Saturday, April 30, 2011

Weekly Wrap-up


Telecoms Look to Cloud Computing
New York Times
By EVELYN RUSLI In the battle for enterprise customers, the country's giant telecommunications and cable companies are going to the cloud. On Wednesday, CenturyLink, the nation's third-largest telecommunications company, announced plans to buy Savvis, ...
Make Sure Your Cloud Provider Communicates
PCWorld
By Robert Dutt, PCWorld Last week's outage of Amazon's Elastic Cloud Compute, and specifically the company's lack of communications around that outage, point out the importance of transparency when working with a cloud provider. For the most part, ...
GSA Prepares $2.5 Billion Cloud Procurement
InformationWeek
US CIO Vivek Kundra said federal agencies will use the cloud to consolidate 950000 email boxes now sitting on 100 different systems. By Elizabeth Montalbano InformationWeek The General Services Administration (GSA) will unveil a $2.5 billion ...
VMware Buys Another Slice of the Cloud With SlideRocket
PCWorld
By Keir Thomas, PCWorld At present there's a complicated Chess game taking place when it comes to cloud computing. Some companies, like Google with its Docs suite, have dived straight in. However, Google has the money to evolve products--Docs started ...
Apple may brand its rumored cloud services "iCloud"
Ars Technica
By Chris Foresman | Last updated April 28, 2011 11:45 AM Apple has reportedly been working hard to launch new cloud-based services for iOS and Mac users, including a revamped MobileMe and an iTunes-based "digital locker," all powered by a huge data ...
Ubuntu releases 'Natty Narwhal' v.11.4 with OpenStack cloud support
V3.co.uk
by Iain Thomson Ubuntu has released a major upgrade to its open source operating system, codenamed Natty Narwhal, which adds a new user interface and additional support for cloudservices. The most noticeable change in the new build is the replacement ...
The rise and fall (and rise) of cloud computing
Computerworld (blog)
The concept of a cloud as the paradigm for abstracting the complexity within traditional data center operations and computing began with network administrators. They used a cloud metaphor to document the details of large local and wide area networks. ...
Microsoft CIO Tony Scott: 5 Lessons Learned from Our Cloud Deployment
Forbes (blog)
I wanted to share a blog post from Microsoft's CIO, Tony Scott, where he provides some insight into 5 lessons he's learned along the path to deploying cloud computing solutions at Microsoft. Tony shared this information with an audience of fellow CIOs ...
Windows 8 Takes Your Settings to the Cloud
PCWorld
It appears that a user's 'Roaming Options' would be sent to the cloud and would be retrievable on a friend's computer or on another device. By Ed Oswald, Technologizer A popular theme among Microsoft's Windows 7 commercials has been this idea of the ...
Yahoo Mail Takes Big Hit In Cloud Outage
CRN
By Andrew R Hickey, CRN Yahoo Mail, the search company's cloud-based e-mail service, went down for several hours Thursday, making Yahoo the latest in a long line of Web-based e-mail players to suffer outages this year. Yahoo on Thursday evening could ...
HP Services Scores $2.5 Billion NASA Deal, SAP Cloud Certification
CRN
By Kevin McLaughlin, CRN It has been a busy week for HP Enterprise Services, which landed a $2.5 billion contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and achieved a keycloud services certification from longtime partner SAP. ...
Cloud Computing Apps Ready for Prime Time
NewsFactor Network
By Jay Dougherty In a cloud-based model, you no longer have to worry about installing applications, storing files, or synchronising them if you work on more than one computer. Google Docs and Microsoft's Office Web Apps are the two front-runners in the ...
