Cloud Computing’s Pros and Cons: IEEE CIO Weighs In
Grazed from CIO Insight. Author: Alexander Pasik.
According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), cloud computing is a model for enabling on-demand access to a pool of computing resources that can be provisioned and released with minimal effort…
What Is Cloud Computing? Yes, Another Perspective
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…
Federated Cloud Strategies: What CIOs Need to Know
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…
Cloud Computing News: Options Growing in the Cloud
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…
China Mobile to capitalize on cloud computing
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…
Cloud Computing Security Tips – 3 Tips To Keeping Your Cloud Data Safe
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…
UT to team with SunGard to create cloud computing research center
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…
Accenture Introduces Cloud Computing Platform; Supports SAP Applications
Grazed from IT Portal. Author: Erica Thinesen.
Accenture has announced the launch of a brand new cloud platform with the vision of supporting SAP applications that enable businesses to shift to a cost effective private cloud infrastructure…
What are the steps to sound cloud computing?
Grazed from TechTarget. Author: Jack Vaughan.
Recently The Open Group released Cloud Computing for Business, which takes a close view at cloud computing from the business side, but which is not uncongenial to those looking at things from the enterprise architect’s point of view. It looks to be helpful for any of the many line-of-business (LOB) departments and EAs who are interested in cloud or who have already been given the task to create a cloud computing playbook for their organizations…
StandingCloud Ropes In $3M in Funding
Boulder-based Standing Cloud, the developer of application software for the cloud computing market, announced today that it has raised $3M in a new funding round. The round came from existing investors Foundry Group and Avalon Ventures. Standing Cloud, which is headed by David Jilk, said that the new funding brings its total raised to $8M. As par tof the funding, the company has added Will Herman–a TechStars mentor–to its board. Herman was formerly CEO of Innoveda (acquired by Mentor Graphics), founded Viewlogic Sytsems, and has served at Silerity and Scopus Technology. Standing Cloud said the new funds will go towards continued development and deployment of its products. Standing Cloud provides a pre-configured set of over 100 open-sourec and commercial applications, which can easily be deployed on a variety of cloud computing platforms.