Grazed from IT Business Edge.  Author: Michael Vizard.

While one can argue that cloud computing from a technical perspective is evolutionary, from the perspective of the business, cloud computing is nothing short of a full-boat revolution in terms of how the business will come to view IT.

Grazed from Network World.  Author: Ellen Messmer.

Too often, organizations aren’t getting as much out of virtualization and hybrid cloud computing as they first thought they would, according to a Symantec survey of 3,700 information technology managers in 35 countries that was published today.

Grazed from Computer Weekly.  Author: Adrian Bridgwater.

I’d like to coin a new industry term: "cloud coupling". This noun (and also a verb) describes the conjoining of two or more (generally large) data sets across various applications, cloud services and social media streams.

So, "cloud coupling", say it with us now ☺

Grazed from eWeek.  Author: Darryl K. Taft.

IBM has announced two new cloud services that enable users to protect, store and retrieve their most critical data in minutes—versus days—in the event of a disaster.  

Grazed from GigaOM.  Author: Colleen Taylor.

Grazed from GeekWire.  Author: John Cook.

Grazed from Fox News.  Author:  Donna Fuscaldo.

Apple’s announcement earlier this week that it was finally entering the cloud space with a service that makes music, photos, videos, apps and other documents accessible via any Apple device is one more sign that cloud computing is becoming more mainstream.

Cloud computing gives users access to files and applications over the Internet rather than from a local computer, which can reduce costs and alleviate headaches for small businesses that won’t need an on-site IT infrastructure.

Grazed from GigaOM.  Author: Derrick Harris.

Grazed from GigaOM.  Author: Stacey Higginbotham.

Grazed from Data Center Knowledge.  Author: Editorial Staff.

This week, the Open Data Center Alliance (ODCA) unveiled eight cloud usage models. This is a significant step forward in the efforts to drive secure cloud services that are open and interoperable. Based on the number of companies involved and the magnitude of their IT spend, these usage models are bound to be a catalyst for the development of cloud solutions.