Pervasive Software Launches Data Integration 'App Store'
eWeek
Pervasive Software, which held its annual Metamorphasis Cloud Integration Summit here at the Hotel Sofitel, on April 28 launched a new marketplace for data integration processes. Pervasive Galaxy, which had been running in beta for a few months, ...
Battle for cloud space
Irish Times
IAN CAMPBELL reports WITH DELL'S plans to invest $1 billion in a global cloudstrategy, and last month's declaration by HP of its commitment to cloud services, the big hardware vendors have shown their cards and signalled their intentions to grab a ...
Little Help From The Cloud Makes A Big Difference To Small Businesses
Imperial Valley News
Often, that means searching for a cloud service (similar to desktop applications, but online) to organize daily tasks, collaborate with others and get work done, all while operating on a slender budget. If you're a small-business professional, ...
TwinStrata expands cloud storage gateway hardware, software
Search Storage
TwinStrata upgraded its CloudArray iSCSI cloud storage gateway today, adding a high- availability appliance plus one that supports solid state drives (SSDs) while upgrading the software with enhanced data management and security features. ...
What happens when you try for a Cloud Girlfriend
CNET
Feeling deeply relieved--as anything other than a virtual woman would most certainly cause intractable problems--I set about testing  Cloud Girlfriend. This was launched in a flurry of hype-nosis last month, when it claimed to be able to bring your ...
Amazon's EC2 outage clarifies requirements for an enterprise cloud SLA
SearchCIO.com
The interruption in service to some of Amazon.com Inc.'s Elastic Compute Cloud, or EC2, customers last week prompted some sage advice for CIOs signing an enterprise cloud service-level agreement (SLA): Don't put all your eggs into one basket. ...
BMC Software Announces Enhancements to Its Cloud Management Portfolio
TMC Net
By Nathesh, TMCnet Contributor BMC Software (News - Alert), a provider of comprehensive solutions that help IT organizations cut cost and drive business profit, released new enhancements to its cloudmanagement portfolio. ...
NetSuite Announces First Quarter 2011 Financial Results
PR Newswire (press release)
"At the end of Q4, we felt we were hitting the tipping point in ERP as customers large and small began to move from pre-web client/server solutions to NetSuite's cloud-based offering. Our great Q1 reinforces that this mass migration from legacy ...
RIM Acquires Cloud Calendar Startup Tungle
InformationWeek
Tungle is a cloud-based application that automates calendar processes and allows users to sync their disparate calendars together to streamline scheduling, eliminate double-bookings and clear time zone missteps. For musicians, podcasters, voice over ...
How to trade VMWare now
MarketWatch (blog)
Get my new eBook, “30 Stocks for the Cloud Revolution”, by visiting CloudRevolutionStocks.com or by subscribing to TradingWithCody.com, where you get access to all my investment books for free. I've long touted the App Revolution as being the single ...
AWS and OpenStack: an interesting contrast worth considering during cloud ...
ZDNet (blog)
By James Staten | April 28, 2011, 9:23am PDT James Staten calls out a couple of contrasting approaches for users as they give consideration to cloud implementation. Having attended the OpenStack Design Summit this week and at the same time fielding ...
Microsoft's “all in” the clouds
ERP Cloud News
By guest blogger - John Fandl Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer recently declared that the company is “all in” when it comes to cloud computing technology, announcing plans to update their stable of legacy ERPs to run on Microsoft's Azure cloud platform. ...

