Cloud Computing Capabilities In PS4? Sony is keen to elevate the marketing hype of its “next generation console”, the Play Station 4 as its release date hits the door. There are many features that are revealed in the introductory presentation about the Play Station 4 including the much awaited “cloud computing”. A lot is being said about the cloud computing capabilities of the Play Station 4. For starters, it will now be possible to play games on PS4 even if the downloading is not yet completed by using the effective streaming technology used in the next generation gaming console. Play
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Cloud Computing Capabilities In PS4?
by Salman UI Haq on June 17, 2013
Rackspace Announces Rackspace Startup Program and Availability of Rackspace Cloud 2.0
by cloudtweaks on March 11, 2011
in Apps, Awards, Cloud Computing, Computing, Host, ipad, News, Phone, Press Release, Rackspace, Smart Phones, Startups, Storage, Technology, Venture Capital
The Rackspace Cloud 2.0 Now Available on iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch for Free SAN ANTONIO, TX – March 11, 2011 –Rackspace®, the world’s leading specialist in the hosting and cloud computing industry, today formalized a new program, the Rackspace Startup Program, where Rackspace provides cloud computing resources to startups participating in programs with 500 Startups, TechStars, Y Combinator and General Assembly. In addition to the program, Rackspace also announced the availability of the version 2.0 application, Rackspace Cloud 2.0, now available on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Rackspace Startup Program Rackspace has partnered with premiere startup accelerators and
Is Cloud Lock-In A Bigger Issue Than Security?
by simon on March 10, 2011
in Amazon, Blogs, Business, Cloud Computing, Computing, Contributors, Force.com, Google Cloud, Programming, Security, Technology
Cloud lock-in a bigger issue than security Before LabSlice I was employed as a Security Architect for a major bank. Banks, government departments and health providers are naturally suspicious of technology solutions that they do not fully control. This is why cloud security is frequently listed as a concern for big industry, typically followed by operational uptime concerns. What you can’t control with your big budget is usually what you fear will backfire and cause you trouble. But that’s not my stance. In general there is little that differentiates normal security concerns from cloud security concerns, and the big players (Amazon, Google and Microsoft) can
Big News! eBay and Microsoft Announce Cloud Computing Partnership
by cloudtweaks on July 12, 2010
in Business, Cloud Computing, Computing, Google Cloud, Host, IT, Microsoft, News, Partnerships, Press Release, Stocks, Storage, Technology
WASHINGTON — July 12, 2010 — Microsoft Corp. and eBay [NASDAQ: EBAY] today announced that eBay will be one of the first customers of Microsoft’s new Windows Azure platform appliance for cloud computing. The partnership is a significant joint engineering effort that will couple the innovation and power of the Windows Azure platform appliance with the technical excellence of eBay’s platform — to deliver an automated, scalable, cost-effective capacity management solution. Microsoft also announced the limited production release of the Windows Azure platform appliance, the first turnkey cloud platform for large service providers and enterprises to deploy in their own
Partners Line Up in Support of Cloudera's New Hadoop-Based Offerings
by cloudtweaks on June 29, 2010
in Apps, Cloud Computing, Google Cloud, Hadoop, IT, Security, Storage, Technology, Trends
Cloudera Enterprise and Cloudera’s Distribution for Hadoop (CDH), Announced Today, Hailed by Cloudera’s Partners as the Preferred Choice by Organizations Deploying Apache Hadoop SANTA CLARA, CA–(Marketwire – June 29, 2010) – Hadoop Summit — Cloudera, a leading provider of Hadoop-based data management software and services, today announced support for Cloudera Enterprise and Cloudera’s Distribution for Hadoop (CDH) from Acer, AMD, Netezza, Talend and Yahoo! Today, Cloudera announced Cloudera Enterprise, next generation data management software that combines Cloudera’s Distribution for Hadoop (CDH), integrated deployment management tools and enterprise-class support to help enterprises cost-effectively store, manage and analyze all their data. Cloudera also
