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Beyond the Cloud Vapor: Gartner Analysts Pinpoint IT Cloud Strategy

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Beyond the Cloud Vapor: Gartner Analysts Pinpoint IT Cloud Strategy
PC Magazine
By Michael J. Miller For the last several years, Gartner's Daryl Plummer and David Mitchell Smith have presented "the cloud scenario," at the company's annual Symposium. What struck me this year, however, is that much of the discussion has moved from ...
VMware Unveils Cloud Management Tools
InformationWeek
"There are some fundamental differences to how you manage in the cloud," said Rob Smoot, director of product marketing for VMware's management group, in an interview. "The traditional tools and techniques need to evolve to fit this model. ...
Cloud Storage Rivals Innovate to Meet iCloud Challenge
PCWorld (blog)
By Tony Bradley, PCWorld Last week Apple made the cloud cool with the launch of iCloud. Apple's iCloud is certainly not the first cloud syncing and storage service, but the Apple stamp of approval moves the concept from cutting edge fringe into the ...
Point-and-Click your local Servers to the Cloud: Racemi
ZDNet (blog)
By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | October 18, 2011, 9:45am PDT Summary: Racemi is offering a service that will let you move your existing servers to the cloud, or from one cloud vendor to another, with a point and a click. As people are getting their ...
The trouble with The Cloud
Chicago Tribune
Clouds burst. Clouds darken. Clouds disappear. But then, I have problem with TheCloud — with that vague digital ether where our books and music and movies increasingly reside, always available, unshackled from the bonds of physicality, hard format or ...
Numara Software's IT Operations Management Cloud Strategy Raises Bar
MarketWatch (press release)
TAMPA, FL, Oct 18, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Numara(R) Software, Inc. today detailed its new strategy to deliver the first comprehensive cloud portfolio that seamlessly enables IT management to integrate mobile device, service management and ...
CloudPassage Delivers Elastic Cloud Server Security for the Amazon Cloud
PR Newswire (press release)
Through this relationship, Amazon EC2 cloud customers will have access to CloudPassage Halo, the only server security platform, purpose-built for the cloud, which delivers multiple layers of defense for cloud servers. "Security and compliance remain ...
Cloud adoption in Oz ahead of region
iTWire
By Peter Dinham Latest forecasts show there's a heavy cloud cover over Australia at the moment and it seems Australian enterprises are dealing with it as well as, if not better, than their counterparts around the world, particularly in the Asia Pacific ...
SF cloud startup Dropbox raises $250 million
San Francisco Chronicle
AP source: RB Benson gets 1-game suspension 10.18.11 (10-18) 13:16 PDT -- Driven by explosive growth in its user base, online storage company Dropbox announced today that it has raised $250 million to accelerate its expansion plans. ...
HP's new virtualization servers provide path to cloud
Computerworld
The servers provide a path to help customers build private and public clouds, and link the two in a hybrid cloud, he said. VirtualSystem for Microsoft uses the same architecture as the HP CloudSystem, which combines storage, networking and servers to ...
PanTerra Networks Extends Its Cloud-Based Unified Communication Service Reach ...
MarketWatch (press release)
PanTerra's award winning cloud-based unified communications solution goes far beyond a simple hosted PBX offering, delivering the broadest suite of private branded unified communication services available in the industry today. ...
Cloud, Security, and Data Protection Veteran Joins Zetta's Executive Team
MarketWatch (press release)
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct 18, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Zetta Inc, a provider of cloud-based backup and data protection services, announced today the appointment of Gary Sevounts as vice president of marketing. A 20-year high-tech industry veteran with ...
Zend Offers Developers a Smarter Way to Develop and Run Web Apps in the Cloud
MarketWatch (press release)
For millions of developers looking to develop for the cloud, phpcloud.com will provide a uniquely productive developer experience and a robust application platform provided by Zend, the PHP Company, on the proven cloud infrastructure of Amazon Web ...
Quest Achieves Cisco Master Managed and Cloud Provider Certifications with ...
