Month: March 2012

March 1, 2012 Off

Offense the best defense in cloud computing and IT, RSA says

By David
Grazed from CenterBeam.  Author: Editorial Staff.

The IT industry may need to go on the offensive for better security, RSA executive chairman Art Coviello said on Feb. 28 at the annual RSA Conference. He said since the RSA experienced a breach, it has learned from the incident and made changes to help improve cloud computing and IT security.

“We are sharing and using them to drive strategy and investments and our product roadmap," Coviello told the crowd at the opening speech of the RSA Conference, according to the Register. "We hope the attacks on us will strengthen the urgency and resolve of everyone because we are not alone – we’ve never witnessed so many attacks by hackers.”…

March 1, 2012 Off

AMD buys SeaMicro to enter cloud server business

By David
Grazed from SlashGear.  Author: Rue Liu.
 

Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices has announced today that it is buying server startup SeaMicro for $334 million in a bold and surprising move to bolster its server business against long-time rival Intel. AMD has failed to secure a spot in the mobile space and now hopes to double down on its server business with SeaMicro, which specializes in highly dense and powerefficient servers for large-scale cloud computing…

March 1, 2012 Off

Imogo Mobile Technologies Corp. (Formally Monza Ventures Inc.) Announces Corporate Update, Name Change, and LOI

By David
Grazed from MarketWatch.  Author: PR Announcement.

Imogo Mobile Technologies Corp. (otcqb:IMTC) (formally monza ventures inc. (otcbb:MZAV) or the "Company") is pleased to announce it is expanding into the high growth area of Cloud Computing Services and Cloud Data Storage. With Cloud Computing being one of the fastest growing sectors in business, the management of Imogo (previously Monza Ventures) is confident this strategy will provide a basis for growth and value for the shareholders…

March 1, 2012 Off

European entrepreneurs share cloud computing strategies with Silicon Valley

By David
Grazed from Peninsula Press.  Author: Liu He.

Two European entrepreneurs shared their vision of startup innovation on the opening day of Entrepreneurship Week at Stanford University, Monday.

Eirkur Hrafnsson, chief executive officer and co-founder of GreenQloud headquartered in Iceland, and Jan Rezab, CEO and co-founder of Socialbakers, based in the Czech Republic, spoke about ‘green’ geo-thermal powered cloud computing strategies and social media analytics.

Hrafnsson started by making the connection between cloud computing and green gas emission – basically, running “clouds” on renewable energy…