Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Cisco Global Cloud Index Forecast

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Cisco Global Cloud Index: Forecast and Methodology, 2010-2015 ...
This report forecasts global data center and cloud-based traffic growth, including major trends related to data center virtualization and cloud computing.
www.cisco.com/en/US/.../Cloud_Index_White_Paper.html
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NEI offers a virtual cloud computing environment perfect for deploying applications in the cloud with an architecture that is easily transferable, manageable and ...
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The Five Signs That an Application is Ripe For the Cloud
ReadWriteWeb
By Bert Huelman / November 29, 2011 2:00 PM 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 how ...
Cloud Computing to Grow 1200% by 2015
Technorati
According to the first Cisco Global Cloud Index, cloud computing traffic globally is expected to grow 1200% from 130 exabytes to 1.6 zettabytes annually by 2015. This is about a sixty-six percent growth rate per year. One zettabyte is a sextillion ...
Review: iTunes Match wins cloud music war by wisp
San Jose Mercury News
By RYAN NAKASHIMA AP Business Writer This screen shot provided by Amazon.com, shows a page from the Amazon Cloud Player. Released in March, Amazon s cloud storage system is free for up to 5 gigabytes of storage _ roughly 1250 songs. ...
Creative disruption: Cloud enables CIOs & service providers to focus on ...
ZDNet
'Cloud' refers to a method of IT service delivery and consumption where compute power and storage are accessed remotely in a scalable 'on-demand' manner, that allows the enterprise to provision, use and pay for exactly the volume they actually use. ...
Microsoft Cloud Services Get Major Service Updates, New Customers
Wall Street Journal
(MSFT) expanded the mobile capabilities of its cloud-based Office 365 software Tuesday, a move designed to help the company use its dominant position in business applications to carve out a similar role in the market for smartphone and tablet apps. ...
Cloud Computing's Unintended Consequences
InformationWeek
By Alistair Croll Just as enterprise IT comes to grips with the inevitability of cloud computing, the demands of the business are shifting. That's because every time the landscape shifts, new things are possible. In "Why Things Bite Back," Edward ...
Mohawk Fine Papers builds integration-in-the-cloud
Computerworld
Mohawk saves millions by using the cloud as a central integration point for all its B2B transactions. By Robert L. Mitchell Computerworld - Just two weeks after Mohawk Fine Papers made the decision to sell its products on Amazon.com, integration work ...
ADDING MULTIMEDIA Autodesk Introduces Cloud-based Product Lifecycle Management
MarketWatch (press release)
Autodesk is tapping into the cloud to deliver a new approach to product lifecycle management (PLM), which enables companies to capture and manage product information and processes to continuously improve the products they manufacture. ...
Private Cloud Choices Grow For SMBs
InformationWeek
Public cloud-wary midsize businesses can leverage KnowledgeTree's document management tools for online file sharing and storage. By Kevin Casey InformationWeek Companies that want to embrace online file sharing and storage--but can't shake the cold ...
Cloud computing can leave companies vulnerable
Milwaukee Small Business Times
By Alysha Schertz The term “cloud” for business is sometimes thought of as overused and even diluted. Most companies are already using some form of cloud service but defining the term “cloudcomputing” can be difficult. Plus, using different types of ...
WSO2 Presents Technical Webinars on Enterprise Cloud Computing Models, From ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Cloud computing provides enterprises great opportunities for enabling agility while reducing costs. However, there is no one-size-fits-all cloud deployment model for enterprises. Many organizations choose to implement a private cloud or host their own ...
Apple Needs a Cloud Strategy, So It Should Buy Hipmunk and Tripit
Wired News
The WSJ reports that Apple is looking to hire high-level cloud experts to help guide the company'scloud strategy. This is an encouraging move, because a fresh vision is exactly what Apple needs if it's going to pivot from offering device-centric user ...
The real cloud revolution is all about consumerization
VentureBeat
Everyone is talking about the “cloud,” but is there anything new here? How is the “cloud” different from “internet” or “web?” There is something new — and it's a big deal — but it's not what everyone usually talks about. A few years ago, when someone ...
