Chip giant vows to improve cloud computing security
Server chip juggernaut Intel Corp. vowed Tuesday to improve cloud computing security in collaboration with computer security firm McAfee Inc. over the next five years, with the aim of providing better cloud computing solutions.
Intel, a multinational chip maker, is aiming to make cloud security "equal to or better than traditional best-in-class enterprise security," said Boyd Davis, the company’s Architecture Group vice president.
Although more and more people have adopted cloud computing solutions based on agility and efficiency, some are still hesitant due to some challenges, he said in a keynote speech at a cloud computing forum at Computex Taipei, Asia’s largest computer trade show…
The right way to transform your business via the cloud
The No. 1 question I get: What’s the best approach to transform my enterprise to gain the benefits of cloud computing? The answer depends on so many factors that having one right answer is impossible. As much as we might wish otherwise, there is no one-size-fits-all approach.
However, I can clue you in on what to consider through self-assessments to get you closer to the right answer for your situation.
First, think about people. The core issue hindering the movement to cloud computing is the people in the organization. This means talent and attitude. The best way to test the cloud attitude in your organization is to go into a staff meeting and at some point say you want to talk about "cloud computing." You’ll quickly see the scale of your people problem:..
Cloud Pricing: Amazon, Microsoft Keep Cutting
During the first week of March, two tech giants dropped their cloud computing prices within two days of each other. First, Amazon Web Services, the market pioneer in infrastructure-as-a-service, dropped prices on its core EC2 service and slashed the hourly rate for long-term contracts. Two days later, Microsoft dropped prices on its Windows Azure compute and storage services, including a 50% cut for entry- level servers. AWS and Microsoft are up against new competitors as well as each other, a promising sign for would-be cloud buyers hoping to see prices fall further.
AWS is angling for more big customers. For example, it cut the price of a small on-demand Windows server by 4%, from $0.12 to $0.115 an hour. But it cut the price of Reserved Instances (requiring a one-year commitment) as much as 33%. Under the new deal, a Windows Server can be had for a year with an up-front payment of $2,400 and $0.264 per hour, compared with $0.92 per hour on demand. Amazon promises bigger volume discounts. If you intend to spend $5 million or more this year, "give us a call. …We look forward to speaking with you," wrote AWS chief evangelist Jeff Barr in a blog post…
Document Delivery Service and Social Media, Infotrieve Releases New Thought Leadership Briefing
Today Infotrieve announced the release of the first in a new series of thought leadership briefings titled “Cloud-based computing and secure social media: Enhancing business value for enterprises reliant on content for innovation and collaboration.” The briefing is focused on utilizing cloud computing as a platform for document delivery service and secure content storage and management and the value of secure social networking collaboration for CIOs, IT leaders and users of e-content. Traditionally, corporate library users have used a delivery service to acquire scientific articles and other copyrighted materials required for their work in R&D or other professional areas of expertise. The software delivery platforms for these activities have evolved relatively slowly. Some older systems still require that the library user access multiple systems to search for, order and then obtain usage rights for copyrighted materials…
Adaptive Computing and NICE Software Deliver A Joint Solution For Visualization Workload Optimization
Adaptive Computing, managers of the world’s largest supercomputing systems and experts in HPC workload management and Cloud management solutions and NICE Software, a visualization software and services company, today announced their joint solution to deliver a Technical Visualization Private Cloud with Adaptive’s Moab HPC Suite and NICE Desktop Cloud Visualization (NICE DCV) and EnginFrame products. This solution makes it possible to view and manipulate complex 3D simulations remotely on PCs and mobile devices by centralizing physical or virtual visualization workstations to the data center and transferring pixels instead of data allowing a reduction in capital and management costs, an improvement in data processing, security, workforce collaboration and productivity and a reduction in network congestion. This complete solution will be demonstrated at ISC ’12 in Hamburg, Germany, June 18-20, 2012 in booth # 147…
From ultrabooks to the cloud, NVIDIA takes Computex by storm
The computer market has gone through significant changes over the past decade and GPU market leader NVIDIA has been pursuing new opportunities in mobile processors for the smartphone and tablet markets, addressing the challenges of cloud computing while also providing innovative solutions in the high-performance computing (HPC) space. However, if you ask NVIDIA how it views itself, the company will tell you that computer graphics remain at the center of everything it does, with the focus now being on making graphics performance more efficient.
Qualcomm Atheros Wake-on-Wireless Cloud Solution Powers Acer Aspire S5 Ultrabooks
Qualcomm Atheros Inc., the networking and connectivity subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated QCOM +0.56% , today introduced its Wake-on-Wireless(TM) (WoW) Cloud solution for computing platforms, debuting in the new Acer Aspire S5 Ultrabook at COMPUTEX TAIPEI in Taiwan. WoW Cloud-enabled Acer Ultrabooks are equipped to wake up remotely, connect to the AcerCloud while the system is in idle or sleep mode, transfer content remotely, and go back to sleep, to deliver instant-on and always-connected capability. Qualcomm Atheros’ WoW Cloud-enabled AR9462 chip is the market’s first solution capable of both PCIe offload and remote cloud connectivity on a WLAN product.
These features will enable the Acer S5 Ultrabook and future WoW Cloud-enabled devices to keep content and applications constantly up to date and extend battery life. A new feature supported in Qualcomm Atheros’ dual-band (2.4/5 GHz), 2-stream 802.11n and Bluetooth 4.0 single-chip combo solution, WoW Cloud offers remote wake-up capability for cloud-connected Ultrabooks. This new capability enables Qualcomm Atheros to help usher in a new era of cloud-connected computing platforms…
U.S. agency turns to cloud computing to increase availability of applications
The National Resource Conservation Service was faced with some staggering figures: more than 100 scientific modeling tools deployed to each and every one of its 12,500 planners, who were spread out in more than 2,000 offices.
Each NRCS employee needs access to those applications as they travel into the field to help farmers and ranchers determine how best to handle the critical issues that affect their businesses and livelihoods.
But the NRCS, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, realized it had an increasingly costly and ineffective system on its hands…
Advantest to Launch CloudTesting Service in Fall 2012 Cutting-Edge Test Technology on Demand
Advantest Corporation ATE +4.90% today announced that it will launch a new test solution, dubbed CloudTesting(TM) Service (CTS), which utilizes cloud computing technology to offer cutting-edge test technology for semiconductor device R&D and design applications. CTS will be a membership service. Scheduled for roll-out in fall 2012, it will be unveiled at Advantest’s corporate exhibition, ADVANTEST EXPO 2012, to be held on June 6th – 7th in Tokyo.
Over half a century of dynamic growth in the semiconductor industry, Advantest has played a key role in supporting the industry’s rapid technological progress with cutting-edge test solutions. The speed of technological advance shows no signs of slackening, while device manufacturers continue to hone the efficiency of their R&D operations. Advantest’s new CTS is a revolutionary new concept in test, targeted precisely to these customer needs…
Cloud Computing: Asus Announces 802.11ac Router
Tech giant Asus has already made a lot of announcements at Computex 2012 here, most of them centered on its Open Cloud Computing initiative that it claims makes "one seamless platform" of all the devices in your life.
But despite the tablets, laptops, all-in-ones, and various combinations thereof, Asus hasn’t left out the one most important piece: how you connect to the cloud in the first place. It’s providing that as well with its new RT-AC66U router…