Public cloud market to hit $191B by 2020

Security remains the biggest hurdle for cloud adoption, according to the report.(infra)

Security concerns aside, the public cloud market will hit $191B by 2020 | VentureBeat | Cloud | by Jordan Novet: "The public cloud market has taken a few years to take hold, but enterprises are starting to bite, and there’s more upside than you might have expected. In a new report today, Forrester forecasted that the public cloud market will reach $191 billion by 2020 — a figure almost 20 percent higher than a $160 billion estimate the analyst firm made three years ago. “While the last several years can best be characterized as exploratory for most enterprises, cloud services and cloud platforms are now an undeniable part of the IT landscape,” Forrester infrastructure analyst James Staten wrote in a blog post on the report. Basically, Staten wrote, the world has begun its shift to the second stage of cloud adoption. Or you could call it a hypergrowth phase. In recent months others have suggested the trend is playing out, and now a big analyst firm is confirming it....But impact of the cloud market’s expansion surely will also extend to the infrastructure as a service (IaaS) providers. Amazon Web Services, the IaaS market leader, should be in for good times in the years to come. Fast-rising ones like Microsoft Azure, Google Compute Engine, and smaller but increasingly visible DigitalOcean are likely to enjoy the benefits of a bigger public cloud market in general...."

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Big Data Security and Privacy Risks

Cloud Computing Experts Detail Big Data Security and Privacy Risks
Data Informed
“As big data expands through streaming cloud technology, traditional security mechanisms tailored to securing small-scale, static data on firewalled and semi-isolated networks are inadequate,” the report states. Important changes in the computing ...

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Cloud Standards Customer Council Forms Security Working Group

Cloud Standards Customer Council Forms Security Working Group and Initiates ...
MarketWatch (press release)
NEEDHAM, Mass., Feb 07, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Members of the Cloud Standards Customer Council (CSCC) have formed a new Security working group and are soliciting participation. The Security working group will be led by David E. Harris, Ph.D., ...http://www.cloud-council.org

Red Hat Appliance Smooths Storage on Amazon Cloud
Wired News
Open source vendor Red Hat today rolled out its Virtual Storage Appliance for Amazon Web Services (AWS), which it said “enables organizations to extend their datacenter storage to the cloud.” While the appliance is designed to work with Amazon's cloud ...

Cloud Computing Growth Compels AIS Network to Double Its Cloud
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
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FBI declares cloud vendors must meet CJIS security rules
Computerworld
By Jaikumar Vijayan Computerworld - The FBI Tuesday reaffirmed its rule that all cloud products sold to to US law enforcement agencies must comply with the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) security requirements.

VMware Rapidly Expands Cloud Partner Network
InformationWeek
VMware users who want to run virtualized workloads in the cloud now have 94 cloud service providers to choose from in a wide variety of worldwide geographies. By Charles Babcock InformationWeek VMware has decided that its fight to remain the leading ...

Compare the Cloud Names Hexagrid Executives Infrastructure-as-a-Service Cloud ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
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Cloud computing could be useful during the Olympics
Hostway
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Hostway

Federal Standards Body Focuses On Big Data, Cloud
InformationWeek
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Adobe Creative Cloud - a better option for students?
ZDNet (blog)
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Open Group security gurus dissect the cloud: Higher or lower risk?
ZDNet (blog)
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APTARE Community Cloud Revolutionizes Storage Performance Analytics
MarketWatch (press release)
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Stratus ruggedizes VMware clouds
Register
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Telx Adds Private Clouds for Colo Customers
Data Center Knowledge
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HP provides more picks and shovels to cloud miners
ZDNet (blog)
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Ixonos marrieseZ Systems' World-Leading Content Management Solution With its ...
MarketWatch (press release)
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Cisco's Sherriff: Cloud, Competition And Who's Making The Calls
CRN
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HP moves load testing software to the cloud
Network World
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Aerohive Networks Receives 2011 Cloud Computing Excellence Award
MarketWatch (press release)
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GSA hands agencies cloud security marching orders
Nextgov
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Study: Most Consumers Open To Cloud Storage, But Only 30% Willing To Pay
paidContent.org
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Cloud as a Service
Pipeline Magazine
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Fidelis Security Systems Makes Visibility and Control of Cloud Services Possible
MarketWatch (press release)
WALTHAM, Mass., Feb 07, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Fidelis Security Systems, the market leader in network visibility, analysis, and control solutions, today announced a new Cloud Security Solution which provides necessary visibility and control to ...

