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Grazed from Sys Con Media.  Author: PR Announcement.

If you’re not familiar with cloud computing or Software as a Service, you’re not alone. Silicon Valley-based, SaaS Markets has launched an easy to use and powerful business tool for enterprises of any size. Appmerica (www.appmerica.com) and Appclick (www.appclick.co.uk) feature over 1,100 cloud-based software solutions that make streamlining the operation of your business fast and simple. With just a few clicks, you can simplify any organization with business solutions ranging from accounting to customer relationship management (CRM).

Need to set up a custom billing plan for your business? Cheddar Getter™ provides a full-featured, easy-to-use billing and recurring subscription management system so you can accept and track one-time charges and recurring payments. Aside from having a fun name, Cheddar Getter™ has three monthly billing plans ranging from free to $79 per month…

Grazed from BBC.  Author: Editorial Staff.

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have access to greater computing power than ever before thanks to cloud computing.

This remote computing power – provided by a third party, usually over the internet using a web browser, and often without a contract – is transforming the way SMEs use IT and even do business.  Cloud computing is lowering the barrier to entry into business for some SMEs, and helping speed up exploitation of new opportunities for others.

It is democratising IT and enabling many SMEs to act like, and appear to be, organisations of much greater size and scope. In these ways, with SMEs the growth engine for many countries, cloud computing has the potential to have a positive impact on industries and economies alike…

Grazed from SMEStorage.  Author: PR Announcement.

SMEStorage today announced it has integrated Eucalyptus Walrus into its Cloud File Server, enabling organisations to use the solution as a hybrid Cloud File Server. Walrus provides a highly scalable redundant unstructured data store that is compatible with the Amazon S3 Storage API. SMEStorage provides a Cloud File Server appliance that enables companies to rapidly implement a hybrid on-premise Cloud File Server that provides support for all desktop and mobile devices. Together, the solution enables fast, ready-to-use cloud storage and can evolve into a complete cloud Infrastructure as a Service on-premise solution.

"We have seen increasing demand for Eucalyptus Walrus from small businesses who wish to leverage Walrus as a private cloud storage solution, to start ups, larger businesses, and ISP’s who wish to use Walrus AWS compatible S3 storage as a non-proprietary storage platform," said SMEStorage CEO Ian Osborne. "Customers can now use SMEStorage with Walrus to rapidly deploy a full data center solution, which includes native desktop drives with sophisticated synchronisation solutions for Windows, Mac and Linux. Businesses can also leverage the rapid growth in mobility to offer sophisticated mobile clients for iPhone/iPad, Android, BlackBerry, and Windows Mobile 7."

Grazed from CloudZoom.  Author: PR Announcement.

CloudZoom, Inc. announces the official release of it’s website today. The New Hampshire based startup has a vision of the future, and the future contains simple, fast, and convenient virtual appliance services. A multiyear plan for rolling out products and services is in the works.

Grazed from TelecomCloudServices.com.  Author: Hoofer

 You may have seen that there are quite a few events, conferences and exhibitions on Cloud Computing taking place around the globe. But this is a cloud computing event with a difference – this is the only Cloud Computing Summit dedicated to telco professionals!

Grazed from CNet.  Author: Ralph Needleman.

Zynga was once a big buyer of cloud computing services. Today, it’s becoming a seller.

In 2009, when FarmVille started taking off–it grew to 10 million daily active users in six weeks, 25 million in five months–the company began to lean heavily on rented resources to handle the load. Zynga used Amazon Web Services, and over time, shunted more and more of the day-to-day load of running its games to AWS. By January 2011, AWS was handling 80 percent of Zynga’s load. Only 20 percent was on servers that Zynga owned.

But at Zynga scale, using that infrastructure became inefficient, according to Zynga’s CTO of infrastructure, Allan Leinwand, who I spoke with earlier in February. And by inefficient, he means expensive..

Grazed from CloudTweaks.  Author: Casper Mains.

Considering a move to the cloud for one or several of your key services? If so, you are not alone. Cloud computing is growing exponentially as more and more vendors are starting to offer services, and as more businesses are beginning to see the potential for cost savings as well as the ability to offer new services that were beyond their capacity. When moving services to the cloud, you are moving critical parts of your IT infrastructure and corporate information assets to systems that you will not have direct administrative access to. You will be relying on your vendor to provide security, auditing, and change management for these components, and will be relying upon them to secure your data.

Security in the cloud is very good, and in many cases the economies of scale vendors have at their disposal along with the specialized staffing means it will be better than what you could reasonably accomplish on your own, but you do want to make sure you understand all aspects of security in the cloud…

Grazed from MarketWatch.  Author: PR Announcement.

Evolve IP, one of the country’s fastest-growing cloud-based technology providers, has reinvented its corporate website at www.EvolveIP.net . The new site is a comprehensive resource for organizations of all sizes that want to learn more about cloud computing technologies, uses, and benefits. The site also provides a broad array of training and support materials for Evolve IP’s growing portfolio of businesses that use its cloud-based technology services. And lastly, the site features everything a company needs to know about the vast opportunities available to channel partners interested in representing Evolve IP’s technology and services.

The new EvolveIP.net site is organized into six primary areas:

— Services defines the company’s three families of products that meet business technology needs: The Evolved Office, The Evolved Data Center, and The Evolved Network…

Grazed from Daily Markets.  Author: Editorial Staff.

The Greater Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies (PACT), in partnership with Dell Inc. and Fairmount Partners, today announced the emerging growth companies that will be showcased in the Phorum 2012 National Cloud Conference Demo Pit. The diverse group of participating companies are all headquartered on the East Coast, near to the Philadelphia-based conference, and were selected for their innovation in the use of cloud computing technology to solve strategic business problems. They include:

AboutOne – contact management tool, aboutone.com

Adaptivity – enterprise cloud decision support provider, adaptivity.com…

CloudConfidence.com – comprehensive cloud monitoring service, cloudconfidence.net

CloudMine – mobile app development platform, cloudmine.com

cWyze – interactive video platform, cwyze.com

eMaint Enterprises – facility and property management system, emaint.com

Houdini – enterprise crowdsourcing platform, houdiniapi.com

metaLayer – data management and analysis platform, metalayer.com

Profitably – small business planning and analytics tool, profitably.com

Queue in the Cloud – IT service management platform, qinthecloud.com

ReadySetWork – employee scheduling and communication tool, readysetwork.com

Ridaroo – employee ride sharing tool, ridaroo.com

Target Info – data analytics and management platform, target-info.com

Updentity – enterprise contact management automation tool, updentity.com

UXFlip – mobile app development platform, uxflip.com

Grazed from V3.co.uk.  Author: Daniel Robinson.

Collaboration vendor Intralinks has upgraded its service aimed at giving organisations greater control over content sharing in line with corporate security and compliance restrictions, making it an enterprise alternative to services such as Dropbox.

Available now, Intralinks Connect is a cloud computing based service that provides authorised users with access to documents anywhere, at any time, but with role-based access to the information, with an audit trail and optionally backed by multi-factor authentication…