Saturday, June 30, 2012

Google Compute Engine Targets Microsoft, Amazon

Google Compute Engine Targets Microsoft, Amazon
PC Magazine
Cloud-computing is all the rage, and industry giant Google announced Thursday during the I/O conference its newest addition to the force. ... System capabilities include on-demand launching of one, two, four, or eight virtual core VMs each with 3.75GB ...

Where Google Computing Engine fits in
InfoWorld
InfoWorld described yesterday how Compute Engine is Google's first unabashed IaaS (infrastructure-as-a-service) product, a cloud that allows users to spin up enormous numbers of virtual Linux machines that run on the same infrastructure that powers ...

PaaS providers, ThroughPuter wants to parallelize your cloud
GigaOM
A startup called ThroughPuter has a message for the world's cloud computingproviders: Come talk to us, we can make your cloud fly for serious applications. The company has built a hardware platform designed from ground up to run parallel-processing ...

GigaOM

Cloud computing focus with Microsoft Server 2012
Stuff.co.nz
"Partly cloudy" was how Windows 8's weather application described conditions in Amsterdam at Microsoft's TechEd Europe conference. It couldn't have been a better description of the keynote speech delivered around cloud computing by Brad Anderson, ...

American Diversified Holdings Corporation Formally Enters $160 Billion Cloud ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Cloud computing describes computation, software, data access, and storage solutions that do not require end-user knowledge of the physical location and configuration of the system that delivers the services. Parallels to this concept can be drawn with ...

Renault Selects HP for Private Cloud Services
MarketWatch (press release)
Connected electronic vehicle telematics help drivers to check the car's battery, its charge rate and the location of the nearest charging station, as well as provide live traffic updates and cloud computing based applications like pay-as-you-drive ...

Cloud computing fears hit Canadian firms' competitive edge
Vancouver Sun
Adi Kabazo, manager of products and cloud services for Telus, said the survey was commissioned to get a better understanding of the adoption of cloud computing in Canada, which is behind the United States. He said the location of data storage is a ...

Google (GOOG) Targets Amazon (AMZN) Cloud Services
Cabot Wealth Advisory
Google (GOOG) moved to take on Amazon (AMZN) in the fast growing market for cloud services, allowing companies to run their applications and store data on computers managed by the Internet giant, the Wall Street Journal reported. The initiative, called ...

Security, Cost Still Barriers to Small-Business Cloud Storage Adoption
eWeek
Half of smaller businesses (organizations with 51 to 250 employees) have implemented some form of cloud computing for three years or more. While cloud storage currently ranks behind SaaS and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) initiatives, the survey ...

Google Launches New Cloud Compute Engine, Enhances Google Apps, Drive
eWeek
At day two of its Google I/O developers' conference, Google announced a new infrastructure-as-a-service offering as well as enhancements to Google Docs and its Google Drive cloud storageservice. ... Cloud Computing - eWeek ...

As clouds multiply, ComputeNext, a cloud marketplace emerges
GigaOM
The founders of ComputeNext had a simple idea - soon there would be growing number of cloud service providers, and as more cloud services came online the marketplace would become rife with inefficiency. So they started ComputeNext and launched at ...

GigaOM

Mobile Devices, Vast Computing Power Open Cloud to More People Than Ever
eWeek
GigaOM's Structure 2012 Conference June 20 to 21 on the University of California San Francisco campus has rightfully gained a reputation for gathering deep thinkers and trendsetters in the cloud computing sector. Plenty of good inside information comes ...

eWeek

The risks and rewards of cloud computing
Telegraph.co.uk
These systems are delivered over the internet, managed by the provider and sold on demand. As a result, businesses can invest in a wider, more scaleable and targeted range of services. The flexibility of users being able to log-in from any computer ...

Telegraph.co.uk

Red Hat details next Linux and storage platforms for cloud, big data era
ZDNet (blog)
Red Hat, for example, is optimizing its Linux, storage and virtualization software platforms to hook into Google's Open Compute project to provide for a more agile and flexible data center, essential for cloud computing. Red Hat Enterprise Linux is ...

