Google Compute Engine Targets Microsoft, Amazon

Google Compute Engine Targets Microsoft, Amazon
PC Magazine
Cloud-computing is all the rage, and industry giant Google announced Thursday during the I/O conference its newest addition to the force. ... System capabilities include on-demand launching of one, two, four, or eight virtual core VMs each with 3.75GB ...

Where Google Computing Engine fits in
InfoWorld
InfoWorld described yesterday how Compute Engine is Google's first unabashed IaaS (infrastructure-as-a-service) product, a cloud that allows users to spin up enormous numbers of virtual Linux machines that run on the same infrastructure that powers ...

PaaS providers, ThroughPuter wants to parallelize your cloud
GigaOM
A startup called ThroughPuter has a message for the world's cloud computingproviders: Come talk to us, we can make your cloud fly for serious applications. The company has built a hardware platform designed from ground up to run parallel-processing ...

GigaOM

Cloud computing focus with Microsoft Server 2012
Stuff.co.nz
"Partly cloudy" was how Windows 8's weather application described conditions in Amsterdam at Microsoft's TechEd Europe conference. It couldn't have been a better description of the keynote speech delivered around cloud computing by Brad Anderson, ...

American Diversified Holdings Corporation Formally Enters $160 Billion Cloud ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Cloud computing describes computation, software, data access, and storage solutions that do not require end-user knowledge of the physical location and configuration of the system that delivers the services. Parallels to this concept can be drawn with ...

Renault Selects HP for Private Cloud Services
MarketWatch (press release)
Connected electronic vehicle telematics help drivers to check the car's battery, its charge rate and the location of the nearest charging station, as well as provide live traffic updates and cloud computing based applications like pay-as-you-drive ...

Cloud computing fears hit Canadian firms' competitive edge
Vancouver Sun
Adi Kabazo, manager of products and cloud services for Telus, said the survey was commissioned to get a better understanding of the adoption of cloud computing in Canada, which is behind the United States. He said the location of data storage is a ...

Google (GOOG) Targets Amazon (AMZN) Cloud Services
Cabot Wealth Advisory
Google (GOOG) moved to take on Amazon (AMZN) in the fast growing market for cloud services, allowing companies to run their applications and store data on computers managed by the Internet giant, the Wall Street Journal reported. The initiative, called ...

Security, Cost Still Barriers to Small-Business Cloud Storage Adoption
eWeek
Half of smaller businesses (organizations with 51 to 250 employees) have implemented some form of cloud computing for three years or more. While cloud storage currently ranks behind SaaS and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) initiatives, the survey ...

Google Launches New Cloud Compute Engine, Enhances Google Apps, Drive
eWeek
At day two of its Google I/O developers' conference, Google announced a new infrastructure-as-a-service offering as well as enhancements to Google Docs and its Google Drive cloud storageservice. ... Cloud Computing - eWeek ...

As clouds multiply, ComputeNext, a cloud marketplace emerges
GigaOM
The founders of ComputeNext had a simple idea - soon there would be growing number of cloud service providers, and as more cloud services came online the marketplace would become rife with inefficiency. So they started ComputeNext and launched at ...

GigaOM

Mobile Devices, Vast Computing Power Open Cloud to More People Than Ever
eWeek
GigaOM's Structure 2012 Conference June 20 to 21 on the University of California San Francisco campus has rightfully gained a reputation for gathering deep thinkers and trendsetters in the cloud computing sector. Plenty of good inside information comes ...

eWeek

The risks and rewards of cloud computing
Telegraph.co.uk
These systems are delivered over the internet, managed by the provider and sold on demand. As a result, businesses can invest in a wider, more scaleable and targeted range of services. The flexibility of users being able to log-in from any computer ...

Telegraph.co.uk

Red Hat details next Linux and storage platforms for cloud, big data era
ZDNet (blog)
Red Hat, for example, is optimizing its Linux, storage and virtualization software platforms to hook into Google's Open Compute project to provide for a more agile and flexible data center, essential for cloud computing. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is ...

Red Hat, the hidden cloud company
InfoWorld
From Deltacloud to OpenStack to a new public cloud offering, Red Hat is on a mission to accelerate the cloud while keeping it open. ... The year's best hardware, software, and cloud services. InfoWorld's Test Center ... Red Hat is bullish on cloud ...

What Google Compute Engine means for cloud computing
GigaOM
Google's new infrastructure-as-a-service offering Compute Engine is a big, big deal in the world of cloud computing. Now that it's a reality, here are five things I think Google Compute Engine means for the cloud industry.

GigaOM

RevUp Render Introduces V-Ray 2.0 Cloud Rendering for 3D Artists and Architects
Houston Chronicle
Delivering innovation in cloud computing technology for the design and entertainment industries, RevUp Render today announced a new cloud rendering service supporting V-Ray 2.0 rendering software from the Chaos Group. With the RevUp Render cloud ...

TwinStrata Publishes “A Snapshot into Cloud Storage Adoption” from 2012 ...
StorageReview.com
In June, TwinStrata conducted a survey at the 2012 Cloud Computing Expo in New York to gauge the state of cloud storage among the represented organizations. The area of greatest cloud computing growth reported in the survey is cloud storage, with 46% ...

Google announces cloud-computing service
NDTV
Google announces cloud-computing service: Google has announced Compute Engine, a cloud-computing service that allows businesses to run their ...

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Google Compute Engine Is No Threat to Amazon, Microsoft, RackSpace
NetworkComputing.com
Additionally, Google Compute Engine (GCE) VMs can access Google Cloud Storage. "The GCE options seem to be a very random set of variables and one which ... The initial version of Google Compute Engine won't take share from other IaaS providers in the ...

