Windows 8: Microsoft Finally Unveils OS Designed With Cloud in Mind “Metro-style” user interface aside, upcoming Windows 8 operating system is set to feature some useful cloud capabilities while developers and top executives at Microsoft still decline to unveil its full cloud capacity. Most analysts focus on Windows 8´s ability to run all applications in full screen mode, just like all tablets do now, so the new operating system is developed with multiple devices in mind; it would run across desktops, laptops, tablets, phones, and even ultrabooks, a product that is still to hit the market and prove its worthiness.
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Windows 8: Microsoft Finally Unveils OS Designed With Cloud in Mind
by kiril on September 16, 2011
in Backups, Cloud Computing, Computing, IT, Microsoft, SaaS, Security, Storage, Technology
Mobile + Cloud = The Future is Here
by cloudtweaks on September 13, 2011
in Apps, Business, Cloud Computing, Computing, Contributors, IT, Mobile, SaaS, Storage, Technology, Trends
Mobile + Cloud = The Future is Here The combination of mobile and cloud technologies seems a match made in heaven. The cloud is highly flexible and charges on usage, while the mobile technologies deliver the applications everywhere and anywhere the users might need them, really fast. I have largely touched upon the subject when I wrote about the iCloud. In addition, in terms of mobile cloud, the mobile browsers and apps seem to be the most common used tools. Because both technologies are very flexible and can be delivered virtually anywhere, cloud and mobile are a natural fit. In
Report: Google Acquires Motorola Mobility For $12.5 Billion In Cash
by cloudtweaks on August 15, 2011
in Apps, Cloud Computing, Companies, Computing, Google Cloud, Google OS, IT, Mobile, News, Press Release, Security, Smart Phones, Storage, Technology, Tools
Google Pushes Mobile Cloud Industry, Acquires Motorola Mobility For $12.5 Billion In Cash Aug 15, 2011 (Reuters) – Google Inc (GOOG.O) said it will buy Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc (MMI.N) for about $12.5 billion in cash in a move to bolster the adoption of its Android mobile phone software. Google said it would pay $40 per share, a 63 percent premium to Motorola Mobility’s Friday close on the New York Stock Exchange. Motorola Mobility shares jumped 59 percent in premarket trade on Monday. Google, maker of the Android mobile phone operating system software, has been forging ahead in the smartphone
The New Chinese Cloud OS
by sourya on August 12, 2011
in Cloud Computing, Computing, iCloud, ipad, IT, Mobile, News, Security, Storage, Technology
The New Chinese Cloud OS While the bulk of cloud computing coverage, here and elsewhere, deals with news and events in the US, there’s a whole wide world out there that has taken to cloud computing with a storm. Over the last few months, I have tried to include locations outside the US in my articles. You can read them at: 1. Is India The Next Cloud Computing Superpower? 2. The Chinese Dragon and Cloud Computing 3. Where Does Europe Stand On Cloud Computing? 4. UK Lags Behind Other European Nations in Adoption of Cloud Computing 5. How India Stands
The Case for the Custom Cloud: Research Report
by cloudtweaks on August 2, 2011
in Case Study, Cloud Computing, Computing, IT, SaaS, Security, Storage, Technology, White Papers
Learn more on how users can customize their cloud services – while you maintain control. When it comes to cloud services, “semi-custom” goes a long way. “The Case for the Custom Cloud,” shows you how users can configure their own customized cloud services from choices you dictate – and how you can deliver the resulting cloud services quickly and affordably. Learn more on how users can customize their cloud services – while you maintain control. Users Get What They Need Most depictions of the quintessential cloud user paint him or her ambiguously enough to allow for every role or function
Dell Advances IaaS with Cloud Offering
by Anuradha on July 26, 2011
in Cloud Computing, Computing, Host, IT, News, Rackspace, SaaS, Security, Storage, Technology
Dell Advances IaaS with Cloud Offering Dell has introduced industry’s first OpenStack Infrastructure-as-a-Service Cloud solution. The all new Dell OpenStack Cloud Solution is touted to further advance the adoption of open source Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS). Dell OpenStack Cloud Solution integrates the OpenStack cloud operating system, cloud-optimized Dell PowerEdge C servers, the Dell-developed “Crowbar” OpenStack installer, and services from Dell and Rackspace Cloud Builders. This integration will help customers who are searching alternatives to existing cloud options based on proprietary, licensed software models. Dell has designed its new cloud solution with a reference architecture that helps customers to quickly integrate, deploy and
Mainframes in the Age of Cloud Computing
by sourya on July 25, 2011
in Cloud Computing, Companies, Computing, Education, IT, Performance, SaaS, Security, Storage, Technology, Trends, Web Hosting
Mainframes in the Age of Cloud Computing Mainframes may be 1960s technology, but they still manage a huge portion of the world’s data. This is mainly because of two reasons – i) continuous improvement of the technology and ii) the huge costs involved in changing them en masse. However, in today’s world of cloud computing when companies are looking at decreasing their IT footprints, bulky mainframes may seem archaic. But not so if they are used in the proper manner. Some time back I had written about how cloud computing represented the logical flow of advancement from bulky mainframes to
10 Cloud Based OS’s (Operating Systems) Worth A Closer Look
by cloudtweaks on July 19, 2011
in Browser, Cloud Computing, Computing, iCloud, IT, Microsoft, Mobile, Open Source, SaaS, Storage, Technology, Web Hosting
10 Cloud Based OS’s (Operating Systems) Worth A Closer Look 1) iSpaces CloudBrowser is a web browser within a browser that allows users to log in to the company’s platform from multiple computers while saving the state of their interface to the company’s data storage centers in the cloud. iSpaces runs on any Windows or Linux computer, with Mac coming soon, creating a virtual desktop that simplifies users’ everyday life by eliminating the need to reopen numerous browser tabs and web applications. Read more… 2) Zero PC ZeroPC provides deep integration with popular Web services to deliver a complete, integrated