MarketWatch (press release)
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct 18, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- To support the expanding role of the network in deploying cloud services, Quest announced today it has achieved the Cisco CloudProvider Certification with a Cisco Powered Cloud ...
Onix and Esnatech Partner to Deliver Cloud-Enabled UC Across North America
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
AP source: RB Benson gets 1-game suspension 10.18.11 Esna Technologies (Esnatech), a leader incloud-based unified communications, and Onix Networking, a long standing Google enterprise partner, today announced a partnership to help enterprises across ...
The Cloud Computing Challenge: Integrating Hybrid Applications
SYS-CON Media (press release)
"The cloud is not monolithic," observed Ciaran Dynes, Senior Director of Product Management, Application Integration Division, Talend, in this exclusive Q&A withCloud Expo Conference Chair Jeremy Geelan. "IT departments will end up with a combination ...
Clarifying Cloud Service for Your Business
PCWorld
"I've been reading a lot about "cloud computing" over the past few months and am more confused than ever. I'm not sure I understand what it could mean for me or my business, and how does it relate to virtualization? I thought that was part of the cloud ...
Gartner Identifies the Top 10 Strategic Technologies for 2012
MarketWatch (press release)
Analytics is also beginning to shift to the cloud and exploit cloud resources for high performance and grid computing. In 2011 and 2012, analytics will increasingly focus on decisions and collaboration. The new step is to provide simulation, ...
Symantec Offers Symantec Endpoint Protection.cloud and Backup Exec.cloud to ...
TMC Net
By Calvin Azuri Symantec (News - Alert) Corp., provider of security, storage, and systems management solutions, announced that it will offer US and Canada based partners with its Endpoint Protection.cloud and Backup Exec.cloud through the company's ...
LANDesk Furthers Cloud Management Capabilities with Service Desk as a Service
PR Newswire (press release)
ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ (Gartner Symposium/ITxpo) -- As cloud computing continues to reshape today's enterprise landscape, IT administrators are demanding flexible management solutions that enable them to define how they provide ...
Tidemark Selects VMware vCloud(R) Technology for Enterprise Cloud Backbone
MarketWatch (press release)
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct 18, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Tidemark, whose Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) platform is built for the cloud, announced today that it will partner with VMware to deliver the Tidemark Enterprise Performance Management ...
Nuxeo Takes Enterprise Content Management Platform into the Cloud
MarketWatch (press release)
BOSTON & PARIS, Oct 18, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Nuxeo, the provider of an open source content management platform for business applications, today announced the availability of NuxeoCloud, a content management platform that provides a seamless ...
Cloud service Dropbox reaches for the sky
Financial Times
Its service allows people to access documents, music and videos from whatever device they are using, and to store them in a so-called internet cloud. Dropbox now has more than 45m users, almost triple the number it had a year ago. ...
Identity Management Companies to Demonstrate Simple Cloud Identity Management ...
MarketWatch (press release)
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct 18, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- In collaboration with the largest cloud providers including salesforce.com, Cisco and Google, leading identity management providers Ping Identity, SailPoint, Technology Nexus and UnboundID Corp. today ...
Accelerating Cloud Computing Adoption by Federal Agencies
CIO
The US Office of Management and Budget's "Cloud First" policy requires federal agencies to choose a cloud solution before initiating any new IT program. Yet, in an April 2011 Meritalk survey sponsored by VMware, 79 percent of federal CIOs and IT ...
NetSuite Welcomes "Sage Switchers" to the Cloud
MarketWatch (press release)
They have endured profits eroded by a total cost of ownership more than double that of the NetSuitecloud. (source:SMB Group) The Sage Switch Guide highlights that demand for cloud computing solutions is expected to grow four times faster than the ...
EMC rides a hybrid cloud to record revenue, profit
Bizjournals.com
EMC's Joe Tucci credits hybrid cloud computing and big data as the driving factors behind his company's third-quarter success. EMC Corp. (NYSE: EMC) is reporting all-time records in revenue, profit and gross margins for the third quarter of 2011, ...
