Thursday, July 12, 2012

Dropbox doubles down on Cloud storage

Dropbox doubles down on storage
InfoWorld
Feeling the heat from Google and Microsoft, Dropbox last night doubled the amount of cloud storagePro subscribers receive -- at no increase in price. ... The year's best hardware, software, and cloud services. InfoWorld's Test Center unveils the 2012 ... 

Samsung Adds SugarSync Cloud Storage to Galaxy S III
PC Magazine
The Galaxy S III includes a number of bells whistles, and one of those adds-ons is free file-syncing service SugarSync.

Cloud Storage Solutions for Laptops With Solid State Drives
Huffington Post
A number of cloud storage services also allow you to share files and folders, which can be great for co-workers who collaborate on projects or family and friends who want to share photos, videos and other files. ... While cloud services provide a ...

Nasuni offers unified cloud storage
ZDNet (blog)
Summary: Nasauni has been promoting cloud storage as a service for a number of years and has been offering a storage appliance allowing customers to safely and securely use this type of service. While powerful, these appliances didn't have the ...

New "cloud" storage service offers up to 10GB free
CBS News
(MoneyWatch) COMMENTARY Amazon, Google Drive, Dropbox, SkyDrive, Box, SugarSync -- does the world really need more cloud storage products? Cubby thinks so, and they're giving away 10GB of free storage to convince you that they deserve your...

CBS News

Cloud Storage Wars! LogMeIn's Cubby Bumps Referrals To 1 GB, Double That ...
TechCrunch
But remember, in the cloud storage wars, pricing is not the only concern. Availability of mobile applications, ease-of-use, feature set, sharing functions, file size limits, and more will all contribute to consumers' choice here. However, it's worth ...

Higgs boson researchers consider move to cloud computing
Network World
Grid computing was once a buzz phrase similar to that of what cloud computing is now. "In a certain sense, we've been here already," he says. CERN, where the Large Hadron Collider that is the focal point of the Higgs boson research lives, is considered ...

Government Cloud Services Provider Selects Compusearch to Supply ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Government Cloud Services Provider Selects Compusearch to Supply Acquisition and Grants Management Capabilities to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Solution will streamline business processes and replace a legacy contract writing system ...

Systems America entered into negotiations of terms for acquiring Cloud ...
MarketWatch (press release)
SAN RAMON, Calif., July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Systems America, Inc. (OTN:SYAI) (the "Company"), a premier provider of cloud computing and information technology solutions, announced today that it has been negotiating terms to acquire ...

Dropbox doubles cloud storage for Pro subscribers
Digitaltrends.com
Dropbox is doubling the storage limits for its Dropbox Pro 50 and Pro 100 subscribers at no extra charge, and has announced a new plan that will offer subscribers 500GB of storage.

Digitaltrends.com

Cloud Computing: ActiveState Redefines PaaS for the Enterprise
SYS-CON Media (press release)
... ActiveState also announced a Stackato enterprise customer relationship with Aeroflex. According to Bart Copeland, CEO at ActiveState, "Stackato 2.0 redefines private PaaS for the enterprise, enabling more agile development, greater DevOps ...

SYS-CON Media (press release)

Cloud Computing: EU's Top Court OKs Resale of Software Licenses
SYS-CON Media (press release)
The European Court of Justice (ECJ), the European Union's version of America's Supreme Court, told Oracle last week that it can't stop the resale of its customers' castoff software, specifically the stuff that's downloaded from the Internet. It held ...
SYS-CON Media (press release)

First SketchUp Rendering Plug-in to Use Cloud Computing
MarketWatch (press release)
Limitless Computing Inc. is a Boulder, CO-based company that has been providing cloud computing since 2006 and specializes in Augmented Reality. Limitless Computing brought Augmented Reality to Google SketchUp in 2011 with the release of the ...

The 7 most common challenges to cloud computing
Network World
U.S. government watchdog group finds common challenges across agencies looking to implementcloud computing but most issues translate into private companies as well.

Cloud News: 1&1 Internet Builds Cloud Atop Citrix
Data Center Knowledge
Citrix Systems (CTXS) announced that leading Web hosting provider 1&1 Internet has designed its public cloud offering, Dynamic Cloud Server, on Citrix XenServer technology. The strategic adoption of Citrix technology for its public cloud computing ...

