Outages are only part of the problem for services on the web, says a City Law firm, warning cloud customers may face lawsuits over performance and data protection
February 24, 2009
NASA’s Carbon Observatory Crashes
NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory, intended to scan Earth's surface for elusive carbon dioxide "sinks" in its atmosphere crashed today, after a launch failure.
Polycom Pushes High-End Video Conferencing
Video conferencing specialist Polycom says its HD-ready system, will boost take-up of telepresence, and cut business travel, but analysts warn of slow uptake and hidden costs around the technology
Gmail Failure: Reality Bites for Cloud Computing
Update: Gmail is back, after a two-hour outage. The company has not yet said how many people were affected, but twitter traffic from round the world reveals a major outage. That's a pain for millions of ordinary users - but it could be ...
Sustainable Working Is Booming, Says BT
Businesses adopting green working practices have increased ten-fold as companies respond to the recession, according to BT
Citrix Offers Control For Microsoft Virtualization
Citrix is offering a management product for Microsoft's Hyper-V, and a free version of its own Citrix XenServe, in a bid to steal a march on VMware
Sacked Staff Steal Company Data
Sixty percent of people who lose their jobs take company data with them when they go, according to a study sponsored by Symantec.
Birmingham Gets Pay-Per-Month Disaster Recovery
The Midlands now has a cloud computing data centre, which lets local companies grow without huge IT investments, says ADA Technology Services.