Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Chang: Cloud computing set to drive tech sector

Cloud computing set to drive tech sector: Chang
Taipei Times
Mobile devices with cloud computing capabilities will drive the technology industry in the coming years and enhance business productivity, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) chairman Morris Chang (張忠謀) said yesterday. ...

Microsoft to enable Linux on its Windows Azure cloud in 2012
ZDNet (blog)
By Mary Jo Foley | January 2, 2012, 5:46am PST Summary: Microsoft is preparing to launch a new persistent virtual machine feature on its Azure cloud platform, enabling customers to host Linux, SharePoint and SQL Server there. ...

Backup to most cloud services with Duplicati
BetaNews
By Mike Williams While cloud storage may have taken off in a big way, most backup tools are yet to catch up: if you can save your target files to anything more than an FTP server then you're probably very lucky. Some backup utilities are now giving you ...

BetaNews

Demystifying the Cloud Panacea
Spend Matters
Although many would have you believe otherwise, the cloud cannot create world peace. It can't end hunger, lower taxes, or make your coffee taste better. Although these specific claims haven't been attributed to the cloud just yet, the cloud has been so ...

Up in the Cloud
Digit
Cloud computing is the new buzz and everyone is talking about it. Is this for real or just another technology fad that will soon fade away? Well cloud computing is for real, it has been around for a while and is here to stay. We've been using cloud ...

Cloud Computing - The Best Virus Removal Tools for Corporate Users
Caribbean Media Vision
Cloud computing proved to be the best way to introduce into your computer for excellent PC virus protection. Through cloud solutions, multiple business users have found ways for: - Coordinate with partners in more innovative and creative ways. ...

Caribbean Media Vision

2012 Cloud Computing Tech Stocks to Know
Server Watch
By ServerWatch Staff (Send Email) A cloud, in case you've been living in one of them, isn't just a collection of vapors but the term for a group of server computers working together to supply vast computing power accessible via the Internet. ...

The Social Cloud: Promising Social Media Startups for 2012
CloudTweaks News
Promising Cloud Based Social Media Startups to watch for in 2012 include Tumblr, Pinterest and Wooplr. While it may seem like Tumblr.com is just another blog platform (or in their own words: microblogging) like WordPress and Blogspot, in reality it is ...

CloudTweaks News

Features of Microsoft Office 365 for Cloud
Siliconindia.com
By SiliconIndia, Monday, 02 January 2012, 04:04 Hrs Bangalore: Microsoft office 365 is a comprehensive cloud based service, having seamless integration with Microsoft products such as Outlook. It essentially makes the task of migration to cloud faster ...

Amazon Expands Cloud Footprint with Brazil Operations
CloudTweaks News
This marks the launch of its new South America Region, the eighth geographic region worldwide in which the company has deployed its global cloud computing platform. Other than the obvious potential of South America in general and Brazil in particular, ...

Amazon Offers Hourly Rental Of Cloud Supercomputer
TechWeekEurope UK
According to reports, Amazon has built a virtual supercomputer that runs on Amazon Web Services Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) and is looking to change the supercomputer access paradigm. Amazon has named its virtual supercomputer the Elastic Cloud ...

Dewberry Awarded Skygone's Partner of the Year - Cloud Computing Excellence
DirectionsMag.com (press release)
Redlands, CA—Skygone Inc is pleased to announce that Dewberry has earned the 2011 Partner of the Year Award for excellence in the adoption, use and proliferation of cloudcomputing and implementing these solutions for their customers. ...

Tech sector's future hinges on cloud computing: TSMC chair
Focus Taiwan News Channel
2 (CNA) Mobile devices with cloud computing capabilities will drive the technology industry in the future and will enhance business productivity, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) Chairman Morris Chang said Monday. ...

Focus Taiwan News Channel

2011: When Cloud Computing Shook the Data Center
CIO India
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 "operating system" for...

Hitachi plugs into cloud for new growth opportunities
InformationWeek India
Recently, Hitachi Data Systems aligned its product and solutions portfolio around a three-tiered strategy focused on the cloud. This consists of infrastructure cloud, content cloud and information cloud that Hitachi says will build on existing IT ...

Top 3 Cloud Antivirus Software
Caribbean Media Vision
The cloud antivirus software is the latest software technology that performs scanning processes on the Internet, instead of your computer's hard drive. This way, your computer remains lightweight and performs much better than in the case of normal ...

