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cloud platform that provides Xen based compute units, object based storage (which we present as a file system vs. having to manage RESTful based file system services) and block IO which we provide to our compute units or expose via a OpenFiler VM.

As longtime Microsoft insider Satya Nadella becomes the company's CEO, he is declaring a new focus on a "mobile-first, cloud-first world."

UC Berkeley View of Cloud Computing

James Urquhart and I recorded show #7 of Overcast, our podcast series on cloud computing. It's up and available here for your listening pleasure.In this episode we have a discussion with Javier Soltero, CEO of Hyperic. Reposting the show notes:Show...

Informational self-determination refers to the ability of individuals to exercise personal control over the collection, use and disclosure of their personal information by others. It forms the basis of modern privacy laws and practices around the world. [...] At the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC), we have long advocated a strong role for individuals in managing their personal information, not just by exercising their privacy rights under Ontario law, but also by becoming better informed and using privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs). [...] This paper explores what will be possible if proper digital identity services are deployed and the full power of Cloud computing is realized.

More than 70% business enterprises rely on mainframes as they deliver proven qualities of service, advanced workload optimization and efficient resource utilization. The large-scale computational capabilities and the ability to expand capacity on demand make Mainframes an all time favourite computing environment.

Telstra has agreed to form a joint venture with Indonesia's largest telecommunications services company, Telkom Indonesia, with an eye to expand its network applications and services (NAS) presence in South East Asia.

Microsoft is likely to appoint its cloud-computing head, Satya Nadella, as its next chief executive, a source familiar with the matter said last night.

Google already runs much of the digital lives of consumers through email, internet searches and YouTube videos. Now it wants the corporations, too.

Microsoft and Amazon Web Services to become one of the greatest head-to-head competitors for 2014, says Gartner's Michael Warrilow.

While there's been a huge amount of attention given to the recommendations handed down in Thursday's Commission of Audit report, there hasn't been a lot of love.

Selective News Aggregator for Cloud Computing: "More Signal, Less Noise"

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