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2011-12-10 01:15:21 - Cloud computing: Technology''s next big thing - Long Island Business News

Voice & Data Online
Cloud computing: Technology's next big thing
Long Island Business News
The event was held at the Grand Ballroom at the Garden City Hotel and titled “Lost in the Clouds – Why Cloud Computing.” Event sponsors included CA Technologies, Chase Commercial Banking, Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, Microsoft, Motorola, ...
What's the difference between Cloud Computing & Grid ComputingTophosts
Disaster Recovery in Cloud ComputingCloudTweaks News
The Lure of the CloudVoice & Data Online
TechNewsWorld
all 7 news articles »
2011-12-09 23:57:46 - Google Links Up to Microsoft Office with Cloud Connect - Technorati

Technorati
Google Links Up to Microsoft Office with Cloud Connect
Technorati
Cloud Computing is an example of human advancement in computers technology, an enormous leap in the area of technology that is simple and easily understandable to everyone, even with little or no knowledge of computers. Most of cloud apps are either ...
HP-Microsoft Cloud Computing Deal Follows Box PartnershipCMSWire
Cloud Computing: Microsoft & HP Turn Cloud BuddiesSYS-CON Media (press release)
Microsoft Aligns Cloud Strategy with HPIT Business Edge (blog)
ZDNet Asia -ZDNet UK (blog)
all 25 news articles »
2011-12-09 23:26:51 - Hewlett Packard, Microsoft Join Forces To Build A Bigger, Better Cloud - Seeking Alpha

Business Insider
Hewlett Packard, Microsoft Join Forces To Build A Bigger, Better Cloud
Seeking Alpha
The focus of the new contract is to work cooperatively allowing public and private cloud computing services on a worldwide basis. HP is expected to resell the new Microsoft Office 365 enterprise level software-as-a-service product that includes ...
HP, Microsoft Sign Cloud AgreementDaily Markets

all 12 news articles »
2011-12-09 21:06:33 - Microsoft Aligns Cloud Strategy with HP - IT Business Edge

SYS-CON Media (press release)
Microsoft Aligns Cloud Strategy with HP
IT Business Edge (blog)
The issue is that many of them have invested in Microsoft applications that, up until now, have not been transferable from on-premise systems into the cloud. But as part of a major new cloud computing alliance with Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft announced ...
Cloud Computing: Microsoft & HP Turn Cloud BuddiesSYS-CON Media (press release)
HP-Microsoft Cloud Computing Deal Follows Box PartnershipCMSWire
HP, Microsoft ink cloud partnershipZDNet Asia
ZDNet UK (blog) -TheHostingNews.com (press release)
all 21 news articles »
2011-12-09 18:57:00 - Cloud Computing – Technology''s Next Big Thing and what it means for businesses - Long Island Business News

Voice & Data Online
Cloud Computing – Technology's Next Big Thing and what it means for businesses
Long Island Business News
The event was held at the Grand Ballroom at the Garden City Hotel and titled “Lost in the Clouds – Why Cloud Computing”. The Tech Melt sponsors included CA Technologies, Chase Commercial Banking, Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP, Microsoft, ...
The Lure of the CloudVoice & Data Online
Standing Out in the CloudsTechNewsWorld

all 5 news articles »
2011-12-09 10:45:00 - HP, Microsoft ink cloud partnership - ZDNet Asia
HP, Microsoft ink cloud partnership
ZDNet Asia
Redmond will offer Exchange, SharePoint and Office 365 as key applications for bundling with Hewlett-Packard's private and hybrid cloud computing offerings in four-year collaboration. ...
HP makes cloud commitment to MicrosoftZDNet UK (blog)

all 4 news articles »
2011-12-09 03:45:09 - HP, Microsoft in Cloud Computing Deal - ABC News
HP, Microsoft in Cloud Computing Deal
ABC News
s enterprise services business and Microsoft Corp. said Thursday that they have a four-year agreement through which they'll use cloud computing to bring Microsoft's communications and collaboration applications to business and government customers. ...
Microsoft Corporation : Microsoft's Cloud Chiefs Talk Myths, Trends and the ...4-traders (press release)
Microsoft, HP Teaming on Cloud Services for BusinesseseWeek
HP, Microsoft Forge Four-Year Cloud PactCRN

all 36 news articles »
2011-12-08 22:00:10 - Govt seeks cloud computing to cut costs - Stuff.co.nz
Govt seeks cloud computing to cut costs
Stuff.co.nz
The Government is making its most ambitious push yet to adopt cloud computing by developing a business case for all 32 government departments to start accessing office productivity software such as Microsoft business suites online, ...

2011-12-08 18:31:55 - A Look Back to 2011 On Cloud Computing - CloudTweaks News

OneStopClick
A Look Back to 2011 On Cloud Computing
CloudTweaks News
Looking back to 2011, from a professional perspective, I find it easy to say that this was a good year for cloud computing. I decided to begin with the news that, in my opinion, set the tone for the whole year: the Gartner study which proclaimed cloud ...
Amazon: The Microsoft of the cloudRegister
Public Vs Private Cloud Debate Goes OnNetworkComputing.com
PRIVACY CONCERNS A HURDLE FOR CLOUD COMPUTINGThe Nation
SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog) -OneStopClick -HostReview.com (press release) (blog)
all 11 news articles »
2011-12-08 16:21:44 - Amazon: The Microsoft of the cloud - Register

OneStopClick
Amazon: The Microsoft of the cloud
Register
And just like Microsoft before it, Amazon is going to keep adding adjacent technologies to its core EC2 cloud computing service to make it the go-to cloud provider. Not everyone is convinced, however. One VC I talked to pooh-poohed the notion that ...
Mobile Devices Now Driving Cloud-Computing AdoptionInfoboom
Public Vs Private Cloud Debate Goes OnNetworkComputing.com
PRIVACY CONCERNS A HURDLE FOR CLOUD COMPUTINGThe Nation
SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog) -OneStopClick -HostReview.com (press release) (blog)
all 13 news articles »
2011-12-05 08:25:31 - Microsoft Answers Your Azure Questions - Gizmodo Australia
Microsoft Answers Your Azure Questions
Gizmodo Australia
There's so much happening in the cloud computing area nowadays, and Windows Azure just seems like Microsoft's version of Amazon Web Services. I notice that Azure is coined as “platform as a service”. Can you walk us through the differences? ...
Platform Computing Dramatically Simplifies Private Cloud Management for ...MarketWatch (press release)
Why cloud services are a tempting target for attackersO''Reilly Radar

all 2 news articles »
2011-12-04 15:05:42 - Dancing on digital clouds - Malta Independent Online
Dancing on digital clouds
Malta Independent Online
This year, the government unveiled a sweeping strategy that will see it partner Microsoft in an innovation centre, which, in the near future, will create its own internal “cloud computing” system – such as that used by other EU ...

2011-12-02 00:35:54 - Microsoft cloud to power environmental big data - GigaOm
Microsoft cloud to power environmental big data
GigaOm
1, 2011, 10:35am PT No Comments Cloud computing can be a powerful tool for scientists and researchers sharing massive amounts of environmental data. At the United Nations climate conference (COP 17) in Durban, South Africa, this week, The European ...
Eye on Earth Enables Cloud-Based Environmental Data SharingSacramento Bee

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2011-11-29 19:10:50 - Data center as furnace? Microsoft researchers explore idea - ZDNet
Data center as furnace? Microsoft researchers explore idea
ZDNet (blog)
Experts love holding up cloud computing infrastructure as an ideal model of green IT because of the architectural efficiencies it entails (at least in theory). Most of us equate cloud infrastructure with massive data centers, but a new paper from ...
Turn On the Server. It's Cold Inside.New York Times
Look to the Sky: Save Money with Cloud ComputingExaminer.com
Can cloud computing mean free heat for homes?SmartPlanet.com (blog)
TECH.BLORGE.com -CIOL
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2011-11-28 23:00:27 - Cloud Computing: Microsoft Signs Yahoo NDA: NYT - SYS-CON Media

SYS-CON Media (press release)
Cloud Computing: Microsoft Signs Yahoo NDA: NYT
SYS-CON Media (press release)
Microsoft has signed an NDA with Yahoo so it can look at its books, the New York Times reported Wednesday citing a person briefed on the matter. The move could translate into Redmond making a bid for the dysfunctional portal. ...

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2011-11-27 03:51:13 - Turn On the Server. It''s Cold Inside. - New York Times
Turn On the Server. It's Cold Inside.
New York Times
Two researchers at the University of Virginia and four at Microsoft Research explored this possibility in a paper presented this year at the Usenix Workshop on Hot Topics in Cloud Computing. The paper looks at how the servers — though still operated ...

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2011-11-25 23:16:04 - Businesses using cloud computing services unknowingly - CBC.ca

CBC.ca
Businesses using cloud computing services unknowingly
CBC.ca
Many Canadian businesses are using cloud computing services without knowing it, a survey has found, pointing to a knowledge gap amid widespread privacy and security concerns. Cloud computing services include hardware, software or data storage services ...
Canadian businesses unclear when it comes to cloud computingCanada NewsWire (press release)
Microsoft Survey: Canadian businesses unclear about Cloud ComputingCanadian Reviewer
DEVOTEAM : organizes event on Private Cloud Computing on December 12th 20124-traders (press release)
ITWorld Canada
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2011-11-24 23:37:57 - Aditi Tech buys cloud computing start up - EE Times India
Aditi Tech buys cloud computing start up
EE Times India
Bangalore-based Aditi Technologies, a provider of software product and application development services, has acquired US-based cloud computing start-up Cumulux, the 2010 Microsoft Cloud Partner of the Year. Founded in 2008 by former Microsoft employees ...

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2011-11-23 04:17:31 - Cloud Computing: Slow Adoption Rates, Current Obstacles - Internet.com
Cloud Computing: Slow Adoption Rates, Current Obstacles
Internet.com
Despite the hype, companies are only slowly migrating to cloud computing, chiefly due to several key challenges. Since cloud computing is a recent innovation, current adoption rate across the industry is limited. For instance: Microsoft's 'SMB Cloud ...
Journey to the CloudCIOL
Keys to the PaaSing Game: Multi-TenancySYS-CON Media (press release)
PaaS: It's about innovation – not technologyVentureBeat

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2011-11-23 03:27:51 - VMware''s Cloud Computing Software Leads Movement - Investor''s Business Daily
VMware's Cloud Computing Software Leads Movement
Investor''s Business Daily
By MARILYN ALVA, INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY Posted 04:21 PM ET Cloud-computing helper VMware (VMW) threw some rain on its outlook in October due to uncertainties over the global economy. But close watchers of the software company still see sunny days ...

