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US Army Awards First Cloud Computing Contract

by on January 25, 2012 at 8:59 am in Cloud Computing, Computing, Government, IBM, IT, Technology

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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US Cyber Command Chief Gives Cloud Computing Security His Vote of Confidence

by on November 16, 2011 at 7:53 am in Cloud Computing, Companies, Computing, Government, IT, Security, Technology

US Cyber Command Chief Gives Cloud Computing Security His Vote of Confidence Even as cloud computing advances by leaps and bounds, security concerns remain. This issue has been addressed time and again by me in several articles. Even supporters of the cloud maintain that unless these problems are resolved, universal adoption will remain a dream. [...]

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US Military Asks for Private Sector’s Help to Understand Cloud Computing

by on August 25, 2011 at 8:53 am in Cloud Computing, Computing, IT, Security, Storage, Technology

US Military Asks for Private Sector’s Help to Understand Cloud Computing The US military has always been at the forefront of technology. From transportation to materials science, from detection to communication, US military technology has always led its commercial counterparts. The Internet, GPS, jet aircraft, even the non-stick material Teflon – all these were developed [...]

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Can The US Government “Lead by Example” in Cloud Computing Adoption?

by on August 3, 2011 at 7:16 am in Business, Cloud Computing, Computing, Government, IT, SaaS, Security, Storage, Technology, Trends

Can The US Government “Lead by Example” in Cloud Computing Adoption? The US Government and cloud computing have been the subject of many of my articles over the last few months. From coverage of former Federal CIO Vivek Kundra’s efforts to accelerate cloud computing’s adoption by the Federal government (See: The Architect of the Official [...]

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CloudTweaks Forms Strategic Alliance With CIO Dialog

by on February 8, 2011 at 7:57 am in Cloud Computing, Computing, Event Partners, IT, Security, Technology

CloudTweaks, Media Partner For The March 28th, 29th Event The CIO Dialog on March 28th and 29th, 2011, at the Hotel Palomar in Dallas, TX,  is the exclusive international networking event for IT executives from the public and private sector to network, share best practice and discuss strategies to ensure IT continues to deliver real [...]

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CloudTweaks Interview with Sandeep Johri, VP of Strategy at HP

by on January 28, 2011 at 10:04 am in Apps, Business, Cloud Computing, Computing, Contributors, Host, IT, Our Interviews, Startups, Stocks, Storage, Technology

Interview with Sandeep Johri, VP of Strategy and Industry Solutions at HP HP announced this week a suite of new products and services that enable businesses and governments to leverage the power of the cloud. In an exclusive interview this week with Sandeep Johri, VP of Strategy and Industry Solutions at Hewlett-Packard, Cloudtweaks discussed the [...]

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