Cloud Computing: Dropbox Supersizes
SYS-CON Media (press release)
Dropbox has doubled the space in its existing $99-a-year Pro 50GB and $199-a-year 100GB cloud storage plans without raising prices and introduced a new $499-a-year 500GB plan. It says it's responding to user demand though it's really more a matter of...
SYS-CON Media (press release)

Cloud Computing- Nothing Less than Magic
The News International (blog)
To break it down into it's simplest terms, Cloud Computing is a powerful, modern day technology that uses the Internet connection and central remote servers to retain data and applications. Cloud computing allows users and businesses to use ...

The News International (blog)

Microsoft's Roskill: How Our Clouds Beat Amazon, Google Apps
TalkinCloud (blog)
Microsoft's Windows Azure and Office 365 clouds, backed by partners, beat Amazon and Google Apps in several ways, claims Microsoft Channel Chief Jon Roskill. ... Cloud Computing News and Information for CSPs, MSPs and VARs. Subscribe: Newsletter · RSS ...

Cloud-Based Super Computing at Cloud Expo Silicon Valley
SYS-CON Media (press release)
Cloud computing is bringing massive computing power once reserved for government and research institutions to every organization in the world. Problems that involve intensive calculations or simulations can benefit from the computing capabilities that ...

SYS-CON Media (press release)

Cloud computing systems company to add about 50 workers [The Herald-Sun ...
Equities.com
July 11--DURHAM -- A Texas-based company that sells cloud computing systems, VCE Co., is expanding its workforce and footprint in Durham. The company has leased 31000 square feet in a building in the Meridian Corporate Center off Meridian Parkway ...

Liaison Technologies' Cloud Adapters Enable On-Demand, Any-to-Any Integration
MarketWatch (press release)
"We remain convinced that a pure cloud integration platform, combined with flexible managed services, is the best model for powering the continued growth and success of the cloud computingindustry. Our cloud integration platform also provides a ...

Samsung expands cloud storage options with out-of-box SugarSync support
MobileSyrup.com
“Expanding our relationship with Samsung to be integrated into their mobile devices is a natural progression, as this will give Samsung mobile users a way of sharing content via the SugarSyncCloud across multiple devices from within AllShare Play ...

Parallels Named a “Cool Vendor” in Cloud Services by Industry Research Firm
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
Technology research firm Gartner has recognized Parallels as a Cool Vendor for 2012 in the recent report, “Cool Vendors in Cloud Services Broker.

Rogue IT drives cloud decisions: survey
ZDNet
If you think about where decisions are being made about cloud computing, it's outside the IT department. It's telling in terms of how cloud computing is being adopted, who's looking into cloud computing to solve their problems, the willingness of ...

ZDNet

WD® Redefines Personal Cloud With Dropbox Integration
PR Newswire (press release)
The new version of WD 2go lets customers move, copy and share content between their mobile device, their Dropbox and their WD personal cloud – combining the benefits of personal and publiccloud storage into one, easy-to-use app. For example, if a user ...

Cloud Computing And Its Economic Effects
The Data Center Journal (blog)
Cloud computing will not only impact the role and lives of people within the IT domain but will have even greater effect on people outside of it, as per experts.

Telecommuting: Everyone Wins Work From Home Cloud Computing ...
By Emma
Telecommuting: Everyone Wins Work From Home Cloud Computing Options Cloud computing is all the rage If you have the chance to work from home would.
CloudTweaks.com - Cloud Computing...

OpenNebula quietly keeps building its open-source cloud — Cloud ...
By Barb Darrow
With the OpenStack project turning two years old soon amid what will no doubt be a ton of vendor-generated hoopla, Ignacio Llorente wants the world to know that the more mature OpenNebula open-source cloud continues to evolve, just with ...
GigaOM

Mobile Cloud vs. Cloud Computing – What's the Difference?
By Gary Zimmerman
Simply put – cloud computing is the practice of using a network of remote servers to deliver hosted services via the Internet (public or private), rather than delivering the services from a local onsite server. Cloud services are used today to store, ...
Neustar

DOD releases cloud computing strategy | FedScoop
By David Stegon
The Department of Defense released its cloud computing strategy on Wednesday that includes a four-step process that will enable a phased implementation of the DOD Enterprise CloudEnvironment. “We are moving to an enterprise cloud environment that provides tangible ... It focuses on the creation of department core data centers, enterprise cloud infrastructure and sustainment ofcloud services,” said Takai. The four-step process will look as such, according to the document: ...
FedScoop

Parallels Named a "Cool Vendor" in Cloud Services by Gartner ...
By David Marshall
Parallels, the hosting and cloud services enablement leader, today announced technology research firm Gartner has recognized Parallels as a Cool Vendor for 2012 in the recent report, “Cool Vendors in Cloud Services Brokerage Enablers, ...
VMblog.com - Virtualization Technolog...

