UK Uses Cloud Computing for Secure Collaboration
FCO Services, a part of the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office, is implementing a collaboration service on the the organization’s Government Secure Application Environment (GSAE) private cloud infrastructure. On their website, FCO Services describes themselves as:
“[T]he trusted partner of governments and other organisations for whom security is essential. We develop close relationships with our customers building a deep understanding of their needs protecting their people, information and working environment.
How Does Google Protect Your Data in The Cloud?
Google has one of the largest and most secure clouds in the entire industry. You do not often hear of a successful distributed denial of service attack against Google and rarely are Google applications hacked (unless, of course, it reportedly comes from the Chinese government). How does Google keep the data centers that comprise its cloud so safe and are they the gold standard in data protection?…
Report on Cloud Computing’s Environmental Benefits is Flawed says GreenMonk Analyst
This week the report Cloud Computing – The IT Solution for the 21st Century from the Carbon Disclosure Project has been making rounds in cloud computing circles. The report concludes that large businesses could use cloud computing to cut CO2 emissions by 85.7 million metric tons annually by 2020…
Cloud Companies
Microsoft – http://www.microsoft.com
Novell – http://www.novell.com
CloudShare.com – http://www.cloudshare.com
Irdeto – http://www.irdeto.com
EnSTratus – http://www.enstratus.com
Fortify – http://www.fortify.com
Trend Micro – http://www.trendmicro.com
RightScale – http://www.rightscale.com
VMWare – http://www.vmware.com
Virtual Bridges – http://www.vbridges.com
Dolphin – http://www.dolphin-corp.com
DataChambers – http://www.datachambers.com
Translattice – http://www.translattice.com/
Google Head of Enterprise to join speaker line-up at the 2nd Cloud Computing World Forum Asia
It can be announced that Eric Yee, Head of Enterprise Sales at Google Greater China will be joining the list of prestigious speakers at the 2nd Cloud Computing World Forum Asia, taking place on the 30th November and 1st December at the Mira, Hong Kong.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Class of 2011: The Cloud
Comparing Apples to Workloads: The Pricing Problem with Cloud Services
When selecting a cloud provider, you want to make sure that you’re getting the best bang for your buck – but that’s not easy. Unlike hardware offerings, which are relatively easy to compare, cloud providers are all over the map when it comes to pricing and features…
Huddle and FCO Services to take UK civil servants into the cloud
UK civil servants are to be among the first in the world to use cloud computing to work on classified documents due to a partnership between UK start-up Huddle and government security chiefs.
Nasuni puts its cloud storage balls on the line
Nasuni is offering a 100 per cent uptime guarantee for data access through its cloud filer gateway appliance.
Of course, it can’t actually rule out service outages, so it is offering compensation for outages if the 100 per cent uptime target is breached.
Cloud Forecasts Darken a Bit After Q2
With so much hype about cloud computing, it’s not hard to bring the sector down to earth.
The mention of cloud computing in earnings calls has become routine by companies such as virtualization software maker VMware (NYSE:VMW – News). But like many emerging tech trends, expectations can jump ahead of reality…