Cloud hubbing means using the design of the data center and network to optimize the performance of applications and services. As more and more applications have moved to the cloud, as on-premise applications have started to rely on more cloud-based services, and as speedy processing means happy customers and other competitive advantages, cloud hubbing has become increasingly important. But what does cloud hubbing mean to you? Does it apply to your business? Can you safely forget about it? To figure this out we talked with Chris Sharp, Equinix's general manager of content and cloud, one of the leading companies in putting cloud hubbing to work for it customers.

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 12:55

Facebook has acquired more than 750 patents from IBM, which should presumably help it counter-sue the companies gunning for it.

pubblicato il: 24/03/2012 - 17:56

Only three double-digit seeds have made the Elite Eight since 2004: George Mason in 2006, Davidson in 2008 and VCU last year. Those three are also among the ten teams that spent the least to make the fourth round since 2004.

pubblicato il: 24/03/2012 - 17:56

The regulatory probe, although encompasses Netflix as well, might actually result in favorable expansion conditions for Netflix.

pubblicato il: 24/03/2012 - 17:56

I am on the diversity committee of a major alternative dispute resolution think tank. The goal of the diversity committee is to make ADR more diverse. I joined the committee because implicit bias limits the work available to men of color and women. But that?s not why I?m staying on the committee. I?m leaving the ...

pubblicato il: 24/03/2012 - 17:56

College is expensive.?? Ask any family with post-secondary students and they will tell you just how outrageous are the costs of college education today.?? And yes, gas, food, and life in general are expensive.?? But college costs have risen much faster than average inflation for decades so this isn't a short-term phenomenon.?? College costs are ...

pubblicato il: 24/03/2012 - 23:20

Will the IRS pay for your hobby? Not usually. But if you manage to make it into a real business, the IRS will subsidize it. If you want to avoid IRS hassles??my standard advice is to keep business and personal pursuits separate. But that doesn?t work for everyone. After all, when you travel for business,??you ...

pubblicato il: 25/03/2012 - 09:27

An 55% increase in advertising revenue at China's top??business magazine, Caijing, helped to fuel strong financial results for the 2011 calendar year at SEEC Media Group. Sales at SEEC Media??climbed by 37% in 2011 from a year earlier to HK$482 million, or $62 million, ??helping net profit to nearly double to HK$33.4 million,?? or $4.3??million,??the ...

pubblicato il: 25/03/2012 - 09:56

Rising bond yields, a stronger U.S. dollar, and surprisingly higher stock prices have dampened the speculation in gold as a safe monetary haven. And this softness comes despite continued central bank buying of gold, which may be continuing on down trends in the precious metal.

pubblicato il: 24/03/2012 - 23:17

? NEW YORK ? MAY 07: (L-R) Actors Robert Loggia and Dominic Chianese and boxing historian Bert Sugar attend the pre-celebration reception for the 25th annual Ellis Island Medals Of Honor Ceremony & Gala at the National Musuem of the American Indian on May 7, 2010 in New York City. (Image credit: Getty Images North ...

pubblicato il: 26/03/2012 - 06:55