Grazed from BusinessWire.  Author:  PR Announcement.

Aimed at shaping the future of cloud computing and how increasing numbers of everyday devices will add computing capabilities, Intel Labs announced the latest Intel Science and Technology Centers (ISTC) both headquartered at Carnegie Mellon University.

These centers represent the next $30 million installment of Intel’s recently announced 5-year, $100 million ISTC program to increase university research and accelerate innovation in a handful of key areas. As with previously announced ISTCs for visual computing and secure computing, the new centers encourage tighter collaboration between university thought leaders and Intel. To encourage further collaboration, the ISTCs use open IP models with results publically available through technical publications and open-source software releases…

Grazed from Data Center Knowledge.  Author: Editorial Staff.

Cloud computing is real inside Intel IT. In fact, it is one of our Top 3 Priorities this year (the other two are “consumerization” and security).  At Intel, our private cloud infrastructure as a service implementation is important because it means we can deliver a highly available computing environment that provides secure services and data on-demand to authenticated users and devices from a shared, elastic, and multi-tenant infrastructure.

Now you’re probably thinking, “sounds good, but so what?”  Well, let me explain.

Grazed from CampusTechnology.  Author: Jennifer Skelly.

With cloud computing looming as the next big thing in higher education, Citrix Systems‘ recent acquisition of Cloud.com, an open source cloud computing platform, will have caught the attention of university CIOs nationwide. The move bolsters Citrix’s cloud infrastructure portfolio by giving customers virtualization, orchestration, and networking solutions that are designed and built specifically for the new cloud era…

Cloud.com is the developer of CloudStack, an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) software platform that simplifies the process of building, deploying, and managing a cloud computing environment. As opposed to traditional enterprise server virtualization platforms where cloud management is layered on top, Cloud.com’s product is designed to help users design and create a cloud infrastructure from the ground up. As a result, customers have the ability to choose the hardware, software, management products, and service providers they want—an important consideration for CIOs leery of getting locked in with any one vendor…

Grazed from ThirdAge.com.  Author:  Jasmine Williams.

For the U.S. government adoption of cloud computing, Lockheed Martin said it collaborated with the TechAmerica Foundation and others to develop a road map.   Together with 70 other commissioners working over a period of three months, Lockheed Martin and the group collaborated on four areas of the report pertaining to Trust, Transformation, Transparency and Transnational Data Flow, UPI.com reports…

Grazed from BusinessWire.  Author: PR Announcement.

Syncplicity, a leader in cloud based file management, sync and backup solutions, today announced the immediate availability of its new iPhone app that is fully optimized and 100% native to Apple’s iOS platform. The new Syncplicity iPhone app has been designed to give Syncplicity users universal mobile access to all their files and folders, while meeting key business requirements such as security, backup and versioning. Syncplicity is taking cloud-based file management to the next level by enabling customers to manage their own virtual private cloud, giving them seamless anytime, anywhere access to their data – regardless of whether it is stored across multiple computers, mobile devices, corporate servers or cloud applications like Google Docs…

Grazed from SearchCIO.  Author: Christina Torode.

SuperValu Inc. operates more than 2,500 retail locations nationwide. A vast amount of personal customer information flows through its systems, and high on its list of IT priorities is securing identity and access management. For now, a private cloud, or internal cloud, appears to be the safest bet for managing personal data. Identity management in the public cloud isn’t out of the question, Phillip Black, senior manager of identity services at the Minneapolis-based retail grocery chain, told SearchCIO.com. It also would be cheaper than building a private cloud; but given regulatory concerns, he is leaning toward a hybrid cloud as the optimal approach…

Grazed from DatacenterDynamics.  Author:  Penny Jones.

Grazed from TMCNet.  Author:  David Sims

Here’s a new one: When you think of cloud computing and virtualization and contemplating whether you should jump in or not, do you ever think about real estate?

Forrester (News – Alert) Research has published a report titled, “Build or Buy? The Economics of Data Center Facilities,” that looks at “current trends including power and cooling considerations, the consolidation/virtualization movement, and modular data center design,” according to this Carousel Connect blog…