Citrix Synergy Barcelona 2011, 26-28 October, offers a full spectrum of learning, networking and inspiration to help attendees understand and take advantage of the benefits of virtual computing. Building on the sold-out Berlin event in 2010, Synergy Barcelona will be more comprehensive and valuable than ever.
The conference will provide technical education and training on the [...]
Blending internal and external IT delivery models will help organisations achieve cost-effective collaboration in the workplace
From instant messaging and wikis to video conferencing and microblogging, the opportunities for collaboration in the workplace have never been greater.
Collaboration software will be one of the top application software growth segments this year. According to Gartner1, [...]
Behind all the hype, in its simplest terms the cloud represents IT as a service, removing platform, hardware and associated servicing requirements from the equation, consolidating requirements to drive efficiency delivering required outcomes as a package.
Core to adoption considerations are a range of complications and a series of drivers which conflict with those complications to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Microsoft Office 365 delivers the power of cloud productivity to businesses of all sizes, helping to save time, money and free up valued resources from £4 per user per month.
Office 365 combines the familiar Office desktop suite with cloud-based versions of our next-generation communications and collaboration services with the flexibility of an option to transition [...]
Computer Weekly (12.10.10)
The separation of the IT infrastructure and production from their consumption through the use of virtualisation technology is saving money while improving service delivery at five user firms who spoke at VMworld 2010 in Copenhagen.
The five, General Electric, Siemens IT Services, Sabre Holdings, Experian and Laboratory Corporation of America, were all using VMware’s [...]
Citrix is helping XenDesktop customers make the delivery of XenDesktop to branch offices simpler, faster and more affordable.
Under this promotion, XenDesktop customers (either new or existing) who add one or more datacentre-level Branch Repeater appliances will receive two free Branch Repeater VPX-10 virtual appliance licenses. This offer ends 31st December 2010.
Branch Repeater VPX-10 helps optimise and [...]
