Friday, October 14, 2011

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Securing The Cloud: Questions and Answers
Wired News
While cloud computing is easily one of the biggest trends of the moment, a survey from the Institute of Business Value found, perhaps not surprisingly, that when asked about cloud computing, 77 percent of respondents believe that adopting cloud ...
Virtustream Partners with Solutions Integrator XYBASE to Meet Cloud Computing ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Through the partnership, XYBASE can meet customer demand for cloud computing services and more efficiently manage cloud migrations by leveraging Virtustream's Cloud Advisory Services and Virtustream Advisor to provide an actionable roadmap for ...
Ubuntu 11.10 Ocelot Heads to the Cloud
Server Watch
The new Ubuntu release includes new technologies for the cloud, server and desktop users. "11.10 continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution," ...
WSO2 Presents Webinar on Implementing Security in the Cloud
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
One-day webinar on October 27, 2011 offers IT professionals real-world best practices for maximizingcloud benefits without compromising security. A cloud-based environment offers convenient and cost-effective access to technology. ...
Symantec To Partners: We'll Help You Find Your Way In Cloud
CRN
Symantec is planning to roll out a program later this month called CloudSmart, which will first set the foundation of Symantec's own definition of the cloud and then provide guidance to partners on how to make money from selling cloud services. ...
Will the cloud change programming?
CNET
Does this change with cloud computing or, to be more precise, with an increased emphasis on browser-centric application access, big and unstructured data processing, and the development of a huge mobile ecosystem? To some degree, it already has. ...
Australia gets its own cloud band
Nambucca Guardian News
A coalition of IT companies has banded together to form an industry body that aims to make Australia the Switzerland of cloud services, providing a safe haven to conduct global online business. The OzHub group led by business telco Macquarie Telecom ...
Hosting Company Chooses HP to Deliver Private Clouds to Customers
MarketWatch (press release)
Hosting companies such as Server Cloud Canada face major challenges to support their customers' thriving businesses. Rising infrastructure costs, demanding application needs and overall capacity constraints weigh heavily on these companies. ...
Clinical Cloud(TM) Changes the Way Clinical Trials Are Done
MarketWatch (press release)
Clinical Cloud Inc. Debuts Its Next Generation CTMS That Will Make Clinical Trial Administration a Solely Digital Experience HOUSTON, TX, Oct 13, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- It's estimated that 75% of all physiological clinical trial data is ...
Crisis in the Cloud: How the Tech Bubble Stifles Innovation and Hampers ...
Wired News
And if my conversations with venture capitalists and entrepreneurs are any indication, then even thecloud—supposedly the cutting edge of technological progress—is facing an uphill battle to innovate. The reason? A combination of easy money and cheap ...
Web 2.0 Expo: Is This A Cloud Bubble?
InformationWeek
Robert Scoble leads a debate about whether today's cloud environment is a revolution or a bubble--and notes a gulf between marketing and engineering teams on cloud. Is cloud computing a revolution or merely the froth of a new technology bubble? ...
Cloud Integration in 2011: How Cloud is Transforming B2C and B2B Portals
Integration Developers
In this article, an Infosys exec shares her views on how cloud is powering a next wave of B2B and B2C portals that can drive efficiency, cut costs and deliver engaging customer experiences. by Anjali Yadav, Principal Consultant, Infosys In today's ...
Google's New Business Cloud Storage Takes on Amazon S3
PCWorld
By Angela West, PCWorld Google Cloud Storage, announced Tuesday, allows you to store your company's business data online for a minimal cost. You can access your data from anywhere, you don't have to engage in costly server hardware management, ...
Apple might be launching a cloud-based movie service soon
VentureBeat
Apple representatives have been reportedly taking meetings around Hollywood to put the finishing touches on a new cloud-based movie service. According to sources for the Los Angeles Times, movie studios and Apple reps are close to sealing deals that ...
Cloud storage and virtualization: new solutions for small business
Globe and Mail
Do you store information in the cloud? If so, do you use it at home or at work? Companies with fewer than 250 employees account for a significant proportion of this volume. VMware has reacted by preparing new products and services aimed directly at the ...
NJVC General Manager, Cloud Services, Kevin Jackson to Moderate "Cloud ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Location: Room 103, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio -- Dr. Robert C. Norris, director, enterprise architecture and standards, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Cloudcomputing, a new approach in the provisioning and consumption ...
Certeon says cloud storage needs network virtualization (and love) too
ZDNet (blog)
By Dan Kusnetzky | October 13, 2011, 4:01am PDT Summary: Performance of virtual and cloudcomputing environments can be improved through the use of network virtualization techniques. Certeon thinks it has the solution. Donato Buccella, CTO of Certeon, ...
Wyse Cloud Software Wins Innovative Technology Award at Leading China Hi-Tech ...
MarketWatch (press release)
