Disaster Recovery

As IT applications continue to power businesses more and more, it is becoming ever more important to ensure robust Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery or BCDR as it’s essential to preserve and increase customer and shareholder confidence.

Azure SQL Databases Service Tiers and Performance Options

Shantha Kumari

Microsoft Azure has a new way for subscribers to use its SQL Database. The new subscription model offers three service tiers: Basic, Standard and Premium. They will slowly phase out the previous existing service tiers: Web and Business. The new tiers are planned to deliver more predictable performance, simplify billing and avoid costly workarounds.

Depending on the workload and their business requirements, subscribes can opt for any of the service tiers. You can have a single database with defined characteristics and pricing, or multiple databases. In both cases, Basic, Standard and Premium tiers are available.

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Internet of Things and Cloud Computing

Shantha Kumari

The Internet is evolving with the human – human participation increasing. Right now the Machine-Machine interactions are limited, but in the future, it’s possible for both the human-machine and machine-machine (M2M) to participate in a symbiotic manner. This is where the Internet of Things (IoT) and Cloud Computing comes into picture. Read more →

Sysfore Technologies: Enabling a Smooth Transit to the Azure Platform

Jatinder Virdee

The cloud computing market in India is expected to see a ten-fold increase by 2015, from today’s estimated market size. Software as a Service (SaaS) will be a high demand in India, in comparison to the other cloud computing deployment models – Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS). With attributes like cost reduction and scalability, it is a mistake to deem cloud as just an alternative. Sysfore Technologies Private Limited, headquartered in Bangalore, comprehends the benefits of cloud clearly and considers it as the right option, and not just another one. The company focuses on embracing cloud technologies with its expertise in Microsoft Azure Cloud Platform.

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