“The interesting thing about cloud computing is that we've redefined cloud computing to include everything that we already do. I can't think of anything that isn't cloud computing with all of these announcements. The computer industry is the only industry that is more fashion-driven than women's fashion. Maybe I'm an idiot, but I have no idea what anyone is talking about. What is it? It's complete gibberish. It's insane. When is this idiocy going to stop?”
- Larry Ellison
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IT Downtime Costs $26.5 Billion In Lost Revenue
TechWeb, 2011-05-24
...cloud computing. On average, the businesses surveyed said they suffered 14 hours of IT downtime per year. Half of those said IT outages damage their reputation and 18% described the impact on their reputation as "very damaging." Headlines about IT failures...read more...
Amazon's Servers Overwhelmed by Gaga Lady Gaga Fans
PC World, 2011-05-24
A crush of Lady Gaga fans hit Amazon like a platform stiletto to the gut, overwhelming the company's servers. In an apparent promotion for Amazon's Cloud Drive service, users were invited to download the pop star's much-anticipated new album, "Born This read more...
CIOs predict hybrid cloud will dominate IT architecture
ComputerWeekly.com, 2011-05-24
...of customer data (54%) were also top concerns. There is also growing interest among CIOs in private clouds, but these overcome security concerns while compromising on scalability and cost savings. One in five companies (21%) say they prefer a hybrid approach. Through...read more...
Cloud computing by the numbers
InfoWorld, 2011-05-24
...in the Quest survey saw "a lot" or a "moderate level of" confusion about the difference between cloud computing and virtualization. Security is not an option. This KnowledgeVault Series offers professional advice how to be proactive in the fight against cybercrimes...read more...
Is the cloud killing Apple?
InfoWorld, 2011-05-24
...are not coming from Apple, which may find that the cloud has put the company at a relative disadvantage. Who saw that one coming? Security is not an option. This KnowledgeVault Series offers professional advice how to be proactive in the fight against cybercrimes...read more...
What's missing from the cloud? An exit strategy.
Government Computer News, 2011-05-23
...meet their organizational needs five years or more from now, according to the “Pulse on Public Sector Virtualization and Cloud Computing Study†conducted by the School of Graduate and Continuing Studies at Norwich University, the nation’s oldest private military...read more...
Will cloud computing make traditional vendor relationships obsolete?
NetworkWorld, 2011-05-23
...is that the cloud services providers currently do a good job of delivering on their promises. One area they could improve on is security. In our initial tests of private external clouds, we reviewed these secure connections to privately hosted external resources....read more...
Big firms shunning public cloud storage
InfoWorld, 2011-05-23
...published in Computerworld's print edition. It was adapted from an article that appeared earlier on Computerworld.com. Security is not an option. This KnowledgeVault Series offers professional advice how to be proactive in the fight against cybercrimes and...read more...
Social Networking Giant LinkedIn has Security Flaws
Buzzom.com, 2011-05-23
...the path ahead doesn’t appear so smooth for this social networking giant. Recently, the site was under scrutiny for some of its security vulnerabilities. Rishi Narang, an independent Internet security researcher, pointed out some of LinkedIn’s security issues....read more...
Cloud Music Streaming: Pros and Cons
PC World, 2011-05-22
There is rampant speculation that Apple will soon join Amazon and Google to offer a service to store your music in the cloud and stream it to your devices. There are certainly some benefits to cloud music services, but those benefits come with some prettread more...
About that Cloud Security?
Beyond Search, 2011-05-21
...have voiced over the security of computing services delivered via others’ remote servers, referred to as cloud computing. Cloud security is Amazon’s top priority, Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos said at an event sponsored by Consumer Reports magazine this...read more...
Microsoft cloud email has another outage
The Seattle Times, 2011-05-20
...confirmed it had another outage on its cloud email service Thursday morning. Microsoft released a statement today saying the outage happened on Thursday at 8:48 a.m.m and some users, fewer than one percent of all customers, had delays with their email messages....read more...
Why We Chose Exchange Online, Not Google Apps
CIO.com, 2011-05-20
...how to get started with a cloud-based help desk today. Before you build your cloud, there are many considerations. Are there security requirements? Compliance rules? Will you use public cloud resources as well? Learn more about how to plan a cloud effectively...read more...
Cloud computing low in government IT spending plans: study
ZDNet, 2011-05-19
...applications (37%), virtualization solutions (30%), content management solutions (24%), unified communications (18%), and cloud computing (18%). Of course, it can be argued that it wouldn’t make sense to put “cloud computing†in the budget — an organization...read more...
San Francisco Grabs Onto the Cloud With Microsoft
PC World, 2011-05-19
...where we're going over the next five years." San Francisco's announcement may take some of the sting out of Microsoft's recent outage that hit its hosted email customers. Several outages hit last week between Tuesday and Thursday, leaving customers with hours...read more...
Microsoft's cloud licensing changes: what you need to know
InfoWorld, 2011-05-19
...21-page Cloud Computing Deep Dive PDF special report. | Stay up on the cloud with InfoWorld's Cloud Computing Report newsletter. ] Security is not an option. This KnowledgeVault Series offers professional advice how to be proactive in the fight against cybercrimes...read more...
O2 suffers massive network outage across the south east
V3.co.uk, 2011-05-17
...web site showing O2's 2G outage in Kent and Sussex. Map from GiffGaff web site showing areas of London affected by O2's 3G outage. By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms & Conditions. Your comment will be moderated before publication. ...read more...
Moving to the cloud isn't for everyone: What to consider
ITWorld.com, 2011-05-16
...house (see case study, below), a cloud migration was out of the question. It already suffered frequent network and Internet outages. But with ticketing software running on Windows servers, customers nevertheless could call the box office and purchase seats...read more...
Sony's Struggles Highlight Cloud Weakness
The Street, 2011-05-16
...one of cloud's biggest proponents, expects the technology to be the "normal" method for delivering IT services by 2015. Cloud security should be uppermost in the minds of businesses that send their data off into cloud services, according to DiDio. "It's...read more...
Microsoft BPOS Outage Shows Danger of Trusting the Cloud
PC World, 2011-05-16
...approach of Office 365--merging the cloud with local tools and software--would have minimized the productivity impact from the cloud outage. By all means, use the cloud. There are a variety of advantages and benefits to cloud-based services. However,don't...read more...