NewsFactor Network
SFgov.org, a cloud-based open data site and the successor/replacement to DataSF.org. The city is adopting cloud services, “social citizen interfaces,” and APIs to power its new open data site, all in an effort to provide a more robust, technologically.
Oracle has a cloud computing secret
WebWorkerDaily
10, 2012, 9:00am PT No Comments There's a reason Larry Ellison called cloud computing“nonsense” in 2009 and why he still won't permit Amazon-style metered pricing for Oracle's mainstream database and middleware. A traditional 11g database license that ...
Cloud computing 'made in Germany' stirs debate at CeBIT
AFP
HANOVER, Germany — When it comes to cars or machines, "made in Germany" is seen worldwide as a sign of quality, but some firms are now extending it to "cloud computing", the buzzword at this year's CeBIT tech fair. It may seem paradoxical to impose ...
AFP
Doing business in the cloud
Business Standard
According to the 2011 GISS survey conducted by EY, more than half of the respondents have done almost nothing to mitigate new or increased challenges related to the use of cloud computing. As mainstream adoption of cloud services begins in earnest, ...
HP to launch Amazon's cloud computing competitor
IBNLive.com
According to a report from The New York Times, the cloud computing service that HP is planning to roll out will have more business-oriented features. The report quoted Zorawar "Biri" Singh, senior VP and general manager of HP's cloud services as saying...
IBNLive.com
Cloud industry to employ millions in India: study
China Post
Cloud computing is expected to create over two million jobs by 2015 in India, which is 15 percent of total jobs created by cloud computing across the world followed by manufacturing and banking sector. The study by International Data Centre (IDC) ...
Amazon Hails Era of 'Utility Supercomputing'
PCWorld
By Sophie Curtis, techworld.com Cloud computing giant the era of utility supercomputing, whereby massive computational resources and storage requirements can be accessed on demand. Speaking at the launch of Intel's Xeon E5 processor family in London ...
HP challenges Amazon, to launch cloud computing service
Daily Bhaskar
New Delhi: Hewlett-Packard(HP) is all set to launch its cloud computing service in the next two months. The cloud computing service is believed to be similar to Amazon Web services that deliver a set of services forming a computing platform “in the ...
Daily Bhaskar
Time right for business to get its cloud cover
The Age
THERE'S an awful lot of hype around about cloud computing, but so far very little take-up. Research by Optus shows that only 4 per cent of small businesses use cloudsolutions in their business. But experts said 2012 would be the year small businesses...
The Age
HP readying competitor for Amazon's cloud computing, plans to launch soon
Engadget
BY RICHARD LAWLER We're still waiting to see where HP goes with webOS, but according to the New York Times it will officially launch a cloud computing service that competes with Amazon Web Services in the next couple of months.
Pulsant puts £24m into cloud service
Scotsman
By PETER RANSCOMBE A TECHNOLOGY company that emerged from Scottish internet service provider Ednet is gearing up to take on “cloud computing” pioneers Amor, Iomart and Onyx after a £24 million cash injection from a private equity firm.
Scotsman
ISACA sets six key principles for cloud rollouts
ComputerworldUK
By Antony Savvas | Computerworld UK | Published 01:48, 11 March 12 Global information security managers' association ISACA has announced the six key considerations it feels are necessary when rolling out enterprise cloud computing strategies.
Kundra heads to private sector to focus on 'what happens next'
Washington Post
Vivek Kundra, the first federal chief information officer who became the face of the government's information technology reform efforts, including shifting to cloud computing, surprised many when he left the government last year for a Harvard ...
Don't depend on trust to protect data in cloud: Startup Porticor addresses key ...
SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)
In one survey after another, we see that security concerns are a top inhibitor to cloudadoption. Companies want to get the flexibility and cost advantages of cloud computing, but there's often trepidation about putting data on servers that are outside...
SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)
Shift from a physical world to a logical one
Hindu Business Line
This is the mantra in To the Cloud: Cloud powering an enterprise by Pankaj Arora, Raj Biyani, and Salil Dave of Microsoft (www.tatamcgrawhill.com). For starters who are keen on exploring, the book opens with a concise definition of 'cloud computing' ...
