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Nine Ways To Manage Risk in Your Cloud Contracts
Forbes
When purchasing cloud computing services, here are nine practical considerations to manage your business and legal risks to ensure successful adoption of this emerging compute model. These recommendations were presented at the San Francisco-based ...

Another call for market-based pricing of private cloud services
ZDNet (blog)
Private cloud should, in many ways, be competitive with public cloud services -- and not just an extension of a virtualized data center. Ultimately, when it comes down to picking the right IT resources for business problems, end users will make their ...

Why Oracle's cloud service will fail (and why it doesn't have to)
InfoWorld (blog)
First, focus on the missing pieces in the emerging cloud computing market. After all, it is emerging, so there are plenty of gaps to fill in. The obvious holes such as service governance, service provisioning, and cloud security need to be better ...

7 reasons why Europe really matters to cloud computing
GigaOM
It's not home to Google, Amazon or Facebook, but from plucky entrepreneurs to the world's most-advanced computing systems, Europe has a lot more to offer the world ofcloud computing and web infrastructure than might meet the eye. Here are seven ...

GigaOM

Citrix updates XenServer with cloud computing in mind
ZDNet
The goal is to make the creation and operation of virtual environments that include clients, servers and clouds. The company also hopes that the tighter integration of XenServer in CloudStack-basedcloud computing environments will help customers with ...

Larry Ellison Rewrites History, Claims Invention of the Cloud
Tom's Hardware Guide
In a conversation with financial analysts, Larry Ellison reportedly claimed that he unintentionally invented the idea of "cloud" computing. We certainly know that the most genius inventions often come unexpectedly. It was similar case with Ellison's ...

Dell extends Cloud Services offering via expanded PartnerDirect programme
ITProPortal
Computing giant Dell has announced it is commencing full roll out of a new partnership programme, whereby its affiliates in the UK and Ireland will now be able to offer a complete spectrum of Dell Cloud Services to their customers via completion of a ...

ITProPortal

David vs Goliath: is cloud computing the new slingshot?
The Guardian (blog)
That software is everywhere is so commonly accepted that it hardly needs repeating. Take, for example, Getaround. To consumers it's a marketplace where the car-having and car-needing come together to work out short-term rentals mano a mano. But the ...

The Guardian (blog)

Intel targets consumers, small biz with new cloud storage solutions
TechRadar UK
Personal cloud storage is experiencing explosive growth, and chipmaker Intel is ready to carve out a piece of the market for itself with new Atom-powered solutions. Aimed at small business users as well as consumers, Intel is providing network-attached ...

Flexible computing in business: Move to cloud computing or go modular?
TechTarget
signals the end of the IT department." Just where along this spectrum is reality? Unfortunately, it's not that easy to provide a definitive answer, since the correct place for your organization along this spectrum is dependent on so many variables ...

Op-ed: Encryption, not restriction, is the key to safe cloud computing
Nextgov
But the widely-distributed nature of cloud storage systems poses a problem for government users. There is something fundamentally problematic for them with the notion that Federal government data -- IRS ... These restrictive rules will doubtlessly ...

Semiconductor Portfolio With Yield And Growth In Mobile Platforms And Cloud ...
Seeking Alpha
The accelerating conversion from desktop software to cloud computing and the endless consumer demand for greater mobility in computer form factors creates a "sweet spot" for growth in the semiconductor industry. An investor can participate safely with ...

Flying in the cloud with GE
Schenectady Gazette (blog)
Cloud computing, which is used in everyday life by people to remotely store their music, photos, videos and other files, would be used by air traffic controllers, airlines and pilots to allow for a smoother sharing of real-time information that will ...

Give The Gift of Cloud Storage with 4Sync Cloud Cards
Tom's Guide
Now we have gift cards for cloud storage. Unfortunately, they won't arrive in time for Christmas... at least, not in physical form. Instead, 4Sync's Cloud Cards will be offered at stores in the first quarter of 2013, perfect for that special someone ...

Zenoss: open cloud computing is three horse race
ComputerWeekly.com (blog)
Unified IT operations software vendors Zenoss has produced a new survey with the aim of determining what it calls "the prevailing sentiments" concerning open source cloud deployment. Based in the US state of Maryland, Zenoss develops free and open ...

Privacy Evaporates in Twitter Cloud, OWS Says
Courthouse News Service
MANHATTAN (CN) - The subpoena of an Occupy Wall Street activist's Twitter account means "your First and Fourth Amendment rights have vanished" in the age of cloud computing, a lawyer claims in an motion to reverse the ruling. Malcolm Harris, a ...

