Monday, November 14, 2011

Cloud gazing: what to consider

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Cloud gazing: what to consider with online IT
Globe and Mail
Cloud computing is wispy and mysterious, one of the latest hot ideas for business about which many top executives are dubious. In Harvard Business Review, Andrew McAfee, principal research scientist at MIT's Center for Digital Business, shares these...
[New App] ZeroPC Cloud Navigator HD For Tablets Puts All Your Cloud Storage ...
Android Police
ZeroPC is this crazy service that lets you access all the popular cloud services from one place. "All the popular cloud services" is shorthand for Box.net, Dropbox, Evernote, Facebook, Flickr, Google Docs, Instagram, Picasa and SugarSync. ...
Cloud computing leads to complicated software market
The News Journal
Cloud computing is not only changing how users access software applications, it's also upending the pricing model for software products. Fading fast are the days when software packages were sold in boxes with a one-time, perpetual software license fee. ...
The Cloud, Day 5: Taking a Look at Zoho Docs
PCWorld (blog)
Tomorrow, I will weigh the merits of Microsoft Office Web apps, and then I can determine which of these three online productivity platforms to use for the remainder of the 30 Days With the Cloudseries.
Cloud outsourced accounting has arrived
Dynamic Business
The first full cloud outsourced accounting department for SMEs has officially launched, with AccountsTeam giving small businesses access to services and experience traditionally only available to large corporations. The service provides an integrated ...
Asustek enlists in cooperative cloud computing project
Taipei Times
Local PC maker Asustek Computer Inc (華碩電腦) said on Saturday it has joined a cloud technology development platform, the Open Compute Project (OCP), led by US-based social networking site Facebook, in a bid to forge closer cooperation among global ...
INSIGHTS 2011: Sage Business Solutions inks partnership with Macquarie Telecom
ARNnet
Business software vendor, Sage Business Solutions will move into the Cloud with Macquarie Telecom, adopt new strategies to focus on the channel and has launched improved solutions. Sage Business Solutions general manager, David Lodge, was speaking at ...
MITEL Cloud Anyware, Part 3 – GovCloud ID and Personal Data Store
SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)
We're continuing the process of developing a new Kantara Initiative working group, which will build a program called 'Kantara Cloud Identity and Security best practices'. The outline for what these best practices will be is defined here, ...
Appian Opens Australia/New Zealand Regional Headquarters Office
MarketWatch (press release)
The new headquarters office and dedicated personnel in both sales and professional services will help Appian meet the growing demand for the company's on-premise and Cloud BPM, Mobile BPM and Social BPM solutions. Appian's BPM value proposition is ...
RightScale cozies up to OpenStack, SoftLayer
Reseller News
RightScale is adding OpenStack and SoftLayer to the list of cloud services that can be managed from its RightScale Cloud Management Platform. The SoftLayer support is planned for the first quarter next year, and the OpenStack support will follow by the ...
Windows Phone, Barnes and Noble Fight, Ad Deal Marked Microsoft Week
eWeek
Although Microsoft's product portfolio gives it diverse streams of revenue (in contrast to Google, for example, which depends on advertising for an overwhelming percentage of its bottom line), its recent emphasis on Web and cloud services makes ...
SAPinsider Publishes New Article - “Outsourcing in the Cloud and Beyond: How ...
PR.com (press release)
Dedham, MA, November 13, 2011 --(PR.com)-- SAPinsider magazine announces that a new article, “Outsourcing in the Cloud and Beyond: How to Choose the Right Partner” by Michael Ressemann, is now available in its October-December 2011 issue. ...
How to Avoid Cloud Vendor Lock-in
TheHostingNews.com (press release)
Cloud computing has eliminated many problems related to software vendors, but the problem of vendor lock-in persists. In fact, one could argue that it may even be worse with cloud systems since the vendor keeps all of your data on their servers. ...
Symantec announces new MSP strategy
eChannelLine
The core components are new and expanded integration with leading remote monitoring and management (RMM) platforms and new cloud-based offerings. The strategy involves both new and expanded integration with leading remote monitoring and management ...
