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Grazed from The Server Side.  Author: Jason Tee.

Organizations are constantly looking at ways that they can creatively leverage cloud computing and subsequently reduce their operating costs, which is why Tyler Jewell, CEO of Codenvy, had our full attention when he shared his vision of the future of coding in the cloud. "We believe that in five years, there will be no viable reason for developers to develop on a desktop ever again." If you initially scoff at that idea, you’re not alone. On the face of it, there seems to be no way that developing in the cloud could ever be as fast, interactive or enjoyable as developing on your local hardware. The simple physics of the equation mean latency will always be higher if you are working on a remote platform.

According to Tyler, latency issues aren’t as big of a barrier as you might suppose. He boasts that certain workflows can actually perform better in the cloud by taking advantage of cloud resources for things like continuous compilation, incremental compiles, and even thorny parallel compilation problems. However, what developers really need to consider is the bigger picture of what’s slowing the entire development process down – and what could speed it up…

Grazed from PRWeb.  Author: PR Announcement.

With Internet connectivity and mobile devices becoming ubiquitous and cloud computing and big data continuing to advance in leaps and bounds, "online activity" has come to mean so much more than just sitting at a desk clicking through hyperlinks. In this new age of personal computing, enterprises must understand the risks and threats they face.

Nexusguard Information Security Manager Ronald Pong’s talk in an Information Security Showcase 2013 seminar—The Impact of DDoS in Corporate Cloud with "Bring Your Own Device" Environment— highlights the implications of "Bring Your Own Device" (BYOD) in corporate environments…

Grazed from GlobalNewsWire.  Author: PR Announcement.

Covisint, a Compuware (Nasdaq:CPWR) company, today announced that it will lead a discussion on the compelling business advantages – and the growing challenges – driven by the rapid adoption of cloud-based applications. At Cloud Identity Summit on July 8, 2013, Covisint’s Halim Cho, Product Marketing Director for Identity Solutions, will highlight how a hybrid cloud strategy with strong identity management at the forefront can simplify access and reduce time-to-value for cloud-based services.

The Covisint presentation, titled "Cloud, Identity Bridges and ITSM: Three Is Not a Crowd," will highlight how identity bridges can help transform ITSM in a hybrid cloud environment. Specifically, it will cover three core topics:…

Grazed from CloudTweaks.  Author: John Omwamba.

In what seems like a complete departure from Xbox 360, the next generation Xbox One that is coming November 2013 will live most of its lifespan in the gaming realm of the cloud. According to Microsoft, the switch to more digital content is likely to change user agreements and accessibility options, but then, the transition increases the association of developers between products, all in the cloud. The company has it that the new release will be like having a console at home and an extra Central Processing Unit in the cloud. The latter will perform all computing work for the sit-at-home gamer, and in particular games, it will be possible to leave bots playing for one while off the net.

The Implications of the Switch To Digital

One of the implications of selecting cloud servers as the lifeline of Xbox One gaming console is the fact that it comes with a rout of preconditions. The first is the fact that, for perpetuity reasons, gamers must check onto the web every twenty-four hours. The recommendation, however, is to prefer the web-based engagement all the time, where players can match-make and link with others…

Grazed from IndiaEducationDiary.  Author: Editorial Staff.

Unisys today announced that registration is open for Cloud 20/20 Version 5.0, the annual technical project contest. Entering its fifth year, the contest recognizes innovative thinking among engineering students across India to address the technical challenges of cloud computing.

Grazed from TechRadar.  Author: Mark Say.

Citrix has appointed Arrow Electronics as the first pan-European distributor of its software-as-a-service (SaaS) portfolio.  The ArrowSphere cloud services platform will include Citrix SaaS products such as GoToMeeting, GoToWebcast, GoToTraining and GoToAssist. It will also include Podio, the cloud collaboration service for project management and team communications.

The agreement follows the launch of the Citrix SaaS Advisor programme in May, through which the company is using partners to deliver its applications as part of their broader solutions.  This marked a change in policy from focusing on selling directly to end users…

Grazed from CRN.  Author: Fleur Doidge.

Vendors are engaging in a range of marketing tricks and gimmicks, especially cloudwashing, and simply confusing potential customers thinking about integration PaaS (iPaaS) investments, according to market watcher Ovum.  Saurabh Sharma, senior analyst in the IT solutions team at Ovum and author of a new report looking at the problem, said the rise of SaaS has necessitated a shift away from traditional integration approaches – but vendors and pundits alike are muddying the waters with a range of claims and sales approaches.

"IPaaS is emerging as an alternative to traditional integration approaches, and several iPaaS solutions can now cater for the needs of SaaS, on-premise, and B2B integration, at least for integration projects with medium levels of complexity," Sharma said.  "However, organisations must understand that neither iPaaS nor traditional integration approaches is a silver bullet for integration."…

Grazed from ZDNet.  Author: Srinivas Kulkarni.

"The idea to start up CipherGraph struck me at 4am," said Jitender Sharan, founder and CEO of CipherGraph, in a YouTube video on the YourStory Web site.  One of the most important revolutions in the last few years has certainly been cloud computing and services that revolve around them. Small businesses and startups depend mostly on affordable virtual private network (VPN) services that help their employees to work from remote locations at any given point in time.

Commonly VPN services are not enabled to help SMBs because of the challenges in setting up and their pricing. That’s where Bangalore-based CipherGraph offers a really helpful product and helps them out. It has a Cloud VPN service that allows companies to let people to work securely from anywhere, as if they are in their own office…

Grazed from ZDNet.  Author: Colin Barker.

Next year will mark the 50th anniversary of that mainstay of computing, the mainframe.   Back in 1964, IBM rolled out the System/360, the first computer that was compatible and upgradable: in other words, while until then all computers were different, any System/360 would work with any other System/360.

The mainframe has stood the test of time – but in the age of cloud computing can the mainframe still be relevant?  Certainly SHARE, the IBM user group, remains firmly of the opinion that the mainframe has a future. According to SHARE member Janet Sun, writing in the user group magazine in May, this user group can claim a membership of 20,000 individuals from nearly 2,000 companies around the world and highlights a few mainframe stats:…