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2011-11-21 19:33:25 - Aditi Tech Acquires US-based Cloud Computing Firm Cumulux - VC Circle

Moneycontrol.com
Aditi Tech Acquires US-based Cloud Computing Firm Cumulux
VC Circle
Bangalore-based software and application development company Aditi Technologies has acquired Seattle-based Cloud computing start-up Cumulux for an undisclosed sum, the company has said in a statement today. Founded in 2008 by former Microsoft employees ...
Aditi Technologies gulps Cloud Computing startup CumuluxSiliconindia.com
Aditi Tech buys cloud computing start-up CumuluxHindu Business Line
Aditi Tech acquires cloud computing start up CumuluxEconomic Times
DealCurry -Moneycontrol.com
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2011-11-21 16:48:24 - Aditi Tech buys cloud computing start-up Cumulux - Hindu Business Line
Aditi Tech buys cloud computing start-up Cumulux
Hindu Business Line
PTI National system integrator for IT major Microsoft, Aditi Technologies, today announced the acquisition of cloud computing company Cumulux for an undisclosed amount. "Aditi is betting its business on the cloud. We are excited to join forces with ...
Cloud Computing startup Cumulux acquired by Aditi TechnologiesSiliconindia.com
Aditi Tech acquires cloud computing start up CumuluxEconomic Times
Aditi Technologies Acquires Cloud Computing Startup - CumuluxDealCurry
India Infoline.com
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2011-11-21 05:10:55 - Aditi Tech acquires cloud computing start up Cumulux - Economic Times
Aditi Tech acquires cloud computing start up Cumulux
Economic Times
BANGALORE: Aditi Technologies, a software product and application development services provider, has acquired Seattle-based cloud-computing start-up, Cumulux. Cumulux, founded in 2008 by former Microsoft employees Paddy Srinivasan and Ranjith ...

2011-11-18 09:27:00 - Cloud Computing: What You Need to Know About the Cloud - International Business Times AU

International Business Times AU
Cloud Computing: What You Need to Know About the Cloud
International Business Times AU
Cloud computing has ceased being an upcoming trend that techies talked about to becoming a reality that everyone uses in some capacity. Major tech companies like Microsoft, Google and Apple offer cloud ...

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2011-11-16 19:13:59 - This Former Salesforce Hotshot Just Closed A $36 Million Round - San Francisco Chronicle

SYS-CON Media (press release)
This Former Salesforce Hotshot Just Closed A $36 Million Round
San Francisco Chronicle
Investors are pouring money into a group of fast-growing cloud computing startups that compete with stodgy enterprise software from companies like SAP, Oracle, and Microsoft. The company, which runs subscription billing programs for other companies, ...
Cloud Computing: Zuora Raises $36 Million to Push into EuropeSYS-CON Media (press release)
Zuora Raises $36 Million from Index Ventures, Greylock Partners and Dave DuffieldMarketWatch (press release)
Zuora raises $36M for subscription commerce and billingVentureBeat

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2011-11-15 21:00:15 - Oracle Stock Climbing To $40 On Back Of Big Data and Cloud Computing - Forbes
Oracle Stock Climbing To $40 On Back Of Big Data and Cloud Computing
Forbes
Like all other major enterprise software companies like Microsoft and SAP, Oracle has been focusing on two pertinent trends in enterprise software – big data and cloud computing. It made some significant new product announcements related to both trends ...

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2011-11-14 18:23:22 - IIHT Certified Cloud Expert | professionals and aspirants cloud computing ... - itVARnews.net
IIHT Certified Cloud Expert | professionals and aspirants cloud computing ...
itVARnews.net (press release)
IIHT's Cloud Computing program will cater to the growing demand for trained & certified Cloud computing experts to the IT Industry. IIHT would train and certify 100000 Cloud professionals globally including India in the next 3 Years. ...

2011-11-12 19:35:04 - IIHT Unveil Cloud Computing Course - News Tonight

News Tonight
IIHT Unveil Cloud Computing Course
News Tonight
With a focus of assisting IT professionals as well as aspirants to acquire skills of cloud computing, IIHT, in collaboration with Microsoft, unveiled the IIHT-certified Cloud Expert program on Friday. The course will help the students to enhance their ...
Learn cloud computing in 600 hoursDaily News & Analysis
IIHT, Microsoft team up to offer cloud-based learning programmeTimes of India

all 5 news articles »
2011-11-09 19:15:07 - CompTIA launches global cloud computing qualification - Computing

Computing
CompTIA launches global cloud computing qualification
Computing
Technology trade association CompTIA has launched a global cloud computing qualification, which has been developed with input from technology giants including Microsoft, Google and IBM. Students who successfully complete the course will ...
CompTIA and ITpreneurs Collaborate on New Cloud Computing CredentialMarketWatch (press release)
How to Gain Some Real 'Cloud Cred'IT Business Edge (blog)

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2011-11-08 15:11:48 - OpSource Offers Flexible Enterprise Licensing for Cloud Computing Software - Server Watch

SYS-CON Media
OpSource Offers Flexible Enterprise Licensing for Cloud Computing Software
Server Watch
"'To date, organizations that want to take advantage of the productivity gains and cost reductions associated with cloud-based services have only benefited from half of the equation,' said Treb Ryan, CEO of OpSource. 'Cloud computing infrastructure as ...
Software Pricing Starts to Catch Up to Cloud ComputingIT Business Edge (blog)
OpSource Announces Availability of Cloud Software, Providing Flexible ...EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)

all 12 news articles »
2011-11-07 03:58:10 - Amazon boosts cloud-computing sales, seizing on US budget cuts - Washington Post
Amazon boosts cloud-computing sales, seizing on US budget cuts
Washington Post
Amazon.com, the world's largest online retailer, is expanding its cloud-computing sales to the US government, joining Google and Microsoft in seeking federal orders for Web-based services. Amazon says it has gone from having no dedicated government ...

2011-11-04 19:46:03 - Thailand Floods Could Affect Cloud Computing - New York Times

New York Times (blog)
Thailand Floods Could Affect Cloud Computing
New York Times (blog)
But it could have a wider impact on every company that stores data in the cloud. Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Amazon, all of depend on storage devices in data centers. The same is true of the thousands of companies that stream music or store music. ...

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2011-11-04 14:03:34 - Yo! Sushi to Save 40% by Moving to Cloud Computing - MarketWatch
Yo! Sushi to Save 40% by Moving to Cloud Computing
MarketWatch (press release)
Sushi hopes never to buy a server again, according to its IT Manager Billy Waters, and is placing its bets on cloud computing to improve productivity. Running Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Office and other applications on 7 year old servers was a cause ...

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2011-10-31 22:16:00 - Where there are clouds, there''s lightning
Where there are clouds, there's lightning (and other cloud disaster tips)
Computerworld
At least that's what initial reports cited as the cause of concurrent outages at the Dublin data centers that serve as Microsoft's and Amazon's major cloud computing hubs for Europe. These reports serve as a good reminder of why it's a good idea to ...

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2011-10-31 18:31:40 - Why Match.com Sites Don''t Work for Cloud Computing - MSPmentor

MSPmentor
Why Match.com Sites Don't Work for Cloud Computing
MSPmentor
Renee Bergeron is VP of managed services and cloud computing at Ingram Micro, overseeing such efforts as Ingram Micro Cloud. Monthly guest blogs such as this one are part of MSPmentor's annual sponsorship program. Read all of Bergeron's guest blogs ...
Dimension Data achieves Microsoft Cloud Accelerate partner statusBizcommunity.com

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2011-10-28 02:54:19 - Will Rise Of Cloud Computing Push Red Hat Higher? - Investor''s Business Daily
Will Rise Of Cloud Computing Push Red Hat Higher?
Investor''s Business Daily
The rise of cloud computing has been increasing demand for Red Hat's open source solutions, which are often less expensive than comparable offerings from Microsoft and other rivals. The company's sales growth has been on the rise over the last 4 ...

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2011-10-24 18:17:32 - Equity Research on Microsoft Corporation and Red Hat Inc. -- Cloud Computing ... - MarketWatch
Equity Research on Microsoft Corporation and Red Hat Inc. -- Cloud Computing ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The emergence of cloud computing may be helping customers to cut their costs for software and applications. Companies in the Application Software industry like Red Hat Inc. have benefited from the lower cost of their operating systems compared with ...

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2011-10-22 02:00:45 - Cloud Computing: Microsoft Reportedly Teaming for Another Run at Yahoo - SYS-CON Media

SYS-CON Media (press release)
Cloud Computing: Microsoft Reportedly Teaming for Another Run at Yahoo
SYS-CON Media (press release)
Having been saved by happenstance from overpaying for the joint in 2008, the Wall Street Journal reported late Wednesday that Microsoft, private equity house Silver Lake Partners and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, one of Silver Lake's ...

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2011-10-21 16:26:58 - Video: What is Cloud Computing, Anyway? These Kids Get Pretty Close - Xconomy

Christian Science Monitor
Video: What is Cloud Computing, Anyway? These Kids Get Pretty Close
Xconomy
The Seattle area is an undeniable leader in the rapidly growing cloud-computing sector, from tech mega-companies like Microsoft and Amazon, to local branches like the expanding EMC Isilon division, and active investors. We know it's big. ...
Kids show they get 'cloud computing' even if some adults don'tTechFlash
Cloud computing powers EMC earningsChristian Science Monitor
EMC Promises Further Innovation for Cloud EnvironmentseWeek
Mass High Tech -The Seattle Times (blog)
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2011-10-20 18:39:47 - SMB Nation: Where Did All the Cloud Supporters Go? - Redmond Channel Partner
SMB Nation: Where Did All the Cloud Supporters Go?
Redmond Channel Partner
Enthusiasm for cloud computing was (surprisingly) weak among attendees of this year's SMB Nation Fall conference. By Rich Freeman Microsoft is famously "all in" on cloud computing. Is the same true of its partners in the small and midsize business ...
Evolve Technologies to Deliver Microsoft Office 365 WebinarCitybizlist (press release)

all 2 news articles »
2011-10-20 15:55:17 - Cloud providers rapped for hyping cloud security - ITBusiness.ca

ITBusiness.ca
Cloud providers rapped for hyping cloud security
ITBusiness.ca
“We're slowly starting to set customer expectations around what cloud service is capable of,” Cowper said in his interview. “The challenge is that dealing with unreliability is often why people adopt cloud service in the first place.” Cloud computing ...
Ballmer claims Microsoft beats down Google in battle for the cloud --- is he ...Computerworld (blog)
Cloud Computing: Google Apps or Office 365Online Social Media

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2011-10-20 06:18:05 - VMware, HP refresh Cloud Computing Offerings - Server Watch

eWEEK Europe UK
VMware, HP refresh Cloud Computing Offerings
Server Watch
These two companies have been busy as bees working on cloud computing products, many of which they announced this week. First up is virtualization technology specialist VMware (NYSE: VMW), with three bits of news to share with the world from VMworld ...
VMworld: Businesses must have mobile computing strategiesComputerworldUK
VMware moves up value chain with cloud management portfolioiTWire
VMware's Paul Maritz: Virtual SuccessForbes
Computer Business Review -MicroScope (blog) -MarketWatch (press release)
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2011-10-19 20:53:34 - Ballmer claims Microsoft beats down Google in battle for the cloud --- is he ... - Computerworld

Online Social Media
Ballmer claims Microsoft beats down Google in battle for the cloud --- is he ...
Computerworld (blog)
When it comes to cloud computing, Microsoft is leaving Google in the dust, especially when it comes to apps, Microsoft CEO boasted at the Web 2.0 summit. But take a close look at Google's and Microsoft's enterprise cloud-based offerings, ...
Cloud Computing: Google Apps or Office 365Online Social Media