CSIRO sourcing new servers, desktops, laptops
Computerworld Australia
For its servers the agency would examine benefits of a sole supplier, and supplier panel, as well as newer cloud-based options for the provision of blade servers and chassis and rack-mounted servers. “Changes to technology have resulted in servers ...
NASDAQ Heavily traded Stocks -RVBD, SWKS, SREV, CMCSK, TKLC
Retirement Planning
Riverbed's products include solutions for branch offices, mobile workers, private data centers, private clouds and cloud computing. The Company's products include Steelhead products and Cascade product line. The Company's solution, the Riverbed ...
On The Record with Robert Cohen and Websense Fiaaz Walji, Sr. Director ...
eChannelLine
We do this via software, on an appliance, in the cloud or a hybrid solution. Fiaaz: Security is essential for everyone. In a world where everything is being done on the web, everything has a risk. We need to mitigate the risk. This helps to ensure that ...
India is losing its hold on ITeS Services: says an expert
India Education Diary
Addressing 120 gathering of students and faculty, he spoke on ITeS & CloudComputing. Indian IT BPO industry has grown by 6.1% in 2010 and is expected to grow by 19% in 2011, added Ramesh Bhandari. ITeS is contributing to the economical growth ...
DotNetNuke web hosting provider PowerDNN Launches PowerGrid Global Cloud
Greatresponder.com
Greatresponder.com – 2011-11-12 – On Friday, the worlds leading DotNetNuke web hosting provider, PowerDNN, made the announcement that they have released the PowerGrid Global Cloud solution for DotNetNuke. The platinum sponsor of the DotNetNuke World ...
New tech gadgets: Monitor with TV receiver and cloud storage
Monsters and Critics.com
Frankfurt (dpa) - Computer manufacturer Dell is going to put its thinnest notebook ever on sale on Tuesday. The XPS 14z also has a particularly narrow frame around the display, allowing a 14-inch monitor in a housing designed for a 13.3-inch display. ...
Synchronize Data from Cloud to Cloud (C2C) using SQL Azure Data ...
By Sudhesh Suresh
In this demo heavy webcast, Sudhesh covers the details of how SQL Azure Data Sync can be used for Cloud to Cloud database sync (C2C scenarios)- cloud databases within the same data center orcloud databases distributed across ...
Channel 9
Microsoft, IIHT Launches Cloud Computing Learning Programs ...
By Ankit
IIHT, one of the leading technology training organisation of country has launched a cloud-based 'Learning-as-a-Service' cloud computing training programme.
Hungry N Foolish - Startups,...
Federal Telemedicine News: Cloud Roadmap Available
By Carolyn Bloch
NIST released the draft “U.S Cloud Computing Technology Roadmap” in two volumes that describes the agency's strategy in terms of both strategic and tactical objectives. The first volume “High Priority Requirements to Further USG Cloud ...
Federal Telemedicine News
MITEL Cloud Anyware, Part 3 – GovCloud ID and Personal Data ...
By Neil McEvoy
We're continuing the process of developing a new Kantara Initiative working group, which will build a program called 'Kantara Cloud Identity and Security best practices'. continuation of the “MITEL CloudAnyware” theme, following on from ...
Cloud Computing Best Practices
The Essence of Cloud
The industry roils with definitions and explanations of cloud. These definitions come from product vendors cloud-washing their products, cloud providers ...
www.ecommercetimes.com/story/73749.html
Cloud Migration Lifecycle (Cloud Migrations)
The first step in migrating to the cloud is the set up phase. This phase includes: 1. Plan CloudSetup - Create a project plan. 2. Set up infrastructure - The IaaS ...
blogs.oracle.com/cloudmigrations/.../cloud_migration_lifecycl...

British company beats global competition to win AWS award
Cloud Pro
A British company has cleaned up after winning first prize in a competition run by Amazon Web Services to find the best start-up using AWS's cloud services. Exeter-based Fantasy Shopper grabbed the award after seeing competition from 1500 companies ...

The cloud is changing how software startups make money
VentureBeat
Thanks to the cloud, it is much, much cheaper for users who only need a browser to tap into the world's largest data centers. It is cheaper for developers to write code and deploy it on virtual servers that are rented by the minute. ...
 

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