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GPU Technology Conference – NVIDIA today kicked off the GPU Technology Conference (GTC) by unveiling its third industry-shaping innovation since its founding 19 years ago — technologies that accelerate cloud computing using the enormous computing capabilities of the GPU.

Five years in the making, NVIDIA’s cloud GPU technologies are based on the company’s new Kepler GPU architecture, designed for use in large-scale data centers. Its virtualization capabilities allow GPUs to be simultaneously shared by multiple users. Its ultra-fast streaming display capability eliminates lag, making a remote data center feel like it’s just next door. And its extreme energy efficiency and processing density lowers data center costs…

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Knowledge Consulting Group (KCG), the leading provider of cybersecurity services to the federal government and commercial organizations, today announced that it has been accredited as a Third Party Assessment Organization (3PAO) under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). As a FedRAMP accredited 3PAO, KCG is authorized to perform security assessments for Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) seeking FedRAMP provisional authorization.

"Cloud computing enables the federal government to realize cost savings and economies of scale but requires greater diligence by both the federal government and cloud providers in securing the critical information assets," said Dusty Wince, Chief Executive Officer of KCG…

Grazed from Computer Business Review.  Author: Editorial Staff.

Majority of SMBs say that disaster preparedness improved with server virtualisation

Small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) are increasingly adopting technologies like virtualisation, cloud computing and mobility for improved disaster preparedness, according to a new survey by Symantec.

The survey, which surveyed 2,053 organisations worldwide, found more than one-third of the respondents are now taking advantage of mobile devices for business use.

Symantec senior vice president of worldwide marketing for SMB and .Cloud Steve Cullen said SMBs cannot afford lengthy downtimes so the ability to quickly recover from a disaster is critical…

Grazed from CloudTimes.  Author: Saroh Kar.

In the recent concluded Amazon Web Services Summit in New York, Dr Werner Vogels, CTO, Amazon provided some insight highlighting how cloud computing particularly public cloud computing will transforms future business market.

Vogels claims seven essential technology transformations will create strong foundations for enterprises to adopt cloud computing. Vogels ideas were well supported by representatives of companies using Amazon cloud services…

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Grazed from NetworkComputing.  Author: Liam Lahey.

With respect to how well positioned Oracle is in the cloud computing market, one wonders whether a systems vendor that owns a hardware stack, middleware stack and software stack is inherently in a stronger position than those that don’t.

At Oracle’s last earnings call in March, the company reported a 3% increase in GAAP total revenues to $9 billion, on an 11% jump in GAAP operating income to $3.3 billion. However, both GAAP and non-GAAP hardware systems products revenues were down 16%, to $869 million. President and CFO Safra Catz attributed the decline to "the continued reduction in some of our defocused product lines."…

Grazed from Wired.  Author: Mike Ellis.

Cloud computing is everywhere these days and is becoming increasingly vital to any IT strategy. Forrester forecasts that the global cloud market will grow from $40.7 billion to more than $241 billion in 2020. Let’s take time to reflect on how we got to this point and the people that have shaped (and will continue to influence) how we deliver and consume technology today. We’ve compiled a list of the top cloud influencers and thought leaders that we’ve followed since the cloud’s inception…

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Netcelerate, an Ottawa-based VoIP and internet service provider, announced the release of their new website today. The Netcelerate website has been given a refreshing new look to support the more user-friendly navigation and simplified content.

As the benefits of cloud computing solutions continue to gain momentum in Canada and worldwide, Netcelerate is doing their part to provide clear and straightforward information about hosted telephony, internet and managed IT services…

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Ciena Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN), the network specialist, today announced that global telecoms service provider VimpelCom has deployed Ciena’s 100G coherent optical networking technology in its backbone network. Equipped with Wavelogic™ optical processors and stretching more than 580 kilometers on a critical route in central Russia, the high-speed link has been put in place to help VimpelCom cope with the increased bandwidth requirements that the operator is experiencing in its network core…

Grazed from Midsize Insider.  Author: Doug Bonderud.

There’s a "tipping point" for cloud adoption, according to Google CIO Ben Fried, and it’s rapidly approaching. Once that point arrives and companies are over the hump and into the world of cloud computing, there’s no going back–it will become the standard for IT. But how do midsize businesses and their IT fit into this picture? Is such adoption only meant for large enterprise-level customers, or will it better benefit "mom and pop" organizations? Where does the midsize business end up?

Google Me This…

A recent article at The Wall Street Journal examines Fried’s take on the new world of cloud computing and why he thinks macroeconomic tides will force companies to adopt cloud options soon. Five years ago, Fried was working at an investment bank and started to notice that "consumer companies were forcing efficiencies on a scale never seen before." He headed for one source of this consumer disruption, Google, to see what all the fuss was about…