Internet of mobile and cloud era demands new kind of diverse and dynamic ...
ZDNet
New realities of delivering applications and content in the cloud and mobile era demand a more situational capability among and between enterprises, clouds, and the many popular end devices. That is, major trends have conspired to make inadequate a ...

Taipei forum to discuss cloud computing industry trends
Focus Taiwan News Channel
Taipei, Oct. 5 (CNA) Over 100 local and foreign experts and industry representatives will discuss future trends and applications of cloud computing, at a forum to be held in Taipei Oct. 11, the organizers said Friday. The Taipei Summit, now in its ...

Cloud Computing Security – 10 Tips For Keeping Your Cloud Data Safe
CloudTweaks News
While we are all very happy about the entire cloud data storage concept and feel that it's a breath of relief from the constant battle against malware, key loggers, PC monitoring software, and whatnot, we tend to forget that there are steps which we ...

Contractors: Don't shirk your cloud responsibilities
Washington Technology
A number of the game-changing trends highlighted in a recent Deltek report on the government market revolved around cloud computing; and how contractors need to think strategically to address agency challenges. The market research firm's Federal ...

Xactium brings unified cloud services to GLA
Cloud Pro
The Greater London Authority (GLA) has chosen Sheffield-based Xactium to provide a cloud-based incident management service to manage issues across the capital. The product, Xactium Incident Manager, is a customisable software-as-a-service offering ...

GoDaddy to No Longer Offer Cloud Services to Businesses
Midsize Insider
However, a recent event has left some midsize businesses worried. The company has decided to eliminate their cloud computing product. According to an email posted on GigaOM, GoDaddy CIO Auguste Goldman stated, "We are focused on SMBs and SMBs ...

Cloud Telephony: Infratel Offers MightyCall Platform
TalkinCloud (blog)
AMI Research expects big opportunities in the cloud for the channel. According to the company's research, SMBs will be spending $34 billion in cloud services by the end of the calendar year. Approximately 46 percent of that revenue will go through ...

Storage Radio: Cloud file-sharing behind the firewall
TechTarget
In our latest Storage Radio podcast, SearchStorage.com executive editor Ellen O'Brien and senior news director Dave Raffo discuss an industry trend of enterprises turning to the cloud to store and share files using mobile devices, as cloud storage ...

Oracle's Cloud Acquisitions Increase Long-Term Potential
Seeking Alpha
On October 1st, Oracle co-founders and CEO Larry Ellison gushed about the company's advancements in the public cloud. During the conference, Mr. Ellison who once dismissed cloud computing as "gibberish" announced three new features for its cloud ...

Backup master class: Are online file lockers backup?
ExtremeTech
In our previous stories, we've discussed the overarching philosophy of backup and compared several of the more popular cloud backup services. Now, we're turning our attention to file lockers/cyber lockers. Unlike online backup services, which have ...

ExtremeTech

What Is Hindering Cloud Computing Uptake?
CloudTweaks News
Businesses have to consume different cloud services. However, many of their systems ... However, many businesses are not willing to do this, making infrastructure a leading hindrance to the growth ofcloud computing uptake. 3. Talent shortage. There is ...

Ramco solution on Amazon cloud
Hindu Business Line
Ramco today announced the availability of its ERP solutions on Amazon's cloud computingplatform. The company's ERP will be hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS) platform. This will be available for its non-Indian customers, according to the company.

Domino Sugar Finds Virtusteam's Hybrid Cloud a Sweet Solution for Trans ...
Integration Developers
A unified management console lets IT control a hybrid infrastructure that combines onsite-privateclouds, offsite virtual private clouds, shared/public clouds and managed cloud services. Enterprise-grade security. Multi-tiered, logical and physical ...

Microsoft buys PhoneFactor, adds smartphone authentication to its cloud services
Engadget
Microsoft buys PhoneFactor, adds smartphone authentication to its cloud services. By Daniel Cooper posted Oct 5th 2012 6:28AM. Microsoft buys PhoneFactor, adds smartphone authentication to its cloud services. With a hand-in-glove relationship with the ...

Cloud Storage Isn't What It Used To Be
By Jamie Condliffe
There's a generation of youngsters growing up who think that Cloud Storage means Dropbox or Drive, and not some crazed childhood idea to collect all those awesomely shaped plumes in the sky. [XKCD]
Gizmodo

Cloud Computing for the Financial Services Industry
By Edi Rumano
This post examines legal and regulatory issues facing the adoption of cloud computing in the financial services industry. While cloud computing has given the companies that use it the ability to operate more efficiently at reduced cost, the ...
Columbia Science and Technology...

