Friday, October 21, 2011

Private cloud infrastructure journey to deliver on the business value of cloud (IBM video)

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Cloud computing is not a single destination -- it's a journey, with benefits derived along the way.
IBM offers a complete portfolio of cloud offerings and a flexible approach to getting there. The idea is to strike a balance between being equipped to achieve short-term goals and being prepared to take advantage of future opportunities. Watch this video to learn more about the multiple entry points on the cloud journey and how IBM can help your organization meet its cloud adoption goals.



Zend Launches PHP Development Cloud
InformationWeek
Popular Web development community gets free sandbox on Amazon that enables multi-cloudapplication deployments. By Charles Babcock InformationWeek PHP developers, the world's fourth-largest developer group, now have an option enjoyed by other leading ...
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San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
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InformationWeek
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MarketWatch (press release)
WELLESLEY, Mass, Oct 20, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- THINKstrategies, the Cloud Computing Showplace and Rising Tide Media today announced the speaker lineup for the inaugural CloudChannel Summit, which will include executives from Google Enterprise, ...
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MarketWatch (press release)
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CRN
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ITBusiness.ca
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ReadWriteWeb
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Technology Spectator
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Get your Fujitsu cloud free
Register
By Richard Chirgwin • Get more from this author Fujitsu is targeting SMEs and ISVs with a two-month trial of its cloud services. The trial program, open until the end of January, covers all of the company's cloud offerings – infrastructure-, ...
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TMC Net
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Web Host Industry Review (blog)
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PCWorld
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TMC Net
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MarketWatch (press release)
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MarketWatch (press release)
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VentureBeat
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CNET
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Coraid scoffs cloud platform startup
Register
By Chris Mellor • Get more from this author Coraid, the developer of the simplest Ethernet SAN storage, has bought cloud orchestration software maker Yunteq. Coraid's Ethernet SAN uses the AoE (ATA over Ethernet) protocol, which is more straightforward ...
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MarketWatch (press release)
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MarketWatch (press release)
LEXINGTON, Ky., Oct. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Lexmark International, Inc. /quotes/zigman/131011/quotes/nls/lxk LXK +1.41% announced today that its enterprise-class Print Release solution can be hosted in the cloud via a Software as a Service ...
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The Cloud Management Blog
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