Sydney: Showers and cloud to end Summery spell late Wednesday.
ABC Online (blog)
A trough will reach Sydney Wednesday evening with cloud increasing ahead of it and the potential for isolated showers and thunderstorms. A strong and gusty southerly wind change will herald the return to cooler and cloudier conditions in its wake. ...

Racemi has the key to unlocking server migration
ZDNet (blog)
By Dan Kusnetzky | January 2, 2012, 3:15am PST Summary: Cloud computing has been frightening to some. They see it as a way to get locked in. Racemi gives organizations the key and makes server migration easy. One of the issues constantly raised during ...

SolarWinds, CommVault Join Talkin' Cloud Stocks Index
TalkinCloud (blog)
by Joe Panettieri on The Talkin' Cloud Stocks Index tracks 20 publicly held cloudcomputing companies. We update the index after US markets close each Friday, giving Talkin' Cloud readers a unique reality check on the cloud computing market. ...

Mobile world gets ready for breakout year
Bangkok Post
Tablets, smartphones, mobile apps and cloud-based services look set to become rising stars in 2012 thanks to changing digital lifestyles, lower prices and greater product variety. User-friendly and fashionable media tablets are gaining momentum, ...

Thinking SaaS? Considering the Cloud? Here's What You Should ...
By John Zappe
Even though Wall Street reacted to the SAP/SuccessFactors deal as if the cloud had just been discovered, the reality is cloud computing has been around almost as long as the Internet itself. What the excitement is about is how HR software ...
ERE.net

Backup to most cloud services with Duplicati
By Mike Williams
While cloud storage may have taken off in a big way, most backup tools are yet to catch up: if you can save your target files to anything more than an FTP server then you're probably very lucky.
BetaNews

This Week in Cloud: Economics with Cost Monitoring, Open-Source ...
By Maria Deutscher
Cost efficiency and high utilization belong to the list of the top drivers behind enterprisecloud migration, so this area has naturally not been left untapped. Two different companies have announced updates in this space throughout the past ...
SiliconANGLE

Creating a Personal Cloud | Cloud Computing Journal
The recent Cloud Expo at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA, was the largest Cloud Computing conference ever produced with more ...
cloudcomputing.sys-con.com/node/2112020

Technology and the Cloud
Cloud computing, cloud hosting and cloud storage have been around so long, but not all ... One of the best ways to understand cloud is through a metaphor. ...
www.cloudcentrics.com/?p=1244

Cloud Cruiser and Cloud Expo 2012 | Cloud Business Review
Cloud crusier debuts at cloud expo 2012 in New York this summer. Learn how to cut your costs and manage your cloud chargebacks.
www.cloudbusinessreview.com/.../cost-optimize-your-cloud-cl...

Cloud Storage: See You Next Year - Network Computing
If cloud storage was one of the few bright spots in IT in 2011, the trend is likely to continue through 2012, for many of the same reasons, analysts and vendors ...
www.networkcomputing.com/public-cloud-tech.../232301116

Cloudability raises $1M, helps keep your cloud spending in check ...
Cloudability, a company that helps people manage cloud services spending, has secured $1 million in its latest investment round. This seed investment round ...
venturebeat.com/2011/12/22/cloudability-raises-1m/

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 ...
virtacore.com/.../community_portal.cfm?...

Now Hovering Above Us All: 'The Cloud' : NPR
The days of keeping large files on your home or office computer are waning. Instead, documents and files are accessible from nearly any device, anytime from ...
www.npr.org/2011/12/.../now-hovering-above-us-all-the-clou...

10 cloud startups to watch in 2012 — Cloud Computing News
All startup activity around cloud computing in the past few years has been great, but it also means there's precious little room on the playing field for newcomers.
gigaom.com/cloud/10-cloud-startups-to-watch-in-2012/

Cloud Computing on Capitol Hill | CloudTweaks.com - Cloud ...
Cloud Computing on Capitol Hill Wars. Feuds between world leaders. The frozen -in-motion bull of Wall Street, and the solemn Washington Mall on Capitol Hill.
www.cloudtweaks.com/2011/.../cloud-computing-on-capitol-h...

What Happens When the Server Underneath My Cloud Fails?
When many people think of the Cloud, they think that their application is running on a nebulous collection of resources that's impervious to hardware.
blog.inetu.net/.../what-happens-when-the-server-underneath-m...



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