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Will Cloud Rain on the Banking Domain?

Tue, 01 May 2012 13:03:00 EDT

In the present scenario, the perception of cloud is not secure so it’s not preferred for the banking environment. It should be highly secured and controlled. Is it feasible and rational to implement the cloud in a bank environment?. By doing this, cloud will start raining into the banking domain. Banking applications are expected to host in a highly secured and controlled environment. Based on the current security standards in cloud, the private cloud would be the best choice for that. Private cloud implementation ensures a dedicated environment for banking applications thus providing security. This will rule out the questions around sharing the same environment with other customers or applications. Private cloud also provides such features as virtualized environment, dynamic and rapid provisioning, high availability, self-provisioning and metering and billing.

Is Virtualization Really a Base for Cloud?

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 04:00:00 EDT

Many of you have heard this question and are getting into different thoughts on using virtualization in cloud. While some professionals say that virtualization is not mandatory for cloud and other say that Virtualization is the base for cloud. I am trying to answer the above question by providing a rationale for using virtualization in cloud.

The Impact of Cloud Computing on Developers

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:00:00 EDT

In one of our cloud presentations, we were inspired with the question, "You are talking a lot about cloud but how will it impact me as a developer?" I have managed to answer that question. But then I realized that this is a question that is on many of developers' minds. That gave me a spark to write this article. This article will provide an overview of the impact of cloud computing on developers and it is purely from developer's standpoint. Adoption in the upcoming cloud world is inevitable. So we need to be aware of how it will impact us and in what way we need to change ourselves to adapt to the cloud. As we already have a good basic understanding of cloud features and benefits, let us move directly into the subject.

CIOs’ Vision - Factors in the Cloud Computing Movement

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:22:51 EST

Everyone is talking about cloud and they want to implement the same in their companies. CIOs are the first people who will get the work on this new initiative or change. This article will give them the quick overviews on what all are the factors needs to be considered during cloud movement. Nowadays companies can consider the option to go with cloud for its internal application infrastructure as it has many positives. The high-level cloud is a very good and emerging technology with more benefits, but in real-time it requires more analysis and study on certain factors. We needs to consider the listed factors to understand and plan the cloud movement based on the actual infrastructure and application requirements. If we didn't consider the mentioned factors, then there is the possibility to spend more cost compared to current environment and security may be less compared with current infrastructure.