Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Cloud became mainstream in 2011

2011: the cloud has landed
ZDNet (blog)
By Phil Wainewright | December 27, 2011, 10:54am PST Summary: Cloud became mainstream in 2011. Looking back, it's extraordinary to see how far we've come in the year. Looking back on 2011, what stands out most of all is that the cloud became mainstream ...

The Cloud, Day 19: IT Department Included
PCWorld (blog)
By Tony Bradley, PCWorld So far I have found a number of advantages when using cloud-based tools and services during my 30 Days with the Cloud adventure. There is one big, unspoken benefit to embracing the cloud, though -- it comes with a “free” IT ...

Rackspace's CTO has his head in the cloud
San Antonio Express
By Valentino Lucio, vlucio@express-news.net The global cloud computing industry grew to an estimated $40 billion in 2011 and doesn't show any signs of slowing. More companies are throwing their hats into the ring and competition is getting fierce in an ...

Cloud over state's education scholarship plan
Times of India
MUMBAI: After the controversy over bogus enrolment of a large number of students in schools, the state government might now invite embarrassment over scholarship scheme for college students. State officials revealed that nearly Rs 500 crore were ...

Amazon's Cloud Supercomputer Is World's 42nd Fastest
CRN
By Andrew R Hickey, CRN Amazon has ranked 42nd among the world's fastest supercomputers, but what separates Amazon from the 41 super computers ahead of it is that Amazon's runs in the cloud. Amazon's virtual supercomputer features honest to goodness ...

2011: When cloud computing shook the data center
InfoWorld
By Eric Knorr | InfoWorld If I had to sum up in one word the most exciting thing that happened to cloud computing in 2011, I'd have to say it's OpenStack. This open source project, launched by Rackspace and NASA in late 2010, is assembling a private ...

Cloud Computing Stock Picks for 2012 (VMW, EMC)
thestockmasters
The ultimate cloud computing play VMware is on its way to $100. EMC is just as good. VMware (VMW) is up 2% today and trading at $85 and change. In 2011 VMW is down almost 4% but there's reason to believe this stock could return to greatness in 2012. ...

Michael Barnett: The Cloud showed the world we mean business
New Zealand Herald
The Cloud as the host to the Showcase of New Zealand Business during Rugby World Cup was an opportunity to reposition New Zealand in the eyes of our international visitors and of ourselves. Our history and the lack of any compelling alternative ...

Year In Review: Cloud Storage's Silver Lining
NetworkComputing.com
While many technologies blamed the laggard economy of 2011 for their failures, cloud storage was one of the few that could point to it for its success. Numerous IT organizations, facing data growth due to factors such as the requirement to keep data ...

What the HDD shortage means for cloud computing
GigaOm
27, 2011, 11:00am PT No Comments While the rest of the IT world is reeling from the hard drive shortage, users of cloud computing services should have a relatively painless experience — even if their providers don't. I recently spoke with Steve Tuck, ...

GigaOm

The Scalable, Available Cloud
E-Commerce Times
By Razi Sharir The prospect of moving a database to the cloud brings up lots of questions, and two of the most important factors to consider are scalability and availability. Since the database tier is the most sensitive and critical part of the ...

Baby Pajamas Talk To Your Phone, Tablet Via Cloud
InformationWeek
Exmovere's Exmobaby pajamas transmit data on infant vital signs through the cloud to parents' smartphones and computers. By Nicole Lewis InformationWeek AT&T's has extended its commitment to supporting wireless technology for healthcare, ...

Facility Management: Getting Ready for Moving to the Cloud
Area Development Online
As cloud computing emerges as a new force on the IT scene, a primary appeal for business owners is the much-reduced need for internal IT capacity, since so many of the resources that have been stored in-house under traditional systems can now reside in ...

6 Ways Cloud Computing Will Evolve In 2012
InformationWeek
Cloud computing will dig even deeper into the enterprise, with hybrid clouds, virtualized clients, and security standards topping the hot trends. By Charles Babcock InformationWeek Cloud computing has become so broadly accepted that it won't rank as an ...

