Blogger Transformation: Change Domain for Blogspot. com into Blogspot.in and or blogspot.com.au - What are the implications for our blog?

Feb 27, 2012

Blogger Transformation: Change Domain for Blogspot. com into Blogspot.in and or blogspot.com.au - What are the implications for our blog?

Well, Google implemented a new policy of the features that often have a Blogger.com or Blogspot.com domain names based on each blog Blogger.com. The change was primarily for the blogspot.com domain are beginning to be blogspot.in or blogspot.com.au. Changes from the Google would create an adverse effect on our Blogger especially in web ranking. Here are some of the effects that we will get, as the explanation is simple: let us take an example if we have http://nextreviews.blogspot.com/ domain, the changes will be automatically moved into http://nextreviews.blogspot.in or http://nextreviews.blogspot.com.au then the negative impact felt by our visitors of our blog because we are moving domain address?

Here's the explanation:

1. Your pagerank will disappear, to be 0 regardless of whether your blog was originally to have PR 3 or PR 2

2. Your Alexa ranking will fall into a few million or even no rank at all

3. In the future, search engines will not index your blog right away as Blog Postings on blogspot.com domain

4. Blog you have to wait a while to get the index with a new domain variant "In or com.au"

5. There will be many challenges facing your blog, especially in terms of sources of visitors to your blog.

Want to try it out directly? You can try to change the url to your blog from blogspot.com into blogspot.in or blogspot.com.au

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SLA creates a cloud of diagnostic data

Feb 24, 2012

As the CSO and CIO you may be wondering why I created a diagnostic test which deals with understanding the most important for your website. The original purpose of the diagnostic to see the application and how the application is ported successfully to Cloud service providers. Determine the diagnostic and IaaS Cloud products (storage components, network components, and machine virtualization) that required for an application. It addresses platform components (server / operating system and web server) in the PaaS layer. Finally, focusing on SaaS software applications.

Once, this analysis is done accurately, all the corporate top 10 applications that are mapped to a public cloud / private. Simple port (different versions of virtualization software or a newer release an operating system) can occur as long as they do not affect the software running in a layer of SaaS. A matrix can be made for all ten applications and it is possible to integrate more than one application on different parts of the infrastructure products. So what should be tested to ensure success?

I argued in a previous article that the disaster recovery test is the most important and difficult for service providers who can demonstrate to potential clients Cloud. Therefore, testing of disaster recovery plan is a very high priority. In addition, it only happens that the information collected for disaster recovery is a superset of the information necessary to port your application to a major web service providers Cloud. Depth analysis of each application showing service providers how to port and test it in the Cloud. This is a test basis in the configuration of application services provider Cloud (what is needed for all ten applications) as well as additional functions necessary for a successful disaster recovery of the same application.

More importantly, a diagnostic aid in determining what functions are needed for input into the SLA (Service Level Agreement) between a company and service providers Cloud. Accurate creation of the SLA is the ultimate goal of the analysis. How does one gain confidence that the SLA covers all different types of failures by the service provider? What should be analyzed first? Performance metrics are required for each application supported. Here are some other questions that need to be answered to determine correctly display the performance metrics. Again this is a representative list, it is not necessarily complete.

Lastly, information boxes, lines of each application, should be incorporated into the SLA. With the SLA, each application must have the functionality requirements, performance metrics and financial penalties for various types of errors downtime. Note the service provider is not required to deploy an architecture that is identical to the product and the same software release as an architectural model and the client. Service providers must meet the functionality and the same response time. Areas of risk architecture should also be noted in the SLA. For example, database products in the PaaS layer may be only one vendor. Weaknesses in the vendor database that was released by the software may have an impact on all applications that use a given database, the systemic risk. It should be noted and taken into account the cost of downtime. The cost of brand damage (if the application has a secret data) and potential lawsuits should also be included in the SLA for each application.

In summary, the diagnostic can be used to critically analyze the company's web-based application for consideration of placing the company in its application by Cloud providers. Providers do not need to use the same architecture or product but must meet the SLA for each application. In addition to a few diagnostic questions in part the performance data required for web applications that should be collected so that the SLA will be complete.

