Tuesday, September 11, 2012

The Problem With Cloud Gaming

Agawi's Peter Relan: The Problem With Cloud Gaming Isn't The Technology, It's the Business Model
Forbes
If you started a company 4 or 5 years ago, the cloud as an available option for gaming was rather limited. When Gaikai and OnLive started you could get cloud computing on the CPU side, but you couldn't get it very easily on the GPU side. Now we're ...

Forbes

Get unlimited free cloud storage, with a catch
PCWorld
Cloud storage services are a dime a dozen these days -- though there's usually at least a dime involved, especially if you want more than a few gigabytes of a space. Similar Articles: Symform Offers Free Peer-to-Peer Storage · Why your data needs more ...

Intel Tying Server Chips to Fabric for Cloud Computing, HPC
PCWorld
Intel on Monday said it is developing high-performance server chips that in the future will serve up faster results from cloud services or data-intensive applications like analytics, all while cutting electricity bills in data centers. The chip maker ...

ProfitBricks says it can out-Amazon Amazon's cloud
GigaOM
ProfitBricks is nothing if not ambitious: It plans to take on Amazon in massively scalablecloud infrastructure. That's no mean feat, but Bob Rizika, CEO of ProfitBricks USA, says the company — which launches cloud services in the U.S. this week — is ...

GigaOM

Riverbed intros new cloud storage appliance for larger data backup workloads
ZDNet
Riverbed has announced a new version of its operating system for Whitewater cloud storage gateway appliances as well as a new model designed for handling larger backup data workloads. Built to deliver enterprise-grade performance, users with ...

A scientific approach to Cloud Computing strategy development
ZDNet
For all the enormous, color-coded, multi-tabbed spreadsheets, and the number crunching, and the analysis, it has been suggested that much of today's strategic planning is contaminated by bias, judgement and opinion. And it most definitely is not ...

Cloud computing passing many small firms, MYOB survey finds
The Australian
A survey commissioned by business software provider MYOB found that 79 per cent of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) did not use cloud technology, only 14 per cent said they did, while others did not know. Cloud computing allows access to a ...

Changing the World: Big Data and the Cloud
The Atlantic
But while two years ago, Cloud computing was appealing mainly because of its "pay per use" model (ideal in tough economic times), today, it is becoming more important because it is the enabler of big data analytics. As a quick review, big data is a ...

Researchers craft program to stop cloud computing problems
R & D Magazine
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new software tool to prevent performance disruptions in cloud computing systems by automatically identifying and responding to potential anomalies before they can develop into problems.

Former Verizon, Terremark Cloud Sales Executive Joins Nirvanix as Head of ...
Sacramento Bee
10, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Nirvanix, the leading provider of enterprise cloud storage services, today announced the appointment of Tina Gravel as Vice President of Worldwide Sales, effective immediately. Gravel joins Nirvanix after a highly successful ...

XSEDE, NSF Call for Cloud Computing Research Use Cases
HPCwire
Sept. 10 -- The Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Cyberinfrastructure (OCI) are conducting a Cloud Use Survey to collect compelling research use cases of cloud ...

Lost in the cloud: Agencies go elsewhere for computing needs
Federal Times
The General Services Administration is supposed to be the leader guiding agencies' adoption of cloud computing. But some agencies have gone elsewhere for cloud services. One reason is GSA was delayed in launching a governmentwide contract for cloud ...

Cloud Storage Service Subscriptions Increase to $500 Million for 2012
The Complete Managed Services Resource
In a world growing increasingly dependent on mobile devices, the demand for cloud services such ascloud storage is overwhelming and companies are scrambling to cap off their share of the market withcloud storage products and services. ... In the long ...

Nasuni says it gives smartphones first class access to enterprise data
GigaOM
Nasuni, the startup that built its business bringing secure unified cloud storage to mid-sized businesses and companies with remote branch offices, is attacking the BYOD problem with new support for iPhone and Android devices, says CEO Andres Rodriguez.

GigaOM

Microsoft sabotages Windows-via-the-cloud services
InfoWorld (blog)
EMC VMware made much of its dual-prong approach to overcoming challenges in cloud infrastructure with its vCloud Suite and end-user computing arena with its new Horizon suite. A great deal of work remains, but the goal of these two suites is to ...