To cloud or not to cloud
Computerworld (blog)
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F-Secure 'launches' cloud storage service, but is it new?
iTWire
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Sitting on a cash cloud
Hindustan Times
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MercadoLibre Deploys Opscode Chef® to Automate its OpenStack Private Cloud
MarketWatch (press release)
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Red Hat attacks cloud-app gap — Cloud Computing News
By Barb Darrow
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GigaOM

How to Become a Cloud Service Provider in About a Day: VMware ...
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Adobe details Creative Cloud: $49.99 membership fee, 20GB ...
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9to5Mac

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ProgrammableWeb

iPad Drives BYOD Trends, says Oxygen Cloud Founder Peter ...
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NSF Releases Report on Cloud Computing » CCC Blog
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CCC Blog

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Cloud Industry Forum blames FUD for security concerns

Cloud Industry Forum blames FUD for security concerns
ITworld.com
By Sophie Curtis, Techworld | Virtualization Add a new comment January 24, 2012, 10:02 AM — Security is still the top concern for organisations looking to migrate to a cloud service model, with privacy following close behind, according to the latest ...

Cloud9 Delivers Cloud-Based IDE Support for Windows Azure
eWeek
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Connect and Collaborate From the Cloud: AT&T Launches New Cloud-Based Unified ...
MarketWatch (press release)
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Abiquo Enterprise Cloud Powers Claranet's Virtual Data Centre
MarketWatch (press release)
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jan 24, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Abiquo, the leading Enterprise Cloudsoftware company, today announced that its award-winning solution was selected by Claranet to power its recently announced Virtual Data Centre offering.

NetIQ Cloud Management Differentiates IT Service Delivery
MarketWatch (press release)
With that in mind, NetIQ today announced NetIQ Cloud Manager 2.0, a solution that enables service providers to respond to the consumerization of IT by aligning IT assets to business priorities. With NetIQ Cloud Manager 2.0, organizations can now ...

Private Cloud Adoption Growth Continues to Accelerate
eWeek
NEWS ANALYSIS: Record growth seems to be the norm for companies offering private cloudservices as more and more businesses sign on. Just like the Energizer bunny, the adoption of privatecloud technology keeps going and going.

Zunicore Expands Cloud Service Offerings for Business with Standing Cloud ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
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independenceIT Brings its Cloud Talents to South Beach for MSPWorld 2012
MarketWatch (press release)
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ITpreneurs Announces Accreditation of Cloud Essentials Courseware
MarketWatch (press release)
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When Disaster Thunders Through the Cloud
CFO.com Magazine
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HyperOffice's Cloud Collaboration, Communication and Mobility Solutions ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
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Ingram Micro Adds Axcient Cloud Backup Solutions
CRN
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IBM Joins Google, Microsoft In Cloud Productivity War
CRN
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Cloud Computing: What is it? Is it safe? The new Internet bubble?
International Business Times
By IBTimes Staff Reporter: Subscribe to IBTimes's RSS feed Cloud computing, a way to store information and access software programs from far-away data farms, is transforming computers from a product-based to a service-based industry.

International Business Times

Symform gets $2 million for peer-to-peer cloud storage
GigaOm
24, 2012, 4:40am PT No Comments Cloud storage vendor Symform has netted $2 million in venture funding from new backer Westfield Capital, which joined existing investors OVP Venture Partners and Longworth Venture Partners to bring total funding for this ...