ATandT, Accenture Collaborate on Cloud Medical Imaging
eWeek
AT&T and Accenture have launched Accenture Medical Imaging Solution, a cloud database that will allow hospitals to centrally manage access to medical images and allow doctors and radiologists to collaborate on care. Accenture is an IT consulting and ...
Cloud computing and shifting business
Fiji Times
LAST weekend I was approached again with the question "I want to shift my existing business into a "Private Cloud", can I shift my existing server and data?" I wish the answer is a simple yes or no, but I told the truth; "it depends on what you have ...
QNAP Partners with Symform to Offer Customers Free Cloud Backup
MarketWatch (press release)
TAIPEI, Taiwan & SEATTLE, Nov 29, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- QNAP(R) Systems Inc. today announced a partnership with Symform to provide QNAP customers with up to 200 GB of free cloudbackup and unlimited cloud backup for a low flat monthly fee. ...
Equation Technologies Adds Intacct to Expand Cloud Computing Across Canada
MarketWatch (press release)
SAN JOSE, CA, Nov 29, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Intacct, a leading provider of cloudfinancial management and accounting software, today welcomed Equation Technologies to the Intacct Business Partner Program. Based in Toronto, Equation is one of ...
e-Discovery in The Cloud Not As Simple As You Think
Forbes
Cloud computing is a hot and controversial topic. One recent event highlights the issue that the cloud may not be worth the initial hype. Two years ago, the City of Los Angeles approved a $7.25 million budget to move its e-mail and productivity ...
5 things entrepreneurs should know about the cloud
OCRegister
By IAN HAMILTON / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER The “cloud” – a term broadly used to define always-updated software and services delivered to any device with an Internet connection – and how it can transform businesses was the focus of an event co-hosted ...
Cloud Computing Speeds Problem Solving and Saves Energy
Product Design & Development
By Aalto University This work studies how grid and cloud computing can be applied to efficiently solving propositional satisfiability problem (SAT) instances. Propositional logic provides a convenient language for expressing real-world originated ...
Surviving the cloud security minefield
ZDNet Australia
Moving to the cloud can seem like a security minefield, but it may actually be more secure, according to Bernie Bengler, Kaspersky Lab Asia-Pacific director of cloud services/software as a service. According to Bengler, analysts — whether they are ...
FedRAMP cloud security memo makes it past OMB director's review
FederalNewsRadio.com
By Jason Miller Office of Management and Budget Director Jacob Lew has approved the cloudsecurity memo and guidance, known as FedRAMP, pushing it to the brink of public release, Federal News Radio has learned. Multiple sources have confirmed Lew ...
Growth in Cloud Doubles iomart Group Pre-tax Profits
Sacramento Bee
By iomart Group plc iomart Group plc (AIM:IOM), the cloud computing and managed hosting services company, has reported a rise in both revenue and pre-tax profits in its half yearly results. The Group announced a 36% growth in revenue to £15.4m (H1 ...
nScaled Selects Equinix to Support the Expansion of Its Cloud Disaster ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Part of Equinix's growing ecosystem of more than 800 cloud and IT service providers, nScaled provides hybrid cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) for the enterprise. nScaled offers risk-averse customers multiple cloud solutions, including primary ...
Cloud Automation Leader VMTurbo Secures $10 Million Funding
MarketWatch (press release)
"VMTurbo is emerging as the leader in automating the management of virtualized cloudinfrastructures," said Peter Bell, General Partner at Highland Capital Partners. "Both service providers and enterprises are embracing VMTurbo's platform to realize ...
Learning Tree International Introduces a New Course: Cloud First: Overview ...
MarketWatch (press release)
This course is designed for Government IT managers interested in understanding the benefits ofcloud computing and complying with Cloud First. "As cloud computing revolutionizes IT, government agencies are searching for the right cloud solution to ...
SublimeVideo's Cloud-Based HTML5 Player Goes Freemium
TechCrunch
Learn More Jilion, the makers of the cloud-based HTML5 video player SublimeVideo, are today making the product more accessible through the introduction of a freemium offering. When the service launched earlier this spring, commercial plans were ...
Cisco: Cloud traffic fast approaching the zettabyte era — Cloud ...
