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10/21/2011 News Update

editor — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:46:47 +0000

Campus Computing Survey: Mobile Apps Grow, Cloud Adoption Slow – Campus Technology

Campus Computing Survey: Mobile Apps Grow, Cloud Adoption Slow
Campus Technology
The results of a nationwide survey about technology in higher education suggest that the growth of mobile computing on campus has been dramatic in the last year, but that despite the attention paid to cloud computing, most universities …
Mobility surges on US campuses; cloud technology lagsNetwork World
Mobile Picks Up SpeedInside Higher Ed
Report: Mobile app use exploding on campuseSchool News (registration)
Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) (blog)
all 17 news articles »

Cloud computing powers EMC earnings – Christian Science Monitor

Christian Science Monitor

Cloud computing powers EMC earnings
Christian Science Monitor
Cloud computing and storage products maker sees earnings rise 28 percent. EMC calls cloud computing 'most transformative' trend in IT history. By Associated Press / October 20, 2011 EMC CEO Joe Tucci (left) shares a stage in New York with Dell CEO …
EMC Promises Further Innovation for Cloud EnvironmentseWeek
EMC plans for hybrid cloud, more acquisitionsMass High Tech
EMC's Tucci: $2.4B on R&D this yearGigaOm

all 15 news articles »

Clouds Vs. Outsourcing: The Next Battleground – InformationWeek

Data Center Knowledge

Clouds Vs. Outsourcing: The Next Battleground
InformationWeek
Clamor for private cloud services from infrastructure-as-a-service providers threatens traditional outsourcing firms like HP and IBM. By Charles Babcock InformationWeek IBM, HP, and other established vendors entering cloud computing are often already …
Cloud Computing: Cloud Adoption and Risk AnalysisFormtek Blog (blog)
Six reasons to use cloud services for small businessITworld.com
Conducting a Cloud Planning AnalysisData Center Knowledge
SYS-CON Media (press release) -www.waterstechnology.com -Patch.com
all 10 news articles »

Red Hat Teams with Virtustream as Certified Cloud Provider – The VAR Guy

Red Hat Teams with Virtustream as Certified Cloud Provider
The VAR Guy
Red Hat Cloud Business Unit (CBU) VP Scott Crenshaw noted Virtustream will deliver more choice in virtualization and cloud computing to enterprises with solutions such as Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. …
Enterprise Cloud Computing Innovator Virtustream Expands Silicon Valley PresenceMarketWatch (press release)

all 9 news articles »

Whitehall to aim for half of ICT spend on cloud – The Guardian

Computing

Whitehall to aim for half of ICT spend on cloud
The Guardian
Cloud computing should account for half of central government's new ICT spending by the end of 2015, according to a new strategy document published by the Cabinet Office. Other long term goals include the opening of the Government Application Store by …
Government cloud strategy due next weekCloud Pro
Government seeks bids for 60m cloud frameworkComputing
Government claims it will save 1.4bn in ICT costs, according to SIP roadmap …ComputerWeekly.com
PublicTechnology.net
all 12 news articles »

The Cloud Channel Summit Announces Keynote Speakers for Inaugural Event … – MarketWatch (press release)

The Cloud Channel Summit Announces Keynote Speakers for Inaugural Event …
MarketWatch (press release)
WELLESLEY, Mass, Oct 20, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — THINKstrategies, the Cloud Computing Showplace and Rising Tide Media today announced the speaker lineup for the inaugural Cloud Channel Summit, which will include executives from Google Enterprise, …

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Cloud computing not top priority for Irish CIOs in year ahead – Siliconrepublic.com

Siliconrepublic.com

Cloud computing not top priority for Irish CIOs in year ahead
Siliconrepublic.com
A new survey reveals that cloud computing is still seeing a slow take-off in Ireland, with two-thirds of deployments so far in software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications. The latest Deloitte CIO survey reveals that only three in every 10 (31pc) Irish …
Cloud Computing: Ticket to the Corner Office?Forbes
Cloud computing could help CIOs move up in the ranks, they believeCenterBeam
Gartner's Public Cloud Fallacy and EMC's Secret WeaponIT Business Edge (blog)
InformationWeek -Trade Arabia -ITWorld Canada
all 17 news articles »