Is Cloud Computing Ready for the Olympics?
By Guest Blogger
With the Olympic Games just around the corner, one wonders whether, in a time where cloud computing is coming on leaps and bounds and gaining popularity by.
Virtual Internet Blog

Download Gladinet Cloud Desktop 4.0.904 - FileHippo.com
Gladinet Cloud Desktop mounts cloud storage as local folders. Users can access their cloud files in Windows Explorer. Supported storage includes Amazon S3, AT&T Synaptic, Box.net, EMC Atmos onLine, FTP, Google Docs and Picasa, ...
FileHippo.com

DOD Releases Cloud Computing Strategy; Designates DISA as the ...
By jim
“It focuses on the creation of department core data centers, enterprise cloud infrastructure and sustainment of cloud services.” “The Defense Department is committed to accelerating the adoption of cloud computing and providing a secure, ...
FISMA Focus

Hey, Cloud! So you think you can manage and deliver multimedia ...
By Shamim Hossain
In any sector I can think of, at least one or two examples can be drawn that feature an application ofcloud. I often asked myself the question: “Can cloud computing process and disseminate multimedia content? If yes, how?” Recently I started ...
Thoughts on Cloud Blog

Why Service Level Aggreements Count for Cloud Computing
By Robert Desisto
Explaining the circumstances that led to an outage maybe technically interesting and provide some insight into overall risk of a provider but how does this help a customer or a new customer of thecloud service. I think the most interesting ...
Robert Desisto

TrainSignal Offers CompTIA Cloud Essentials Training | MSPmentor
By CJ Arlotta
Managed Services & Cloud Services Blog for VARs & MSPs. Subscribe: NewsletterRSSTwitterFacebookLinkedInYouTube. About. Mission and Staff · Guest ... CompTIA rolled out the Cloud Essentials training in December 2011 as a basic fundamentals course to help IT professionals get up to speed with introductory material and elementary knowledge about cloud computing. The CompTIA exam tests this basic knowledge of the business benefits and technical perspectives of cloud ...
MSPmentor
List of Top 100 Cloud Computing Companies
Cloud Computing has rocked the present technology with an awesome gift of backup and security. Keeping in mind the potential of cloud computing, various ...
dcloudcomputing.com/top-cloud-computing-companies/

Cloud Computing Tools Improve Customer and Company - TMCnet
With cloud computing, businesses experience benefits such as reduced costs, ... One of the most important benefits of cloud computing is it improves the ...
www.tmcnet.com/.../297537-cloud-computing-tools-improve-...

Cloud computing to benefit all, government must create pro-industry ...
Cloud computing can extensively benefit education and healthcare sectors in ... allow banks to lend at lower rates to entrepreneurs setting up cloud services and ...
articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/.../32523951_1_cloud-...

Middleware and Cloud Computing Book (Cloud Migrations)
Middleware and Cloud Computing Book. By llaszews on Jul 06, 2012. One of only a couple books that really discusses AWS and Oracle in depth. This books is ...
https://blogs.oracle.com/.../middleware_and_cloud_computing...

BitCasa Cloud Storage - Business Insider
We're not sure how or why, but cloud storage startup BitCasa is able to offer people .... Cloud computing is an internet-based model for groups to become more ...
www.businessinsider.com/bitcasa-2012-7?op=1

TDS Plans New Cloud Services, IPTV Expansion
TDS Hosted & Managed Services, an LLC owned by TDS Telecommunications, aims to use the data center infrastructure it has assembled through several ...
www.telecompetitor.com/tds-plans-new-cloud-services-iptv-ex...

Google launches Chrome browser, Drive cloud storage for iOS
Google on Thursday announced that its Chrome browser will launch in the App Store for iPhone and iPad, as well as a native iOS application connected to the ...
www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=19946



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