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Police across the UK are considering a major move to cloud computing, dumping on-premise IT in an aggressive bid to cut costs, ComputerworldUK.com can reveal.

In a move likely to be seen as controversial given the sensitivity of police data, the Metropolitan Police is planning how to run a variety of front-end systems – for managing patrols, operations, incidents and investigations, managing evidence and forensics, and collating information – in the cloud. It is understood that if the project goes ahead, the Metropolitan Police would be the lead customer, with other forces buying services through a framework deal…

Just what is this “cloud” everyone has all of a sudden started talking about? “Cloud” this, “cloud” that; “cloud computing,” “cloud services.” Companies are hosting music “in the cloud.” People can save documents “to the cloud.”…

MicroTech, a technology and systems integrator, announced that it has won a $10 billion Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA (News – Alert)) for the 8(a) Streamlined Technology Acquisition Resources for Services II (STARS II)…

Former Chief Cloud Architect at Yahoo!, Todd Papaioannou, Joins Battery Ventures Team to Pursue Initiatives in Big Data and Cloud Infrastructure.

Battery Ventures, a multi-stage investment firm focused on technology and innovation worldwide, today announced that Todd Papaioannou has joined as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) in the firm’s Menlo Park office. In this role, Papaioannou will work alongside Battery’s Enterprise IT investment team to help identify and create new opportunities in Cloud Computing, Big Data, analytics and the Enterprise software environment…

It seems to be a universal question when the topic of cloud computing arises: whether to take the  private cloud road versus public (and in certain situations, vice versa).

There is no doubt that making a business case for cloud computing is becoming increasingly popular.

But deciding what will be the best cloud solution for your business requires analysis regarding the level of control, security customization and support your organization needs, according to Internap (News – Alert), a provider of IT infrastructure and cloud services…

Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData ‘s new report "Cloud Computing – Key Enabler of Smart Grid" to their offering…

MICROSOFT Philippines will help promote cloud computing services as an effective solution in organizing government and commercial infrastructures.

In a press statement, it said it made the pledge during the recently concluded policy workshop “Leveraging the Cloud to Promote Sustainable Development.”…