NSA Chief Plays Offense on Cloud, Cybersecurity – InformationWeek

NSA Chief Plays Offense on Cloud, Cybersecurity
InformationWeek
Cloud has become a key part of the NSA's IT strategy, said Gen. Keith Alexander. Coming soon: A DOD offensive strategy for responses to cyberattacks and threats. By J. Nicholas Hoover InformationWeek Cloud computing will make the intelligence community …

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ServiceMesh to Showcase the Agility Platform at Multiple Industry Events in … – MarketWatch (press release)

ServiceMesh to Showcase the Agility Platform at Multiple Industry Events in …
MarketWatch (press release)
Events include the New York City Cloud Computing Group, the Cloud Innovation Council, Cloud Expo Santa Clara, and the Gartner Application Architecture, Development and Integration Summit. ServiceMesh experts including Dave Roberts, vice president of …

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IDC: Business Spending for Cloud Storage to Triple by 2015 – ReadWriteWeb

IDC: Business Spending for Cloud Storage to Triple by 2015
ReadWriteWeb
This post is part of our ReadWriteCloud channel, which is dedicated to covering virtualization and cloud computing. The channel is sponsored by Intel and VMware. Read the case study about …

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10/21/2011 Blogs Update

editor — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:45:45 +0000

Cloud Computing Worldwide

All this month, join TechSoup.org and the TechSoup Global Network for our Cloud Computing Worldwide campaign. Check back throughout the month for blog posts, webinars, and dispatches from around the world on cloud …

Cloud Computing: Could Your Cloud Dissipate?

Nathan Hatach, C7 Data Centers, explains one of the central tenants of cloud computing: namely, where is my cloud and why should I care about its location?

Chunghwa Telecom cooperates with Fujitsu in cloud computing …

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has announced that it has signed an MOU with Japan-based Fujitsu for cooperation in developing and marketing cloud computing solutions.

Benefits of Cloud Computing – Small Business Cloud Computing

The benefits of cloud computing are clear. Click here to learn how small business cloud computing can help save money, save time and help you grow.

Dropbox Gets Cloud-Size $250 Million B Round | Cloud Computing …

Maureen O'Gara the most read technology reporter for the past 20 years, is the Cloud Computing and Virtualization News Desk editor of SYS-CON Media. She is the publisher of famous "Billygrams" and the editor-in-chief of …

OpenNebula Cloud Project Releases … – Cloud Computing Journal

The OpenNebula project is happy to announce the release of a development version of the new plug-ins to build clouds on Microsoft Hyper-V. This new prototype, first result of its collaboration in cloud computing innovation …

What Are the Benefits of Private Cloud Computing For Businesses …

A Private Cloud computing platform is a stack of network, server and storage hardware dedicated to you for the purpose of cloud computing. When a managed cloud computing service is utilized, the stack of hardware …

Cloud Computing | Common Craft

Using a simple story of a growing florist business, this video explains the basics of cloud computing: how it works and why it makes sense for businesses and individuals. The difference between on-site computing and cloud computing; The …

Tekedia South Africa's Spectacular Organizes Cloud Computing …

Cloud computing is the latest trend in technology and it is here to stay. It is the technology of the future. Cloud computing is a rapidly growing software service trend globally, however Africa is in danger of being left behind. …

Riyadh summit lays foundation for cloud computing in Saudi Arabia …

Saudi Arabia is currently the largest ICT market in the Middle East and expectations for the next 12 months indicate this will continue. According to the latest research from Hewlett Packard in…

10/20/2011 News Update

editor — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:46:43 +0000

Security remains a top concern for cloud app builders – InfoWorld

Security remains a top concern for cloud app builders
InfoWorld
Security, cited as an issue with cloud computing when the concept began to take hold several years ago, remains a pivotal concern for developers, an IBM official stressed on Wednesday afternoon. Executives from IBM and Amazon …

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TechStars Launches New Cloud Accelerator Effort – techrockies.com

PR Web

TechStars Launches New Cloud Accelerator Effort
techrockies.com
Boulder-based TechStars has launched a new accelerator program, in an effort with cloud hosting firm RackSpace, the two said today. According to the two, they are launching a cloud computing focused accelerator–TechStars Cloud–in San Antonio, Texas, …
Rackspace and TechStars Team Up to Strengthen Cloud Startup Community in San …MarketWatch (press release)
Rackspace, TechStars Boot Up Accelerator In San AntonioTexas Tech Pulse

all 20 news articles »

