Why Amazon's current cloud domination helps us all

Why Amazon's current cloud domination helps us all
CNET
by Dave Rosenberg December 11, 2011 1:35 PM PST Follow @dr138 Recently, I've noticed a meme spreading through Silicon Valley that questions whether Amazon Web Services' (AWS) current dominant position will hinder the cloud. The short answer: not at all ...

Move to cloud computing is worth growing pains
Federal Times
By Robert Maitner | Last Updated:December 11, 2011 Cloud computing is all the rage. But do we really understand what it is and how it works, especially as it relates to public-sector financial management? Not to be left behind, the federal government ...

Cloud a hazard for Australian business
The Australian
MORE Australian organisations are minimising the risks of cloud computing by limiting their operations in the cloud and only using local providers, a legal expert says. According to DLA Piper intellectual property and technology partner Alec Christie, ...

Windows 8 App Store, Xbox Revamp, HP Agreement Marked Microsoft Week
eWeek
Microsoft's week involved the unveiling of the Windows 8 app store, a revamp of the Xbox's Live Dashboard and a cloud agreement with Hewlett-Packard. Microsoft's week included a new partnership agreement with Hewlett-Packard and the unveiling of the ...

Cloud computing offers Indian information technology new growth opportunities
Economic Times
Cloud computing would emerge as the key advance in IT services and applications, says Gartner, the technology research firm, in its forecasts for 2012. The mavens see the cloud, which makes possible the leasing of digitised IT assets and solutions via ...

Why it's so hard to talk about cloud
GigaOm
11, 2011, 6:00am PT 1 Comment My first post for GigaOM, where I introduce the foundation of everything I believe about cloud, elicited some excellent responses from the community. I made the case that cloud boils down to a very simple statement, ...

Cloud computing: it's redefining what it means to be an employee
Hydrapinion
By Ian GRAYSON By now we all know cloud computing will dramatically reshape IT infrastructures inside many organisations. What's not so evident is the impact it's also going to have on the way we work. During the past week I had the chance to listen to...

Ministers can't find steady footing on cloud
iT News
By John Hilvert on Dec 12, 2011 7:11 AM (2 minutes ago) The Australian Government has found itself needing to balance a cautious regard to cloud computing with the findings of a report which urges a more positive and proactive policy approach. ...

Access to info important to cloud users
UPI.com
11 (UPI) -- A global survey of businesses found that a desire to connect employees through multiple devices is a top factor for them to adopt cloud computing technology. Thirty-three percent of the 3645 information technology decision makers polled ...

JASCO launches smart cloud companies
The Australian
Source: Supplied JASCO Group, an Australian cloud computing specialist, has launched two new companies and unveiled an executive team to run them. OneNimbus and OneNimbus Research aim to develop smart cloud solutions, and the initial product portfolio ...

Google Patent Application Details Cloud Printing Service
Tom's Hardware Guide
The US Patent and Trademark Office has published a patent application from Google that seeks to secure the rights to a cloud printing service. The document, which was filed in March of last year, describes the Cloud Print service as one that is ...

FedRAMP Accelerates Federal Cloud Adoption, IT Modernization - BSA
ag-IP-news Agency
“FedRAMP marks an important step forward in moving federal IT systems into the cloud,” said BSA President and CEO Robert Holleyman. “Cloud solutions in many cases can offer substantial cost savings and efficiency gains, which are key priorities for ...

OnLive Brings Hottest Gaming Revolution on Smartphones and Tablets via Cloud
International Business Times
But OnLive proudly showed off their breakthrough technology, which uses cloudcomputing. By connecting to the powerful servers of OnLive via Internet, the gamers can download high-performance games on their mobile devices as compressed files. ...

Tech Talk: Understanding infrastructure that powers the Cloud
Seacoastonline.com
With all the hype around the Cloud, I thought readers may be interested in learning more about just what makes up this "cloud." Data centers are nothing new, they have been around for years. In the most simple of terms, a data center is a facility ...

OnLive releases cloud gaming app
Technology Bloom News (blog)
The new app that OnLive has released will be giving gamers access to top-tier console games in a cloud format. Some of the games that will be supported on select devices were not available for mobile play in the past. Gamers will have the ability to ...

The Fluffy Cloud App
Android Apps
For each moment you are favoured with time, touch on The Fluffy Cloud of Relaxedness and be happy. The Fluffy Cloud App is a good introduction to the peaceful world of clouds and music. Great for kids and adults, this application could be used to help ...

Dealmaker of the Week: Peter Harwich of Allen & Overy
The American Lawyer
In a statement, company cochief executive Bill McDermott declared that the takeover of SuccessFactors, which has 3500 customers in 168 countries, "will create a cloud powerhouse." SAP specifically expects the acquisition to make it more competitive ...

Stocks in a New Downtrend (Aroon) - FLXT, GOJO, HDVY, IDVC, IWEB
Retirement Planning
IceWEB, Inc. (IceWEB) manufactures and markets purpose built appliances, network and cloudattached storage solutions and deliver on-line cloud computing application services. The Company's customer base includes the United States government agencies, ...

VPS.NET Launch Intuitive Desktop-like Control Panel
PR Web (press release)
VPS.net, a leading cloud hosting service provider, have launched a beta version of their intuitive user desktop-like control panel. The new interface is now available to all VPS.net users including normal customers and resellers. ...

How Businesses Can Implement Cloud Hosting | What's My IP ...
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Cloud Hosting or infrastructure as a service (IaaS) is essentially taking the traditional components of IT infrastructure (hardware, facilities and IT administration) offsite and offering one unified, highly-available, scalable computing package that ...
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Cloud Services Spending Ahead
By Paul Kedrosky
By Paul Kedrosky · December 11, 2011 · 17811Discusshttp%3A%2F%2Fpaul.kedrosky.com%2Farchives%2F2011%2F12%2Fcloud-services-spending-ahead.htmlCloud+Services+Spending+Ahead2011-12-11+17%3A45%3A26Paul+ ...
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Animated Tag Clouds Built With HTML5 Canvas: TagCanvas
By Umut M.
In the beginning of the web 2.0 trend, tag clouds were one of the most popular items of web design. And, they were (and still are) very useful in helping readers to easily locate the most-used tags. Afterwards, the Flash-powered animated tag ...
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Business in the cloud [infographic] - Holy Kaw!
Business in the cloud [infographic]. Posted Dec 11th, 2011 at 8:05 AM and seen. times. Tweet. Via Mashable. Like infographics? So do we. Kate Rinsema. Comments (0). Leave a comment... Follow this Space ». You're following this Space ...
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Ahead in the Cloud: The CSC Cloud Usage Index
Ahead in the Cloud: The CSC Cloud Usage Index. ... Click the image to view the full-size CSCCloud Usage Index Infographic, or download a PDF version of ...
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Idevnews | CA Cloud 360 Helps Enterprises Ensure Cloud SLAs ...
CA Technologies has launched CA Cloud 360 solution to help enterprises move their apps to thecloud. The latest CA cloud offering combines products from its ...
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NewsFactor Network | Cisco CloudVerse Provides Cloud Framework
"CloudVerse is architected to help deliver on the promise of cloud by unifying compute, storage and network resources that can be securely and rapidly ...
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