Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Cloud Security, Costs Concern Federal IT Pros

Cloud Security, Costs Concern Federal IT Pros
InformationWeek
As White House continues to push cloud computing, federal IT managers still worry about security and costs, Ponemon survey finds. By J. Nicholas Hoover InformationWeek Federal IT managers are working to adopt cloud computing technologies and comply ...

RIM Regains Mojo with BlackBerry Cloud Service and Office 365 Integration
PCWorld
By Tony Bradley, PCWorld RIM revealed plans nearly a year ago for a cloud-based service to integrate Microsoft's Office 365 service with BlackBerry mobile devices. In October, RIM unveiled more specific details, and launched a beta program for the new ...

HP extends asset mapping into Amazon, VMware clouds
Computerworld
By Joab Jackson IDG News Service - Hewlett-Packard has updated its Discovery and Dependency Mapping Advanced (DDMA) software package so it will allow administrators to map their IT assets in the cloud. "When clients begin their journey to a hybrid ...

Salesforce Launches Cloud-Based Desk.com
eWeek
Salesforce has launched Desk.com, a cloud-based customer help-desk dashboard that integrates Facebook and Twitter feeds. Salesforce.com has launched Desk.com, a customer help-desk dashboard that integrates Facebook and Twitter feeds alongside more ...

MicroStrategy Cloud, Social And Mobile Bets Pay Off
InformationWeek
Cloud-based business intelligence services, mobile delivery options and Facebook data-analysis capabilities help drive MicroStrategy's fast growth. MicroStrategy touted its social, cloud-computing and mobile business intelligence initiatives at its ...

Xerox Expands Cloud Services for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses
MarketWatch (press release)
DALLAS, Jan 31, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Small-and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) seekingcloud services previously only available to global corporations can now transform their business operations using a new suite of cloud services from Xerox Corporation ...

Bad news about cloud computing: it doesnt exist; Good news: New tech makes it ...
ITworld.com
Cloud computing, as a functional category, is not a real technology. But what it really is is better. By Kevin Fogarty Add a new comment January 31, 2012, 4:54 PM — There's a dirty little secret aboutcloud computing – the hottest, most innovative, ...

Telesphere's Cloud-Based Contact Center Solution Enables ZAGG to Provide ...
Sacramento Bee
Telesphere's cloud-based contact center solutions provide a zero-CapEx, highly scalable alternative that frees businesses such as ZAGG from the cost and limited features of premises-based platforms. "We upgraded to Telesphere from an on-site PBX system ...

Terremark Cloud-Enabled Data Centers Recertified as PCI DSS Compliant
MarketWatch (press release)
MIAMI, Jan 31, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Terremark, a Verizon Company, has received certification that six of its cloud-enabled data centers are compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) version 2.0.

Cisco Passes Light Reading's Independent Cloud Services Test
MarketWatch (press release)
31, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Light Reading ( www.lightreading.com ), the leading online publication for the global telecom industry, has completed the world's first publicly available test of an end-to-end cloud services infrastructure for ...

Redknee Expands Cloud Offering With Windows Azure
MarketWatch (press release)
Redknee's expanded cloud offering will enable service providers in competitive and fast growing markets to invest in a real-time converged billing and customer care solution based on the open and scalable Windows Azure public cloud.

When it Comes to Cloud Computing, It's Deja Vu All Over Again
Huffington Post (blog)
It seems like everywhere we look someone is talking or writing about "the cloud." The recent Consumer Electronics Show featured everything from 3D televisions to cars connected to the cloud. For someone like me, this is great to see and it's an ...

Brocade Cloud-Optimized Application Delivery Switches Allow Customers to ...
MarketWatch (press release)
SAN JOSE, CA, Jan 31, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Brocade /quotes/zigman/106821/quotes/nls/brcd BRCD +0.72% today announced significant software advancements to the Brocade(R) ServerIron(R) ADX Series of cloud-optimized application delivery ...

LiveVox Earns Cloud Computing Excellence Award
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
SAN FRANCISCO--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--LiveVox Inc., the provider of cloud contact center applications, today announced it received a 2011 Cloud Computing Excellence Award fromCloud Computing Magazine, a new publication from Technology Marketing ...

