Cloud.com Brings Open Source Cloud Computing to VMware Customers
CUPERTINO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cloud.com Brings Open Source Cloud Computing to VMware Customers
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Top 10 Cloud Computing Complaints
Leading industry experts respond to gripes that IT professionals have about the security, cost, and portability of cloud computing in the enterprise.
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Virtualization, Cloud Computing Drive Ethernet Networking Space: IDC
Revenues in the Ethernet switching space jumped 32.7 percent in the second quarter, thanks to the growing adoption of such technologies as virtualization, cloud and VOIP, IDC said.
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InfoTech Spotlight Launches Cloud Computing Channel Sponsored by Hubspan
Media Site to Serve as News Channel and Resource Center for Cloud Computing, Cloud Security, Cloud-Based Integration and Other Related Topics
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Gartner: customers still don’t get cloud computing
Many corporate customers still do not grasp the key benefits of cloud computing, one top analyst says. In a research note posted today, Gartner distinguished analyst John Pescatore said many…
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InfoTech Spotlight Launches Cloud Computing Channel Sponsored by Hubspan
NORWALK, CT–(Marketwire – 08/16/10) – InfoTech Spotlight , the IT-focused media site in the TMCnet publishing family, today announced the launch of its Cloud Computing channel sponsored by Hubspan Inc . The channel includes breaking news, featured articles, blogs and other content on cloud computing, as well as cloud security, cloud-based integration, cloud platforms and other relevant topics …
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Cloud Computing Is No Y2K Bonanza for IT Consulting Industry
The liberating and game-changing effects of cloud computing on today’s IT shops cannot be overstated: On the fly, it seems, CIOs and their staffs are reprioritizing application-portfolio strategies, rearchitecting systems roadmaps, rethinking vendor contracts and much more. Prices may have dropped, but strategic IT planning is still as relevant as ever.
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ActiveHealth and IBM Pioneer Cloud Computing Approach to Help Doctors Deliver High Quality, Cost Effective Patient Care
IBM and ActiveHealth Management, an Aetna subsidiary, today unveiled a new cloud computing and clinical decision support solution that will enable medical practices, hospitals and states to change the way they deliver healthcare, providing better quality care at a lower cost. Â
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Cloud Computing: Hype Vs. Reality
Why the IT ecosystem needs to adapt to it quickly.
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Fujitsu, Microsoft cooperate on cloud computing
Fujitsu Ltd and Microsoft Corp. announce a worldwide cloud computing partnership for the deployment of the Windows Azure platform appliance in Fujitsu datacenters.
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Cloud Computing: Should Your Business be in “The Cloud?”
IT Computer Support of New York and the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Bring Cloud Computing Down to Earth
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Tying the Cloud to the Smart Grid and Robots

For the last several weeks, I have been in proof-of-concept mode working on two separate projects, one related to the smart grid and the other to robotics.

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The Technology Pendulum: From traditional APIs to cloud services

Information Technology has a pendulum-like history that’s pretty simple to catalog: when the tools for building things become easier to use, more people begin to use them. For example, when the PC’s operating system changed from text-based usage to a graphical user interface, the use of PCs in the work environment skyrocketed. The same is with the case of the REST API – it lowered the technical barrier to entry, and many more engineers began utilizing them.

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So what do you do if you developed a client/server application for the SMB market, and you want to grow your customer base and increase revenue? This was the case with a recent customer of ours. Our suggestion was to convert their traditional software sales model (fixed revenue) into a Software-as-a-Service model (recurring revenue). The transformation required Linxter and Microsoft SQL Azure to update their client/server architecture to a client/cloud architecture.

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