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Amazon suffers yet another cloud crash

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Amazon suffers yet another cloud crash
VentureBeat
Amazon's EC2 cloud computing serviced faced another crash last night, which took down major websites like Instagram and Foursquare. But unlike the company's disastrous cloud crash in April, which lasted around 10 days, Amazon's Web Services was back up ...
Apple's iCloud faces consumer confusion over 'cloud computing'
Apple Insider
By Neil Hughes As Apple plans to push its iCloud service to consumers this fall, a new survey has found that most people don't even know what the term "cloud computing" means. Most US consumers do use some form of cloud computing, which refers to a ...
Skytap adds orchestration to dev/test cloud
Register
By Timothy Prickett Morgan • Get more from this author Skytap, the lab automation cloud maker funded in part by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is adding features to its eponymous tool to make it more useful for companies wrestling with deploying ...
Cloud computing: 4 tips for regulatory compliance
InfoWorld
Cloud computing makes it harder for enterprises to be sure they're complying with industry and government regulations. Here's how to stay in compliance By Jim Buchanan | CIO.com Cloudcomputing seems simple in concept, and indeed, simplicity of ...
Avoiding Cloud Failure: BMC Software Announces Cloud Operations Capabilities ...
MarketWatch (press release)
BMC Software /quotes/zigman/69106/quotes/nls/bmc BMC +3.18% today announced additional capabilities integrated into its BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management solution that proactively ensures the service quality of cloud services and avoids many of the risks ...
USDA Selects EasyLink's Cloud-Based Fax Messaging Services
MarketWatch (press release)
The agreement enables the USDA's offices to begin replacing fax machines with EasyLink's cloud-based fax services, leveraging their already existing email infrastructure. EasyLink's fax service will allow the USDA to reduce operating costs by ...
Sonus Networks Executive to Discuss Cloud Integration at Salesforce.com's ...
MarketWatch (press release)
During the session titled "If You Integrate It -- They Will Come," from 1:15-2:15 pm local time on Thursday, September 1, Parks will review how to create a cloud integration strategy to bring together various external systems. ...
Arkeia Delivers Multi-Tenant Cloud Storage Solution for Hosting Providers
PR Newswire (press release)
9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, at the HostingCon conference in San Diego, Arkeia Software, a leading provider of fast, easy-to-use, and affordable network backup solutions announced availability of a multi-tenant cloud storage solution that is ideal ...
Yes, Virginia, people do keep their information in the cloud
GigaOm
9, 2011, 8:30am PT No Comments Four out of five people are aware of the terms “personal cloud” or “digital locker,” and only one in 10 didn't have any idea what those services might be for, according to a survey from Funambol. ...
Homomorphic cryptography will save the cloud
Inquirer (blog)
REDMOND-BASED boffins at Microsoft have been working on a way to send data back and forth tocloud services securely, and by jove, it looks like they have got it. According to a report at the MIT published Technology Review Microsoft researchers have ...
Holdup: Apple not ready to launch cloud movie service
Digitaltrends.com
cloud-based streaming service for movies has reportedly been in the works for Apple TV for awhile. The application was rumored to let users access their movie downloads on multiple iOS devices and would be called iTunes Replay. ...
Staying Ahead of Cloud Complexity
PCWorld
By Beth Schultz, NetworkWorld Managing cloud infrastructure and services is similar to traditional network management - only bigger, badder and more complex. Where once you had to deal with maybe one or two strategic outsourcers, in the cloud world ...
Axeda and Walsh Vision Announce Alliance for Cloud Telematics Solutions
PR Newswire (press release)
Axeda is the leading cloud platform provider for M2M application development and Walsh Vision is a visionary systems integrator specializing in the delivery of innovative cellular wireless solutions. Through this collaboration, enterprises now have ...
Free: 100GB of cloud storage!
ZDNet (blog)
By Robin Harris | August 9, 2011, 7:31am PDT Summary: Tired of paying $20 a month for 100 GB of online Dropbox storage? Now you can get 100GB free with no download speed limits and exceptional security and reliability. How? ...
