September 9, 2011 Off

How ‘cloud brokers’ help you navigate cloud services

By David
Grazed from InfoWorld.  Author: David Linthicum.

What’s a cloud broker? Gartner defines it as "a type of cloud service provider that plays an intermediary role in cloud computing." Perhaps better put, they help you locate the best and most cost-effective cloud provider for your needs…

September 8, 2011 Off

Intel Capital Advances Software Ecosystem with $24 Million in Investments

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Grazed from BBC.  Author: PR Announcement.

Intel Capital, Intel Corporation’s global investment organization, today announced seven investments to drive continued innovation across the software ecosystem. The deals total over $24 million and include new investments in enterprise cloud automation software provider DynamicOps; building management software provider enLighted, real-time analytics provider Guavus; Platform-as-a-Service (Paas) for commerce company IP Commerce; and social games analytics service provider Swrve New Media…

September 8, 2011 Off

How Cloud Computing Makes You More Competitive

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Grazed from Data Center Knowledge.  Author: Kevin Normandeau.

Like many technologies, Cloud Computing was perhaps over hyped in the short run and its impact underestimated in the long run. If you are struggling to gain insights on where Cloud Computing technology is heading you are in luck because the CLOUD2 Commission was recently appointed by the Obama Administration to study the current state and future of Cloud Computing. These finding will be presented in a webcast on October 4, 2011 at 1:00 PM Eastern…

September 8, 2011 Off

Cloud Computing: What You Need to Know About PaaS

By David
Grazed from CIO.  Author:  Bernard Golden.

Cloud computing discussions invariably begin with the "IPS" taxonomy: Infrastructure as a Service, Platform as a Service and Software as a Service. This taxonomy has the virtue of being comprehensible and neatly partitioning assessment requirements: …
 

September 8, 2011 Off

Cisco makes predictions about future of mobile cloud computing

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Grazed from CenterBeam.  Author: Editorial Staff.

A post on ITBusinessEdge highlights a survey done by Cisco’s Internet Business Group, which asked 283 business users what they expected from the emergency of mobile and cloud computing.

According to the results, those surveyed were interested in storing personal and work-related content on the cloud through their mobile device, but less interested in doing so on a PC or non-smartphone. The results say that those surveyed prefer to use one device with a duel-persona capability rather than multiple devices. It also shows that in order for people to use the cloud on their mobile device, the experience will need to be seamless…

September 8, 2011 Off

Network Diagramming Solutions Provider OPNET Announces New Capabilities for Managing Performance in the Cloud

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Grazed from TMCNet.  Author:  Meenakshi Shankar.

Application and network performance management solutions enabler OPNET Technologies (News Alert) has launched an array of new capabilities for extending application performance management to the cloud.

"The concept generally referred to as cloud computing consists of a number of different approaches to delivering application services to users. These various approaches require different technologies for measuring end user experience. OPNET is taking a multi-pronged approach to end user experience management in order to cover the evolving needs of enterprises that are adopting cloud technology," noted Russ Elsner, OPNET‘s director of Application Performance Management Technology…
 

September 8, 2011 Off

Department Seeks Balanced ‘Cloud’ Computing Solution

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Grazed from DOD.  Author: PR Announcement.

Defense Department officials are looking to balance efficiency, effectiveness and security while moving away from its decentralized network of computer servers and data centers and into “cloud” computing, DOD’s deputy chief information officer said today…

September 8, 2011 Off

DreamFactory Launches Branded Partner Program for Cloud Apps

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Grazed from MarketWatch.  Author: PR Announcement.

DreamFactory Software, the leading publisher for cloud computing platforms, is pleased to announce the release of the Velocity Partner Program, designed to instantly turn partner sites into SaaS destinations…

September 7, 2011 Off

Gmail Makes You 80 Times Greener, Says Google

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Grazed from Information Week.  Author:  Thomas Claburn.

In its ongoing quest to convince businesses and individuals to abandon the archaic practice of operating their own servers and shift their IT operations to the cloud, Google has frequently asserted that cloud computing is more cost efficient than servers run on-premises.

Now Google can argue that the cloud is more energy efficient, too. Citing its own research, supported by related findings from the Carbon Disclosure Project and from a consulting professor at Stanford, the company says that Gmail is almost 80 times more energy efficient than in-house email…