Friday, July 13, 2012

More Reasons to Love Cloud Computing (video)


More Reasons to Love 'Cloud' Computing
Wall Street Journal (India)
There's a lesson to be learned from Amazon's cloud computing outage two weeks ago that knocked Netflix and other websites offline. WSJ's John Bussey takes a seat on Mean Street to explain.

Amazon's New Projects Outweigh Cloud Woes
Seeking Alpha
During a violent series of thunderstorms in the Mid-Atlantic region a few weeks ago, Amazon faced a temporary shutdown of its EC2 cloud computing services. This shutdown hurt several companies, including the popular dating site, Whatsyourprice.com ...

CloudTop Smooths Cloud Storage for Mobile Devs
Wired News
The winner of this year's MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition today formally rolled out its Filepicker.io Mobile Library, saying it "enables mobile developers to integrate with multiple cloud storage services through a single software library."

The Post-PC-Cloud Computing Era Structured Cabling Systems Market Analysis ...
Sacramento Bee
PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: The Post-PC-Cloud Computing Era Structured Cabling Systems Market Analysis & Forecasts. ... Apple iPad a Game Changer. Microsoft's Next Operating ...

Cloud Computing: PCs Flat in Q2
SYS-CON Media (press release)
Gartner and IDC agree that PC sales worldwide were down a tenth of a percent in Q2. It's the seventh quarter in a row of stagnant growth but 87.5 million units still shipped amid economic uncertainties and the distractions of tablets and phones. HP is ...

SYS-CON Media (press release)

'App Haikus' Show Impact of Cloud Services on Workplace
MarketWatch (press release)
NEW YORK, NY, Jul 12, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- As cloud services drive growth in IT spending, professionals are developing more complex -- and some might say intimate -- relationships with apps, as evidenced by submissions to an 'App ...

The Post-PC-Cloud Computing Era Structured Cabling Systems Market Analysis
Sacramento Bee
Describes current cloud computing service offerings and rationale for using cloud computing. New technology developments are described, including future directions for: 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet 400/1000 Gigabit Ethernet. OM 4 laser-optimized, multimode ...

Cloud Expo Silicon Valley | Cloud Computing Adoption: Where Are We Really?
SYS-CON Media (press release)
The findings will span TheInfoPro's research of the storage, servers, networking, information security and cloud computing markets and will highlight internal and external cloud intentions, server and storage virtualization, software as a service (SaaS...

SYS-CON Media (press release)

Placing Multiple Cloud Computing Bets
IT Business Edge (blog)
Most enterprise IT organizations are not particularly fond of uncertainty, which is why anything to do with cloud computing is at the very least a little unsett.

Cloud Computing: The New Enterprise Reference Architecture
SYS-CON Media (press release)
We are seeing that most enterprises looking for Cloud Based Solutions for the new business process areas, while looking for options to migrate On premise packaged software into their Cloud equivalent. Workday, SuccessFactors,AdaptivePlanning ...

SYS-CON Media (press release)

Power Up Your Cloud Services Business Practice
The VAR Guy
Through Google, Amazon and a variety of other vendors, consumers are not only becoming more familiar with cloud services, but they're bringing those solutions to work with them. The web-connected world is knocking down or reducing the walls that used ...

The Big Data and Cloud Computing Trends Depend on Open Source
OStatic (blog)
This has become especially true in the emerging cloud computing landscape where APIs and Big Data have become some of the most valuable currencies." In fact, though, as the transition to thecloud and Big Data continue, open source software is playing ...

Microsoft White Labels Azure In Windows Server 2012
InformationWeek
[ Want to learn more about how Microsoft System Center and its Virtual Machine Manager component enable on-premises cloud computing? See Microsoft System Center Private CloudPower, Explained. ] VMware's announced public cloud partners include ...

HHS among agencies meeting cloud computing goals: audit
ModernHealthcare.com
HHS among agencies meeting cloud computing goals: audit | Modern Healthcare.

