The Politics Of Cloud Computing
There are many issues taken for granted by companies when they move to the cloud. Aside from various technical issues, businesses fail to recognize that they’ll have to take into consideration the cultural environment of their own company. A very common problem that all businesses will encounter is the internal politics within the organization, which will tends to slow down cloud computing adoption.
Many application programmers won’t give up control of their software programs and servers because it can hamper software performance. Aside from that, these developers will reason that they will have difficulty controlling and deploying application updates. Users will resist cloud computing implementation within the company due to fear of the unknown. The internal structure of IT departments in companies and the legacy approaches to their process management will definitely bring problems to the speedy implementation of cloud computing projects…
Cloud computing set to expand as storage demand surges
If there’s one sector of technology whose future is not up in the air, it’s cloud computing.
In fact, the most recent figures suggest that this particular sector of the technology industry is going to continue to grow, providing not only cost-effective services to businesses but jobs to those in search of employment.
According to research from analyst firm IDC, public and private spending in cloud computing will increase exponentially over the next few years, boosting worldwide jobs by around 14 million…
ISC Cloud’12 Registration is Now Open
Grazed from HPCWire. Author: PR Announcement.
On September 24 – 25, cloud computing experts from around the world will gather in Mannheim, Germany, bringing a range of experience and perspectives on how to reduce the complexity of high-performance computing and the barrier for research and development by switching to cloud computing. This year’s conference will also address the topic of Big Data.
“HPC utilization is becoming increasingly complex and a new trend emerges almost every year. There’s multicore and manycore, scaling up and out, big data, digital manufacturing and the missing middle, green computing, and HPC in the Cloud”, said ISC Cloud General Chair Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Gentzsch, an international expert in HPC and Grids who now brings his expertise to the clouds. “What the end-user is really looking for is research flexibility, easy access to HPC, reduced management overhead, and possibilities to extend the existing and limited HPC infrastructure.”…
How cloud can give back to open source
Grazed from ITWorld. Author: Brian Proffitt.
There’s been a lot of talk about open source and the cloud, which makes sense given the proliferation of open source technologies that actually comprise cloud computing.
But what about open source in the cloud? Can cloud computing and storage provide open source projects less expensive access to computing resources?
The question seems to be answered by a revelation today from Debian GNU/Linux developer Lucas Nussbaum, who has outlined how Debian archive services are now completely hosted on Amazon Web Services…
Decade of the Cloud? Tech Leaders Say It’s Working Out That Way
There are several common threads running through the SIIA report, packed full with the views of 49 technology CEOs and VPs. All agree that cloud computing — converged with mobile and big data analytics — is the single biggest game-changer in this decade, both for technology providers and consumers.
Will the 2010s be remembered as the “Decade of the Cloud”? The decade is actually still young, so who knows? It was too early to predict in 1992 that the 1990s would become the decade of the Internet, or in 2002 that the 2000s would be the decade of social media. But the signs were all around of something big in the making during those times. And we see a new type of economy coming out of the economic hurricane that hit full-force in 2008-09…
Who Owns Your Data and What Can They Do With It? Understanding Data Privacy and Information Security in the Cloud
With the recent introduction of Google Drive, cloud computing services are garnering increased attention from entities looking to more efficiently store data. Specifically, using the “cloud” is attractive due to its reduced cost, ease of use, mobility and flexibility, each of which can offer tremendous competitive benefits to businesses.
Cloud computing refers to the practice of storing data on remote servers, as opposed to on local computers, and is used for everything from personal webmail to hosted solutions where all of a company’s files and other resources are stored remotely. As convenient as cloud computing is, it is important to remember that these benefits may come with significant legal risk, given the privacy and data protection issues inherent in the use of cloud computing. Accordingly, it is important to check your cloud computing contracts carefully to ensure that your legal exposure is minimized in the event of a data breach or other security incident…
Cloud computing providers – an attractive target for AET-based attacks?
The news of the discovery of advanced evasion techniques (AETs) brings to light the infinite possibility of intrusions into corporate networks and how they are able to circumvent existing security systems.
Cloud computing has been under the spotlight in recent years due to its numerous benefits, such as the reduction of management and administration costs, scalability, optimisation of resources and investments, increased efficiency and flexibility. All these can help businesses that strategically choose to entrust the management of certain applications or entire business processes to third parties…
Dell Cloud Technology Speeds Pediatric Cancer Research
Dell recently announced it has completed work on a high-performance computing cluster that will fuel a clinical trial for children with cancer.
The high-performance computer cluster, which was donated to the Phoenix, Ariz.-based Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), will allow researchers to quickly access more precise data on diagnostic images, genetic sequencing of the RNA in tumors, and genetic variations that contribute to the disease.
Dell began building the cluster in December using its PowerEdge M420 Blade Server, which supports a parallel approach to computation. With this technology, TGen can comprehensively analyze a patient’s tumor RNA profile in one day, compared to the seven days that were previously required–an important advantage in battling aggressive childhood cancers like neuroblastoma…
Data Storage Corporation Announces Agreement to Acquire a Majority Interest in e-ternity Business Continuity Consultants Inc.
Grazed from MarketWatch. Author: PR Announcement.
Data Storage Corporation, a long-standing leader in cloud storage and cloud computing for over 10 years focusing on data protection and business continuity solutions, today announced that it has executed a term sheet to acquire 80% of the outstanding shares of privately held e-ternity Business Continuity Consultants Inc. ("e-ternity") of Toronto, Canada.
Once the acquisition is completed, Data Storage Corporation intends to operate e-ternity as an independent subsidiary and add its "pay-as-you go" Cloud Computing solution to its full suite of hosted Disaster Recovery and High Availably offerings serving customers in the financial, educational, manufacturing, professional services and technology industries. The transaction, approved by e-ternity’s shareholders, is comprised of cash and restricted common stock and is subject to customary closing conditions including due diligence. Additional details of the transaction were not disclosed…
Rules needed to address security concerns of cloud computing
Amid growing popularity of cloud computing, new regulations are needed to address data safety concerns as most of the servers that host personal information are located in foreign lands, Communications and IT Minister Kapil Sibal said today.
Cloud computing allows companies to use services, softwares and applications on a pay-per-use model without actually owning any hardware infrastructure or licence. This helps companies save on setting up IT infrastructure or purchasing licences.
Data is hosted on servers, which are often located in foreign countries…