By Derrick Harris
According to data released today as part of Cisco's Global Cloud Index, traffic over data center networks will reach 4.8 zettabytes a year by 2015, and cloud computing will account for one-third of it, or 1.6 zettabytes. That's more than all the ...
GigaOM
The Cloud on Your Terms: Preparing for The Cloud | Cloud ...
If you are looking for Hyper-V, Windows Server 2008 R2, System Center, Private Cloud components one great location to start is http://aka.ms/evaluations yep, just going to take you to another part of this blog, but boom, right there you can start ...
Latest News from Cloud Computing Journal
Joomla on Cloud | CloudWays Launches Managed Joomla Cloud ...
By CloudWays Intl.
Cloudways Launched Completely Managed Joomla Cloud for customers that does not want to get in to hosting Joomla and Managing the Hosting. Get on Joomla Managed...
Blog
Cloud Infographic: Cloud of the Internet | The Cloud Infographic
By Ivan
Pragmatix cloud service released a useful cloud computing infographic to brief you on cloudcomputing basic concepts and usages.
The Cloud Infographic
Attention CxOs: What's your cloud adoption strategy? | Thoughts on ...
By Doug Kinnaird
“Cloud” is one of the 2011 top technology priorities. Its self-service, rapid scaling, and “pay-as-you-go” characteristics appeal to a wide audience of business and technology executives. When deciding where to run your applications – public, ...
Thoughts on Cloud
Dark Cloud Rising: Cloud Services are Becoming the Attackers ...
By Jeffrey Carr
Dark Cloud Rising: Cloud Services are Becoming the Attackers' Preferred Target. The largest Cloudproviders today are Google, Microsoft, and Amazon; each offering multiple services and platforms for their respective customers. For example ...
Digital Dao
Understanding Cloud Servers and Cloud Deployment | GMO Cloud ...
By GMO Cloud America
E-commerce Times takes a look at the cloud computing deployment model and shows how the cloudserver model differs from other models when it comes to business.
GMO Cloud America
Cloud Security: An Oxymoron? : Cloud Security Alliance Blog
By Zenobia Godschalk
In their eagerness to adopt cloud platforms and applications, organizations are neglecting to recognize and address the compliance and security risks that come with implementation. Often the ease of getting a business into the cloud – a credit ...
Cloud Security Alliance Blog
Cloud Infrastructure Equipment to Exceed $33B in 2011 : VMblog ...
By David Marshall
Synergy Research Group announces the publication of its Cloud Market Share Report, which provides quarterly market shares, sizing, and forecasts for the Public and Private Cloud equipment markets. The foundation of Synergy's ...
VMblog.com - Virtualization Technolog...
HP Blogs - Is your network infrastructure cloud-ready? IDC we ...
By HPNetworking
Wherever you are in the cloud journey, upgrading or redesigning traditional network infrastructures to take full advantage of the cloud and to support enhanced automation, orchestration and provisioning is typically challenging and costly. ...
HP Networking articles
Small businesses embrace Microsoft's cloud, while enterprises wait ...
By Joe Wilcox
If you live in Seattle, it's hard not to think about clouds. The mean number of cloudy days a year is 255.5, with another 81.6 partly cloudy. That's a whole lot of overcastness (go ahead, tell me that's no word). Perhaps the skies above remind ...
BetaNews
The term 'cloud' is about to become obsolete
By clarejacobson
The term 'cloud' has become so commonplace, it's about to become obsolete. While businesses used to have to invest in expensive hardware to grow, scaling today has become affordable and seamless. Want to add 10000 more users to your ...
Under the Radar
Web Host 8x8 Launches Windows Cloud Server Hosting Solution ...
Web Host 8x8 Launches Windows Cloud Server Hosting Solution | The Web Host Industry Review - Web Hosting News.
theWHIR.com - Daily Web Hosting News
9th International Cloud Expo | Cloud Expo Silicon Valley – Photo ...
9th International Cloud Expo, held on November 7 - 10, 2011, in Santa Clara, CA, attracted more than 120 sponsors and exhibitors with over 7500 registered ...
cloudcomputing.sys-con.com/node/2066595


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