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aim of this paper is to: - point out that not everything is best implemented in clouds; it may be best to operate some business functions using a traditional non-cloud approach - explain the different cloud formations that the Jericho Forum has identified - describe key characteristics, benefits and risks of each cloud formation - provide a framework for exploring in more detail the nature of different cloud formations and the issues that need answering to make them safe and secure places to work in

Need a Linux cluster for an hour or two? Powua is a new cloud computing service that uses open source software to allow users to rent up to 64 CPUs for high-demand graphics rendering or scientific applications.

Amazon Elastic MapReduce is a web service that enables businesses, researchers, data analysts, and developers to easily and cost-effectively process vast amounts of data. It utilizes a hosted Hadoop framework running on the web-scale infrastructure of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) and Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3).

This document is intended to initiate a conversation that will bring together the emerging cloud computing community (both cloud users and cloud providers) around a core set of principles. We believe that these core principles are rooted in the belief that cloud computing should be as open as all other IT technologies.

Explore the design differences between a cloud application and a traditional N-tier application.

A presentation by Scott Raymond about PackRat, scaling with AWS and the big rewrite. 60 minutes of wisdom and experience.

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.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has produced a working draft that defines various aspects of cloud computing, which may finally put a lid on the dubious claims put out by many vendors.

This is a good argument to encourage at global level usage of cloud computing, because it is globally a sustainability problem.

Cloud computing is not a complex adoption anymore. Today, it serves as a blueprint for efficient computing via centralized storage, memory processing, and ample bandwidth. It will not be an exaggeration if we say that cloud computing is the next big thing in the IT world.

Amazon.com will drop prices on most of its cloud computing services starting April 1, the largest US online retailer said on Wednesday, a day after rival Google outlined a major price cut of its own.

PromptCloud offers cloud indexing search solutions. This is done via a search interface that uses indexes for every query made. This is a simple and viable solution that offers flexibility in scale...

SMAC is upsetting the domain. No CIO dialogue is accomplished devoid of considering influence of SMAC on industry and business. Rapid developments in this technology pile are accumulating value to complete breadth of businesses and industries. Rewards are several and appear very captivating, with assurances being made as big as - forecasting future (Analytics), accessible everywhere (Mobile), everything is so easy and networked (Social), and at a very low cost (Cloud). This fresh technology pile has begun changing tomorrow's organization and has influence on every part of a business, therefore consequently on the every software applications being utilize inside the company and by the company.

Ethernet over fiber is a right internet solution offers a variety of unique benefits and reliable Internet services. Fiber is a very important option for your business to consider providing with the high level of security.

Unified Communications or unified meeting is a smart way to utilize your voice, email and Audio, Web or Video Conferencing services from one location, providing you with a dedicated Cloud service that connects all of your products in a fully integrated service.

Intercall Webcast Studio is a perfect web conferencing solution, allows for the broadcast of interactive presentations. Intercall Webcast Studio can be used to host marketing events, Investor meetings, employee training, and other corporate events with a high quality of services and security.