Cloud computing's environmental footprint - Memex 1.1
By jjn1
I was struck by James Glanz's NYT article about the environmental footprint of cloud computing and so tried to summarise it in a small slide-deck. Hope it's useful. There's a chapter on this in my new book. This entry was posted on Friday, ...
Memex 1.1

Cybersecurity Norms and the Public Private Partnership: Promoting ...
By Trusted Cloud Team
The Trustworthy Computing blog shares Microsoft perspectives about cloud computing. From security in the cloud to the evolution of IT, we show how Microsoft works to build a trustworthy cloud.
Cloud Computing | Microsoft Trustwort...

JoeGaeta.com: Future of Cloud Computing - Overcoming IT Cost ...
By Joe Gaeta
Cloud computing breaks down barriers to computing power that was once only available to a select few. As more and more businesses explore the benefits of cloud computing, revolutionary innovations are happening across a wide range of ...
JoeGaeta.com

Consumerization of IT (macro trend 2 of 3) | Thoughts on Cloud Blog
By Edwin Schouten
This blog post discusses consumerization of IT; the previous posting was about externalization; a follow up post details the third trend, democratization, and how this is enabled by cloud computing. Consumerization of IT. “The growing trend of allowing information workers to ... Edwin Schouten is theCloud Services Leader for IBM Global Technology Services in the Benelux region (Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg). He has 14 years experience in IT, of which the last 8 years in IT ...
Thoughts on Cloud Blog

Cloud Recap: Citrix Project Windsor, Converged Infrastructure ...
By Travis Balinas
Join us for a round-table discussion with OpenStack, Citrix, and Eucalyptus regarding the state of the open source and what it means to your business and the broader cloud computing market > Zenoss Investigates: The State of the Open ...
Transforming IT Operations

Can The Cloud Secure The Future Of IT Jobs? | Business ...
By Sharon Florentine
She writes that while cloud computing, as with any major technological evolution, will certainly bring both disruption and change, its emergence does not spell certain death for traditional IT. For one thing, even though she claims more than 50 ...
Business Computing World

Oracle's Cloud Strategy | Sramana Mitra
By MitraSramana
Gartner estimates that the worldwide cloud computing market will be worth $58 billion this year, compared with $50 billion last year. Big players are focusing. ... Oracle is selling its cloud servicesby claiming to be able to deliver increased security, reliable industry-standard practices, and a higher quality of service. It is also selling extensively to small and medium-sized businesses to generate more revenues. Finally, it is also launching newer products in the space. Some of its recent ...
Sramana Mitra

Knowledge Management, Disaster Recovery, Cloud Com...
By HP_ES
Knowledge Management, Disaster Recovery, Cloud Computing – Around Enterprise Services, Oct 5. by HP_ES 19 seconds ago - last edited 19 seconds ago. By Alison Watterson, Enterprise Services Global Marketing. HPES Summary.jpg ...
Enterprise Services Blog articles

JumpSoft to Present OASIS CAMP PaaS Standard at International ...
By David Sawyer
Deployed as a HTTP based RESTful API, CAMP will enable customers to reuse tools and services across vendors and provide better portability and interoperability for cloud services. CAMP will ... The company's automation platform, JumpCenter TM, provides business service management (BSM) and application performance management (APM) for a range of operating system and application environments, including virtual environments, cloud computing and dedicated servers.
JumpSoft

BYOD Brings New Risks To SMBs-Survey - Web2, Cloud Computing ...
By Kevin Tea
BYOD The unstoppable trend for BYOD is bringing new risks to smaller firms, with new research commissioned by Trend Micro pointing to annual endpoint malware infection rates of over 50%. Osterman Research looked into the current state ...
Web2, Cloud Computing, Social...

Will Clouds run on Clouds? Cloud Comedy, Cloud Tragedy
By @vambenepe
In Business, Cloud Computing, Everything, Uncategorized, Utility computing on October 5, 2012 by @vambenepe. Or, more precisely, will enterprise Solution Clouds run on ... offer Cloud services by operating their own infrastructure. On the other hand, there are many successful SaaS vendors targeting smaller companies which run their operations on top of a Deployment Cloud (e.g. the Google Cloud Platform or AWS). That even seems to be the default mode of operation for these ...
Cloud Comedy, Cloud Tragedy

What is your understanding of Cloud Computing? | LinkedIn ...
Cloud Computing is distinct from Cloud Storage in that it actually allows the remote (from the user) execution of applications and access to far greater computing ...
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