Trigeneration in the Data Center
A huge issue in the data center industry is the amount of power that is wasted. Of course, any time there is a large amount of waste, we also have people thinking about what could be done with that waste. This article takes a look at trigeneration, one interesting solution to this problem. What is [...]
Identity Management Tools in the Cloud
Identity management is an often vague category, especially in cloud environments. Here, we understand “identity management” as a set of policies and tools that identify individuals within a system or network. As a result of cloud computing developments, identity management software is more rapid and capable than ever before. These days, an IT administrator can [...]
Securing an API Strategy
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are a crucial technology trend, which has given rise to new business models based on them. This so-called “API economy” is fast growing and has led to a change in the perspectives of many organizations, which are now making access to internal data available to third parties. This enables both partners [...]
Skyrocketing Consumer Cloud Storage Needs
It’s been estimated that consumers will store over one-third of their digital content in the cloud by 2016. This surprising statistic comes from Gartner’s recent study on consumer cloud storage, entitled Forecast: Consumer Digital Storage Needs, 2010-2016. Although local data storage will continue to be the main repository for consumers’ digital information, the trend towards [...]