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2011-10-19 00:07:21 - GSA regroups after GAO shoots down cloud solicitation - FCW.com
GSA regroups after GAO shoots down cloud solicitation
FCW.com
The General Services Administration is figuring out what its options are now that the Government Accountability Office has sustained a protest of GSA's solicitation for cloud computing services. “We are currently reviewing the GAO's ...
Cloud computing contract with ties to Microsoft and Google needs changes, GAO saysWashington Post (blog)
US Cloud procurement rings cross-border alarm bellsBusinessCloud9
GAO wants GSA to reopen e-mail contractWashington Technology
Nextgov -FederalNewsRadio.com
all 8 news articles »
2011-10-19 00:07:21 - Cloud computing opens new questions for procurements - FCW.com
Cloud computing opens new questions for procurements
FCW.com
The General Services Administration is figuring out what its options are now that the Government Accountability Office has sustained a protest of GSA's solicitation for cloud computing services. “We are currently reviewing the GAO's ...
Cloud computing contract with ties to Microsoft and Google needs changes, GAO saysWashington Post (blog)
GAO wants GSA to reopen e-mail contractWashington Technology
US Cloud procurement rings cross-border alarm bellsBusinessCloud9
Nextgov -FederalNewsRadio.com -Federal Times
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2011-10-18 23:23:52 - Investors Drop $250 Million on Dropbox - Portfolio.com

New York Times
Investors Drop $250 Million on Dropbox
Portfolio.com
File-sharing company Box.net continues to attract impressive venture capital attention, a sign that cloud computing is a truly hot sector. But can this company, run by two Millennials, really unseat old-line companies like Microsoft when it comes to ...
$250 Million Investment in Dropbox Shows Cloud Computing Security Isn'ta ConcernInfoboom
Dropbox Earns $250M in Investments, Valuation Estimated at $5BInternational Business Times
New Funding Helps Dropbox Take on Cloud Storage HeavyweightsWall Street Journal (blog)

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2011-10-18 14:12:52 - US Cloud procurement rings cross-border alarm bells - BusinessCloud9
US Cloud procurement rings cross-border alarm bells
BusinessCloud9
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has told General Services Administration to reopen the competition for its Cloud Computing contract following protests involving the location of data centres and unclear language in the tender documents. ...
Cloud computing contract with ties to Microsoft and Google needs changes, GAO saysWashington Post (blog)
GAO wants GSA to reopen e-mail contractWashington Technology
GAO Strikes Down Part of Cloud Email RFQNextgov
FederalNewsRadio.com
all 6 news articles »
2011-10-18 09:16:52 - Web 2.0 Summit: Salesforce.com''s Benioff Praises Oracle, Loves Facebook - eWeek

InformationWeek
Web 2.0 Summit: Salesforce.com's Benioff Praises Oracle, Loves Facebook
eWeek
Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff provided some interesting comments about cloud computing, Oracle and Facebook at the Web 2.0 Summit here Oct. 17. SAN FRANCISCO -- Salesforce.com (NASDAQ:SFDC) CEO Marc Benioff declined to lash out at rival Oracle and ...
Web 2.0: Salesforce.com CEO Benioff 'Likes' FacebookForbes
Salesforce and Microsoft trade blowsThe Australian

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2011-10-18 04:25:12 - Contract with ties to Microsoft and Google needs changes, GAO says - Washington Post
Contract with ties to Microsoft and Google needs changes, GAO says
Washington Post
A proxy fight between Google and Microsoft in their battle to provide lucrative cloud computing services to the federal government appears to be headed for another round. The General Services Administration is spearheading a contract program to help ...
Cloud computing opens new questions for procurementsFCW.com
US Cloud procurement rings cross-border alarm bellsBusinessCloud9
GAO Strikes Down Part of Cloud Email RFQNextgov
FederalNewsRadio.com -Federal Times
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2011-10-18 03:10:13 - GAO wants GSA to reopen e-mail contract - Washington Technology
GAO wants GSA to reopen e-mail contract
Washington Technology
The Government Accountability Office wants the General Services Administration to reopen the competition for its cloud computing contract after it sustained protests involving the location of data centers and unclear language in the ...
Cloud computing contract with ties to Microsoft and Google needs changes, GAO saysWashington Post (blog)
GAO Strikes Down Part of Cloud Email RFQNextgov
GAO upholds two of three email-as-a-service protestsFederalNewsRadio.com

all 4 news articles »
2011-10-15 01:10:53 - Box Booms: Why One Cloud Player Is Breaking Through - Portfolio.com

ITProPortal
Box Booms: Why One Cloud Player Is Breaking Through
Portfolio.com
File-sharing company Box.net continues to attract impressive venture capital attention, a sign that cloud computing is a truly hot sector. But can this company, run by two Millennials, really unseat old-line companies ...
Cloud Computing Service Provider Box Receives $81 Million in Latest Round of ...ITProPortal
Cloud Computing: Box.net Raises Another $81 MillionSYS-CON Media (press release)
Should Microsoft Be Scared of Box.net?DailyFinance
ECM Connection (press release)
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2011-10-14 20:42:06 - Microsoft CEO Says ''Reimagining'' Both Windows And Entire Company - Wall Street Journal
Microsoft CEO Says 'Reimagining' Both Windows And Entire Company
Wall Street Journal
Ballmer on Friday discussed some of the features of Windows 8 for servers, which he said will help companies go to the cloud. Cloud computing allows companies to access their applications and data over the Internet or internal networks, ...
Microsoft expected to post Q1 gains despite languishing PC salesTotal Telecom

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2011-10-14 04:25:59 - Cloud Computing: Sending the PBX into Extinction? - TMC Net

TMC Net
Cloud Computing: Sending the PBX into Extinction?
TMC Net
From the big boys up at Microsoft down to the smallest start-up, cloud computing seems to be dominating the mouths and minds of technology's forefront thinkers, and those at LiveVox (News - Alert) are no different. While the explosion of the cloud has ...

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2011-10-12 15:45:13 - Microsoft Targets $400 Million From India - CRN.in
Microsoft Targets $400 Million From India
CRN.in
“Microsoft has committed a significant increase in marketing spends on cloud computing solutions. They also plan to invest substantially in conducting regular training and hands-on labs. Indian partners would have access to global launches faster than ...
Enterhost's Cloud Computing Deployment and Other Services Featured in Dell ...MarketWatch (press release)

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2011-10-12 02:43:23 - Can Box.net Challenge Amazon and Microsoft in the Cloud? - International Business Times

SYS-CON Media (press release)
Can Box.net Challenge Amazon and Microsoft in the Cloud?
International Business Times
Box.net, a cloud computing services provider based in Palo Alto, Calif., raised $81 million in a Series D funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, NEA, prior investors Draper Fisher Jurvetson Growth ...
Cloud Computing: Box.net Raises Another $81 MillionSYS-CON Media (press release)
Box.net raises $81m of new fundingFinancial Times
Box Closes $81 Million Investment to Build Next-Gen Enterprise EcosystemMarketWatch (press release)
Wall Street Journal (blog) -Economic Times
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2011-10-11 23:10:58 - Box.net raises $81m of new funding - Financial Times

SYS-CON Media (press release)
Box.net raises $81m of new funding
Financial Times
The investment reflects growing confidence in cloud computing services, which allow people to store and access information through web-based software, rather than physical hard drives or network systems. Box designs software specifically for businesses ...
Cloud Computing: Box.net Raises Another $81 MillionSYS-CON Media (press release)
Box Closes $81 Million Investment to Build Next-Gen Enterprise EcosystemMarketWatch (press release)
Box.net Raises $81 Million Expansion RoundWall Street Journal (blog)
Economic Times -Mashable
all 44 news articles »
2011-10-11 20:19:01 - Enterhost''s Cloud Computing Deployment and Other Services Featured in Dell ... - MarketWatch
Enterhost's Cloud Computing Deployment and Other Services Featured in Dell ...
MarketWatch (press release)
FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct 11, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- After deploying their new cloud computing solutions to customers worldwide, Enterhost, a web hosting solutions and Microsoft(R) Windows(R) application specialist founded in 2000, became the subject of ...

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2011-10-11 16:08:51 - Cloudy challenge looms over networking - Register

HealthNewsDigest.com
Cloudy challenge looms over networking
Register
This cloud computing thing has legs. The announcements from the Build conference confirms what we have known for a while: that Microsoft has bet the farm on it. Intel is in on it. ...
EarthTalk said cloud computing could be big step for green ITCenterBeam

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2011-10-09 13:45:39 - Microsoft to focus on cloud at Gitex - Trade Arabia

ITP.net
Microsoft to focus on cloud at Gitex
Trade Arabia
Microsoft Gulf will showcase its latest innovations focusing on Cloud Computing and Consumerisation of IT, the Gitex Technology Week opening tomorrow (October 9) in Dubai. Gitex 2011 will run until October 13 at Dubai International Convention and ...
HP ready for Cloud transformationITP.net
Huawei demonstrates cloud benefits at GitexAME Info
Cloud computing the future of networking in the Middle EastCenterBeam

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2011-10-07 00:47:48 - Syntergy Unveils Distributed SharePoint Computing in the Cloud at the ... - PR Newswire
Syntergy Unveils Distributed SharePoint Computing in the Cloud at the ...
PR Newswire (press release)
Cloud computing is a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, and on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider ...

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2011-10-06 21:47:41 - Google, Microsoft battle for cloud-computing customers - Vancouver Sun

HispanicBusiness.com
Google, Microsoft battle for cloud-computing customers
Vancouver Sun
"If you look at how big cloud computing has gotten, we are one of the players in that." Google says about 5000 businesses a day are joining, up from about 3000 a day less than a year ago. But Gartner's Cain said Microsoft's strategy to offer small ...
Google, Microsoft step up cloud computing warBizjournals.com
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) Faces Microsoft Cloud PushStocksandShares.TV

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2011-10-06 10:38:30 - Microsoft: how cloud computing can make buildings more efficient - TechFlash
Microsoft: how cloud computing can make buildings more efficient
TechFlash
Microsoft's Azure Connect, a cloud-based data transfer service, was part of the pilot project. Microsoft said cloud computing can help building managers process massive volumes of data taking in outside temperature, cloud cover, and wind conditions to ...

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2011-09-28 22:52:24 - Cloud Computing: Samsung to Pay Microsoft for Using Android - SYS-CON Media

SYS-CON Media (press release)
Cloud Computing: Samsung to Pay Microsoft for Using Android
SYS-CON Media (press release)
Samsung has signed up to pay Microsoft royalties for using Android in its tablets and mobile phones under a patent portfolio cross-license the pair has executed. It's a clear acknowledgement of Android's patent pickle and Samsung's lack of faith that ...

