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Grazed from FutureGov. Author: Medha Basu.

The European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) has recommended that the European Union (EU) develop a unified strategy for government cloud in order to enable member countries to securely deploy government clouds. The report recognises that public sector organisations are increasingly switching to cloud computing, and government clouds can simplify citizen interactions by reducing information processing time, lowering cost of government services and enhancing citizen data security.

However, cloud adoption in the European government sector has been very heterogeneous. ENISA recommends that member states develop a framework to mitigate loss of data control and a regulatory framework to address concerns regarding the physical location of data in the cloud…

Grazed from VentureBeat.  Author: Event Announcement.

Interest in data science has exploded in 2013. Organizations have realized that data science and data analytics represent perhaps the biggest opportunity to drive dramatic change and opportunity in their businesses today. And with the speed at which data science is evolving, they are working hard to not only understand the potential and inspire their teams—but to make smart bets on people, technology and vision.

VentureBeat’s DataBeat 2013, to be held on December 4-5, in Redwood City, California, is moving past the current obsession with “Big Data” and making its own bet on data science by presenting the Data Science Summit 2013, a renowned third year event exploring the biggest challenges and opportunities in data science.

Grazed from Cerebral Research.  Author: Event Announcement.

Big Data is high-volume, high-velocity and high-variety information assets that demand cost-effective and innovative forms of information processing for enhanced insight and decision making for achieving business success.

Traditionally, Enterprise Mobility initiatives focused on voice communications and email access – In the ever changing futuristic dynamic Indian business landscape – With smart business users demanding access to corporate data anytime, anywhere, mobility devices and solutions will become integral components of the overall technology strategy.

The Big Data & Enterprise Mobility Exposition, to be held in Mumbai, on February 7, 2014, will offer a world class platform for understanding the business value proposition of Big Data & Mobility and how Big Data technology and Mobility solutions will help businesses to fuel growth and productivity in India markets for achieving business success…

Grazed from Cerebral Research.  Author: Event Announcement.

The increasing volume and sophistication of cyber threats–including targeting phishing scams, data theft, and other online vulnerabilities demand that we remain vigilant about securing our systems and information.

Thousands of infected web pages are being discovered every day. Hundreds of millions of records have been involved in data breaches. New attack methods are launched continuously. These are just a few examples of the threats facing us, and they highlight the importance of information security as a necessary approach to protecting data and systems.

The Next Generation Cyber Threats Exposition, to be held in New Delhi on January 17, 2014, will bring together the entire eco-system under one roof to understand the next generation of cyber attacks and how can we prevent our networking infrastructure more secure in order to cope with further financial loses…

Grazed from Business Standard.  Author: Editorial Staff.

Smartphones will soon be able to predict a consumer’s next move, their next purchase or interpret actions based on what it knows, according to information technology research and advisory company Gartner Inc. This insight will be performed based on an individual’s data gathered using cognisant computing, the next step in personal cloud computing.

"Smartphones are becoming smarter, and will be smarter than you by 2017. If there is heavy traffic, it will wake you up early for a meeting with your boss, or simply send an apology if it is a meeting with your colleague. The smartphone will gather contextual information from its calendar, its sensors, the user’s location and personal data," Carolina Milanesi, research vice president at Gartner, said in a release…

Grazed from CloudComputingInsights.  Author: Internap.

Cloud computing may be a popular topic among IT professionals, but they’re not jumping into it full-force. According to a recent survey of more than 7000 people, more than half say that security is their top concern when it comes to transitioning to the cloud.

This infographic from Internap and Alertlogic highlights the top security threats in the cloud. It also compares on-premise risk to off-premise risks, and provides a list of security questions to ask your service provider.

View the infographic and read more details @ http://www.cloudcomputinginsights.com/security/cloud-security-perception-vs-reality-infographic/?mode=featured

Grazed from PCWorld.  Author: Dave Jeffers.

With the National Security Agency spying on pretty much everyone inside and out of this country, we can’t be too surprised, or offended, to find out that other countries are spying on us.  Besides, the cloud is such a tempting target.

According to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission‘s annual report to Congress, "strong evidence has emerged that the Chinese government is directing and executing a large-scale cyber espionage campaign against the United States."…

Grazed from PRWeb.  Author: PR Announcement.

Cost savings are typically seen as the greatest benefit of cloud computing for many organizations, which six in ten cloud computing customers admitting they’ve reduced their IT capital costs, according to a study by Enterprise Management Associates. Yet there are a host of other benefits to cloud computing, listed below:

1. Decreased Total Cost of Ownership
With cloud computing, organizations don’t need to purchase expensive servers or systems and maintain them in-house. Plus, IT no longer needs to focus on the upkeep of in-house systems since the service provider handles maintenance issues, upgrades, patches and more…

Grazed from Cloud Computing Intelligence.  Author: Marcus Austin.

Open Source provider Red Hat, has announced the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5, the latest version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 that includes support for open hybrid cloud environments, simplifies security, improves network speed and improves portability.

The update to the OS provides enterprises with a platform that can scale across cloud, physical and virtual environments and gives businesses flexibility to handle future requirements and is designed with those who build and manage large, complex IT projects, especially enterprises that require an open hybrid cloud…

Grazed from GigaOM.  Author: David Linthicum.

This is the time of year that when technology publications get contacted by any number of PR firms, hoping they will listen to their pitches, and perhaps publish their cloud technology client’s cloud computing predictions for 2014.  If they’re lucky, whatever they are selling continues to grow in the New Year.

I don’t really get into predictions as much as I look at emerging patterns or trends, which will be relevant to those who are currently evaluating and selecting cloud computing technology.  In other words, you need to understand what to look out for in the near future, as well as how to dial that into your enterprise cloud computing strategy.  Three emerging cloud computing trends that will be more relevant by the end of the year are actually rather easy to spot:…