Friday, May 25, 2012

Box Unveils New Cloud Storage Features, Enterprise Licensing

Box Unveils New Cloud Storage Features, Enterprise Licensing
CRN
By Jack McCarthy, CRN Cloud-based storage provider Box on Thursday released new features aimed at enterprise customers, offering storage management tools for IT administrators and a new enterprise licensing agreement it says will lessen the cost of ...

Enterprise cloud storage biz Box adds universal admin search, new security ...
VentureBeat
Enterprise cloud storage startup Box has added a slew of updates to its main product, including universal administrator search, more mobile security features for iOS and Android, and multiple e-mail domain support, the company announced Thursday ...

VentureBeat

Box adds more enterprise perks to cloud storage
GigaOM
24, 2012, 6:00am PT No Comments Cloud storage provider Box is adding more enterprise-class features to its storage service including a more advanced administrative console, enterprise-wide search, and the ability to support multiple email domains in a ...

GigaOM

The curse of free cloud services: a cautionary tale
ZDNet (blog)
By David Gewirtz | May 24, 2012, 1:27am PDT Summary: Cloud services have their failings, and I'm not talking about the usual crashes and cyberattacks. No, sometimes the service just goes away. I am a big fan of cloud services. I've been migrating more...

ZDNet (blog)

Cloud Computing Clears the Way to Solar Power
AOL Energy
The proprietary software leverages satellite imagery and local power pricing data contained in cloudnetworks to analyze the roof azimuths, shadow angles and cost information needed to generate residential solar system specifications customized for ...

Spiceworks Launches Free Cloud Service Detection Features for Small and Mid ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The new cloud service discovery features help IT pros improve network security and aggregate cloudlicenses in order to acquire better volume discounts. "Knowing which cloud services are running on my network is essential to maintaining security and ...

CSC Selects Cisco Intelligent Automation Software to Support Increasing Client ...
MarketWatch (press release)
FALLS CHURCH, Va., May 24, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- CSC (NYSE:CSC) today announced that it is deploying Cisco's Intelligent Automation for Cloud solution to automate the delivery and management of cloud services to clients. CSC identified the Cisco ...

Cloud inefficiency - Bad habits are hard to break
ZDNet (blog)
By James Staten | May 24, 2012, 12:01pm PDT Summary: Cloud can save you a lot of money - if you use it effectively. But cloud users have developed bad habits which are leading to inefficiencies, blogs James Staten. As developers we often ask for more ...

Huddle Lands $24M Series C To Go Big On Enterprise Cloud Storage And Collaboration
TechCrunch
Huddle, the six-year-old company that makes cloud collaboration software for the enterprise, has closed on $24 million in new funding, bringing its total equity funding to $40 million. The new round, which serves as Huddle's Series C, was led by Jafco ...

Panzura combines Panzura Global Cloud Storage System with EMC Atmos
CTR
Panzura, a provider of global cloud storage solutions, announced the integration of the company's Global Cloud Storage System with EMC Atmos, allowing enterprises and service providers to store, manage and protect globally-distributed, ...

Clouds don't need real-time monitoring to win federal stamp of approval
Nextgov
With cloud computing, departments essentially outsource their IT to a commercial data center over which they have no control. Despite the absence of guidance on automated surveillance, FedRAMP is anticipated to grant its first certifications by the end ...

Disaster recovery needs leading SMBs to cloud
ZDNet (blog)
More than one-third of small and midsize businesses are using private or public cloud services, and the need for better data protection and backup options is leading them there, according to a new Symantec survey. The research, which tapped the opinons ...

Intermedia Clears Clouds for SMBs to Compete With Fortune 50
MarketWatch (press release)
However, it's important for businesses to understand that all clouds are not created equal -- SMBs need to make sure their cloud services are business grade." 1. "Three Cs" of Cloud Computing Cloud computing enables SMBs to compete on a much larger ...

The evolutionary vs revolutionary approach to cloud computing
The Guardian (blog)
There's no question that the adoption of cloud computing will continue to grow as companies look to increase efficiency and reduce costs. A recent study conducted by Dell and Intel found that an overwhelming majority (78% in Europe, the Middle East and...

The Guardian (blog)

Cloud Computing and Emergency Management: The Virtual EOC
Emergency Management (blog)
There are cloud-based incident management and hazard notification systems; meeting coordination and management tools. And then there is Crisis Commons and SMEM – Social Media in Emergency Management Initiative. Schuback is a big fan of cloud computing, ...

