with Randy Abrams and Paul Lansky about the past 4 years and how the threat landscape has evolved and changed over the years. In this podcast, Randy and Paul discuss many of these changes. Listen to this podcast to hear more. 

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 | Premiered: Dec 2, 2010

WHITE PAPER: Hosted data centers, both outsourced/managed and collocation varieties, provide a unique benefit for some customers through capital savings, employee savings and in some cases an extension of in-house expertise. Traditionally, these facilities were thought of as more SME (Small to Medium Enterprise) customers.

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 | Published: 17 Nov 2010

WHITE PAPER: This white paper will get you up to speed on all aspects of cloud computing. It will help you examine cloud opportunities, review potential issues, and consider where and how specific information should be processed in your organization. Check out this white paper to learn more.

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 | Published: 17 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: Download this free white paper to learn how platform-as-a-service private cloud offers enterprises one of the best ways to take advantage of cloud computing.

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 | Published: 01 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: This research paper introduces a popular online gaming Trojan kit known as the "Xiang Wei Ma (XWM) Kit," which roughly translates to "Rattle Trojan," that targets popular online games in China.

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 | Published: 26 Oct 2010

WHITE PAPER: Cloud computing can help you organize and streamline your test environment. The business model of cloud computing facilitates better use of existing resources, allowing you to do more with fewer resources. As a result, you can achieve a highly simplified and so much more.

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 | Published: 19 Oct 2010

PODCAST: Cloud services can support businesses in various ways, from managed hosting and server virtualization to on-demand storage and computing capabilities.  Check out this podcast to learn how AT&T's cloud services can help support your business today.

Posted: 13 Oct 2010 | Premiered: Oct 13, 2010

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn about Oracle’s comprehensive GRC platform and how leading enterprises are turning to Oracle’s new platform to meet the demands of increasingly challenging regulatory mandates while continuing to innovate and grow their business.

Posted: 01 Oct 2010 | Published: 01 Oct 2010

EVENT: Join us for the Cloud computing for developers virtual events in October and learn how to solve business and technical challenges in the cloud. Through real-world examples of specific challenges and solutions, as well as live demos of techniques and products, you can learn more about leveraging the cloud. Read on for details.

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 | Published: 13 Sep 2010

WHITE PAPER: This document examines the standards and guidelines as outlined by NIST, and demonstrates the ways in which BlueCat Network’s DNS solution address these guidelines.

Posted: 01 Sep 2010 | Published: 31 Aug 2010

VIDEOCAST: Learn about Trusted Computing in today’s enterprise with this executive briefing on two different forms of embedded hardware security: the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) and self-encrypting drive (SED). Designed by the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) to counter the vulnerabilities of software-based security, and so much more.

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 | Premiered: Aug 24, 2010

EBOOK: Whether it's public cloud, private cloud or a hybrid of the two, IT can be delivered as a service to today’s businesses faster, cheaper and more efficiently than ever before. Read this E-Book to learn more.

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 | Published: 13 Aug 2010

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: By taking advantage of the Voice XML platform (VXML) to manage infrastructure scale and support, companies are freeing up IT dollars and resources to focus on creating best-in-class customer experiences using IVR applications. This transcript will provide you with key information necessary to execute a comprehensive PaaS strategy using VXML.

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 | Published: 30 Jul 2010

WHITE PAPER: Read this primer as Gregor Petri, Advisor Lean IT of TheCloudAcademy.com covers the various definitions of cloud computing, risks of cloud computing, the various types of cloud computing, cloud computing in an infrastructure context and more!

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 | Published: 01 Jan 2010

CASE STUDY: Read this case study to learn how Elektroskandia Achieves 65% Annual Savings by Moving To a Modern, Cost-Effective Windows Environment.

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 | Published: 22 Jul 2010

EZINE: Read this paper to learn how virtualization has been hyped as the answer for data center growth. And while consolidation can solve some of the challenges associated with running more workloads.

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 | Published: 07 Jul 2010

WHITE PAPER: There is no question that virtualisation offers compelling tangible benefits for an IT organisation. Virtualisation is inevitable, and cloud computing is a new opportunity. Read this paper to learn about virtualisation security, the CA Access Control (AC) solution, and how to accelerate cloud computing.

Posted: 01 Jun 2010 | Published: 01 May 2010

WHITE PAPER: Using a simple Return on Investment (ROI) approach, enterprises can quantify the value of best-in-class connectivity. What are the tangible financial drawbacks when you experience outages or latency? How do you measure your risk and then mitigate it? This paper addresses all the factors associated with being able to calculate your own ROI.

Posted: 06 Apr 2010 | Published: 06 Apr 2010