Former OS X chief working on cloud startup with other ex-Apple employees
Apple Insider
Serlet is working with at least two other former Apple employees at the company in downtown Palo Alto, Calif., according to Business Insider. The company is described as a "cloud hosting provider" with "consulting services in the field of cloud ...

Your corporate data needs to be in the public cloud -- starting now
InfoWorld
The year's best hardware, software, and cloud services ... Looking for your first cloud computingproject? Chances are you're considering a very small, very low-risk application to create on a public PaaS or IaaS cloud provider. I get the logic: It's a ...

NASA CIO: We still use OpenStack — and Amazon and Microsoft Azure …
GigaOM
OpenStack is backed by Rackspace, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Red Hat and other tech companies as a counterweight to Amazon's growing power in cloud computing. The cloud platform is called “the Linux of the cloud” by proponents, and the “Unix of the cloud” ...

Google announces cloud-computing service 'Compute Engine'
Economic Times
Google has announced Compute Engine, a cloud-computing service that allows businesses to run their applications on servers in the tech giant's data center.

A Force to be Reckoned With
msnbc.com
Cloud computing and social networking will be the driving forces behind successful companies in the future. Cloud services offering cost savings and stronger sales, which is a win for any company that embraces this trend. Social networking allows the ...

Gouged by cloud - but it's so convenient
Register
Open ... and Shut Most everyone believes that cloud computing is taking off in a big way. Finding agreement on why it's booming is a bit more problematic. The issue becomes particularly nettlesome for private cloud adoption, which is either heavily ...

Funding available to boost cloud computing adoption | Ospero Ltd
Funding available to boost cloud computing adoption. The Technology Strategy Board (TSB) is to make £4.5 million in grant funding available for research and development to help remove the barriers to SMEs adopting cloud computing.
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Battle in the Cloud: Google Versus Amazon | Blogs ...
By webadmin@itbusinessedge.com
Five Cloud Computing Trends Affecting Cloud Strategy Through 2015 In one of the more anticipated moves in the cloud, Google, at the Google I/O 2012 conference.
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Cloud Service Usage Now Mainstream in UK and Ireland: Report ...
Furthermore, the message that cloud services can deliver significant cost reduction is now resonating within the IT community -- cost saving has become a top driver for adopting cloudapplications. ... that do not use cloud storage responded that it would take “more than a week” to recover their data Respondents were attendees at the recent Cloud Expo at the Javits Center in New York June 11-14, an audience expected to offer more sophisticated insight into the use ofcloud compu.
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Business Cloud Computing. Yes, but… - The Small Business Blog
By Stefan Töpfer
Is it affordable, or are you getting ripped off by the business cloud computing vendor? Do you pay more than $15 per user for all the apps you need? Is it an integrated solution, can you get all apps from one cloud computing vendor? Or is the ...
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Increased Security in the Cloud with Google | Cloud Computing Topics
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Google Apps for Business cloud users are now enjoying increased security since the suite earned ISO 27001 certification. When Google announced its new security ... Cloud ComputingTopics. Cloud Computing - Mobile Cloud. Home · About ...
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Bonfire Buzz: Promote Growth with Cloud Computing | Small ...
By The Bonfire Team
Small businesses can see growth within their companies through the use of cloud computing. Learn the benefits and common uses of virtualization for businesses.
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Latest Digitals » Google launches cloud-computing service ...
By Manzar Chaudhury
Search engine titan Google has introduced its cloud-computing service Compute Engine at the Google I/O 2012 developer's conference inSan Francisco. The service will help businesses run their applications on servers in the data center of ...
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Video: Cloud Services Talk from UK's Cloud Day: London, 22nd ...
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The MSDN UK Blog is your central resource for Microsoft developer tools, news, downloads, trials, tutorials and events including windows phone, cloud, azure, desktop development and much more.
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The Perils of the Cloud | Laplink Blog
By Laplink Software
The “cloud” is hot. We all talk about the next great thing: solutions for cloud computing. Venture Capitalists are raising new funds for cloud computing, software companies are rapidly developing new solutions for the cloud, and new services ...
Laplink Blog

cloud computing: save up to 50% in IT costs #OBL12 - connecting ...
By Anthony Plewes
Given that cloud computing relies on the network, there is no surprise that it features highly on the product roadmaps of network service providers worldwide. At Orange Business Live, we heard about the Orange approach and also some ... to deliver services, telcos are well placed to provide cloud computing solutions. Orange is opening a global network of seven data centers with air transport industry (ATI) service provider SITA to provide global cloud services over the next year.
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Google has announced Compute Engine, a cloud-computing service that allows businesses to run their applications on servers in the tech giant's data center.
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Finding the right cloud computing solution for your business
By Customerservice
Finding the right cloud computing solution for your business Certainly no one would argue that it is tough to find a cloud provider these days. But having an abundance of vendors to choose from doesn't necessarily guarantee that you will in ...
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Cloud Computing: Raining Down Profits - FIO, N, ORCL, CRM, SAP ...
Cloud-computing is a type of technology that has become increasingly prevalent in businesses everywhere. It allows businesses to use applications without ...
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2012 Future of Cloud Computing Survey Exposes Hottest Trends in ...
SAN FRANCISCO – June 20, 2012 North Bridge Venture Partners today announced the results of its second annual Future of Cloud Computing Survey.
www.nbvp.com/2012-future-cloud-computing-survey-expose...

Dell ITChat with Jason Ozols - Cloud Computing - Tuesday 1PM ET ...
We'll ask questions about the future of cloud storage and whether the new options like SSDs are really the holy grail of cloud services. We'll also have special ...
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2012 Future of Cloud Computing Survey Exposes ... - VMblog.com
North Bridge Venture Partners today announced the results of its second annual Future of Cloud Computing Survey. Supported by 39 industry collaborators ...
vmblog.com/.../2012-future-of-cloud-computing-survey-expo...