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2011-09-28 18:05:42 - Google drops cloud computing lawsuit against US Department of the Interior - Engadget
Google drops cloud computing lawsuit against US Department of the Interior
Engadget
Last year, Google filed a lawsuit against the US Department of the Interior, on allegations that the government unfairly awarded a $59 million cloud computing contract to Microsoft without conducting a ...
Google backs off year-old cloud computing lawsuit against federal agencyITworld.com
Google Seeks To Drop Cloud Case Against FedsInformationWeek
Google, Onix withdraw protest of Interior cloud email awardFederalNewsRadio.com
Bizjournals.com (blog)
all 6 news articles »
2011-09-28 02:26:04 - Google Seeks To Drop Cloud Case Against Feds - InformationWeek
Google Seeks To Drop Cloud Case Against Feds
InformationWeek
Google filed suit last year claiming that the cloud computing contract was written to benefit Microsoft. Now it seems to be changing its mind. By J. Nicholas Hoover InformationWeek Google has filed a motion to dismiss its case against the federal ...
Google drops lawsuit against Interior, but dispute continuesBizjournals.com (blog)

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2011-09-24 04:58:41 - Event showcases cloud-computing apps to businesses - AZ Central.com
Event showcases cloud-computing apps to businesses
AZ Central.com
Microsoft was in Scottsdale on Thursday as part of a cross-country, cloud-computing tour it calls "Hostapaloooza." It's a one-day information-technology festival that allows Microsoft and its business partners to show off the latest cloud-computing ...
Cloud computing: Microsoft gives a trailer of the futureThe Express Tribune
Windows Azure , The Microsoft Cloud & The Future Of Windows HostingHostReview.com (press release) (blog)

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2011-09-24 02:47:14 - Cloud computing: Microsoft gives a trailer of the future - The Express Tribune
Cloud computing: Microsoft gives a trailer of the future
The Express Tribune
Cloud computing is a service that allows users to use data centres to share resources, software and information over a network, typically the internet. KARACHI: Microsoft will launch its Azure and Office 365 within the next two years ...
Windows Azure , The Microsoft Cloud & The Future Of Windows HostingHostReview.com (press release) (blog)

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2011-09-23 22:04:56 - Google Chief''s Senate Testimony: 10 Lessons Learned About the Search Giant - eWeek

Irish Times
Google Chief's Senate Testimony: 10 Lessons Learned About the Search Giant
eWeek
He also noted that Google competes "hard" against Amazon, Microsoft and others in the search and cloud computing spaces. In other words, even though Google Search is dominant and its advertising platform is the only go-to option for most advertisers, ...
Mr Schmidt goes to DublinBusinessandleadership.com

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2011-09-23 18:25:10 - Roundup: EMC, Cisco, Microsoft, Nimsoft - Data Center Knowledge

SYS-CON Media (press release)
Roundup: EMC, Cisco, Microsoft, Nimsoft
Data Center Knowledge
EMC's Greenplum Modular Data Computing Appliance. EMC introduced the Greenplum Modular Data Computing Appliance (DCA), the industry's first complete Big Data analytics platform. The DCA enables enterprises to combine a shared-nothing MPP relational ...
Cloud Computing: EMC Puts Database & Hadoop in Same Big Data Analytics BoxSYS-CON Media (press release)

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2011-09-23 09:18:15 - Google Chief`s Senate Testimony: 10 Lessons Learned About the Search Giant - eWeek
Google Chief`s Senate Testimony: 10 Lessons Learned About the Search Giant
eWeek
He also noted that Google competes “hard” against Amazon, Microsoft, and others in the search and cloud computing spaces. In other words, even though Google Search is dominant and its advertising platform is the only go-to option for most advertisers, ...

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2011-09-22 05:31:54 - RHT: Microsoft''s Ship Has Sailed In ''Cloud Computing'' - Barron''s

RTT News
RHT: Microsoft's Ship Has Sailed In 'Cloud Computing'
Barron''s (blog)
Some think the new roadmap for developers could help Microsoft show greater progress in cloud computing. (See for example the rather positive remarks last week by Nomura's Rick Sherlund.) Developers have in general moved past the Microsoft stack. ...
Red Hat swells sales and profits in fiscal Q2Register
Red Hat Beats Estimates On Accelerating Revenue GrowthInvestor''s Business Daily
Red Hat's 2Q Profit Jumps 69%; Year View RaisedWall Street Journal
Charlotte Observer
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2011-09-21 04:38:27 - Cloud Computing For SMBs - Small Business News from Gaebler.com
Cloud Computing For SMBs
Small Business News from Gaebler.com
Cloud-based technology is working to help business cut costs while improving efficiency. Many public cloud-based programs, such as Microsoft's Office 365, can help small businesses compete with larger companies. Cloud computing technology can help ...
Cloud Computing May be a Shot in the Arm our Economy NeedsForbes
Breach fears push federal cloud computing initiative to private cloudSearchSecurity.com
Cloud computing: 10 recent breakthroughsNextgov
CenterBeam -CIOZone
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2011-09-20 13:59:55 - Blue skies for Microsoft''s Azure cloud offering - The Australian

The Guardian (blog)
Blue skies for Microsoft's Azure cloud offering
The Australian
MICROSOFT has bumped up the local customer count for its Azure cloud computing platform from a handful a year ago to several hundred. Once a cloud market denier, Microsoft has clouded right over in recent years, beginning with a pitch that pushed the ...
Microsoft's Metro proves the PC is deadZDNet (blog)
Reimagining Microsoft: How Windows 8 and Windows Server 8 Change the RulesWindows IT Pro
The end of Wintel: Windows 8 ARM will not run x86 softwareExtremeTech

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2011-09-19 22:35:32 - Cloud Computing Tips for Small Business - Small Business Computing

Entrepreneur
Cloud Computing Tips for Small Business
Small Business Computing
Cloud computing technology offers both time- and money-saving benefits, which makes it a great fit for small business. As cloud computing benefits become more tangible, more small businesses are moving to the cloud ...
An Inside Look at Cloud-Based Microsoft Office 365Entrepreneur

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2011-09-19 20:54:25 - Cloud computing a serious contender for email services - ihotdesk - IT News

Telegraph.co.uk
Cloud computing a serious contender for email services
ihotdesk - IT News
Companies are increasingly using Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and cloud computing applications in place of traditional email platforms, it has been claimed. A new report published by Gartner has found that Google's Gmail service is beginning to rival ...
Gmail Now Credible Rival to Microsoft Exchange: GartnereWeek

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2011-09-19 15:12:27 - An Inside Look at Cloud-Based Microsoft Office 365 - Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur
An Inside Look at Cloud-Based Microsoft Office 365
Entrepreneur
Microsoft is not taking its move into cloud computing lightly. Office 365--the Redmond, Wash.-based software giant's formal entry into the cloud market--provides web-based versions of Microsoft Office software ...

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2011-09-17 04:39:04 - Build 2011: What Have We Learned This Week? - ReadWriteWeb

Financial Times
Build 2011: What Have We Learned This Week?
ReadWriteWeb
Computing is a process, and what's important about it is what gets done. This week, a big transition process was started, and a lot got done. And in a few cases, we heard what we've been needing to hear for some time: "Message received." Metro vs. ...
Cloud Computing: Microsoft Previews Windows 8SYS-CON Media (press release)
iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Windows 8? A coder's guideThe Guardian (blog)
Windows 8: Half million previews downloaded in 24 hoursRegister
msnbc.com -Seeking Alpha
all 411 news articles »
2011-09-16 23:24:59 - Build 2011: Windows 8 Scales the Cloud Down to Fit in a Tablet - ReadWriteWeb

BBC News
Build 2011: Windows 8 Scales the Cloud Down to Fit in a Tablet
ReadWriteWeb
This post is part of our ReadWriteCloud channel, which is dedicated to covering virtualization and cloud computing. The channel is sponsored by Intel and VMware. ...
Cloud Computing: Microsoft Previews Windows 8SYS-CON Media (press release)
Windows 8: Microsoft Finally Unveils OS Designed With Cloud in MindCloudTweaks News
iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Windows 8? A coder's guideThe Guardian (blog)
Register -msnbc.com -Seeking Alpha
all 388 news articles »
2011-09-16 14:34:13 - Windows Server 8 and Cloud Computing - Server Watch

TechEye
Windows Server 8 and Cloud Computing
Server Watch
By ServerWatch Staff (Send Email) After an early introduction to Windows Server 8, in the ZDNet Tech Broiler blog, Jason Perlow wrote that nothing from Microsoft has ever been this ambitious or has tried to achieve so much in a single server product ...
Windows Server 8 Embraces Private CloudsNetworkComputing.com
Developments in the Azure and Windows Server 8 pairingSearchServerVirtualization.com
Microsoft releases Windows Server 8 Developer PreviewInquirer
ReadWriteWeb -CTO Edge
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2011-09-15 05:59:14 - Ballmer Is ''Re-Imagining'' Microsoft Around New Forms of Computing - Wall Street Journal

Sydney Morning Herald
Ballmer Is 'Re-Imagining' Microsoft Around New Forms of Computing
Wall Street Journal
Microsoft Corp. is pivoting to cloud computing from traditional computing, part of a sweeping revision of the software giant's business model. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Wednesday that Microsoft is "re-imagining" every ...
Build 2011: Azure, Windows Server 8 to Coalesce on Data, Identity FederationReadWriteWeb
Steve Ballmer: We are "reimagining Microsoft"Ars Technica
Microsoft cranks up virtualisation in Windows Server 8PC Pro
SlashGear -ITworld.com -Windows IT Pro
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2011-09-15 04:18:03 - Microsoft sees future in cloud - The Australian

Globe and Mail
Microsoft sees future in cloud
The Australian
Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer is changing the software giant's focus to cloud computing. Source: news.com.au MICROSOFT is pivoting to cloud computing from traditional computing, part of a sweeping revision of the software giant's business model. ...
Build 2011: Azure, Windows Server 8 to Coalesce on Data, Identity FederationReadWriteWeb
Steve Ballmer: We are "reimagining Microsoft"Ars Technica
Microsoft's Ballmer boasts 500000 Windows 8 downloads last nightSlashGear
ITworld.com -Windows IT Pro -GeekWire
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2011-09-14 14:31:45 - Cloud outages should not deter businesses looking to virtualise - Fresh Business Thinking

PCR-online.biz
Cloud outages should not deter businesses looking to virtualise
Fresh Business Thinking
The recent failure of Microsoft's online services has once again opened up the debate about the reliability of cloud computing. It is not the first time either, that users have been left unable to use Hotmail, Office 365 and Skydrive as ...
Google Gets Chance To Prove Cloud Security In Interior Department LawsuitCRN
Cloud Computing for Consumers: The DownsidesComputerworld
Microsoft DNS outage shows fallibility of Cloud: ExpertsComputerworld Australia
GCN.com -Windows IT Pro -The Epoch Times
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2011-09-13 18:01:15 - Cloud on the Fly - VMworld 2011 - E-Commerce Times

ITProPortal
Cloud on the Fly - VMworld 2011
E-Commerce Times
I'll start by considering VMware's central position in two of the IT industry's most dynamic sectors: virtualization and cloud computing. Virtualization and cloud have become nearly synonymous. In fact, a few wily vendors tend to use the terms ...
VMWare: Leader Of The CloudsSeeking Alpha
Five lessons learned from VMworld 2011InfoWorld (blog)
VMware is Driving IT Innovation and DisruptionDABCC.com
ZDNet (blog)
all 10 news articles »
2011-09-13 07:27:01 - Microsoft DNS outage shows fallibility of Cloud: Experts - Computerworld Australia

PCR-online.biz
Microsoft DNS outage shows fallibility of Cloud: Experts
Computerworld Australia
The recent Domain Name Service (DNS) outage that hit Microsoft is an example as to why IT managers must not leap blindly into Cloud computing, analysts have said. Ovum research director of IT for Asia Pacific, Dr Steve Hodgkinson, and IDC Australia ...
Google Gets Chance To Prove Cloud Security In Interior Department LawsuitCRN
Google, Microsoft cloud crashes: Is this the new normal?GCN.com
Microsoft, Google Cloud Services Succumb to OutagesWindows IT Pro
The Epoch Times -Hydrapinion -PCR-online.biz
all 26 news articles »
2011-09-13 00:57:48 - Google Gets Chance To Prove Cloud Security In Interior Department Lawsuit - CRN

PCR-online.biz
Google Gets Chance To Prove Cloud Security In Interior Department Lawsuit
CRN
Google will get the opportunity to prove that its cloud computing offerings are at least as secure as those of its chief rival Microsoft and that those products are suitable for federal cloud deployments, a new wrinkle in an ...
Microsoft, Google Cloud Services Succumb to OutagesWindows IT Pro
Google, Microsoft Suffer Cloud Services OutagesThe Epoch Times
Microsoft and Google hit by cloud down timePCR-online.biz
Hydrapinion -TECH.BLORGE.com
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2011-09-12 17:41:27 - Cloudcor Announces Microsoft as Diamond Partner for UP2011 Cloud Computing ... - MarketWatch
Cloudcor Announces Microsoft as Diamond Partner for UP2011 Cloud Computing ...
MarketWatch (press release)
OAKVILLE, Ontario, Sep 12, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Cloudcor(R) today announced Microsoft as headline Diamond Sponsor of UP 2011 - a hybrid format cloud computing conference taking place December 5 - 9, 2011, at the Computer History Museum, ...

