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August 11, 2011 Off

Network switches look different in the cloud

By David
Grazed from The Register.  Author: Bryan Betts.

Cloud computing takes more than just a philosophical shift. It requires new skills, processes and architectures.  In particular, traffic patterns in cloud networks can be quite different from those of the familiar enterprise network and the scale of operation can be significantly higher.

That, according to experts in the field, means planning and building your network differently, both physically and logically…

August 11, 2011 Off

Encrypting Data in the Cloud Brings Win for Texas

By David
Grazed from IDG News.  Author: Nicolas Zeitler.

For his work on the foundations of a new way of encrypting data, Brent Waters from the University of Texas in Austin has been elected as one of this year’s Microsoft Research Faculty Fellows…

August 10, 2011 Off

Learning to Control the Cloud

By David

Grazed from Virtual Strategy Magazine.  Author: Sundar Raghavan.

Cloud computing has quickly become one of the hottest catchphrases among IT and business executives alike. The users are attracted to the cloud based on its flexibility, availability and scalability, among other benefits. However, these advantages do not outweigh what many consider a potential pitfall in the adoption of cloud technologies: control. IT and business leaders remain concerned about how they’re able to keep business critical applications and data from being accessed by unauthorized users. This is not easily accomplished, as controlling the cloud requires businesses to exercise restraint and exert influence over cloud technologies – many of which are provided by external parties…

August 10, 2011 Off

Abiquo and Hosting Provider Customers Share Insights Into New Cloud Computing Business Models

By David
Grazed from Business Wire.  Author: PR Announcement.

One of the most significant shifts in Cloud Computing for hosting providers this year has been the move from delivering cloud-enabling technology to the delivery of new applications and business models built atop that technology. Abiquo, a leading Enterprise Cloud Management software company is featuring a webinar interview on this emerging trend entitled, “The Changing Business Model of Service Providers.” Wendy Perilli, Abiquo’s VP of marketing is joined by Mike Carpenter, VP of business development for CARI.net, a global service provider offering on-demand cloud resources, and Kevin Brady the CEO of Solasus Web Solutions, a CARI.net customer that is aggressively pursuing this new model for technology delivery for its customers…

August 10, 2011 Off

Control A Submarine From Cloud? DARPA’s On It

By David
Grazed from InformationWeek.  Author: Elizabeth Montalbano.

The Department of Defense (DOD) is seeking a way to use cloud computing to power embedded military applications that so far have not been able to take advantage of the technology.

The Microsystems Technology Office of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has released a request for information on what it is calling "military critical clouds."…

August 10, 2011 Off

Cloud Computing Middleware Company Announces Secure Content Distribution Services

By David
Grazed from PR NewsWire.  Author:  PR Announcement.

CloudPointe, LLC announced today enhancements to its CloudPointe Connect service for secure controlled delivery of documents and digital assets.  The enhancements enable organizations to share sensitive documents and digital assets, including video, to any recipient with an assigned passwords, expiration date, and restrictions for saving, printing and redistribution…

August 10, 2011 Off

SoftLayer Has Record-Setting Second Quarter

By David
Grazed from Cloud Computing Journal.  Author: Liz McMillan.

SoftLayer Technologies on Tuesday announced that the company experienced continued operational and financial growth in the second quarter of 2011, hitting all new records. Along with other achievements, the company earned $83 million in revenue for the period…

August 10, 2011 Off

Adaptive Computing Delivers Dynamic Cloud With New Moab Advancements

By David
Grazed from Business Wire.  Author: PR Announcement.

Adaptive Computing, a thought-leader in cloud systems management and the leading provider of Optimized Dynamic Cloud solutions, today announced that IT management and their staff no longer need to accept static cloud environments. The latest release of Moab Adaptive Computing Suite 6.1, a cloud decision engine, features extended dynamic cloud capabilities, accelerates workload management processes, maps and manages service component relationships to improve reliability and consolidates cloud event reporting. Enhanced dynamic cloud management capabilities in Moab allow IT departments to deliver applications, expand resources and keep services running optimally, all at the speed of business…