Friday, July 20, 2012

EC says Cloud Computing needs better contracts

Cloud computing needs better contracts - EC
Reuters
Buying computer hardware can be a drain for new and small companies, and huge savings can be made adopting 'cloud' storage -- using networks to connect remotely to servers elsewhere, possibly in a different continent. But security and ... "The complexity and uncertainty of the legal framework forcloud services providers means that they often issue complex contracts ... or agreements with extensive disclaimers," the EC said in the paper, obtained by Reuters and expected to be published after the summer break.

Cloud Computing, Advanced Persistent Threats and BYOD Are Biggest IT ...
MarketWatch (press release)
PASADENA, Calif., Jul 19, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Guidance Software Inc. (NASDAQ:GUID) , the World Leader in Digital Investigations(TM), said attendees to its 12th Annual Computer and Enterprise Investigations Conference (CEIC) in May responded ...

What Would an Exhibit on Cloud Computing Look Like in Computer History ...
MarketWatch (press release)
FREMONT, Calif., Jul 19, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- via PRWEB - Cloud Strategy Generation (CSG) announced today the closure of its Early Bird Registration for the Cloud Computing Workshop -- which stops at 11:30pm on July 19th 2012.

UBM TechWeb's Cloud Connect Chicago Announces 2012 Keynote Speakers
MarketWatch (press release)
As the premier technology event for cloud computing, featuring the latest technologies, platforms, strategies, and innovations, Cloud Connect presents a keynote lineup that will provide attendees with information on the latest innovations in cloud computing.

Amazon Speeds Up Cloud in a Flash
Wired News
Netflix, which uses Amazon cloud services, says offering SSD instances is an important milestone for the cloud. Do you agree, or is this just incremental? Image: /Flickr. We asked at Cloudline if flash drives were the way forward in the cloud with sold-state ...

Wired News

Cloud Provider Datapipe Strengthens UK Channel Focus
MarketWatch (press release)
JERSEY CITY, NJ, Jul 19, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Cloud provider, Datapipe, a global provider of managed services and infrastructure for outsourced IT and cloud computing, today announced Chris Roberts joined the team as Channel Director ...

Amazon Cloud Services: New Elastic Compute Cloud for Apps Needing Low ...
Latinos Post
Amazon Web Services a new Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), for applications requiring low latency access to high-speed storage with the High I/O instances. The new instances are supported by solid-state disks, or SSDs, and capable of delivering...
 
Latinos Post

Dropbox Security Breach: Who's Guarding Your Secrets In The Cloud?
Forbes
Cloud services are the ballyhooed future of software, information storage, device management and whatever else you can think of that requires the use of a computer or device. Which is why Dropbox's current investigation into itself gives pause. The preeminent cloud-company is checking ... Also, Google Drive is a cloud storage service with 5 free gigabytes of space aimed squarely at Dropbox's offering. Given Google volume of users, it could prove to be a tough competitor in the space. (NASDAQ:GOOG). Microsoft: ...

Post-PC-Cloud Computing Era & its Market Impact Examined by FTM Consulting ...
MarketWatch (press release)
LONDON, Jul 19, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The wireless era and the cloud computingdevelopments are sure to change the whole technological field altogether and will have great impact on the way enterprise networks are structured and work. New in-demand ... Apple iPad a Game Changer. Microsoft's Next Operating System Geared. for Wireless Support. Cloud ComputingBasics. Cloud Current Status. Cloud Types. Cloud Major Suppliers. Cloud Benefits. Cloud Services Provisioning. Future Enterprise Networks ...

Where cloud computing takes us: Hybrid services delivery of essential...
IT-Director.com
The next edition of the HP Discover Performance podcast series brings together two top cloudevangelists from the recent HP Discover 2012 Conference to discuss the specific concepts around converged cloud, information clouds, and hybrid services ...

