Cloud computing

Microsoft has grudgingly agreed to let current OneDrive users keep their 15GB of free cloud storage and 15GB of free Camera Roll “bonus” storage, rather than dropping you to 5GB as previously stated, but only if you’re aware of the offer and don’t mind a bit of spam. To take advantage of the offer, visit this … Read more

When early cloud adopters bought into massive, on-demand scale, they also assumed the responsibility of managing failure-prone commodity hardware. They had to adapt their applications to run in the cloud in addition to monitoring a complex new system. While curing some IT headaches, the public cloud created new ones, like: Unreliability – Cheap, failure-prone commodity … Read more

As traditional perimeters disappear, organisations need to adopt new measures to ensure data and devices are safe in the cloud. One observation about those clouds – they were constantly morphing. They had no fixed edge as they billowed and blew across the sky. That lack of an edge that clearly defines the cloud environment your organisation may … Read more

The behavior was noticed after a file-tracking service was used to watch several files uploaded to Dropbox Dropbox takes a peek at some kinds of uploaded files. That’s normal, the Web storage service says. The disclosure comes after a test of the service found that several “.doc” files were opened after being uploaded to Dropbox. … Read more