The Rising Tide of Cloud Computing Lifts All Boats
SYS-CON Media (press release)
However, such goals become infinitely achievable as IT organizations begin their migration to private cloud computing. One of the most transformational movements to hit IT in a long time, most organizations will seek guidance for how to best unify ...

SYS-CON Media (press release)

Virtual Contact Center Added to Momentum's Suite of Cloud Services
MarketWatch (press release)
These tools paired with Momentum's cloud based services allow for faster, more tailored solutions while managing an evolving call center. The cloud contact center features packages for combining call centers with other hosted services, disaster ...

Apple Clean Cloud More Talk Than Walk: Greenpeace
InformationWeek
But Cook also stressed that Greenpeace isn't singling out Apple, noting that the organization has also pushed Amazon and Microsoft to make their cloud computing operations more environmentally sustainable. "It's about the whole sector," he said.

Asahi Technologies Announces Affordable Cloud Computing Services in New ...
Danbury News Times
To meet the rising demand, Asahi Technologies, a leading provider of cloud computing services announces IaaS, PaaS and SaaS consultation and implementation for firms across New York at affordable prices. To cater to needs of small and mid level ...

Cloud Provider Datapipe Makes Key Addition to Board of Directors
MarketWatch (press release)
JERSEY CITY, NJ, Jul 12, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Cloud provider, Datapipe, a global provider of managed services and infrastructure for outsourced IT and cloud computing, today announced the company has made a strategic addition to its ...

Samsung bundles SugarSync cloud storage into Galaxy S3
ITProPortal
The Samsung Galaxy S3 includes a number of bells and whistles, and one of those adds-ons is free file-syncing...

Can Apple change the energy industry?
CBS News
"Greenpeace is a big supporter of cloud computing and the Internet," Pomerantz said. "We see the Internet as the engine that could drive the whole economy toward clean energy. If we can get a company like Apple to put the pressure to move toward clean ...

CBS News

Myth and reality in the cloud
Financial Times
... and service enables you to run your business “in the cloud”? If you do, you're not alone. I've been railing about cloud washing – the efforts by vendors to give a cloud computing name to their business-as-usual IT. ... If these services don't ...

How Viable Is Cloud Storage? Nasuni & Avere Quick View
SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)
Both of these products show cloud storage is a viable solution. NAS in particular is a perfect target for offloading to the cloud as a high percentage of data is never used again once it is created. Expect solutions like these to quickly encroach into ...
SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)

Strategy in Private Cloud Services by sourcingfocus.com
sourcingfocus.com
Cloud Computing has been a buzz trend and has been heavily marketed for some time. Recently we have seen the rise of private cloud services. To what extent has the economic climate shaped our needs and technologies and revolutionising the way we ...

GFI Cloud(TM) Simplifies Small Business IT
MarketWatch (press release)
CLEARWATER, Fla., July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- GFI Software today announced the availability of GFI Cloud, a ground-breaking platform for the delivery of cloud services via a Web-based user interface, accessible from anywhere with an ...

State's cloud doesn't measure up to NIST standards, IG finds
FCW.com
Audit finds weaknesses that keep the State Department's cloud-computing efforts from meeting NIST's guidelines.

Pentagon jumps onto cloud computing bandwagon
NDTV
The US Department of Defense has released a cloud computing strategy, saying it will move the department's current network applications from a cumbersome and costly set of application silos to an end-state designed to create a more agile and cost ...