Gartner Predict Cloud Computing Spending to Increase by 100% in 2016, Says ...
Equities.com
According to Gartner's latest quarterly IT spending report, the worldwide market for public cloud services hit $91 billion in 2011 and is expected to increase by 19% to $109 billion in 2012. Ed Anderson, Gartner cloud forecaster further predicts cloud computing ...

EMC-VMW Cloud Spinoff Shows That The Cloud Is Big Business
Trefis
There is a lot of speculation that EMC-VMW will spin off its cloud assets into another company. Virtualization and cloud storage are key aspects when transitioning to the cloud and spinning offcloud assets into another company focused on cloud services can ...

Cloud Is a Social Phenomenon, Not a Technical Transformation
SYS-CON Media (press release)
As every technology literate reader will know, there is little to learn about the cloud computing service-based model of IT delivery from 14th century Sardinian legal codes and laws. At least, that's what I thought until I spent a break on the ... To bring these new and still-nascent technologies together and allow our users to truly become these new so-called "knowledge workers" we need to keep control of our cloud services and bring one central portal experience to bear. With one portal and a single-sign-on experience ...

SYS-CON Media (press release)

VMware Says Spin-Off Rumors 'Unfounded'
InformationWeek
Cloud services can play a role in any BC/DR plan. Yet just 23% of 414 business technology pros responding to our 2011 Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Survey use services as part of their application and data resiliency strategies, even though half ...

ControlCase Keeps Cloud Applications Secure and Compliant
MarketWatch (press release)
Cutting-edge solutions alleviate data security concerns, encourage adoption of cloud computing. MCLEAN, Va., Jul 19, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- US companies remain concerned over lingering ...adoption of cloud computing by nearly two to one, according to a recent report in Forbes magazine. ControlCase, which leads the industry in data security compliance, has developed a cutting-edge solution to alleviate these security issues and allow US companies to confidently leverage the latestcloud-based systems.

SkyDrive account suspensions prove you can't trust cloud storage
Geek
When cloud storage services started appearing they proved very popular, with Dropbox being the standout example of how easy and useful files in the cloud can be. The convenience of having an online storage pool you can access from any and all devices ...

Geek

Agility in the Cloud
SYS-CON Media (press release)
"A lot of people are using cloud computing now, and appzero has this new product out that extracts applications that are already installed, sucks them out of the data center and moves them into the cloud," explained Greg O'Connor, CEO of appzero, in this ...

SYS-CON Media (press release)

Review: Internet-focused alternative in Chrome PCs
Huffington Post
Cloud computing also limits what you can do during those times you may not have an Internet connection. In addition, because the machines emphasize not just cloud storage but cloud services as well, you won't be able to install full-blown programs such as ...

RightScale Acquisition Forecasts Cloud Costs
TalkinCloud (blog)
Getting a handle on the exact costs of cloud computing to date has been challenging, and organizations usually knowing only after the fact what the actual monthly costs of their cloud services are. RightScale is hoping to change that with the recent acquisition ...

Cloud, analytics highlight IBM results
MarketWatch
's (US:ibm) results highlighted the company's gains in cloud computing and business analytics, two key trends in corporate IT. IBM said business analytics revenue were up 13% in the first half of the year, while its cloud revenue doubled in the same period.

Brussels to unveil EU cloud computing strategy
EurActiv
EXCLUSIVE: The European Commission is finalising a strategy on cloud computingaimed at promoting the use of off-site data storage in a bid to cut information technology costs and create new jobs, according to a draft paper seen by EurActiv. ...The United States and Japan are singled out as partners for developing closer relations on a number of issues, including “application of the tax law to cloud services”, “international data flows” and “coordination of data security” among other things. Next steps: 25 July: ...

EurActiv

Entisys Solutions Opens HP Cloud Center of Excellence
MarketWatch (press release)
The HP CCoE at Entisys Solutions will also give clients the opportunity to experience first-hand, both in-person and through remote demonstrations, many of the key benefits afforded by cloud computing, including enhanced operational efficiencies, and will ...