VMware, HP refresh Cloud Computing Offerings – Server Watch

V3.co.uk

VMware, HP refresh Cloud Computing Offerings
Server Watch
These two companies have been busy as bees working on cloud computing products, many of which they announced this week. First up is virtualization technology specialist VMware (NYSE: VMW), with three bits of news to share with the world from VMworld …
VMworld: Businesses must have mobile computing strategiesComputerworldUK
VMware moves up value chain with cloud management portfolioiTWire
VMworld: IT departments must prepare for cloud based futureV3.co.uk
PC Magazine -Forbes -Computer Business Review
all 100 news articles »

Cloud Computing: Ticket to the Corner Office? – Forbes

Cloud Computing: Ticket to the Corner Office?
Forbes
Do IT managers and professionals view cloud computing as a threat or opportunity to their careers? Understandably, early on, there was fear that IT jobs within enterprises already under threat from outsourcing would be in more jeopardy as …
The Sky's the Limit: Cloud Computing Seen as a Driver for CIOs Looking to …Review seeker (press release)
CIOs face unsustainable IT staffing modeliT News

all 3 news articles »

iCloud’s big implications for cloud computing – InfoWorld

The Age

iCloud's big implications for cloud computing
InfoWorld
What does a "cloud guy" think about iCloud, and how will it benefit or hurt cloud computing itself going forward? There are two implications to consider. First, it's cloud for the retail market. Many people who don't work in enterprise IT will begin to …
Biggest requirement for setting up iCloud: TimeZDNet (blog)
Review: iCloud 'just works' for songs, so farIBNLive.com
How to Migrate All Your Data to iCloud from Google with Minimal FussLifehacker
Forbes
all 154 news articles »

3 reasons cloud app development is taking off – InfoWorld (blog)

SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)

3 reasons cloud app development is taking off
InfoWorld (blog)
Plenty of analyst reports are showing the growth of cloud computing, along with the fact that PaaS (platform as a service) is picking up steam in 2011. Indeed, this Forrester Research report from April was quite accurate: …
Cloud Infrastructure Integration Model: VirtualizationSYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)

all 5 news articles »

25 Percent of US and UKLegal Firms Use Cloud Computing – TMC Net

25 Percent of US and UKLegal Firms Use Cloud Computing
TMC Net
More than a quarter of all US and UK respondents to a recent survey by international law firm Fulbright & Jaworski say their companies are using cloud computing, with 48 percent of the tech sector organizations using …

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Cloud providers rapped for hyping cloud security – ITBusiness.ca

ITBusiness.ca

Cloud providers rapped for hyping cloud security
ITBusiness.ca
We're slowly starting to set customer expectations around what cloud service is capable of, Cowper said in his interview. The challenge is that dealing with unreliability is often why people adopt cloud service in the first place. Cloud computing …
Ballmer claims Microsoft beats down Google in battle for the cloud — is he …Computerworld (blog)
Cloud Computing: Google Apps or Office 365Online Social Media

all 3 news articles »

Private cloud blockers and barriers – SearchCloudComputing.com

Web Host Industry Review

Private cloud blockers and barriers
SearchCloudComputing.com
Cloud computing has changed the way IT resources are designed and managed. Siloed IT departments have to adjust their business-as-usual approach. As companies seek faster, better and cheaper IT resources, hybrid clouds seem like a natural fit. …
Attenda Limited's Self Managed VM Public Cloud Service Attains VMware vCloud …RealWire (press release)
'The future of computing is in the cloud'BCS
Accelerating Cloud Computing Adoption by Federal AgenciesCIO
Response Source (press release) -Web Host Industry Review (blog) -DatacenterDynamics
all 47 news articles »

Investors Drop $250 Million on Dropbox – Portfolio.com

SYS-CON Media (press release)

Investors Drop $250 Million on Dropbox
Portfolio.com
File-sharing company Box.net continues to attract impressive venture capital attention, a sign that cloud computing is a truly hot sector. But can this company, run by two Millennials, really unseat old-line companies like Microsoft when it comes to …
$250 Million Investment in Dropbox Shows Cloud Computing Security Isn'ta ConcernInfoboom
Cloud Computing: Dropbox Gets Cloud-Size $250 Million B RoundSYS-CON Media (press release)
Dropbox Earns $250M in Investments, Valuation Estimated at $5BInternational Business Times

all 105 news articles »

10/20/2011 Blogs Update

editor — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:45:41 +0000

Cloud Computing Worldwide

Cloud Computing: Could Your Cloud Dissipate?

