9 reasons why VPNs are the next big IT trend

Virtual Private Networks act as a secure tunnel that safely connects the user to a remote network across a public network.

• Thanks to VPNs and the abundance of cheap Internet bandwidth, companies no longer have to lease dedicated lines to connect 2 remote locations. Instead, they can establish a secure encrypted channel which can safely transfer data between both locations across the Internet.
• Another common use for VPNs would be for laptop users who want to connect to corporate systems from remote networks. These can include coffee shops, airports, hotels and other places where network security might not be the most reliable. In order to gain secure access to servers on the internal network, these employees will need to install VPNs onto their laptops.

VPNs are not a new technology. But I strongly believe that this security tool is still very under-used, and that we should soon expect to see a boom in the use of Virtual Private Networks by both companies and individuals alike.

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Cloud Computing and QoS Compatibility for Business Video Conferencing

Interesting overview of business video conferencing in the cloud:

The widespread adoption of cloud computing in business-critical applications such as storage and CRM has set the stage for conquering another, video conferencing cloud computing offers compelling, fundamental advantages in this product category: lower cost, automated fail-over, and much easier to scale versus video-specific routers, multipoint control units (MCUs) and other infrastructure hardware solutions.  But as experienced IT managers know, there’s more to video conferencing than meets the eye, literally.  What about bandwidth consumption and manageability?

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User happy with UK cloud providers

According to a new survey from the Cloud Industry Forum, companies in the UK are mostly satisfied with their cloud provider, as discussed in my article here.

According to a new survey from the Cloud Industry Forum of 450 organizations in the UK, almost half (48 percent) are already using cloud computing in some shape or form.

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Future of cloud-based music

From The Register:

"ABI predicts a compound annual growth rate of 95 per cent, leading to 161 million subscribers by 2016. Services companies such as Spotify and Rhapsody are poised to scoop the spoils. However, creators will find it tough."

I addressed the future of cloud-based music streaming in a recent post. I'ts future certainly seems rosy, but will the artists themselves lose out?

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