Top 10 Cloud Predictions for 2012

Top 10 Cloud Predictions for 2012: The awkward teenage years are ... By James Staten The market stepped significantly forward with big gains in adoption by leaders Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Rackspace, significant growth in the use of clouds for big data, training, test and development, the creation of landmark new ... IT Infrastructure

The Secret to a RESTful Cloud | Cloud Computing Journal The story of RESTful Clouds, therefore, isn't about RESTful APIs to the Cloud at all, useful though they may be. Instead, the fact that the REST architectural style ... cloudcomputing.sys-con.com/node/2074733

What's a "Cloud Operating System"? (Dr Cloud's Flying Software ... By now, most cloud computing professionals have at least heard of, if not adopted, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Definition of Cloud ... blogs.oracle.com/drcloud/entry/what_s_a_cloud_operating

Cloud Security Alliance Releases Results of Cloud Consumer ... Orlando, FL – Nov 16, 2011 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Cloud Data Governance (CDG) working group today introduced the results of its Cloud ... trendmicro.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&type...

Press Release: Informatica Cloud Winter 2012 Expands ... Informatica Cloud Winter 2012 Expands Functionality Of Award- Winning Cloud Integration Service. www.informatica.com/.../11162011_cloud_winter_2012_hybr...

Cloud Provider vs Cloud Reseller | MSPAlliance So, you think you are a cloud provider. Not so fast. The same issue of provider or reseller that plagued MSPs a few years ago is now affecting cloud companies ... www.mspalliance.com/2011/.../cloud-provider-vs-cloud-resell... Cloud Infrastructure Equipment to Exceed $33B in 2011 MarketWatch (press release) RENO, NV, Nov 28, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Synergy Research Group announces the publication of its Cloud Market Share Report, which provides quarterly market shares, sizing, and forecasts for the Public and Private Cloud equipment markets. ... Review: iTunes Match wins cloud music war by wisp Atlanta Journal Constitution This screen shot provided by Amazon.com, shows a page from the Amazon CloudPlayer. Released in March, Amazon's cloud storage system is free for up to 5 gigabytes of storage _ roughly 1250 songs. If you bought Lady Gaga's latest album, “Born This Way,” ... VMware's Cloud Foundry Ranked Top Developer Platform InformationWeek New VMware kid on the PaaS block takes "best overall" honors, while Google App Engine is best public and IBM SmartCloud best private cloud platform in Evans Data survey. By Charles Babcock InformationWeek Developers cite many benefits to working on ... Clouds Cannot Be Contained In A Box NetworkComputing.com A big part of the value proposition of cloud is to ensure that you have continuous access to your data, and that you've moved beyond the physical limitations of a single box or a single data center or a single geography. While the move to the cloud can ... Cloud in 2012: The awkward teenage years are upon us ZDNet (blog) The market stepped significantly forward with big gains in adoption by leaders Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Rackspace, significant growth in the use of clouds for big data, training, test and development, the creation of landmark new services and the ... Next-Gen Cloud Provider Gives Bus Company Budgetary Boost CRN By Andrew R Hickey, CRN Cloud provider IndependenceIT has given a global school bus company the cloud ecosystem it needed to grow its business by astonishing proportions while eliminating the complexity and added costs of running a multi-million dollar ... The Great Cloud Computing Pricing Debate Computerworld By Bernard Golden CIO - A continuing controversy in cloud computing is its putative cost benefits; specifically, whether public cloud computing can provide cost advantages over computing carried out within a company's own data center. ... Dell Sees Continued Growth in Cloud-Based Medical Archive MarketWatch (press release) With the acquisition of InSite One in December 2010, new strategic alliances and plans for global deployment, Dell is enabling more healthcare providers to efficiently store, manage and share medical imaging data through one of the largest cloud-based ... New KnowledgeTree Private Cloud Edition Lets Companies Manage Business ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Today KnowledgeTree announced the availability of the Private Cloud edition of its Document Management tools. This new technology allows companies to choose the deployment model that makes sense for their organization: software-as-a-service in a secure ... Q&A: Oracle' s Hurd On Public Cloud, Salesforce.com, And Sales Strategies CRN By Steven Burke, CRN Oracle President Mark Hurd, who has revamped the company's direct/indirect sales strategy, spoke with CRN's Editorial Board about the integrated hardware -software maker's public cloud, the drive to build a long term sustainable ... Telcos Promise Business-Class Flight Through the Clouds Wired News By Eric Smalley Telco carriers promise an upgrade to business class with their cloud services. (Photo: Flickr/Luke Lai) The telco carriers want to put you in business class when you fly through the clouds. Coach may be fine for your digital vacation ... Cloud Storage, Communications Making their Way to Europe The Complete Managed Services Resource By Carrie Schmelkin Whether we are talking about cloud hosting, cloud storage, or cloud communications, cloud is ubiquitous – crossing over all verticals, business sizes and even geography. Businesses everywhere are looking to develop cloud strategies ... ShieldLock AnnounceS - Cloud-Guardian Innovative Security Licensing Solution San Francisco Chronicle (press release) ShieldLock, a company in the field of information security. announce "Cloud-Guardian" a new innovative Mobile technology product helping developers to secure and protect their applications against Piracy by helping to manage licenses user efficiently. ... The Cloud, Day 14: Don't Trust All Your Eggs to One Basket PCWorld By Tony Bradley, PCWorld There are many reasons I might choose one cloud photo storage service over another. However, there are also some good reasons why I should not choose just one cloudphoto storage service at all—that is a lot of faith to put in ... Cloud computing: from consideration into action Dynamic Business A recent survey reveals that transitioning to the cloud can indeed be one of the more challenging IT innovations. The 