Nathan Hatach, C7 Data Centers, explains one of the central tenants of cloud computing: namely, where is my cloud and why should I care about its location?

Chunghwa Telecom cooperates with Fujitsu in cloud computing …

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has announced that it has signed an MOU with Japan-based Fujitsu for cooperation in developing and marketing cloud computing solutions.

The Cloud Computing Challenge: Integrating Hybrid Applications …

"The cloud is not monolithic," observed Ciaran Dynes, Senior Director of Product Management, Application Integration Division, Talend, in this exclusive Q&A with Cloud Expo Conference Chair Jeremy Geelan. …

Web Host Contegix Launches New Cloud Computing Platform …

Web Host Contegix Launches New Cloud Computing Platform MiraCloud | The Web Host Industry Review – Web Hosting News.

SoftLayer Launches QuantaStor Storage Servers | Cloud Computing …

Nicole covers news on technologies including Cloud Computing, Virtualization, AJAX, Rich Internet Applications, SOA, and WOA. You can forward your press releases via email at her home page patromanski.ulitzer.com. …

Using Cloud Computing to Innovate at InfoSpace InfoSpace's Blog

In an article published recently on Forbes.com, contributor Joe McKendrick wrote about a study that claims that cloud computing makes it easier to innovate. In the Accenture-sponsored study titled, A new era of innovation: …

Cloud Computing | Common Craft

Cloud Computing 101

We've all heard the buzz about cloud computing, but many businesses are still in the dark about what it actually is and whether they need it. Cloud is…

Ballmer: We're beating Google in the cloud Cloud Computing News

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said his company was winning the battle for productivity applications in the cloud, and when it's winning, it's taking customers away from Google. And in doing so, he invoked a little bit of Charlie …

10/19/2011 News Update

editor — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:46:52 +0000

iCloud’s big implications for cloud computing – InfoWorld

Online Social Media

iCloud's big implications for cloud computing
InfoWorld
What does a "cloud guy" think about iCloud, and how will it benefit or hurt cloud computing itself going forward? There are two implications to consider. First, it's cloud for the retail market. Many people who don't work in enterprise IT will begin to …
IBM's vision of cloud service provider platformOnline Social Media
New Cloud Capabilities from IBM Empowers Business PartnersEnterprise Communications Europe (blog)

all 2 news articles »

Accelerate Hybrid Cloud Success: Adjusting IT Mindset – CSO

SYS-CON Media (press release)

Accelerate Hybrid Cloud Success: Adjusting IT Mindset
CSO
Enterprise IT leaders around the world realize that cloud computing offers game changing business value through IT agility and efficiency. In fact, eighty-eight percent of the 600 plus global IT decision makers surveyed indicate that cloud computing …
The Cloud Computing Challenge: Integrating Hybrid ApplicationsSYS-CON Media (press release)
Flexibility and Security Spurring Growth in Hybrid Cloud ServicesSan Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Siemens Enterprise Communications – Call Centres head into the cloudContact-centres.com

all 7 news articles »

Cloud computing opens new questions for procurements – FCW.com

Cloud computing opens new questions for procurements
FCW.com
The General Services Administration is figuring out what its options are now that the Government Accountability Office has sustained a protest of GSA's solicitation for cloud computing services. We are currently reviewing the GAO's …
Cloud computing contract with ties to Microsoft and Google needs changes, GAO saysWashington Post (blog)
GAO wants GSA to reopen e-mail contractWashington Technology
US Cloud procurement rings cross-border alarm bellsBusinessCloud9
Nextgov -FederalNewsRadio.com -Federal Times
all 11 news articles »

Wyse Showcases Broadest Hardware, Software and Mobile App Portfolio for Cloud … – MarketWatch (press release)

Wyse Showcases Broadest Hardware, Software and Mobile App Portfolio for Cloud …
MarketWatch (press release)
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, Oct 18, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Wyse Technology, the global leader in cloud client computing, today announced its sponsorship and participation in VMworld Europe 2011, taking place from October 18th to 20th at the Bella …
Wyse to Discuss Benefits of Cloud Client Computing at VMware vForum 2011 Asia …SYS-CON Media (press release)
Wyse Highlights Broadest Ever Portfolio of Cloud Client Computing Solutions …Review seeker (press release)

all 18 news articles »