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Google Compute Engine: Computing without limits

Google Compute Engine: Computing without limits - Google ...
By Scott Knaster
So far this includes products like Google App Engine, Google Cloud Storage, and Google BigQuery. Today, in response to many requests from developers and businesses, we're going a step further. We're introducing Google Compute Engine ...
Google Developers Blog 

Taking on Amazon, Google launches EC2 rival Compute Engine
GigaOM
Google has offered many what it calls higher-level cloud services such Google storage, BigQuery and Google App Engine in the past, but now the company believes it needs to sell a more prosaic Infrastructure as a Service (IAAS) offering whose primary...

GigaOM

Ajubeo Chooses FORTRUST's Denver Data Center for High-Density Cloud ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Cloud computing providers such as Ajubeo are also strong candidates for FORTRUST's new Data Module offering, utilizing their "powered by IO" partnership. Ajubeo has already confirmed interest in the product with the companies actively involved in ...

Survey Reveals User Attitudes, Critiques of Cloud Storage including Benefits ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Of the respondents, more people have implemented or plan to implement cloud storage than any other cloud computing initiative, including software-as-a-service. Among other desirable benefits, more than a third of respondents indicated they value off ...

Google launches Chrome browser, Drive cloud storage for iOS
Apple Insider
Also set to launch in the App Store on Thursday is an official application for Google Drive, the search giant's cloud storage service. The company also announced that in just 10 weeks of availability, Google Drive now has more than 10 million users.

ebrc Wins "European Award for Cloud Services"
MarketWatch (press release)
LUXEMBOURG, Jun 28, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- ebrc, Luxembourg's leading provider of highly secure cloud, managed ICT and data centre services ( http://www.ebrc.lu/ ) has won the "European Award for Cloud Services", presented at the 5th Annual Data ...

Google Drive cloud storage heads to iOS & Chrome OS
VentureBeat
Google will soon bring its Drive cloud storage product to Apple's iOS platform and Google's Chrome OS, the company announced today at its annual Google I/O conference.

VentureBeat

Cloud CAD upstart Sunglass announces API integration with CAD tools, cloud ...
VentureBeat
Continuing its efforts to bring computer-automated design (CAD) to the cloud, Sunglass is today announcing integration with four popular CAD tools, as well as cloud storage services, using its new API.

VentureBeat

From Annoyance to Harmonizer: Cloud Computing's Maturity Curve
Forbes
One of the issues information technology managers raise about cloud computing -- as well as the overlapping "bring your own device" phenomenon -- is that the stuff end-users bring into the workplace sooner or later become IT's headache. It may be the ...

Forbes

Cloud computing strategy 'could create 16000 jobs' in NI
BBC News
It claimed a cloud computing strategy could boost the NI economy by £1.2bn. The report, issued by Whisple Cloud Services, was released during a business conference hosted in the new Titanic building in east Belfast. Whisple Cloud Services is an ...

BBC News

Google Mimics Amazon Cloud With 'Google Compute Engine'
Wired News
Google has unveiled a service akin to Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud, offering developers and businesses run applications atop virtual machines running on its the same sweeping infrastructure that underpins Google's own applications and web services ...

Wired News

World's First Tamper-Evident Cloud -- Estonian Telco Levira Teams Up With ...
MarketWatch (press release)
PALO ALTO, Calif., Jun 28, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Joyent and Guardtime's cloud computing technology enables Levira, the Estonian government's majority owned service provider, to offer secure cloud-computing services to Governments and ...

Google Targets Amazon Again, With Cloud Service
Wall Street Journal
Google moved to take on Amazon.com in the fast-growing market for what the industry calls cloud services, allowing companies to run their applications and store data on computers managed by the Internet giant. ... The shift to services delivered over ...

IT Cloud Provider Datapipe Makes Top Cloud Provider List
MarketWatch (press release)
Engineered to meet enterprise requirements for governance, usability, compliance and interoperability, Stratosphere(TM) is a globally available, high-performance managed cloud computing platform. Datapipe's CEO, Robb Allen, elaborates on why his ...

Google I/O Day 2: Chrome for iOS, Cloud Computing and More Skydiving
All Things Digital
Google introduced Chrome for iOS, offline editing for Google Docs, retail selling of Chromebooks at Best Buy, and Compute Engine on the second day of I/O 2012. And it reprised its ridiculous Google Glass live video skydiving stunt from Wednesday.

All Things Digital

Google launches IaaS Compute Engine
Computerworld
Expanding its portfolio of cloud computing services, Google is launching an IaaS (infrastructure-as-a-service) package, called Google Compute Engine (GCE). ... "We've heard from many of our customers that not having an IaaS was a barrier to adopting ...

Google pledges computing without limits in Compute Engine cloud platform
InfoWorld
IaaS product launched today provides users a cloud for running Linux virtual machines on same infrastructure powering Google itself. ... The year's best hardware, software, and cloud services. InfoWorld's Test Center unveils the 2012 Technology ...

Cloud adoption pushes storage virtualization
Network World
Host.net has used a storage hypervisor to power its cloud offering from DataCore, which is one of a handful of companies in the storage virtualization market. Later this month, on July 28, Host.net hopes to celebrate 1000 consecutive days of cloud ...

Lighthouse eDiscovery Deploys Riverbed Whitewater to Improve Cloud-Based ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Lighthouse decided to move its backup data to the Amazon Simple Storage Service cloud storagebut realized it needed a fast, secure and reliable way to move data in and out of the cloud. The company chose to deploy Whitewater gateways. "While cloud ...

Prevailing Cloud fears mostly unfounded
ZDNet (blog)
I just took part in a Cloud storage Twitter chat where we discussed hybrid clouds, cloud storageand the viability of cloud computing for SMBs. There were some people in the chat session who were advising businesses to stay away from cloud storage.

