Monday, February 28, 2011

Mobile Devices And Cloud Computing Paradigm Shift Will Drive Selected ...

February 27, 2011 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published Alternative Energy Report offering a timely review of the Semiconductors sector. This Special Report contains expert industry commentary through in-depth interviews with public company ...


Read more at: http://www.twst.com/yagoo/mannesmann20.html

Sunday, February 27, 2011

At long last, there's a silver lining in the age of cloud computing

Time to carry your own web manager Cloud computing may be convenient, but potentially leaves users open to data exploitation. Photograph: John Eastcott & Yva Momatiuk/National Geographic/Getty Images "The novelties of one generation," said George ...


Read more at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/feb/27/networker-cloud-computing-security

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Preparing Data Centers for Cloud Computing

Presenting Eaton's white paper on cloud computing, readers can examine some of the forces behind rising adoption of cloud-based solutions, explore how cloud architectures impact data centers and read discussions on a series of concrete best practices ...


Read more at: http://www.serverwatch.com/daily_news/article.php/422634/Preparing-Data-Centers-for-Cloud-Computing.htm

Friday, February 25, 2011

Box.net: The Facebook of Cloud Computing?

By Laura Stotler, TMCnet Contributing Editor There's a fresh face in Silicon Valley, and venture capitalists are making a bet his startup online storage company will do for cloud computing what Facebook (News - Alert) has done for social networking. ...


Read more at: http://it.tmcnet.com/channels/cloud-computing/articles/148198-boxnet-facebook-cloud-computing.htm

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Cisco Kills Cloud Computing Email

After just over a year of trying to make a market for its own Linux-powered hosted email service, Cisco is calling it quits. "The product has been well received, but we've since learned that customers have come to view their email as a mature and ...


Read more at: http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/features/article.php/3925911/Cisco-Kills-Cloud-Computing-Email

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

U.Va.'s Tech-Connect Offers Free Introduction to Cloud Computing

February 21, 2011 â€" The University of Virginia's Tech-Connect Community will offer a free presentation, "A Walk in the Clouds: Everyone's Introduction to Cloud Computing," on Thursday from noon to 1:30 pm in Clemons Library, room 201. ...


Read more at: http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/newsRelease.php?id=14267

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Cloud Computing Is Just Outsourcing, Says Forum

By Anh Nguyen, computerworlduk.com Information security professionals should treat cloud computing as they would any other external supplier, according to an analyst at the Information Security Forum. "Cloud is just outsourcing. ...


Read more at: http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/220244/cloud_computing_is_just_outsourcing_says_forum.html

Monday, February 21, 2011

Go into the Light: Succomb to the Power of Cloud Computing

Something that social enterprise should began to embrace is cloud computing. Current projections show worldwide emissions from data centers will quadruple by 2020. Migrating desktop applications and Web based services to consolidated server farms has ...


Read more at: http://www.justmeans.com/Go-into-Light-Succomb-Cloud-Computing/45368.html

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Kundra: 25 percent of IT spending should to go to the cloud

By Kathleen Hickey Federal CIO Vivek Kundra's recently released Federal Cloud Computing Strategy calls for about a quarter of federal IT spending to be committed to cloud systems. Additionally, under the Cloud First program, agencies will be required ...


Read more at: http://gcn.com/articles/2011/02/18/kundra-plan-25-percent-of-it-spending-on-cloud.aspx

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Cloud Computing Bubble Looks Like Dot-Com Bubble, Warns UBS

A new research note from UBS compares the current value of tech stocks with the dot-com era, and concluded that cloud computing may be driving another bubble. The analysis might be open to a different interpretation, however -- cloud computing is truly ...


Read more at: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/02/18/businessinsider-cloud-computing-bubble-looks-like-dot-com-bubble-warns-ubs-2011-2.DTL

Friday, February 18, 2011

IT execs at RSA extol virtues of cloud computing, with familiar caveats

By Ellen Messmer, Network World SAN FRANCISCO -- Deciding to move enterprise data into cloud-computing environments is still a decision fraught with anxiety over security, as well as operational and legal issues, say IT managers, but the prospect of ...


Read more at: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/021711-rsa-cloud-itexecs.html

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Interop 2011 Strategy Guide: Cloud Computing

Overview: Interop has compiled a strategic guide featuring delivering key insights, important strategies and best practices for cloud computing. The days of cloud computing services being used for seasonal capacity are gone. ...