Flat IT funding threatens cloud, mobile computing initiatives – Federal Times

Flat IT funding threatens cloud, mobile computing initiatives
Federal Times
As a result, the fate of federal efforts to embrace cloud computing and mobile computing technologies are relatively uncertain, according to the forecast. "The overall plan is more or less indefinite at this time because they [agencies] can't make …
Tighter US Budget to Strain Technology Vendors, Group SaysBusinessWeek
TechAmerica Predicts Tightening of Federal IT Spending, More Cloud DemandExecutiveGov
Survey: Expect anemic spending growth through 2017Washington Technology

all 12 news articles »

Beyond the Cloud Vapor: Gartner Analysts Pinpoint IT Cloud Strategy – PC Magazine

Beyond the Cloud Vapor: Gartner Analysts Pinpoint IT Cloud Strategy
PC Magazine
What struck me this year, however, is that much of the discussion has moved from defining cloud computing toward specific models of implementing cloud computing that will differ for each organization. First, Smith shared Gartner's definition of cloud …
Cloud computing insurance is 'not a liability panacea'OneStopClick

all 2 news articles »

HP VirtualSystem Virtualizes Servers for Cloud Computing – Server Watch

ITBusiness.ca

HP VirtualSystem Virtualizes Servers for Cloud Computing
Server Watch
By ServerWatch Staff (Send Email) HP (NYSE: HPQ) has announced new services and solutions based on HP Converged Infrastructure that empower service providers and enterprises to rapidly deliver cloud services while leveraging existing investments, …
HP Speeds Clients' Cloud EvolutionMarketWatch (press release)
HP launches new cloud offeringsTechnology Spectator
HP aims for bigger chunk of cloud transformation pieZDNet (blog)
V3.co.uk -4-traders (press release)
all 50 news articles »

Centrify Supports Server and Cloud Computing for Ubuntu 11.10 – Server Watch

Centrify Supports Server and Cloud Computing for Ubuntu 11.10
Server Watch
Ubuntu 11.10 delivers the deployment, management and orchestration tools that DevOps practitioners can leverage across multiple cloud infrastructures, large-scale bare-metal deployments and workstation-based service prototyping. …

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Bubble worries prompt cloud computing falls – istockAnalyst.com (press release)

Bubble worries prompt cloud computing falls
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
(Source: Fund Strategy)Large American cloud computing stocks all fell faster than their S&P 500 index over the third quarter after fears of a new technology bubble in the sector, according to a Fund Strategy analysis of Bloomberg data. …
Data Strategy to lead the path to the Cloud with Technology Exchange October …PR Web (press release)

all 6 news articles »

Analysts Promote “Creative Destruction” at Gartner Symposium – PC Magazine

Siliconrepublic.com

Analysts Promote "Creative Destruction" at Gartner Symposium
PC Magazine
They encouraged blowing up existing applications and instead moving to a "postmodern business" that takes advantage of trends in cloud computing, social computing, big data, and mobile technologies. In an address that used more buzzwords than usual, …
CIOs must 're-imagine IT'BetaNews
Corporate IT leaders must 'lead from the front'Financial Times
Enterprise IT: Here comes that deer in the headlights look againZDNet (blog)
Hot Hardware -eWeek (blog) -MarketWatch (press release)
all 142 news articles »

10/19/2011 Blogs Update

editor — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:45:48 +0000

Cloud Computing: Could Your Cloud Dissipate?

Nathan Hatach, C7 Data Centers, explains one of the central tenants of cloud computing: namely, where is my cloud and why should I care about its location?

Web Host Contegix Launches New Cloud Computing Platform …

Web Host Contegix Launches New Cloud Computing Platform MiraCloud | The Web Host Industry Review – Web Hosting News.

Playing in the Cloud: Consumer Cloud Computing | Cloud …

"We have seen excellent strength in social networking and gaming apps, the growth has been phenomenal," observed Cory Isaacson, CEO of CodeFutures Corporation, in this exclusive Q&A with Cloud Expo Conference …

Transfer pricing considerations for cloud computing – Ernst & Young …

The potential of cloud computing has captured the imagination of the business community. This article seeks to address the transfer pricing considerations arising from the adoption of a cloud computing environment from the perspective of a …

Amazon Silk's cloud-based privacy conundrum Cloud Computing …

The ado around the privacy settings of the Amazon Silk web browser is probably deserved, but it didn't have to be this way. Had Amazon understood the difference between running a web site and selling devices, it could have …

SoftLayer Launches QuantaStor Storage Servers | Cloud Computing …

Cloud Cannibalism: Is PaaS Killing SaaS? Cloud Computing News

The cloud is a killer. Other than the microprocessor, OutSystems' Mike Jones believes we would be hard-pressed to find another technological innovation that has so effectively killed off its predecessors. Though SaaS had …

Cloud Computing | Common Craft

HowStuffWorks "How Cloud Computing Works"

Cloud computing lets you use files and applications over the Internet. Learn about the benefits and drawbacks to cloud computing.

