http://www.silicon.com Results for cloud computing en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/servers/0,39024647,39668393,00.htm Azure is Microsoft's operating system for cloud computing, a style of computing in which servers host the bulk of the data and applications that users access from their local PCs, smartphones and other devices. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:18:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39658906,00.htm Speaking on stage at Dreamforce, CA CEO John Swainson described cloud computing as "the most profound change I've seen in 33 years". The IT service desk software maker is planning to bring its Service Desk Express product to the Force.com platform... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:56:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://services.silicon.com/itoutsourcing/0,3800004871,39658905,00.htm RMG is also embracing cloud computing, switching to Microsoft's Business Productivity Online Suite to provide hosted email, calendar, collaboration and meeting services. How does a business pay less for its IT services when it's already getting... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:29:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39658903,00.htm Both, according to Gilbert: "If you start to think about cloud computing, you marry that with an app store in a large form factor you've actually got a great utility device, as well as a great consumer device," he said. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:08:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://services.silicon.com/itoutsourcing/0,3800004871,39646338,00.htm Could some of the big names in outsourcing be among the victims of the much-hyped shift to cloud computing? However Carr said following the shift to cloud computing - which he believes is as inevitable as the move from localised to centralised... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:07:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39643702,00.htm His involvement with open source continues too: he's a board member at Mozilla Messaging as well as cloud computing management company and open source supporter RightScale. So this is a way for me to renew my understanding of the industry as last... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:41:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/0,1000000085,39890503,00.htm Salesforce.com is a high-profile proponent of the idea of web-based services, broadly called cloud computing. Salesforce.com on Wednesday announced a social-networking service called Salesforce Chatter for its customers' in-house operations, giving... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:57:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/webservices/0,39024657,39653040,00.htm With the advent and popularity of cloud computing, software as a service such as Salesforce.com applications, managed datacentres and other services with ongoing costs, the impact to the expense side of IT is increasing - yet arguably the output... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://hardware.silicon.com/servers/0,39024647,39655945,00.htm Microsoft's cloud-based computing platform Azure has been given an official launch date. Azure will be made commercially available from 1 January, Microsoft's chief software architect, Ray Ozzie, announced yesterday at the company's Professional... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:55:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60823455p,00.htm This IBM® Redbook® explains how a private test cloud can help you organize and streamline your test environment, allowing for a quick turnaround of resource requests—lowering overall costs. Testing your applications before they launch is... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60823450p,00.htm Cloud computing promises to provide vast computing power, reliable off-site data storage, wide availability, all at lower maintenance and investment costs. But recent cloud computing mishaps have underscored the need for consistent and thorough... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60817581p,00.htm The difference between cloud computing and in-the-cloud security should be clear. It will be a couple of years before cloud computing really takes off as companies will have to get used to the idea of sharing all of their data with service providers. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60817357p,00.htm Third Brigade Deep Security is comprehensive server and application protection software that unifies security across virtual, cloud computing and traditional datacenter environments. It helps organizations to prevent data breaches and business... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60812701p,00.htm The field of cloud computing is still in its infancy as far as implementation and usage, partly because it is heavily promoted by technology advancement and is so high resource dependent that researches in academic institutions have not had many... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60813080p,00.htm This paper identifies security concerns arising in cloud computing environments and outlines methods to maintain compliance integrity and preserve security protection as virtual resources move from on-premise to public cloud environments. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60813172p,00.htm TCS believes that Cloud Computing will prove very attractive to the Enterprise IT world and specifically to IT service providers, primarily due the infinite opportunities around innovative business models. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60812750p,00.htm This paper studies the SLA process, with focus on the Cloud computing as the basis to explain the concepts. The paper will also look into a case study from Microsoft Windows Azure Cloud System and identify the techniques that they have adopted in... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60813173p,00.htm TCS proposes a range of services to customers, beginning with an advisory role in helping customers identify opportunities for leveraging Cloud Computing to enabling new business models. As a part of the services, TCS will address key questions... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60813164p,00.htm Cloud computing promises to provide researchers with the ability to perform parallel computations using large pools of Virtual Machines (VMs), without facing the burden of owning or maintaining physical infrastructure. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60813014p,00.htm It also discusses methods to proactively detect and stop malware that spreads via removable drives, using a combination of traditional antimalware and cloud-computing techniques. Seeing the popularity of removable storage, virus authors realized... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:00 +0000