What if Gartner is right? Time to embrace the Cloud?

What if Gartner is right? ZDNet (blog) By Dennis Howlett | October 21, 2011, 6:00am PDT Summary: Could it really be time to blow up your IT systems and eMbrace the Cloud? Maybe not next year, but in 2013? I've had Larry Dignan's 'deer in the headlights' post open all week. It troubles me. ...

When Oracle faces cloud oblivion... ComputerworldUK (blog) Oracle suddenly have a lot to say about 'cloud', certainly in comparison to a year or so ago when Larry blustered about what nonsense the whole cloud movement was. 'Gibberish' was the technical term he called upon. Although Ellison is very good at ...

Could Apple iCloud Reshape Users' Perceptions of the Cloud? TalkinCloud (blog) by Dave Courbanou on In the cloud world we often talk about virtualization and hosted solutions that provide a direct service. They're tangible in the sense that they're accessible and customizable. But is that the only kind of cloud the IT world ...

Cloud Expo Silicon Valley: Many Clouds, Many Choices | Cloud ... As enterprise adoption of cloud computing accelerates, organizations must have a strategy and plan for moving to the cloud. What should you put into public clouds? Should you create a private cloud? Should you use cloud applications, ... Latest News from Cloud Computing Journal

Tekedia » Cloud Computing – A Passing Trend Or An Essential IT ... By Tekedia Editors Visiongain expects the global market for cloud computing will grow from $30.6 billion in 2011 to $82.9 billion by 2016. The business segment is increasingly adopting different aspects of cloud services in order to capitalise on the numerous ... Tekedia

Weekly Cloud Roundup: VMware and Personal Cloud | SiliconANGLE By Maria Deutscher There were several news highlights from this week coming out of the cloud space, and VMware and the personal cloud were the center of attention. This is partially because VMware Europe was held in Copenhagen from October 18-20. ... SiliconANGLE

Why Uncle Sam might be ready for Hadoop in the cloud — Cloud ... By Derrick Harris The federal government has been gung ho over cloud computing in the past few years, but is it ready to do big data in the cloud? Federal contractor GCE Federal is offering a cloud service based on Hadoop and designed for federal agencies ... GigaOM

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SAP on the Cloud » A Lightning Bolt for Cloud-based File Storage ... By Ian McCullough, www.mccullough.com To refresh us all: a lightning bolt is an online application or service that spectacularly reflects to end users the power of the cloud. For all the discussion about the benefits of cloud computing in venues like this, we need to remember that the ... SAP on the Cloud

Cloud Security in Datacenter Terms - Datamation Security in the cloud isn't the same as security in your own datacenter. www.datamation.com/.../cloud-security-in-datacenter-terms.ht...

Cloud Communications - Electric Cloud Partners with Nimbula Recently, cloud computing has witnessed remarkable growth both in terms of quality and quantity within its technology. it.tmcnet.com/.../228116-electric-cloud-partners-with-nimbula...

Idevnews | Cloud Integration in 2011: How Cloud is Transforming ... Enterprises are increasingly driving B2B and B2C collaboration to retain and extend their competitive edge. In this article, an Infosys exec shares her views on ... www.idevnews.com/.../Cloud-Integration-in-2011-How-Cloud...

Vordel Cloud Gateway Enable Adoption of Cloud Based Services ... Despite the agility and cost advantage of Cloud computing, IT departments have adopted Cloud slowly over concerns of security, privacy, compliance, and ... www.vordel.com/solutions/cloud_gateway.html

IBM Cloud Computing: Paas - United States Develop, deploy, manage and integrate applications in the cloud with enterprise- class platform as a service (PaaS) solutions from IBM. www.ibm.com/cloud-computing/us/en/paas.html