Cloud Computing Foundation Program Experience | The Art of …

The Cloud Computing Foundation Program Experience There's recently been quite a lot of interest cloud computing foundation programs, with their ability.

10/18/2011 News Update

editor — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:47:13 +0000

US Cloud procurement rings cross-border alarm bells – BusinessCloud9

US Cloud procurement rings cross-border alarm bells
BusinessCloud9
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has told General Services Administration to reopen the competition for its Cloud Computing contract following protests involving the location of data centres and unclear language in the tender documents. …
Cloud computing contract with ties to Microsoft and Google needs changes, GAO saysWashington Post (blog)
GAO wants GSA to reopen e-mail contractWashington Technology
GAO Strikes Down Part of Cloud Email RFQNextgov
FederalNewsRadio.com
all 6 news articles »

The Threat Cloud Computing Providers Pose to Corporate IT – Computerworld

The Threat Cloud Computing Providers Pose to Corporate IT
Computerworld
CIO – People underestimate how much cloud providers present a challenge to IT as it's practiced today in most organizations. A couple of news stories brought home this point. They illustrate the existential threat that cloud computing …
First-Mover Advantages for Internet Infrastructure CompaniesThe Wall Street Transcript (blog)

all 10 news articles »

Web Host Contegix Launches New Cloud Computing Platform MiraCloud – Web Host Industry Review

Web Host Industry Review

Web Host Contegix Launches New Cloud Computing Platform MiraCloud
Web Host Industry Review
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider Contegix (www.contegix.com) announced on Monday that it has launched a new cloud computing platform called MiraCloud. According to the press release, MiraCloud is …
Contegix Unveils New Cloud Computing Platform with MiraCloud(TM)MarketWatch (press release)
Contegix Unveils New Cloud Computing Platform with MiraCloudBusiness Wire (press release)

all 10 news articles »

Is Cloud Computing to big to fail? – Financial Times

SYS-CON Media (press release)

Is Cloud Computing to big to fail?
Financial Times
A reactionary judge or jury could potentially rule in a way that breaks the cloud computing model. Providers would then be forced to accept so much liability that they can't stay in business without raising prices dramatically, or consumers may be …
Five Best Practices for Successful Cloud Deployments and Pitfalls to AvoidSYS-CON Media (press release)
Comment: Concerns over IT should not overshadow the benefitsThe Guardian
How to operate under the cloudKorea Times
Linex Legal (press release) (registration)
all 8 news articles »

Analysts Promote “Creative Destruction” at Gartner Symposium – PC Magazine

Help Net Security

Analysts Promote "Creative Destruction" at Gartner Symposium
PC Magazine
They encouraged blowing up existing applications and instead moving to a "postmodern business" that takes advantage of trends in cloud computing, social computing, big data, and mobile technologies. In an address that used more buzzwords than usual, …
Corporate IT leaders must 'lead from the front'Financial Times
Enterprise IT: Here comes that deer in the headlights look againZDNet (blog)
Enterprise IT Spending To Hit $2.7 Trillion In 2012, Says GartnerHot Hardware
eWeek (blog) -ZDNet Asia -MarketWatch (press release)
all 102 news articles »

Web 2.0 Summit: Salesforce.com’s Benioff Praises Oracle, Loves Facebook – eWeek

InformationWeek

Web 2.0 Summit: Salesforce.com's Benioff Praises Oracle, Loves Facebook
eWeek
Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff provided some interesting comments about cloud computing, Oracle and Facebook at the Web 2.0 Summit here Oct. 17. SAN FRANCISCO — Salesforce.com (NASDAQ:SFDC) CEO Marc Benioff declined to lash out at rival Oracle and …
Salesforce CEO <3 Facebook: "extremely relevant" to enterprise softwareComputerworld (blog)
Web 2.0: Salesforce.com CEO Benioff 'Likes' FacebookForbes
Salesforce and Microsoft trade blowsThe Australian

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Ford Motor Co. To Bring In Cloud Based Technologies For Automobiles – CrazyEngineers VoiCE