Intel's Smith Says Explosion in Demand for Mobile Data Fuels Server Sales
Bloomberg
Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg April 27 (Bloomberg) -- Stacy Smith, chief financial officer at Intel Corp., talks about the outlook for growth in the markets for cloud-based servers and personal computers. Smith also discusses Intel's ...
Rackspace Extends Cloud Files CDN with CNAMES Support
WebHosting.Info
Rackspace Hosting, a web hosting company, yesterday announced the addition of CNAMES which further extends the capabilities of its overall Cloud Files product offering. The company avers that itsCloud Files provides businesses of all sizes fundamental ...
Technolog - Amazon's cloud crash destroyed many customers' data
By Technolog
By Henry BlodgetBusiness Insider In addition to taking down the sites of dozens of high-profile companies for hours (and, in some cases, days), Amazon's huge EC2 cloud services crash permanently destroyed some data. The data loss was ...
Technolog - Technolog's Column... - http://technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/02/07/6006872-two-screen-smart-phone-to-be-carried-by-sprint?threadId=1161731&commentId=20410522
Amazon's Cloud Crash Disaster Permanently Destroyed Many Customers ...
By Henry Blodget
Cloud computing is an internet-based model for groups to become more efficient through sharing. It does not bog down your server and no software installation is required. Businesses may create a private cloud within. ...
Business Insider: Henry Blodget - http://www.businessinsider.com/author/henry-blodget
Apple's cloud streaming service to be called iCloud? -- Engadget
By Tim Stevens
Okay, so if you had to guess a name for an Apple service that exists in the cloud it's pretty safe to say you'd pick.
Engadget - http://www.engadget.com/
Apple's cloud-based service to be dubbed 'iCloud', rumor suggests ...
By Andrew Munchbach
According to the latest Internet rumor, Apple's presumed cloud-based service may be getting a familiar moniker. Blog GigaOM is reporting that the Cupertino company has purchased the domain name iCloud.com from Swedish company Xcerion. ...
BGR - http://www.bgr.com/
Amazon EBS Outage Challenges Cloud Supporters in Web Services
The clear take-home lesson from this is that cloud computing may not be ready for mission-critical business applications. If you are thinking about using cloud computing for your business, you need to have a plan in place in case of ...
Dev Shed - RSS Feeds - http://www.devshed.com/
Could Apple Be Launching a Cloud-Based Music Service Called iCloud?
By Brenna Ehrlich
Apple reportedly shelled out $4.5 million for the domain name iCloud.
Mashable! - http://mashable.com/
Dell to Present Opening Keynote at Cloud Expo 2011 New York ...
The recent Cloud Expo at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA, was the largestCloud Computing conference ever produced, more sponsors, exhibitors and delegates than all otherCloud events of the year combined! ...
Latest News from Cloud Computing Journal - https://cloudcomputing.sys-con.com/
Lifted Lockout Casts Huge Cloud Over 2011 NFL Draft; Show Must Go ...
By ccolton
The NFL draft always is a guessing game, but never before has it been accompanied by so much uncertainty.
CBS New York - http://newyork.cbslocal.com/
Windows 8 Cloud Integration | Windows 8 Cloud Features | Windows 8 ...
By Pallab De
Windows 8 will feature Roaming Profiles that will store profile data in the cloud, and allow you to logon from any Windows 8 system.
Techie Buzz - http://techie-buzz.com/
Research In Motion buys Tungle for cloud-based calendar ...
By Fred Hoot
RIM logo Research In Motion buys Tungle for cloud based calendar applications Tungle's service works with FaceBook, Google, iCal, LotusLive, Lotus Notes, Outlook, Plancast, TripIt, WindowsLive and Yahoo! Calendars. ...
BroadbandExpert - http://www.broadbandexpert.com/blog/
Security Standoff in the Cloud? « CBS Detroit
By Matt Roush
The Traverse City research firm Ponemon Institute and Islandia, N.Y.-based CA Technologies Thursday released a study that shows cloud providers and cloud consumers are not aligned oncloud security.
CBS Detroit - http://detroit.cbslocal.com/
Internet Evolution - IT Clan Editor's Blog - Cloud Providers Hit ...
Environmentalists say the green datacenters of Google, Facebook, and Apple are sustained by the dirtiest of all utility power.
Internet Evolution: IT Clan Editor's... - http://www.internetevolution.com/blog.asp?blog_sectionid=625
Interfacing Your Computer with the Cloud | IdeaFeed | Big Think
By Big Think Editors
New computers are entering the market made especially to suit cloud computing. Because security concerns are paramount when accessing data remotely, the computers are built with security protections for hardware that is exposed to the ...
Big Think - http://bigthink.com/
High Scalability - High Scalability - PaaS on OpenStack - Run ...
By Nati Shalom
Build their own PaaS in a snap; Run on any cloud (public/private); Gain multi- tenancy, elasticity… Without code changes. Provide a significantly higher degree of control without adding substantial complexity over our: ...
High Scalability - http://highscalability.com/
Head in the Cloud
By Jeff Nolan
This isn't about cloud vs. no cloud and the reason why you have not read about a backlash fueled by the old guard is that everyone has skin in the cloud game now . Why would any company market against their own strategic initiatives even ...
Enterprise Irregulars - http://www.enterpriseirregulars.com/
Business in the Cloud: What Every Business Needs to Know About ...
By Wow!
Business in the Cloud: What Every Business Needs to Know About Cloud Computing. PDF. Book Description A close look at cloud computing's transformational role in business Covering cloudcomputing from what the business leader needs to ...
Wow! eBook - Blog - http://www.wowebook.com/
The AWS Outage: The Cloud's Shining Moment - O'Reilly Broadcast
So many cloud pundits are piling on to the misfortunes of Amazon Web Services this week as a response to the massive failures in the AWS Virginia region.
broadcast.oreilly.com/.../the-aws-outage-the-clouds-shining-m...
NSA developing cloud technologies - The H Open Source: News and ...
The CIO of the US National Security Agency, Lonny Anderson, has described how it is developing acloud-based architecture in order to facilitate the sharing ...
www.h-online.com/.../NSA-developing-cloud-technologies-12...
Technolog - Amazon outage casts a cloud over cloud computing?
After four days, the great Amazon Web Services outage seems to have finally ended, for the most part, but it has cast a black cloud over the future of cloud ...
technolog.msnbc.msn.com/_.../6525039-amazon-outage-casts-...
Light Reading - Rewired - What Color Is Your Cloud?
12:30 PM Telecom players are chasing the cloud market, but will they embrace the real cloudmodel, or fall back on old (bad) habits?
www.lightreading.com/blog.asp?blog_sectionid=847...id...