Red Hat, the hidden cloud company
InfoWorld
From Deltacloud to OpenStack to a new public cloud offering, Red Hat is on a mission to accelerate the cloud while keeping it open. ... The year's best hardware, software, and cloud services. InfoWorld's Test Center ... Red Hat is bullish on cloud ...

What Google Compute Engine means for cloud computing
GigaOM
Google's new infrastructure-as-a-service offering Compute Engine is a big, big deal in the world of cloud computing. Now that it's a reality, here are five things I think Google Compute Engine means for the cloud industry.

GigaOM

RevUp Render Introduces V-Ray 2.0 Cloud Rendering for 3D Artists and Architects
Houston Chronicle
Delivering innovation in cloud computing technology for the design and entertainment industries, RevUp Render today announced a new cloud rendering service supporting V-Ray 2.0 rendering software from the Chaos Group. With the RevUp Render cloud ...

TwinStrata Publishes “A Snapshot into Cloud Storage Adoption” from 2012 ...
StorageReview.com
In June, TwinStrata conducted a survey at the 2012 Cloud Computing Expo in New York to gauge the state of cloud storage among the represented organizations. The area of greatest cloud computing growth reported in the survey is cloud storage, with 46% ...

Google announces cloud-computing service
NDTV
Google announces cloud-computing service: Google has announced Compute Engine, a cloud-computing service that allows businesses to run their ...

NDTV

Google Compute Engine Is No Threat to Amazon, Microsoft, RackSpace
NetworkComputing.com
Additionally, Google Compute Engine (GCE) VMs can access Google Cloud Storage. "The GCE options seem to be a very random set of variables and one which ... The initial version of Google Compute Engine won't take share from other IaaS providers in the ...

Former OS X chief working on cloud startup with other ex-Apple employees
Apple Insider
Serlet is working with at least two other former Apple employees at the company in downtown Palo Alto, Calif., according to Business Insider. The company is described as a "cloud hosting provider" with "consulting services in the field of cloud ...

Your corporate data needs to be in the public cloud -- starting now
InfoWorld
The year's best hardware, software, and cloud services ... Looking for your first cloud computingproject? Chances are you're considering a very small, very low-risk application to create on a public PaaS or IaaS cloud provider. I get the logic: It's a ...

NASA CIO: We still use OpenStack — and Amazon and Microsoft Azure …
GigaOM
OpenStack is backed by Rackspace, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Red Hat and other tech companies as a counterweight to Amazon's growing power in cloud computing. The cloud platform is called “the Linux of the cloud” by proponents, and the “Unix of the cloud” ...

Google announces cloud-computing service 'Compute Engine'
Economic Times
Google has announced Compute Engine, a cloud-computing service that allows businesses to run their applications on servers in the tech giant's data center.

A Force to be Reckoned With
msnbc.com
Cloud computing and social networking will be the driving forces behind successful companies in the future. Cloud services offering cost savings and stronger sales, which is a win for any company that embraces this trend. Social networking allows the ...

Gouged by cloud - but it's so convenient
Register
Open ... and Shut Most everyone believes that cloud computing is taking off in a big way. Finding agreement on why it's booming is a bit more problematic. The issue becomes particularly nettlesome for private cloud adoption, which is either heavily ...

Funding available to boost cloud computing adoption | Ospero Ltd
Funding available to boost cloud computing adoption. The Technology Strategy Board (TSB) is to make £4.5 million in grant funding available for research and development to help remove the barriers to SMEs adopting cloud computing.
Ospero Ltd

Battle in the Cloud: Google Versus Amazon | Blogs ...
By webadmin@itbusinessedge.com
Five Cloud Computing Trends Affecting Cloud Strategy Through 2015 In one of the more anticipated moves in the cloud, Google, at the Google I/O 2012 conference.
Mike Vizard

