A configuration management database, or CMDB, is (quite simply) one of the most important components of any IT department. In terms of scope, your average CMDB comprises the configuration items which in essence, help run the entire operation. Within the bound of the fairly loose definition of “configuration items”, you might find anything from software [...]
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To say that most software design is “chaotic” is of course mostly meant as a joke here, but for those that have direct experience, well, they know just how many variables are involved in such an endeavor. At its heart, MDA (or Model Driven Architecture) is a system of guidelines which seek to greatly simplify [...]
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Right after the emergence of cloud computing, the idea of using the technology to perform various types of automated tested also surfaced. The most basic example of this is using cloud environments to test software; creating simulated web traffic, for example. However, there are many other specific types of tests which can also be carried [...]
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What is an Adobe Certified Expert (ACE)? As any experienced and informed internet surfer can tell you, there are many Adobe products and technologies which have become important tools used to help create, as well as deliver content. After all, where would the web be without Photoshop, After Effects, Flash, Acrobat, and many others? [...]
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Why a lot of companies still need IT pros with an MCTS certification Microsoft has apparently eliminated the MCTS certification program, and hasn’t made any moves or announcements in the way of declaring a replacement for it Well, the official word is in now, the MCTS (or Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist) program has been phased [...]
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An MCSE certification allows IT professionals to better approach Cloud transitions Depending on who you are, the acronym ‘MCSE’ might mean two entirely different things. In other words, the MCSE certification of the 90’s is completely different from the one we have today (2012). So, before we explore the most recent version, let’s clear [...]
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Why Hadoop is perfect for managing BIG data Anyone that’s spent any amount of time researching or reading about BIG data will have come across the term “Hadoop” at some point. In simple terms, Hadoop is a project with aims of developing open-source software for use in analysis, processing and distribution for BIG data. [...]
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TRIFACTA is bringing a visual approach to BIG data management Certainly it’s true that people tend to learn more from visual sources than from those which require internal computations. As the saying goes, “a picture is worth a thousand words”, right? Maybe a better question is, how will a more visual approach to BIG [...]
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What is the OpenStack Foundation? Open source Cloud Computing OpenStack’s push for an increased focus on open-source cloud computing When you think about influence in the software development world it’s hard to imagine anything more powerful than a popular open-source project. In the same way that crowdsourcing and crowdfunding have allowed large projects to get [...]
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The Cloud tradeoff: Ownership vs. Leasing (Increased Costs vs. Reduced Costs) While it does seem to endorse complete non-ownership of software, storage and hardware, cloud computing gives us tremendous savings in return, along with some other perks One of the most hyped (and often pointed out) topics among those who might be wary of cloud [...]
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Cloud Computing Services + Tablets = the Future Companies like HP, Apple and Microsoft are starting to push cloud / hardware integration The notion of everyone carrying around touch-screen controlled tablet computers is a concept that has been explored via the medium of science fiction for decades. Today, tablets are just as common as laptops, [...]
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Windows Server 2012 is a significant breakthrough for Cloud Computing Everyone has been waiting for a more standardized “plug-and-play OS sort of approach” to setting up a cloud datacenter. Well to make a long story short, it looks like we have a contender. Windows Server 2012 is basically a great piece of cloud software [...]
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Unisys and Interoute are bringing us a new type of IaaS Some things are just destined to be together because they work so well together, take ice cream and cake for example. This is the kind of situation that exists between Interoute and Unisys. Interoute’s IaaS (also called “virtual data centre”) is a unique [...]
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Microsoft seeks to further establish Cloud Computing technology in China According to recent stats and declarations in various tech publications, Asia is lagging behind North America where cloud computing is concerned. Aside from budgetary reasons, there are a number of cloud-specific issues that seem to be slowing down growth in this area (for the [...]
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It’s a depressing world without Cloud Computing A look at some of the current and future possibilities associated with the Cloud and why we need them Technology is a funny thing, whenever and wherever it emerges there will be people who will vehemently fight its growth and development who ultimately will become users in the [...]
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Confused about Cloud Computing? According to recent data, the average person is still in the dark about the Cloud Chances are, if you ask the average person what cloud computing is and how they feel about it you’re going to get some wildly mixed responses. The fact is, most people still don’t have a clue [...]
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IaaS captures a sizable chunk of the IT outsourcing market In 2012, IaaS has already captured around 38% of the outsourcing market (according to Gartner). While you might be inclined to say or think that this is still a paltry percentage, keep in mind that the figure was 8% in 2011. That’s right, where [...]
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Can Cloud Computing actually boost software development? In terms of technological development, software has always lagged behind hardware when it comes to speed of growth. Simply put, software simply hasn’t progressed at the same rate as that of hardware. Many are anticipating or predicting that cloud computing will have an effect on the rate [...]
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Amazon Web Services and Python team up to bring us “Elastic Beanstalk” The Python programming language is known for its high level of functionality and readability across an almost endless set of potential situations. Likewise, Python is typically used to drive web apps or in software as a scripting language. Additionally, OS’s like OS [...]
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What the future of IaaS (Cloud Computing) might look like… Businesses are tuning into the power and flexibility afforded by Cloud Computing IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service). The quandary which most companies face when evaluating cloud computing services is one of how to maintain control while both transitioning and migrating. Approaches to cloud computing like IaaS are [...]
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