what is StorSimple

Cloud Computing on Wordpress - 05/23/13 - 15 min ago

StorSimple is an enterprise cloud storage company founded in 2009 by former Cisco and Brocade execut

VMware lays out prices for hybrid cloud offering -- now customers have the ...

Cloud Computing on Wordpress - 05/23/13 - 1 hours 15 min ago

VMware (s vmw) re-announced its long-awaited vCloud Hybrid Serviceas an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) play for current vSphere customers to use. It will become available in an early access program in June and generally available in the third quarter of the year. The company is pitching the...

OMB Gives Agencies First-Ever Security Guidelines to Protect Smartphones...

SafeGov.org - 05/23/13 - 2 hours 13 min ago

VMware Announces vCloud Hybrid Service

Cloud Computing on Wordpress - 05/23/13 - 2 hours 15 min ago

Today ina live event and followed up ina press release VMware unveiled VMware vCloud Hybrid Service, an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud operated by VMware and built on the trusted foundation of VMware vSphere, giving customers a common platform to seamlessly extend their data center to the ...

Expanding the Conversation on Cloud Security

Cloud Computing on Wordpress - 05/23/13 - 4 hours 15 min ago

A few weeks ago, we walked around the show floor at InfoSec Europe and asked the crowd if they had a

What do you think the rle of hard disk storage will be in 5 years?

Gestalt IT - 05/23/13 - 5 hours 13 min ago

John Obeto posed a serious question: What do you think the role of hard disk storage will be in 5 years, in a) The datacenter, b) Local/small servers, and c) Personal computers (the desktop kind) John got answers from some great folks: Rick Schlander Enrico Signoretti Calvin Zito Val...

LogMeIn Previews AppGuru

Cloud Computing Journal - 05/23/13 - 5 hours 15 min ago

LogMeIn is announcing a solution for the Bring Your Own Apps trend. Importantly, rather than making IT professionals the bad guys trying to stop the trend, the new AppGuru puts IT pros back into the role of strategic advisor in a cloud-centric world. As business applications move to the cloud and...

Sequestration stymies federal government cloud ambitions

SafeGov.org - 05/23/13 - 6 hours 11 min ago

The PaaS-word

Cloud Computing on Wordpress - 05/23/13 - 6 hours 15 min ago

There is much confusion as to Platform as a Service (PaaS). Many confuse it with Software as a Service (SaaS) and the word platform doesnt exactly help peoples understanding because it is one of the most frequently used in the digital sector. This post is to explain what Platform-as-a-Service...

Energy Efficiency Could Cut Wireless Power Demand 90 Percent By 2020 could ...

Cloud Computing on Wordpress - 05/23/13 - 6 hours 15 min ago

An influx of smart phones has expanded wireless networks to the point that everyone, everywhere seems able to access the cloud. But looming mobile data needs cast a long shadow over electrical consumption one that could quadruple global network power demands by 2015. Smart phone...

onOne Software Announces onOne Labs

Cloud Computing on Wordpress - 05/23/13 - 6 hours 15 min ago

Octagon House in Franklin Kentucky There seems to be a lot of activity going on in the photo software industry lately, discount sales, new pricing, and new features are rapidly happening. With the announcement by Adobe to discontinue it’s CS Software program, and force any new Photoshop users ...

Flickr's new interface review: Is it time to leave Flickr?

Cloud Computing on Wordpress - 05/23/13 - 6 hours 15 min ago

Yahoo’s Flickr has just introduced their new ’tile’ interface (not unlike Windows

AP Automation in the Cloud.What are the Possibilities?

Cloud Computing on Wordpress - 05/23/13 - 6 hours 15 min ago

Spring was slow to show up here in the Midwest this year. On a rather cold and overcast day, I went to visit one of my customers. They had described their old process to me as a paper addiction. Esker and this particularAccounts Payable Customer worked together to come up with a program to allow...

NetSuite to Increase Focus on ERP for Manufacturers

Cloud Computing on Wordpress - 05/23/13 - 6 hours 15 min ago

Reposted fromIT World.com — By Chris Kanaracus Capitalizing on apparent demand from customers, NetSuite is adding new capabilities aimed at manufacturers to its cloud-based ERP (enterprise resource planning) software. NetSuite will announce a new version of its existing manufacturing ERP...

SAP HANA is Technology Platform of Choice for SAP

Cloud Computing on Wordpress - 05/23/13 - 6 hours 15 min ago

At this years annual SAP user conference, SAPPHIRE, the technology giant showed advances in its cloud and in-memory computing efforts. It has completed the migration of its conventional application suite and portfolio of tools to operate on SAP HANA, its in-memory computing platform, and made...