Cloud Service Usage Now Mainstream in UK and Ireland: Report ...
Furthermore, the message that cloud services can deliver significant cost reduction is now resonating within the IT community -- cost saving has become a top driver for adopting cloudapplications. ... that do not use cloud storage responded that it would take “more than a week” to recover their data Respondents were attendees at the recent Cloud Expo at the Javits Center in New York June 11-14, an audience expected to offer more sophisticated insight into the use ofcloud compu.
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Business Cloud Computing. Yes, but… - The Small Business Blog
By Stefan Töpfer
Is it affordable, or are you getting ripped off by the business cloud computing vendor? Do you pay more than $15 per user for all the apps you need? Is it an integrated solution, can you get all apps from one cloud computing vendor? Or is the ...
THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

Increased Security in the Cloud with Google | Cloud Computing Topics
By Guest Author
Google Apps for Business cloud users are now enjoying increased security since the suite earned ISO 27001 certification. When Google announced its new security ... Cloud ComputingTopics. Cloud Computing - Mobile Cloud. Home · About ...
Cloud Computing Topics

Bonfire Buzz: Promote Growth with Cloud Computing | Small ...
By The Bonfire Team
Small businesses can see growth within their companies through the use of cloud computing. Learn the benefits and common uses of virtualization for businesses.
Small Business Bonfire

Latest Digitals » Google launches cloud-computing service ...
By Manzar Chaudhury
Search engine titan Google has introduced its cloud-computing service Compute Engine at the Google I/O 2012 developer's conference inSan Francisco. The service will help businesses run their applications on servers in the data center of ...
Latest Digitals

Video: Cloud Services Talk from UK's Cloud Day: London, 22nd ...
By ...Planky
The MSDN UK Blog is your central resource for Microsoft developer tools, news, downloads, trials, tutorials and events including windows phone, cloud, azure, desktop development and much more.
MSDN UK Team blog

The Perils of the Cloud | Laplink Blog
By Laplink Software
The “cloud” is hot. We all talk about the next great thing: solutions for cloud computing. Venture Capitalists are raising new funds for cloud computing, software companies are rapidly developing new solutions for the cloud, and new services ...
Laplink Blog

cloud computing: save up to 50% in IT costs #OBL12 - connecting ...
By Anthony Plewes
Given that cloud computing relies on the network, there is no surprise that it features highly on the product roadmaps of network service providers worldwide. At Orange Business Live, we heard about the Orange approach and also some ... to deliver services, telcos are well placed to provide cloud computing solutions. Orange is opening a global network of seven data centers with air transport industry (ATI) service provider SITA to provide global cloud services over the next year.
connecting technology blog

Google announces cloud-computing service | sarkaritel.com
By admin
Google has announced Compute Engine, a cloud-computing service that allows businesses to run their applications on servers in the tech giant's data center.
sarkaritel.com

Finding the right cloud computing solution for your business
By Customerservice
Finding the right cloud computing solution for your business Certainly no one would argue that it is tough to find a cloud provider these days. But having an abundance of vendors to choose from doesn't necessarily guarantee that you will in ...
The Art Of Service

Cloud Computing: Raining Down Profits - FIO, N, ORCL, CRM, SAP ...
Cloud-computing is a type of technology that has become increasingly prevalent in businesses everywhere. It allows businesses to use applications without ...
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2012 Future of Cloud Computing Survey Exposes Hottest Trends in ...
SAN FRANCISCO – June 20, 2012 North Bridge Venture Partners today announced the results of its second annual Future of Cloud Computing Survey.
www.nbvp.com/2012-future-cloud-computing-survey-expose...

Dell ITChat with Jason Ozols - Cloud Computing - Tuesday 1PM ET ...
We'll ask questions about the future of cloud storage and whether the new options like SSDs are really the holy grail of cloud services. We'll also have special ...
www.newfulcrumpoint.com/.../dell-itchat-jason-ozols-cloud-c...

2012 Future of Cloud Computing Survey Exposes ... - VMblog.com
North Bridge Venture Partners today announced the results of its second annual Future of Cloud Computing Survey. Supported by 39 industry collaborators ...
vmblog.com/.../2012-future-of-cloud-computing-survey-expo...



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