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HP CEO casts security doubts on Cloud Computing

2009-10-21 15:06
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Hewlett-Packard's CEO Mark Hurd has told Gartner Group's Sympposium event that he has some serious issues with the concept of Cloud Computing.

Financial services firms still don't get Cloud Computing

2009-10-15 16:48
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Cloud Computing is encountering some resistance from financial services organisations, although IT people are showing considerable enthusiasm for the delivery model’s operational efficiencies.

Definition confusion blurs potential of Cloud Computing, says Forrester Research

2009-10-13 17:35
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Forrester Research identifies 11 service categories that fall into three classes of Cloud services, but definitions remain clouded.

Developers trust Google and Amazon, but need convincing on Microsoft

2009-10-08 12:15
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Google, Amazon and IBM are trusted by developers as being able to deliver on their Cloud vision; Microsoft has work to do to get developers on side for Azure.

CSC and Cordys cement 'first among equals' Cloud relationship

2009-10-07 08:00
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As the services industry comes to terms with the transition to a Cloud-based IT industry, CSC has taken on the implementation services business of Enterprise Cloud Orchestration firm Cordys.

Industry opinion: Ten questions to ask before you sign a hosting or managed services contract

2009-10-06 12:19
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From data centre location to disaster recovery strategies and connectivity concerns, knowing the right questions to ask a potential managed services provider is key to ensuring the correct long term decision

IBM web mail debut undercuts Google

2009-10-05 13:08 - 1 comment
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IBM has released its first Web-based e-mail offering and undercut Google in the process.

Private Clouds set to dominate until 2012, says Gartner

2009-10-02 10:22
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Businesses are more likely to invest in private Clouds over the next couple of years than take a leap of faith into public alternatives, but over time a hybrid model will emerge.

CIO opinion: Looking past the hype

2009-10-01 11:17
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Cloud Computing is heavily hyped, but Eric Brown, CTO at Practical Law Company is looking for a greater sense of priorities.

Larry Ellison : Cloud Computing, Chanel, Salesforce.com and "nitwit" VCs

2009-09-23 11:29
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If you thought he was thawing, think again. Oracle's Larry Ellison still doesn't buy into all the fuss about Cloud Computing - and he's not afraid to say it!
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Business Cloud Summit 2009

In the latest of our series of videos from the Business Cloud Summit 09, we talk to customers on the frontline of the Cloud.

Business Cloud Summit 2010- the Business Cloud one year on!

We said that 2009 was the Year of the Cloud. We were wrong. In reality it was a year of the Cloud, albeit an important year. It was the year that Cloud Computing adoption gained sufficient traction that even if your organisation hadn't begun to roll out Cloud-based technologies, it needed at least to put them on the corporate agenda for consideration. 

It was against this backdrop that the first Business Cloud Summit was held. Reflecting the greater and more mainstream take-up of Cloud Computing, this year's Business Cloud Summit is very much The Business Cloud – One Year On! We're going to be hearing from even more of the increasingly established and experienced practitioners of Cloud Computing in both the private and public sectors.  You really won't want to miss this... Read more.