by cloudtweaks on November 23, 2010
in Amazon, Apps, Awards, Blogs, Cloud Computing, Computing, Google Cloud, IT, News, SaaS, Security, Startups, Storage, Technology
Here is a partial list of semi-finalists for the AWS Start-Up Challange. From the group of semi-finalists, seven finalists will be inivited to Silicon Valley for the finale on December 8th where they will compete for the grand prize of $50,000 in cash. Full Source of this information is from the AWS Blog LabSlice – Australia LabSlice allows you to create demos, evaluations and training environments that are stored in the cloud and can be easily shared. We extend the Amazon EC2 cloud to create a self-service and policy controlled lab, where you can share a machine simply by sending
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Leadership Council for Information Advantage Provides Roadmap for Intelligent Governance Strategies in a Cloudy World HOPKINTON, Mass., Nov. 22, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC), the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today released a new report from the Leadership Council for Information Advantage that explores how the use of public and hybrid cloud computing services are transforming information governance risk factors and will increasingly challenge IT creativity in developing new strategies for policy compliance and enforcement. Enterprises moving to cloud computing are looking to move to the private cloud first. According to a CIO Market Pulse Survey conducted
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Microsoft announced the release of the National Centre for Biotechnology Information Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (NCBI Blast) on Windows Azure at Supercomputing 2010. The new application enables a broader community of scientists to combine desktop resources with the power of cloud computing for biological research. Microsoft showcased the scale of the application on Windows Azure, demonstrating its use for 100 billion comparisons of protein sequences in a database managed by the NCBI. Search Engine Zips Through Data NCBI Blast on Azure enables researchers to take advantage of the scalability of the platform to perform analysis of vast proteomics and genomic
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – November 22, 2010 – Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced the global results of its sixth annual Symantec Disaster Recovery Study, which demonstrates the growing challenge of managing disparate virtual, physical and cloud resources because of added complexity for organizations protecting and recovering mission critical applications and data. In addition, the study shows that virtual systems are not properly protected. The study highlights that nearly half – 44 percent – of data on virtual systems is not regularly backed up and only one in five respondents use replication and failover technologies to protect virtual environments. Respondents
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Live Volume, Enterprise Manager Integration and Next-Generation Hardware Form the Foundation for Flexible Grid Storage EDEN PRAIRIE, MN–(Marketwire – November 22, 2010) – New Compellent virtualized storage array allows enterprises to rapidly adapt to changing business requirements with greater scale up from a next-generation hardware platform and enhanced scale out from a dynamic business continuity suite. New integrated hardware and software empowers customers to create a grid of Compellent arrays that is highly scalable and available for enterprise and cloud data centers. Compellent Technologies (NYSE: CML) today announced the latest release of Storage Center, building on its Fluid Data architecture
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by cloudtweaks on November 19, 2010
in Apps, Business, Cloud Computing, Computing, Education, Employment, Images, IT, Open Source, Programming, Technology
There is an overwhelming need for individuals who can create mobile applications that connect to the cloud. Below are some quotes from a couple of the largest technology research analyists in the world. “Juniper Research expects the total market for cloud-based mobile apps to grow 88 percent between 2009 and 2014. About 75 percent of that market will be enterprise users, Juniper predicts.” “Cloud computing, social networking, mobile applications and devices as well as video will be some of the top strategic technology trends in 2011, according to analyst firm, – Gartner.” “The analyst firm revealed the PC market was
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Bangalore, India, November 19, 2010 – Wipro Technologies, the Global Consulting, System Integration and Outsourcing Business of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) today announced that the implementation of a CRM solution, for Janalakshmi Financial Services, a leading national microfinance company, has been further extended to support Janalakshmi’s new ‘Retail Liability’ business. This implementation uses a leading public cloud CRM application. Wipro has already completed the successful implementation of the core loan origination process at Janalakshmi more than a year ago. Wipro’s two year association with Janalakshmi is set to reach the next level by Wipro enabling Janalakshmi’s cloud environment to successfully support
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by cloudtweaks on November 18, 2010
in Business, Cloud Computing, Computing, Event Partners, Host, IT, Our Interviews, Partnerships, Startups, Storage, Technology
Business Cloud Summit 2010 Conference Agenda Public sector With the UK enduring a period of cut backs and tightened public sector budgets, Cloud Computing promises to transform the way public services are delivered to and accessed by citizens. The government remains committed to the establishment of Digital Britain to improve national competitiveness, while the implementation of a G-Cloud (or G-Clouds) will change forever the way public sector organisations roll out ICT programmes. But what is the Cloud agenda at the heart of government? And what are its prospects for success? 09:30 Chairman’s Welcome: Dr Katy Ring, Principal Analyst, K2 Advisory
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