Stage 2 Networks Acquires Hosted VoIP Division of Consolidated Technologies, Inc.
MarketWatch (press release)
NEW YORK, Dec 27, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Stage 2 Networks, a cloudcommunications leader in the New York metropolitan area with a portfolio of hosted voice and data services, today announced that it has acquired the hosted VoIP business ...

iTunes Match FAQ: Apple Posts How-To For Cloud Music Service
Huffington Post
On true streaming services like Spotify and Rdio, the song is not downloaded to the device, but rather remains in the cloud. Apple's iTunes Match, which just launched in November after a slight delay, is facing opponents large and small in its quest ...

Army works to build intel capabilities in cloud
FederalNewsRadio.com
The Army is pressing ahead with the development of a cloud-based solution for intelligence collection and analysis designed to replace and integrate several preexisting systems, with the goals of getting intelligence directly to the battlefield quickly ...

The Cloud Service Provider's Guide to the Amazon Kindle Fire
TalkinCloud (blog)
I thought it might be helpful to go over how a few vendors are bringing some enterprise expertise to the Kindle Fire's already-considerable cloud play, and make a few recommendations of my own. Hosted messaging provider Intermedia was the first company ...

Cloud Crime Mapping: Top 3 Crime Mapping Startups to Watch in 2012
CloudTweaks News
With big data such as crime and mapping predicted to be a major focus for Cloudcomputing in 2012, it offers great promise for many a startup in 2012. As such we have listed three of the more promising Crime Mapping Startups to watch for in 2012 which...

CloudTweaks News

Cloud Analytics Now Part Of The Cloud Buzz
Seeking Alpha
It's made possible by the economics of the cloud. Virtualized operating systems bring all sources of corporate data to the party. Distributed computing techniques let you run huge jobs all at once, without dedicating specific resources. ...

6 Stocks to Gain From 2012's Tech Battle
Forbes
Cloud computing, software as a service and big data are buzz words for IT's change. Integrated with mobile computing, those technology subsets will drive industry revenue growth at a rate of about 18% per year and account for at least 80% of ...

2012: What's Ahead for Cloud Computing? » Data Center Knowledge
By Rich Miller
We asked our readers to share their predictions in several key areas, and as expected, the hottest topic is cloud computing. We received so many responses that we will present the DCK readers'cloud predictions in two parts. What's in store? ...
Data Center Knowledge

US government policies show cloud adoption is worth challenges ...
By Simply Security
It seems that the arguments surrounding cloud computing have only grown louder as the adoption rate of the technology has climbed upward.
Simply Security

Mobile is Key for Music Cloud in 2012 | SiliconANGLE
By Mellisa Tolentino
First, to answer your question, the cloud is not the fluffy stuff you see when you look in the sky. What we're talking about here is the virtual cloud, a place where you can securely store your data while also providing access anytime, anywhere. ...
SiliconANGLE

What the Cloud Wants - Carl Carter-Schwendler - Site Home ...
By Carl Carter-Schwendler MS
Today we see a similar debate surrounding cloud computing. There are many in the industry that argue there is only room for perhaps three cloud providers and hence all clouds will ultimately be public. Indeed there are some who worry about ...
Carl Carter-Schwendler

Q&A: HP's Frances Guida and Eric Clark Discuss New Cloud ...
Q&A: HP's Frances Guida and Eric Clark Discuss New Cloud Solutions | The Web Host Industry Review - Web Hosting News.
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NewsFactor Network | Nimbula Offers Service for Private Cloud ...
The Nimbula service provides consultants to help customers design and build a commodity cloud in-house, without the normal investment required, by using ...
www.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=81496

What belongs in the cloud? - Cloud Hosting | Cloud Servers ...
So you want to move to the cloud , you ve done all your homework, sifted through SLAs, considered all the different features needed and found one that fits your ...
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Cloud Computing To See Strong Growth On Cost Advantage ...
Cloud computing, which started its journey on a low key, is beginning to play a big role especially for the small entrepreneurs in shaping up their businesses. ...
www.istockanalyst.com/.../cloud-computing-to-see-strong-gro...

Cloud Expo West 2011 Reflection on the Cloud Trend | Networking ...
Trends with Cloud Integration and Cloud Management Evolution.
networkingexchangeblog.att.com/.../cloud-expo-west-2011-re...

Clouds on Cloud Nine: The Challenge of Managing Hybrid-Cloud ...
Obviously, cloud computing is not just a fancy trend anymore. ... If you choose a cloud or hybrid-cloud approach the question of managing your apps in these ...
blog.dynatrace.com/.../clouds-on-cloud-nine-the-challenge-of-...



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