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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…

Grazed from Fierce Enterprise Communications.  Author: PR Announcement.

Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO), one of many companies announcing new cloud-related efforts at VMworld in San Francisco this week. One of the company’s new projects was hailed as a "LAN for the clouds," a virtual LAN (VLAN) aimed at cloud computing environments and based on the Virtual Extensible LAN standard (VXLAN)…

Grazed  from Financial Tech Spotlight.  Author:  Carolyn J Dawson.

A strategic alliance with CoreMatrix Systems has been announced by Actuate (News – Alert) Corporation. Business Intelligence, or BI, will be delivered to the cloud through this alliance. The top open source BI vendor, Actuate Corporation is responsible for development of BIRT. CoreMatrix Systems is the top cloud computing consulting company. The organization is also a premier implementation partner of Salesforce.com (News – Alert)…

 

Grazed from PR NewsWire.  Author: PR Announcement.

Red Moon Solutions, a premier provider of specialty tax software solutions, is proud to introduce an all new AuditRoom™ for corporations.  The newest release of this powerful, yet affordable Software as a Service (SaaS) tool manages the audit process, data, and documents, efficiently and effectively while also managing tax risk and improving internal controls…

Grazed from TechCentral.  Author: Editorial Staff.

Concerns over information security are the biggest barrier to businesses moving to online cloud-based computing services, says Kgomotso Kganyago, chief security advisor at Microsoft SA.

As companies move to seamless computing and as more international cables land on the shores of the African continent, companies need to realise that security attacks will rise and secure their systems appropriately, he says…

Grazed from MarketWatch.  Author: PR Announcement.

CampusIT simplifies student interaction helping universities deliver a better and faster service

CampusIT ( www.campusit.net ), the education management systems provider, today announced that it is now serving the needs of more than 400,000 higher education students around Europe on its cloud computing model…

Grazed from TMCNet.  Author:  Rajani Baburajan.

ANX has now become a Validated Cloud Solution provider for OpSource customers.

The association enables OpSource clients to deploy cloud-based solutions with ANX Secure Cloud Access, a managed service for user-to-cloud connections. Leveraging the secure solutions, OpSource clients can secure endpoints, eliminate access security concerns associated with cloud computing, company officials said…