Thursday, September 6, 2012

Cloud Security Alliance Presents Privacy Level Agreement Initiative

Cloud Security Alliance Presents Privacy Level Agreement Initiative
eWeek
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the use of best practices for providing security assurance within cloud computing, and to provide education on the uses of cloud computing to help secure all other forms ...

Military IT's Future Stresses Cloud, Mobile
InformationWeek
Cloud computing could also help with that. DISA says it intends to become the military's Cloud Services Broker and thus a key point of contact for all of the Department of Defense's cloud computing needs. The agency has numerous cloud computing ...

12 hot cloud computing companies worth watching
Network World
These companies -- many of which have been able to get up and running by taking advantage ofcloud services themselves -- have attracted some $161 million in funding (one snared a $60 million round by itself) and are hungry for more as they look to ...

D-Link 4-bay Cloud Storage 4000 aims at small offices and home users
SlashGear
D-Link has announced a new cloud storage solution aimed at home and small business users. The device is the four-Bay Cloud Storage 4000 DNS-345. The device is now available for purchase and has its own speedy CPU inside supporting multiple users ...

SlashGear

Top 5 Misconceptions About the Cloud
Mashable
Eschewing cloud computing is like hiring someone to grow and grind coffee beans for your office when you could just stop by Whole Foods. 5. You Can't Beef Up Security on the Cloud. Though cloud storage providers offer a basic level of security, ...

Private Cloud Builders Team Up For Tussle With OpenStack
Wired
On Wednesday, in an effort catch your attention, two companies building on-premise alternatives to Amazon's cloud services announced a partnership. Basho is integrating its Amazon Simple Storage System (S3) compatible product RiakCS with Apache ...

Wired

DreamHost Enters Cloud Storage Fray With Ceph-Powered DreamObjects
TechCrunch
Soon after came Rackspace Cloud Files. And it was good. Today DreamHost is announcing their DreamObjects cloud storage solution to offer customers another hosted storage option. DreamObjects storage is provided by Ceph, the distributed object store ...

Cloudonomics: The Business Value of Cloud Computing
Equities.com
CLOUDONOMICS: The Business Value of Cloud Computing (John Wiley & Sons; September 2012; $60.00) looks well beyond the ephemeral specifics of particular service provider offerings or technologies, and instead uses understandable examples to explain how ...

Small Business Moves to Hosted Public Cloud Services
MSPmentor
IDC research indicates most of these businesses lack the internal resources to host publiccloud-based service provisioning internally. They are also seeking the level of service typically associated with cloud computing, such as strong speed and ...

IEEE Cloud Computing's First Ever Initiative in India Unveiled
Moneylife
Research in the field is very active and spans a number of areas like virtualization, networking, storage, security, management of cloud services, efficient cloud architectures, massive multi- tenancy and design of cloud applications and services.

Hotshot Nebula gets $25M for plug-and-play OpenStack clouds
GigaOM
Nebula CEO and co-founder Chris Kemp says the OpenStack cloud company will use its new-found money to hire engineers, expand its private beta and build out its new Menlo Park, CA headquarters. Comcast Ventures led the $25 million Series B round.

GigaOM

Wise for NZ Govt to keep its cloud Kiwi
ZDNet
A request for proposal is just weeks away, and it seems that New Zealand is already a world leader in cloud computing, with our government working well with industry. A Cloud ComputingCode of Practice, released here in May, is now being touted as a ...

Cloud Computing – Revolutionary or all Hot Air
Here Is The City
Well, what is cloud computing ? A good question, as it is challenging to obtain a consistent answer. This is largely one of the biggest problems in understanding the cloud. A recent survey showed that over 51% of participants believe stormy weather can ...

Here Is The City

SFR, Bull form Numergy cloud venture
ZDNet
A new cloud computing company, Numergy, has been created by French operator SFR and IT group Bull in partnership with government investment firm Caisse des Depots. Headed by formerly president of IT services group Capgemeni subsidiary Sogeti ...

How Cloud Computing Is Contributing To Space Exploration
CloudTweaks News
If you are one of the curious millions poring over the amazing images being beamed by Curiosity from Mars, cloud computing deserves your gratitude. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is using a wide variety of Amazon's cloud services and tools ...

Adaptivity Blueprint4Cloud Draws Cloud App Roadmaps
Datamation
For now, Blueprint4Cloud's recommendations encompass a select number of cloud servicesand infrastructures. Qualified products include Amazon EC2, Rackspace Open Cloud, IBM SmartCloud, Fujitsu Global Cloud Platform, Unisys Secure Private Cloud ...

