Archive for May, 2011

Baker on Cloud: Part 1 of 13 | Cloud Blog Series

31/05/2011

Baker Security & Networks, a well established network and network security company with a large corporate base, decided three years ago to commit itself fully to cloud computing and further, to establish themselves as their customer’s main facilitator in moving their customer’s IT requirements to the cloud. To this end Baker have committed all their [...]

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General Audit Tool for Google Apps gets TRUSTe certification

30/05/2011

Baker Security & Networks are pleased to announce that its free General Audit Tool for Google Apps has successfully completed the TRUSTe certification program for installable Marketplace applications which independently verifies that Bakers clearly communicate their data handling and privacy practices in relation to the General Audit Tool for Google Apps. This optional third-party certification [...]

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Does Cloud Computing Change the Role of the CIO?

24/05/2011

The software companies that have risen to power in the past 40 years are talking more about the cloud. That has to be a factor of the business market and the interest on behalf of top IT executives, the ones who have in large part commanded the budgets for large-scale solutions projects. According to a study [...]

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“Why Google Apps” for Small Businesses – Susan Cline Explains

20/05/2011

Earlier this month Backupify interviewed Susan Cline, a Google Apps Certified Trainer and a consultant for the Google Apps Enterprise team. With more than five years experience working with Google Apps, Cline is recognized as expert in the field. She understands the need for small businesses to maintain low costs and efficiencies in order to operate successfully. This is one of the main reasons [...]

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The Cloud Computing Jargon Glossary

20/05/2011

Siliconrepublic have put together a Glossary of Cloud Computing terms to help demystify “The Cloud”. Some of the jargon they explain include: Cloud: A metaphor for a global network, first used in reference to the telephone network and now commonly used to represent the internet. Cloud computing: A networking solution in which everything from computing [...]

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New computers for the browser-based world

18/05/2011

Last Wednesday at Google I/O we unveiled the first Chromebooks. These mobile devices are a new kind of computer designed specifically for people who live in the browser. Chromebooks are made for people seeking uncompromising speed, simplicity and security, while providing features that will delight the IT department, too. For businesses and schools, we’re offering [...]

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Cloud Computing Explained Video Series

18/05/2011

Baker Security & Networks recently published a series of videos to Youtube explaining the benefits of Cloud Computing for Businesses. In this eight part series, journalist Gordon Smith interviews Baker Security & Networks CEO Robert Baker and Lars Jerkland, Enterprise Sales Manager for Google. The series also includes a Q&A with the Irish Data Protection [...]

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Storing up to 25,000 contacts on your Google Account

10/05/2011

Storing up to 25,000 contacts Posted by Mike Helmick, Software Engineer (Google) Gmail used to have a limit of 10,000 contacts. For most of us, this was way more than enough, but we heard from some of you who use Gmail to communicate with more than 10,000 people. We want you to be able to [...]

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Colour Code your Google Calendar Events

10/05/2011

May 9, 2011 Posted by Michelle Chen, Software Engineer (Google) If your calendar ends up full of many different types of events (film nights, lunch dates, and doctor appointments, for example), there’s now an easy way to categorize them using colors. Just click on an event, then click the colored square in the top left [...]

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UK firms still in first gear in Cloud drive

10/05/2011

In-depth: UK firms still in first gear in cloud drive Originally Published on Microscope.co.uk on May 9th 2011 While substantial growth in cloud computing and its various sectors is being predicted, reports are that firms in the UK are a little behind the global take up. Linda Endersby investigates. There might be differences of opinion [...]

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