CloudPassage Fills Gaps in Private-Public Cloud Security
eWeek
The security as a service (SaaS) vendor combines hosted security with cloud access to build secure environments for public and hybrid cloud users. When it comes to the cloud, security has always been the No. 1 concern for users.

BML Founder and CTO Serves as Track Chair and Speaker at Cloud Connect 2012 on ...
MarketWatch (press release)
31, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- David Linthicum, CTO and founder of Blue Mountain Labs, will serve as track chair and speaker at this year's Cloud Connect 2012 Conference on February 13-16 at the Santa Clara, CA Convention Center.

Cloud computing both more agile and less expensive
ITworld.com
By Bernard Golden, CIO | Cloud Computing Add a new comment January 31, 2012, 6:59 AM — In Silicon Valley, the saying "it's a dessert topping and a floor wax" is often used to puncture the pretensions of a product that promises that it can address ...

Host Virtual Expands Investment in Its London Cloud
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Host Virtual is pleased to announce that it is expanding its Cloud Service in London. Host Virtual is pleased to announce that it is expanding its Cloud Service in London. "London has become a pivotal location for us since we launched there," said ...

RedPrairie Merchandise Management and Direct Commerce now Available Through ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The introduction of cloud-based versions of Merchandise Management and Direct Commerce is part of RedPrairie's overall cloud platform strategy of making access to its cost-saving, efficiency-improving solutions easier and more affordable for small and ...

KineticD Accelerates Cloud Backup Adoption with KineticCloud Software Offering ...
Sacramento Bee
31, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- KineticD™, known for its cloud backup and recovery services that offer small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) the market's leading data recovery track record, today announced that its secure, reliable and horizontally ...

The Cloud and Why Installed Software Isn't Going Away
Software Advice (blog)
by James Colgan Installed software was just called “software” until the advent of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), the top tier in the Cloud infrastructure architecture. With the addition of this browser-based delivery mechanism, new applications and new ...

HP 'Master The Cloud' Event (Toronto) – Part 2
CloudTweaks News
Here's an interesting parallel, one somewhat removed from the busy world of cloudcomputing. In the world of “people,” social psychologists who specialize in generational issues are starting to refer to the most recent generation of kids coming-of-age ...

CloudTweaks News

7 Challenges to Building a Cloud Practice
Channel Partners
Is the opportunity for selling cloud computing living up to the hype? What products are partners actually selling? What is stopping some partners from getting on board? Is the investment worth the return? Channel Partners wanted to know, ...

Compuquip Drives Strong Market Momentum and Customer Success With EVault's ...
MarketWatch (press release)
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan 31, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- EVault, A Seagate Company /quotes/zigman/118457/quotes/nls/stx STX +1.20% , and Compuquip today announced that the Compuquip Cloud Backup solution, powered by EVault, experienced 100 percent data ...

The Future of Cloud Music Debated by Publishers, Rights Holders, Digital ...
Billboard.biz
CANNES -- Over the past year, cloud-based music lockers have begun entering the mainstream, embraced by major players like Apple, Amazon and Google. But as was obvious Tuesday during a MIDEM panel discussion on the topic, there are still many questions ...

Billboard.biz

Arista Enables Automated Cloud Networking with Advanced Event Management ...
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
“Arista's focus on a modern software-defined network operating system, that is customizable, with built-in automation capabilities is a welcome change for the cloud-era.” AEM is a powerful and flexible tool that automates tasks and customizes the ...

Cisco Partner Marketing Boss Tips Partners On Coming Cloud Marketing Blitz
CRN
By Chad Berndtson, CRN Cisco's partner marketing chief said VARs will play a key role in Cisco's new "Built for the Network" marketing campaign, and that Cisco will also be arming partners with marketing resources for CloudVerse, the cloud framework ...

eXo Platform 3.5 Now Available: First Cloud-Ready Enterprise Portal and User ...
Sacramento Bee
This new release of eXo Platform is designed for organizations that want a cloud-enabled solution for creating and managing next-generation portal-based sites that facilitate engagements between colleagues, customers or partners, and can easily ...