Cloud Computing: Protecting Data at Rest in Public Clouds
SYS-CON Media (press release)
By Srinivasan Sundara Rajan One of the important concerns on utilizing the publiccloud and the SaaS-based service model is about 'How to protect the data at rest,' which means organizations are worried about how the data is protected in a publiccloud ...

SYS-CON Media (press release)

New Business Uses Cloud Computing to Redefine Video Editing Process
ActiveFilings.com
With the launching of WeVideo, the public can now engage in video storytelling and social editing by accessing a process with cloud computing. Users can edit videos with their web browsers instead of needing expensive software.

Tips for Contracting Cloud Services
GovInfoSecurity.com
By Eric Chabrow, May 24, 2012. Credit Eligible Cloud services contracts often provide little to no wiggle room for organizations. In planning to use cloud computing services, what steps do organizations need to take before signing any contract?

GovInfoSecurity.com

Report Forecasts End To The 'One-Size-Fits-All' Cloud
RedOrbit
There are several different cloud types such as cumulus, stratus, cirrus and altostratus; and so too there should be different shapes and flavors of cloud computing. That's the findings of a report, “Negotiating Cloud Contracts – Looking atClouds from ...

RedOrbit

Cloud computing allows for flexible, scalable solutions
BCS
Cloud computing is facilitating a change in the way companies are thinking, by offering shared and virtualised infrastructure that is easily scalable. That is according to Gartner research director Tiny Haynes, who explained that, while the technology ...

Networking as the Weakest Cloud Computing Link
DABCC.com
For all the talk about cloud computing, most IT organizations are not all that far along in terms of actual adoption. In fact, a recent survey of 1300 IT professionals conducted by Cisco found that one of biggest inhibitors to cloud computing adoption ...

iGATE Expands Flagship 'Cloud Acceleration Program' Initiative
MarketWatch (press release)
"The continued success of our Cloud Acceleration Program indicates that customers are seeking help in creating cloud roadmaps and implementing faster migration plans. With the demand forcloud services expected to be in the range of $120 billion and ...

SAP to buy Ariba, boosts cloud bet
Hindustan Times
The purchase of Sunnyvale, California-based Ariba would be the latest in a string of acquisitions by German technology company SAP to help fuel its revenue growth and expand its cloud computing business. SAP said it expected the deal, already approved ...

Hindustan Times

Spiceworks 6.0 adds cloud computing service detection to IT management toolkit
V3.co.uk
Chief among the updates the firm has added is a cloud discovery feature that enables administrators to see which cloud computing services are being operated by users on their network, and take appropriate action if necessary.

Retaining the Competitive Edge in Cloud Storage (OTC:IWEB)
SmallCap Network
Through thin provisioning, target deduplication, and inline compression, IceWEB's unified storage arrays enable standardization, consolidation, and optimized storage utilization for virtual and cloud environments, saving up to 90% of storage costs, ...

dinServer: New Cloud Option for IT-Fearful Agents
Channel Partners
Telecom agents and consultants eager to break into cloud services without becoming IT experts seem to have more opportunities coming their way from vendors. Among the latest announcements is news from dinCloud that its hosted virtual server is ...

Box Unveils Enterprise Administrator Tools
eWeek
Cloud storage provider Box takes a step closer to the enterprise with a slew of admin tools for enterprise content sharing and management. As cloud-based storage needs for the enterprise continue to grow, online storage and business application tools ...

Security in the Clouds: Part 1
Wired News
This is not an attempt to discourage you from considering cloud computing. On the contrary, the intention is to make sure you do so with your eyes wide open in order to ensure maximum success in the move. So, while all those around you are acting drunk ...

OfficeDrop Introduces Custom Apps for Wireless Carriers and Device Manufacturers
MarketWatch (press release)
Wireless providers can work with OfficeDrop to launch cloud services in just a few months. OfficeDrop's custom OEM partner offering includes access to a robust cloud storage backend; mobile sync and scan-to-cloud apps; a full-featured online storage ...

Networking as the Weakest Cloud Computing Link | Blogs ...
By webadmin@itbusinessedge.com
Cloud Computing Adoption Is Slow but Steady For all the talk about cloud computing, most IT organizations are not all that far along in terms of actual adoption.
Mike Vizard

cloud computing sever for DNA sequence assembly - SEQanswers
By jjjscuedu
Dear all, Do you know some famous cloud computing sever for DNA sequence assembly? Because my sequence dataset is too large: 450 million for one end, 900 million for pair end. I have checked the cloud computing on Amazon. However ...
SEQanswers - All Forum Threads

Disaster Management Checklist For Cloud Computing Customers ...
By Balaji
Disaster Management Checklist For Cloud Computing Customers Last week I covered some aspects of disaster management on the cloud. I will continue where I left. ... If you use multiple cloud services, have a separate contact list for each category of service. Are the customer service personnel prepared to handle such emergencies? The training could include ... service provider, Services, stakeholders, the cloud · « Seamless Cloud Storage Solution Now Available · The Lighter Side ...
CloudTweaks.com - Cloud Computing...