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CloudLinux is Top 10 Cloud Computing

Cloudlinux was asked as the best 10 Provider Cloud computing, I read this information on web hosting news and press releases on cloudlinux own website, but after searching here and there still does not find data about companies other than Linux Cloud 10 which entered into nomination the best cloud computing.

As the information itself is Cloud Linux-based operating system is centos linux its core offering and the pro forma increase server stability, density server capacity so that it can increase profit and decrease support costs.

Linux own the cloud services company focused on Shared Cloud Hosting and Data Center, while the profit for each provider are:

shared hosting

1. With CloudLinux the ability to increase the capacity of the server that originally could only accommodate 500 domains per server with linux cloud can be more

2. Ives insulation system that is virtual spaces where it will not happen due to overload a website

3. Security is assured because there is a central control server

4. 24/7 support

data Center

1. The operating system provides a high quality and low paid support

2. Server and operating system security is assured

3. Support is assured, if there is no need to exploration research maslaah pretty submit a ticket

4. Cloud linux can walk in a variety of application control panel so that it can provide variation control panel required by the customer

5. Cloud Linux has been tested and no doubt the reliability.

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How to Select the Best Web Hosting Service

Feb 19, 2012

One of the most important decisions in business online is to choose a best web hosting service . Popular with or well-known and reliable Internet Service Provider (ISP) you will not face many problems, but with the web hosting service provider can be a bad nightmare.

Choosing the right web hosting service can be very confusing, because so many of the important features you should consider.

Here below are some explanations that you must take to select a web hosting options:

The amount of web space: A web hosting service provider would usually assign you a certain amount of space on their servers. You need to make sure that if it had the right amount of space for your website and your business needs. You may want to expand your online business tomorrow and would require more room. So it is important to you that the web hosting company should be able to provide enough space, especially if your website is rich in graphics or has video clips.

FTP access: FTP access is very important because it provides the ability to upload new pages. Some web hosting providers only allow you to design web pages with their own personal web builder. This may be useful for beginners however you need to make sure if they provide the facility to expand later, when you increase your online business capabilities.

Level of reliability, security and speed of access: Speed, security and reliability is critical to the success of any online business. While choosing a web hosting with reliable service that you need to make sure that it exists. A site that is not available, not updated on time or is down, will lose many online visitors. If an online visitor finds your site listed on search engines, and he tried to access it but finds it down, he was convinced to switch to the next link and you lose an important customer or visitor. Even slow working websites are very frustrating. Then  how do you know if a hosting company is reliable or not? Word of mouth or feedback from others! If it is not possible then you can yourself try accessing your site during peak hours and non-peak hours as well. Your site must be secure of intruders at the same time, especially if this is an e-commerce sites.

Dependence and support: What is web hosting service provide 24x7 supports? Do they respond quickly to your problem? Can you rely on them? If you need technical support 24 hours a large company should then expect to pay much more. In fact, people are much more expensive than machines.

Plan Price: Price is also one factor that you should look out for when choosing a web hosting service terbaik.Itu not necessarily true that the most expensive hosts are the best. Simply compare prices and services before you finalize one.

Data Transfer (Bandwidth): You also need to see if the hosting company provides sufficient bandwidth for efficient data transfer. After all it's website and you need to make sure that you are getting the best service for the money you invest. Try to choose an unlimited data transfer, due to the high level of visitors, then you do not need to bother to be deprived of bandwidth.

Sub-domains: a part of a domain name of the parent. Sub-domains generally refers to a physical address on a website. Be sure to have services for the sub-domain.

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The Differences Between Dedicated Servers, VPS and Cloud Computing

Feb 16, 2012

Many people still do not know or confused when talking about the main differences between the Cloud Server Hosting, Virtual Private Server (VPS) and Dedicated Servers. Starting with the most basic, you know what to serve?

Quite simply, all three technologies are used to store data, host Web sites and e-mail structure, in addition to running various applications and software. So if they serve for the same thing because they are different?

Each has different characteristics, let us understand:

Dedicated Server This is a physical machine, is usually allocated on a complete data center and is completely dedicated to one customer who requires high reliability and high performance hardware (processors, memory, etc.). If a client requires more resources, you have to buy more hardware and install it manually or exchange server. Its main advantage is the high performance and flexibility and its disadvantage is the high price and the inability to upgrade / downgrade soon. This is one of the best flexible solution of shared web hosting, such as the owners have total control over the hosting environment and every aspect of dedicated hosting, which includes the selection of operating systems, server hardware, etc.. Some web hosting providers may provide administrative server for free, but usually, the client has to manage server administration and management tasks.