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Fujitsu to Demonstrate Newest ScanSnap Cloud Service Features at Macworld 2012
MarketWatch (press release)
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Feds Shut Down Megaupload: Warning Sign for the Cloud Storage Model?
Motley Fool
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Wyse Cloud Client Computing Solutions Recognized for Excellence With 2012 ...
MarketWatch (press release)
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ConnectWise Capital Now Has Cloud Services Triple Play
MSPmentor
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GlobalOne Acquires Australian Cloud Architect Expert Weblinc
MarketWatch (press release)
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MicroStrategy Announces Teradata Support for Business Intelligence Cloud
MarketWatch (press release)
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ManageEngine Taps Zoho Cloud-Based Reporting for MSP Center Plus
MarketWatch (press release)
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First Look: Deploying Private Clouds With System Center 2012
Virtualization Review
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Cloudwrangler's 'Office Essentials Bundle' Makes Transition to the Cloud ...
MarketWatch (press release)
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Paramount's UltraViolet cloud-based movies now available
SlashGear
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Fonality Study: Broader Adoption of Cloud-Based Technology Likely Among Small ...
MarketWatch (press release)
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Audiobooks launches unlimited cloud-based audio book service ...
By Paul Biba
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Making Amazon Cloud Services Easier to Manage | Blogs ...
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Cloud Roundup for January 23, 2012 - ReadWriteCloud
By Joe Brockmeier
Much has been said about Facebook's Timeline feature, but very little attention has been paid to the actual tech behind the feature. Timeline goes well beyond the scope ...
ReadWriteWeb

As genomics data approaches exascale, cloud could save the day ...
By Derrick Harris
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GigaOM

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By Muz
CloudTweaks all set for HP's Master The Cloud HP's up and coming Master The Cloud event regarding Cloud Computing will be happening across Canada.
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Cloud Computing Research: International conferences on cloud ...
By Aditya Thatte
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Thoughts on Cloud

Ping! Zine » Telecloud Cloud Solution Launched by Telehouse
By Ping! Zine Editor
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Ping! Zine

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Labor DCIO: Agency Cloud Migration Starts February | FedScoop
By David Stegon
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FedScoop

Nondisruptive Cloud-to-Cloud Migration – Blog – Nasuni
By Rob Mason
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AT&T Cloud Architect uses SoftLayer infrastructure platform ...
By Phil Shih
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Structure Research

personal clouds can prevent SOPA threats
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Savings with Cloud Security — A Look at the Numbers | Trend Cloud ...
When people talk about cloud security it can mean either 1) security for the cloud —security that protects your cloud initiatives, like protection for virtual.
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Quantum Tech Could Secure the Cloud

Quantum Tech Could Secure the Cloud Through 'Blind' Data Processing
TechNewsWorld
By Richard Adhikari A group of scientists has shown the potential for quantum computers in a cloud-based system to provide a new level of security using so-called blind computing. The idea behind blind quantum computing is that the computer processing ...

Polycom Cloud-Based VaaS Platform Aimed at SMBs
eWeek
Unified communications provider Polycom Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM) detailed its strategy to enable service providers to offer cloud-delivered, video as a service solutions to its customers. The company also unveiled RealPresence Cloud, a wholesale offering ...

System Center 2012: Private Cloud for the Masses?
Windows IT Pro
As the attention about cloud computing has shifted from a purely public cloud view towards a build-your-own private cloud model, IT pros run into a familiarity problem: We know how some parts of a cloud work, but other parts are brand-new to most of us ...

Windows IT Pro

Piston Releases Private Cloud Based on OpenStack
Data Center Knowledge
Public cloud computing is fast to deploy, scalable and economical, but it's not a fit for all enterprises. Regulated industries and government agencies must look to private clouds to meet their compute and storage needs, while still remaining in ...

What MegaUpload's Demise Teaches about Cloud Storage
PCWorld (blog)
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Cloud Solutions Reduce Costs for City of Sterling Heights with Help from AT&T
Sacramento Bee
The city is addressing these challenges by using an AT&T* solution which allows them to store data in the Cloud, and make it available virtually anytime, almost anywhere through an easy to use online interface. AT&T Synaptic Storage as a Service(SM) ...