LogFire Dispels Top Supply Chain Cloud Computing Myths
Supply & Demand Chain Executive
While not directly in the heart of one's supply chain planning and execution processes, cloud-based leaders such as Salesforce.com, the banking industry and Google blazed the trail in the cloud while solving and dispelling many of the myths that were ...

Window Server 2012 Aimed at CIOs Looking Toward the Cloud
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 is a big step in the company's shift toward cloud computing, analysts say. For CIOs who are moving an increasing amount of their resources into the cloud, that means that Microsoft is likely to remain a viable option, even ...

CDNetworks Announces Enhanced Cloud Offerings
National Post
As the only multinational content delivery network with local expertise and infrastructure inside mainland China and across six continents, CDNetworks announces new releases of Cloud Load Balancer andCloud Storage. In the latest Cloud Load Balancer ...

Cloud Computing Brings Huawei And Intel Together
CloudTweaks News
The Huawei OceanStor HVS, Universal Distributed Storage System and MVX Big Data Storage Solution were also announced at the congress; offerings that are expected to improve on the previous (utterly popular) cloud storage models offered by Huawei.

ResearchMoz.us: Mission Critical Middleware Messaging Market Will Reach ...
Sacramento Bee
The 2012 study has 503 pages, 192 tables and figures. Worldwide markets are poised to achieve significant growth as middleware messaging becomes the foundation for cloud computing and enterprise participation in mobile markets. To Browse Full TOC, ...

Music rocks cloud computing debate
EurActiv
“Cloud services can bring big benefits to Europe; lowering the cost of public services' IT, giving businesses quicker and cheaper access to IT capability and accelerating the growth of Europe's tech SMEs. The cloud strategy paper is an important step ...

EurActiv

Why Cloud Computing Is Unavoidable In The Automotive Industry
CloudTweaks News
Balanced economies of scale require the automotive manufacturer to create partnerships with clean energy technologists to marry their functions. In such a setting, cloud computingbecomes the all-essential minister, joining the two in a crucial ...

CloudTweaks News

CumuLogic Adds Supports for HP Cloud Services
DABCC.com
The cloud service provider is getting more aggressive with its efforts to draw enterprise users. HP Cloud Services customers are getting a 30-day trial of the company's platform-as-a-service before they commit to the monthly subscription fee, a fixed ...

General Dynamics to Provide Cloud Email Services to Federal, State, Local and ...
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
"As a trusted systems integrator of cloud and data storage solutions, we understand the unique challenges and considerations government agencies face as they embrace cloud computing. We look forward to providing the flexibility and security that our ...

Frost & Sullivan: Australia's Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) market to ...
Sacramento Bee
10, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- The adoption of cloud computing in Australia is experiencing robust momentum with increasing awareness of cloud computing driving an influx of market participants as telecommunications providers, traditional IT companies and ...

Making sure a cloud provider is ready for eDiscovery
CenterBeam
With cloud computing solutions becoming more popular over the last few years, companies have had to be more vigilant in ensuring they can produce comprehensive documents in legal situations. CIO.com said eDiscovery could cost $30,000 in some ...

Zynga exec exodus continues as gaming company loses infrastructre CTO
GigaOM
Zynga which has been losing senior executives with an alarming rate lost another key member recently – its CTO of infrastructure. Earlier this summer, the company lost about seven executives including Mike Verdu, Zynga's former chief creative officer ...

GigaOM

Riverbed Broadens Cloud Storage Gateway Portfolio » Data Center ...
By John Rath
Riverbed Technology (RVBD) has introduced a new Whitewater cloud storage gateway appliance to handle larger backup data workloads and a next generation operating system for all Whitewater appliance models.
Data Center Knowledge

Cloud Storage Firm Nirvanix Names VP of Worldwide Sales to Drive ...
By Nicole Henderson
... services provider Nirvanix announced on Monday that it has named Tina Gravel vice president of worldwide sales. Gravel comes to Nirvanix after a career at Terremark where she grew the cloud servicescompany to its acquisition by Verizon. ... cloud services company to its acquisition by Verizon in 2011. Related Topics: appointments, cloud computing, cloud storage, nirvanix, sales and marketing, terremark, tina gravel, verizon. Cloud storage services provider Nirvanix announced ...
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The Bottom-Line Facts About Cloud Computing | Roan Solutions
By RoanSolutions
One of the cloud computing facts most appreciated by businesses is that files are much more secure when stored in a cloud. In cloud storage, everything is stored on a remote server that has world class back-up and security systems. Should ...
Roan Solutions

