Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Amazon launches Glacier cloud storage

ZDNet
Amazon launches Glacier cloud storage, hopes enterprise will go cold on tape use. Summary: The tapeless Glacier service sees Amazon Web Services target on-premise tape systems with a redundant cloud storage technology, though to win business it will ...

Amazon Web Services Announces Amazon Glacier: Cheap Cloud Storage For ...
TechCrunch
Amazon Web Services has extended its Cloud-storage offerings today with the launch of a new product: Amazon Glacier, described as a “secure, reliable and extremely low cost storage solution” designed for data archiving and backup. The e-tailer is ... 

SkyDrive content restrictions among the toughest in the cloud
CNET
Amid the excitement, VentureBeat's Sean Ludwig took the opportunity to check in on Microsoft's updated SkyDrive cloud storage service and its rather strict policies regarding user uploaded content. The article picks up on reports from February 2011 ...

SpiderOak Encrypted Cloud Storage: Dropbox Alternative
InformationWeek
"It's pretty significant," he said. SpiderOak Blue Private Cloud doesn't exactly fit the definition ofcloud computing: It's not elastically scalable; it's a 10-machine RAID-6 cluster, a box of servers provided by SpiderOak or by the customer on ...

Gartner Hype Cycle for Cloud Computing: SaaS Most Promising Technology
CloudTimes
Gartner logo 300x68 Gartner Hype Cycle for Cloud Computing: SaaS Most Promising Technology Gartner has released a special annual report of the Hype Cycle, representing an annual assessment of maturity of more than 1900 technologies and trends in ...

Survey: Operator Personal Cloud Storage Critical for Consumers and Building ...
Broadcast Newsroom
FOSTER CITY, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 08/21/12 -- Funambol, the leader of white-label personal cloudsolutions for mobile providers, today published the results of a global survey of consumers asking about their views on personal cloud storage (PCS) services.

The Lawyer's Guide to Cloud Computing: Part 4 (of 4)
Westlaw Insider
Cloud Computing & the Law In the last installment, I discussed the implications of unsearchable cloud-based data on litigation and the unexpected disappearance of yourcloud operator. In this final installment on the cloud, I will discuss the privilege ...

Westlaw Insider

XChange 2012: Cloud Computing Services Growth Is Off The Charts
CRN
“Cloud services' demand is exploding,” said Andrew Pryfogle, senior vice president and general manager of cloud services for Intelisys, a master agency distributor of cloud and telecom services working with solution providers. “Customers are sick of ...

InstallFree Nexus Brings Microsoft Office to iPads, Via the Cloud
PCWorld
... any Microsoft Office program. When you're finished, you can save your file to your cloud storageand return to it from any device that can run a browser, including the iPad's version of Safari. ... TopCloud Services for File Sharing and Syncing ...

Telx Opens Doors of New Cloud Connection Center (SCL2) in Silicon Valley
R & D Magazine
In addition to featuring remarks from Joe Weinman, Senior Vice President of Cloud Services for Telx, Santa Clara Mayor Jamie Matthews and Richard Bullwinkle of Rovi Corporation, attendees at today's ceremony received an exclusive tour of the facility ...

Panasonic expands smart home appliance line, adds Android Smart App, cloud ...
Engadget
Panasonic has already been providing the cloud services for owners of the latest models of its 3-Star Bistro steam microwave oven and induction heating (IH) steam rice cooker which were launched in June 2012, enabling them to search for recipes and ...

New Phenomena in Cloud Storage for Disaster Preparedness and Recovery
Virtual-Strategy Magazine
When nature calls with ferocity, how will you answer? If cloud storage, survival preparedness and recovery are combined, you'll get Blackboxitup.com. It's more than social networking with a purpose. The purpose goes beyond staying in contact with ...

9 ways cloud will impact IT employment
ZDNet
But maybe cloud means more opportunities than it takes away. Evolven's Syed Raza and Martin Perlin did a great job pulling together the top ways cloud computing is changing IT employment opportunities. Pulling information and analysis from various ...

ZDNet

Coraid delivers its flexible cloud storage vision
GigaOM
Coraid built its business with fast-and-simple ATA-over-Ethernet storage which doesn't require expensive infrastructure upgrades. Now it's diving into software-configurable storage with EtherCloud which incorporates Yunteq cloud orchestration ...

GigaOM

Copyright law review paper delves into cloud
ZDNet
Analysts have considered the court decision to be detrimental to the growth of cloud computing in Australia. It could ... "Cloud services, such as digital lockers, may also be used to store and share copyright material acquired illegally," the paper ...

Amazon Glacier: A New Cheap Cloud Storage Service - Business ...
By Julie Bort
Summary. Cloud computing is an internet-based model for groups to become more efficient through sharing. It does not bog down your server and no software installation is required. Businesses may create a private cloud within... More » ...
Business Insider

OpenStack Developers Collaborate to Deliver Cloud Components
Government Technology
Launched in July 2010, OpenStack has grown to become a global collaboration of developers and cloud computing technologists producing ubiquitous code for public and private clouds. Now featuring almost 4000 people and more than 178 companies, the ...

Government Technology

Cloud Computing Is Leading The Outsourcing Market
CloudTweaks News
Cloud computing is revolutionizing the companies' infrastructures. More and more companies are spending their outsourcing budget on purchasing cloud services. This helps them avoid hiring more people and save a fair amount of funds from their budgets.

CloudTweaks News

HIMSS 5 factors for picking a healthcare cloud provider
Government Health IT
If you use web-based e-mail, then you probably are tapping into the “cloud,” because the remotely hosted application and information are pushed to you “on demand” based upon your needs. For a more expansive definition of cloud computing, please see the ...