CliQr Technologies Announces Support for Google's Compute Engine Cloud
MarketWatch (press release)
CliQr's CloudCenter product enables businesses to take full advantage of the real power and elasticity that cloud computing offers, enabling complete visibility and control over their cloudenvironment. "We now have the ingredients to create the ...

Red Hat Cloud Ecosystem Gains Global Momentum
MarketWatch (press release)
Chris Smith, vice president, Service Strategy & Design, Systems & Technology, KVH Co., Ltd. "KVH has built a carrier-grade cloud services platform including Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization and has benefited from its stable and robust technology. As a ...

Hosters in Strong Position to Dominate the US SMB Cloud Market
MarketWatch (press release)
NEW YORK, Jun 28, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- In the fast-growing U.S. Cloud services market, hosters are poised to take advantage of their relevant experience and strong customer relationships to become a leading purchase channel for small and medium ...

Google announces expanded suite of Google Drive cloud services
TechRadar UK
During the second day of the Google IO 2012 extravaganza, the search giant revealed that their current stable of cloud services will be revamped to better compete in the realm of business-focusedcloud computing services from Amazon, Microsoft and Oracle.

Google Gets its Public Cloud Game On at I/O
Wired News
With raw virtual machines, developers can pretty much run whatever software they want, just as they can with Amazon EC2, the undisputed king of the cloud computinggame. (See also: As Mystery Cloud Looms, Google Revs App Engine). Last but not least ...

Wired News

ICBA Member Banks Are Increasing Adoption of Cloud Computing
MarketWatch (press release)
C3 is the only on-demand fully hosted cloud computing solution designed specifically for the financial services market. Since being chosen by ICBA as the Preferred Technology Management Service Provider for community banks in October 2011, ...

Red Hat Aims Its Cloud at Bigger Rival VMware
TheStreet.com
Tweet. BOSTON (TheStreet) -- Red Hat(RHT) has decided its place in the cloud computing sunlight depends on taking on VMware(VMW). ... Its aim is to let companies build cloud storage from commodity hardware rather than specialized servers.

RightScale Announces Integration With Google Compute Engine
MarketWatch (press release)
SANTA BARBARA, CA, Jun 28, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- RightScale(R) Inc., the leader in cloud computing management, today announced the integration of its cloud management solution with Google Compute Engine. RightScale is offering a private beta ...

Numerate Announces Integration With Google Compute Engine
MarketWatch (press release)
SAN BRUNO, Calif., Jun 28, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Numerate, Inc., a technology platform company that uses proprietary algorithms and the power of cloud computing to transform the drug design process, today announced integration of its platform with ...

How To Choose A Cloud Computing Service Provider ...
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How To Choose A Cloud Computing Service Provider With all the hustle and bustle brought about bycloud computing, small and medium-sized enterprises are really.
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Join me online for the BS-free “Future of Cloud Computing” Think ...
By Noah Gamer
I go to cloud computing and security conferences about 40 times a year as a part of my job as VP ofcloud security at Trend Micro. To be an effective technology.
Simply Security

A View of Cloud Storage from Cloud Computing Expo
By Lorita Ba
A View of Cloud Storage from Cloud Computing Expo. Attendees indicate cloud storage as the most widespread cloud initiative. As part of our presence at Cloud Computing Expo in New York two weeks ago, we conducted a survey at our ...
TwinStrata Blog

Cloud Expo: Survey - A Snapshot into Cloud Storage Adoption ...
Of the respondents, more people have implemented or plan to implement cloud storage than any other cloud computing initiative, including software-as-a-service. Among other desirable benefits, more than a third of respondents indicated they ...
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Cloud computing for libraries: review « Monographer's Blog
By Anthony Haynes
Cloud computing for libraries, by Marshall Breeding, is published by the American Library Association (2012) in The Tech Set series. The aim of the book is 'to equip libraries with the information and practical advice needed to evaluate the ...
Monographer's Blog

Microsoft's Xbox Music Service to Include Streaming, Downloads ...
By Eric Slivka
Microsoft's Xbox Music Service to Include Streaming, Downloads, and Cloud Storage? Thursday June 28, 2012 11:35 am PDT by Eric Slivka. Earlier this month, we noted that Microsoft was making a major push into the living room, seeking to ...
MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors...

User-Centric, Business Relevant Cloud Computing | DynamicTalks
By Chad Jones
Building a private cloud can be a daunting task. No small wonder when most vendors and analysts all say to rip out existing systems, start fresh, reimagine your entire business and conform your business to a single private cloud process that ...
DynamicTalks

Help build Canada's $400m Technology Strategy Board – Cloud ...
By Neil McEvoy
To provide a response I'm launching a 'Technology Strategy Board', modeled after the UK program of the same name, that will bring together the world's leading Cloud expert team to collectively author Digital Economy policies that would fuel ...
Cloud Computing Best Practices