Cloud Storage Service: The Introduction | Center of Science and ...
By zanisa
If you want to experience how easy and safe the cloud storage service is, you can Try it today for free because there are so many cloud services online that can give you some free trials program for you. This free trial will be a good idea for people who want to experience cloud storage for the first time. ... The wordcloud in cloud computing or cloud storage represents the internet. This is because when we are talking about the internet, it means that we are talking about something that is ...
Center of Science and Technology

Jotta: Cloud Storage That Lets You Recover Accidentally Deleted Data
By Waqas
Akin to most cloud services, such as Dropbox or SkyDrive, Jotta offers multiple subscription plans, including a free user account with 5GB of cloud storage. The service's client application is available for both desktop and mobile platforms, ...
AddictiveTips

Intel Tying Server Chips to Fabric for Cloud Computing, HPC CIO.com
By Agam Shah
IDG News Service (New York Bureau) — Intel on Monday said it is developing high-performance server chips that in the future will serve up faster results from cloud services or data-intensive applications like analytics, all while cutting ...
CIO.com - News

Building Canada's Cloud Identity Ecosystem | Cloud Computing ...
Therefore as the name suggests Cloud Privacy-By-Design offers a best practice framework to enable private as well as public sector organizations to safely use Cloud services with these concerns in mind. Given how few have yet to actually ...
Latest News from Cloud Computing Journal

Wuala Secure Cloud Storage Leaves Beta Phase | Nearshore Journal
By admin
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND -- (Marketwire) -- 09/10/12 -- Wuala, the Secure Cloud Storage provider, announced today that it has transitioned out of beta phase. ... With most cloud services, the transmission of files is secure; however the provider has the ability to access the data once it's received. Wuala uses client-side encryption. This means files are ... Capgemini's CTO on how cloud computing exposes the duality between IT and business transformation. by Dana Gardner - July 12, ...
Nearshore Journal

7 Steps to Developing a Cloud Security Plan : Cloud Security ...
By Zenobia Godschalk
And while partnering with a service provider with strong security procedures and services in cloud computing is an important step, enterprises need to continue to take an active role in their own security and risk management. ... By following these steps any business can rely on a proven methodology for cost-effectively and securely leveraging cloud services and gain the cost and business advantages of cloud services without compromising the security of enterprise applications.
Cloud Security Alliance Blog

Cloud Computing and the Myth of “No More IT” | Backupify
By Thoran Rodrigues
The words “cloud computing” are being thrown around today by almost every technology company on the planet. Many are slapping the cloud label on their offerings, hoping to get some free publicity, while others spend their time declaiming ...
Backupify

Cloud Computing in 2012 - Cloud Server and Cloud Services Hosting
By GetCloudServices
In 2012, the enterprises would undoubtedly utilize the brighter side of cloud computing and owing to its precise, low capital investment, such a move would boost the profits for every enterprise.
GetCloudServices Cloud Server,...

Where To Find the Best Free Cloud Storage On The Web - SSD ...
By Courtney C
Cloud storage is one of the services that has become possible in the past several years. It involves storing files online that can be retrieved either la. ... SSD Cloud Computing News and Industry Blog. Blog Home ·Cloud Computing 101 · Cloud ...
Cloud Provider USA

How Clean Is the Energy Used by Tech Companies for Cloud ...
This emerging trend, dubbed “cloud computing,” means that these providers have ... As such, Greenpeace is calling on all tech companies with cloud services to ...

Open Source Cloud Storage Moving Forward at ownCloud ...
Over the course of the last two years, the open source ownCloud project has emerged as a leader incloud storage. What ownCloud provides is an open source ...

Unlimited Free Online Storage & Cloud Backup – Symform
Unlimited free cloud storage – Symform makes it easy starting with your free account – don't lose your precious files, get started right away!

Should cloud computing be open-source? | Rickscloud
Open source software has been on the rise during the economic downturn, because of its agility, flexibility and customization. Now, we arrived at the point when ...

Cloud Computing War Enters Next PaaS Phase
AppFog has acquired Nodester, a provider of a PaaS offering that supports the increasingly popular Node.js application development language.

Joyent - Dev Center
Myths and Realities of Cloud Computing ... Special attention is paid to the focus that cloud computinghas placed on horizontal scale, and the implications that ...



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