Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Disaster Recovery Cloud Services Show Promise

Disaster Recovery Cloud Services Show Promise
InformationWeek
Today, cloud-based DR is poised to shake up legacy approaches and offer frustrated infrastructure and operations professionals a compelling alternative. Instead of enterprises buying resources in case of a disaster, cloud computing and its pay-per-use ...

Dell Buys Wyse Technology To Expand Cloud Offerings
InformationWeek
By Paul McDougall InformationWeek Dell on Monday said it reached a deal to acquire Wyse Technology, a privately held provider of cloud computing and desktop virtualization technologies. The deal is the latest in a string of moves by Dell to move beyond ...

The Walker Group Introduces Cloud Computing Services
MarketWatch (press release)
FARMINGTON, Conn., April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Walker Group, formerly Walker Systems Support, has announced their entrance into the Cloud computing market with their new Cloud Hosting service offerings. Cloud computing is quickly ...

Defining cloud computing, part one: Laymen's terms
Computerworld (blog)
As I travel around the country meeting with IT professionals and attending or speaking at industry events, I am amazed by how many different versions there are of "cloud computing." As the guy who wrote the Storage Area Networks for Dummies book, ...

Research Indicates That Cloud Increases Short Term Costs for Long Term Gains
MarketWatch (press release)
The survey, completed by more than 1650 IT and security decision-makers from a range of industries, highlights the growth in cloud computing investments, demonstrating the valuecloud computing provides to organizations. Respondents state that 34% of ...

Global Enterprise Mobile Cloud Computing Market 2011-2015
MarketWatch (press release)
TechNavio's analysts forecast the Global Enterprise Mobile Cloud Computing market to grow at a CAGR of 16.5 percent over the period 2011-2015. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increasing demand for enterprise mobility.

Terremark Offers Private Clouds For Enterprises
InformationWeek
Verizon cloud unit uses technology from CloudSwitch acquisition to make it easy for reluctantcloud users to migrate in and out of infrastructure-as-a-service. By Charles Babcock InformationWeek Terremark is offering "single-tenant cloud computing," ...

Dell to Buy Wyse, Grow Cloud, Virtualization Portfolio
eWeek
Dell is looking to expand its cloud and desktop virtualization capabilities by buying Wyse Technology, a thin client pioneer that over the past several years has shifted its focus from hardware to software. Dell officials announced the deal April 2, ...

Dell To Buy Cloud Software Maker Wyse
Wall Street Journal
By SHARA TIBKEN Dell Inc. agreed to acquire cloud-computing software provider Wyse Technology Inc. as the computer maker continues expanding its offerings for business customers. Financial terms weren't disclosed. Dell expects the deal to close in the ...

Dell To Buy Cloud Software Maker Wyse Technology
Wall Street Journal
By Shara Tibken Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Dell Inc. (DELL) agreed to acquire cloud-computing software provider Wyse Technology Inc. as the computer maker continues expanding its offerings for business customers.

Dell buys 'cloud' computing company Wyse
AFP
SAN FRANCISCO — Dell on Monday said it is buying Wyse Technology to expand its business offerings in the Internet "cloud" in the face of softening demand for traditional computing hardware. The Texas-based computer maker did not disclose financial ...

AFP

Dell To Buy Cloud-Software Maker Wyse Technology
Wall Street Journal
Wyse provides software and hardware that play into the trend called cloud computing. The company, founded in 1981, originally was known for desktop terminals that could take the place of personal computers. Wyse said it has shipped more than 20 million ...

Cloud computing invented during a lunch break
The Seattle Times
But we still like this April 1 article from Windows IT Pro: "Cloud computing revealed as a hoax." According to the article, an Amazon Kindle marketing associate invented the cloud while on lunch break in 2008. "We were all just sitting around in the ...

Quantum, Cloud Storage and Disaster Recovery
ZDNet (blog)
By Dan Kusnetzky | April 2, 2012, 3:05am PDT Summary: Cloud storage appears attractive for backup and disaster recovery. Quantum is addressing one of the more challenging aspects of using cloud storage - the growing volume of data.

CETC32 and Eucalyptus Sign Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Cloud Computing ...
MarketWatch (press release)
SANTA BARBARA, CA, Apr 02, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Eucalyptus Systems, creator of the most widely deployed on-premise cloud computing platform, today announced a strategic partnership with China Electronics Technology Group Corporation No.

