US Army Awards First Cloud Computing Contract I have always stated that the best vote of confidence that cloud computing can get is from the military. By their very nature they are cautious, and will undoubtedly shun use of technology that can possibly jeopardize national security. In fact, military spending has long been a bone [...]
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Cloud Computing: An Ode to the Lost Server Huggers
Cloud Computing: An Ode To The lost Server Huggers It is no longer a question. The Cloud is officially the future, it is here to stay and will probably take over everything in the next two to three years. As some industry watchers are saying the only major hurdle still blocking the way of the Cloud’s [...]
2012 Will Be All About the Data, and How We Manage It
2012 Will Be All About the Data, and How We Manage It Part 1 I can’t decide if this is the most exciting time to be in IT or, frankly, if it sucks. While our budgets have yet to move upward, the number of initiatives, new strategies and technologies we need to evaluate and implement [...]
Business Intelligence, Tablet Computers and Cloud Computing – A New Dimension
Unlocking the value of business intelligence, tablet computers and cloud computing – a new dimension The mobile workforce using tablet computers aided by cloud computing, is providing companies with a greater depth of business intelligence The Business Intelligence (BI), is a rapidly evolving market, with technological advances needing BI systems to be far more sophisticated [...]
SITA and Orange Business Services join forces to build a global cloud computing infrastructure
SITA and Orange Business Services join forces to build a global cloud computing infrastructure Brussels – June 22, 2011 – SITA, the air transport industry IT specialist, and Orange Business Services, the leading global integrated communications service provider for businesses, have agreed to jointly build a global, high performance, managed cloud computing infrastructure. Each partner [...]
Update: What Do Government Officials Think Of Cloud Computing?
This is the latest in a series of articles that covers the Federal Government’s move towards increasing use of cloud computing. You may want to look at these earlier articles for an understanding of the official stance on this emerging technology and actions taken: 1. Governments and Cloud Computing – Where Do They Stand? 2. [...]
What Does the US Military Want from Cloud Computing?
What Does the US Military Want from Cloud Computing? Polytetraflouroethylene or PTFE was an exotic substance accidentally invented by DuPont chemist Dr. Roy Plunkett in 1938. In spite of its less-than-ordinary origins, PTFE was found to have some extraordinary properties – high heat resistance, high corrosion resistance and the lowest coefficient of friction of any [...]
Gartner Suggests Ways to Migrate Applications to Cloud
Gartner Suggests Ways to Migrate Applications to Cloud There are five ways by which organizations can move applications into the cloud, according to research firm Gartner. The first option is to rehost or redeploy applications to a different hardware environment and change the application’s infrastructure configuration. Second option is to refactor or run applications on [...]
60 Percent Of Organizations Ready To Embrace Cloud Computing – IBM Reports
ARMONK, N.Y. – 17 May 2011: A new IBM (NYSE: IBM) study of more than 3,000 global CIOs shows that 60 percent of organizations are ready to embrace cloud computing over the next five years as a means of growing their businesses and achieving competitive advantage. The figure nearly doubles the number of CIOs who [...]
Cloud Computing Economics: 40-80% Savings in the Cloud?
Cloud Computing Economics: 40-80% Savings in the Cloud? Given the state of the global economy and the increasing adoption of Cloud computing it’s no surprise that lately there have been a number of articles on achieving Cloud computing savings ranging from 40% savings according to an EEOC case study to as much as much as 80% savings according [...]
3rd Annual Cloud Computing World Forum
3rd Annual Cloud Computing World Forum 21st& 22nd June 2011 Olympia, London www.cloudwf.com Europe’s Leading Cloud Computing Based Show Show Highlights Include: Europe’s leading 2 day conference on Cloud Computing Over 2,500 attendees anticipated 4 Theatres covering Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Enterprise 2.0, Mobile Cloud Computing and CDN Keynote agenda featuring leading industry speakers More case [...]
How To Navigate The Emerging IT Complexity – CIO Dialog March 28th, 29th, 2011
How to navigate the emerging IT complexity including the cloud computing paradigm shift Experiencing a crazy time with cloud computing, many other emerging technologies and budget pressures all converging, you will agree that with so many changing responsibilities for IT executives, it is difficult to stay ahead and focus on the management of the IT [...]
The Hybrid Cloud – White Papers
New White Papers Provided By CA Technologies The Best of Both Worlds: The Hybrid Cloud To handle the demands of modern business, CIOs must manage their internal data centers more effectively and learn how to leverage public cloud resources. The solution: a hybrid cloud strategy facilitated by a dynamic data center. Who knew that a [...]
Opportunity For Cloud Computing Experts To Present At CIO Cloud Summit
CloudTweaks Event Partner the CIO Cloud Summit announced today that it is looking for qualified speakers and cloud computing experts to present at the upcoming event, April 10-13, 2011. Qualified speakers include senior-level IT executives or individuals with executive level experience and a direct technology focus. All speakers must represent large organizations. The CIO Cloud [...]
RightNow Technologies Interview
Cloudtweaks.com recently spoke with Andrew Hull, Director of Product Marketing at RightNow, and JP Saunders, Director of Product Marketing, CX Platform at RightNow, about current trends in cloud computing. RightNow is well positioned in the CRM space focused on large business to consumer interactions. The company’s unique focus is on the broader “customer experience,” where [...]
Cloud adopters and some of the questions
A big question mark for cloud adopters Due to service levels or the lack thereof, organizations are hesitant to move to the cloud. Vendors clear the air on SLAs for the cloud We are currently at a stage where the IT world has seen its share of conferences, presentations, and in some cases actual adoption [...]