What is Cloud Computing Anyway?
Leading IT staffing firm TEKsystems has released the results of their new IT survey. Their Q2 2012 survey of over 1500 IT leaders, mostly IT managers and directors (77 percent) and IT executives (23 Percent) has found that while 78 percent of ...
Recruiter.com - Daily Articles,...

SAP to acquire Cloud services provider Ariba - automotiveIT ...
By abongard@automotiveIT.com
SAP plans to acquire US-based Cloud services provider Ariba for about 4.3 billion dlrs. The German business software group said the acquisition, which is set to close in the third quarter, will combine Ariba's buyer-seller collaboration network ...
automotiveIT International

Cloud Storage Encryption and Healthcare Information Security ...
By Ariel
cloud doctor Cloud Storage Encryption and Healthcare Information Security Healthcare data security has been around for a long time, but as cloud computing gains more and more traction, healthcare providers as well as healthcare software ...
Porticor Cloud Security

Atlanta GA, July 20 2012, Oracle Cloud Computing Workshop - Dabcc
Roddy Rodstein is an avid technologist, entrepreneur and author with a long history with virtualization technologies and cloud computing. After ten years supporting virtualization, cloud computing and application delivery technologies at Citrix ...
From the Virtualization Trenches - RSS

Five Essential Cloud Computing Tools for Small Business ...
By Noobpreneur Team
For small businesses cloud computing is possibly the most important development in the computing world for many years. Offering complete freedom, flexibility and creating new opportunities previously only the preserve of much larger firms, ...
Noobpreneur Business Blog

Cloud Computing? 10-60TB Hard Drives Coming to Tablets - VR-Zone
By Theo Valich
In this report, the analyst firm IHS iSuppli confirms what Seagate and Western Digital already stated - doubling of drive density and increase in operating speeds. The way to achieve such density is - heat. Even though heat is an unwanted ...
VR-Zone Articles

IBM in the Open Virtualization Alliance ... - Thoughts on Cloud Blog
By Martin Menzel
Every decision of investment into building a private cloud — whether it's a private cloud for in-house use or a full-fledged cloud service provider platform (CSP) offering public cloud services — follows, in principle, a simple equation: Investment and maintenance of the cloud < the return of ... This entry was posted in Delivery and tagged cloud, cloud-computing, csp, hypervisor, ibm, ibmcloud, KVM, linux, smartcloud, smartcloud-enterprise, virtualization. Bookmark the permalink.
Thoughts on Cloud Blog

HP Delivers Virtual Application Networks to Power Cloud Computing ...
Deploys application in minutes, ensures quality-of-service levels, simplifies management for cloud computing. HP announced Virtual Application Networks, a new cloud functionality that speeds application deployment, simplifies management ...
NationMultimedia.com - Technology

Free Golden Passes for Cloud Expo 2012 | Cloud Spectator
By Kenny
Cloud Glossary · What is Cloud Storage? What is Cloud? ... (For these complimentary VIP Gold passes, Luncheon, access to the Cloud Computing Bootcamp, Cloud Essentials and the Collectible Conference Bag are NOT included.) ...
Cloud Spectator

VisibleGains Puts the Pizzazz Back in Cloud Storage | SiliconANGLE
By Maria Deutscher
The personal and enterprise cloud storage industry has become extremely crowded, and it sometimes seems that this scenario doesn't leave all that much room for innovation. Dropbox and Box have claimed the lion's share of this market, ...
SiliconANGLE

Review: Wuala cloud storage | TechRepublic
Review: Wuala cloud storage. By Matthew Nawrocki. May 24, 2012, 8:08 AM PDT . Takeaway: Wuala's mesh network and security model for file encryption ...
www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/.../6180

Private Clouds and Agility « Perspectives on Cloud Computing from ...
As author of Learning Tree's Introduction to Cloud Computing course, one of the most popular chapters on the course is the private cloud section with practical ...
cloud-computing.learningtree.com/.../private-clouds-and-agilit...

NASA Drops Development for OpenStack Cloud Computing Software
The Whir: In addition to reducing its work with OpenStack, NASA also said it will cease its developmental involvement with cloud infrastructure solution Nebula.
www.linuxtoday.com/.../nasa-drops-development-for-openstac...



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