New York Times
By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED Though the year is drawing to a close, there is no end in sight for cloud fever. Akamai is in the business of speeding up the delivery of Web content, but in Contendo it will acquire a host of technologies aimed at speeding...
New York Times
OnStar to demo cloud-based entertainment, is Siri next?
CNET
In a Volt research vehicle kitted out with Verizon 4G LTE connectivity, OnStar will demonstrate some upcoming prototype cloud-based streaming technologies. The telematics company demonstrated video chat using 4G LTE connectivity at last year's show, ...
CNET
Plans to migrate LAPD to Google's cloud apps dropped
Computerworld
As a result, close to 13000 law-enforcement employees will remain indefinitely on the LAPD's existing Novell GroupWise applications, while other city departments will use the Google Apps for Government cloud platform. Council members last week amended ...
Leading Cloud Computing Provider Etherios Opens Solution Centers in Chicago ...
MarketWatch (press release)
CHICAGO, Dec 22, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Etherios, a leader in enterprise cloud computing technology, today announced the opening of two new Solution Centers in response to the company's rapid growth and its success in delivering cloud-based solutions ...
Akamai shares jump on 'cloud' purchase
Financial Times
Akamai Technologies rose 18.6 per cent to $31.63 as investors in the internet services company applauded its $268m purchase of Contendo, a “cloud” services company. “This is a very positive move,” said Michael Turits, a tech analyst at Raymond James. ...
Amazon's Private Clouds Get More Advanced Networking Features
PCWorld
By Mikael Ricknäs, IDG News Amazon Web Services has introduced Elastic Network Interfaces, which are attached to instances in a private cloud to allow for more flexibility when configuring the system. What Amazon has done is separate IP addresses from ...
CORRECTING and REPLACING Cbeyond One of First SOC 2 Compliant Cloud Companies
MarketWatch (press release)
As a result, Cbeyond is now one of the first cloud providers to receive such a report. The SOC 2 examination evaluated the design and operating effectiveness of the Cbeyond Louisville data center controls for compliance with the security and ...
Is there a cloud bubble?
CNN
By Michal Lev-Ram, writer December 22, 2011: 6:04 AM ET There are plenty of signs that the cloudcomputing market is maturing -- including blockbuster acquisitions. But is it starting to froth? FORTUNE -- People like to talk about bubbles. ...
Dreams Cloud Has Released its Dream Logging and Dream Sharing App for the iPhone
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Dreams Cloud App is the first and only dream logging and sharing app to provide seamless integration between a browser and an iPhone. Dreams Cloud, a subsidiary of DBI, has released its dream logging and dream sharing app for the iPhone. ...
What Cloud Robotics Means For Google
Seeking Alpha
The Cloud transforms the potential of robotics. Previously robots had to carry enough physical processing power to fuel their thinking. This made them impractical and expensive. Unlike the bulk of bottlenecks in recent technology, the bottleneck in ...
Circonus and Eucalyptus Systems to Lead Webinar on Monitoring Your Private ...
MarketWatch (press release)
What: Although private, public and hybrid clouds are gaining mainstream acceptance, getting thecloud up and running is only half the battle. Once it's deployed, a company must also ensure that itscloud services perform as advertised and do not suffer ...
Hong Kong's Quality HealthCare Adopts IBM Cloud and Analytics
Sacramento Bee
The project involves the consolidation of more than 100 servers into a cloud environment that hosts QHMS' mission critical systems that serve over 600 medical centers in Hong Kong and Macau. The optimized infrastructure will enable QHMS to reduce IT ...
Cloud computing 'could have many advantages'
Hostway
Cloud computing solutions can provide many advantages to businesses, but those implementing the service must carefully consider the security aspects of the systems. This is according to one expert who suggested that, like other advanced technologies,...
Hostway
Cloud Education Helps Businesses Wise Up
Infoboom
Small and midsize businesses (SMBs) often hear the refrain that cloud computing is an essential move if they want to cut costs and become more agile. Often lacking, however is training necessary for the deployment of new technology, leaving SMBs with ...
Akken Releases New Version of Its Cloud-Based Business Platform for Staffing ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Akken Staffing is the only cloud-based all-in-one business management platform for staffing and recruitment firms. The Akken Staffing suite is a modular web-based service that seamlessly integrates all front and back office functions including email ...
Data center, cloud fabrics all the rage in 2012
Network World
By Jim Duffy, Network World There was a considerable amount of activity in the data center/cloudswitching fabric arena in 2011. That is expected to continue in 2012, along with real world implementations of the next-generation IT technologies. ...
New Relic Joins OpenStack Community to Provide Proven Application Performance ...
MarketWatch (press release)
"We are witnessing first hand the accelerating adoption of the cloud and many of our customers and partners are taking full advantage of open platforms like OpenStack," said Bill Lapcevic, New Relic's vice president of business development. ...
Sify unveils cloud-based storage for home users
mydigitalfc.com
By Sameer Ranjan Bakshi Dec 22 2011 , Bangalore Sify Technology on Thursday launched a cloud-based online storage and backup solution for individuals, home users and small business. 'Sify mystorage' would enable users to protect their documents, mail, ...
Top 10 Considerations for Moving to the Cloud
InformationWeek
Overview: There is a recent and exciting movement to cloud-based infrastructures in K-12 education - and for good reason. Cloud computing enables access to applications, data, information, content and curriculum from anywhere an Internet connection is ...
Marist College is pressing forward to create a "cloud computing" center ...