GSA Inks Email Cloud-Service Deals With 17 Vendors
E-Commerce Times
The GSA email program will support the Obama administration's mandates and initiatives to bring cloud services into the federal government, reduce federal data centers, and make IT operations more efficient. Transitioning to a cloud solution lowers the ...

The Cloud's Not-So-Secret Weak Link
Forbes
Cloud computing can potentially put users' information in precarious positions where the user loses control over access to the data or opens up his or her system to potentially harmful elements. Sharing files via a cloud system is convenient, of course ...

Forbes

Baidu's Focus On Mobile Will Keep Revenue Up And Qihoo At Bay
Seeking Alpha
While details on the cloud computing facility are scarce, including where and when it will be built, the cloud storage is already up and running. Called WangPan (Mandarin for "web disk"), Baidu offers a hefty 15 GB of free storage to its users. If you ...

Netflix open-sources Eureka to fill gap in Amazon's cloud
GigaOM
As Amazon dives deeper into streamed video on its own, Netflix, which runs its video streaming business on Amazon Web Services, is getting more proficient at plugging gaps in Amazon's cloud platform. On Tuesday, Netflix posted code for its Eureka ...

GigaOM

Windows Server 2012 Dubbed the 'Cloud OS' by Microsoft
eWeek
Microsoft officials have dubbed Windows Server 2012 the “Cloud OS,” saying it maximizes the use of cloud computing with the reliability, scalability, flexibility and performance capabilities that are built into the OS. “Today is a momentous day for us ...

Cloud computing company sponsors UK's best known social media awards
IT News Online
Phil Worms, Director Marketing for iomart Hosting, stated: "As one of the UK's leading providers of cloud services we support the platforms and technologies that enable effective global communication, so we're honoured and delighted to have the ...

6 Ways To Strengthen Partner Loyalty In The Cloud Era
CRN
With the channel buffeted by changes brought about by cloud computing, partners often look to vendors for support as they try to transform their business. In turn, vendors need to respond by placing more emphasis on programs that can help partners and ...

Taking Your School Into the Cloud? Keep it Simple
Campus Technology
For many schools embarking on ambitious, institution-wide moves to cloud services, one of the goals is somewhat surprising: They hope no one notices. "When it's done ... "We believe cloud computing is the future of higher ed and determined to give it a ...

Salient Systems' CompleteView Cloud VSaaS
SecurityInfoWatch
"Dell's expertise in cloud computing services provides the foundation and infrastructure to companies like Salient Systems as they design, build and deploy highly efficient cloud solutions in expanding vertical markets," said Nnamdi Orakwue, vice ...

The Possibly of Eliminating a Commute to Work Because of Cloud Computing
Business 2 Community
For the great mass of human history, people made all the things that they needed to use and wear by themselves. Hunters made clothes out of animal hides and tools out of bones and wood, and strung together nets made of string. The development of ...

Business 2 Community

IFA 2012: Samsung S cloud service breaks cover
IBNLive.com
While there is a slew of cloud storage services already available in the market, Samsung's move to present a new cloud storage service exclusive for its devices is definitely a good for the customers. While coming from the device manufacturer itself ...

IBNLive.com

IBM Unveils New Cloud Platform - Analyst Blog
NASDAQ
In a separate development, IBM and Vodafone Group PLC ( VOD ) also signed a partnership that will integrate cloud computing with mobile communications in order to manage electronic devices remotely (through the use of Internet). The rapid adoption of ...

Private Cloud Computing Market Value to More Than Double - SBWire
Press Release issued Sep 5, 2012: The private cloud computing market is expected to be more than double its 2011 market value, with forecasters predicting it to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.5% through to 2015.
SBWire - Latest Press Releases

Mobile Cloud Computing: What Does The Future Hold ...
By cloudtweaks
Mobile cloud computing is set to impact and transform the mobile communication landscape and the whole computing infrastructure. This means that cloud computing services, whether at home or at the work place, is getting more accessible ...
CloudTweaks

Basho joins Apache Cloudstack effort — Cloud Computing News
By Barb Darrow
With Amazon S3 storage dominating the market for public cloud storage, an array of service providers and enterprises are looking for API-compatible options. That's where Riak CS comes in. Basho CTO Justin Sheehy said Riak CS works with ...
GigaOM