Read more at: http://www.informationweek.com/whitepaper/Services/Software-As-A-Service/interop-2011-strategy-guide-cloud-computin-wp1297883925187?cid=iwhome_wp_Servi

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

CORRECT(2/14): Cloud Computing Company Active Network Plans $150M IPO

("Cloud Computing Company Active Network Plans $150M IPO," published at 7:50 pm EST on Monday, misstated the company's revenue.) Cloud-computing applications company Active Network Inc. plans to sell up to an estimated $150 million of common stock, ...


Read more at: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110215-712477.html

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Cloud Computing Company Active Network Plans $150M IPO

Cloud-computing applications company Active Network Inc. planned to sell up to an estimated $150 million of common stock, raising money to repay debt. ...


Read more at: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110214-717268.html

Monday, February 14, 2011

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Internet Privacy Legislation Looms as Cloud Computing Grows

Six weeks into the new year, it's already time to check on a few of my fearless predictions for 2011. Number 1, for example, stated that Northern Africa ...


Read more at: http://www.sys-con.com/node/1713493

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Focus on Cloud Computing

By Daryl Plummer There's no escaping the relentless discussion on the move to cloud computing and how, by golly, it's going to save you money! ...


Read more at: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/66cebab2-2f01-11e0-88ec-00144feabdc0.html

Friday, February 11, 2011

Cisco Poised To Launch New Cloud Computing Channel Programs

Sherriff said partners will see a Cisco "deep dive around cloud" with new programs aimed at giving partners multiple cloud computing opportunities that ...


Read more at: http://www.crn.com/news/cloud/229216894/cisco-poised-to-launch-new-cloud-computing-channel-programs.htm

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Leaders In Hybrid Cloud

EMC is confident that cloud computing is the biggest game changing technology to drive the future. The company has put its weight behind this faith and has ...


Read more at: http://datacenterjournal.com/the-daily-buzz/leaders-in-hybrid-cloud

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Making inroads with tactical cloud computing applications

CIOs' growing confidence -- some might say it's more a growing curiosity -- about cloud computing applications stems from a combination of constant industry ...


Read more at: http://searchcio.techtarget.com/news/2240031910/Making-inroads-with-tactical-cloud-computing-applications

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

What cloud computing means for the real world

By Keir Thomas, PCWorld There are more than a few critics of cloud computing, even at PCWorld; I'm probably one of them. But I've been turning over in my ...


Read more at: http://blogs.computerworld.com/17773/what_cloud_computing_means_for_the_real_world

Monday, February 7, 2011

Can 'encrypted blobs' help with secure cloud computing?

And in cloud computing, it would be a way to store data so that there could be authorized processing of it without it having to be changed into cleartext ...


Read more at: http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/375628/can_encrypted_blobs_help_secure_cloud_computing_/

Sunday, February 6, 2011

What Cloud Computing Means For the Real World

By Keir Thomas, PCWorld There are more than a few critics of cloud computing, even at PCWorld; I'm probably one of them. But I've been turning over in my ...


Read more at: http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/218764/what_cloud_computing_means_for_the_real_world.html

Saturday, February 5, 2011

What Cloud Computing Means For the Real World

By Keir Thomas, PCWorld There are more than a few critics of cloud computing, even at PCWorld; I'm probably one of them. But I've been turning over in my ...


Read more at: http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/218764/what_cloud_computing_means_for_the_real_world.html

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Buyout Binge for Cloud Computing Companies?

The company had a great turnaround when it started selling some assets to pay off debt and tightened its focus on managed hosting and cloud computing. ...


Read more at: http://seekingalpha.com/article/250236-buyout-binge-for-cloud-computing-companies

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Advice for dealing with the top 10 risks in public cloud computing

By Laura Smith, Features Writer Public cloud computing risks are numerous enough to field a top 10 -- or even more. Professional organizations and CIOs are ...


Read more at: http://searchcio.techtarget.com/news/2240031598/Advice-for-dealing-with-the-top-10-risks-in-public-cloud-computing

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Why Cloud Computing is an Opportunity for UK Business and IT...

By stark contrast, those IT professionals that have been embracing Cloud Computing, however, seem to be having a very different experience that puts this ...


Read more at: http://www.it-director.com/business/content.php?cid=12562