Gartner to IT: Get a grip on cloud services, or else
GigaOM
By Barb Darrow Apr. 2, 2012, 5:34am PT 7 Comments A new list of cloud computing trends shows just how nervous the growing use of cloud servicesmakes IT departments. It's easy to see why. IT staffs used to hold the keys to the kingdom — controlling ...

GigaOM

Dell acquires Wyse to extend cloud computing offerings
SlashGear
It looks like the company is hoping to make more inroads into the virtualization market, as Dell this morning announced the acquisition of cloud client computing company Wyse Technology. Wyse currently offer several thin and zero cloud clients, ...

Sesame Software(TM) Awarded Cloud Services Data Replication Patent
MarketWatch (press release)
Historically, the technique for retrieving and loading massive amounts of data from a cloud services application into a relational database is to perform one single pass. This technique is fundamentally flawed because web services typically have more ...

Dell to acquire cloud computing company Wyse Technology for undisclosed sum
Orlando Sentinel
By AP ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) — Dell has reached a deal to buy cloud computing company Wyse Technology for an undisclosed sum. Dell wants to expand its desktop virtualization capabilities and provide new vehicles for existing products.

General Dynamics to Support Army Private Cloud
MarketWatch (press release)
FAIRFAX, Va., April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) has been awarded two contracts by the United States Army to develop and implement fixed and mobile cloud computing capacity for the Area Processing Centers Army Private ...

Vectorworks Cloud Services Provides Added Computing Power and Design Freedom
PR Web (press release)
Vectorworks Cloud Services will provide the freedom and flexibility designers need to successfully meet the challenges of working in today's mobile world. Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. today announced the launch of Vectorworks® Cloud Services, ...

Cloud computing 'key' to jobs plan
Belfast Telegraph
Ireland could become a world leader in cloud computing thanks to a new 1.2 million euro research programme. Jobs and Enterprise Minister Richard Bruton announced the Government investment into the fast-growing technology as part of its Action Plan for ...

Belfast Telegraph

Cloud Computing: The Great Job Creator or Job Destroyer?
Formtek Blog (blog)
In over only three years time, cloud computing will inject $1.1 trillion of global revenues and will create staggering numbers of new jobs. The report says that most of the jobs will be created in small and mid-size business, especially in the ...

Cloud computing to create more jobs in India
Deccan Herald
But in case of cloud it is predicted that it will create substantial number of jobs in India dispelling the fear of jobloss. Microsoft in association with IDC, recently came up with a survey pointing out that cloud computing will create more than 2 ...

Cloud Computing: Dell Buys Wyse for Maybe $350 Million-$400 Million
SYS-CON Media (press release)
See, Dell wants Wyse for its cloud-ified thin client desktop virtualization, which is supposed to "significantly" extend Dell's desktop virtualization capabilities and bring new solutions and services into its enterprise fold.
SYS-CON Media (press release)

Cloud Technology Partners (cloudTP) Founder and CEO, Chris Greendale, to ...
Sacramento Bee
By Cloud Technology Partners (cloudTP) Chris Greendale, Founder and CEO of CloudTechnology Partners (cloudTP) will participate in a panel discussion entitled, "Cloud Computing: The Next Generation." Executives from Agile Equity, Xerox, Gage Networks, ...

Cloud Technology Partners (cloudTP) Founder and CEO, Chris Greendale, to ...
SYS-CON Media (press release)
By PR Newswire Chris Greendale, Founder and CEO of Cloud Technology Partners (cloudTP) will participate in a panel discussion entitled, "Cloud Computing: The Next Generation." Executives from Agile Equity, Xerox, Gage Networks, Cloud Capital Partners ...

Actifio Shifts Cloud Data Management Services Paradigm at NaviCloud Expo
MarketWatch (press release)
As cloud services have evolved to provide more flexible, economical and scalable solutions, companies are realizing that the cloud can be leveraged to fully protect their business. In the panel session titled, “Business Continuity and Disaster ...

Irish Govt invests €1.2m in Cloud Computing Technology Research Centre
Siliconrepublic.com
The Government of Ireland, as part of its Action Plan for Jobs, today revealed a €1.2m programme to make Ireland a world leader in cloud computing. The newCloud Computing Technology Research Centre will exist as a consortium of third-level ...