Despite trepidation, cloud computing carries on within enterprises ...
By Simply Security
As cloud technologies continue to mature and be leveraged by enterprises around the world, decision-makers are starting to become more familiar and comfortable with using the solutions to enhance operations at a lower cost.
Simply Security

Cloud Computing Makes Software Piracy Obsolete
By Brian Proffitt
The fight against file sharing has reached a new pitch as industry organizations battle file sharing as though their lives depended on it. As, in fact, they do. The foundations of the antipiracy crusade are evaporating as the cloud undermines the ...
ReadWriteWeb

Mobile optimization and the limits of cloud computing | Telecom Asia
By Merav Bahat
A flexible approach to cloud computing is needed for mobile data optimization. ... Partnering to provide E2E cloud services. Huawei's Feng Li explains how it works with telcos to optimize their IT resources. SEE MORE VIDEOS ...
Telecom Asia RSS

www.dayofcloud.com » Blog Archive » Cloud Computing
By Ulysses
Cloud computing is broadly used, it's help in efficient delivery of IT resources across the Internet, in opposition to operating and hosting those resources, such network in a college or an university. Those resources can incorporate applications and services, and also ... Hence, costumers of cloud services may see increased dependability, even as costs reduction due to economies of scale and many other production factors. Professionals often keep up to date with the latest by attending ...
www.dayofcloud.com

Cloud Computing: Here Comes Microsoft's Cloud OS & Trouble for ...
Cloud Computing: Here Comes Microsoft's Cloud OS & Trouble for VMware .... The current wave of cloud services can have a powerful effect on enterprise IT, with the potential for significant cost savings and operational efficiencies.
Latest News from Cloud Computing Journal

5 Ways to Best Utilize Cloud Storage - SSD Cloud Computing News ...
By Courtney C
Cloud computing is the IT trend that offers the most benefits to a small business. Because we reside in a global ... One of the most obvious ways to use cloud storage space is for communication purposes. Whether it is video conferencing, ...
Cloud Provider USA

SympIT Chooses ViaWest's Cloud Computing Solution | Jaymie ...
By Christine Keck
“By migrating to ViaWest's cloud computing platform, our website performance increased by over 50%, with our webpages loading much more quickly than before,” stated Seth Patterson, Co-Founder and Partner at SympIT. “With KINECTed™ ...
Jaymie Scotto & Associates

On-the-Move Cloud Storage with Our New iPad App! :: JustCloud ...
By admin
Who says cloud storage has to be only through notebooks and stationary desktop computers? Certainly not JustCloud…! That's why we're pleased to announce the arrival of our new cloud storage iPad app. With it, you can manage your digital ...
JustCloud News

Cloud Computing Compliance Hazy For Banks « The Federal ...
By jim
But in so doing, the bank is also putting itself under the purview of a new statement from the FFIEC that's designed in part to address the growing use of cloud computing services by banks. While the bank says it's confident that it's in compliance, the guidance ... The FFIEC statement, issued earlier this summer, says banks need to perform a risk assessment of the providers ofcloud services as per its definition of the cloud. That includes vetting how the provider classifies data sensitivity, ...
The Federal Financial Forum

Go Back to School with 10GB of IDriveSync! « Blog on IDrive Online ...
By idrivesync
IDriveSync leads the cloud storage space in best-in-class pricing and performance. PC Magazine recently opined – 'Neat drag-n-drop interface for sharing on Web' and followed it up with “Bottom Line – IDriveSync offers a big storage space ...
Blog on IDrive Online Backup...

Windows Azure Cloud Services and Virtual Networks | Convective
Windows Azure has historically been a pure PaaS solution with the deployment unit for compute being a hosted service comprising an optional web role and ...
convective.wordpress.com/.../windows-azure-cloud-services-a...

Cloud Computing Meets Credit Union Skeptics
One of the loudest buzzword in the business IT world is cloud computing. ... Newtek, a CUNA strategic alliance provider that offers cloud services to credit unions ...
www.cutimes.com/.../cloud-computing-meets-credit-union-ske...

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Cloud Storage Apps for ...
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Cloud Storage Apps for Business. Shutterstock. The number of cloud services that provide file storage and syncing is ...
www.entrepreneur.com/article/224326

New security concerns with cloud storage
A tech writer explained how a hacker was able to get at just about all of his online information by getting into his cloud storage account.
www.faronics.com/.../new-security-concerns-with-cloud-stora...



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