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2011-09-12 02:47:32 - Microsoft, Google Cloud Services Succumb to Outages - Windows IT Pro

Moneycontrol.com
Microsoft, Google Cloud Services Succumb to Outages
Windows IT Pro
Cloud computing services from both Microsoft and Google experienced outages in the past several days, leading as expected to predictable and tired Chicken Little commentaries from the tech blogosphere. But these outages don't mean that the cloud ...
Google, Microsoft Weather Cloud Computing OutageseWeek
Hotmail Down: Top 8 Reasons Why Cloud Computing Is Still in the Stone AgeInternational Business Times AU
Microsoft services hit by outageBBC News
Coolest Gadget Reviews -msnbc.com -Daily Mail
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2011-09-10 16:45:51 - Google, Microsoft Weather Cloud Computing Outages - eWeek

BBC News
Google, Microsoft Weather Cloud Computing Outages
eWeek
Google and Microsoft both watched their cloud computing systems choke this past week, with Google Docs going dark for an hour and Microsoft Hotmail, Office 365 and SkyDrive knocked offline for three hours. It was not a banner week for cloud computing. ...
Hotmail Down: Top 8 Reasons Why Cloud Computing Is Still in the Stone AgeInternational Business Times AU
Hotmail, MSN outage sparks doubts about Microsoft cloudmsnbc.com
Microsoft's Cloud Computing Services Affected By OutageCoolest Gadget Reviews
BBC News -Daily Mail -Tucone
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2011-09-10 11:58:42 - Hotmail Down: Top 8 Reasons Why Cloud Computing Is Still in the Stone Age - International Business Times AU
Hotmail Down: Top 8 Reasons Why Cloud Computing Is Still in the Stone Age
International Business Times AU
As Apple is still in version one of iCloud and other cloud experts Microsoft, Amazon and Google still encountering bugs and a number of issues, cloud computing certainly is still in its infancy.

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2011-09-09 02:09:02 - Google fesses up to cloud energy consumption - ZDNet

Houston Chronicle (blog)
Google fesses up to cloud energy consumption
ZDNet (blog)
Summary: The operational disclosure is notable, as mega-huge high-tech companies from Microsoft to HP to IBM vie to becoming leaders in the cloud computing movement. Finally, the world's biggest ...
Google Docs Outage: Offline Editing Needed, NowInformationWeek
Google makes a green case for the cloudInfoWorld
Cloud can also save energyBalkans.com Business News
ReadWriteWeb -CNET -Data Center Knowledge
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2011-09-08 22:00:24 - Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Dips Its Toes In the Cloud, Carefully - ReadWriteWeb
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Dips Its Toes In the Cloud, Carefully
ReadWriteWeb
This post is part of our ReadWriteCloud channel, which is dedicated to covering virtualization and cloud computing. The channel is sponsored by Intel and VMware. ...

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2011-09-08 02:48:25 - Survey: Value of the Cloud, Telecommuting Overstated - CIO
Survey: Value of the Cloud, Telecommuting Overstated
CIO
In a recent survey of mid-market IT decision-makers, cloud computing adoption and support for telecommuting had surprisingly low scores. Both are still seen as an option and not an answer. By Shane O'Neill CIO — Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Cisco, ...
Just Ask Gemalto: Cloud computing explainedMiamiHerald.com
Cloud Computing: Uncovering the Hidden Costs of the CloudFormtek Blog (blog)
For One Small Business, Cloud Computing Is a Game-ChangerAllBusiness (blog)
IT Business Edge -Forbes
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2011-09-06 19:19:55 - Cloud Computing and your Car – Part 1 - CloudTweaks News

Hostway
Cloud Computing and your Car – Part 1
CloudTweaks News
And cloud computing is looking to help automakers achieve just that. Even in this, Toyota seems to have stolen a march over its rivals. Back in April, I had written about how the Japanese automaker had tied up with Microsoft to introduce cloud ...
Has Dell got what it takes for cloud success?Computing
Cloud Computing Won't Weaken IT Staff RequirementsITProPortal
Why the cloud is forcing IT service providers to spent money on uncertain returns?ComputerWeekly.com (blog)
MicroScope (blog) -QAS.co.nz -Malta Independent Online
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2011-09-06 06:11:38 - Cloud computing does not make IT staff redundant - QAS.co.nz

Hostway
Cloud computing does not make IT staff redundant
QAS.co.nz
When companies embrace new technologies such as cloud computing it does not necessarily mean that staff numbers will have to reduce, according to one expert. Simon May, client and cloud evangelist at Microsoft, said that while the move to the cloud ...
Skilled IT staff 'still needed' to complement cloud computing solutionsBCS
Cloud computing 'will not make IT staff redundant'Comms-express.com
Cloud computing will not render IT pros redundantashdowngroup.com
Women in Technology -Paystream Accounting -Brookson
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2011-09-05 22:10:27 - Skilled IT staff ''still needed'' to complement cloud computing solutions - BCS

Hostway
Skilled IT staff 'still needed' to complement cloud computing solutions
BCS
Implementing cloud computing strategies does not mean in-house IT teams become surplus to requirements, an expert has suggested. According to Simon May, a client and cloud evangelist at Microsoft, the skills needed by technology workers will change as ...
Cloud computing 'will not make IT staff redundant'Comms-express.com
Cloud computing will not render IT pros redundantashdowngroup.com
IT jobs 'still needed' with cloud technologyWomen in Technology
Paystream Accounting -Brookson -Hostway
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2011-09-05 20:05:47 - Cloud computing ''will not make IT staff redundant'' - Comms-express.com
Cloud computing 'will not make IT staff redundant'
Comms-express.com
Companies considering setting up a cloud computing system for employees to access through their ethernet cables may be relieved to learn that the technology will not make their IT staff redundant. According to Simon May, client and cloud computing ...
Cloud computing will not render IT pros redundantashdowngroup.com
IT jobs 'still needed' with cloud technologyWomen in Technology
Cloud adoption will not affect importance of limited company contracts, expert ...Paystream Accounting
Brookson -Telappliant VoIP News
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2011-09-05 19:02:26 - Microsoft and Apple Highlight Cloud''s Flexibility - CloudTweaks News
Microsoft and Apple Highlight Cloud's Flexibility
CloudTweaks News
NEW YORK, NY–(Sep 5, 2011) – Companies are increasingly looking to cloud computing environments in order to accelerate value in business financials and reduce costs. Cloud computing is highly appealing to today's organizations, not only because of its ...
Microsoft and Apple Highlight Cloud's FlexibilityMarketWatch (press release)

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2011-09-05 17:13:54 - IT jobs ''still needed'' with cloud technology - Women in Technology
IT jobs 'still needed' with cloud technology
Women in Technology
05/09/2011 As more businesses adopt cloud computing services they will still require skilled people in IT jobs, workers have been reassured. Simon May, client and cloud evangelist at Microsoft, stressed the importance of IT skills and the intelligence ...
Cloud computing will not render IT pros redundantashdowngroup.com
Cloud adoption will not affect importance of limited company contracts, expert ...Paystream Accounting

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2011-09-05 16:07:33 - Cloud computing will not render IT pros redundant - ashdowngroup.com
Cloud computing will not render IT pros redundant
ashdowngroup.com
The rise of cloud computing need not mean that in-house IT staff become redundant, it has been claimed. According to Microsoft cloud evangelist Simon May, the skills needed by tech workers will change, but they will not become redundant. ...

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2011-09-05 14:30:44 - Malta to have Cloud Computing Microsoft Innovation Centre by 2012 - Malta Independent Online

Finextra
Malta to have Cloud Computing Microsoft Innovation Centre by 2012
Malta Independent Online
The government has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Microsoft Corporation to set up a Microsoft Innovation Centre (MIC) in Malta focused on cloud computing. Microsoft and its partners are making a seed investment of over ...
Post Trade Forum: Cloud computing and SaaSFinextra
Dreamforce: accounting for growth in the CloudBusinessCloud9

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2011-09-03 09:07:26 - Forecast says: Cloud security a little overcast - San Francisco Chronicle
Forecast says: Cloud security a little overcast
San Francisco Chronicle
Despite some concerns, cloud computing is gaining in popularity, drawing thousands of people to this week's DreamForce conference at Moscone Center. Eran Feigenbaum knows a thing or two about risk. He moonlights as the TV and stage magician "Eran Raven ...
Microsoft: Competition Weighs on Office License RevenuesTheStreet.com

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2011-09-02 20:21:10 - Amazon Pushes Harder To Win Government Cloud Market - InformationWeek

CNET (blog)
Amazon Pushes Harder To Win Government Cloud Market
InformationWeek
Microsoft and Google logged early wins, but Amazon Web Services is taking new steps to win over government cloud customers. By J. Nicholas Hoover InformationWeek Amazon Web Services is a market leader in cloud computing, but it's been a latecomer to ...
Why a hybrid approach will help you get to the CloudBusinessCloud9
Can any cloud catch Amazon Web Services? (part 2)CNET (blog)

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2011-09-02 08:51:24 - Schmidt''s triple thread - Technology Spectator

Moneycontrol.com
Schmidt's triple thread
Technology Spectator
With a room full of 15000 cloud computing evangelists and thousands more watching online, Schmidt was on message, saying while we've been talking about cloud computing for a long time, the servers and architecture are now in place to drive real ...
Dreamforce: technology catches up with Cloud Computing, says Google's Schmidt.BusinessCloud9
Google's Schmidt: The Future Is Mobile, Local, SocialCRN
Eric Schmidt on Competing With Microsoft, Buying Motorola for "More Than Just ...PC Magazine
ZDNet (blog)
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2011-08-31 22:02:14 - VMware CEO says cloud computing technologies are the future - SearchCIO-Midmarket.com