Cloud Server Hosting (Cloud Computing)

Cloud Servers is the fractionation of a number of resources available to multiple servers and storage arrays. Through intelligent architecture, you can allocate these resources enables scalability with no performance loss. Besides the economy and flexibility, there are many advantages to this technology.

Virtual Private Server (VPS)

This is the fractionation of resources from one physical server, this fractionation is allocated to a single client. VPS is the ideal choice for businesses that need the same flexibility, reliability, security, root access, stability, etc. With affordable prices, many of which offer a dedicated server. In this technology there is no guarantee of processing and in case of hardware failure, the client applications that rely on it too will fail, because there is integration server like Cloud.

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Tips for Selecting Providers of Cloud Computing

Feb 15, 2012

Cloud Computing can be an answer for companies who want data security and system reliability. Especially if you see a computer device that is usually a PC that has been aging and the data is backed up almost rare. Nevertheless, you should never assume that cloud computing is the safest and best system.

Companies should look at cloud security alliance 10 recommendations (CSA) following in order to enjoy a secure cloud computing services. CSA is an industry that was founded specifically to promote security in cloud computing.

1. Identify and calculate the value of assets.

Any company that intends to use cloud computing services should carefully review the asset and its value, especially the assets transferred to the cloud. In addition to PC, Server, Storage and other assets also include applications, operating systems and customer information.

2. Calculate the liability.

Concerns are often expressed cloud users are systems breached and data stolen. Not a problem if the data is stolen property was limited to the office. Yet another case is if the stolen customer data, because instead of the cloud service providers are held accountable, but that company.

3. Understand the terms - the terms of compliance (Compliance)

For some industry sectors, the government is firmly in the management of electronic data. For example, the banking industry are prohibited from storing and managing customer data outside of the country concerned. In the sector - this kind of industry sectors, the number and types of security controls are generally very clearly defined and governed by the regulations.

4. Determine risk tolerance.

Dare to risk

How large is the organization's ability to bear risk, if they see obligations, regulations, and important asset to the company? Not just a matter of courage and ability, but also the cost to ensure data security. The more stringent the desired security of cloud computing provider, the more expensive the service will be subscribed. So do not be tempted by a solution is a low cost cloud computing.

5. Find Out The Side Cloud Provider.

Learn the offer of the Provider, particularly the details of how the cloud services that are presented to the client (ie us), where And how data is placed or moved, what security controls are applied by default provider and the provider would provide security solutions in accordance with our request. Ask also the type and level of security offered by encryption.

6. Ask Certificates and Reliability.

This is a step short cut road test the thoroughness of the security controls offered by the provider. Ask a variety of certificate they may have or we can examine the website of the Provider.

7. Include security controls are explicitly in the contract.

Learn what is written carefully contracted, especially article - article related to security. If the Provider to be flexible and willing to negotiate, set in the contract type and level of encryption that we want, including how to - how to prevent data loss.

8. Negotiate SLA and Exit Strategy.

Security in the Cloud is not just a matter of data protection but also about business continuity. So make sure the Security Level Agreement (SLA) agreed to include the percentage of uptime and time to response when there is a problem. SLA also includes financial pinalty if the provider fails to meet the agreed SLA. Make sure we can move to another provider's services easily and securely.

9. Prepare a safety measure offline

For example by setting up a data backup in the cloud or retain control over the encryption keys.

10. Read the manual of the Cloud Security Alliance

CSA has prepared a comprehensive document regarding due diligence related to moving data and applications into the cloud securely. 

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Take advantage of social media for business

When hearing the word of social media, all current owners of brands vying to have accounts on social sites and exist there. It is not wrong, because Indonesia's current Internet users is growing very rapidly. Based on a recent survey of MarkPlus Insight, Indonesia Internet users now number 55 million people, and most access to social media.

But that should be considered by the brand owner is the existence of social media also requires effort and investment. Therefore we need a clear goal, why a brand should be present in social media, and so forth. If we do not have clear goals when entering the social media, of course it would be very unfortunate because the investments made in vain. Therefore, before plunging into Facebook or Twitter or other social networking, the first question to ask is, what is our purpose to enter the realm of social media?