Regional cloud hubs are state and local game-changers, IDC says
GCN.com
By Rutrell Yasin The emergence of regional cloud hubs could significantly change the way state and local governments procure online computing services, according to a new report by IDC Government Insights. A regional cloud hub involves a government ...

Cloud Turbulence
CRN
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InfoWorld (blog)
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SearchSecurity.com
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Cloud Computing And Social Media: Electronic Discovery Considerations And Best ...
Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
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Calls for cloud security transparency getting louder
SearchSecurity.com
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The Patriot Act and Your Data: Should You Ask Cloud Providers About Protection?
CIO
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ZDNet (blog)
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NetLED: Japan's cloud-based, smartphone-controlled lighting system
TechSpot
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Cloud Pushes Further Into Financial Services
InformationWeek
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InformationWeek India
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CIOs come around to cloud storage
GigaOm
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Should NoSQL startups be afraid of DynamoDB?
GigaOm
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GigaOm

Are the clouds breaking up?
Washington Technology
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European Union's Fears Over Cloud Privacy Issues "Overblown," U.S. Officials Say
Technorati
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Technorati

The Rise of Cloud Computing Ecosystems
IT Business Edge (blog)
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Open Group publishes standards to align cloud strategies
ITworld.com
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NextIO and Rackspace Discuss PCI Express I/O Virtualisation Solution for Cloud ...
Business Wire (press release)
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NextIO, the pioneer in I/O consolidation and virtualisation solutions, will join Rackspace, the service leader in cloud computing, in presenting an educational session titled “Meeting today's challenging Cloud Computing demands ...

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By Travis Balinas
Every Friday we like to highlight some of our favorite posts on Cloud Computing, service orientated infrastructure, DevOps, Big Data, and anything else that grabbed our attention over the week. Here are some great articles from the week of ...
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IDC: New Gov't Cloud Architectures Reduce Costs Through Sharing ...
By Scott M. Fulton, III
Government computing resources, like any other government procurement, used to be purchased by agencies for those agencies... and nobody else. It didn't make sense to share, because the ...
ReadWriteCloud

Cloud computing will lead to new server development | MacNews
By dsellers
This indirectly increases usage of microprocessors that will help the cloud computing to deal with issues such as security, says the research group. The rising demand for cloud computing services among enterprises and customers has its ...
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Friday Cloud News Roundup | GMO Cloud America
By miccilopez
Cloud Computing News Highlights: Cloudwashing, Oregon State Bar, FedRAMP, Cost Savings withCloud, Cloud Application, Encryption as a Service.
GMO Cloud America

Megaupload Saga Teaches Painful Lessons About Cloud File Storage
By John Paul Titlow
After yesterday's dramatic, international sting operation, the people behind Megaupload are in custody, their Web empire and fancy cars having been seized by authorities. Founder Kim Dotcom and his associates are charged with piracy on a ...
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Quantum Tech Could Secure the Cloud Through 'Blind' Data ...
By Richard Adhikari
Researchers led by the University of Vienna's Stefanie Barz have demonstrated the possibility of using quantum computing to unconditionally secure cloud computing. The scientists' work, written up in the journal Science, essentially ...
TechNewsWorld

Piston Delivers First OpenStack-Based Cloud OS | LinuxGram
By rhall2091
The first OpenStack-based cloud operating system came out Wednesday. The start-up Piston CloudComputing Inc delivered the thing, which makes sense since.
LinuxGram

Your “Smart TV” Just Became a Cloud Expert
By Laura Yecies
Samsung's Smart TVs will now use SugarSync to give people access to their photos, music, movies and more from the Cloud directly to the TV.
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Dedicated box or Cloud for Shared Hosting - Web Hosting Talk
By srinidhi95
Dedicated box or Cloud for Shared Hosting Dedicated Server.
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How Secure is the Cloud? Part 2 | Info Exchange
By admin
Businesses which have struggled in these tough economic times are finding some relief in the cloud. The cloud can save an organization a lot of money. Never the less, the cloud is not perfect for everyone, particularly when it comes to security ...
Info Exchange

