The 3 reasons to think different in the cloud
I’m always amazed when I hear everyone’s varying takes on cloud computing. For some, there’s a profit motive, such as with technology providers spinning into cloud computing. For others, such as enterprise IT, it’s the ability to brag about their cloud computing projects. However, in many cases, nothing really changes other than labels…
Cloud computing and Argonne program help decode German E. coli strain
Over a feverish weekend after the rogue bacterium’s genome was sequenced, scientists from all over the world submitted the E. coli genome to rounds of rigorous study. Thanks to a unique Argonne-developed computer program and cloud computing testbed, researchers mapped the strain’s genes—and came a little closer to understanding the bacterium’s secrets.
A team of Argonne scientists developed the Rapid Annotation using Subsystems Technology (RAST) program in 2007. The program, which is free and open to any scientist, is designed to make sense of the jumble of letters that makes up an organism’s DNA…
Retailers see cloud computing as silver lining
Retailers are among the businesses leading the way when it comes to incorporating cloud-based computing into their IT systems, according to a European technology expert.
Along with media businesses, companies operating in the retail industry are ensuring that this fledgling technology is fast becoming a mainstream back-office tool for companies across the UK and Europe, says Google’s Robert Whiteside…
How to Bid on Computing Power
Imagine buying time on a computer in Ireland or Indiana the same way you’d bid for an antique on eBay. That’s how a new crop of startup companies called "cloud brokerages" plan to change the way companies buy and sell computing capacity…
4PSA Enhances VoIP Suite with Cloud Telephony Service
4PSA, a cloud computing software technology company, yesterday announced the public availability of Cloud Telephony, the flexible, next-generation SIP trunking service that can be provisioned within minutes. The Cloud Telephony is available in three packages – Starter, Business and Service Provider, which offer free credit every month and require no commitments.
The company articulates that the new service delivers access to the telephony network using the SIP protocol and features unlimited concurrent incoming and outgoing calls. Moreover, it is possible to choose local phone numbers in over 30 countries around the world with best rates for domestic and international calls. Using VoIP technologies and the Cloud Telephony service, it is not necessary to install physical phone lines and incoming calls are always free…
NARA tackling records management in the cloud
Social media, cloud computing and many other leading edge technologies are causing the National Archives and Records Administration to step back to figure out their effect on the authentication, dissemination and accessibility of federal records.
For instance, NARA is adding the ability for researchers and others to offer comments and tag records through its Open Public Access site…
Apple Launches iCloud; Cloud Computing Services Open to Apple Product Users
Apple has finally launched the cloud based storage and syncing service, iCloud, for the public.
Users with an Apple ID can access iCloud.com and then sign in to enjoy all its services…
Military ponders private cloud services
It’s easy to see why a large and diverse organization such as the military is drawn to cloud computing: The technology allows large amounts of data to be sent and stored just about anywhere — even divided among locations worldwide.
Although almost effortless data dispersion helps give cloud computing a sharp cost and performance edge, the downside is that critical information can land in storage systems that lack adequate security, privacy and other important safeguards…
StratITsphere Chooses NetApp Storage as Foundation for New Cloud Services
StratITsphere, a data center services and IT infrastructure & security advising firm, has chosen NetApp(R) data storage products to serve as the physical hardware behind the firm’s new cloud computing service, Nimbus.
"NetApp’s staff really understands the cloud and how to work with a service provider," said Stephen Webster, StratITsphere president and CEO. "They gave us the flexibility, efficiency and quality we needed for our enterprise-class storage platform."…
Cisco & Citrix Extend Their Cloud and VDI Alliance
Cisco and Citrix, which paired up a year ago September to cash in on virtualized desktops, are expected to announce Wednesday that they’ve signed a five-year strategic alliance to collaborate on the technology and its marketing. They will also share the costs…