Cloud computing, latest buzzword? Or glimpse of the future?
Daily Times Nigeria
The odds are good that within the next five years, the popularity of Cloud Computing within the enterprise and government would grow significantly. Yet Cloud Computing alone is not the answer. Cloud Computing has steadily been growing in popularity in ...
Dome9 Security Adds Protection for CloudFlare Customers' Web Servers
PR Newswire (press release)
236) – Dome9 Security™, the leading provider of cloud server security management service for public and private clouds, as well as for dedicated and Virtual Private Servers (VPS), today at HostingCon 2011 announced a new partnership with CloudFlare to ...
ServiceNow Doubles Revenues in June Quarter and Full Year
PR Newswire (press release)
9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ServiceNow, the creators of SaaS for IT, today announced it has passed $125 million in annual recurring revenue as leading industry analysts recognize the company as the fastest-growing, market-share leading cloud service for IT ...
Linux Labs Announces Completion of Key Phase of Software Development for Its ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The cloud computing market has a bright future and we feel we are on our way to being well positioned to take advantage of the opportunity." Cloud computing in general terms is not so much a new technology as it is a new delivery model, but its impact ...
10 Cloud Management Companies to Watch
CIO
Managing the cloud is a tricky endeavor. Here are 10 tools and services that can help. By Beth Schultz Managing the cloud is a tricky endeavor. Here are 10 tools and services that can help. The "Consumerization" and mobilization of enterprise IT is a ...
Saveology Selects Heroku to Run New Daily Deal Website
MarketWatch (press release)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug 09, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Saveology, an innovative daily deal startup featuring a large spectrum of high quality offers at deep discounts, today announced that it has chosen award-winning Heroku, a leading cloud ...
Tier 3 Accelerates Enterprise Hybrid Cloud Adoption, Opens Data Centers with ...
PR Newswire (press release)
9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Tier 3, an enterprise cloud platform provider, and Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX), a global data center services provider, today announced the Fall 2011 opening of two new Tier 3 data centers residing within Equinix International ...
Intermedia Launches Mobile App to Securely Manage Cloud Services
Marketwire (press release)
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Aug 9, 2011) - Intermedia, a global leader in cloud services and the largest Microsoft Exchange hosting provider, launched mobile HostPilot, a mobile app for securely provisioning and managing cloud services, ...
Tango2 Moves to Cloud Financial Management With Intacct
Marketwire (press release)
SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - Aug 9, 2011) - Intacct, a leader in cloud financial management and accounting software, today announced that Tango2, a growing healthcare IT consulting firm, is moving its financial applications to the cloud by replacing ...
SPECIAL REPORT: Hybrid transformation of the cloud
ARNnet
For one of the world's largest producers of zinc as well as a substantial producer of copper, lead, gold and silver, moving towards a hybrid cloud computing environment was a no-brainer. Minerals and Metals Group (MMG) decided to adopt a hybrid cloud ...
AppDynamics Introduces the First .NET Application Management Solution Designed ...
PR Newswire (press release)
9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AppDynamics, Inc., the leader in application performance management (APM) for the cloud generation, has delivered a disruptive new .NET monitoring and management solution designed to remake the face of APM for IT professionals ...
Model Metrics Announces Platinum Sponsorship of Dreamforce 2011
MarketWatch (press release)
"It's an exciting time to be part of the cloud computing industry as enterprises embrace the cloud and transition into social enterprises," said Adam Caplan, CEO of Model Metrics. "Our long history of helping customers experience the benefits of cloud ...
WVT Communications Finalizes $17 Million Acquisition of Alteva
MarketWatch (press release)
Following the closing, Alteva has begun integrating its operations with the existing cloud communications group of WVT. This strategic move will help the newly merged company significantly strengthen its CLEC business, and expand its cloud strategy for ...
Cloud Video Startup Blue Jeans Network Taps First VAR Partner
CRN
The Blue Jeans platform is a cloud-based video "meeting room" from which users can host, schedule and manage their own video conferences via a Web interface. Blue Jeans' hook is interoperability: the Blue Jeans service can bridge any number of ...
