More businesses are moving towards the cloud-- but few realise they are also at the mercy of their internet service providers. This is what Viprinet GmbH warns as it prepares for CeBIT 2011.

Viprinet proposes channel bonding as a means to increase internet connection availability, while keeping costs manageable.

Channel bonding combines up to x6 internet connections (from different providers and media) into a single connection-- reducing the risks involved when using a single line.

The company says using x2 different ADSL and x1 3G connections together Read more...

With 32 quarters of year-to-year growth, IBM under CEO Sam Palmisano has known success. But Palmisano's message at IBM PartnerWorld Leadership Conference is clear: “Success is perishable. You won’t exist in 2015 if you don’t start investing in innovation now.”

Palmisano explained to 1300+ attendees that IBM’s current success rests upon strategic decisions he made as far back as 2002. Then Palmisano says IBM faced three macro changes: shifts in world markets (re-balancing of the global economy), the commoditization of the PC, and th Read more...

Gartner's CIO Agenda survey results reports 2011 IT budget projections are globally flat, with an average budget increase of 1%-- with European budgets on the decrease. 

German and UK budgets will decrease by 2.7% and 6.9% respectively, while France should see a slight increase of 0.2%. Organisations are emphasising on growth, while remaining vigilant on costs and operational efficiencies. Growth remains the main point of emphasis. 

CIOs are to adopt cloud services faster than expected-- while 3% have the majority of their IT on the cloud, CIOs expect Read more...

Intel has good reason to look forward for the cloud-based future-- the rise in demand for data centres thanks to growth in cloud-based services are the 2 factors the company mentions contributing to its record 2010 results. 

The year's revenues are at $43.6bn, a 24% Y-o-Y increase. Intel's Data Center revenue is up by 35%, the highest amongst the company's divisions.

Intel pushes for cloud penetration through both its Cloud Builders program (providing guidance to companies wanting to move data and cervices to the cloud) and the Open Data Center Allliance.  Read more...