ZDNet UK
VMware CEO says cloud computing technologies are the future
SearchCIO-Midmarket.com
LAS VEGAS -- VMware Inc. CEO Paul Maritz has been around the IT world for a long time -- he started back in what he calls the "mainframe era," but cloud computing technologies and virtualization were the focus of his keynote Monday at the 2011 VMworld ...
End of PC era leads to channel opportunity: VMwareITBusiness.ca
VMware uses Microsoft's playbook against MicrosoftCNET (blog)
VMworld Keynote - Paul Maritz looks into the crystal ballZDNet (blog)

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2011-08-31 05:34:18 - Dell to shake cloud computing with VMware - The Australian

Network World (blog)
Dell to shake cloud computing with VMware
The Australian
Picture: Alan Pryke Source: The Australian DELL is set to shake up the Australian cloud computing market when it unveils a new service next year powered by VMware technology. Dell will offer public, private and hybrid cloud services to businesses ...
Microsoft: 'Virtualization Is Not Cloud Computing'ReadWriteWeb
Desktop Virtualization and Cloud Client Computing Deployments Accelerate as PC ...MarketWatch (press release)
Dell to team with VMware to offer cloud computing servicesAustin American-Statesman
Bizjournals.com -InformationWeek -ZDNet (blog)
all 433 news articles »
2011-08-31 02:15:19 - VMware unveils new cloud, virtualization products - ZDNet

ChannelBuzz.ca
VMware unveils new cloud, virtualization products
ZDNet (blog)
Summary: Looking to drive another nail in the coffin of the desktop PC, VMware Inc. has announced several new products at VMworld to advance cloud computing and virtualization. ...
Microsoft: 'Virtualization Is Not Cloud Computing'ReadWriteWeb
Desktop Virtualization and Cloud Client Computing Deployments Accelerate as PC ...MarketWatch (press release)
Dell to team with VMware to offer cloud computing servicesAustin American-Statesman
InformationWeek -Wall Street Journal (blog) -CIO Magazine
all 466 news articles »
2011-08-30 19:21:49 - Microsoft: ''Virtualization Is Not Cloud Computing'' - ReadWriteWeb

CNET
Microsoft: 'Virtualization Is Not Cloud Computing'
ReadWriteWeb
This post is part of our ReadWriteCloud channel, which is dedicated to covering virtualization and cloud computing. The channel is sponsored by Intel and VMware. Read the white paper about ...
Desktop Virtualization and Cloud Client Computing Deployments Accelerate as PC ...MarketWatch (press release)
Dell to team with VMware to offer cloud computing servicesAustin American-Statesman
Dell Cloud Debuts With VMware PartnershipInformationWeek
CIO Magazine -Wall Street Journal -Register
all 343 news articles »
2011-08-30 11:57:27 - Holy Crap, I''m Locked Into This Cloud Hosting Service! - Penn Olson

Penn Olson
Holy Crap, I'm Locked Into This Cloud Hosting Service!
Penn Olson
While cloud computing giants like Google, Amazon and Microsoft claim to have a 99.9 percent uptime, it still roughly equates to about nine hours per year of so-called accepted down-time. That could certainly be frustrating. ...
Happy fifth birthday, cloud computingComputerworld New Zealand

all 9 news articles »
2011-08-30 06:51:40 - VMware Sees Virtual Machine Leading Journey To The Cloud - Wall Street Journal

eWEEK Europe UK
VMware Sees Virtual Machine Leading Journey To The Cloud
Wall Street Journal
Cloud computing--made up of networks of computers and storage--promises to accomplish that and Maritz said the "journey to the cloud starts with the virtual machine." VMware has grown into a $3 billion company by helping customers save money using its ...
NetApp and VMware Help Transform IT, Make Cloud a RealityMarketWatch (press release)
NetApp and VMware Help Transform IT, Make Cloud A RealityWebWire (press release)
Cisco To Unveil Cloud Innovations at VMworld 2011MyHostNews.com (press release)
Barron''s (blog) -Business Insider -istockAnalyst.com (press release)
all 73 news articles »
2011-08-30 04:17:05 - All aboard enterprise social media - Technology Spectator

ZDNet (blog)
All aboard enterprise social media
Technology Spectator
Perhaps it could have hit this milestone sooner had cloud computing been the in thing when Benioff ditched Oracle to start Salesforce.com in an apartment in 1999. Salesforce is now a cloud veteran, but the companies Benioff spurned with his vision for ...
Citrix GoToAssist Debuts Remote Support App for salesforce.comMarketWatch (press release)
Salesforce.com Unveils the Social EnterprisePR Newswire (press release)
Dreamforce 2011 Under Way in Post-PC EraNewsFactor Network
The Seattle Times -San Francisco Chronicle -SFGate.com (blog)
all 143 news articles »
2011-08-29 20:23:53 - Microsoft ratchets up cloud competition - The Seattle Times
Microsoft ratchets up cloud competition
The Seattle Times
Microsoft is launching a new wave of ads and incentives this week aimed at getting companies to try, and make long-term investments in, cloud computing. The rollout of new ads and incentives from Microsoft - even as rivals Salesforce.com and VMware ...
Microsoft Dynamics CRM Launches New "Cloud CRM for Less" OfferMarketWatch (press release)

all 20 news articles »
2011-08-29 08:35:27 - Your cloud data was never secure, says Microsoft - Delimiter

Delimiter
Your cloud data was never secure, says Microsoft
Delimiter
news Microsoft has attempted to dampen concerns about US Government access to Australian information hosted in American cloud computing facilities by claiming cooperation between governments would likely mean either country's law enforcement branches ...

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2011-08-25 01:23:08 - Five Myths of Cloud Computing - InfoWorld
Five Myths of Cloud Computing
InfoWorld
In recent years, cloud computing has been as visible as any topic in IT. Its front-page news status has been accelerated by Amazon, Salesforce.com, Yahoo, and Microsoft®, among other firms, aggressively vying for leadership in providing cloud ...

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2011-08-23 20:15:29 - Microsoft signs ''legal covenant'' with Chinese Linux vendor - ZDNet

Globe and Mail
Microsoft signs 'legal covenant' with Chinese Linux vendor
ZDNet (blog)
Ltd. (CS2C), and will be jointly developing, marketing and selling solutions for the Chinese cloud-computing market with that company, the pair announced on August 22. “The primary goal of this agreement is to provide public and private cloud solutions ...
Microsoft to Co-develop Cloud Products With Chinese OS FirmPCWorld
Microsoft Joins Forces with Chinese Software Firm on Cloud ComputingMarketNewsVideo.com
Microsoft partners with China firm on cloud-computingReuters Canada
Middle East North Africa Financial Network -Information Age -PR Newswire (press release)
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2011-08-23 16:07:38 - PLDT teams up with 2 IT firms to upgrade its cloud computing brand AppFarm - Inquirer.net

Newsbytes Philippines
PLDT teams up with 2 IT firms to upgrade its cloud computing brand AppFarm
Inquirer.net
MANILA, Philippines—Businesses today face the challenge of getting access to the right set of tools and support to boost crucial operations through cloud computing technologies. Cloud computing is network-based computing where software, ...
IT firms tout Asia's first on-site 'private cloud'Newsbytes Philippines
PLDT, Microsoft, Dimension take PHL companies to the cloudGMANews.TV

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2011-08-23 14:59:53 - Microsoft in China Cloud-Computing Pact - TheStreet.com

The Sun Daily
Microsoft in China Cloud-Computing Pact
TheStreet.com
REDMOND, Washington (TheStreet) -- Microsoft(MSFT) signed an agreement to develop products and services for the cloud-computing market in China. The software giant, in a statement Tuesday, said it signed the ...
Microsoft to Co-develop Cloud Products With Chinese OS FirmPCWorld
Microsoft partners with China firm on cloud-computingReuters Canada
Microsoft Formalizes Cross-Platform Collaboration With CS2C in ChinaPR Newswire (press release)
MarketWatch -TechEye -The Next Web
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2011-08-23 11:40:43 - Microsoft to Co-develop Cloud Products With Chinese OS Firm - PCWorld

Jakarta Globe
Microsoft to Co-develop Cloud Products With Chinese OS Firm
PCWorld
Microsoft said on Tuesday it will work with a Chinese operating system developer to create cloud computing products for the country's market, a move that could help the US company sell to China's government agencies. ...
Microsoft Formalizes Cross-Platform Collaboration With CS2C in ChinaPR Newswire (press release)
Microsoft inks pact with China Standard SoftwareMarketWatch
Microsoft partners with China firm on cloud-computingReuters Canada
The Next Web
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2011-08-23 11:04:09 - Microsoft inks pact with China Standard Software - MarketWatch

Jakarta Globe
Microsoft inks pact with China Standard Software
MarketWatch
"We seek to support our joint customers in China with solutions for the cloud," Simon Leung, Microsoft's Chairman and Chief Executive for the Greater China region, said in a statement. Cloud computing refers to a user's computer accessing data or ...
Microsoft Formalizes Cross-Platform Collaboration With CS2C in ChinaPR Newswire (press release)
Microsoft partners with China firm on cloud-computingReuters Canada
Microsoft Partners With Chinese ...The Next Web

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2011-08-23 09:08:48 - Microsoft partners with China firm on cloud-computing - Reuters Canada
Microsoft partners with China firm on cloud-computing
Reuters Canada
BEIJING (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp has signed a partnership deal with a Chinese firm to develop and market cloud-computing products in China. This is the first time Microsoft has formed a partnership in an emerging market to sell cloud-computing ...
Microsoft Formalizes Cross-Platform Collaboration With CS2C in ChinaPR Newswire (press release)

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2011-08-23 02:42:04 - ABOVE THE CLOUDS: ; State agencies look to cloud computing as IT solution ... - TMC Net
ABOVE THE CLOUDS: ; State agencies look to cloud computing as IT solution ...
TMC Net
In recent months, state officials have discussed cloud-computing services with representatives of IBM, Verizon, Hewlett Packard, ASG Software Solutions, Google, Microsoft and other companies. The Office of Technology also is conducting an online cloud ...

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2011-08-22 14:01:45 - PLDT, Microsoft, Dimension take PHL companies to the cloud - GMANews.TV
PLDT, Microsoft, Dimension take PHL companies to the cloud
GMANews.TV
(PLDT) is making an aggressive push to provide companies cloud computing services by adding Microsoft Enterprise applications into its PLDT AppFarm portfolio. At a press briefing on Monday, PLDT head of consumer sales and marketing group Ernesto ...