Cloud Computing clarified …for the confused
By Customerservice
Cloud Computing, Clarified…for the Confused cloud computing clarified Cloud Computing for Dummies Chances are, the computer or device you're using right now is a completely self-contained unit. In other words, your computer or device ...
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Google Compute Engine: Cloud Computing without limits - GPU ...
By Editor
Google has offered many higher-level cloud services such Google storage, BigQuery and Google App Engine in the past, but now the company unrolls a Google Compute Engine, an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) product that lets you run Linux Virtual Machines (VMs) on the same infrastructure that powers Google. This goes beyond just ... Storage. Store data on local disk, on our new persistent block device, or on our Internet-scale object store, Google Cloud Storage. Network.
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Big data analytics and the cloud: A hit or a bad fit for the midmarket ...
By Joe Corvaia
Reporter Jessica Scarpati of SearchCloudProvider reached out to several service providers, myself included, to get their take in the first part of her two-part series that will explore the opportunity for big data cloud analytics in the market today. Slide over to her story, “Service providers ... As VP of Cloud Services for Evolve IP, it's my job to help develop and market the company's cloud services. I have more than 16 years of experience in ... TMC asks me what's next for cloud computing ...
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Red Hat Redefines Enterprise and Hybrid Cloud Storage | Press ...
By Ian Saldanha
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (from RED HAT SUMMIT AND JBOSS WORLD 2012) – June 28, 2012 – Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open.
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Best of Interop – Tokyo Winner: Cisco Cloud Services ... - Cisco Blog
But with big market transitions like cloud computing, nothing can be further from the truth as the ...
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5 Awesome Cloud Computing Diagrams - Cloud Provider USA
SSD Cloud Computing News and Industry Blog. Blog Home · Cloud Computing ... For instance, the answer to “what is cloud computing?” We've touched on this ...
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Cloud Computing: Compuware Launches SpeedoftheWeb | Cloud ...
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LiveStream: Future of Cloud Computing Think Tank with the ...
Join Dell and VMware for the “The Future of Cloud Computing Think Tank," along with a panel ofcloud experts on June 27, 2012, from 9:00 a.m. PST to 4:00 ...
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How to Pick a Cloud Computing Service

How to Pick a Cloud Computing Service | Inc.com
One example where free may not work out so well in the end, depending on your needs, is onlinecloud storage that gives you access to files from multiple ...
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Monetizing the Cloud: 10 Benefits of Agreements-Based Billing
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If you want your company to do business using the Internet or within a cloud system, you must to be able to process ... Cloud Computing News & Reviews arrow ...

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Microsoft Adds New Markets, Languages to Office Cloud Service
Wall Street Journal
On Wednesday, Microsoft will introduce cloud services in countries ranging from ... comes as Microsoft redoubles its efforts to build cloud computing services.

Nirvanix Arms MSPs to Enter the Cloud Storage Market at ...
Sacramento Bee
SAN DIEGO, June 27, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Nirvanix, the leader in enterprise-class cloud storageservices, today announced that it will offer its Virtual Cloud ...

Terremark Helps NetApp Deliver Enhanced Sales Support with ...
MarketWatch (press release)
NetApp is leveraging Terremark Enterprise Cloud public and private cloud resources to ... of security and reliability architected in the cloud services Terremark delivers." Terremark's proven enterprisecloud computing solutions leverage ...

Cloud Computing: CIOs See Value, Challenges
CIO Insight
"Businesses are investing heavily in cloud computing today," says Diane Hagglund, senior research analyst for Dimensional Research and the study's author.

Pano Logic Cloud System: Chromebook Minus The Book
InformationWeek
The phrase "cloud computing" is thrown around in a variety of contexts, but Pano Logic's new system means it quite literally: A computer in the cloud.

Cloud Credential Council Names Marcel Heilijgers Executive Director
MarketWatch (press release)
ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS, Jun 27, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- The CloudCredential Council, the global organization for cloud computing ...

Cloud Computing: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Banned in US
SYS-CON Media (press release)
US District Court Judge Lucy Koh has forbidden Samsung to sell any more of its Android-based Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablets in America once retail inventories are ...
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Single standard for cloud-computing services
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The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, also known as FedRAMP, is adopting a “cloud-first” policy that will standardize the basic security ...

Zulahoo Selects ViaWest for Cloud Hosting Solution
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ViaWest, one of the largest privately-held data center, cloud computing and managed services providers in North America, announces it has been selected by ...

Nine Lives Media Names Cetrom to the Talkin' Cloud 100
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Cloud integrators -- companies that link multiple cloud services into a ... Cetrom Information Technology, Inc. is a Cloud Computing pioneer and a leader in ...

Red Hat Introduces Comprehensive Open Hybrid Cloud Solutions ...
MarketWatch (press release)
"Cloud computing has introduced a new era of IT and has brought ... Red Hat Storage: Redefining enterprise and hybrid cloud storage with open source ...

CloudSigma Lets Customers Match Cloud Service to Existing Data ...
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It turns out that IT professionals actually prize flexibility over cost savings of cloud computing. According to a 2011 survey by the Cloud Industry Forum, ...

Gravitas Private Cloud Delivers Flexible Computing Resources On ...
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Gravitas Private Cloud combines the advantages of cloud computing - flexibility, ... It significantly expands Gravitas cloud services, which were launched in 2009.

Waratek, the Cloud VM for Java, call for Waratek Warriors
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Java was not designed for the Cloud and this has created some potentially serious ...'Elastic Multitenancy is a distinct characteristic of cloud computing.

San Francisco Chronicle (press release)

NBrella® Launches System to Ensure Data Integrity in the Cloud ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Cloud computing is the undeniable future of business organization, yet current clouddesign is fundamentally flawed as it pertains to integrity and security, two ...

San Francisco Chronicle (press release)

Avago Technologies Announces High-Density 120 Gbps Parallel ...
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Driven by the exploding demand for online media and applications in a cloud computingenvironment, the modules are ideal solutions for communications within ...

Cloud Computing: Is It The Wave Of The Future Or Just A Passing ...
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Cloud Computing: Is It The Wave Of The Future Or Just A Passing Fad? Look at me; I'm trendyCloud computing in a nutshell is rather easy to understand.

EMC Partners With Verizon-Terremark To Offer Private Clouds
Trefis
It is pushing to improve its position as an infrastructure provider for cloud computing platforms and has signed up with AT&T and Singapore Telecommunications ...

Hostway Corporation Listed Among Top Finalists for the 2012 ...
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Hostway Corporation, a leading provider of cloud, managed and hybrid ... low Hyper-V license fees to deliver enterprise-class cloud services at one-third to ...

IceWEB enters Rackspace Partner Program to offer complete cloud ...
CTR
IceWEB enters Rackspace Partner Program to offer complete cloud storage ... into the partner program for Rackspace Hosting, provider of cloud computing ...

