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Microsoft creates cloud division
News Windows Azure is to combine with the Windows Server division as Microsoft looks to boost its presence in the cloud, according to a company blog post.
Tags: Cloud computing, Organizational structure, Azure Services Platform, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Cloud computing, Server, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, billing
Firms go private in near-term cloud spend
News IT organizations globally will spend more on private cloud services over next three years, while waiting for more mature public cloud services, according to Gartner.
Tags: Cloud computing, cloud computing strategy, sourcing team, IT Services, Information Technology, Gartner Inc., Service, Cloud computing, research company, strategy
Cloud computing to usher new threats
News Cloud infrastructure and connectivity, as well as devices reliant on it, will lead to new vulnerabilities for enterprises, according to Trend Micro.
Tags: Cloud computing, Data security, PC security, Cloud, Security, SSL, BGP, Trend Micro Inc., online banking, Google Chrome
Cloud to power research number-crunching
News More academic institutions will look to the cloud for compute power at a lower price, to drive research efforts, says Singapore university professor.
Tags: Cloud computing, grid computing, Hewlett-Packard Co., Cloud, SETI@Home, distributed computing, Virtualization, Computer, Nanyang Technological University, Xen
APAC firms still find cloud 'not relevant'
News Only 46 percent of Asia-Pacific companies familiar with cloud concept and 78 percent have not adopted any cloud-based apps, finds new study.
Tags: Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), hosted CRM, Information Technology, Web Conferencing, CRM, Asia-Pacific, ERP, Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS)
Amazon to boost Asia's cloud assurance
News update Cloud provider's push into Asia-Pacific is expected to provide a boost of assurance to companies of cloud computing's viability, says analyst.
Tags: Cloud computing, Web services, SingTel, Asia, software, Amazon.com Inc., Asia-Pacific, Singapore, Storage, Web Service
Beware business cloud dangers, says EU agency
News Organizations should be wary of vendor lock-in, according to European Network and Information Security Agency.
Tags: Cloud computing, Network security, Expert, Security, Enisa, Risk Management, network, IT Security, European Union, Information Security
IBM and Microsoft back Zend's cloud API plan
News The two firms have signed up to a Zend initiative to create an open source application-programming interface for the cloud.
Tags: Cloud computing, IBM Corp., Cloud computing, API, co-founder, Rackspace, development tool, Amazon Web Services
5 tips to ensure cloud data quality
News Choose neutral platforms and read providers' fine-print. These are steps companies should take before leaping to cloud, say data management vendors.
Tags: Cloud computing, Database management, Software, Database, Cloud, Informatica, Tool, SLA, remote site, Cloud computing
How Yahoo is betting its cloud will pay off
News With Yahoo counting on cloud computing to accelerate development, a behind-the-scenes IT guy like Shelton Shugar moves into the spotlight.
Tags: Cloud computing, Yahoo! Inc., Virtualization, software, Open-source Software, Apache Hadoop, Cloud computing, Server, corporate computing, Internet
Nominum's Skye puts DNS services in the cloud
News The Internet infrastructure company is offering hosted DNS services through its newly created Skye cloud division.
Tags: Cloud computing, E-business, Broadband, Cloud computing, Internet-infrastructure, DNS, Internet Service Provider, data center, Web
Panda's Cloud Antivirus leaves beta behind
News First introduced in beta back in April, Panda Cloud Antivirus graduates to a stable, public release and signifies a major security vendor taking aim at the freeware competition--instead of the other way around.
Tags: PC security, Network security, Security applications/tools, Cloud computing, Recycle Bin, Security, Panda, Panda Cloud Antivirus 1.0, Scans, Computer
IBM moves into cloud storage
News Smart Business Storage Cloud pulls together IBM technologies to allow businesses to set up private clouds where they can store and archive petabytes of data.
Tags: Cloud computing, Data Management, Authentication, IBM Corp., IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, Archiving, Storage, storage system, Cloud computing, Consulting
Gartner: Brace yourself for cloud computing
News Cloud computing led Gartner's list of ten big technologies to plan for in 2010. Also: mobile apps, desktop virtualization, social networks, green IT.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Cloud computing, Virtualization, Computer, Information Technology, mobile, Business Strategies & Functions, Social Computing, Gartner Inc., Cloud computing
'Best effort' insufficient for cloud
News Cloud ecosystem needs operator participation to provide single point of blame, to win businesses' confidence in moving over, says consultant.
Tags: Service level management, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Cloud computing, NTT Corp., SingTel, network, Uptime, Asia-Pacific, SLA, Service Management
