Public cloud services in India to be worth $434 mn this year

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 18:51

As per Gartner, infrastructure as a service (IaaS), including cloud computing, storage and print services, is expected to grow 41.8 percent in 2013 to USD 62.5 million.

Global public cloud spending to grow 23% to $107 bn by 2017: IDC

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 3, 2013, 21:17

Worldwide spending on public IT cloud services will reach USD 47.4 billion in 2013, IDC said in a forecast.

Breakthrough in memory technologies could bring faster computing and lower power consumption

Last Updated: Thursday, August 15, 2013, 22:05

In order to achieve a substantial improvement in computation speed, scientists are racing to develop smaller and denser memory devices that operate with high speed and low power consumption.

Oracle launches '12c database' for cloud clients in India

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 21:06

Software and hardware systems major Oracle India Tuesday launched world's first database designed for the cloud.

Amazon Vs IBM: Big Blue meets match in battle for the cloud

Last Updated: Monday, July 22, 2013, 09:14

Amazon has begun to build a portfolio of significant clients, including Samsung, Pfizer, the Public Broadcasting Service and NASA, the U.S. space agency.

New hardware to make data encryption on cloud computing safer developed

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 3, 2013, 19:06

Encryption could make cloud servers more secure. Only when the data is actually being processed would it be decrypted; the results of any computations would be re-encrypted before they're sent off-chip.

New hardware developed to protect data in cloud computing

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 3, 2013, 13:49

Invention of a new technology in the hardware is going to make data encryption more secure on the Internet, a new study has revealed.

India rides high on IT quotient: Survey

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 17:02

According to PwC's Digital IQ Survey, Indian companies are investing heavily in SMAC with a vision to drive business growth and combat the changing economic and market structures.

Govt approves National Cyber Security Policy

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 8, 2013, 21:16

The government today approved the National Cyber Security Policy that aims to create a secure computing environment in the country and build capacities to strengthen the current set up with focus on manpower training.

India public cloud market to reach $443 mn in 2013: Gartner

Last Updated: Monday, May 6, 2013, 16:21

Public cloud services market in India is forecast to grow 36 percent in 2013 to total USD 443 million, research firm Gartner said Monday.

Motivations behind Pinterest activities: Study

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 24, 2013, 21:38

The study has shown that female users have more re-pins, irrespective of their geographical location and male users have more followers than females on Pinterest. The social networking site is different from Twitter because of four verbs: use, look, want and need.

Cloud products seeing massive adoption in India: Oracle

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 2, 2013, 19:44

Cloud computing facilitates sharing of technological resources, software and digital information. It operates on a pay-per-use model, helping companies cut costs as they do not have to invest heavily in infrastructure.