Friday, April 29, 2011

Apple iCloud coming?


Apple may brand its rumored cloud services "iCloud"
Ars Technica
By Chris Foresman | Last updated April 28, 2011 11:45 AM Apple has reportedly been working hard to launch new cloud-based services for iOS and Mac users, including a revamped MobileMe and an iTunes-based "digital locker," all powered by a huge data ...
Pervasive Software Launches Data Integration 'App Store'
eWeek
Pervasive Software, which held its annual Metamorphasis Cloud Integration Summit here at the Hotel Sofitel, on April 28 launched a new marketplace for data integration processes. Pervasive Galaxy, which had been running in beta for a few months, ...
This Week in Cloud, April 28, 2011: AWS outages and what businesses can learn ...
SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)
A while back I ran across an article about the '7 Deadly Sins of Cloud Computing' in Computerworld. Antony Savvas was writing about a report from the Information Security Forum (ISF) that announced it had identified those items of great IT wickedness ...
4 Apps for HR Management in the Cloud
GigaOm
By Amber Singleton Riviere Apr. 28, 2011, 2:05pm PT No Comments Increasingly, the information we use to manage our companies is moving to the cloud, and human resources is no exception. Here are several solutions that provide simple and affordable...
AWS and OpenStack: an interesting contrast worth considering during cloud ...
ZDNet (blog)
By James Staten | April 28, 2011, 9:23am PDT James Staten calls out a couple of contrasting approaches for users as they give consideration to cloud implementation. Having attended the OpenStack Design Summit this week and at the same time fielding...
Web Host Connectria Offers Amazon EC2 Trade-Up Program
Web Host Industry Review
By Justin Lee, April 28, 2011 (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) –- Cloudhosting provider Connectria (www.connectria.com) announced on Thursday it is offering a trade-up program for those Amazon cloud customers who are displeased with their service. ...
NetSuite Announces First Quarter 2011 Financial Results
PR Newswire (press release)
SAN MATEO, Calif., April 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- NetSuite Inc. ( NYSE: N), the industry's leading provider of cloud-based financials / ERP software suites, today announced operating results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2011. ...
Fire Host Introduces PCI 2.0 Compliant Public Cloud Offering
ZDNet (blog)
By Dan Kusnetzky | April 28, 2011, 3:16am PDT Daniel Kusnetzky, Analyst and Founder of Kusnetzky Group LLC, is responsible for research, publications, and operations. Mr. Kusnetzky has been involved with information technology since the late 1970s. ...
Intel's Smith Says Explosion in Demand for Mobile Data Fuels Server Sales
Bloomberg
Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg April 27 (Bloomberg) -- Stacy Smith, chief financial officer at Intel Corp., talks about the outlook for growth in the markets for cloud-based servers and personal computers. Smith also discusses Intel's ...
Security Standoff in the Cloud?
PR Newswire (press release)
... 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) and the Ponemon Institute, an independent research firm specializing in privacy, data protection and information security policy, today released a study that shows cloud providers andcloud ...
HP Wins $2.5 Billion NASA Cloud Services Contract
Web Host Industry Review
By Justin Lee, April 28, 2011 (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) –- IT services giant HP (www.hp.com) announced on Thursday that its enterprise services unit has been awarded a $2.5 billion services contract with NASA (www.nasa.gov). In the fixed price deal, ...

Baseball Disaster: Yanks Leak 21000 Ticket Holders' Personal Info
TIME
By Matt Peckham on April 28, 2011 From Amazon's cloud collapse to Sony's PlayStation Network catastrophe, it's been one of those weeks, and it just got measurably worse: Imagine the personal info of over 21000 New York Yankees ticket holders--names, ...
Hubwoo Announces Q1 2011 Results
PR Newswire (press release)
PARIS, April 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hubwoo (Euronext: HBW.NX), a leading global provider of Cloud Procurement solutions powered by SAP® software, today announced financial information for Q1 2011, in accordance with the "European Transparency ...
Cloud Storage Firm Caringo Names Storage Veteran Its Marketing Head
Web Host Industry Review
By Liam Eagle, April 28, 2011 (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) –-Cloud storage technology firm Caringo (www.caringo.com) announced this week that it had appointed industry veteran Adrian J. Hererra, formerly ofcloud storage technology firm Nirvanix, ...


