Saturday, December 10, 2011

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Cloud computing: Technology's next big thing
Long Island Business News
The event was held at the Grand Ballroom at the Garden City Hotel and titled “Lost in the Clouds – Why Cloud Computing.” Event sponsors included CA Technologies, Chase Commercial Banking, Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, Microsoft, Motorola, ...
It Takes a Cloud to Secure a Cloud
CTR
by Livio Ricciulli Cloud security is a huge issue for businesses looking to take advantage of cloud technology but worried about data confidentiality, integrity and availability. According to Symantec's 2011 State of Cloud Survey, cloud security is ...
HP has new cloud certifications for technical experts
Network World
HP recently announced a certification portfolio for IT professionals that encompasses the design and development of cloud computing solutions. The company isn't the first vendor to offer cloudcertifications, but the extra effort that went into ...
Caringo, CTERA Networks Partner on Storage-Based Cloud Platform
eWeek
Object storage specialist Caringo and CTERA Networks, a provider of hybrid cloud storage and data protection solutions, announced that the companies have integrated Caringo's CAStor object storage software with CTERA Cloud Attached Storage gateways and ...
WH pushes cloud rollout
Politico
The White House has a message for federal agencies still jittery about security in thecloud: FedRAMP has officially arrived. Roughly one year after industry players sent a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program draft back to the White House ...
Appirio Storms European Cloud Market With Saaspoint Buy
CRN
By Andrew R Hickey, CRN Cloud provider Appirio extended its reach into Europe on Friday with the acquisition of Saaspoint, a cloud consulting services provider that gives Appirio a stronger arsenal ofcloud consultants and a new physical presence in ...
SCIM Simplifies Cloud Service Identity Provisioning
Windows IT Pro
This month, I thought I'd update you about some important work that's going on in the arena of cloud identity standards. You've probably never heard of the Simple CloudIdentity Management (SCIM) specification, but within a year it will affect some of ...
IBM pays $440M for cloud analytics software maker
Washington Technology
By David Hubler IBM Corp. is expanding its cloud offerings with the acquisition of DemandTec, a provider of cloud-based analytics software. The all-cash transaction calls for IBM to pay $13.20 per share, for a net price of approximately $440 million ...
Microsoft and HP sign four-year cloud cooperation pact
Register
Microsoft and HP have signed a deal to offer joint cloud hardware and software configurations for sale over the next four years. Under the terms of the deal the slightly dynamic duo will offer three types of setup to resellers and direct sales: Private ...
Cloud Security, Onsite Capacity Top Storage Trends in 2012: Symform
eWeek
The coming year will herald in a "storage revolution," according to Symform, which released its topcloud and storage predictions for 2012. Over the last year, top headlines centered on the growing popularity of cloud services, the staggering growth in ...
What Enterprises Should Know About Testing the Cloud
Virtual-Strategy Magazine
By Eddie Arrage (Profile) The details of the cloud are still evolving, but for most enterprises thecloud is a set of services, data, resources and networks located “elsewhere.” This contrasts with the historical centralized data center model – where ...
Amazon, Microsoft Top Short List Of Cloud Storage Providers: Study
CRN
By Andrew R Hickey, CRN Amazon and Microsoft are the cream of the crop among a small handful of cloud storage vendors that offer the performance, stability and scalability to make them viable alternative to their on-premise counterparts, a recent study ...
Cloud Computing: Cisco Packages the Cloud
SYS-CON Media (press release)
So to move a lot of products it's come out with CloudVerse, which isn't a product, it's a framework, a "framework that combines the foundational elements - unified data center,cloud-intelligent network and cloud applications - needed to build, ...
Joyent Announces SmartMachine Appliance for MongoDB
MarketWatch (press release)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Dec 09, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Joyent, the global provider of cloud computing software and services, today is launching its SmartMachine Appliance for MongoDB to serve the fast growing market for MongoDB products in the ...
White House Plans Cloud Security Program's Next Steps
InformationWeek
By J. Nicholas Hoover InformationWeek The White House on Thursday officially released a highly anticipated security framework that it says will accelerate the adoption of cloud computing in government, but agencies won't be able to take advantage of ...
Beware Cloud Computing Advice from IT Research Firms
Computerworld
By Bernard Golden CIO - I don't know how I missed this, but at the Gartner IT Symposium in October, Darryl Plummer (Chief of Gartner Cloud Research) apparently stated that enterprises should deploy applications in a public cloud provider as a default, ...
Regulatory Environment Hinders Cloud Adoption
www.waterstechnology.com
At Monday's Waters USA event, many of the industry's top CTOs and CIOs couldn't avoid the topic of the cloud. It seems, however, that regulations have thrown up roadblocks on the path to cloud adoption. By Anthony Malakian "There's so much hype around ...
Google: We don't need Chrome OS, we want cloud login for PCs
ZDNet (blog)
By Jason Perlow | December 9, 2011, 1:00pm PST Summary: The concept behind a unified login and cloud integration is sound, but not with a limited desktop OS. For about six months, Google's Chromebooks have been available in the retail channel. ...
EMC Offers Big Data, Cloud Architect Training
Channel Insider
EMC (NYSE: EMC) has announced the start of EMC Proven Professional training and certifications to help businesses address skills transformation and the looming cloud computing and data science skills gap. Building on the company's Cloud Architect ...
HP, Microsoft Sign Cloud Agreement
Daily Markets
Cloud computing has emerged as the buzzword for all major technology players and Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) is no exception. The company recently announced that it has entered into a four-year agreement with Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT). ...