Book Review The Phoenix Project

The Diversity Blog - 05/23/13 - 7 hours 13 min ago

A lifetime or so ago I studied management and spent much time reading and thinking about the book, “The Goal” written by Eli Goldratt. In the book, Goldratt sought to impart his theories about the management of a manufacturing organization through a fictional story about the...

21Vianet Group

Cloud Computing on Wordpress - 05/23/13 - 7 hours 15 min ago

VNET : NASDAQ : US$9.46 BUY Target: US$15.00 COMPANY DESCRIPTION: The largest carrier-neutral Internet data center serviceprovider in China, 21Vianet hosts customers’ servers andnetworking equipment and provide interconnectivityservices. The company also provides managed networkservices...

New White Paper: Trusted Workload Migration with EMC, RSA, Intel, and...

Cloud Computing on Wordpress - 05/23/13 - 7 hours 15 min ago

I’ve been working on this white paper for some time now but because we were pulling so much information from so many different companies, it took a while to get the review process wrapped up. However, today it was finally published. The white paper discusses the security and logistical...

Technology Trends in the Insurance Industry

Cloud Computing on Wordpress - 05/23/13 - 7 hours 15 min ago

Policy Administration System Transformation The Insurance industry business landscape is evolving. Insurance carriers are grappling with the need to quickly launch new products, manage new delivery channels and efficiently serve the changing demographics. The increasing regulatory compliance...

As Ethernet turns 40, some seek to take it to the cloud

Computerworld Cloud Computing - 05/23/13 - 8 hours 14 min ago

As Ethernet marks its 40th birthday this week, some of those celebrating will also be looking ahead to yet another use for the nearly ubiquitous technology: the cloud.

As Ethernet Turns 40, Some Seek to Take it to the Cloud

CIO.com - Cloud Computing - 05/23/13 - 8 hours 15 min ago

The CloudEthernet Forum is launching at an event marking Ethernet's 40th birthday

How advertising is turning cloud services for schools into a poisoned...

SafeGov.org - 05/23/13 - 9 hours 12 min ago

Commodity Clouds, the 'Tuning Tax' and What Cloud Users...

Computerworld Cloud Computing - 05/23/13 - 9 hours 14 min ago

Application-tuning capabilities coupled with today's commodity cloud offerings are more than many users need. Just like broadband Internet, though, it's only a matter of time before these 'overserved' users turn to the commodity cloud to meet 'unserved' needs. Will this...

Cloud Expo New York: API Security, Does My Business Need an OAuth Server?

Cloud Computing Journal - 05/23/13 - 9 hours 15 min ago

Many have heard of OAuth but are unsure of how it might apply to their business. In his session at the 12th International Cloud Expo, Alistair Farquharson, CTO of SOA Software, will describe how OAuth can be used to facilitate certain business models and simplify the sharing of private...

Cloudian Connects with Citrix for Easier Cloud Rollouts

CIO.com - Cloud Computing - 05/23/13 - 9 hours 15 min ago

Users will be able to self-provision storage from Citrix's CloudPortal

Access your servers with GoGrids new Console service

GoGrid Blog - 05/23/13 - 10 hours 13 min ago

At GoGrid we are always looking for ways to improve our product and add value for our customers. We have recently released some new services built on our new Software-Defined Networking (SDN) architecture that customers are already adopting: the Dynamic Load Balancer and Firewall Service. We have...

What is Big Data?

Cloud Computing on Wordpress - 05/23/13 - 10 hours 15 min ago

What is big data, and why should IT at government agencies care? Learn all about how managing big data can mean a world of difference for IT efficiency.

Commodity Clouds, the 'Tuning Tax' and What Cloud Users Really Need

CIO.com - Cloud Computing - 05/23/13 - 10 hours 15 min ago

Application-tuning capabilities coupled with today's commodity cloud offerings are more than many users need. Just like broadband Internet, though, it's only a matter of time before these 'overserved' users turn to the commodity cloud to meet 'unserved' needs. Will this leave enterprise cloud...

Down with file attachments! Hail to the Google Docs API update

Infoworld Cloud Computing Blog - 05/23/13 - 11 hours 12 min ago

Last year I started pushing everyone in my company to never send me attachments. I wanted a Dropbox share and a Google Drive share, as well as the ability to collaboratively edit with my coworkers.

Top 10 cloud tools

Infoworld Cloud Computing Blog - 05/23/13 - 11 hours 12 min ago

Cloud vendors are delivering boatloads of new tools to help enterprise IT build, buy, manage, monitor, tweak and track cloud services. These tools are designed to help IT execs free up their budgets and their staff so both can be used towards more strategic, line of business projects. [BUT ARE THEY ...