After almost a year of preparation, The OpenStack Foundation has launched as a stand-alone nonprofit organization, freeing its namesake stack of open source cloud hosting software from the management of hosting provider Rackspace. ...
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In response to a White House mandate, the agencies and departments of the federal government are gradually moving their IT operations to the cloud in a shift that could save billions of dollars, while also raising serious security concerns. ...
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Fujitsu has unveiled its Fujitsu Personal Cloud concept, which it says is designed to make “substantial savings” in comparison to other managed workplace systems. Fujitsu is using its Global Cloud Platform to enable an ...
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The availability of supercomputing applications to small and medium sized businesses will be the next big thing to happen in the cloud computing market, according a senior systems consultant at IBM. Tikiri Wanduragala told Computerworld ...
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LONDON -- Cloud computing may have become the “phrase du jour” for the IT industry but the vastly overused term still means different things to different people. Here are a few cloud computing definitions from IT pros, ...
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About 1 in 3 “mission-critical” applications are currently in the cloud, and this is expected to increase to 1 in 2 by 2015, according to a survey of 400 IT and business managers published today. The IT and business managers, ...
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U.S. drivers seem to hold conflicting opinions on in-car Internet access, viewing the technology as a driving hazard and even a threat to privacy while praising the entertainment and safety features it offers. These opinions, presented in ...
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Corent Technology, Inc., a disruptive innovator in the Cloud Computing space, was honored as the most innovative cloud technology provider at the 19th Annual TechAmerica Orange County High-Tech Innovation Awards. "Our 'Plug & Play' suite ...
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AN investor group has offered $US2.3 billion ($2.18bn) in a takeover bid for business software firm Compuware, saying it has quality assets but has underperformed. Elliott Management Corp, which holds an eight per cent stake in Compuware, ...
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Ventana Research believes Location Analytics is an important emerging technology and has commenced new research focused on it.This research program will identify trends,market opportunities and organizational requirements associated with ...
Xen.org, home of the open source Xen hypervisor, today announced the final speaker line-up and agenda for its annual Xen Summit North America conference. The event will be held, August 27-28 in San Diego, California and is co-located with ...
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Cloud computing is causing a major transformation in the business and IT industry in general, says EMC. “The pace of transformation is accelerating,” says EMC Asia Pacific & Japan, Corporate Vice President & CTO Par Botes. ...
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Red Hat announced today that it will host a seven-city tour of two-day partner conferences alongside IBM and Symantec, kicking off on September 17 in Stockholm, Sweden. The tour will be arriving in the Middle East on October 2nd and 3rd ...
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Said Akar, District Manager, EMC, declared a ‘business war cry’ at today’s EMC Day 2012 event, urging enterprises to prepare for the exponential growth of big data. “Big data will transform IT. Never has IT ...
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IBM has announced the opening of three new branches across Brazil as the company extends its push into underserved territories in emerging markets and increases its support for clients and partners. With the new offices in the cities of ...
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