Tag: cloud computing

Cloud is not only in the sky

Cloud computing involves the provision of shared internet-based computer services to other computers and devices. It denotes servicing of multiple computing services such as storage and servers to computers under minimal management. Cloud computing technology has been significant in the access and storage of data in companies through a clandestinely held cloud, or third party.… Read more Cloud is not only in the sky

Next-Generation Firewalls: Intelligent Threat Analytics in Cyberspace

Introduction During our lecture with Dr. Stephen Herrod, he had outlined the significance of Cybersecurity in the era of Cloud Computing, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and IoT. As Dr. Herrod indicated during our lecture, the potential impact and cost of a breach in security can lead to severe repercussions. When Target was hacked through their… Read more Next-Generation Firewalls: Intelligent Threat Analytics in Cyberspace

5G –just around the corner

Mr. John Donovan, the Chief Strategy Officer and Group President of AT&T described 5G as enabling the most exciting tech during his lifetime. With voice over 1G invented in the 80s, text messages over 2G dominating in the 90s, multimedia over 3G being introduced in the 00s, and 4G LTE providing us the basis for… Read more 5G –just around the corner

IoTA: Internet of Things [for] Aerospace

Nick Colsey (VP of Business Development @ Sony Electronics), JB Straubel (co-founder of Tesla), and John Donovan (Group President @ AT&T) discussed how the Internet of Things (IoT) applies to each of their fields. When most people think of the acronym “IoT”, they tend to think of concepts related to the topics discussed by the… Read more IoTA: Internet of Things [for] Aerospace

New regulation hits Cloud Computing Service who hold EU citizen data in 2018

UK Data Protection Act (DPA) is almost 20 years old The Data Protection Act dates since 1998, which governs the way personal information gets used by organizations, businesses and governments. It is enforced by the Information Commissioner Office, which reports directly to the UK parliament. The act was formulated around principles such as: data should… Read more New regulation hits Cloud Computing Service who hold EU citizen data in 2018

Digital Home Technology through the Cloud: Enabling Paradise or Potential Prison?

“Alexa order my grocery list and add one bag of peanut M&Ms to it.” “Alexa, cancel my events for Tuesday and call an Uber for me in two hours.” With a few simple sentences, I had saved myself about 3 hours of work, allowing me to peacefully enjoy my breakfast as I prepared to pick… Read more Digital Home Technology through the Cloud: Enabling Paradise or Potential Prison?

Own safe storage or outsource to the competition

As a fast growing company many startups use a large amount of data to run their businesses. Quickly, this market newborns have to figure out a way to easily storage all their costumer’s data and their own information. Usually, the company’s decisions makers are left with two choices: of whether they should spend their money… Read more Own safe storage or outsource to the competition

AI: Cloud, Edge or Hybrid?

One of the biggest trends in technology (and the world!) right now is Artificial Intelligence, especially Deep Learning.  Availability of huge quantities of data, data storage and processing power at low cost, algorithm innovation and the availability of AI toolkits like Caffe, Torch and TensorFlow have all contributed to the explosive adoption of AI in… Read more AI: Cloud, Edge or Hybrid?

Data at the Edge – but what does it mean?

The guest speaker Dr. Jeff Welser, Vice President and Lab Director at IBM Research Almaden, spoke about a new era of computing. He is certain that after the present era of Cloud and Mobile Computing  the prevalent information technology paradigm is all about “Data at the edge”. One of his headlines states: “Data at the… Read more Data at the Edge – but what does it mean?

Outsourcing Cloud: Colocation or Cloud hosting?

Eleven years ago Amazon launched Amazon Web Services (AWS) and kicked off perhaps the most transformative shift in the history of the $300B data center industry. The idea stemmed from something simple: Amazon had built such a massive and highly efficient data center that it could sell off capacity with pay-as-you-go pricing. But Amazon started… Read more Outsourcing Cloud: Colocation or Cloud hosting?