Grazed from InfoWorld.  Author: David Linthicum.

You’re in IT and have yet to create a cloud computing strategy for your business. Now what?

You can wing it, which is what most IT shops do. You can wait to see which way the wind blows, then create strategy around what works. But lack of planning means there will be a lot of expensive retrofitting and rework. Your risk of failure skyrockets.

For those of you who hate to plan, let me provide you with three easy steps to create a cloud computing strategy. It’s less painful than you think…

Grazed from ITWeb.  Author:  Tessa Reed.

Cloud computing and big data are some of the biggest changes that are transforming the IT landscape.  This is according to Joe Tucci, chairman and CEO of EMC.

Speaking at EMC World, in Las Vegas, on Monday, Tucci said transformation is not new to the IT industry. However, he stressed that the big changes facing the industry present opportunities. For example, companies that are able to leverage and monetise the benefits of big data will enjoy new revenue streams.

Pat Gelsinger, president and COO of EMC Information Infrastructure, said big data and cloud computing informed the three themes underlying this year’s conference and indeed EMC’s strategy. These were: Transform IT, Transform Business and Transform Yourself…

Grazed from PR NewsWire.  Author: PR Announcement.

Atlantis Computing™, the leader in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) storage and performance optimization solutions, today announced that Washington Trust Bank, the largest independently owned full-service commercial bank in the Northwest, has deployed Atlantis ILIO as part of its VMware View™ 5 desktop virtualization deployment to enable employees to access their virtual desktop from anywhere using Wyse thin clients and zero clients, iPads, personal computers or repurposed corporate PCs.

"For us, VDI is really for our knowledge workers because they require mobility," said Christopher Green, vice president, IT Infrastructure Systems, Washington Trust Bank. "VMware View and Wyse cloud client computing solutions allows our mobile users to access their virtual desktop from anywhere they have an internet connection, over Wi-Fi or through the 3G devices that are provided to them."…

Grazed from Business Wire.  Author: PR Announcement.

Along with Mobility and Cloud Computing, Big Data is one of the most important IT trends of 2012. All companies, to compete effectively, must deal with Big Data. But how can these huge files reach their location safely? Which transmission paths should be used?

Many companies expect to gain a competitive edge through the systematic evaluation of all its database information (Big Data). Such evaluation can lead to better customer service, streamlined logistics processes, targeted mailing lists, clarified market trends and more…

Grazed from Sys Con Media.  Author: Maureen O’Gara.

Google said first thing Tuesday morning that it’s closed on its $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc.

It’s been waiting nine months to clinch the deal and get its hands on Motorola’s patent portfolio. It finally got Chinese approval over the weekend albeit with conditions.

Motorola Mobility will be run as a separate business.

Google’s first move was to put its own boy in to run the joint. MMI CEO Sanjay Jha has stepped down replaced by Dennis Woodside, who has overseen integration planning for the acquisition and previously served as president of Google’s Americas region. Jha is supposed to continue working with Google to ensure a smooth transition…

Grazed from Business Insider.  Author: Julie Bort.

Amazon changed the world with cloud computing, giving the average Joe access to supercomputer power at ridiculously cheap prices.

Grazed from Business Insider.  Author: Ramon Ray.

Rackspace recently launched a Cloud Computing Certification program so that IT professionals can learn more about cloud computing and show their proficiency in it through taking a 10 quizzes with 10 questions each and a 50 question final exam.

So many IT professionals already know quite a bit about cloud computing and many are learning on the job and from their peers…

Grazed from DOTMed News.  Author: PR Announcement.

Telemis, the medical imaging solutions specialist, has added Cloud data storage offering increased flexibility, convenience and cost effectiveness to the options available for customers of its Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS). The Telemis cloud technology provides secure storage and access to data such as PET/CT scans, and meets all patient-data handling requirements imposed by local or national authorities.

Cloud computing is transforming the way many types of enterprises manage information and resources. Data in the cloud can be accessed where and when needed, while traditional in-house IT responsibilities like equipment maintenance, skills retention and backup can be avoided. Such advantages are attractive in the healthcare sector also, but additional, stringent security and privacy legislation applies. Moreover, the law can vary from country to country…

Grazed from PR NewsWire.  Author: PR Announcement.

Wyse Technology, the global leader in cloud client computing, today announced that the Wyse P20 PCoIP zero client will power the vSpecialist Labs at EMC World in Las Vegas at The Venetian. Wyse also will showcase its portfolio of cloud client solutions in booth #1043.

The Wyse P20 zero client will be the device that EMC World attendees will use at the EMC Hands On Labs. At the Hands On Labs (HoL) in Village Level 2, vSpecialists will guide users through a hands-on experience with the EMC portfolio of Cloud and Big Data. EMC Hands On Labs provide the opportunity for on-demand self-directed exercises on the full range of EMC products including: VMAX, VPLEX, RecoverPoint, VMware, RSA, Documentum, Avamar, Greenplum, VNX, Isilon, ProSphere, and Unisphere…