Business Analytics, Cloud Computing Top 'To Do' List For Midmarket CIOs: Survey

The survey also found a 50 percent increase in the number of midsize organizations that plan to invest in cloud computing, compared to a similar study IBM did in 2009, and a big jump in the number of companies investing in mobile IT. ...

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Microsoft's Muehlfeit Says Future Is in Cloud Computing

June 9 (Bloomberg) -- Jan Muehlfeit, European chairman of Microsoft Corp., talks about the outlook for computer and software manufacturers. He speaks from Vienna with Francine Lacqua on Bloomberg Television's "On The Move. ...

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Cloud computing could put hurt on piracy, says US tech official

Cloud computing is coming â€" and in a big way â€" but there's a worry that it'll do more harm than good. Just think of how easy it'll make piracy, for instance, when all of our data is already floating around on the Internet. ...

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Fourth time's a charm? Why Apple has trouble with cloud computing

iCloud is at least Apple's fourth attempt to create a viable cloud computing service. The previous incarnations included iTools in 2000, .Mac in 2002, and MobileMe in 2008. As Fortune wrote about MobileMe a few weeks ago, "MobileMe was a dud. ...

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Apple Gives New Meaning to Cloud Computing

Apple has given new meaning to Cloud computingâ€"a nebulous concept until now. Investors might want to take note of the fact that (according to Bloomberg) AAPL today is selling for a trailing PE of 16.1, and a forward PE of only 13.7. ...

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Cloud Computing and Hacking

Hacks such as that which took place against Gmail and the Sony Playstation gaming network are threatening to dampen the take off of Cloud Computing. Such set backs will slow the growth of the ever-expanding Cloud market which is expected to exceed $55 ...

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The Rise of Cloud Computing

By James O. Grundvig Created: Jun 5, 2011 Last Updated: Jun 5, 2011 Microsoft Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Steve Ballmer shares his vision about emerging technology and innovation, including the benefits of cloud computing at the C11 Cloud Summit in ...

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Disney won't be a part of Apple's cloud-computing launch on Monday

In an interview at the D9 digital conference last week in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., Disney CEO Bob Iger said his company will not be part of Apple's cloud-computing launch. Apple's initiative is rumored to be a streaming music service that would ...

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Hacker attacks threaten to dampen cloud computing's prospects

Computer companies will need to collaborate to work on addressing security issues to boost confidence in cloud computing, where data and software is stored on servers and accessed via the Internet, especially in the corporate space where the potential ...

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Survey Finds Cloud Computing Has Matured, But It Can Be a Pain

By Samara Lynn A survey conducted by Avanade finds that cloud computing has reached its first milestone as a mature technology. Out of the 573 C-level executives, business unit leaders, and IT decision-makers surveyed, three key indicators of the ...

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Apple's iCloud to line up films, music: Can it deliver cloud computing basics?

By Larry Dignan | May 31, 2011, 11:37am PDT Apple CEO Steve Jobs will launch its iCloud service in a move to move to bring its iTunes juggernaut into the cloud computing era. The company will clearly have the content lined up, but the information ...

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