Then the next question is, how to set goals? Social media itself does have a very broad impact for the company. Well, because in this topic in a business context, they should be aligned with business objectives, the end comes down to financial performance and corporate profits.

Increase Sales

The company's main goal is of course the benefit, for example by making a sale. Therefore, one objective of the business use of social media will lead there. However, its implementation does not have to conduct transactions via Facebook or Twitter.

But in fact there are many variables that it will be measured, for example, how much the audience can be reached by our products, how many buyer prospects that can be generated, or social media may also be used to educate about the product. The most obvious example of how the campaign through social media can be directly related to sales is via explorion of Pocari sweet, and bidding pleasure seeker from magnum

Gain cost efficiencies

Another thing you can do social media to contribute to the business objective is to get cost efficiencies. Many brand owners are not too aware that social media can reduce operational costs that may be frequent. For example, through social media, consumer research can be done more quickly, and at that moment, because we just look at consumer interaction in social media.

Another example, in the presence of social media, contact with consumers will be done more easily. First, when consumers more contact via phone, brand owners must invest in infrastructure, human resources, etc.. Now the existence of social media to facilitate communication with the owner of consumer brands in more interactive.

Achieve customer loyalty

All people have to understand that the cost of acquisition of new customers will be more expensive to maintain consumer compare  we have. Therefore, there developed the concept of customer relationship management. In this connection, it is suitable to use social media as a CRM company. You do this by building a social networking community so that we can know where a loyal customer or company that has the potential to become evangelists should be treated specially.

Through social media we can also interaction to find out consumers' expectations for future product development, which will make customers more loyal because they feel his voice heard.

Another thing you can do to build customer loyalty, for example by giving exclusive information to our customer community in social media. Alternatively, the social media community got their first chance to try new products. The little things of this kind will certainly will make consumers feel valued by the company.

These three business objective could at least be the basis to determine what is most important for brand owners when it will jump into social media. From this drop goals in the social media can be made. Then the next step is to determine what social media channels will be selected in accordance with the expected audience and the objectives set. In the end, in this way, the presence of brands in social media will be more obvious, and not just the activity of a waste of money.

Therefore, do not rush to make a Facebook account, Twitter or any prior out clear objectives, and what is its contribution to business objectives. Moreover, the cost of managing social media also does little to make a significant contribution. Just make a Facebook account, Twitter, or other social media is free, but to make the account attracts many followers or fans, and generate an attractive interaction required investment, manpower and other resources.

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Google Sandbox Theory

I'm still curious about the Google Sandbox. Therefore I tried to find out what it is Google Sandbox.

Google Sandbox theory developed by search engine optimisers to answer the observed behavior of different rank with Google. According to this theory, new sites are included in "Sandbox", such as young children, before they are allowed to play with children who were older (similar to the more established sites).

What is Google Sandbox?

Sandbox is basically a filter that was created by Google to avoid spam from search results by unscrupulous webmasters.

Before the sandbox is created, most of the new site can rank fairly quickly, which allows a certain "Black Hat" SEO professionals to make money quickly with the rank of a new site in the Google index for highly competitive keywords, and then cashing before google stuck with engineering spam them. This domain has been registered usually only for a short time, exploited a loophole in Google's algorithms and rely on a sudden burst of traffic over a limited period of their lives.

By creating a delay that prevents aging of the most recent site of the rank immediately for competitive keywords, Google more effectively ruined the breed of webmasters who try to build a site with short-term profits in mind. Many skeptics have questioned the existence of the sandbox in the past. However, with the last publication of the patent, Google has virtually admitted that the existing filters that prevent sites from ranking relatively new.

Site How Can Hit The Sandbox?

Most websites under one year who have a high Google PageRank, incoming links and lots of pretty good position in search results on Yahoo and MSN, but do not appear significantly in the Google results for keywords that are most important may be in-sandbox.

Sites targeting competitive keywords are more likely to be placed in the sandbox and for a longer duration. Most common sites sandboxed only 2 or 3 months. But the site in a competitive industry can be placed in the sandbox for 9 months or even a year.

