By Lisa Gecko
In the past few years with the expansion of cloud computing services and a wide variety of organizations taking advantage of them, bookkeeping companies are finding many reasons to follow the trend. With cloud service providers (CSPs) offering services for hosting QuickBooks desktop applications via the Intuit Hosting Program, there is now a [...]
By Lisa Gecko
SaaS, or Software as a Service, is a computing distribution model where businesses rent online software instead of purchasing and installing it on their own computers. SaaS is a fundamental concept behind centralized computing where organizations rent their computing software from a host. All of the processing work is completed on the Internet, [...]
By Lisa Gecko
Cloud computing has quickly become one of the most popular computing models for organizations throughout the world. The 24/7 availability, efficiency and affordability of virtual server infrastructure, the familiarity of a web-based interface, and the almost infinite scalability of a cloud-based architecture has contributed significantly to its speedy adoption. But even with its [...]
By Lisa Gecko
SQL Server 2012 was released earlier this year and has many new improvements in database management, data integration, business intelligence and integration with cloud-based computing.
Significant updates include performance improvements, high availability and organizational security. These included the AlwaysOn feature – a new high availability and disaster recovery solution which enables faster application [...]
By Lisa Gecko
There a several cloud computing models and each has their pros and cons. Add to these the numerous supporting technologies associated with each and it can be confusing to figure out the best option. In this series we will introduce these service models, and then take a deeper look at each.
The three [...]
By Lisa Gecko
In this article we will explore Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and what it has to offer organizations looking for cloud-based solutions. Of the three main models in this series, IaaS is the most comprehensive in scope, providing a fully outsourced computing infrastructure environment that is scalable to the fluctuating needs of the [...]
By Lisa Gecko
“Cloud computing” has dramatically changed how business applications are built and run. At its core, cloud computing eliminates the costs and complexity of evaluating, buying, configuring, and managing all the hardware and software needed for enterprise applications. Instead, these applications are delivered as a service over the Internet.
Cloud computing has evolved to include [...]
By Lisa Gecko
In this series of articles we are looking at features and benefits of vCloud Director (vCD), and in this installment we explore some of the advances in self-service networking. This paper will only touch briefly on the technical aspects of vCD’s network hierarchy. Instead, the focus is on the key networking features that [...]
By Lisa Gecko
As the heir apparent to VMware Lab Manager, vCloud Director (vCD) is the next generation in cloud computing management platforms. For businesses moving to cloud-based solutions via private or hybrid clouds, vCD provides the interface for cloud service providers (CSPs) to offer clients access to their virtual resources at the user end, with [...]
By Lisa Gecko
For businesses looking to have more autonomy and control over their virtual infrastructure without relying on the cloud service provider (CSP) to perform the majority of the tasks, VMware’s vCloud Director (vCD) is the right platform management tool for a variety of operations. With the ability to self-manage virtual applications (vApps) which are [...]
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