European Commission wants cloud computing companies to improve contracts ...
Nextgov
"The complexity and uncertainty of the legal framework for cloud services providers means that they often issue complex contracts ... or agreements with extensive disclaimers," the EC said in the yet-to-be-released paper, obtained by Reuters. “Contracts often ...

Can Ireland be the European capital of cloud computing?
Siliconrepublic.com
The cloud computing market will be worth €207bn worldwide by 2016, according to Gartner. IDC estimates that spending on public and private IT cloud services will generate nearly 14m jobs worldwide by 2015. More than half of these will be in small and ...

Cloud computing comes to the Shaderlight platform from Limitless Computing
QR Code Press
Limitless Computing, an augmented reality developer, has announced that users of its Shaderlight platform will be able to benefit from the use of cloud computing. The Shaderlight platform is an interactive rendering plug-in for the SketchUp, a 3D modeling...

QR Code Press

OpenStack Community Launches First ARM-Powered Cloud
TalkinCloud (blog)
There's plenty of excitement around ARM and what it can do in the cloud computing realm, but if things go well, ARM-powered OpenStack clouds could solve some of the problems the computing style has created in data centers, said Mark Collier, vice ...

Cloud Infographic: Moving To The Cloud | CloudTweaks.com ...
By cloudtweaks
Cloud Computing Companies and Information Database · CloudTweaks.com ... Tags: Cloud Computing, cloud services, Infograph, Infographic, moving to the cloud, scalability, servers, service provider, service providers · « Uncertainties ...
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Small businesses say cloud computing is “essential” | Ospero Ltd
The survey reveals that data protection policies are key in small business decisions about cloud computing. According to Microsoft, prospective adopters are likely to be most interested in policies relating to transparency about location of data, ...
Ospero Ltd

Variable Definitions Of Processor Units Confuse Cloud Services ...
By Antonio Miguel Ferreira
By Antonio Miguel Ferreira, in Cloud July 19, 2012. Many cloud providers are presenting units of measurement of resources that cannot be easily compared with their competitors, creating a pressing need for a single industry-wide standard.
Business Computing World

The Risks of Cloud Computing: Mobile Me, Meebo, and Google ...
By Tom Owad
The Risks of Cloud Computing: Mobile Me, Meebo, and Google Video · 0 Comment ... This summer's cancellations of cloud services from Apple and Google give me some idea. Hopefully, I won't have to reinstall anything, because all the ...
Rock The Capital - A network...

Fun with Neologism in the Cloud Era - Journey to the Cloud
By Geoff Smith
In the intervening years, when thoroughly boring my wife and friends with shop talk about the “cloud,” I came to realize that in order for cloud computing to become mainstream, “it” needs to have some way to translate to the masses. Neologism is the process of ... Could refer to the consumer of thecloud services not being tied into long term services commitments that may inhibit their ability to move services in the event of a vendor failing to hit SLAs. Cloud crawl – actions related to ...
Journey to the Cloud

The business case for cloud computing
By Staff Writer
“With services such as Apple iCloud, Microsoft SkyDrive, and Google Drive popularising the commoditisation of cloud computing, we have reached the point where implementation has become a question for the CEO and not the CIO. Cloud computing is not ... But while cutting costs is a big driver for cloud adoption, CEOs need to get the total cost of ownership properly understood before even considering the return on investment they are getting from cloud services. Questions lead to ...
IT News Africa news alert

Cloud Computing at the Department of Defense « Government - Blogs
By ctwaddel
Cloud Computing at the Department of Defense. 19 Thursday Jul 2012. Posted by ctwaddel in DoD. ≈ Leave a Comment. Last week the Department of Defense announced it will begin moving towardcloud computing. What does that mean?
Government Documents

