Ottawa-based AFORE said it’s pairing its CloudLink Trusted Multi-Tenancy solution with AirVM’s Cloud Hosted Server service as part of the alliance. The partnership will enable security applications such as disaster recovery to work on sensitive workloads in the cloud, the firms said…
August 25, 2011
AFORE, AirVM team on cloud security services
Grazed from Ottawa Business Journal. Author: Editorial Staff.
August 25, 2011
Cloud Computing: The Layperson’s Guide to Distributed Networks
Grazed from Mashable. Author: Christina Warren.
As buzzwords go, few have conjured up as much debate and discussion as cloud computing.
The idea behind cloud computing is that software, services and information can be provided to users over a network connection and through a web browser, rather than running locally on a computer or a local network server…
August 25, 2011
ThreatMetrix Receives Two Golden Bridge Awards for Innovation in Cloud-Based Fraud Prevention Solutions
Grazed from PRWeb. Author: PR Announcement.
ThreatMetrix™, the fastest growing provider of fraud prevention solutions that do not require personally identifiable information (PII), announced today it has received two Golden Bridge Awards for innovation in "SaaS or Cloud Computing," as well as "Software-as-a-Services (SaaS)" under the respective categories for all industries and in information technology…
August 25, 2011
IBM’s repackaging damages cloud reputation
Grazed from Cloud Pro. Author: Jennifer Scott.
We all appreciate something new. From a new mobile phone to a new car, even a nice new pair of shoes can makes us grin like a Cheshire cat who got the cream.
But the definition of ‘new’ is becoming a bit of a joke within the IT industry.
Since the inception of cloud computing as a term to describe a number of IT services, old school hosting companies have claimed the technology is nothing new at all.
Then, as the trend began to take off, numerous companies packaged up their products and stuck the word ‘cloud’ on them to try and sell more units and make them appear to keep up with the times – otherwise known as "cloud-washing."..
August 25, 2011
CA Teams with HyTrust to futher build out Cloud Offering
Grazed from Zacks. Author: PR Announcement.
Computing major CA Technologies (CA – Analyst Report) recently collaborated with a leading policy management and access control company HyTrust Inc. for further improving security and compliance for customers leveraging virtualized systems and cloud infrastructures.
This collaboration creates a win-win situation for the company, as HyTrust Appliance complements CA Access Control by controlling various aspects of a virtual infrastructure such as unified access control, policy enforcement and audit-quality logging. HyTrust will also provide support to the recently announced CA Automation Suite for Clouds through an enhanced security policy and compliance capabilities required to safeguard cloud infrastructure…
August 25, 2011
Verizon acquires cloud software startup CloudSwitch
Grazed from Boston Business Journal. Author: Kyle Alspach.
Verizon said the acquisition would accelerate its capabilities in cloud computing, and that CloudSwitch will be combined with Verizon’s Terremark IT services subsidiary. Ellen Rubin, co-founder and vice president of products at the company, said in an interview that the company was attractive to Verizon for its software development expertise and proximity to the Boston area’s development talent pool.
CloudSwitch assists enterprises with more easily moving applications or workloads between company data centers and the cloud. The technology eliminates a key barrier to widespread cloud adoption, according to CloudSwitch…
August 25, 2011
Current Analysis Ranks AT&T Cloud Services Highly in Latest Report
Grazed from PR News Wire. Author: PR Announcement.
The network is the cloud. AT&T* has embedded cloud computing capabilities directly into its network, allowing it to manage, distribute, and deliver them to enterprise customers as a total solution straight down to nearly any device. Now, industry analyst firm Current Analysis is recognizing certain AT&T cloud capabilities in a recent report…
August 25, 2011
NTT America Evolves Hybrid Cloud to Extend Enterprise Applications
Grazed from Sys Con Media. Author: PR Announcement.
NTT America, a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of NTT Communications (NTT Com), a global infrastructure services provider, today announced it has extended its suite of private cloud services beyond its data centers to support hybrid cloud requirements after achieving VMware vCloud® Powered status for the NTT Communications private cloud service offering. In addition, the company is announcing the new Global Enterprise Portal, which was designed to simplify the administration of cloud computing services, while increasing the level of security required in the cloud. NTT America will showcase the portal and have cloud architecture experts on-hand at the NTT Communications booth #320 at VMworld® 2011, August 29 through September 1 at The Venetian in Las Vegas, NV…
August 25, 2011
US Military Asks for Private Sector’s Help to Understand Cloud Computing
Grazed from CloudTweaks. Author: Sourya Biswas.
The US military has always been at the forefront of technology. From transportation to materials science, from detection to communication, US military technology has always led its commercial counterparts. The Internet, GPS, jet aircraft, even the non-stick material Teflon – all these were developed for military purposes before finding civilian applications. By anecdotal accounts, US military technology leads civilian technology by at least a decade, if not more. However, it seems to have dropped the ball as regards to one of possibly the most influential technologies of the future – cloud computing…
August 25, 2011
3 reasons the feds are avoiding cloud computing
Grazed from InfoWorld. Author: David Linthicum.
A New York Times article does a great job defining the issues around cloud adoption within the U.S. government — or, I should say, the glaring lack thereof. As the Times reports, "Such high praise for new Internet technologies may be common in Silicon Valley, but it is rare in the federal government."
Convenient excuses for skirting cloud computing are easy to find these days; for example, attacks on internal government systems from abroad this spring and summer are easy to recall. In July, the Pentagon said it suffered its largest breach when hackers obtained 24,000 confidential files...