Cloud

Global data center traffic is forecasted to grow fourfold to reach a total of 6.6 zettabytes annually by 2016, while cloud traffic is expected to achieve 4.3 zettabytes by 2016, …

Germany giant software company SAP has taken a step further into the cloud computing market when it unveiled its plans for SAP Hana Cloud, a next-generation cloud platform based on in-memory technology. …

Networking, cloud, consumerization and mobility are among top enterprise concerns. The so-called mobile-cloud is set to be the next major architectural transition, as companies everywhere start looking for effective strategies to …

How are new technologies impacting the wireless market? During last week’s Futurecom event (check out all stories), RCR Wireless News interviewed Nicholas Carr, an American writer and Pulitzer Prize finalist, who …

Oracle highlighted its cloud computing strategies, and goals at this year’s Oracle Open World in San Francisco. During the show, which has an estimated audience of 50,000 attendees from over …

Offering cloud computing services is a logical step for telecom operators, since they own network connections, which is the most crucial part of the cloud ecosystem. Yesterday, Sept. 26, Brazil’s Embratel, …

Oracle announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire SelectMinds, a provider of cloud-based social talent sourcing and corporate alumni management applications. This acquisition follows Oracle’s previous asset …

Increased smartphone and tablet penetration is enhancing social business usage as people can communicate from wherever they are, according to social business system provider Jive Software. “There is a transformation …

Cloud computing services have transformed how enterprises buy technology and even how chief information officers (CIOs) deal with corporate demands. In Gartner’s Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, cloud computing (in …

Can you imagine an airline’s website that cannot handle the traffic increase when thousands of users flood the site after a low fare promotion? Or a ticketing network that fails …

IT vendors must create vertical offers, building them specifically for different segments, increasing their understanding of each sector’s issues to better meet customers’ requirements, several industry observers noted at this …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. Much is made of cloud …

U.S.-based Splunk, a big data solution provider, is enhancing its presence across Latin America, especially in Brazil. Splunk started in Brazil through a partnership with Silverlink Technologies and is now opening its …

Cloud computing and communication as a service (CaaS) are technologies that telecom operators could add to their portfolio to enhance their presence in the corporate market. In a recent interview …

Betting on changes in how cloud computing works, CliQr Technologies launched today (June 26). Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, the new privately held company is backed by venture capital companies, …

There is no going back when telecom operators move to become integrators of information and communication technology (ICT) , since carriers are seeking ways to avoid becoming just dumb pipe. …

Several surveys have highlighted the advance of telecom providers into the cloud computing service market. Both Pyramid Research and Infonetics Research have released studies showing that carriers are embracing cloud …

Mavenir Systems announced the availability of its Mobile Cloud Suite (MCS) which is designed to help network operators launch pre-IMS rich communications services either as an in-network deployment or as …

Cisco is not among the top cloud computing providers, though that could be changing following recent announcements from the company pointing towards a strong play in the field. During its …

China Telecom do Brazil, which is directly managed by China Telecom Americas, announced the introduction of their data services product portfolio that includes international private leased circuits, IP access, IP …

LAS VEGAS – Like most large multi-nationals, Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) can be challenged to orchestrate its different verticals, which ranges from business-focused products to end user-user focused personal devices. Distilling the …

Less than a month after Oracle’s purchase of the cloud-based social marketing and engagement platform Vitrue, the company announced on June 5 that it has entered into an agreement to …

LAS VEGAS – “It is too early to evaluate HP’s new product. And it has still to be proven by clients. What I can say at this moment is that …

Focusing on wireless carriers and device manufacturers as customers, OfficeDrop launched a custom small business online cloud storage solution, designed to allow technology companies to offer cloud storage to their …

Cloud computing is the new king of the information technology market, and three acquisitions announced this week underscore the point. On Tuesday Germany’s SAP AG unveiled its plans to buy …