Andras Szakal: A Smarter Government Through Cloud Computing
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A smarter government is more agile, more able to effectively respond to changing government needs and citizen dynamics. One of the best ways to improve the way our government works -- both its operational efficiency as well as the services ...
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ASBDC Biz Blog: Cloud Computing Rains Business Benefits for SMBs
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Small businesses have been buzzing about cloud computing for some time. A number of small-business owners have either seen firsthand or heard about the cloud's ability to save them money and increase productivity. However, many may ...
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Privacy Commissioners Release Guidance for SMEs on Cloud ...
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Privacy Commissioners Release Guidance for SMEs on Cloud Computing. June 27, 2012. The Privacy Commissioner of Canada, together with the Information and Privacy Commissioners of Alberta and British Columbia, jointly released a ...
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A Short Guide To Cloud Computing | Business Computing World
By Kevin Tea
A Short Guide To Cloud Computing. ... Essentially cloud computing takes tasks that you would traditionally undertake on your desktop and transfers them webside to “the cloud” where you access them through your web browser. Yup, that's all there is to it. Simple. Where the complexity ... Like a lot of cloud services you get 2gb free of charge and for unlimited backups there is a charge of $4.95 a month and setting it all up to run in the background is simplicity itself. If you ever need to ...
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Cisco's Chief Strategist Leaves | Cloud Computing Journal
Cloud Computing Journal: Agree or... Jun. 25, 2012 05:00 AM EDT Reads: 6160 Replies: 1. Public and Private Clouds – Standardization Is Key. By Pat Romanski. “The definition of cloud and cloud services continues to evolve,” observed ...
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IEEE CloudCom 2012: International Conference on Cloud Computing
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The IEEE International Conference and Workshops on Cloud Computing Technology and Science, steered by the Cloud Computing Association, aim to bring together researchers who work on cloud computing and related technologies. ... Services and Applications: Cloud Service Composition Query and discovery models for cloud services. Trust and Security in cloud services. Change management in cloud services. Organization models of cloud services. Innovative cloud ...
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How Cloud Computing Is Changing The Distribution Of Software ...
By Sean Barker
The way software is distributed is going through a major change. The suppliers and distributors who do not adapt will soon find themselves losing market share.
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Canadian Cloud Computing Network launches Cloud Ecosystem ...
By Neil McEvoy
Initiative program will challenge the status quo by helping innovative Canadian cloud computingcompanies to gain new access to government and private sector markets. ... Services platform – Document a plan for implementing a Canadian “ Cloud Service Broker”; Joint marketing and sales campaigns initially targeting the federal government and then provincial and municipal governments and the private sector; A marketplace for SMEs to post their cloud services to more easily sell ...
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CGI To Help EPA Move To Cloud Computing; Toni Townes-Whitley ...
By Ross Wilkers
CGI Federal has won a three-year contract to help the Environmental Protection Agency shift most of its computing to a cloud environment, the company announced Tuesday. The company received the $15 million contract from the EPA's office ...
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CIOs in Financial Sector Slow On Cloud Adoption - CXOtoday.com
By Pankaj.m@trivone.com
In an exclusive interview with CXOtoday.com, Pravin Lal, Director, Sapient Global Markets explains the reasons for the low rate of cloud computing adoption in India's financial industry and the various challenges facing CIOs in this sector.
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Cloud Computing: Issues, Promises & Adoption by SMEs - Ngp.org.sg
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9.05 am, Welcome. 9.10 am, Dr. Lee Hing Yan. Programme Director, Natinoal Grid Office, IDA. Topic: Government Support Programs for Cloud Computing Adoption. 9.45 am, KK Lim. President, Singapore Cloud Forum. Topic: Data Protection ...
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HPC in the Cloud: Cloud Computing World Forum Highlights ...
"Next year's show will be to be even larger as the interest in cloud computing ... Cloud ServicesAdoption Market in the EMEA Region – Survey Report 2011 · The ... a Complete Cloud StorageSoftware Solution with the Addition of three New ...
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Cloud Computing Simplified | CloudTweaks.com - Cloud Computing ...
Cloud Computing Simplified Understanding the idea behind cloud computing is ... Long before the term cloud computing was even invented, we had all been.
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Cloud Computing: Affordable. Integrated. Adaptable. Bespoke. | THE ...
Our business environment is changing fast, often faster than we think. How do you meet this challenge - one year your are market leader and the next year you.
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What is Cloud Computing?
We all use the cloud every day - in fact, you're using it right now as you read this About.com entry. The cloud consists of the collective power of many computers ...
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2012 Future of Cloud Computing - 2nd Annual Survey results ...
2012 Future of Cloud Survey Reveals New Cloud Formations. I'm excited to announce the results of the second annual Future of Cloud Computing Survey.
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Cloud Storage | | DreamHost
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Caringo Delivers 'Complete Stack' for Elastic Cloud Storage -- InfoStor
Caringo says no to piecemeal approaches to cloud storage as it extends data ... CloudScaler provides multi-tenant features, allowing public cloud services and ...
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Pano Logic Reinvents Cloud Computing for the Desktop
MarketWatch (press release)
"Pano Logic is disrupting the economics of enterprise computing and providing a true cloud computing platform for organizations embracing cloud-based ...

IEEE Brings Cloud Computing Expertise and User Resources ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The collection of resources and activities, established under the IEEE Cloud Computing Initiative (CCI), can be accessed from the newly launched IEEE Cloud ...

independenceIT Acquires Veddio to Simplify Cloud Services ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The acquisition brings two of the hottest cloud services companies together at a time when cloud computing adoption is at its apex. iIT experienced significant ...

Red Hat Redefines Enterprise and Hybrid Cloud Storage
MarketWatch (press release)
Red Hat Storage Server 2.0 transforms the enterprise and cloud storage market by -- for the first time -- combining community-powered innovation with the ...