Avoiding The Google Sandbox

Domains that have been sandboxed have little choice but to wait. Period of waiting was worth it though. Everything is the owner of the site during this period will not affect the ranking of the site eventually. This is the period where SEO should continue to optimize the site with more content and better, and get new relevant Back Link to the page in the website.

Not all the new sites will be placed in the Google sandbox. Several techniques can help to pull the site out of the sandbox before:

·         Increase the number of relevant backlinks, especially from authoritative sites

·         Add useful content, content-rich or original. Buying old domain and build a new site along the same theme

·         Using 100% natural techniques SEO

·         Choosing a web hosting company that does not receive spam pages, pornographic or door

Aging Delay for Link

More recently, Google introduced a new incoming link filter / aging. Google patent recently explained that when evaluating the link considers the number of them, the sources and their age.

A new page with lots of backlinks may indicate spam link if done poorly or artificially. However, the new site will benefit from the backlink can enjoy a better ranking than older pages with backlinks more if the "link to the former growth rate is relatively higher than the last one". Link growth should always be natural exponential, rather than in discrete steps. If the number of backlinks for the page grows too quickly, Google will consider it a spam link and will penalize sites with a lower rank for a certain period.

In both cases, though, get a new one-way inbound link is always a good thing in the long run. One need only remember that the "value" of each link will grow progressively with age.

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7 Application of the best smartphones.

Feb 14, 2012

Hundreds attend smartphone applications every day. Most of these applications deserve thumbs up, but not a few are nuts. To help us filter out the application options are available, here are a few applications are unique and interesting options to platforms blackberry, android and IOS.

1. WhatsApp (Blackberry / IOS / Android)

One of the popularity of the blackberry is a chat facility via blackberry messenger application. BlackBerry users can send each other private messages via text or through the group so that communication was easier and cheaper. Unfortunately fuel use PIN-based hardware as user identity, so that no other brand of mobile phone users can join to communicate.

If you want to communicate the style of the fuel to other mobile users, the recommended application is WhatsApp. The application supports multi-platform because it is available to the system Android, Blackberry, IOS, Symbian and Windows Mobile. To download, just go to www.whatsapp.com via phone and click download. WhatsApp use mobile number as user identity, so that it can only be used in devices that use telephone lines.

As the fuel, the user can chat with each other either individually or through groups. Users can also update the status and send various types of files.

2. MMMOOO: So animator (Blackberry)

As the name suggests, this application is quite strange. Its main function is to convert a short video into gif file format, so it can be opened in a variety of devices or computers. We can also share our creations haisl to others through BBM, Facebook, and twitter. One of the creations that can be made is to make a crumpled piece of paper, then like flying our hands. Gif MMMOOO has 10 preset effects and 6 can effect our own making.

3. Menoo (Blackberry)

If you love culinary tour, this application may be suitable for you. This application allows us to know the various places to eat close to our current location. For simplicity, this application displays the photos of food on offer, prices, and the assessment given by the user Menoo who have tasted the food / drink. In addition this application also has information about the address of where to eat in the form of maps.

4. Andorid Overclock: Set the performance (Android)

Android devices seem slow? Just increase the ability to use this Overclock Andorid applications. Such terminology overclock, the purpose of this application is to increase the processor speed above the speed of the standard. This application can also be used instead, which lowers the speed of the duration for longer battery duration. In fact we can make a special profile to set the processor speed in various conditions. In addition to set the processor speed, applications can also be used for anything else, such as memory, boot settings, to control the processor temperature.

5. Bump: The easy way to exchange files (Android)

Bump is an application that allows you to exchange data simply by juxtaposing the two devices have been installed bump applications. This application is not really new because it already exists in the IOS platform since two years ago. But now, the bump has also been available for android and can be used to exchange data between android and iPhone devices. However, it should be noted that the Bump works by detecting the position of the device via GPS, so it is difficult to use indoors.

6. Oink: So the reviews (IOS)

You feel happy or upset about something around you, such as parks, restaurants, or even the office. Turn on the application oink. A variety of user perceptions in the calculations and the results will be visible to other users oink. How it works similar to foursquare (due to location-based), similar to facebook (especially facilities like her), and also similar to twitter (because your opinion is rumored to be your friends).