2011 State of Cloud Survey from Symantec and Applied Research set out to examine exactly how organisations, both large and small, ... Maildistiller's Exciting MSP Commercial Model Attracts First American Cloud ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) 3t Systems based in Greenwood Village, Colorado is the first North American MSP to reap the benefits of Maildistiller's new MSP platform which combines purpose built cloud email security technology with a commercial model designed specifically to ... Cloud computing set for IT industry baptism The Australian AS cloud computing moves beyond the hype and into the realm of tangible products, services and prices, enterprises are gearing up for a major shift in the way technology is used and consumed. The next 18 to 24 months will be a critical time for the ... Taking Cloud Computing to a Higher Level IT Business Edge (blog) By date: IT and compliance executives are not on the same page when it comes to cloud security.Cloud computing is on the minds of almost everybody involved in IT these days, but what many people may not realize is that it's also a topic of a ... Cloud Firm OnApp Appoints Chairman, Several Management Positions Web Host Industry Review By Nicole Henderson, November 28, 2011 (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Cloudsoftware and CDN provider OnApp announced on Monday that it has appointed a new chairman, and four other senior management positions. Three of the five appointments worked at ... Open Cloud Frees Vendor Lock-In Developing Telecoms (press release) As the debate between private and public clouds moves on to hybrid cloud adoption, a presumably more flexible form of cloud computing model, there is no denying that the fear of vendor lock-in persists, as most cloud services are still proprietary in ... The Cloud: A Security Solution for Small Business Broadcast Newsroom Fortunately, cloud solutions make it easier than ever before to have a disaster recovery (DR) plan to minimize your downtime should something happen. “Small firms are very much aware of the need to back up regularly, but it's kind of like flossing; ... Symplified and CipherCloud Cloud Identity and Data Security Webinar MarketWatch (press release) Mr. Merrick manages technology partnerships for Symplified's cloud identity and access management service. Varun Badhwar, vice president of product strategy for CipherCloud. Previously, Mr. Badhwar was responsible for ensuring the security of the ... ATandT, Akamai, Juniper Vie for Web Accelerator Cotendo: Report eWeek Cloud-based Web and mobile acceleration services specialist Cotendo is being wooed by three companies, according to a report in the Calcalist financial daily reported on Sunday. Cotendo customer AT&T, Juniper Networks and Akamai, a company that ... Barracuda Pub Group Uses Panda Cloud Office Protection to Easily Manage ... Sacramento Bee 28, 2011 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Panda Security, The Cloud Security Company, today announced that Barracuda Pub Group, a leading UK pub company, has chosen its cloud-based managed security service, Panda Cloud Office Protection, to instantaneously and ... The Advantages of Moving Your Call Center to the Cloud MarketWatch (press release) RED BANK, NJ, Nov 28, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Q: What do you mean by implementing a customer service and support center in the cloud? EM: Simply said, it's a significant improvement in customer service through new age manner and ways. ... 2012: Cloud computing hits adolescence for better or worse ... By Barb Darrow Here's hoping 2012 will be the year we separate the wheat from the chaff in cloud computing. At the very least, more businesses will know about the potential benefits and pitfalls of cloud computing so they can differentiate the real from the ... GigaOM iPad Supplier Building Cloud Container Farm » Data Center ... By Rich Miller Foxconn, the Taiwanese electronics manufacturer known as a supplier for Apple's iPhone and iPad, is entering the cloud computing market and will invest $63.3 million over the next five years to construct a campus to support its efforts. ... Data Center Knowledge A Cloud You Can Trust - IEEE Spectrum How to ensure that cloud computing's problems—data breaches, leaks, service outages—don't obscure its virtues. IEEE Spectrum Recent Content Event Report: The 8th Cloud Circle Forum | Thoughts on Cloud By Neil Weightman At 10:10 we moved on to security with IBM's Global Cloud Security Lead, Nick Coleman – a man with a very convincing track record in the security field, to say the least. Nick's presentation covered a wide spectrum, confirming that security is a ... Thoughts on Cloud Cloud Computing Startups Raise Big Money: UPDATE 2 ... By sourya Cloud Computing Startups Raise Big Money: UPDATE 2 This is the third in a continuing series on startups raising funding. You can read the first two in the. CloudTweaks.com - Cloud Computing... Public Vs. Private Cloud (yes, that old debate) - Thinking Out Cloud By Geva Perry Hope everyone in the U.S. had a great Thanksgiving. This is a quick follow up on my previous post, 10 Predictions About Cloud Computing, which received quite a bit of attention in the cloudosphere. Specifically, my second point there, which... Thinking Out Cloud GovCloud.com: New Hub for Government Cloud Computing GovCloud.com: New Hub for Government Cloud Computing GovCoud is the “go to” place for everything related to federal cloud computing. Our mission is to help federal organizations learn about, try and securely adopt cloud computing ... Infosec Island Latest Articles The Design and Implementation of Cloud Computing Access Control ... By paper Cloud computing is growing rapidly, global sales of the top five software company's main products are included cloud computing technology. Now Amazon's EC2 and Google's Google App Engine is a typical cloud computing services, they use ... IT Research Paper Governments to benefit most from cloud services | Enterprise ... By a38c77c84a68365538a62009357af1e9 Governments stand to benefit most from the cloud because of the recent strides in e-government across the region and the pressure to cut down corruption. Enterprise Innovation RSS feed Beyond Virtual Servers, Great Cloud Tools for SMBs | GMO Cloud ... By GMO Cloud America PCMag recently published a list of free or low-cost cloud server-based productivity tools that can help small businesses in storage, productivity, finance, CRM and IT. GMO Cloud America Follow @CloudAlive

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