Siliconrepublic.com

Vectorworks Cloud Services now available in the U.S. and Canada
By Lisa Lance
“Vectorworks Cloud Services will provide the freedom and flexibility designers need to successfully meet the challenges of working in today's mobile world. In particular, the ability to perform calculations in the cloud will be a significant ...
Planet Vectorworks

Big deal for cloud computing | T-Systems
By T-Systems
Big deal for cloud computing | Details. ... In the coming years, BAT wants to work together with T-Systems to transition the SAP systems into the cloud, which will be largely consolidated within the scope of an investment program. By 2016, 65 national companies are to have switched to standardized SAP operation. By using cloud-based SAP services, BAT will be able to buy the exact amount of resources it needs as it mirrors ... Cloud services since 2005. Cloud 7.0. Go to special ...
T-Systems News

The Walker Group Introduces Cloud Computing Services | Virtual ...
FARMINGTON, Conn., April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Walker Group, formerly Walker Systems Support, has announced their entrance into the Cloud computing market with their new Cloud Hosting service offerings. Cloud ...
Virtual-Strategy Magazine - Your...

Is Cloud Computing a Viable Option for Countries With SMB Driven ...
By Shannen Doherty
Cloud computing has come as a mini revolution in the IT industry. Businesses have been making the most of cloud computing to optimize their operations and improve profitability. Basically, cloud computing is a technique through which ...
Soshable | Social Media Blog

Gartner Outlines Five Cloud Computing Trends That Will Affect Cloud
By drew shobbrook
Spending on public and private IT cloud services will generate nearly 14 million jobs worldwide from 2011 to 2015, according to a new study by the analyst firm IDC. The research ... Box rounds up a bunch of apps for cloud storage pu.
IT, Cloud software, bookkeeping...

LawyersUSA Reviews my Book "Cloud Computing for Lawyers"
By NBlack
In March, LawyersUSA reviewed my latest ABA book "Cloud Computing for Lawyers." This book provides lawyers with an overview of the issues they need to understand when using cloud computing in their law practices. Here are a few ...
Sui Generis-a New York Law Blog

Cloud Infographic: Cloud Computing - From Hype to Reality | The ...
By Ivan
Category Cloud Issues. With all the hypes surrounding cloud computing, it's often easy for us to get carried away. Let's keep grounded and question this: Has the cloud delivered its promises? Well, the cloud promises many things to those ...
The Cloud Infographic

April 2012: Cloud Computing Explained | Women of Uganda ...
By milton
Why is cloud computing so hard to understand? The answer would be because it covers the entire range of organisation requirements, from back-office enterprise systems to various ways such systems can be implemented. Therefore, many ...
Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET)

The Cloud Descends on ABA TECHSHOW 2012 — Slaw
By Jack Newton
One needs do little else than glance at the ABA TECHSHOW 2012 conference schedule and exhibitor list to get a sense of how quickly and dramatically cloud computing is reshaping the legal tec.
Slaw

Cloud computing versus traditional outsourcing ... - Nearshore Journal
By admin
By Karl Flinders on April 2, 2012 11:51 AM | No Comments Last week in a blog post I asked the question: Do you think cloud computing is more beneficial to a business than traditional outsourcing? So far I have had 8 respondents.
Nearshore Journal

Large Enterprises And The Cloud (Part 1 of 12)
By Ladd Wimmer
The first in a series of posts that explore how cloud computing can help large organizations contains a brief history of the cloud and an overview of cloud computing options.
nttcom.tv

Zoolz Android App Review : Cloud syncing and accessing desktop ...
By Ken East
This where additional storage comes in handy, which is precisely why there are a lot of cloud storage providers emerging on the Web. Adding to the rapidly growing list of cloud storageservices is Zoolz, which offers 4 GB of free storage online.
Android Authority

File Syncing Service, TwinFolder, Poised to Disrupt the Cloud Storage
File Syncing Service, TwinFolder, Poised to Disrupt the Cloud Storage Industry with Super Cheap Prices. Follow @ozarksentinel. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) April 02, 2012.http://www.TwinFolder.com, a new file syncing, sharing and online ...
The Ozarks Sentinel

Beware Fake Clouds | Cloud Computing Journal
First the good news: Cloud Computing is real, it's here to stay, we're doing a reasonably good job of defining it, and it's already providing significant business ...
cloudcomputing.sys-con.com/node/2215934

Introducing PartnerDirect Cloud Services and Solutions Certification ...
As the PartnerDirect program continues to evolve, we remain committed to the foundation of our program – seeking Partner input and keeping it simple.
en.community.dell.com/.../introducing-partnerdirect-cloud-ser...

Intel's Cloud Computing Technology
Cloud computing technology: Intel helps to develop a cohesive set of open, ... unified networking,cloud security issues, server pools, cloud storage, and for the ...
www.intel.com/.../us/.../intel-s-cloud-computing-vision.html?...



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