A new platform combining cloud computing, mobile and social networks will emerge in the not too distant future, IDC says.
Cloud services, mobile computing and social networking will mature in 2011 and beyond before combining to form an entirely new platform, an analyst firm has suggested.
These “transformative technologies” will move from early adopter status to early [...]
Investing in master data management makes sense even in a tough economy, argues Gartner.
Businesses should be increasing their investment in data management, in order to create consistent and high-quality master data sets, according to industry analysts.
Investing in master data management makes sense even in a tough Gartner, the IT research firm, believes that spending on [...]
Software firm BMC has announced the acquisition of GridApp, a database automation and provisioning software developer.
BMC said that the deal will add database automation to its existing roster of application, server, network and client configuration management tools to provide what it claims is an all-encompassing business service management platform.
“BMC has continued to aggressively advance its [...]
A little more than a year ago a standard for software tagging was ratified (see our announcement) following three years of development.
Since ratification of dash two, the working group has continued to lobby vendors of applications and management tools to adopt the standard thus passing on benefits to Software Asset Managers as new versions of [...]
Enterprise security firm Symantec is offering enterprises an extra layer of protection for their virtualised systems.
The firm has released a Backup Exec management plug-in for monitoring VMware vCenter Server or vSphere, which it said would help firms to improve the way they carry out and monitor backups in a VMware virtualised environment.
“While the move to [...]
Purchase to take open source firm deeper into cloud management solutions
Red Hat has announced its intention to buy Makara, an application deployment and management software developer.
Makara’s software is pitched at developers creating applications for the cloud, and Red Hat said that the purchase will boost its Cloud Foundations portfolio and platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offerings.
“Cloud Foundations is [...]
As enterprises and cloud service providers continue to pursue virtualisation as the foundation for private and public cloud strategies, a clear framework for managing security and compliance is needed— one that enables businesses to realise the benefits of virtualisation for mission-critical applications without compromises on the security front.
The diverse capabilities of RSA enable an organisation [...]