Ford Motor Co. To Bring In Cloud Based Technologies For Automobiles
CrazyEngineers VoiCE
Is Cloud Computing only a computer concept? This is what that came to my mind when I first heard about cloud based services offered by Ford through Ford SYNC . The answer is little tricky but after all, this is what a 'free flow of technology' all …
Ford to Demonstrate Smart Electrification Technology That Can Adapt with Green …MarketWatch (press release)

all 14 news articles »

New Study: Maturation of Cloud Computing Helps Drive Adoption for IT Decision … – San Francisco Chronicle (press release)

New Study: Maturation of Cloud Computing Helps Drive Adoption for IT Decision …
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
A recent Chadwick Martin Bailey (CMB) Tech Pulse study: Cloud Computing-Trends and Needs found more than 80% of companies, of all sizes, use some applications in the cloud. A full, company-wide commitment to cloud computing is still rare, however: most …

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Centrify Delivers Robust Support for Canonical’s New Ubuntu 11.10 Release to … – MarketWatch (press release)

Centrify Delivers Robust Support for Canonical's New Ubuntu 11.10 Release to …
MarketWatch (press release)
Ubuntu 11.10 delivers the deployment, management and orchestration tools that DevOps practitioners can leverage across multiple cloud infrastructures, large-scale bare-metal deployments and workstation-based service prototyping. …

and more »

Cloud Storage Company IceWEB Selected by Cloud Computing Service Company – TMC Net

Cloud Storage Company IceWEB Selected by Cloud Computing Service Company
TMC Net
IceWEB (News – Alert), a provider of Unified Data Storage and building blocks for cloud storage networks, announced that a cloud computing service company has given an order for an IceWEB Model 5000-HC Unified Storage Data Storage …
Cloud Computing Customer Expands Services By Purchasing AnData Storage Connection (press release)

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10/18/2011 Blogs Update

editor — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:46:10 +0000

Playing in the Cloud: Consumer Cloud Computing | Cloud …

Web Host Contegix Launches New Cloud Computing Platform …

Web Host Contegix Launches New Cloud Computing Platform MiraCloud | The Web Host Industry Review – Web Hosting News.

Cloud Cannibalism: Is PaaS Killing SaaS? Cloud Computing News

Building a Cloud for High Performance Computing with OpenNebula …

One of our recent invited talks in this field, at ISC Cloud Computing 2011, illustrates the benefits of using OpenNebula both as an infrastructure tool, to build private clouds, and as an provisioning tool, to build public clouds. …

Amazon Silk's cloud-based privacy conundrum Cloud Computing …

Cloud Computing What Is It And How Can It Help Me? – adCenter …

If you come to the adCenter blog regularly you may have noticed that a few guest bloggers have joined our ranks recently. We like the way they share their business insights to complement our adCenter updates and tips on …

Changing Trends of Cloud Computing With Different Benefits

The cloud computing services have taken place of the trend of business. For this you do not have to know about the usage of these services because there are different variants of the assisting software and services available. …

Moving at the Speed of Creativity – Cloud Computing Excitement for …

A large percentage of excitement over cloud computing these days focuses on content consumption, not creation. AT&T personified this in their advertising campaign a few years ago, Your World Delivered. That tagline isn't …

Cloud Computing | Common Craft

HTC Loses ITC Case Against Apple | SOA World Magazine

10/17/2011 News Update

editor — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:46:54 +0000

New Study: Maturation of Cloud Computing Helps Drive Adoption for IT Decision … – San Francisco Chronicle (press release)

Cloud computing: A bright light for business – The Guardian

The Guardian

Cloud computing: A bright light for business
The Guardian
Many business solutions are also now delivered in the same way; however risky or radical it may once have seemed to store important company data on remote servers in the cloud. The simple argument for businesses in favour of cloud computing is that …
The Criminal CloudTechnology Review

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Public sector cloud looms, but who wants it? – Register

Public sector cloud looms, but who wants it?
Register
The intention to create a formal framework for the public sector procure cloud computing services was first floated in the Journey to Digital government paper in April 2009, remained prominent for a while but then slipped into the background, …
The technology waiting for WhitehallThe Guardian

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Cloud spending shines as PC sales falter – Times of India

Reuters UK

Cloud spending shines as PC sales falter
Times of India
… which is supplying more of its microchips direct to companies building their own servers, and firms like EMC Corp and VMware whose businesses are integral to the storage and transmission of remote data, known as " cloud computing". …
Cloud spending helps techs as PC sales staggerReuters UK
How I Learned to Stop Whining and Embrace the CloudReadWriteWeb