Cloud Path Racemi cloud provisioning and migration technology is the fastest, most reliable, and risk free ...Works with physical, virtual, and even other cloud based servers. www.racemi.com/index.php/products/cloudpathmenu Testing the Cloud Virtual-Strategy Magazine While the catchy name of “cloud computing” smacks of yet another hype topic, for once, the hype is matching the reality. One of the reasons for this is that cloud computing is nothing new, but builds on the well-established hosted services business of ... Cloud buyers keeping storage sales strong Register Analyst house IDC is predicting demand for public and private cloud architectures will means strong growth for storage sales. According to a new survey, spending by public-cloud service providers will grow 23.6 per cent annually until 2015, ... VMware looks to a hybrid cloud world V3.co.uk by Daniel Robinson VMware's chief theme at its VMworld conference in Copenhagen centred on cloud computing being here to stay. The virtualisation giant said it represents the future of enterprise IT service delivery, whether this is achieved with a ... Zend Launches Cloud Platform for PHP Developers eWeek Zend, the PHP company, has introduced phpcloud.com, a new development platform and partner ecosystem for PHP developers looking to build cloud applications. Zend Technologies, a maker of tools and solutions for PHP developers, has introduced ... Web Host Rackspace Supports Startups with TechStars Cloud Program Web Host Industry Review (blog) By Nicole Henderson, October 21, 2011 (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Web hosting provider Rackspace (www.rackspace.com) announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with cloud startup accelerator TechStars Cloud(www.techstars.com/cloud) to bring cloud ... Microsoft's Cloud Push Begins to Pay Off TechNewsWorld Enterprise sales energized the company, and the performance of cloud-based offerings exceeded its expectations. "Microsoft is no doubt going to continue to aggressively invest in the cloud, and [Office] 365 is a core tenet in that," said Oppenheimer's ... Cloud Application Management Gets A New Road With rPath Cloud Engine NetworkComputing.com rPath Inc., a cloud software vendor made up of a number of former Red Hat people, has announced its rPath Cloud Engine, a newly renamed version of a product that is intended to make it easier for information technology administrators to install and ... 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 ... Data Center Firm Colt Expands Cloud Services in Europe Web Host Industry Review By Justin Lee, October 21, 2011 (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- European data center services provider Colt (www.colt.net) announced on Friday it has expanded its enterprise cloud services into mainland Europe. Colt's cloud services were only previously ... Cloud Computing News: IBM Launces New Solutions Infoboom While much of the tech media was consumed with the iPhone 4S, Apple's oldest competitor was expanding its presence in cloud computing. IBM announced the release of a family of cloudsoftware and services aimed particularly at small and midsized ... Aging 'Privacy' Law Leaves Cloud E-Mail Open to Cops Wired News The tech world now refers to these servers as “the cloud,” and others just think of Hotmail, Yahoo Mail, Facebook and Gmail. ECPA was adopted at a time when e-mail, for example, wasn't stored on servers for a long time. Instead, e-mail was held there ... Video: What is Cloud Computing, Anyway? These Kids Get Pretty Close Xconomy The Seattle area is an undeniable leader in the rapidly growing cloud-computing sector, from tech mega-companies like Microsoft and Amazon, to local branches like the expanding EMC Isilon division, and active investors. We know it's big. ... HP wants to be cloud supermarket Hindustan Times As an increasing number of companies plan to shift their IT services on the cloud, computer giant HP has taken a slew of initiatives that would help the firm maintain its leadership position in cloudcomputing. As part of its strategy, HP would offer ... Enterprise Trading in The Cloud, Finally InformationWeek Institutions can deploy enterprise-class, cloud-based trading solutions that bridge the gap between the convenience of application service provider platforms and the performance of in-house trading systems. By Harrell Smith, Wall Street & Technology ... Razer announces new cloud-based peripheral setting storage with Synapse 2.0 SlashGear This month Razer is showing off its new take on storing things on the cloud with Synapse 2.0. Synapse is the programming software that Razer has used for macros and game profiles. Typically the profiles and mappings are either stored on the peripheral ... Cloud chart analysis of the S&P 500 and other major markets Reuters Video Oct. 21 - Reuters Equity Analyst Richard Muller analyses the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, FTSE 100, and Xetra DAX indexes, from a cloud chart perspective to see where these markets might be heading next. It's time to stop hyping cloud security ITBusiness.ca Providers shouldn't promote the cloud as infallible, but their customers shouldn't shirk all responsibility for protecting their own data once they enter the cloud either, a senior Microsoft Corp. security executive told the 2011 SecTor “I don't think ... Cloud cover protects information The Nation One alternative is to store corporate data in the "cloud". According to Pramut, large multinational companies such as Honda, whose factories in the Rojana industrial park in Ayutthaya have been flooded, would have their own physical data centres on ... Cloud computing a key part of US intelligence's IT strategy CenterBeam Much like many businesses have made the leap to cloud based productivity tools, such as cloud-based email and security measures, the US Cyber Command Center is doing the same, according to InformationWeek. Businesses do not have to be a large ... eMamba International Corp. (EMBA) Provides Update on First Statement of Work ... MarketWatch (press release) /quotes/zigman/5986715 EMBA +7.04% , an emerging provider of cloud-based business software and after-sales customer services, announced today an update on eMamba's negotiations with Acer Inc. regarding its first Statement of Work (SOW). ... Virtual Data Centers on the Way? Poll Results PCWorld The respondents to our pair of suveys who say they are well on the way to a completely virtual data center outnumber those who haven't started using the cloud at all. Nearly one-quarter of respondents to each of our two polls--one for IT managers and ... Q&A: Why Acision took telco messaging service to the cloud ConnectedPlanet The fact that Acision offers these services from the cloud means that operators can easily trial services with early adopters and refine them accordingly to increase the likelihood of wider uptake, the company said. With 2000 deployments with 230 telco ... Tidemark Adapts VMware vCloud Technology for Enterprise Cloud TMC Net By Jyothi Shanbhag Tidemark, a company with its Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) platform built for the cloud, has forged a new partnership agreement with VMware to deliver its Enterprise Performance Management Platform on the VMware ... Level 3 Communications and Akamai Benefit From Breakthrough Technology MarketWatch (press release) NEW YORK, NY, Oct 21, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Firms focused on content delivery are increasingly looking to cloud computing to boost customer appeal. With cloud services requiring more bandwidth due to high quality media, content delivery ... Follow @CloudAlive

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