Aprimo Names Robin Fleming Vice President of Cloud Services
MarketWatch (press release)
Fleming, who was previously vice president of Product Quality and Operations, will expand cloud services to new Aprimo applications and further improve the ...

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'Shadow IT' Illuminates New Cloud Computing Opportunities: Survey
Forbes
Today’s “shadow IT” – in which business users acquire and run their own IT resources as a way to circumvent their IT departments – may eventually become part of tomorrow’s corporate IT portfolios. However CIOs and IT managers need to be proactive in broadening their resource base to include new platforms and devices. And, while until recently cloud providers attempted to mimic corporate data centers, now corporate IT seeks to mimic cloud service providers....

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CliQr, with Google backing, puts legacy apps into the cloud
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Cloud Computing News ... “CliQr's Cloud Center will run your apps on one or more clouds and companies don't have to ... (again) about potential for cloud lock-in when companies run use higher end cloud services of Amazon(a amzn). CliQr ...

Cloud computing: 9 in 10 are positive on it, survey says
ZDNet (blog)
Cloud computing is taking off, but IT professionals are still on the fence about it when it comes down to the details. A new Rackspace survey has the.

New Research Reveals CIO Optimism, Current Trends in Cloud ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The survey shows strong optimism on the current benefits and potential of cloud computing, but at the same time reveals caution about the lingering IT ...

IceWEB Announces Entry Into Rackspace Partner Program to ...
MarketWatch (press release)
With today's IceCLOUD launch, IceWEB expands its cloud storage capability by ... "Rackspace brings world-class cloud storage to IceWEB's robust unified ...

Cloud computing moves slow for North Jersey businesses
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Despite the growing buzz around cloud computing - and its benefits of ramping ... some cloud services, which allow part or all of businesses' computing needs ...

Metamarkets Wins Best Cloud Application Award at Cloud ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Judged by an independent panel of industry experts, the awards were presented to winners at the 4th Annual Cloud Computing World Forum on June 12, 2012, ...

What is the 'Cloud'?
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ABC News explains "Cloud" computing and storage. ... And with cloud storage services like Google Drive, Dropbox, or SugarSync, you can store your files. ... Similarly, because you might listen to more music through Cloud services like ...

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SP500 Winner: Cloud Computing - OnX Focuses On The Cloud
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So, it's only logical to Mike Cardy, OnX CTO, that OnX, an early provider of cloud computing services, would now offer partners cutting-edge solutions. "We've ...

DataCore Automates Large Scale Cloud Storage
Infostor magazine
It's a way to extend the self-service model made popular by cloud services to the storage ... He adds, "It's what makes cloud storage work unattended." ...

Control Cloud Storage Costs with CloudBerry Backup
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... to backup their data online to their cloud storage accounts such as Amazon S3, ... help organizations in adopting Cloud computing technologies by closing the ...

Should cloud contracts cover client responsibilities?
Computerworld
The main focus of a cloud computing contract is on vendor responsibilities, but it's appropriate to consider what the client remains responsible for.

Look Out, Lock-In: CliQr Delivers Cloud App Freedom
Wired News
“We recognized early on that cloud computing could never be fully exploited as long as getting to the cloud continued to be a infrastructure-centric, professional ...

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Cloud Computing at the Federal Aviation Administration: Data ...
govWin (blog)
This document explains where the FAA sees obstacles to cloud computing ... high-value cloud services that can deliver and demonstrate early value to the FAA.

Cloud Provider Datapipe Honored With Gold Stevie Award
MarketWatch (press release)
About Datapipe Datapipe offers a single provider solution for managing and securing mission-critical IT services, including cloud computing, infrastructure as a ...

Piston Cloud and Gridcentric Partner to Deliver OpenStack-Based VDI
MarketWatch (press release)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Jun 26, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Piston Cloud Computing, Inc., the enterprise OpenStack(TM) company, today announced it ...

HP Expands Cloud Services With New Sydney Site
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... customers in Sydney, Australia where HP Cloud Services for enterprises and governments. ... The Cloud Computing Channel is brought to you by ZT Systems ...

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International Tech Leaders to Converge in Amsterdam for GigaOM ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Europe will delve into the pressing issues in cloud computing – from software ... GM of Cloud Services at HP; Juergen Urbanski, Chief Technologist at T-Systems ...

Google Ventures Backed Cliqr CloudCenter Tackles Lock-In
InformationWeek
Google partner says it will provide cloud computing benefits without requiring your company to commit to one service provider.

CliQr Technologies(TM) Unveils First Cloud Platform for Enterprises ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Founded by executives with decades of experience in pioneering cloud computing, virtualization, security and systems management, CliQr simplifies the ...

Smartphone cameras will crash the cloud, smother the Internet
ITworld.com
Gartner: Consumers will embrace cloud (then smother it with LOLcats and 'funny' ... can do it, with stricter storage limits or fewer free cloud-storage accounts. .... Utility Storage - The Ideal Platform for Virtual and Cloud Computing was viewed ...

Cloud News: Eucalyptus, Fujitsu, Netflix, Oracle
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“Eucalyptus is the most widely deployed on-premise IaaS solution on the market based on its open approach to cloud computing and highly scalable ...

CliQr Technologies Releases CliQr CloudCenter, Opening Up the ...
MarketWatch (press release)
CliQr makes cloud computing a reality for businesses, enabling them to efficiently on-board any existing application onto and between any clouds. CliQr sets the ...

Could cloud computing change how we communicate?
Computerworld
At least one CIO has already done away with email and Office. Insider (registration required)

Cloud Data Encryption Provider Vaultive Launches Advantage ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Vaultive is currently accepting additional partners that have experience reselling and providing professional services related to cloud computing, Microsoft(R) ...