Network Access Controls for Your Cloud - ReadWriteCloud
By David Strom
Today CloudPassage boosts security for your cloud-based servers by announcing an enhanced version of its Halo SaaS security tools called NetSec. The new version brings two-factor authentication methods ...
ReadWriteWeb

Amazon cloud services see dramatic growth in 2011
By Ed Oswald
Usage of Amazon's cloud services skyrocketed in 2011, with the company reporting that its cloudstorage service Amazon S3 played host to 762 million objects as of the fourth quarter of 2011. This was up by 500 million objects over last year, ...
BetaNews

Nintendo DS gets voice recognition and cloud storage for teaching ...
By Matthew Humphries
Jan. 31, 2012 - Nintendo's main focus has moved from its very popular DS portable gaming unit to the 3DS. However, in its home territory work is still being carried out to.
Geek.com

Cloud Expo Europe
By Steve Harriman, SVP Marketing
ScienceLogic was a Gold Sponsor of Cloud Expo Europe, held last week at the Olympia National Hall in Kensington, London. This was our first time at this event,
ScienceLogic

Clouds in the forecast: Amazon S3 grew 192% year-over-year ...
By Sean Ludwig
Keep your eyes to sky because clouds are in the forecast. Amazon Web Services has reported massive growth for its number of objects stored in the Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), with a 192 percent increase year-over-year.
VentureBeat

SAP on the Cloud » Tiers Of Cloud Delivery
By bradsmith
It is not the task of the customer to convince themselves that a provider's public cloud solution is right for them; it's the provider's job to present options of cloud delivery. The attraction of SaaS and PaaS cloud computing is that you can secure a ...
SAP on the Cloud

Ping! Zine » Host Virtual Expands Investment in London Cloud
By Ping! Zine Editor
Host Virtual, Inc. is a cloud hosting provider that operates dual-stack IPv4 and IPv6 IaaS cloudsworldwide. Built around scalability, self-service and ease of use, Host Virtual customers can deploy Linux, VOIP or FreeBSD servers to any location ...
Ping! Zine

Synacor Files For IPO, Acquires HTML5 Cloud OS Carbyn For $1.1 ...
By Josh Constine
The filing revealed that this month Synacor acquired Carbyn, an HTML5 operating system that lets users put their files, applications and more in the cloud and access them from any device's browser. It paid $1.1 million in total for the company, ...
TechCrunch

Send in the Cloud: A Look at Cloud Computing and Multifamily ...
By JessicaF
Multifamily adopts the mantra 'services not servers.'
Multi-Housing News Online

HP Blogs - Why and Cloud bursting? - The HP Blog Hub
By Charlie Bess
At one point, someone at the table said "I understand Cloud Bursting", and naturally with my slightly contrarian nature I responded “Oh really, explain it to me, since I don't think there are many people who actually do understand it. How does it ...
The Next Big Thing articles

Five Tips for Making the Cloud Work for Your Small Business | Real ...
By Guest Blogger
Learn More About Five Tips for Making the Cloud Work for Your Small Business.
Real Business at Xerox

HP Blogs - Cloud Computing Myths vs. Realities: Keynote at HP ...
By Nadhan
I am at the HP Master the Cloud road show in Toronto attending the Demystifying the Cloud keynote by Patrick Harr, Worldwide VP, Cloud Computing, HP. Patrick outlines various Cloud Myths prevalent in the industry today. For each one, he ...
Enterprise Services Blog articles

How Cloud Computing could transform your business! | Viadeo Blog ...
By Emily Hoyal
Cloud computing has had a monumental impact on the world of Information Technology and ultimately the world of business. It has introduced a completely new generation of receptiveness, effectiveness and productivity to IT service delivery.
Viadeo Blog - English site

Cloud Beyond the Borders – Part 1: Asia | Everest Group
By David Radin, Senior Consultant, Everest Group
We know that cloud computing has taken off in U.S.-based enterprises since the term was coined in mid-2007, but how is it faring in other parts of the world?
Everest Group


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