Sponsor post: MapR: extending Hadoop's capabilities to the cloud
GigaOM
MapR has made great progress in extending the IT cloud services to the Hadoop platform. MapR has made its distribution of Hadoop accessible as a cloud service through players such as Amazon and Google. Visit www.mapr.com to learn more about MapR's ...

Big Data Is Big Driver for Cloud Development - New Evans Data Survey of ...
Virtual-Strategy Magazine
Over half of all developers (55.4%) active in development for Cloud platforms say that the need to manage large data sets that cannot be handled on traditional database systems (Big Data) is a major driver in getting their organizations to use Cloud ...

University develops policy on online 'cloud' storage
Otago Daily Times
The rapid growth of "cloud" computing services, which allow users to store information online, has prompted the University of Otago to develop a policy to make staff aware of the risks associated with using the "cloud". ... university's information ...

Cloud Computing Start-Up Eyes Finance Sector As "Prime Target."Virtualized It ...
Bahamas Tribune
A BAHAMAS-based Cloud computing start-up sees the Bahamas' finance sector as a “prime target” for its offerings, its director telling Tribune Business that the firm's virtualized IT solutions could increase productivity by 48 per cent and provide ...

Time to Make the Cloud Less Scary
Channelnomics
If it's Tuesday, it must be time for another cloud computing survey telling us how cloud adoption rates continue to skyrocket. ... Anyone hoping to entice customers to allow a service provider to provision cloud services for them has a steep hill to ...

Joyent Extends its Cloud on Platform Equinix
Data Center Knowledge
Joyent has focused on superior application speed as a key selling point and a differentiator with othercloud computing services. Deploying equipment at Equinix allows Joyent to directly connect to a dynamic ecosystem of customers, business partners ...

Amazon Glacier: Cloud Storage For Archives And Backups Launched
Amazon Glacier is cheap cloud storage and a reliable way to manage critical workflow and data in an enterprise IT or personal usage. ... Amazon Glacier: Cloud Storage For Archives And Backups Launched. by Vivek Gite on August 21, 2012 ...
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TaxProf Blog: State Taxation of Cloud Computing
By Paul Caron
In Noonan's Notes on Tax Practice, Timothy P. Noonan of Hodgson Russ LLP, Buffalo and New York City, discusses various states' guidance on taxation of cloud computing. All Tax Analysts content is available through the LexisNexis® ...
TaxProf Blog

Cloud Computing: Debunking the Myths - Official NetSuite Blog ...
By NetSuite
For the past couple of years, the IT world has seen the increasing popularity of cloud computing, easily becoming 2012's most talked about business software solution. More and more organisations have chosen to adopt the cloud to some ...
Official NetSuite Blog - Cloud NetSuite

What's the Net Effect of Enterprise Cloud Computing on IT Jobs ...
By MDI Group
Cloud computing and its effect on IT jobs is a hot topic in the information technology world. Some IT professionals have expressed concerns that companies might implement cloud technology as a way to save money by cutting jobs. However ...
MDI Group | IT Workforce Solutions...

Microsoft Private Cloud 2.0 - Cloud Computing Best Practices
By Neil McEvoy
Cloud 2.0 is a concept we describe that refers to this intersection between Crowdsourcing social media business models with Cloud Computing services, which is internalizing the public social mediaCloud in the same way the first intranets ...
Cloud Computing Best Practices

Microsoft: Your porn is not welcome in SkyDrive cloud storage
By noreply@allvoices.com
Microsoft's free cloud-based storage service SkyDrive hopes to snag millions of new users when the new Windows 8 and Windows 8 phone are launched this Autumn. SkyDrive wants to serve as your go-to cloud storage file host, allowing you ...
Allvoices.com - Top Stories

InstallFree: MS Office in the Cloud, No Installation or Drivers ...
By Mark Hachman
As a bonus, Nexus promises integration with popular cloud storage applications including Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft SkyDrive, and SharePoint. ... Like OnLive and other cloud-computing services, InstallFree virtualizes the Office suite, delivering Office and the other apps via an optimized server application. ... Although it sports a nice-looking iPad-like interface, I found that it would often refuse to detect my cloud services or, worse still, ask to disconnect the provider.
ReadWriteWeb

Amazon Glacier: The Cloud Backup Service For Data Your Rarely ...
By Jon Russell
Amazon has expanded its selection of Cloud storage products after the retail giant launched Amazon Glacier, a new service that allows companies, and particularly small businesses, to securely host their backups and archive data. The US ...
The Next Web

Cloud Sniff Test: Cutting through the jargon | Red Hat Services
By mykrandal
Building your cloud is as much about defining your goals and governing principals as it is about investing in technology. Building your cloud and consuming cloud services. Step one is defining your governing principals. This is a crucial step ...
Red Hat Services

eG Enterprise V5.6 Digs Deeper Into Cloud Metrics | TalkinCloud
By Chris Talbot
Cloud Computing News and Information for CSPs, MSPs and VARs. Subscribe: Newsletter · RSS · Twitter · Facebook · LinkedIn · Home · Talk With Us · Our Mission · Our ... Targeting the cloudconsumer so cloud services end customers can track the performance of their cloud services will aid customers in knowing how their clouds are performing so they can be proactive in problem-solving. The other two target markets include cloud services providers and channel partners deploying ...
TalkinCloud

Insider Threats Related to Cloud Computing--Installment 4 - CERT
A third type of cloud-related insider is one who uses cloud services to carry out an attack ... An insider planning to leave the company leverages cloud storage to ...
www.cert.org/.../insider_threats_related_to_cloud_computing-...

Amazon Launches Low-Cost Glacier Cloud Storage [Updates]
If you've looked into Amazon cloud storage before and found it to be too costly, now's the time to get excited. Amazon have just announced a new low-cost ...
www.makeuseof.com/.../amazon-launches-lowcost-glacier-clo...



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