Cloud Myth # 3: Cloud computing is an all-or-nothing proposition ...
By Karen Karger
InfoWorld's David Linthicum has it right — there are many Cloud myths that just won't go away. His contends that, rather than taking an all-or-nothing approach to Cloud computing, you can instead “move to cloud-based systems, such as ...
EasyStreet

Introducing of A Solution for Private Cloud Security - Private Cloud ...
By Thomas W Shinder - MSFT
This is a multi-author blog aimed at Private Cloud computing with a focus on infrastructure (virtualization, management, datacenter, storage, networking, and other cloud-enabling technology). Content comes from Microsoft Services & Product ...
Private Cloud Architecture Blog

Cloud Security Monitoring!
I will try to define the subject(s) and then provide analysis and recommendations for architecting security monitoring of public cloud assets deployed in IaaS, ...
blogs.gartner.com/anton.../2012/.../cloud-security-monitoring/

Microsoft Private Cloud
Microsoft Private Cloud – Unlimited Virtualization Rights . .... In this whitepaper, we compare privatecloud solutions from Microsoft and VMware. We do this by ...
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Security In Cloud Computing: DreamWorks* Case Study ...
DreamWorks Animation relies on security in cloud computing to protect intellectual property while outsourcing certain workloads with a cloud provider.
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Cloud computing: Technology's next big thing Long Island Business News The event was held at the Grand Ballroom at the Garden City Hotel and titled “Lost in the Clouds – Why Cloud Computing.” Event sponsors included CA Technologies, Chase Commercial Banking, Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, Microsoft, Motorola, ...

It Takes a Cloud to Secure a Cloud CTR by Livio Ricciulli Cloud security is a huge issue for businesses looking to take advantage of cloud technology but worried about data confidentiality, integrity and availability. According to Symantec's 2011 State of Cloud Survey, cloud security is ...

HP has new cloud certifications for technical experts Network World HP recently announced a certification portfolio for IT professionals that encompasses the design and development of cloud computing solutions. The company isn't the first vendor to offer cloudcertifications, but the extra effort that went into ...

Caringo, CTERA Networks Partner on Storage-Based Cloud Platform eWeek Object storage specialist Caringo and CTERA Networks, a provider of hybrid cloud storage and data protection solutions, announced that the companies have integrated Caringo's CAStor object storage software with CTERA Cloud Attached Storage gateways and ...

WH pushes cloud rollout Politico The White House has a message for federal agencies still jittery about security in thecloud: FedRAMP has officially arrived. Roughly one year after industry players sent a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program draft back to the White House ...

Appirio Storms European Cloud Market With Saaspoint Buy CRN By Andrew R Hickey, CRN Cloud provider Appirio extended its reach into Europe on Friday with the acquisition of Saaspoint, a cloud consulting services provider that gives Appirio a stronger arsenal ofcloud consultants and a new physical presence in ...

SCIM Simplifies Cloud Service Identity Provisioning Windows IT Pro This month, I thought I'd update you about some important work that's going on in the arena of cloud identity standards. You've probably never heard of the Simple CloudIdentity Management (SCIM) specification, but within a year it will affect some of ...

IBM pays $440M for cloud analytics software maker Washington Technology By David Hubler IBM Corp. is expanding its cloud offerings with the acquisition of DemandTec, a provider of cloud-based analytics software. The all-cash transaction calls for IBM to pay $13.20 per share, for a net price of approximately $440 million ...

Microsoft and HP sign four-year cloud cooperation pact Register Microsoft and HP have signed a deal to offer joint cloud hardware and software configurations for sale over the next four years. Under the terms of the deal the slightly dynamic duo will offer three types of setup to resellers and direct sales: Private ...

Cloud Security, Onsite Capacity Top Storage Trends in 2012: Symform eWeek The coming year will herald in a "storage revolution," according to Symform, which released its topcloud and storage predictions for 2012. Over the last year, top headlines centered on the growing popularity of cloud services, the staggering growth in ...