7. Blogger: easy start a blog update (IOS)

As increasingly sophisticated capabilities, blogspot or blogger is now increasingly easy use. If the first blog can only edit through the PC, now we can create it through the android mobile phone or iPhone. Through the application blogger google this output, we can fill the blog with the easier and faster through the iPhone (and android). Not just text, because we can also upload photos taken with our phones.

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Get Free The Targeted Traffic

Website promotion through the forum can get you free targeted traffic generation. Traffic is the life nerve every internet business. Without traffic, internet business will be worth it even if you have a good sales letter, or you have any interesting products on offer. If no one has seen the page of your site, sales will not happen.

There are many ways to get traffic to your site. Maybe some of you have ever heard, like Search Engine Optimization (SEO), social media, YouTube, pay per click, guest blogging, social bookmarking and solo ads. Maybe the pay per click, it can help you get visitors directly and also you have to spend money to pay for the pay per click. And maybe you're just starting an online business but have limited funds for investment to pay per click.

One of my favorite ways to bring traffic without spending any money at all. All it takes is a little hard work and this is one of the best investments you can make in your business. I mean the way the Marketing Forum. I know this may sound casual way. Well, keep reading this article once and for knowing how to exploit the problems of others who are looking for answers in forums in your niche.

Finding the Right Targeted Visitors

It is fairly easy to do. Simply enter your niche and the words "forum" in the search engine Google will display pages on the forum which can be used as a potential marketing opportunities. Add some key words to narrow the search and you can focus your efforts even further.

For example, I put the word "forum video games" forum to bring up dozens of potential sites where I can see what video games are being talked about by people. But to narrow searching, I try to insert the word "video games ps3 forum". Those on the forum might be talking about that game again hot, the comparison game, find walktrough, looking for tips and tricks on certain games and so on. Someone might be looking for a great gaming information to be purchased.

To start this way, you only need to read some forum posts to get an idea of ​​what kind of community that is in the forum. Take time and read what people write. This is part of your hard work. And to increase your chances of getting free traffic, you will need to do the same thing at 5 to 10 forums. So at first there is a little hard work to be done, but the result will be very valuable later on.

Once you join and get to know the forum, it's time to start contributing to the post. Make a post that may solve the problem, such as tips, tricks, walkthroughs, reviews and more. Do not forget to also read the rules on every forum. Try to become an active member and has a good reputation. And try your post looks natural, no spam or junk. With it will be many people who know your username and need your help in solving their problems.

Key to Your Success, Signature Forum

There are forums that provide a sub forum for buying and selling but maybe some do not. To provide a sub forum that is not selling means you can only use the forum signature. Put your business website link in your signature link to the website you look at every post. With this you will get visitors to visit your site to find out what you offer. If the signature is not allowed in some forums, can take advantage of trading sub forum. If the signature and trading sub forum does not exist, can take advantage of your post. Create a new thread, and provide useful information to member forum and paste the link of your site at the end post.

When you sign up for membership in the forum, you may be given the opportunity to create a profile to tell other forum members information about yourself. In this profile you have the opportunity to invite people to the online home / online business site if they want to know more about yourself / your online business.

If you do things right, people will begin to trust you and want to know more information about you. Your profile is your chance to lead them gently to the right. Again, do not force (such as spam in the thread or in the visitor message).

Tips for Marketing Forum

-          When looking for a forum, make sure the forum is active and growing. You can check the existing posts and the number of active users (both registered and online) in today before you spend your time.

-          Most forums have a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) and rules (regulations). You can probably get some useful information there.

-          Find threads with many pages as there certainly have a lot of posts and members are actively participating.

-          Be an active member and provide a useful post

-          Do not spam and junk that you are a good reputation.

Forum marketing can be a very lucrative source to get free and targeted traffic. They already know and visit your site because your reputation is already providing and offering valuable information and free in the forums. Finally, the traffic of the forum depending on the effort you put in the forum.

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Cloud Computing Technology

Cloud computing will soon become reality, and this will force IT professionals to quickly adapt the definition of this technology. As a result of socio-economic situation which continues to experience very rapid revolution that gave birth to cloud computing, where technology is needed for speed and reliability are more than technology will advance so that this technology will be achieved at the level of investment in terms of cloud service is quick and easy.