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The Cloud at Your Service – iProgrammer

The Cloud at Your Service
iProgrammer
This is a management-style overview of the cloud. Before this makes you switch off and move to something more practical, let me say that it is surprisingly good. It starts out with an overview of cloud computing and attempts to classify the different …
Moving To The CloudHelp Net Security

all 2 news articles »

Find your way through the terms of the cloud – The Guardian

Find your way through the terms of the cloud
The Guardian
Do you know your Saas from your Paas or your private from your public cloud? We explain the jargon of network provided services Cloud computing provides the IT infrastructure and environment to develop/host/run services and applications on demand, …
Cloud Cannibalism: Is PaaS Killing SaaS?GigaOm
PaaS 'is not just about cost savings'OneStopClick

all 3 news articles »

Cloud Computing Now Makes It Easier (and Cheaper) to Innovate: Study – Forbes

Cloud Computing Now Makes It Easier (and Cheaper) to Innovate: Study
Forbes
However, cloud computing technology may be clearing the way to turn formerly hidebound businesses into innovation factories. That's because it now offers a low-cost way to try and fail with new ideas. In essence, the price of failure has suddenly …
Cloudification: Bringing cloud computing to the massesComputerworld (blog)
Cloud computing expected to see flat growth next yearKorea Times
Privacy and cloud computing: How secure is your customer data?Power Retail
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Cloud Computing Customer Expands Services by Purchasing an IceWEB 5000-HC … – MarketWatch (press release)

Cloud Computing Customer Expands Services by Purchasing an IceWEB 5000-HC …
MarketWatch (press release)
IceWEB.com , a leading provider of Unified Data Storage and building blocks for cloud storage networks, announced today that it has received an order from a cloud computing services company for an IceWEB Model 5000-HC Unified Storage Data Storage …

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Consumers in the cloud – The Guardian

The Guardian

Consumers in the cloud
The Guardian
In 2002 David Bowie predicted that music was set to become as ubiquitous as water or electricity now, cloud computing is making that a reality. It is no coincidence that the launch of many consumer-focused cloud services, such as Amazon's Cloud Drive …

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MetaQuotes Software Corp. Launched MQL5 Cloud Network – EIN News (press release)

International Business Times AU

MetaQuotes Software Corp. Launched MQL5 Cloud Network
EIN News (press release)
Today MetaQuotes Software Corp. has officially launched its MQL5 Cloud Network service. With this new service, they hope to create their own cloud computing available to programmers and researches. The idea of the MQL5 Cloud Network is simple. …
MetaQuotes Launches Cloud Network: Make Money out Your Computer ResourceInternational Business Times AU

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10/17/2011 Blogs Update

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Cloud Cannibalism: Is PaaS Killing SaaS? Cloud Computing News

Cloud Computing | Common Craft

New to Cloud Computing…. Read this! | IBM Software India

Innovation is necessary to ride the inevitable tide of change.

Cloud Computing and the Energy Crisis | IBM Software India

A large chunk of energy consumption comes in face of doing business. Conglomerates over the globe use billions of metric tonnes of energy per year, most of which is attributed to data maintenance and transmission.

HowStuffWorks "How Cloud Computing Works"

Cloud computing lets you use files and applications over the Internet. Learn about the benefits and drawbacks to cloud computing.

Cloud Computing Foundation and all the questions you want …

Questions you always wanted to ask about the Cloud Computing Foundation Program Despite its revolutionary demeanor, cloud computing (and its many concepts) are.

Defining Cloud Computing | Cloud Computing Journal

"Adoption of new technologies by large enterprises and government agencies legitimize the technology and speed up adoption," noted Ran Nahmias, Director of Virtualization & Cloud Solutions at Net Optics, in this exclusive …

What is cloud hosting? – Cloud Computing Offers

What is cloud hosting?: In general, a cloud website is opearting on numerous connected servers. Instead of tied to one particular host like what we.

MediaPost Publications Could Cloud Computing Push Mobile …

Could Cloud Computing Push Mobile Games Past $1.5B In 2014? – 08/19/2010.

Addressing Technical and Financial … – Cloud Computing Journal

Rusu: Industry-wide infrastructure support for cloud computing is made possible by market leaders who have provided R&D and supporting technologies that many small cloud players can use to enable cloud adoption. …