Poor data protection trips up Thailand in new cloud computing index
Bangkok Post
A lack of data privacy protection laws and risks from political violence and natural disasters have seen Thailand rank a low 10th among 14 Asian countries and territories on the the Cloud Readiness Index. Cloud computing offers an opportunity to help ...
Cisco CloudVerse Provides Cloud Framework
CIO Today
"CloudVerse is architected to help deliver on the promise of cloud by unifying compute, storage and network resources that can be securely and rapidly repurposed." Just days after it offered up itsCloud Index, Cisco has unveiled a framework that ...
OnLive Game System cloud gaming console
Register
A few more games wouldn't go amiss, and it's no PS3, but this easy-to-use and affordable cloud-gaming console has real potential. Suggested Price: £70, including one controller. Extra controllers: £40 each By Cliff Joseph • Get more from this author ...
CiiNOW Raises $13 Million in Funding for Cross-Platform Cloud Compute ...
MarketWatch (press release)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec 09, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- CiiNOW, a leading cloud compute platform developer, today announced it has raised $13 million in Series-A funding from Foundation Capital, Alcatel-Lucent and a third strategic investor. ...
SAP on the Cloud » Bringing cloud computing down to earth
By Schalk Viljoen
Suddenly, everyone seems to be jumping on the cloud computing bandwagon. But is there real substance behind all the hype? This was the central theme of this year's Business Cloud Summit 2011 held on Monday 5th December at the ...
SAP on the Cloud
Internet Evolution - Cloud Clan Editor's Blog - IBM Bets Big on Cloud ...
By Mary Jander
With the $440 million purchase of DemandTec, IBM is forging ahead with cloud-based analytics for e-commerce supply chains.
Internet Evolution: Cloud Clan...
Friday Cloud News Roundup | GMO Cloud America
By GMO Cloud America
Cloud Computing News Highlights: Hubspan Predictions, Mobile Cloud Connections, HealthcareCloud Problems, Salesforce radian6 Social Marketing Cloud, NIST Cloud Roadmap.
GMO Cloud America
Cloud Platform
By shalini
Cloud Platform is a next generation platform service that allows software developers to develop, run and test a cloud based application. Cloud Platforms alternatively allow developers to make use of other services already being provided by ...
Data Center, Disaster Recovery,...
Four Prerequisites of an Enterprise Cloud-based Backup Provider ...
By Jerome M. Wendt
Using the "cloud" for backup is the primary contexts in which people think about the cloud when asked about it. Yet if forced to list what features an "enterprise cloud-based backup provider" offers, it is questionable if one could do so. ...
DCIG
Cloud Connect Blog » Blog Archive » Cloud Computing: Unintended ...
By Jeremy Brown
Cloud computing has indeed changed the landscape of IT, but there are consequences that CIO's absolutely must take into consideration. Cloud Connect Santa Clara 2012's conference chair, Alistair Croll, founder of Bitcurrent, shares his take ...
Cloud Connect Blog
Circonus Joins the Joyent Cloud Partner Ecosystem | BizCloud ...
By admin
Partnership Provides Joyent Cloud Clients Real-Time Visibility into Their IT and Business Operations.
BizCloud® Network
Cloud Computing: Cisco Packages the Cloud | Maureen O'Gara
It's particularly important to Cisco since the cloud could be 20% of total IT spending next year and, based on Cisco's recently released Cloud Index, its study of cloud network traffic, the private cloud could account for 50% of enterprise data ...
Latest News from Maureen O'Gara
Home carers take to the cloud - Ireland's cloud news service ...
DataSolutions' SilverLine division has implemented an innovative cloud platform for nationwide carers network Comfort Keepers that allows its carers to ensure the people they help remain independent.
Silicon Republic - News
InfoQ: Chef in the Cloud and On the Ground
By Michael T. Nygard
Michael T. Nygard discusses using Chef in the datacenter and in the cloud for managing physical and virtual systems.
InfoQ Personalized Feed for Fergus Neff
The Future of The Customer Experience Cloud - The 2011 Business ...
By John M Perez
A recap of the 2011 Business Cloud Summit along with predictions in the Customer ExperienceCloud Market and the future of cloud vendors.
Customer Service in the Cloud
Dell Expands Salesforce Integration with Service Cloud ...
By Maria Deutscher
Dell has extended its CRM portfolio, the Dell Cloud Business Applications (DCBA) suite, by adding the Salesforce Service Cloud customer interaction service to line-up. This update extends the capacity already provided by the existing apps, ...
SiliconANGLE
Ping! Zine » Cloud Deal Between HP & Microsoft Set
By Ping! Zine Editor
The public cloud option will enable Microsoft Office 365 availability while the private cloud will assist other company products including Microsoft's Exchange, Sharepoint, and Lync Servers from 2010. Availability is expected to begin sometime ...
Ping! Zine
Cloud Service & Hosting Providers UK, Cloud Server Hosting - Hyve
The Hyve Cloud is a managed, enterprise-class, mission-critical public cloud platform aimed at high workload business use offering unrivalled levels of ...
www.hyve.com/cloud-hosting/what-is-hyve-cloud-hosting
Service management for hybrid clouds | Thoughts on Cloud
The cloud infrastructure is a composition of two or more distinct cloud infrastructures (private, community, or public) that remain unique entities, but are bound ...
thoughtsoncloud.com/?p=1485
 

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