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Grazed from MarketWatch.  Author: PR Announcement.

The TechAmerica Foundation today released the highly anticipated recommendations from the State and Local Government Cloud Commission (SLG-CC) that will assist state and local governments in navigating the adoption of cloud computing. The roadmap is designed for state and local officials who seek to deliver better service and cost savings to their constituents. This practical guidance and set of recommendations comes from the leading thinkers on cloud computing.

"Businesses and institutions across the nation have transformed their IT using the cloud, improving their ability to communicate, deliver value, and be competitive. Now is the time for these benefits to accrue to state and local governments as well. What’s been missing is a playbook — and we’re delivering that, based on a unique and powerful collaboration of 38 leading technology companies to create better collaboration within and between government agencies; resulting in better services and costs to governments and citizens," said Tarkan Maner, Commission Chair and President and CEO of Wyse Technology…

Grazed from TechTarget.  Author: Marcia Salvage.

As more organizations delve into public and private cloud computing, security issues are becoming more pressing. RSA Conference 2012 is testament to the growing interest in cloud security: An entire track is devoted to the topic, with sessions scheduled on cloud data privacy and data integrity in the cloud.

In addition, the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) will hold its third annual summit at the conference. The future of cloud security standards will be among the cloud computing security issues discussed at the summit, which is expected to draw about 1,100 attendees…

Grazed from eCommerceTimes.  Author: Theodore F. di Stefano.

The word "terminal," before the computer revolution, had several meanings, one of which described it as either end of a carrier line containing facilities for freight and passengers. Nowadays, in the computer age, it can mean the end point of a carrier line containing data "floating" in a cloud and saved for many users and uses.

Specifically, in the case of V-Rooms, it means the secure cloud-location used as a warehouse of private portals.

Safe Storage in Clouds

So many individuals and businesses are now looking to cloud computing in order to store valuable data off-site. This gives those storing such data in clouds the security and peace of mind of having their precious "cargo" — data — stored in an offsite location and not having to worry about a force of nature, sometimes referred to in legal terms as a "force majeure."…

Grazed from Data Center Knowledge.  Author: Rich Miller.

If you want to learn about a company’s adoption of cloud computing, don’t ask the CIO. He might be the last to know.

That’s why surveys of CIOs tend to show meaningfully lower cloud adoption than similar surveys of developers, according to Geva Perry, an industry veteran and author of Thinking Out Cloud. Perry was one of the keynoters this week at the Cloud Connect conference at the Santa Clara Convention Center.

“The way adoption of cloud computing has worked is that it happens from the bottom up,” said Perry. “With Amazon, it was a developer-driven adoption. Amazon understood this, and built its service so it was optimized for developers.”…

Grazed from MarketWatch.  Author: PR Announcement.

Wyse Technology, the global leader in cloud client computing, today announced it’s working with Microsoft to market school IT labs and one-to-one computing solutions that allow a cost effective delivery of innovative IT enabled education. These solutions are available through Wyse and Microsoft education channel partners to educational institutions worldwide.

Among the solutions for education are: an entry level shared computing option for school computing labs combining Wyse zero clients and Microsoft Windows MultiPoint Server 2011, or a powerful and scalable cloud PC solution using Wyse WSM software, providing schools with centrally-managed, scalable one-to-one computing for students. Both solutions are secure and easy to set up and run, delivering a great Windows 7 desktop experience for students. For mobile students, Wyse offers the popular PocketCloud mobile cloud software family delivering access to student desktops and content from a variety of handheld devices…

Grazed from MarketWatch.  Author: PR Announcement.

Joyent Cloud, the highest performance public cloud, and Amplify, a startup accelerator focused on supporting innovative media and entertainment Internet startups, have announced a partnership to supply free cloud computing resources and marketing services to Amplify’s portfolio companies.

Members of the Amplify startup family will power their launches on Joyent SmartMachines running Joyent SmartOS, a unique operating system designed specifically for cloud computing. SmartOS and Joyent’s SmartDataCenter are the core components behind Joyent’s public cloud offering, a service designed specifically to deliver the premium performance required to power real-time applications…

Grazed from Bradenton Herald.  Author: Editorial Staff.

Grazed from ChannelPartners.  Author: Kelly Teal.

Cloud computing is forcing change throughout the telecom industry. For many service providers, it’s pushing them to rethink their data center strategies. After mostly abandoning their hosting businesses in the early 2000s, many are reinvesting with renewed vigor. In the last year, CenturyLink snapped up SAVVIS; Windstream got about a dozen more data centers with the PAETEC purchase; and EarthLink added to its holdings with Business Vitals. Verizon also bought Terremark but it, along with AT&T, has been investing in data centers for some time, analysts say. Still, the reason for the renewed spending is clear: cloud. And channel partners that want one-stop shopping for their customers will benefit from access to ready-made platforms once some wrinkles are ironed out…

Grazed from MarketWatch.  Author: PR Announcement.

Virtualization as the technology foundation of cloud computing has ushered in new challenges, new day-to-day responsibilities and, now, new roles for IT professionals as business leaders within their organizations. A recent survey by SolarWinds(R) Inc. /quotes/zigman/505205/quotes/nls/swi SWI +0.50% , a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software, indicates that IT departments plan to invest in key areas of business in order to play a more competitive role.

"IT’s role of creating and maintaining infrastructure is transforming to act as more of an intermediary or broker in addition to those traditional roles," said Jonathan Reeve, SolarWinds’ senior director of product management. "IT professionals will need to demonstrate their expertise by identifying and implementing the most appropriate virtualization and cloud tools that fit their company’s needs. Investing in areas such as competitive analysis, marketing and product management will help them on their way to becoming successful business leaders."…

Grazed from PR.com.  Author: PR Announcement.

The premier Cloud Computing event of 2012 is almost here.  In less than a week IDGA’s 3rd Annual Cloud Computing for DoD & Government will take place in Washington DC. The event could not have come at a better time because the global cloud computing market is expected to grow at 6.7% CAGR within the next eight years according to Market Research Media.

With an ever-increasing number of companies now buying computing, storage, and networking power on-demand from the Cloud, there has never been a greater need for a one-stop event that brings together players from the main layers of the Cloud ecosystem – the infrastructure players, the platform providers, and those offering applications. You can get a copy of the agenda by visiting the website at http://www.CloudComputingEvent.com…