Cloud Storage Solutions For Business : The Wise Directory
By Tom Doerr
Many businesses are turning to cloud storage solutions for their important data, as this type of system operates in a virtual environment. Clients lease space from companies that provide all of the necessary hardware and software. There are ...
The Wise Directory

HP Blogs - Extending applications personalities to cloud comp ...
By Nadhan
Extending applications personalities to cloud computing service providers. by Nadhan an hour ago - last edited an hour ago. Not too long ago, I introduced the concept of ... However, as we architect the enterprise to transform to the cloud across the right mix of cloud environments, some of these applications are likely to be replaced by service providers who need to be managed as well. This raises the question in my mind as to whether the concept of application personalities could be ...
Enterprise Services Blog articles

IBM SmartCloud Enterprise unleashed | Thoughts on Cloud Blog
By Edwin Schouten
New to cloud computing? Read this resource, which provides a rapid and thorough grounding in cloud computing with a focus on the basic concepts; terminology definitions; types of cloud platforms, services, and products; how to start developing applications for the cloud; and connections to resources that can further .... This entry was posted in Cloud 101, Workloads and tagged CIO, cloud,cloud-computing, cloud-services, cloud-storage, IaaS, ibm, ibmcloud, public-cloud, workload.
Thoughts on Cloud Blog

Canadian Web Hosting Expands VMware Private Cloud Infrastructure
By Justin Lee
Web hosting provider Canadian Web Hosting has expanded its CA Private Cloud services to offer a new enterprise-class private cloud service combines technologies from VMware, Juniper, and Dell. ...Canadian Web Hosting has expanded its CA Private Cloud services. Related Topics: canadian web hosting, cloud computing, new products, vmware. Web hosting provider Canadian Web Hosting announced on Thursday it has expanded its CA Private Cloud services to offer a new ...
theWHIR.com - Daily Web Hosting News

Morphlabs Brings Hope to Private Cloud | Cloud Computing Journal
He writes for Cloud Computing Journal, Computerworld Philippines, and CloudEcosystem.com. He can ... Public Cloud Computing at Cloud Expo Silicon Valley ...
cloudcomputing.sys-con.com/node/2315007

Emerging Markets Ready to Adopt Paid Cloud Services -- and Likely ...
"But they appear to be just as ready to adopt paid cloud computing services. That's a ... In emerging economies, 45 percent of those using paid cloud services for ...
www.prnewswire.com/.../emerging-markets-ready-to-adopt-pa...

IDriveSync Reviewed by Cloud Storage Reviews
Cloud Storage Reviews announces their review of IDriveSync. IDriveSync is the latest in cloudsyncing from online backup provider, Pro Softnet.
www.prweb.com/releases/cloud-storage/.../prweb9685801.htm

Security Tips for Cloud Computing
With Cloud computing came many things of which one is the security issues. Security issues are the most important factor at any issue, may it be your bank ...
www.techiestate.com/security-tips-for-cloud-computing/

Symform Continues to Innovate Cloud Storage Network and Peer-to ...
SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - Jul 17, 2012) - Symform, a revolutionary cloud storage and backup service, today announced enhancements to its Cloud Storage ...
www.marketwire.com/.../symform-continues-innovate-cloud-s...

GSA considers creating a cloud services brokerage - Nextgov.com
“One emerging concept in cloud computing is that of a 'cloud broker' or an entity that manages the use, performance and delivery of cloud services and ...
www.nextgov.com/cloud-computing/2012/07/.../56852/?...

Cloud Computing Reference Guide | Visual.ly
A Cloud Computing Quick Reference guide showing how and where we currently use the cloud.
visual.ly/cloud-computing-reference-guide

Cloud computing needs better contracts: EC - Yahoo! Finance
Finance: The European Commission wants cloud computing firms to improve contracts ... and huge savings can be made adopting 'cloud' storage -- using networks to ... "The complexity and uncertainty of the legal framework for cloud services ...
finance.yahoo.com/.../cloud-computing-needs-better-contracts...



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