The Real Business Benefits Of Cloud Computing
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The ever-shifting world of business can result in great years followed by periods of stagnation, with previous market leaders slipping out of favour, as they have ...

Google-backed CliQr may have the solution to end cloud vendor ...
BetaNews
Lock-in has become an increasing concern among cloud computing industry watchers, as Amazon Web Services takes an ever more dominant role. Rackspace ...

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OneOps building development tools for the cloud generation
GigaOM
Cloud Computing News · Events · Books · Research ... “We have a large assumption that cloud computing is here to stay.” The company is currently ...

Symform offers 200GB free cloud storage
By Mike Williams
Online backup services have traditionally been all about storing files from lots of users in a single, large data centre. Which is fine, but can be expensive, as there's a lot of costly infrastructure to maintain. Symform takes a more distributed ...
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Cloud computing supports mobility, growth « CopperEgg
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In today's highly competitive business world, organizations cannot afford to waste time hunting down information. Managers need instant access to mission-critical data to reduce downtime and to make intelligent decisions. This operational ...
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5 Best Ways To Find Cloud Solutions For Your Business ...
By Abdul
5 Best Ways to Find Cloud Solutions for Your Business Cloud computing is steadily becoming the “go to” solution for a lot of businesses, and rightly so. ... Cloud Computing Companies and Information Database ... Services offered on the cloud allow for a sophisticated level of customization which means that there is something for almost any kind of business to use, from simple cloud storage and file server solutions to fully fleshed-out ERP solutions that allow access for multiple clients, ...
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Windows Azure PowerShell and Ruby Cloud Services - MSDN Blogs
By Larry Franks
Some of you may remember a little project I created last year called RubyRole, which let you host Ruby applications as a Windows Azure hosted service (now called a cloud service.) I updated it the other day to fix a few issues with the recent ...
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Netflix open sources Asgard cloud deployment smarts — Cloud ...
By Barb Darrow
Very few companies know how to scale and deploy cloud applications like Netflix, the ginormous movie streaming site. And now it's making some of that cloud management expertise available to the masses via Github. On Monday, the ...
GigaOM

Cloud Services & Consumerization Driving Competition with Internal ...
By David Marshall
At the same time, employees often turn to free or low cost cloud services such as Google Docs for collaboration, Dropbox for file sharing and Skype for communication within their companies to be more productive and efficient. With business ...
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Workshop on Cloud Computing Challenges for enabling the IoT ...
By Ralf Klamma
The first International Workshop on Cloud Computing Challenges for enabling the Internet of Things (CCC4IoT-2012) is dedicated to the theories, practices and concepts of advancing Clouds to enable the realization of Future Internet and ...
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A Reality Check on Cloud Content Management
By David Gildeh
There's no doubt that the cloud is disrupting the way enterprise software is delivered, but the reality is still a long way off. While enterprises are investing in cloud services, most of these services only store a fraction of the content enterprises ...
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Guest Post: The Pros and Cons of Cloud Anti-Spam Solutions « Ralf ...
By Ralf Schnell
... is sitting on a server in your datacenter or floating amongst the clouds, is spam filtering. I've managed up to half a million on-premises mailboxes, and recently moved another 200K to the cloud, and have worked with practically every spam filtering application, appliance or hosted… ... Ralf Schnell's Cloud Computing Blog. Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Virtual Business Services, IT Service Management, and .... Post navigation. « The impact of adopting Public Cloud services for IT ...
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By Nicos Vekiarides
Over the past 5 years, cloud storage providers (CSPs) have successfully made the delivery of on-demand data storage to the premises a reality, with a pay-as-go model backed by huge economies of scale. However, cloud storage providers ...
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Yammer, Microsoft Office 365 Cloud Services Will Converge ...
By Joe Panettieri
Microsoft will gradually integrate Yammer with Office 365, SharePoint and other cloud services and business applications, reports Talkin' Cloud. ... Cloud Computing News and Information for CSPs, MSPs and VARs. Subscribe: Newsletter ...
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International Tech Leaders to Converge in Amsterdam for GigaOM ...
By gigaallison
For the first time in Europe, GigaOM's flagship cloud computing conference will bring together hundreds of technology innovators for two days of interactive discussions and debates. ... CTO and VP of Amazon; JP Rangaswami, Chief Scientist at salesforce.com; Nelson Fonseca, President of Terremark Worldwide; Jason Hoffman, Founder and CTO of Joyent; Zorawar 'Biri' Singh, Senior VP and GM of Cloud Services at HP; Juergen Urbanski, Chief Technologist at T-Systems; Bob Jones ...
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Show me security in the cloud! | A Cloudy Place
By Ming Lee
Certainly, despite initial reservations the UK government has started to look seriously into the cloudthrough their 'G-Cloud Programme' with quite ambitious and far-sighted goals. Clearly the much heralded advantages of cloud computing: it's ...
A Cloudy Place

10th International Cloud Expo | Cloud Expo New York – Photo Album
10th International Cloud Expo, held on June 11-14, 2012 at the Javits Center in New York City, featured four content-packed days with a rich array of sessions about the business and technical value of cloud computing led by exceptional speakers from every sector of the cloud computingecosystem. .... “The definition of cloud and cloud services continues to evolve,” observed Robert Crespi, VP, CIO at Cervalis, in this exclusive Q&A with Cloud Expo Conference Chair Jeremy Geelan.
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Samsung mulls enterprise cloud services for mobile devices
Samsung is thinking of building a hosted cloud service to make its Galaxy tablets and smartphones attractive to ... 10 most powerful cloud computing companies ...
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Real World with Cloud Services: Interview with Myles Kaye at ...
As part of the Real World with Cloud Services series, we spoke to Myles Kaye, Director at Atominx, about why Atominx stopped using Google Mail to manage its ...
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