by cloudtweaks on May 24, 2011
in Amazon, Backups, Cloud Computing, Companies, Computing, Images, IT, SaaS, Storage, Technology, Tools, Video
Minus is a cloud-based, out of the box, straight-forward sharing platform which allows the users to upload and share photos, music, videos, PDFs and more. The site is focused on making everything simple and naturally convenient for the users. The site looks, sounds, interacts and then impresses and stands out ahead of others in its own simple, intuitive way. In the background, the minus is powered by Amazon’s latest, high-end EC2 and S3 cloud storage services. Salient Features Easy to Navigate Located at the top right and bottom left of the home page, five to six hyperlinked words each in
ENJOY THE FULL ARTICLE!
by sourya on May 23, 2011
in Amazon, Audio, Business, Cloud Computing, Companies, Computing, Host, IT, Music, SaaS, Security, Technology, Trends
Can Copyright Issues Derail Cloud Computing? “If the only way a library can offer an Internet exhibit about the New Deal is to hire a lawyer to clear the rights to every image and sound, then the copyright system is burdening creativity in a way that has never been seen before because there are no formalities.” – Lawrence Lessig, American academic and political activist. “Certainly the interest in asserting copyright is a justified one.” – Johannes Rau (1931-2006), German politician. Copyright is defined as “a set of exclusive rights granted to the author or creator of an original work, including
ENJOY THE FULL ARTICLE!
by kiril on May 20, 2011
in Amazon, Business, Case Study, Cloud Computing, Companies, Computing, Force.com, Google Cloud, Government, Invest, IT, News, Security, Smart Phones, Technology, Tools
Cloud-adoption To Drive IT Products and Services Market in 2011, Report The public sector in the United States will spend less on IT products and services in 2011 while private sector enterprises are expected to purchase more IT products, a report by Business Monitor International (BMI) revealed. Cloud computing will drive the demand for such products and services with both private and public organizations looking for cloud-based solutions to benefit from cost-saving advantages offered by the Cloud. The US market for IT products and services is forecast to expand to $653 billion by 2015 after sales dropped in last quarter
ENJOY THE FULL ARTICLE!
by Anuradha on May 19, 2011
in Amazon, Cloud Computing, Computing, IT, News, SaaS, Security, Storage, Technology, Trends
Amazon.com Acquires CLOUD.CO Domain Name Online retailer Amazon.com has acquired the registration rights to the single letter domain names A.CO, K.CO and Z.CO and also to the premium reserved domain name Cloud.CO. This announcement was made yesterday by the official domain registry for the .CO domain, .CO Internet S.A.S., which signed an agreement with Amazon.com to this end. Both partners have not disclosed the terms of the acquisition. According to .CO Registry, it intends to announce additional high profile domain name deals in the coming months. Amazon.com notes that with these registration rights it has joined the league of other
ENJOY THE FULL ARTICLE!
by sourya on May 18, 2011
in Amazon, Apps, Backups, Cloud Computing, Computing, Gaming, Google TV, Movies, Music, Startups, Storage
Benefits From Cloud Computing “God must love the common man, he made so many of them.” – Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), legendary American President. Three months back I had written an article on the benefits of cloud computing to various stakeholders, such as the Chief Information Officer (CIO), the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), the IT manager, the system designer, the environmentalist and the end consumer, or in other words, the common man (and woman) referred to by President Lincoln above (See: How Cloud Computing Affects Real People). Today, I will elaborate more on the last stakeholder – the end consumer. Most
ENJOY THE FULL ARTICLE!
by sourya on May 17, 2011
in Amazon, Cloud Computing, Companies, Computing, Google Cloud, IBM, Microsoft, News, Rackspace, SaaS, Security, Storage, Technology, Trends
Some Takeaways from Interop 2011 When industry heavyweights get together, you can be assured of some insights on where the industry is and where it is going. The same is true for cloud computing, and we have already covered a few such events before, including those scheduled to be held in the near future. Scheduled later this year See: Second Annual Cloud Computing Security Alliance Congress – November 16-17, 2011 See: AWS Summit 2011: Register for an Event near You See: 3rd Annual Cloud Computing World Forum Recently organized See: What’s happening at the RSA Conference? See: Can The RSA
ENJOY THE FULL ARTICLE!
Amazon CloudWatch Services Avail the multiple benefits of added functionality and lowered prices of Amazon CloudWatch services. Amazon CloudWatch services assist you in marking a lead and have a distinctive edge over your competitors by letting you gain a pellucid visibility on resource utilization, operational health, and application performance. Without having to install additional software, you can retrieve statistics, data and graphs programmatically to assist you in troubleshooting, spotting trends, and taking automated action as per the cloud environment. Indeed, it lives to its name of being a fast, smart, reliable and flexible way to access and monitor your cloud
ENJOY THE FULL ARTICLE!
by cloudtweaks on May 13, 2011
in Amazon, Business, Cloud Computing, Companies, Computing, IT, Programming, Reviews, SaaS, Startups, Storage, Technology, Venture Capital
Viravis – Cloud Start-Up Review Overview: Viravis is an upcoming cloud based platform for developing database rich applications by anyone regardless of their programming skills and globally accessible via internet. Based in Turkey, a Microsoft Bizspark Startup founded in mid 2010, Viravis with its simple, centralized, web-based development platform makes it remarkably easy for end users to develop data driven software applications. Viravis enables the development of feature rich applications by providing development tools that are accessible using the web or desktop based GUI development clients. Viravis is a Hybrid Cloud offering which provides the development platform services of PaaS
ENJOY THE FULL ARTICLE!