Cloud was present in front of us today, but what is the cloud? Where The aim? and what are the risks? and how IT organizations prepare for this? That question will be present at least by some practitioners or applicants IT, Cloud computing in basic are using Internet-based services for support to business process. Cloud services typically have several characteristics, such as:

Deployed very quickly, so quickly means instant for implementation.

1. Later start-up costs of this technology may be very low or absent and no capital investment.

2. Cost of service and usage will be based on a commitment that does not fix.

3. This service can easily upgrade or downgrade in quickly without a Penalty.

4. This service will use the method of multi-tenant (many customers in one platform).

5. The ability to customize service will be limited.

Cloud technology will give the contract to the user for the service on three levels:

1.      Infrastructure as Service, this includes Grid for virtualized server, storage & network. Examples such as Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud and Simple Storage Service.

2.      Platform-as-a-service: it focuses on the application which in this case allows the developer to not think about the hardware and keep its focus on application development without having to worry about operating systems, infrastructure scaling, load balancing and so on. Examples include include Force.com and Microsoft Azure investment.

3.      Software-as-a-service: It will focus on Web-based application interface premises are accessed via Web Services and Web 2.0. example is Google Apps, SalesForce.com and social networks like FaceBook application.

Some investors are still trying to explore the adoption of cloud technology is to be business as Amazon and Google already has a special offer on for cloud technology, Microsoft and IBM has also invested millions of dollars for this.

View of these trends we can predict the future, the technology standards will be more modest because of the availability of many cloud service.

So what are the risks?

As was said as a business service, with the cloud technology you should know and be sure of what you paid and what you invest it for your needs fully use this service. You should pay attention to several parts:

1.      Service levels - Cloud providers may not be consistent with the performance of the application or transaction. This requires you to understand the service level you get the transaction response time, data protection and data recovery.

2.      Privacy - As someone else / other companies also make the possibility of hosting your data will be read out by the government or the U.S. may occur without your knowledge or approve of you.

3.      Compliance - You must also consider the regulation of business you have, in this case the theoretical cloud service provider is expected to equalize the level of compliance for data storage in the cloud, but because the service is still very young, you are expected to be very careful in terms of data storage.

4.      Data ownership - Is your data still belongs to you so that data stored in the cloud? This question may be a little weird, but you need to know such things happened on his Facebook that tries to change its terms of use aggrement that questioned it.

5.      Data Mobility - Can you share data between cloud service? cloud, and if you terminate your relationship how to get your data back? What format will you use? or can you ensure that copies of its data has been erased?

For a service that is still quite critical to your company, the best advice is to ask this as the details and get all the details in a state's commitment in writing.

What does the Smart Company at this time?

There are many opportunities for IT organizations in particular to promote cloud service. Many organizations are trying to add this firut the infrastructure that they had before to take advantage of "cloud bursting"; especially if you need extra capacity or extra activities, you can take advantage of the cloud rather than investing resources in-house.

Development / test and a similar activity is also a great place for the cloud, allowing you to reduce pengeleluaran per capita and the cost of data center continues to meingkat in terms of speed and uptime.

While companies are not shy reluctant to implement cloud technology for their data and save it as their own facilities to ensure the well-kept corporate policy would be better, thus ensuring the komputerasisasi the cloud as a system process that needs to be more independent.

Are you ready?

If your organization has just exploring technology there are several cloud services cloud that has been fairly well established and can be taken into consideration such as e-mail service. However, for security issues, by developing your internal infrastructure into the cloud model would be better.

With this role has IT played a part in this business model needed for today's economy. How do you improve the speed and uptime? and how you can to support business operations and expenses with a little fix?

The first step you should do is learn the system of cloud service contract. make sure each process to be simple, can be repeated and added value to your business.

Second, you must identify what services can be utilized in the cloud and which should be internal. It is very important for you to know about the system and service cores that can be utilized by your business. and you should categorize some of the elements of your business based on the risk of the use of cloud services.

The last step, you have to do sourcing strategy to obtain a very low cost, but it has scalability and flexibility for your business needs. This includes consideration of ownership and mobility data protection, compliance and some element such as a traditional IT contract.

Adapted from: David Robbins, Network World

Robbins was a CTO for IT at NetApp company. He is responsible for identifying and selecting new technologies and adopt the technology road map and timing to deliver IT NetApp.

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