Grazed from Zacks.  Author: Editorial Staff.

Oracle Corp. (ORCL – Analyst Report) recently launched Solaris 11, which is claimed to be the first operating system completely dedicated to cloud computing. The updated version of Solaris has been specifically designed to address the security, performance and scalability needs of all types of cloud, vis-à-vis private, public or hybrid…

Grazed from CodeStone.  Author: Lara Ward.

Business leaders are changing their long-term goals for desktop virtualisation as a result of the rise to prominence of cloud computing technology…

Grazed from EnergyPulse.  Author: Ashish Gupta and Sarada Prasanna Dash.

Abstract: Cloud computing has brought in radical change in the way IT infrastructure (compute, storage and network) can be provisioned on demand from a shared pool and charged on pay per use model. This results in myriad business benefits including cost reduction, faster time-to-market and increased business agility. All these make Cloud computing quite attractive to several business verticals that are constantly looking out for means of improving business efficiency by increasing computing capabilities at a much lower cost. In this paper we explore how cloud computing can be used in utility sector specially in realizing a few promises of smart grids by availing storage and processing in the cloud…

Grazed from CloudTweaks.  Author: Chuck Weaver.

Cloud computing has several deployment models that are adopted according to need and requirement. Each configuration is implemented according to specific circumstances and necessities. In the following paragraphs, these techniques will be discussed one by one while outlaying their general purpose and structure…

Grazed from CIO.  Author: Patricia Brown.

In many ways the concept of federated cloud is ironic. Cloud computing rapidly gained traction because of its ability to manage the complexity of multiple legacy environments while consolidating infrastructure. But as organizations move forward with various cloud initiatives, many CIOs are now wrestling a sprawl of clouds that seems to be spinning out of control…

Grazed from InfoBoom.  Author: Rick Robinson.

Now that you’ve grown accustomed to hearing about software-as-a-service (SaaS), get ready to hear more about platform-as-a-service (PaaS). Also expect to hear more about private cloud options from major cloud and virtualization providers…

Grazed from Xinhuanet.com.   Author: Editorial Staff.

China’s telecom titan, the China Mobile Communications Group, is planning to build a cloud computing base in north China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region to bolster its online data management services…

Grazed from Hostreview.com.   Author: Michael Maxstead.

Computer security is more important nowadays than it was 10 years ago, because there are so many sensitive operations performed using on. What this means is that for someone who is working with such data, it’s mandatory that he or she will benefit from a form of backup that will guarantee he or she will recover the files lost due to some unexpected system crashes or hardware failures…

Grazed from Austin American Statesman.  Author: Barry Harrell.

The University of Texas and a Pennsylvania technology company have agreed to be partners on a cloud computing research center on UT’s campus.

SunGard Availability Services, based in Wayne, Pa., plans to make a "high six-figure" investment in the center, said Indu Kodukula, executive vice president and chief technology officer at the company…