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Grazed from NetworkComputing. Author: Ericka Chickowski.

While the idea of an enterprise app store may appeal to enterprises for a number of reasons, most organizations still need to lay a considerable amount of groundwork to ensure the success of their initiatives.

Natalie Lambert, a former Forrester analyst and one of the thought leaders responsible for pushing the acronym BYOD into the limelight, said she believes organizations need to go through five stages to reach app-delivery nirvana. We take a look at some of her recommendations, along with commentary from other industry pundits discussing the challenges of supporting an environment that consolidates the best in mobile and cloud technology…

Grazed from CloudTimes. Author: Florence de Borja.

With the influx of software applications using the Software-as-a-Service model, experts claim that software piracy will eventually be eliminated. However, some pessimists are claiming that users will just find ways to circumvent everything so that they won’t pay for software use. The Business Software Alliance (BSA) released its new survey results wherein it found out that 42% of the 15,000 PC users-respondents in 33 countries admitted to sharing their login credentials to paid cloud computing services with other people within their organizations. According to BSA President and CEO Robert Holleyman, such act doesn’t constitute piracy as some cloud computing services do allow simultaneous logins using just one account. Other than that, sharing login credentials can cause terms of service violations or license abuse.

The Economist has widely criticized BSA’s survey primarily because some wordings in the survey don’t specifically mention that login-credential sharing is a clear violation of paid cloud service license or terms of service. However, BSA is adamant in claiming that everyone must be concerned about “cloud piracy”. BSA Senior Vice President for External Affairs Matt Reid claims that although cloud piracy hasn’t reached the same position as that of traditional software piracy, the results of their survey must be taken into consideration…

Grazed from PRNewsWire. Author: PR Announcement.

Certeon, the application performance company, today announced that Certeon and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have combined the power of the cloud with revolutionary performance optimization. Certeon and Amazon combine to deliver a powerful, cloud-optimized platform and access gateway that enable fast, reliable, secure, and simple access to the public cloud. Certeon aCelera transforms the cloud into an extension of the data center by eliminating the barriers to enterprise-class cloud deployments.

In his recent research note Managing Network Performance of Cloud-Based Applications, Gartner analyst Eric Siegel observed that "Cloud computing is a hot topic, and the performance of the network is a critical factor in user satisfaction," and that "Network performance is a key component of the total performance of cloud-based applications." Mr. Siegel concluded, "If the application or network can’t be redesigned, WAN performance optimization can make the difference between useable and useless."…

Grazed from Seeking Alpha. Author: Chris Frangold.

For large Internet-based companies like Amazon (AMZN), building and using its own cloud service just makes sense. Not only does this cut back on the added expense of outsourcing, it also gives the company total control over how to manage the service.

In a very short amount of time, cloud computing has redefined how companies work with each other and with customers. Since 2006, Amazon has offered its cloud service, Amazon Web Services, to the public. Now the company has plans for expansion, which could increase profits and allow Amazon to make its mark in yet another high-profile arena…

Grazed from PRNewsWire. Author: PR Announcement.

Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL) and ZeroDesktop, a developer of next-generation personal cloud operating system solutions for public cloud and private cloud computing, today announced they are collaborating to deliver a cost-effective alternative to traditional PC-based computing. Demonstrations of the new virtual web desktop technology will be showcased at IBC 2012, Marvell booth #BM3, from September 7-11 in Amsterdam.

The new innovative platform is an instant virtual web desktop designed to provide a unique, productive and rich multimedia experience for multiple users through a single device. The ZeroDesktop Cloud OS infrastructure can provide access to thousands of users from a single server, eliminating the need for investment in multiple PCs and expensive PC maintenance and infrastructure. The solution is intended for education systems, small businesses and consumers who are seeking to regain control of scattered digital content that is increasingly dispersed across local computers, social sites, portable storage devices and external storage services…

Grazed from PRNewsWire. Author: PR Announcement.

In October 2011, Oracle announced its acquisition of Endeca Technologies, an enterprise search and data management company providing enterprises with non-structured data management, e-commerce and business intelligence technology.

In November 2011, IBM announced its acquisition of Platform Computing, an HPC software company with excellent performance in cloud computing and big data. In February 2012, Groupon acquired Adku, a startup that uses big data to personalize online shopping experience for people visiting e-commerce sites like eBay and Amazon…

Grazed from Business Cloud9. Author: Stuart Lachlan.

CIOs have an opportunity to put innovation back in their job description and contribute more effectively to business strategy through the effective use of Cloud Computing.
For decades, CIOs and senior IT Decision Makers have struggled with the all too common perception of the IT department as a costly overhead rather than a significant contributor to corporate innovation and bottom-line success.

But the emergence of Cloud Computing and the subsequent lessening of the demands of legacy ICT architectures and operations presents today’s CIO with a chance to become innovators once more, says Doug Clark, Cloud Leader, IBM UK and Ireland…

Grazed from CloudTweaks. Author: John Omwamba.

As cloud computing is currently enjoying a wave of global discourse by the business community, it is projected that more and more businesses are adopting cloud computing services as the preferred way to do business. Senior Vice President of Research for Gartner, Mr. Peter Sondergaard claims that cloud computing sits among the top four trends that will change IT in the next few years. It is no secret that any business outfit that is still reluctant in the adoption of this technology is losing out on a lot of benefits. The early adopters, furthermore, are not sitting pretty and enjoying these benefits but rather are looking for more effective ways that they can harness for a more competitive edge in their field of business

Competitiveness is often acquired when a business attains an upper hand through practices or resources that will outperform its competitors. These practices, strategies or resources are those that will save the company money in cost reduction, those that will improve effectiveness and or increase revenue. Any business can indeed achieve competitiveness through strategic exploitation of cloud features as follows:…