NDTV

Pentagon unveils cloud computing strategy
Times of India
Cloud computing is the practice of using a network of remote servers hosted on the net to store, manage and process data, rather than a local server or a personal computer.

beSpacific: Department of Defense Cloud Computing Strategy
By Sabrina I. Pacifici -
"The DoD Enterprise Cloud Environment is a key component to enable the Department to achieve JIE [Joint Information Environment] goals. The DoD Cloud Computing Strategy introduces an approach to move the Department from the current ...
beSpacific

"Cloud Computing: Is Anything Private?" Talk Notes
By Eric
As you may recall, I've had my issues with cloud services, such as my fracas with Scribd when it put users' older documents behind a Scribd paywall and vitiated the entire point of using Scribd (i.e., to archive documents for public ...
Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Cloudability nets $8.7M to manage more cloud spending — Cloud ...
By Barb Darrow
Since developers spin up cloud instances with their credit cards and departments authorize use of SaaS applications, there is often little central control or visibility into exactly which cloud services are in use and by whom. That makes it hard to ...
Cloud

B2B and Back-Office Integration in the Cloud: The Value of Using a ...
By Olafur Ingthorsson
Cloud Computing - Mobile Cloud. Home · About · Consulting · Resources · Archives · Business Apps. You are here: Home » Cloud Computing » B2B and Back-Office Integration in the Cloud: The Value of Using a Cloud Services Brokerage ...
Cloud Computing Topics

3 Quick Wins for Cloud Computing | RightScale Blog
By Brian Adler
Are you still trying to decide how to move your organization into the cloud? Do you already have servers in the cloud but can't figure out how to best utilize them? At RightScale, we have these conversations with prospective customers all the ...
RightScale Blog

Fundamental Elements of Cloud Computing Security
By GetCloudServices
Cloud Computing security is the responsibility of both the vendor and the user. While the vendor should follow the industry practices and offer secure services, the clients should check everything before signing up for the service.
GetCloudServices Cloud Server,...

DISA to serve as Defense's enterprise cloud services broker ...
The designation of DISA to that role is intended to promote the use of cloud computing services available within the government and private sector that furnish the best capability at the lowest cost with the appropriate level of performance and ...
Defense Systems: News and Blogs

Lawyer Use of Cloud Services Versus Email – An Ethical Distinction ...
By Jim Brashear
In earlier Legal Industry Series posts, we've examined the evolving ethics rules concerning lawyers' duty to protect the confidentiality of client information transmitted via the internet or stored in the “Cloud.” In August 2012, the American Bar ...
ZixCorp Insight

Defense Department Unveils Cloud Computing Strategy | AFCEA ...
By SIGNAL
On Wednesday, the Defense Department (DOD) issued its long-awaited cloud computing strategy. Officials also announced in a memo from Teri Takai, chief information officer for the DOD, that the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) ...
AFCEA SIGNAL Scape

5 key areas to watch in the Pentagon's new cloud strategy | FedScoop
By David Stegon
The DOD CIO will implement a cloud computing outreach and awareness campaign to gather input from the major stakeholders, expand the base of consumers and providers and increase visibility of available cloud services throughout the ...
FedScoop

Dropbox Supersizes | Cloud Computing Journal
Dropbox has doubled the space in its existing $99-a-year Pro 50GB and $199-a- year 100GB cloud storage plans without raising prices and introduced a new ...
cloudcomputing.sys-con.com/node/2311708

Cloud computing market size – Facts and trends | Rickscloud
Cloud Computing Expert, Technical and Business Strategist. Best Practices · Case ... SaaS will retain its position as a leading segment in cloud computing. ... Security. Cloud ServicesBrokerage: Five Security Questions to Ask 6 days ago 0 ...
www.rickscloud.com/cloud-computing-market-size-facts-and-t...

Healthcare Cloud Computing (Clinical, EMR, SaaS, Private, Public ...
Cloud computing offers significant benefits to the healthcare sector; Doctor's ... All the above factors bring the market for cloud computing to grow at a CAGR of ...
finance.yahoo.com/.../healthcare-cloud-computing-clinical-em...

What is Cloud Computing? Intelligent Innovation: Get Connected ...
Go to http://goo.gl/0V2fG for more benefits and challenges of cloud computing. *** Leave Your ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J6vihMmN40


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