2011-08-19 14:43:16 - Another Bad Day for the Cloud: Microsoft Office 365, Dynamics CRM Go Down - Redmond Channel Partner

Xinhua
Another Bad Day for the Cloud: Microsoft Office 365, Dynamics CRM Go Down
Redmond Channel Partner (blog)
Well, you won't be alone -- after all, you're certainly not the only vendor to suffer an outage of cloud-based applications lately. But every time the sky falls and the cloud goes down, it hurts the whole cloud computing model. This week's outage seems ...
Microsoft Has an Office 365 OutageEnterprise Apps Today
Microsoft falls out of the cloud - againTHINQ.co.uk
Microsoft Office 365 outage a disaster or false flagiTWire
Internet Evolution -MSPmentor -Windows IT Pro (blog)
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2011-08-18 05:06:27 - Microsoft''s Office 365, SkyDrive down for some users - ITworld.com

TechDay.co.nz
Microsoft's Office 365, SkyDrive down for some users
ITworld.com
a Microsoft representative wrote on the SkyDrive Twitter feed. Nancy Gohring covers mobile phones and cloud computing for The IDG News Service. Follow Nancy on Twitter at @idgnancy. Nancy's e-mail address is Nancy_Gohring@idg.com.
Cloud Service Is a Portent for Enterprise DesktopsInternet Evolution

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2011-08-17 15:43:40 - Amazon Brings Secure Cloud Services ''GovCloud'' to Government - ITProPortal

CNET
Amazon Brings Secure Cloud Services 'GovCloud' to Government
ITProPortal
Amazon Web Services has rolled out cloud computing platform designed specifically for US government agencies. The AWS GovCloud Region has been designed to allow agencies to fulfil the regulatory requirements of the US government while accessing a ...
Amazon Unveils Cloud Service For Sensitive Government DataWall Street Journal
Amazon Launches Government-Oriented Cloud Computing ServiceAll Things Digital
Microsoft to cut its low-end Windows Azure cloud pricingZDNet (blog)
GigaOm -GeekWire -InfoQ.com
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2011-08-17 05:59:49 - Amazon Launches Government-Oriented Cloud Computing Service - All Things Digital

CNET
Amazon Launches Government-Oriented Cloud Computing Service
All Things Digital
Three months after America's first chief technology officer recommended that the federal government move as much of its IT infrastructure to the cloud as possible in order to save a few billion dollars, cloud provider Amazon says it has just such a ...
Amazon Unveils Cloud Service For Sensitive Government DataWall Street Journal
Microsoft to cut its low-end Windows Azure cloud pricingZDNet (blog)
A week after clouds fall, cloud insurance looks even betterGigaOm
eWeek -GeekWire -InfoQ.com
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2011-08-17 04:33:49 - Amazon Unveils Cloud Service For Sensitive Government Data - Wall Street Journal
Amazon Unveils Cloud Service For Sensitive Government Data
Wall Street Journal
SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)--Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) unveiled on Tuesday a version of its cloud-computing service optimized for government agencies that deal with sensitive data. In a statement, Amazon said its AWS ...
Microsoft to cut its low-end Windows Azure cloud pricingZDNet (blog)
A week after clouds fall, cloud insurance looks even betterGigaOm
Amazon Launches AWS GovCloud for the US GovernmenteWeek
GeekWire -InfoQ.com -MarketWatch (press release)
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2011-08-17 02:40:10 - Microsoft trims price of cloud computing platform - MarketWatch
Microsoft trims price of cloud computing platform
MarketWatch
/quotes/zigman/20493/quotes/nls/msft MSFT 0.00% is dropping prices on its entry-level cloud computing platform to encourage more developers to use the service, a move aimed at helping the software giant win market share. Beginning in October, the price ...
High Growth, Modest Dividend: Microsoft Provides Great Value at Current PriceSeeking Alpha

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2011-08-16 19:24:25 - Microsoft to cut its low-end Windows Azure cloud pricing - ZDNet
Microsoft to cut its low-end Windows Azure cloud pricing
ZDNet (blog)
Microsoft is continuing to make adjustments to its pricing for Windows Azure cloud-computing platform in an attempt to win over smaller developers. Starting October 1, Microsoft is cutting the price of “extra-small compute” by 20 percent, according to ...
A week after clouds fall, cloud insurance looks even betterGigaOm
Amazon Releases Services To Lure Enterprises to the CloudInfoQ.com

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2011-08-16 03:33:18 - A week after clouds fall, cloud insurance looks even better - GigaOm
A week after clouds fall, cloud insurance looks even better
GigaOm
15, 2011, 2:30pm PT No Comments Last week's possibly lightning-caused outages at Microsoft and Amazon Web Services reiterated a very important lesson in cloud computing: Stuff happens, and even the best-laid plans won't stand up to an act of god or ...
Amazon Releases Services To Lure Enterprises to the CloudInfoQ.com

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2011-08-15 23:32:21 - Cloud Computing: What You Can Do When Thunder Strikes Your Cloud - SYS-CON Media

SYS-CON Media (press release)
Cloud Computing: What You Can Do When Thunder Strikes Your Cloud
SYS-CON Media (press release)
In spite of the hype that a Cloud system or application will never fail, we are still seeing cases of cloud system failures. The recent ones being Lightining strikes in Dublin taking the Amazon, Microsoft Clouds down for a while. ...

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2011-08-14 18:35:54 - High Growth, Modest Dividend: Microsoft Provides Great Value at Current Price - Seeking Alpha

SYS-CON Media (press release)
High Growth, Modest Dividend: Microsoft Provides Great Value at Current Price
Seeking Alpha
Microsoft is making heavy investments in cloud computing, and I believe that it has a good chance at grabbing market share in cloud computing because its Office products can be utilized in new, value-added ways. With its recent acquisition of Skype for ...
Cloud Computing: Samba 3.6 OutSYS-CON Media (press release)

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2011-08-12 03:24:27 - IceWEB Setting Target to Take Lead in the Cloud Computing Market - TMC Net
IceWEB Setting Target to Take Lead in the Cloud Computing Market
TMC Net
This dependence and usage is expected to rise further with the advent of cloud computing – a concept that is soon going to become mainstream and is expanding the breadth of its domain. Industry majors such as Microsoft, Google, Oracle (News - Alert), ...
IceWEB Unified Storage Systems Selected for Federal Government Cloud Computing ...PR Newswire (press release)

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2011-08-11 18:32:57 - RentTheCloud.com Debuts to Help CIOs Quickly and Safely Adopt Cloud Computing - PR Newswire
RentTheCloud.com Debuts to Help CIOs Quickly and Safely Adopt Cloud Computing
PR Newswire (press release)
The RENT methodology is particularly effective for large enterprise customers looking to move multiple applications to the cloud (eg Microsoft, SAP, Oracle, etc). "Although the economics of cloud computing are compelling, the market is fragmented, ...

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2011-08-11 12:10:11 - Microsoft Launches New SMB Partner Program, Pushes Cloud Computing - CRN
Microsoft Launches New SMB Partner Program, Pushes Cloud Computing
CRN
Microsoft Wednesday rolled out a new SMB partner program and encouraged partners to step up their move toward cloud computing. Eric Martorano, senior director of the US SMB channel group at Microsoft, launched the new ...

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2011-08-10 23:54:40 - Power Outage Shuts Down Cloud Computing Hubs for Amazon, Microsoft - Techzone360

Siliconrepublic.com
Power Outage Shuts Down Cloud Computing Hubs for Amazon, Microsoft
Techzone360
A power outage in Dublin, Ireland cut off power to major cloud computing data hubs for Amazon and Microsoft this week, according to several media reports. A lightning strike caused power ...
Amazon cloud outage downs Netflix, QuoraCNET
Did Lightning Cause Amazon ...The Next Web
Amazon Web Services Reports Outage in the US Late MondayPCWorld (blog)
Irish Times -CRN -VentureBeat
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2011-08-10 20:16:14 - A CIO speaks: The journey from Microsoft to Google Apps - ComputerworldUK
A CIO speaks: The journey from Microsoft to Google Apps
ComputerworldUK
O'Brien, who was always a proponent of cloud computing, had good experiences in the past with Microsoft in the BPOS environment. Journal Communications was about halfway through its agreement with Microsoft when he and his team had to take a close look ...
Google Apps, App Engine Tighten Cloud Services Security With SSAE-16 ComplianceCRN
Rural ISPs Flock to Google Apps for New ServicesPR Newswire (press release)

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2011-08-09 10:48:50 - Amazon cloud outage downs Netflix, Quora - CNET

Siliconrepublic.com
Amazon cloud outage downs Netflix, Quora
CNET
AWS is a flagship example of one facet of cloud computing, a flexible collection of online computing services that can ramp up and down according to varying needs, with customers getting a flexible infrastructure and paying only for what they consume. ...
Lightning strikes Microsoft and Amazon data centresIrish Times
Lightning Causes Amazon, Microsoft Cloud Outages In EuropeCRN
Dublin lightning strike knocks cloud systems outTHINQ.co.uk
InformationWeek -KING5.com -PC Magazine
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2011-08-09 00:18:15 - Google Feeling Crowded by Enemies Including Microsoft, Facebook, Apple - eWeek

eWeek
Google Feeling Crowded by Enemies Including Microsoft, Facebook, Apple
eWeek
These companies chiefly compete in search and ads, cloud computing, desktop computing and online collaboration. Google hopes to be able to compete with Chrome OS, but that is a long shot given Windows' entrenched market position. ...

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2011-08-08 18:35:42 - Lightning hits Dublin data centres - Irish Times

Social Barrel
Lightning hits Dublin data centres
Irish Times
Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters A lightning strike has resulted in power outages at data centres belonging to Microsoft and Amazon, leading to disruption for users of Amazon's EC2 cloud computing platform and Microsoft's Business Productivity Online ...
Lightning in Dublin Knocks Amazon, Microsoft Data Centers OfflineData Center Knowledge
Dublin lightning strike knocks cloud systems outTHINQ.co.uk
Lightning takes down Amazon and Microsoft cloud servicesComputerWeekly.com
Information Age -DatacenterDynamics -Telegraph.co.uk
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2011-08-08 18:00:22 - ElasticStack wants to power your organization''s cloud - ZDNet
ElasticStack wants to power your organization's cloud
ZDNet (blog)
Summary: A number of suppliers, including OpenStack, VMware, Microsoft, Eucalyptus and now ElasticStack, are offering tools allowing companies to build their own cloud computing environments. ...

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2011-08-08 17:01:02 - Lightning hits Dublin data centre - Irish Times

Siliconrepublic.com
Lightning hits Dublin data centre
Irish Times
A lightning strike has resulted in power outages at data centres belonging to Microsoft and Amazon, leading to disruption for users of Amazon's EC2 cloud computing platform and Microsoft's Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS). ...
Lightning in Dublin Knocks Amazon, Microsoft Data Centers OfflineData Center Knowledge
Amazon and Microsoft cloud services hit by lightning strikeTelegraph.co.uk
Dublin lightning strike knocks cloud systems outTHINQ.co.uk
ComputerWeekly.com -Information Age -TechEye
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2011-08-08 15:43:42 - Dublin lightning strike knocks cloud systems out - THINQ.co.uk

Siliconrepublic.com
Dublin lightning strike knocks cloud systems out
THINQ.co.uk
An electrical storm in Dublin has knocked both Microsoft and Amazon's respective cloud computing platforms offline, highlighting one of the issues at the heart of the cloud computing revolution: reliability. Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud - also known ...
Lightning in Dublin Knocks Amazon, Microsoft Data Centers OfflineData Center Knowledge
Lightning takes down Amazon and Microsoft cloud servicesComputerWeekly.com

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2011-08-08 14:27:58 - Lightning takes down Amazon and Microsoft cloud services - ComputerWeekly.com

Siliconrepublic.com
Lightning takes down Amazon and Microsoft cloud services
ComputerWeekly.com
The lightning strike took out the main power supply and affected part of the phase control system that synchronises the back-up generator plant, causing a disruption to service of Amazon's EC2 cloud computing platform for the second time this year and ...
Lightning in Dublin Knocks Amazon, Microsoft Data Centers OfflineData Center Knowledge

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2011-08-08 10:03:23 - A Cloud that Can''t Leak - MIT Technology Review

MIT Technology Review
A Cloud that Can't Leak
MIT Technology Review
Researchers at Microsoft have taken a step toward making something similar possible for cloud computing, so that data sent to an Internet server can be used without ever being revealed. Their prototype can perform statistical analyses on encrypted data ...