Hindu Business Line
Om Malik: Already awash in cloud cash, Virtustream raises $15M more
NewsFactor Network
Cloud computing provider Virtustream — a hot player in the enterprise cloud space — has raised another $15 million in investment capital. The money came from existing investors Intel Capital, Columbia Capital, Noro-Moseley Partners and TDF, ...
NewsFactor Network
Unified Communications Market in India is Currently Growing at a CAGR of About ...
PR.com (press release)
Cloud computing has become a significant part of the UC market wherein players hailing mostly from the small and medium business segment opt for hosted UC services and solutions. This typical behavior is mainly because of the tendency to avoid the ...
Zscaler deepens channel commitment with new partner program, distribution deal
eChannelLine
By Mark Cox Cloud security services provider Zscaler, which provides web, email, mobile and data security integrated within a global cloud security infrastructure, has strengthened its channel commitment, launching its first channel program and signing ...
SXSW: Dropping In on Dropbox's Drew Houston
TIME
By Harry McCracken | @harrymccracken | March 10, 2012 | + For a service that's beloved by so many people, cloud-storage and syncing service Dropbox is surprisingly controversial. On one hand, venture capitalist (and Dropbox investor) Bill Gurley talks ...
TIME
UK small firm leaders see inadequate technology slashing profits
Fresh Business Thinking
Cloud technologies are equally problematic for the majority of small business decision makers. Only 8 percent claim they have extensively taken advantage of cloud computing. Security concerns are putting off 33 percent whilst problems with speed and ...
StoreJet Cloud
Australian Macworld
The Transcend StoreJet Cloud creates a portable cloud-storage system that can be quickly and easily accessed by up to five devices. It combines 32GB or 64GB of flash storage with a Wi-Fi hotspot. You connect it to your Mac via USB and copy files to it ...
Australian Macworld
Charter Business and Cisco to Host Experts in Technology Event
Wicked Local
“Recent trends in networking and cloud computing are driving significant increases in productivity and reductions in cost for businesses of any size,” said Scott Fairchild, Director Charter Business Product Management. “Participants who attend will ...
ISMG Wraps Up Coverage from RSA Conference 2012
Virtual-Strategy Magazine
The 2012 conference took place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco from February 27 - March 2, and ISMG's team was on hand to speak with top information security thought-leaders on the topics that matter most, from cloud computing to mobile security ...
Geoloqi Extends Platform With Appcelerator, Factual and Locaid Partnerships
MarketWatch (press release)
Appcelerator Winner of the 2012 GSMA Global Mobile Award for "Best Cloud-Based Technology," Appcelerator's Titanium is the leading mobile platform that powers more than 35000 applications deployed on 40 million devices worldwide.
Saudi Arabia, UAE at the forefront of virtualization
Saudi Gazette
Increasingly, workers are using remote access tools and cloud services to tap into their business applications and data from any location. "Virtualization adoption varies significantly across the Middle East and Africa – ranging from high in South ...
IT departments are obstacle to innovation, says survey
inspiresme.co.uk
The IT professionals surveyed said that after virtualisation, cloud computing (24 percent) has the single biggest positive impact on the IT role. Reasons why some companies have not yet adoptedcloud computing include the inertia of colleagues (26 ...
IBM 'Well on Track' to Achieve 2015 Growth Targets, New CEO Says
Bloomberg
Rometty succeeded Sam Palmisano, inheriting a five-year plan that includes boosting software to half of IBM's earnings, with a focus on programs that help businesses analyze and project trends, as well as on cloud computing and emerging growth markets.
Internet's Driving Forces on Spotlight at Injazat and NYU Abu Dhabi Institute ...
Zawya (registration) (press release)
Abu Dhabi, March 10, 2012 - A two-day public workshop in Abu Dhabi will examine data center andcloud computing technologies, which form the backbone of the Internet's most prevalent applications, including Facebook and Google.
IP Pathways Opens Kansas City Office
Virtual-Strategy Magazine
It is our opinion that companies in the Kansas City area are developing their next generation data center plans and are exploring private cloud services such as virtual desktop technologies. We bring a level of accomplishment and success in these areas ...