What Enterprises Should Know About Testing the Cloud Virtual-Strategy Magazine By Eddie Arrage (Profile) The details of the cloud are still evolving, but for most enterprises thecloud is a set of services, data, resources and networks located “elsewhere.” This contrasts with the historical centralized data center model – where ...

Amazon, Microsoft Top Short List Of Cloud Storage Providers: Study CRN By Andrew R Hickey, CRN Amazon and Microsoft are the cream of the crop among a small handful of cloud storage vendors that offer the performance, stability and scalability to make them viable alternative to their on-premise counterparts, a recent study ...

Cloud Computing: Cisco Packages the Cloud SYS-CON Media (press release) So to move a lot of products it's come out with CloudVerse, which isn't a product, it's a framework, a "framework that combines the foundational elements - unified data center,cloud-intelligent network and cloud applications - needed to build, ...

Joyent Announces SmartMachine Appliance for MongoDB MarketWatch (press release) SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Dec 09, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Joyent, the global provider of cloud computing software and services, today is launching its SmartMachine Appliance for MongoDB to serve the fast growing market for MongoDB products in the ...

White House Plans Cloud Security Program's Next Steps InformationWeek By J. Nicholas Hoover InformationWeek The White House on Thursday officially released a highly anticipated security framework that it says will accelerate the adoption of cloud computing in government, but agencies won't be able to take advantage of ...

Beware Cloud Computing Advice from IT Research Firms Computerworld By Bernard Golden CIO - I don't know how I missed this, but at the Gartner IT Symposium in October, Darryl Plummer (Chief of Gartner Cloud Research) apparently stated that enterprises should deploy applications in a public cloud provider as a default, ...

Regulatory Environment Hinders Cloud Adoption www.waterstechnology.com At Monday's Waters USA event, many of the industry's top CTOs and CIOs couldn't avoid the topic of the cloud. It seems, however, that regulations have thrown up roadblocks on the path to cloud adoption. By Anthony Malakian "There's so much hype around ...

Google: We don't need Chrome OS, we want cloud login for PCs ZDNet (blog) By Jason Perlow | December 9, 2011, 1:00pm PST Summary: The concept behind a unified login and cloud integration is sound, but not with a limited desktop OS. For about six months, Google's Chromebooks have been available in the retail channel. ...

EMC Offers Big Data, Cloud Architect Training Channel Insider EMC (NYSE: EMC) has announced the start of EMC Proven Professional training and certifications to help businesses address skills transformation and the looming cloud computing and data science skills gap. Building on the company's Cloud Architect ...

HP, Microsoft Sign Cloud Agreement Daily Markets Cloud computing has emerged as the buzzword for all major technology players and Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) is no exception. The company recently announced that it has entered into a four-year agreement with Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT). ...

Poor data protection trips up Thailand in new cloud computing index Bangkok Post A lack of data privacy protection laws and risks from political violence and natural disasters have seen Thailand rank a low 10th among 14 Asian countries and territories on the the Cloud Readiness Index. Cloud computing offers an opportunity to help ...

Cisco CloudVerse Provides Cloud Framework CIO Today "CloudVerse is architected to help deliver on the promise of cloud by unifying compute, storage and network resources that can be securely and rapidly repurposed." Just days after it offered up itsCloud Index, Cisco has unveiled a framework that ...

OnLive Game System cloud gaming console Register A few more games wouldn't go amiss, and it's no PS3, but this easy-to-use and affordable cloud-gaming console has real potential. Suggested Price: £70, including one controller. Extra controllers: £40 each By Cliff Joseph • Get more from this author ...

CiiNOW Raises $13 Million in Funding for Cross-Platform Cloud Compute ... MarketWatch (press release) MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec 09, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- CiiNOW, a leading cloud compute platform developer, today announced it has raised $13 million in Series-A funding from Foundation Capital, Alcatel-Lucent and a third strategic investor. ...

