Grazed from Federal Times.  Author: David Blankenhorn.

With the advent of cloud technology, the archaic model of information technology asset acquisition based on the "I have a new application, so I will acquire a new, dedicated server" men-tality will need to give way to the concept of applications not being tied to specific servers. Cloud computing is based on the premise that IT is managing elastic and pooled IT resources and services from which agencies can rapidly procure IT services, scale them up or down as needed, and release them when finished…

Grazed from eQuick News.  Author: Jessie Taplin.

Q1. What iѕ Cloud Computing? (Slightly obvious but onе whісh wе should reаllу start with)

A. Cloud Computing is, іn basic terms, computing over thе internet. It аllоwѕ yоu tо access your e-mail, documents, software, even yоur desktop оn line, so іt’ѕ likе having a virtual computer. This means уou can work from anywherе – yоur office, уour home, а hotel, a cafe, basically anуwhere thаt hаѕ an internet connection…

Grazed from Federal Computer Week.  Author: John Edwards.

The high-profile security breaches the Defense Department has suffered in the past couple of years highlight the wide range of threats it faces — from the disgruntled soldier who gave secret documents to WikiLeaks to the state-sponsored hackers suspected in the recent theft of 24,000 files related to new weapons systems…

Grazed from Sys Con Media.  Author:  Maureen O’Gara.

Out to get its share of the shrinking federal gravy train, Amazon Web Services Tuesday came up with AWS GovCloud, which it claims is safe enough for Washington and its legion of contractors to run "more sensitive" workloads on by resolving at least some of the regulatory and compliance issues that have restrained them from using the cloud before…

Grazed from Sys Con Media.  Author: Maureen O’Gara.

After shedding its stealth cocoon back in the spring when it announced it got a $13.2 million A round, two-year-old Nutanix finally launched its Google-like Complete Cluster on Tuesday.

It’s supposed to make virtualization simple and cheap…

Grazed from Financial Times.  Author: Daryl Plummer.

Governing cloud computing is like herding a group of cats; you think you’re in control until one of them decides it’s time for you to pet it, feed it or suffer its wrath.

Cloud services, like cats, are hard things to control. This is mainly because the service provider has all the power, and the service consumer has much of the risk. But there are ways to approach governance in the cloud that yield good results, instead of just hairballs and claws…

Grazed from Network World.  Author: Dave Keams.

There were a couple of announcements made at last month’s Catalyst conference that I meant to draw to your attention but other things got in the way. Both are relevant to enterprise cloud-based computing so I’ll talk about both today…

Grazed from Government Computer News.  Author: Editorial Staff.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking to develop resilient cloud services that would continue to operate and support military objectives despite being hit by a cyberattack, according to a report by InformationWeek.

The project, called the Mission-oriented Resilient Clouds (MRC) initiative, aims to ensure the military cloud infrastructure is secure and able to withstand an attack capable of taking pieces of the network out of commission.

Grazed from Gov Info Security.  Author: PR Announcement.

Grazed from International Business Times.  Author: Editorial Staff.

Computer-maker Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) is reportedly in negotiations to purchase Autonomy Corp. for about $10 billion and concurrently plans to spin off its personal-computer business.

HPQ, which is slated to release its quarterly earnings reports after the market closes on Thursday, may announce the deal before then, according to Bloomberg…