by cloudtweaks on August 30, 2010
in Amazon, Business, Cloud Computing, Computing, Google Cloud, Guest Writers, Host, Storage, Technology, Trends
Practically Speaking about Cloud Computing – Series by Cloudtweaks Practically speaking: Gartner declared that Cloud Computing is at its peak of the Hype Cycle with inflated expectations in 2010. We are witnessing the same in reality now. The talk is no longer about its definitions or security concerns. As cloud computing is entering into the offices of CIOs, CTOs, CFOs and CEOs with a bang, it is execution time. In this Practically Speaking Cloud Computing Series in Cloudtweaks, let us have information-exchange of practical knowledge and experience. Practically Speaking about Amazon Web Services – Part I: “The Evolution of Amazon
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By BEN WORTHEN Via The Wall Street Journal As technology giants rush to add products and services for the fast-growing part of the industry known as cloud computing, VMware Inc.—a Silicon Valley company that helped usher in the mania—is readying a new push of its own. Cloud computing is an industry term for information that is stored remotely on equipment operated by outside specialists and accessed via the Internet. At its annual conference this week, VMware on Tuesday will unveil technology aimed at both making it easier for businesses to move information into the cloud and to run their own
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by cloudtweaks on August 29, 2010
in Amazon, Cloud Computing, Computing, Contributors, Guest Writers, IT, Our Interviews, Partnerships, Reviews, Technology, Tutorials
CloudTweaks Update In the coming weeks CloudTweaks will be going through some continued developments to offer our readers a more international perspective. We’ve added some new contributors to our team. Malick and AWS expert from Chennai, India, will be adding a 3 Part Series called: “Practically Speaking about Amazon Web Services” starting on Monday. Nimantha from Sri Lanka, is a very gifted technical writer and will be a very important part of this team. Some of his work can be found at: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/ws-cloudcomputing/ Vallabh is an assistant editor for an online technology newspaper. He will be covering Cloud Computing Events
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HP’s Bid Valued at Approximately $2 Billion FREMONT, CA–(Marketwire – August 27, 2010) – 3PAR® (NYSE: PAR), the leading global provider of utility storage, today announced its board of directors has determined that the unsolicited proposal by Hewlett-Packard Company to acquire all of 3PAR’s outstanding common stock at $30 per share constitutes a “superior proposal” (as that term is defined in 3PAR’s previously announced merger agreement with Dell). The 3PAR board of directors notified Dell of its intention to terminate the merger agreement with Dell, immediately following the expiration of the three business day period contemplated by, and the satisfaction
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by cloudtweaks on August 25, 2010
in Amazon, Apps, Awards, Business, Cloud Computing, IT, Open Source, Press Release, Startups, Technology
Delivers High Scalability and Flexibility for Private Cloud Computing Santa Barbara, Calif. (PRWEB) August 25, 2010 Eucalyptus Systems, Inc., creators of the leading open source private cloud platform, today announced a major update of the open source Eucalyptus software. Eucalyptus 2.0 features increased scalability to support massive private and hybrid clouds as well as enhanced performance tuning and flexibility in deploying Eucalyptus without modification on existing IT infrastructure. Eucalyptus 2.0 is available immediately under the open source GPL license and can be downloaded at http://open.eucalyptus.com. “Eucalyptus software is evolving rapidly to support private and hybrid clouds in a range of
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by cloudtweaks on August 24, 2010
in Amazon, Apps, Business, Cloud Computing, Computing, Force.com, Google Cloud, Host, IT, Microsoft, Open Source, SaaS, Storage, Technology, Trends, Video
Cloud Computing is Changing the Way Business is Done Not too long ago hardly any one was using Google Apps for accessing and updating their documents, now it appears almost everyone uses Google docs when connected to the Internet instead of The Microsoft Office tools. Similarly some 2-3 years ago there were just a few top notch video games available on the Internet, but now users can play games without installing the software on their PC. It’s real, Cloud Gaming is on the move! In the near future almost everyone will be using online applications for their office and business
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by cloudtweaks on August 23, 2010
in Amazon, Apps, Cloud Computing, Force.com, Google Cloud, Host, IT, Performance, Programming, Rackspace, Reviews, Storage, Web Hosting
Very Interesting Report By Tom Henderson and Brendan Allen, at Network World In our continuing series of groundbreaking tests of cloud computing services, we take a look at what enterprises can expect if they decide to entrust data to a cloud storage provider. We found that cloud storage lives up to its advance billing in two key areas: cloud storage can be fast and the pay-as-you-go model can be a real cost saver. We also found that security could be an issue for enterprise shops, and the formulas for trying to predict overall costs can be complex. The services that
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by cloudtweaks on August 23, 2010
in Amazon, Apps, Business, Cloud Computing, Email, IT, Storage, Technology, Trends, Web Hosting
5 Areas Best Suited For Cloud Computing Businesses are shifting from the client-server model to the cloud computing model. There are still some concerns about the security of cloud based servers. Many IT analysts firmly believe that the benefits of using the cloud for certain applications will far outweigh its risks. The needs to store most of the relevant data and access it efficiently is the main driving force behind many companies moving to the cloud. Following are the top 5 cloud applications being most widely used at present. Cloud Backup Some companies like Mozy are working to move businesses
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