SAP on the Cloud » Bringing cloud computing down to earth By Schalk Viljoen Suddenly, everyone seems to be jumping on the cloud computing bandwagon. But is there real substance behind all the hype? This was the central theme of this year's Business Cloud Summit 2011 held on Monday 5th December at the ... SAP on the Cloud

Internet Evolution - Cloud Clan Editor's Blog - IBM Bets Big on Cloud ... By Mary Jander With the $440 million purchase of DemandTec, IBM is forging ahead with cloud-based analytics for e-commerce supply chains. Internet Evolution: Cloud Clan...

Friday Cloud News Roundup | GMO Cloud America By GMO Cloud America Cloud Computing News Highlights: Hubspan Predictions, Mobile Cloud Connections, HealthcareCloud Problems, Salesforce radian6 Social Marketing Cloud, NIST Cloud Roadmap. GMO Cloud America

Cloud Platform By shalini Cloud Platform is a next generation platform service that allows software developers to develop, run and test a cloud based application. Cloud Platforms alternatively allow developers to make use of other services already being provided by ... Data Center, Disaster Recovery,...

Four Prerequisites of an Enterprise Cloud-based Backup Provider ... By Jerome M. Wendt Using the "cloud" for backup is the primary contexts in which people think about the cloud when asked about it. Yet if forced to list what features an "enterprise cloud-based backup provider" offers, it is questionable if one could do so. ... DCIG

Cloud Connect Blog » Blog Archive » Cloud Computing: Unintended ... By Jeremy Brown Cloud computing has indeed changed the landscape of IT, but there are consequences that CIO's absolutely must take into consideration. Cloud Connect Santa Clara 2012's conference chair, Alistair Croll, founder of Bitcurrent, shares his take ... Cloud Connect Blog

Circonus Joins the Joyent Cloud Partner Ecosystem | BizCloud ... By admin Partnership Provides Joyent Cloud Clients Real-Time Visibility into Their IT and Business Operations. BizCloud® Network

Cloud Computing: Cisco Packages the Cloud | Maureen O'Gara It's particularly important to Cisco since the cloud could be 20% of total IT spending next year and, based on Cisco's recently released Cloud Index, its study of cloud network traffic, the private cloud could account for 50% of enterprise data ... Latest News from Maureen O'Gara

Home carers take to the cloud - Ireland's cloud news service ... DataSolutions' SilverLine division has implemented an innovative cloud platform for nationwide carers network Comfort Keepers that allows its carers to ensure the people they help remain independent. Silicon Republic - News

InfoQ: Chef in the Cloud and On the Ground By Michael T. Nygard Michael T. Nygard discusses using Chef in the datacenter and in the cloud for managing physical and virtual systems. InfoQ Personalized Feed for Fergus Neff

The Future of The Customer Experience Cloud - The 2011 Business ... By John M Perez A recap of the 2011 Business Cloud Summit along with predictions in the Customer ExperienceCloud Market and the future of cloud vendors. Customer Service in the Cloud

Dell Expands Salesforce Integration with Service Cloud ... By Maria Deutscher Dell has extended its CRM portfolio, the Dell Cloud Business Applications (DCBA) suite, by adding the Salesforce Service Cloud customer interaction service to line-up. This update extends the capacity already provided by the existing apps, ... SiliconANGLE

Ping! Zine » Cloud Deal Between HP & Microsoft Set By Ping! Zine Editor The public cloud option will enable Microsoft Office 365 availability while the private cloud will assist other company products including Microsoft's Exchange, Sharepoint, and Lync Servers from 2010. Availability is expected to begin sometime ... Ping! Zine

Cloud Service & Hosting Providers UK, Cloud Server Hosting - Hyve The Hyve Cloud is a managed, enterprise-class, mission-critical public cloud platform aimed at high workload business use offering unrivalled levels of ... www.hyve.com/cloud-hosting/what-is-hyve-cloud-hosting

Service management for hybrid clouds | Thoughts on Cloud The cloud infrastructure is a composition of two or more distinct cloud infrastructures (private, community, or public) that remain unique entities, but are bound ... thoughtsoncloud.com/?p=1485

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