Cloud could provide cybersecurity boost to intelligence, defense
Defense Systems
By Amber Corrin The intelligence community and Defense Department are increasingly looking to virtualization and the cloud to secure the networks critical to national security, according to the commander of US Cyber Command and director of the National ...
Cloud Computing: Could Your Cloud Dissipate?
By Industry Perspectives
Nathan Hatach, C7 Data Centers, explains one of the central tenants of cloud computing: namely, where is my cloud and why should I care about its location?
Data Center Knowledge
Google Apps and 365: Cloud Face-Off | CloudTweaks.com - Cloud ...
By cloudtweaks
Google Apps and 365: Cloud Face-Off If you're looking to move to the cloud, you've probably wondered whether Google Apps or Office 365, two of the leading.
CloudTweaks.com - Cloud Computing...
Proferi morphs into Tidemark, launches cloud-based EPM — Cloud ...
By Barb Darrow
Tidemark, once known as Proferi, emerged from stealth mode today and launched its promisedcloud-based enterprise performance management offering with help from Terremark, Cloudera, SnapLogic, and VMware. In addition, Peter Currie ...
Cloud
Tips to Combat Cloud Migration Risks | GMO Cloud America
By GMO Cloud America
Here a few key questions to consider when planning to migrate your business to virtual servers orcloud hosting.
GMO Cloud America
Asigra Private Cloud Backup v11: Cloud-based Backup, Powered by ...
By Brian Garrett
Asigra is a leading provider of cloud-based backup and recovery solutions for IT organizations and managed service providers. Supporting private, public, and hybrid cloud environments, Asigra provides backup and continuous data protection ...
Enterprise Strategy Group
Nuxeo introduces their Cloud Platform for ECM | CMS Critic
By Mike Johnston
Nuxeo has introduced their latest offering to the enterprise content management system space, Nuxeo Cloud. This new product offers a hosted application.
Content Management System (CMS)...
Reach for the Cloud: Accessibility Everywhere | edtechdigest.com
By Victor Rivero
The Cloud is the emerging technology that is set to transform computer use for all, but most excitingly for those with disabilities. The term cloud computing is the buzz term capturing the attention of software developers in all fields. Many already ...
edtechdigest.com
Ping! Zine » SADA Systems Rises' to the Cloud
By Ping! Zine Editor
(Ping! Zine Web Hosting Magazine) – Rise, a leading provider of Cloud and hosted services, today announced its latest partnership, providing California based SADA Systems with a full-service CloudInfrastructure solution that will enable its ...
Ping! Zine
PaaS Is The Future Of Cloud Services: PHPCloud, Zend's PHP ...
By Krishnan Subramanian
Zend's approach to cloud so far was nothing spectacular except their role in supporting SimpleCloud API, which allows portability of applications to different cloud infrastructure providers (in those hey days of cloud when Amazon Web Services ...
CloudAve
IBM Raises the Bar to Meet Burgeoning Cloud Demand in the Channel
IBM Press Room - IBM today is launching a comprehensive set of capabilities to empower business partners of all types to quickly adopt innovative cloud ...
www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/35592.wss
Light Reading - Service Provider IT - 6 More Truths About Cloud ...
The future of the cloud is still morphing for both service providers and customers, as we found at the latest Cloud Carrier Forum.
www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=213123
ScaleXtreme CEO discusses systems management for the cloud
Existing systems management software has its fair share of problems, namely that it's unable to manage both private and public cloud-based servers.
searchcloudcomputing.techtarget.com/.../ScaleXtreme-CEO-di...
Managed Public Cloud (Instances) ‹ Contegix | Cloud Hosting ...
It combines the flexibility cloud hosting offers with the peace of mind that your infrastructure is secure and managed 24/7/365. That means you can rely on your ...
www.contegix.com/solutions/.../managed-public-cloud-instanc...
The Criminal Cloud - Technology Review
Criminals are using cloud computing to share information and to superpower their hacking techniques.
staging.technologyreview.com/business/38720/
 

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