2011-08-08 05:37:37 - Lightning in Dublin Knocks Amazon, Microsoft Data Centers Offline - Data Center Knowledge
Lightning in Dublin Knocks Amazon, Microsoft Data Centers Offline
Data Center Knowledge
A lightning strike has caused power outages at the major cloud computing data hubs for Amazon and Microsoft in Dublin, Ireland. The incident has caused downtime for many sites using Amazon's EC2 cloud computing platform, as well as users of Microsoft's ...

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2011-08-06 03:49:51 - BitNami Launches Cloud Tools Site and Cloud Tools Installer - ReadWriteWeb

Computing
BitNami Launches Cloud Tools Site and Cloud Tools Installer
ReadWriteWeb
This post is part of our ReadWriteCloud channel, which is dedicated to covering virtualization and cloud computing. The channel is sponsored by Intel and VMware. Read the white paper about how ...
Amazon virtual private clouds go globalRegister
Amazon makes public cloud more attractive to the enterpriseWebWorkerDaily
Amazon goes global with virtual private cloudTechFlash
TMC Net
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2011-08-05 22:36:31 - Amazon Web Services Enables Private Cloud Connections - InformationWeek

Computing
Amazon Web Services Enables Private Cloud Connections
InformationWeek
AWS uses Equinix data centers as a private networking hub linked to EC2, giving businesses a secure way to connect to the cloud service. By Charles Babcock InformationWeek Customers who want to do cloud computing in a more secure way got a guarded ...
Cloud computing news roundupDatacenterDynamics
Amazon Web Services Calls for Entries for the Fifth 'Start-Up Challenge'TMC Net
Amazon virtual private clouds go globalRegister
TechFlash -Reuters -SYS-CON Media (press release)
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2011-08-04 15:52:08 - Cloud computing news roundup - DatacenterDynamics

Computing
Cloud computing news roundup
DatacenterDynamics
NaviSite says its Managed Cloud Services (MSC) allows for on demand provisioning, usage billed and fully managed infrastructure services from virtualized resource pools. Cloud computing services company ElasticStack has improved its cloud offering, ...
Amazon goes global with virtual private cloudTechFlash
Amazon Web Services Direct Connect Now Available in Equinix Data CentersMarketWatch (press release)
Amazon Boosts Identity Management, Private Cloud OfferingsPCWorld
GigaOm
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2011-08-04 09:20:59 - SME Corp and Microsoft Unite to Promote Cloud Computing [Malaysian Business ... - TMC Net
SME Corp and Microsoft Unite to Promote Cloud Computing [Malaysian Business ...
TMC Net
(Malaysian Business (Malaysia) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) SME CORPORATION MALAYSIA AND Microsoft Malaysia have joined forces to promote the adoption of cloud computing solutions among small and midsize businesses throughout Malaysia. ...

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2011-08-03 16:41:19 - There''s a Data Centre Behind the Cloud - ZDNet UK

Telegraph.co.uk
There's a Data Centre Behind the Cloud
ZDNet UK (blog)
Cloud computing is going to impact us all – which means it needs to as easy as possible to implement. From the early promises of greatness, we're now seeing real references architectures and cloud… ...
Can In-Home Data Centers Keep Us Warm?PC Magazine
Privacy, Security Key Challenges For Companies To Adopt Cloud ComputingBernama
Harnessing Data Center Heat to Warm HousesCloudTweaks News
ACR News -CIO Australia -Financial Times
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2011-08-03 03:10:18 - Cloud Computing Basics - Virtual-Strategy Magazine

Telegraph.co.uk
Cloud Computing Basics
Virtual-Strategy Magazine
Peter Mell and Tim Grance of the National Institute of Standards and Technology define cloud computing as "a model for enabling convenient, on demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (eg, ...
Cloud Computing: The Road AheadDatamation
SMEs take to cloud servicesBusiness Standard
Microsoft Cloud Computing glossaryTelegraph.co.uk
The National -CRN -Business Insider
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2011-08-03 00:00:16 - SMEs take to cloud services - Business Standard

Telegraph.co.uk
SMEs take to cloud services
Business Standard
Three years ago, when digital media entertainment firm Hungama decided to expand its operations, Chief Information Officer Manan Chhatrapati felt cloud computing was the best option. This, even at a time when there were hardly any vendors in India ...
What lies in store for companies as they venture into the cloud?Telegraph.co.uk
Real Time Data Services Provides Top Notch Cloud Computing ServicesprMac (press release)
GreenPages CEO: The Cloud Computing Services Debate Is Over!CRN
PR Newswire (press release) -ITWeb (blog) -www.waterstechnology.com
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2011-08-02 20:26:47 - TECH DATA : TDCloud Academy Jumpstarts Cloud Computing Readiness - 4-traders
TECH DATA : TDCloud Academy Jumpstarts Cloud Computing Readiness
4-traders (press release)
Tech Data Corporation (NasdaqGS: TECD) today announced Microsoft as the first vendor offering in TDCloud Academy, Tech Data's tiered cloud educational program for resellers. TDCloud Academy provides training for resellers interested in fast tracking ...
TDCloud Academy Jumpstarts Cloud Computing ReadinessMarketWatch (press release)

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2011-08-02 20:23:42 - TDCloud Academy Jumpstarts Cloud Computing Readiness - MarketWatch
TDCloud Academy Jumpstarts Cloud Computing Readiness
MarketWatch (press release)
CLEARWATER, Fla., Aug 02, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Tech Data Corporation (nasdaqgs:TECD) today announced Microsoft as the first vendor offering in TDCloud Academy, Tech Data's tiered cloud educational program for resellers. ...

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2011-08-02 17:58:14 - In the future, Cloud Computing will be the only choice - Telegraph.co.uk

Telegraph.co.uk
In the future, Cloud Computing will be the only choice
Telegraph.co.uk
Speakers from Microsoft, The Telegraph and the Government at the cloud computing conference, hosted by The Telegraph and Microsoft on the 40th floor of London's famous Gherkin building. Photo: Andy Paradise Dr James Bellini speaking at the cloud ...

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2011-08-02 16:06:54 - What lies in store for companies as they venture into the cloud? - Telegraph.co.uk

Telegraph.co.uk
What lies in store for companies as they venture into the cloud?
Telegraph.co.uk
Microsoft cloud evangelist Simon May explains how the cloud can liberate business, increase their competitiveness and provide the tools to innovate. Cloud computing offers companies so much more than merely a chance to simplify their IT estates and cut ...
Overcoming Challenges to CRM Cloud Computing MigrationTMC Net
How cloud computing will change the way you do businessSmart Business Network
Cloud computing will transform data archivingOntrack Data Recovery
SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)
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2011-08-02 16:05:59 - Let the cloud do your business''s heavy lifting - Telegraph.co.uk

Telegraph.co.uk
Let the cloud do your business's heavy lifting
Telegraph.co.uk
With Cloud Computing your business can be more flexible, more scalable, more secure and benefit from economies of scale, says Matt Warman. Cloud computing – it's hardly been out of the headlines for three years. You may not know what it is yet but one ...
File Storage Trends in Cloud Computing EraSiliconindia.com
New cloud computing guidance from ISACA helps to increase value and manage riskInfosecurity Magazine

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2011-08-02 15:57:03 - A cloud glossary - Telegraph.co.uk

Telegraph.co.uk
A cloud glossary
Telegraph.co.uk
Cloud computing: The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) defines cloud computing as “a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (eg: networks, servers, ...
GreenPages CEO: The Cloud Computing Services Debate Is Over!CRN
Real Time Data Services Provides Top Notch Cloud Computing ServicesprMac (press release)
Cloud opens many new opportunities for channelITWeb (blog)
www.waterstechnology.com -SearchDataCenter.com -Information Management
all 27 news articles »
2011-08-02 15:42:17 - Make your business more responsive to customers - Telegraph.co.uk

Telegraph.co.uk
Make your business more responsive to customers
Telegraph.co.uk
When organisations embark on cloud-based IT delivery initiatives, it is typically to simplify their internal IT infrastructure and cut costs. Yet cloud computing offers much more: an opportunity to transform the way companies behave. ...

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2011-08-02 15:18:30 - Privacy, Security Key Challenges For Companies To Adopt Cloud Computing - Bernama

Telegraph.co.uk
Privacy, Security Key Challenges For Companies To Adopt Cloud Computing
Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 (Bernama) -- Privacy and security remain the key challenges for local companies to adopt cloud computing despite growing interest on the adoption, says an information technology service provider. Hitachi Data Systems, Asia-Pacific, ...
Microsoft's cloud data: reliable, resilient and secureTelegraph.co.uk

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2011-08-01 17:41:57 - Issues about Cloud computing - Times of India
Issues about Cloud computing
Times of India
PUNE: Most Indian enterprises have apprehension over adopting cloud computing as they have experienced more security issues while using Cloud service than their global counterparts, a recent global cloud security survey conducted by Trend Micro has ...
Cloud Computing Expert, Entrepreneur and Strategy ConsultantCIOZone

all 2 news articles »
2011-08-01 14:58:14 - Cloud Computing Expert, Entrepreneur and Strategy Consultant - CIOZone
Cloud Computing Expert, Entrepreneur and Strategy Consultant
CIOZone
Many enterprises are still reluctant to move to the cloud, due to compliance and security worries, but with all the numerous services that become available at an increasing rate, the reluctance towards implementing cloud computing will fade away.

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2011-01-01 02:27:57 - 8x8 Simplifies Entry Into Cloud Computing For SMBs - CRN

Web Host Industry Review
8x8 Simplifies Entry Into Cloud Computing For SMBs
CRN
Hosted VoIP, UC and cloud provider 8x8 is again expanding its reach into the cloud computing space with a new Windows-based cloud hosting platform. 8x8's new Windows Cloud Server hosting solution has a variety of features, ...
Cloud computing and shifting businessFiji Times
8x8 Makes Cloud Computing Accessible to All Businesses With New Windows Cloud ...Techzone360
8x8 Makes Cloud Computing Accessible to All Businesses With New Windows Cloud ...MarketWatch (press release)
TalkinCloud (blog)
all 12 news articles »
2011-01-01 01:08:27 - An Overview of Microsoft Office 365 - Small Business Computing

BetaNews
An Overview of Microsoft Office 365
Small Business Computing
Small businesses can save a good chunk of both time and money by using hosted software tools and harnessing the power of cloud computing. Software as a Service (SaaS) makes great sense for small businesses ...
Small businesses embrace Microsoft's cloud, while enterprises wait and seeBetaNews
Microsoft Talks Office 365 MomentumWindows IT Pro
Microsoft's Office 365 arrives in SATechCentral
InformationWeek -Telecompaper (subscription) -ITWeb (blog)
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