Poughkeepsie Journal
Marist College is pressing forward to create a “cloud computing” center, partnering with IBM Corp. in a major venture that its leaders believe can lead to thousands of jobs grown or retained in the Hudson Valley. US Sen. Charles Schumer, DN. ...
Cloud Security: Will Homomorphic Encryption Be the Answer?
Infoboom
Fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) may be the disruptive technology needed to bring major improvements to cloud security. Researchers at MIT and the Weizmann institute show promising results that may pave the way to near-term FHE applications, ...
Cloudability raises $1M, helps keep your cloud spending in check
VentureBeat
Cloudability, a company that helps people manage cloud services spending, has secured $1 million in its latest investment round. This seed investment round was led by Trinity Ventures and Walden Venture Capital, including $250000 in funding from ...
VentureBeat
Five Essential Building foundations For The Cloud
ITProPortal
Cloud Computing is undoubtedly one of the most talked about IT trends of 2011. But unnecessary jargon has caused confusion and stopped widespread adoption of cloudservices. With new buzzwords appearing almost every week, it's not surprising that just...
ITProPortal
Panda Releases New Beta of Award-Winning Panda Cloud Office Protection
PR Urgent
Panda Security, The Cloud Security Company, today announced the beta release of Panda CloudOffice Protection 6.0, its cloud-based security service for protecting PCs, servers and corporate laptops, managed remotely from anywhere through its Web-based ...
2012 Predictions, Cloud Edition: Joe Brockmeier - ReadWriteCloud
By Joe Brockmeier
One of the nice things about following cloud technologies and virtualization? It's never boring, especially given how new cloud technologies are. That means that there's plenty of room ...
ReadWriteWeb
Cloud Computing – Reshaping IT Operations | Cloud Computing ...
"Fundamentally we all know that cloud is reshaping the way that IT operations happen," observes Rand Wacker, VP of Product at CloudPassage, in this SYS-CON.TV interview with Cloud Expo Conference Chair Jeremy Geelan at the 9th ...
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GDrive: 5 Ways Google Could Dominate the Cloud Storage Market ...
By Charlie Wood
Here are five things Google needs to do to make the rumored cloud service "GDrive" a success.
Mashable » Tech
Cloudability Raises $1.1M To Help Businesses Manage And ...
By Leena Rao
The startup aggregates cloud costs into comprehensive reports and a simple dashboard to help companies understand and manage their cloud service spending, increase efficiency, reduce waste, and identify opportunities for coud cost ...
TechCrunch
Why cloud storage is passé and collaboration is king — Cloud ...
By Derrick Harris
Ask Box.net CEO Aaron Levie about his company's cloud storage business, and you'll hear a long, excited answer that probably won't include the word "storage" at all. He'll talk about sharing, collaboration and universal access -- anything but ...
GigaOM
Nimbula: Cloud Computing Predictions for 2012 : VMblog.com ...
By David Marshall
The prominence of cloud computing as a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications and services) that can be rapidly ...
VMblog.com - Virtualization Technolog...
Preparing for the Private Cloud – Rethinking IT Roles - Viewpoints ...
By Microsoft Enterprise Team
A growing number of companies are moving to cloud computing environments to take advantage of potential benefits such as lower IT costs, increased efficiencies and the greater flexibility provided by the cloud model. Many of them are ...
Viewpoints
Xen @ Build a Cloud Day Boston – blog.xen.org
By deshantm
As I mentioned in the Xen Day post, Xen.org was offered a slot at the Build an Open Source CloudDay Boston. The Build a Cloud attendees were great. They were very engaged and asked lots of questions. The questions gave me a chance to ...
blog.xen.org
Is the Cloud Ready for Business? - Website Magazine - Website ...
By Michael Garrity
Cloud technology is one of the most rapidly evolving areas of the Web, but it still has its fair share of kinks. For major enterprises requiring massive server space and IT departments, as well as small and medium-sized businesses that handle a ...
Website Magazine
Peering Back at the Clouds – 7 Cloud Predictions from 2011 ...
By Michael Sheehan
As is my annual custom, at the beginning of each year or as we are entering into a new year, I try to make some educated guesses as to the direction that Cloud.
GoGrid Blog
Transforming to the world of many clouds? - Cisco Blog
Previously, I blogged that the concept of “cloud in a box” is a misnomer. As I discussed then, transitioning to cloud is not a one off occurrence, it is a.
blogs.cisco.com/.../transforming-to-the-world-of-many-clouds...
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By deshantm
As I mentioned in the Xen Day post, Xen.org was offered a slot at the Build an Open Source CloudDay Boston. The Build a Cloud attendees were great. They were very engaged and asked lots of questions. The questions gave me a chance to ...
blog.xen.org
Is the Cloud Ready for Business? - Website Magazine - Website ...
By Michael Garrity
Cloud technology is one of the most rapidly evolving areas of the Web, but it still has its fair share of kinks. For major enterprises requiring massive server space and IT departments, as well as small and medium-sized businesses that handle a ...
Website Magazine
Peering Back at the Clouds – 7 Cloud Predictions from 2011 ...
By Michael Sheehan
As is my annual custom, at the beginning of each year or as we are entering into a new year, I try to make some educated guesses as to the direction that Cloud.
GoGrid Blog
Transforming to the world of many clouds? - Cisco Blog
Previously, I blogged that the concept of “cloud in a box” is a misnomer. As I discussed then, transitioning to cloud is not a one off occurrence, it is a.
blogs.cisco.com/.../transforming-to-the-world-of-many-clouds...
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