Short-Lived Amazon Cloud Outage Takes Down Several Sites - Tricia ...
By Tricia Duryee
Netflix, Foursquare, Virgin America and several other sites were affected this evening when Amazon's Web services went down for less than an hour. Foursquare confirmed it went down between 7:14 p.m. and 8:06 p.m. Virgin America also ...
AllThingsD
Microsoft details its cloud infrastructure [Video] - Microsoft
By Alex Wilhelm
As web services are renamed 'cloud products,' it is useful to understand the amount of hardware that underpins them. In the video Microsoft claims to have several decades of experience building and running datacenters, and over 200 web ...
The Next Web
Skytap Announces Cloud Orchestration - ReadWriteCloud
By David Strom
Cloud provider Skytap announced today that they have beefed up their service to enable more complex virtual environments. The enhancements are significant and represent a new moment in ...
ReadWriteWeb
Nintendo heads for The Cloud for free 3DS Wi-Fi - Pocket-lint
By Paul Lamkin
The lure of the 3DS grows ever larger. Following the massive price-cut announced last week, Nintendo has now done a deal with public Wi-Fi specialist The.
Pocket-lint
Microsoft Prepares BPOS to Office 365 Cloud Migrations | TalkinCloud
By Joe Panettieri
Microsoft in October starts BPOS to Office 365 cloud migrations. But how many cloud services providers (CSPs) & Office 365 partners will assist the migrations?
TalkinCloud
Cloud Manager Okta Secures $16.5 Million
By Lindsey Compton
Okta, a start-up on-demand identity and access manager for cloud and SaaS applications, has raised $16.5 million in Series B funding to help grow their enterprise cloud adoption. The funding round was backed by investors Greylock ...
Digital Media Wire | connecting...
Cloud Expo Silicon Valley: Why “Private PaaS” Is Not an Oxymoron ...
The recent Cloud Expo at the Javits Center in New York City, New York, was the largest CloudComputing conference ever produced with more sponsors, exhibitors and delegates than all otherCloud events of the year combined! ...
Latest News from JAVA Developer's...
The Cloud Is Here to Set You Free | Psychology Today
By David D. Nowell, Ph.D.
Web-based strategies for an organized and focused life By David D. Nowell, Ph.D....
Psychology Today Blogs
Rackspace's Jim Curry Unlocks the Cloud in a Case for Open ...
Rackspace's Jim Curry Unlocks the Cloud in a Case for Open Standards | The Web Host Industry Review - Web Hosting News.
theWHIR.com - Daily Web Hosting News
Need more info about Cloud to use on Webhosting - Web Hosting Talk
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Need more info about Cloud to use on Webhosting Cloud Hosting.
Web Hosting Talk
The 5 Most Over-Hyped Cloud Technologies According to Our Readers ...
By Klint Finley
Last month we asked you what you thought the most over-hyped cloud technology was. The results are in. What's over-hyped and why? Read on. ...
ReadWriteCloud
SharePoint: On Premises and in the Cloud : Beyond Search
By Stephen E. Arnold
SharePoint: On Premises and in the Cloud. August 9, 2011. We learned some exciting news in the Microsoft SharePoint Team Blog. On July 26, 2011, Microsoft unveiled a new video learning series in “SharePoint Online Learning Materials for ...
Beyond Search
Developing an Enterprise Cloud Computing Strategy
White Paper covers enterprise cloud computing strategy, benefits, and security challenges.
www.intel.com/...-/intel-it-developing-cloud-computing-strate...
Infosys - Cloud Strategy, Sourcing and Consulting | Cloud+Services
Infosys' Cloud Computing practice provides solutions that counter multi-tenancy and help in cloudmanagement. Infosys thought leaders discuss contemporary ...
www.infosys.com/cloud/pages/index.aspx
Intel's Cloud Computing Vision
Intel® technology is enabling cloud computing usage models that synergize compute power, networking, storage, and security solutions.
www.intel.com/content/.../cloud_security_infographic.jpg
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