September 7, 2012 Off

Marvell and ZeroDesktop Team Up to Deliver Cost Effective Cloud Computing with New Virtual Web Desktop Platform

By David

Grazed from PRNewsWire. Author: PR Announcement.

Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL) and ZeroDesktop, a developer of next-generation personal cloud operating system solutions for public cloud and private cloud computing, today announced they are collaborating to deliver a cost-effective alternative to traditional PC-based computing. Demonstrations of the new virtual web desktop technology will be showcased at IBC 2012, Marvell booth #BM3, from September 7-11 in Amsterdam.

The new innovative platform is an instant virtual web desktop designed to provide a unique, productive and rich multimedia experience for multiple users through a single device. The ZeroDesktop Cloud OS infrastructure can provide access to thousands of users from a single server, eliminating the need for investment in multiple PCs and expensive PC maintenance and infrastructure. The solution is intended for education systems, small businesses and consumers who are seeking to regain control of scattered digital content that is increasingly dispersed across local computers, social sites, portable storage devices and external storage services…

September 7, 2012 Off

CCID Consulting: Big Data, a New Gold Mine

By David

Grazed from PRNewsWire. Author: PR Announcement.

In October 2011, Oracle announced its acquisition of Endeca Technologies, an enterprise search and data management company providing enterprises with non-structured data management, e-commerce and business intelligence technology.

In November 2011, IBM announced its acquisition of Platform Computing, an HPC software company with excellent performance in cloud computing and big data. In February 2012, Groupon acquired Adku, a startup that uses big data to personalize online shopping experience for people visiting e-commerce sites like eBay and Amazon…

September 7, 2012 Off

Cloud Computing: Giving CIOs the chance to innovate again

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Grazed from Business Cloud9. Author: Stuart Lachlan.

CIOs have an opportunity to put innovation back in their job description and contribute more effectively to business strategy through the effective use of Cloud Computing.
For decades, CIOs and senior IT Decision Makers have struggled with the all too common perception of the IT department as a costly overhead rather than a significant contributor to corporate innovation and bottom-line success.

But the emergence of Cloud Computing and the subsequent lessening of the demands of legacy ICT architectures and operations presents today’s CIO with a chance to become innovators once more, says Doug Clark, Cloud Leader, IBM UK and Ireland…

September 7, 2012 Off

Proven Ways To Increase Competitiveness With Cloud Computing

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Grazed from CloudTweaks. Author: John Omwamba.

As cloud computing is currently enjoying a wave of global discourse by the business community, it is projected that more and more businesses are adopting cloud computing services as the preferred way to do business. Senior Vice President of Research for Gartner, Mr. Peter Sondergaard claims that cloud computing sits among the top four trends that will change IT in the next few years. It is no secret that any business outfit that is still reluctant in the adoption of this technology is losing out on a lot of benefits. The early adopters, furthermore, are not sitting pretty and enjoying these benefits but rather are looking for more effective ways that they can harness for a more competitive edge in their field of business

Competitiveness is often acquired when a business attains an upper hand through practices or resources that will outperform its competitors. These practices, strategies or resources are those that will save the company money in cost reduction, those that will improve effectiveness and or increase revenue. Any business can indeed achieve competitiveness through strategic exploitation of cloud features as follows:…

September 7, 2012 Off

Cloud Computing: SUSE Joins OpenStack Platform with Own Distribution Model

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Grazed from CloudTimes. Author: Saroj Kar.

The power of very big supporters of OpenStack has become more evident in recent weeks. In less than two years, the open source platform OpenStack cloud deployment drew the attention of the biggest players in the industry. Companies such as Rackspace, through its private cloud, already offer free OpenStack distribution. Others like CloudScaling, Piston Cloud Computing, Red Hat, and Ubuntu offer their own version of OpenStack deployment.

As to celebrate its 20th anniversary, SUSE officially has chosen the OpenStack cloud distribution path for private cloud solutions. SUSE Cloud is a platform for automatic administration of clouds, which can be used to deploy and manage IaaS type private clouds…

September 7, 2012 Off

ClearScale, the Leader in Cloud Computing Integration and App Dev, releases the “CloudDash” Management Platform

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Grazed from PR NewsWire. Author: PR Announcement.

ClearScale™, The Cloud Computing Integration and Application Development company, today announced that it will be releasing its new product CloudDash ™ a highly customizable Cloud Management platform. CloudDash ™ is the only customizable Cloud Management Platform on the market today.

CloudDash ™ enables a flexible and customizable platform to manage your Cloud Computing resources. CloudDash ™ is available in both On-Premise and Hosted deployment options.

September 7, 2012 Off

Bureaucloud Launches Cloud Infrastructure Reseller Program for IT Support Providers

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Grazed from PRWeb. Author: PR Announcement.

Bureaucloud, the UK based Cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service Provider, has launched a Cloud Reseller Program. The program is designed for UK IT Managed Service and Support companies to be able to offer additional Cloud Services to their customers without any upfront costs or additional expertise.

The newly launched Bureaucloud Reseller Program is aimed at IT support and managed services providers who want to offer UK based Cloud Computing and hosted server environments to their customers without any need to invest in hardware, datacentre facilities or to hire additional admins. The new program is designed to accelerate the uptake of Cloud Computing within the UK Small and Medium Sized business market…

September 7, 2012 Off

Should You Check With Your Tax Advisor Before Moving to the Cloud?

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Grazed from Forbes. Author: Joe McKendrick.

KPMG LLP, a firm whose members think about taxes all day and every day, is concerned that too many companies are overlooking the tax considerations of moving to cloud computing.

This oversight is surfaced in a new survey the advisory firm just conducted among 206 senior corporate tax professionals. While the use of cloud environments continues to be increasingly embraced by companies, 52% of senior U.S. corporate tax professionals surveyed say they are “generally not included in discussions with top management or other groups in their organizations” to discuss the tax implications of cloud initiatives…

September 7, 2012 Off

Cloud Service to Continue to Evolve in Next Few Years says IDC

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After five years of vigorous development, cloud services and technologies are no longer simply used to replace ageing or costly on-premises infrastructure and the scene will continue to evolve in the next few years, according to International Data Corporation`s (IDC).

However, in terms of the number of vendors in the market, IDC is of the view that about 30% of suppliers currently in the cloud market will be out of business by 2015 as it is a relatively new market with many players entering and leaving the playing field. Therefore, it is imperative for chief information officers (CIOs) to ensure due diligence when selecting a cloud service provider.

September 7, 2012 Off

Does Every Enterprise Need a Hybrid Cloud?

By David
Contributed Article.  Author: Giridhar L V, Head – VMUnify, MindTree Ltd.
CloudCow Contributed Article
 

Does Every Enterprise Need a Hybrid Cloud?

 
I was at a panel discussion at the Nasscom Cloud and Mobility summit in Bangalore early this week. The discussion was around "The Myths of the Hybrid Cloud". There were three of us in the panel and each of us took turns to talk about specific myths associated with the Hybrid Cloud. The myth that I addressed was "Hybrid Clouds is for every enterprise" and this was my answer.
 
Before we go onto address if Hybrid Clouds are for every enterprise, I think we should first look at what makes up the Hybrid Clouds. Hybrid Clouds are created when a Private and Public Cloud act as one, with the same kind of policies, the same network, etc.