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Supercomputing through the cloud
SMBs (small and medium businesses) have long had expensive services out of reach due to their lack of resources. Projects that required massive amounts of processing power have only been accessible by large enterprises, which can afford to invest in supercomputers. One example is fluid dynamics software for manufacturing modelling, which requires supercomputers to be […]
Which Model for Cloud Gaming?
The cloud gaming service OnLive is in trouble, with a significant restructuring with resulted in half of the employees being made redundant, and the CEO stepping down. Whilst the future of OnLive is uncertain, another cloud gaming service, Coreonline – run by the developer and publisher Square Enix – has emerged, offering a different model […]
Confusion over Cloud Computing
A survey commissioned by Citrix has found that even though the vast majority of people use cloud services, many are still unsure of the specifics of cloud computing. 97% of those surveyed used cloud products and services, even if they were unaware that the services were classified as ‘cloud’. Despite this, 59% of respondents recognised […]
Avoiding ‘cloudwashing’
According to technology analyst Gartner ‘cloud computing’ is a misued term which can cause confusion around the benefits that moving to the cloud can bring. Some vendors are accused of ‘cloudwashing’, by trying to tap into the current zeitgeist around the cloud, for example ‘vendors who offer pay-per-use computing but do not offer the ability […]
