Enterprise software is evolving. One of the key factors driving this evolution is consumerization, according to this article on TechCrunch - 3 Predictions On The Future Of Enterprise Software by Uzi Shmilovici. Here are 3 predictions Uzi offered on how consumerization will continue to transform enterprise computing – 1. User Experience is King.The user experience is already becoming . . . . .

What’s the difference between a ‘private’ and ‘public’ cloud anyway? Are private clouds necessarily more secure than a public cloud? This article from ZDNet - Every SaaS provider runs a private cloud by Phil Wainewright addresses some misunderstandings people might have of the security of public clouds. In summary – Any public cloud SaaS provider owns and . . . . .

For those running applications on Amazon Web Services (AWS), there is good news – all Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instances now support 64-bit operating systems, even on the Small and Medium instance types. 64-bit systems used to be supported on the highest tiers only, but this new development allows users running on the lower instances . . . . .

According to Gartner, hybrid IT, the combination of internal and external cloud-based services to support various business outcomes, is transforming IT architecture and the way IT roles are being thought of in companies. This is significant because, here in PointStar, when we engage in conversations with our prospects, leads and customers who are evaluating cloud computing . . . . .

The development of the cloud computing industry is closely tied to the supply of a critical infrastructure: high speed Internet access. The Singapore media, yesterday, reported that IDA is now stepping in to get OpenNet, the main operator in charge of building out Singapore’s Next-Generation BroadBand infrastructure to step up on its efforts to deploy . . . . .

Why not? Of the companies that move to the Cloud by adopting – for e.g. - Google Apps for Business or SingTel OneOffice for their day-to-day business, a significant portion of them actually fall under the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) category. In our experience over the years helping all kinds of businesses, these companies usually have . . . . .

From the Official Google Enterprise Blog: The Roche Group Goes Google The Roche Group, one of the world’s leaders in research-focused healthcare, has gone Google. The Roche Group is an innovative company that has been in the development, production and marketing of new healthcare solutions for more than 110 years. Before transitioning to Google Apps . . . . .

Yesterday, Singapore’s Minister of Finance, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, presented his Budget 2012 speech. In his speech, he outlined a couple of measures directed at helping businesses in the upcoming financial year. One of the measures that stood out was the enhancements to Productivity and Innovation Credit (PIC) components. If you’ve been following our blog, we’ve been harping . . . . .

Although it’s not that new, cloud computing, also sometimes known simply as the Cloud, is still not a familiar concept for many people. IT executives, managers and professionals in particular should be familiar – in varying degrees – with the Cloud, but some  have particularly good reasons to be wary about it (but this will . . . . .