Euronet Deploys Cisco Unified Computing System and Cloud Infrastructure
Marketwire (press release)
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY--(Marketwire - Apr 28, 2011) - Cisco ( NASDAQ : CSCO) today announced that Euronet Worldwide, an industry leader and provider of highly secure electronic financial transaction solutions, has deployed the Cisco Unified Computing ...
Grid Cloud Solutions Positioning Itself as Market Leader
Benzinga
COM, April 28, 2011 ) Carson City, NV Grid Cloud Solutions (GRDC), the growing renewable energy services company, which offers its services to the Solar, Wind, Hydro and Biomass energy industry, is busy positioning itself at the forefront of the ...
The Cloud Messenger by Aamer Hussein: review
Telegraph.co.uk
By Philip Womack 12:47PM BST 28 Apr 2011 The title of this taut new novel from Aamer Hussein comes from a legend, in which clouds carry messages of love from separated lovers across the world. Relationships, and their varying levels of permanence, ...

TwinStrata Announces Availability of CloudArray® Version 2.5
PR Newswire (press release)
NATICK, Mass., April 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- TwinStrata, Inc., the leading innovator in data storage and data protection solutions leveraging cloud storage, today announced the availability of CloudArray® Version 2.5. With the latest release, ...
Plex Online Named Finalist for Three CODiE Business Software Awards
Marketwire (press release)
AUBURN HILLS, MI--(Marketwire - Apr 28, 2011) - Plex Systems, Inc., provider of the Plex Online, Cloud ERP for manufacturers, today announced that Plex Online has been named a finalist in three categories of the prestigious CODiE Business Software ...
Akkadian wins Hollywood Park feature
San Jose Mercury News
Great Warrior returned $3.40 and $2.40, while Cloud Man was another 1 3/4 lengths back in third and paid $3 to show. The victory was Akkadian's second in four starts and increased his earnings to $77760. Joyful Success won the sixth race, giving Tyler ...
Artezio launches a new department for cloud based solutions development
PRLog.Org (press release)
PRLog (Press Release) – Apr 28, 2011 – For the past couple of years cloudtechnologies have become a popular model for many companies around the world. According to the Brocade survey, nearly 48 percent of European companies have already implemented a ...
There's No Such Thing as a Free Instapaper
GigaOm
Is the Cloud Right for You? See how a dynamic, cloud-based infrastructure can flexibly support key business needs—and whether it's right for your organization. Download it free now! The Extended Enterprise: Manage Complexity, Cost and Compliance See ...
New Product News – April 28, 2011
Information Management
Pitney Bowes Inc. launched pbSmart Connections, its cloud-based email marketing solution. An expansion of the company's pbSmart Suite of on-demand customer communications management products, pbSmart Connections features scalability for growing ...
PHP Fog Announces General Availability of Its Cloud Platform as a Service ...
Marketwire (press release)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA and PORTLAND, OR--(Marketwire - Apr 28, 2011) - Today at Under The Radar, PHP Fog announced that its Cloud PaaS for PHP developers will be generally available within the next 30 days. PHP, the foundation of web-scale sites like Digg, ...
Channel IQ Selects Tier 3's Enterprise Cloud Platform to Optimize its Online ...
PR Newswire (press release)
BELLEVUE, Wash., April 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Tier 3, an enterprise cloud platform company, today announced that Channel IQ, the leading provider of online pricing intelligence and channel management solutions, has selected the company's ...
The Art of Service Expands Cloud Computing Certification Pathway
PR Newswire (press release)
SAN JOSE, Calif., April 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Art of Service, one of the world's premier IT service framework companies, has expanded its cloud computing certification pathway to make it more comprehensive and applicable to IT customer service. ...
Master IT support providers Chris and Greg Tinker's take on how integrated ...
ZDNet (blog)
Gardner, a leading identifier of software and cloud productivity trends and new IT business growth opportunities, honed his skills and refined his insights as an industry analyst, pundit, and news editor covering the emerging software development and ...

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