This Week in the Cloud [March 22, 2013]
In case you missed it, here are a few notable stories posted on our GMO Cloud blog this past week, highlighting a few topics we focus on here at GMO Cloud. As always, you can follow us on Twitter or Facebook, or sign up for our newsletter updates here.
Cloud Computing and the Asian Hedge Fund and Investment Market 03/22
Various hedge fund and investment firms have expanded their cloud computing capabilities in Asia in recent years. Through the use of private clouds, thousands of hedge fund professionals around the world have streamlined …
Telemedicine in Japan and Possible Cloud Computing Applications 03/21
Telemedicine literally means long-distance medicine, medicine from afar. And communications technologies have always developed alongside telemedicine. The telephone resulted in telemedical experiments being carried out …
Big Data Touches Us All 03/20
In this series of articles, I have often spoken about ‘big data’ and how it is revolutionizing many aspects of our life. There are ethical issues with the management of big data and I discussed this in an earlier post…
Managing Server Load: How Do Dedicated and Cloud Hosting Stack Up? 03/19
The advantages of cloud computing are visible all over the internet. Scalability, stability, resource optimization and economies of scale are some commonly cited benefits. But I can hear some server specialists saying…
Infrastructure-as-a-Service is Leading the Cloud Computing Race 03/18
It is an undisputed fact that cloud computing technology is experiencing rapid growth. The huge impact of cloud-based services on business performance is forcing companies to re-evaluate their concerns and move to the cloud …
Catch-up on current crazes IT connoisseurs say are not going away! Technology is supposed to create ease. But often, especially for business owners, it only creates headaches and frustrations. Whether you are a realtor …
There is something new happening in the cloud all the time. Small websites had no option but to opt for shared hosting. The same was true for small businesses and enterprises. But no more. With the advent of VPS or Virtul Private Servers …
If you’re a game developer, you’re no doubt familiar with Unity, the cross-platform game engine with a built-in IDE. It was developed by Unity Technologies and is used to develop video games for web, desktop, consoles and mobile devices …
In the media industry information changes at a rapid pace. Breaking news and hot stories are delivered to readers at lightning speeds. So media agencies need to implement agile business solutions that can scale quickly. Sensing the potential of cloud computing technology, media agencies are rapidly moving to the cloud…. 
A recent study made a detailed analysis of cloud computing and state of IT infrastructure in 24 countries that together account for 80% of global IT expenditure. Not surprisingly, Japan is at the top of the list with a total score of 84.1 points. …
Are you going to San Francisco? We are, and we hope you’ll join us there! We’ll be attending to GDC SF and we couldn’t be more excited! About GDC 2013 in San Francisco… The Game Developers Conference (GDC) is held annu …
In recent years we have observed Japan’s banks have embrace cloud computing. The period from 2010 to 2012 saw cloud computing in Japan shifts from a simple buzzword into an essential element of Japan’s financial services …
Analysts expect IP cloud services worldwide to at least double in the next five years. This comes after staggering growth in the industry in the last five years. In fact, growth in the cloud computing industry tripled in …
Experts predict that the Asian e-leaning market will grow tremendously before the decade is over. This poses a significant opportunity for cloud technology, often an essential component in providing e-learning services.
While Japan continues to see major advances in 3D computer graphic rendering, it has surprised many that this user base in not moving aggressively to the cloud. Research carried out by industry experts and by IT companies …
Large-scale 3D rendering of computer-generated imagery and video is one of the fields where cloud technology has allowed smaller companies to level the playing field. Just a few years ago, the capacity to render high quality …
BI, or business intelligence, is perhaps the fastest growing sector in the cloud computing space. There is a reason for this. In some ways, cloud architecture is ideal for collating, analyzing and experimenting with data …
