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Grazed from The Register.  Author: John Leyden.

Diebold has taken the wraps off a prototype for a bank ATM that uses virtualisation technology.

Relying on remote servers instead of in-built computing resources reduces complexity while offering greater reliability and security. Diebold described the prototype as a "game changer" and part of its roadmap to make greater use of cloud-based technologies in cash machines and self-service kiosks…

Grazed from International Business Times.  Author:  Editorial Staff.

China’s top search engine Baidu Inc is on the lookout for potential acquisitions and investment opportunities in the mobile and cloud computing spaces, its chief financial officer said on Friday.

"We constantly assess our business needs and are on the lookout in the industry space for what will be a good fit for us," Jennifer Li also told Reuters in an interview…

Grazed from Technology Spectator.   Author: Charis Palmer.

Taking to the stage to deliver the closing keynote of Salesfore.com’s Dreamforce conference, Schmidt said the tech leaders of the future will embrace the three key trends of mobile, local and social, with the top programmers today building mobile applications. 

"The best vendors will offer mobile services and the next generation of startups will be based on that," Schmidt told the audience.

With the phones of the future able to tell where you’ve been, what you did and the people you met (with your permission, Schmidt hastened to add), it’s only a matter of time before they will be suggesting places to go, and people to meet…

 

Grazed from CloudPro.  Author:  Jennifer Scott.

Grazed from Bloomberg Businessweek.  Author:  Olga Kharif and Ashlee Vance.

Organizations as diverse as Northrop Grumman (NOC), Harvard University, Zynga, and the New York Stock Exchange (NYX) have filled job websites with requests for talented puppeteers and master chefs. A quick dig into the job listings reveals that these positions have nothing to do with office entertainment or gourmet meals. Instead, the companies want people who have mastered Puppet or Chef, competing software tools that sit at the heart of the cloud computing revolution…

Grazed from Bloomberg Businessweek.  Author: Aaron Ricadela.

Eran Feigenbaum knows a thing or two about risk. He moonlights as the TV and stage magician “Eran Raven,” known for stunts involving snakes, scorpions, and razor blades. He once played Russian roulette with nail guns on the NBC show Phenomenon, and in August he did a five-day run at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. That pedigree serves him well in his day job as director of security for Google’s (GOOG) business applications, where he’s responsible for convincing corporate risk managers of the safety of cloud computing. Working in computer security requires “a hyperawareness” of risk, he says, “the same as when you’re on stage performing with nail guns.”…

Grazed from Forbes.  Author: Kevin L. Jackson.

The defense and intelligence communities are not immune to cloud computing. Arguably more than any other government agencies, their missions require a fabric of utility computing that scales on demand and enables self discovery and self-service access to secure, timely and relevant information in support of mission: individual or shared. The traditional IT model requires system engineering that binds most software to the hardware and does not provide an enterprise suite of functionality or allow for increased flexibility and a governed lifecycle of services. Designing software independence from the hardware allows an operating system, applications and data to “live” across the enterprise and is fundamental to the transformation of compute, storage and network functionality…

Grazed from Forbes.  Author: Kevin L. Jackson.

While the benefits and value of the federal cloud computing policy can be debated, the world’s transition to cloud computing as an integral component of any IT infrastructure cannot be denied. The prudent government executive should, therefore, heed the lessons learned from the many private industry corporations that already have miles behind them on this journey.

When identifying a potential cloud computing project, one should always count on a multi-year transition. Organizations should always use a consistent cloud opportunity identification process to reduce the risk of project failure by leveraging data from successful cloud implementations. Clients need to determine set metrics (economic, operational and service) with direct linkage to specific mission requirement(s). Use of a gate-driven cloud adoption process designed to terminate failed projects early in the project lifecycle and deliver measurable capabilities within a quick timeframe (weeks—not years) is highly recommended…

Grazed from Computer World.  Author:  Editorial Staff.

New Zealand is to get its own Cloud Computing Code of Practice, following discussions between several providers of cloud-based software.

The initative is similar in nature to a Cloud Computing Code of Practice that has been developed in the UK.  The early development of the Code will be facilitated by the New Zealand Computer Society…

Grazed from ZDNet.  Author: Dana Gardner.

The move to cloud is far more than an IT delivery model adjustment. It really presents a unique opportunity to get IT — and the business of IT — right at the highest levels.

On the main stage at VMworld 2011 this week, VMware Co-President Carl Eschenbach demonstrated that impact through testimonials on how cloud computing and virtualization infrastructure are advancing the business goals of three major corporations, Revlon, NYSE Euronext, and Southwest Airlines…