Intel Hitting On All Cylinders
Seeking Alpha
Analysts have begun to appreciate the depth of Intel's penetration into the EM chip markets, as well as their dominance in the gangbusters server chip ("cloud computing") markets. Nonetheless, INTC continues to provide tech leadership and innovation in ...
HP readying competitor for Amazon's cloud computing, plans to ...
By Richard Lawler
We're still waiting to see where HP goes with webOS, but according to the New York Times it will officially launch a cloud computing service that competes.
Engadget
Video: Cloud Computing Overview for SMBs | Inside-Cloud.com
What cloud computing is and how you can get started with it; What types of activities you might be able to conduct 'in the cloud' and why this could be advisable for your business; What cloud computing solutions exist and which ones might suit ...
Inside-Cloud
'German clouds 'made in the USA' – Cloud computing 'made in ...
By Kuwait Times
HANOVER: When it comes to cars or machines, “made in Germany” is seen worldwide as a sign of quality, but some firms are now extending it to “cloud computing”, the buzzword at this year's CeBIT tech fair. It may seem paradoxical to ...
Kuwait Times
4 Powerful Free Cloud Services for Teachers | Emerging Education ...
By K. Walsh
The buzz about “the cloud” just seems to keep growing, but the fact is the cloud has been around for years – if you're using an Internet based tool, you're using the cloud. Search Engines, YouTube, Facebook – these are all cloud services. .... Tagged as: Dropbox cloud computing free file storage app for teachers schools educators, excellent free cloud computing tools for schools education educators instructors teaching, free note taking cloud computing tools software application web ...
Emerging Education Technology
'Resolutionary' Tablets, Tweeting Beer, and Prolific Cloud Computing
By Anca Rusu
There is a festival in town! SXSW Interactive started today, and Mashable helps you answer this question: What are you doing at SXSW to help your business? Great timing, as Apple just launched the new iPad, which, apparently is ...
Online Advertising Blog - BuySellAds.com
Malum Nalu: Australian council throws a cloud computing lifeline to ...
By Malum Nalu
Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a utility (like the electricity grid) over a network (typically the ...
Malum Nalu
Securing the Cloud: What's Your Cloud Entry Point? | South By ...
By Megan Lovelady
Cloud computing grants companies an convenience to access data from mobile devices for end-users, but a security issue for companies when placing highly sensitive data out on the cloud. Holmes talking about cloud computing ...
South By Texas State
Sophos joins National Standing Committee on Cloud Computing
Sophos joins National Standing Committee on Cloud Computing. Aims to assist in developingCloud services in a drive to encourage a competitive digital ...
www.sophos.com/.../sophos-joins-national-standing-committee...
Sophos joins National Standing Committee on Cloud Computing. Aims to assist in developingCloud services in a drive to encourage a competitive digital ...
www.sophos.com/.../sophos-joins-national-standing-committee...
Cloud Computing – The Privacy Conundrum — Slaw
Last June we read with interest Zack Whittaker's article Microsoft admits Patriot Act can access EU- based cloud data . The article focuses on the effects of the ...
www.slaw.ca/2012/.../cloud-computing-the-privacy-conundru...
Principles for Effective Cloud Computing « Confident Governance ...
Recently ISACA came up with the six principles of effective cloud computing to help enterprises manage the potential pressure points that begin to surface when ...
confidentgovernance.wordpress.com/.../principles-for-effectiv...
How Has Cloud Computing Changed Business? | Commonfig ...
Though “the Cloud” may sound like a cult or a major security risk, it's actually an incredibly smart, efficient, and cost-effective way of managing data in a business ...
blog.commonfig.com/.../how-has-cloud-computing-changed-...
Cloud computing 'made in Germany' stirs debate | The Raw Story
When it comes to cars or machines, “made in Germany” is seen worldwide as a sign of quality, but some firms are now extending it to “cloud computing”, the ...
www.rawstory.com/.../cloud-computing-made-in-germany-stir...
Cloud Computing for Lawyers – The ABA's Tacit Endorsement of ...
Cloud Computing for Lawyers Congratulations to Nicole (Niki) Black, social media and technology maven, on the publication of her new book Cloud Computing ...
www.legalproductivity.com/.../cloud-computing-for-lawyers-t...
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