SAN JOSE, CA, Oct 13, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Wyse Technology, the global leader in cloud client computing, today announced its participation at the 2011 China City Information Development Event held in Hot Spring Leisure City on September 24th ...
Akamai Adds Two New Cloud Security and Compliance Solutions
Web Host Industry Review
The solution bundles multi-layered cloud security capabilities with Akamai DDoS service experts to counteract the increasing number of DDoS attacks. It also includes services to support customers in all phases – before, during and after DDoS attacks to...
ActiveState Promotes Stackato Private PAAS
eWeek
ActiveState has joined two organizations that support open cloud development in an effort to bolster the company's Stackato private Platform as a Service (PAAS), which is now in beta. ActiveState, a maker of dynamic language programming tools, ...
Cloud computing shows potential for small business in Australia
CenterBeam
Smaller businesses in Australia could see a big opportunity in cloud computing, according to the Potential For Cloud Computing Services in Australia, a report that Startup Smart said was launched by Australia's Innovation Minister Kim Carr. ...
Can Clouds Convince Americans to Buy Streaming Movies?
Moviefone (blog)
Now, the industry is hoping that the advent of cloud storage will get you to buy movies again, using streaming video. (Yes, you're already accustomed to using streaming video to rent movies, but the studios want you to buy as well. ...
Google Said to Be Planning an MP3 Store
New York Times (blog)
By BEN SISARIO Five months after it introduced a cloud music service with limited capabilities, Google is in negotiations with the major record labels to expand that service and also open an MP3 store that would compete with Apple and Amazon. ...
Web 2.0 Expo: Can Cloud Level Field In 2012 Election?
InformationWeek
Can cloud and social put more democracy in the process? By David F. Carr InformationWeek Microsoft and its partner Synteractive came to the Web 2.0 Expo, a UBM TechWeb/O'Reilly Media event in New York, to talk about how cloud computing and social media ...
Cerner Selects Nirvanix to Deliver New Enterprise Cloud Storage Service for ...
PR Newswire (press release)
The Cerner Skybox Storage™ service enables Cerner's clients to consolidate PACs, radiology, lab, clinical systems and patient records in a secure enterprise-grade cloud storage environment. Cerner has initially deployed a multi-petabyte scalable ...
InfoQ: New in Google Cloud: SDK 1.5.5, Cloud SQL, Cloud Storage ...
By Abel Avram
Google Cloud Services has announced a new version of the App Engine SDK (1.5.5) -the frontend request deadline has been raised from 30 sec. to 60 sec., Python 2.7-, Cloud SQL, Cloud Storage and Prediction API are out of Code Labs, and ...
InfoQ Personalized Feed for Fergus Neff
Building the Perfect Cloud Drive - ReadWriteCloud
By David Strom
With the onset of Apple's iCloud (see our article here on how to get started) and a series of other announcements and enhancements this week from Box, Mozy, ...
ReadWriteWeb
San Francisco Cloud Mafia Meetup next Wednesday | VentureBeat
By Sponsored Post
Cloud Mafia is a community built of companies and individuals who live and breath cloud. The primary objective of the group is to build a solid community of startup leaders and developers who do business in the cloud.
VentureBeat
Top five reasons to sign up for the Cloud Choice focus area at CA ...
By Katherine Demacopoulos
We thought we'd give you 5 more reasons to attend the Cloud Choice Focus Area at CA World 2011 beyond the fact we have more than 40 presentations across 3 tracks and dozens of cloud demos where you'll learn how to leverage the ...
CA Community
Compliance and Cloud – Responsible or Accountable? | Forrester ...
By Andrew Rose
Unfortunately, with the advent of cloud, things are taking a turn for the worse. Cloud vendors are reluctant to be scrutinized and the security and compliance demands of the CISO can often go unanswered. If cloud really is to be a mainstay of ...
Security and Risk
Cloud-Enabled Infrastructure Management: A Two-Way Need ...
By Michael Dortch
Is the technology infrastructure upon which your business relies ready for “the cloud(s)?” As with every meaningful one-on-one relationship, cloud-enabled infrastructure management (or “CEIM,” as in “things are not always as they… ...
Constellation Research
Hollywood's Cloud - Technology Review
Remote rendering lets big-budget animators add more effects and opens doors to smaller studios.
www.technologyreview.com/business/38718/
JavaOne 2011 Monday Keynote - The Cloud Angle | Cloud Zone
JavaOne 2011 got off to a bit of a shaky start this morning with there being a lack of seating in the Grand Ballroom of the Hilton, leading to the...
cloud.dzone.com/news/javaone-2011-monday-keynote
The Small Business Forecast for Cloud Computing - www ...
Cloud computing has come a long way since analyst Laurie McCabe last tackled the topic for us back in 2009. Here she brings us up-to-date on the state of ...
www.smallbusinesscomputing.com/..._/The-Small-Business-Fo...

Cloud Cruiser Announces '10% Cloud Cost Savings Guarantee' at Gartner's ...
MarketWatch (press release)
ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- GARTNER SYMPOSIUM/ITxpo --Cloud Cruiser, the leader in cloud cost management solutions, today announced that it will be conducting live demonstrations of its cost management software accompanied ...
Cloud file tech finds Big Blue one in bed with it
Register
By Chris Mellor • Get more from this author IBM is OEMing Nirvanix cloud file storage technology, and catapulting Nirvanix into the front ranks of cloud storage service providers. IBM's Jan Jackman, who is vice president of Global Cloud Services, ...

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