Is Microsoft's cloud strategy really that special?
Network World - Apr 10 - Microsoft executives continue to evangelize the cloud strategy laid out by CEO Steve Ballmer in a March 4 presentation at the University of Washington's Seattle campus. This past week at SaaScon 2010 in Santa Clara, Calif., Tim O'Brien, Microsoft's senior director of platform strategy, explored each of Ballmer's five tenets of cloud computing in more detail. Click here to read more
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Virtualization: IT Averse to the Cloud, Reactive to Other Risks
Channel Insider - Apr 9 - Managed service providers and resellers pitching cloud services will be forced to contend with pushback from IT, says a new survey. According to the results, IT is skittish about security and risk associated with deployment in the cloud. Click here to read more
DOD looks to the clouds for enterprise computing options
Defense Systems - Apr 7 - With a number of cloud computing initiatives already under way across the Defense Department, the military has established a something of a beachhead in the dawning days of scalable, on-demand computing over the Internet. Now, as the Army starts to move forward with the first of its consolidated enterprise services, that beachhead is about to expand rapidly. Click here to read more
Apple’s iPad and HE-5’s Triple Crown CRM Fully Compatible: Cloud Computing at Its Best
Business Wire - Apr 7 - HE-5 Resources Corp., in continuing its mission of achieving excellence in the field of “cloud computing”, proudly announces that it has ported Triple Crown CRM software suites to be compatible with the Apple iPad platform. As a result, our software will also function with most Tablet PCs already on the market. Click here to read more
Do the Risks of Cloud Computing Outweigh Benefits?
Risk Management - Apr 7 - The idea of cloud computing, or internet-based computing, has become very popular over the past few years with its innovative cost benefits and efficiency. And as more organizations look to switch from company-owned hardware to per-use service-based models, the benefits of cloud computing have been touted over and over again. But what about the risks? Click here to read more
Cloud Computing Can Help Pull SMBs Out of Recession, According To New Research
Cloud Tweaks - Apr 7 - In K2 Advisory’s report “Cloud Computing: A Step Change for IT Services,” which analyses the developing market for cloud services, the report’s author Dr Katy Ring, Director, K2 Advisory says that the benefits of Cloud Computing can provide the business flexibility to help companies operate more effectively in the current economic climate. Click here to read more
CentriLogic Launches First Canadian-Based Distributed Cloud Computing Service
Online PR News - Apr 6 - CentriLogic, a leading provider of hosting and managed services, today announced that it has launched the first international, multi-infrastructure cloud computing service based in Canada. The new enterprise-class cloud provides a secure and scalable on-demand computing infrastructure enabling organizations to efficiently deliver content and information services over the Web. Click here to read more
Governance grows more integral to managing cloud computing security risks, says IT practitioner survey
ZDNet - Apr 7 - Most enterprises lack three essential ingredients to ensure that sensitive information stored in via cloud computing hosts remains secure: procedures, policies and tools. So says a joint survey called “Information Governance in the Cloud: A Study of IT Practitioners” from Symantec Corp. and Ponemon Institute. Click here to read more
Dell Expands Cloud Computing and Services Strategy
Server Watch - Mar 25 - Dell continues to broaden its cloud computing offerings, taking the wraps off a series of turnkey cloud solutions based on the new Intel Xeon 5600 architecture Wednesday. The computer maker also continued a trend of promoting more comprehensive solutions instead of simply products. Click here to read more
The Rackspace Cloud Introduces First Cloud Server Application for the iPad
Market Watch - Apr 6 - The Rackspace(R) Cloud, the cloud computing division of Rackspace Hosting (RAX 19.56, -0.23, -1.16%) , today announced the release of Rackspace Cloud Pro(TM), the first application for the new iPad(TM) to enable developers to monitor and manage their Rackspace Cloud Servers(TM). With Cloud Pro, users can turn on backups for a server, create new servers from backups, manage back-up scheduling, re-boot, rename, resize and delete servers - all using the iPad's intuitive touchscreen interface. Click here to read more
Cloud Computing Differences Between U.S. And Europe
Information Week - Apr 5 - The trans-Atlantic 451 Group has its eye on how cloud computing is developing in Europe and the rest of the world as well as the U.S. The old adage that European IT lags the U.S. by a couple of years applies to cloud computing--more than that when it comes to infrastructure as a service. Click here to read more
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