Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Shadow IT - New Cloud Computing Opportunities

'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....

Forbes

CliQr, with Google backing, puts legacy apps into the cloud
GigaOM
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
NorthJersey.com
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'?
ABC News
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 ...

ABC News

SP500 Winner: Cloud Computing - OnX Focuses On The Cloud
CRN
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
PR Urgent (press release)
... 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 ...

Wired News

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
Data Center Knowledge
... customers in Sydney, Australia where HP Cloud Services for enterprises and governments. ... The Cloud Computing Channel is brought to you by ZT Systems ...

Data Center Knowledge

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
Data Center Knowledge
“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
NASDAQ
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 ...

BetaNews

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 ...
BetaNews

Cloud computing supports mobility, growth « CopperEgg
By CopperEgg
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 ...
CopperEgg

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, ...
CloudTweaks.com - Cloud Computing...

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 ...
The Silver Lining Blog

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 ...
VMblog.com - Virtualization Technolog...

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 ...
beamtenherrschaft

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 ...
Social Content

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 ...
Ralf Schnell's Cloud Computing Blog

Subscribe to Enterprise Storage via the Cloud
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 ...
TwinStrata Blog

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 ...
TalkinCloud

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 ...
www.networkworld.com/.../062012-samsung-mulls-enterprise...

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 ...
blogs.technet.com/.../real-world-with-cloud-services-interview...



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