A new report says there's little stopping Europe catching up to the US in cloud computing. The study, carried out by the London School of Economics and Political Science and commissioned by Microsoft, looked at the projected economic impact of cloud computing on the aerospace and smartphone services industries in the UK, USA, Germany and Italy from 2010-2014.
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Cloud Computing Set to Create European Jobs
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Cloud Expo New York to Attract More Than 8,000 Delegates
SYS-CON Events announced today that the 10th International Cloud Expo will take place June 11-14, 2012, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. The four-day event will offer a rich array of sessions led by exceptional speakers about the business and technical value of cloud computing with more than 150 sponsors and exhibitors on the show floor and over 8,000 estimated delegates from well over 48 different countries.
As at every Cloud Expo, we are offering in New York a vast selection of technical and strategic breakout sessions, General Sessions, Industry Keynotes, our signature discussion "Power Panels" and a bustling Expo floor complete with two busy Demo Theaters so that as a delegate you can kick the tires of solutions and offerings, and discuss one-on-one with all the leading Cloud and Big Data players what they are offering and how to make use of it in your particular situation.
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Europe's IT Commissioner Announces European Cloud Partnership Initiative
"The cloud has the capacity to make lives easier for many of us, including the smallest of businesses. But to achieve that requires us to take many different policy areas and really test them to make sure they are as cloud-compatible as they can be." Writing in her official capacity as Europe's Commissioner for the Internet - and therefore as Czarina of the 'Digital Agenda' of the European Union - Commissioner Neelie Kroes has just announced a brand new initiative on cloud computing – the European Cloud Partnership.
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Red Hat Puts Gluster Appliance on Amazon
Red Hat is putting its bought-in Gluster scale-out NAS storage technology,
acquired in October, on the Amazon cloud.
It’s styled Red Hat Virtual Storage Appliance for Amazon Web Services and
other clouds are supposed to follow in short order.
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Atos, EMC, VMware Start Cloud Company
EMC and VMware are going into the cloud business with Atos, the big, publicly owned, Paris-based global IT services firm, intending to take an equity position in Canopy, an end-to-end cloud company Atos is setting up using EMC and VMware technology.
The companies said Wednesday when Canopy was announced that their shareholder agreement wasn’t set in stone yet and wouldn’t be until early Q2 but the Americans are talking about kicking in tens of millions of dollars. At least EMC is.
The object of the game is to cash in on what is projected to be a $267 billion cloud market by 2020, up from $59 billion this year.
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Progress Report on NIST's Cloud Technology Roadmap
Next week at the Hyatt Regency in reston, Virginia, the Cloud Standards Customer Council will be holding it's Public Sector Cloud Summit. This two day cloud event will feature international public sector Cloud leaders to exchange information about current projects, future plans, and prioritized requirements. Standards Development Groups, and Cloud Providers will be present to discuss progress related to the prioritized requirements. Attendees will explore possible frameworks for ongoing discussion and coordination across international public sector Cloud initiatives, SDOs, and Cloud Providers.
This summit will emphasis standardizations .needed in technology, best practices, organizations, and policies for interoperability, portability, and trust of Clouds across national and regional boundaries. A key topic will be Priority Action Plans for international security, portability and interoperability standards as called for in NIST's Cloud Technology Roadmap
Highlights will include:
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This summit will emphasis standardizations .needed in technology, best practices, organizations, and policies for interoperability, portability, and trust of Clouds across national and regional boundaries. A key topic will be Priority Action Plans for international security, portability and interoperability standards as called for in NIST's Cloud Technology Roadmap
Highlights will include:
- NIST Keynote - NIST US Government Technology Roadmap Progress and Next Steps Dawn Leaf, Senior Executive for Cloud Computing,
- GSA Keynote - David McClure Associate Administrator of the Office of Citizen Services and Communications will present an update on GSA Cloud activities
- EC plan for the year 2012 in the area of Cloud Computing , Jean-François Junger, European Commission, Head of Sector, DG Information Society and Media will present "EC plan for the year 2012 in the area of Cloud Computing", as announced by Vice President, Neelie Kroes in Davos.
- Europe (VISION Cloud Project) Massimo Villari - Prof. At University of Messina, Italy "Storage Cloud Challenges: VISION Cloud EU Project"
- India - Renu Budhiraja (+ M.R. Rajagopalan), Sr. Director, and Head of Division, State Data Center, e-Governance Group,Department of IT, GOI. + Director C-DAC, The Chennai Unit of the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC))
- UK - Andy Tait - Former Deputy Director for the G-Cloud, UK Cabinet Office
- Korea - Jeongwon Yoon - Executive Director National Information Society Agency
- Standards Tracking Groups Perspective - TechAmerica State and Local Government Cloud Commission Daniel Kent, Co-Chair of Commission and Cisco CTO for US Federal Solutions "Best Practices and Policies Recommendations"
- Asia Cloud Computing Association - Mark Ross, Co-Founder and Executive Director "Cloud Computing in Asia"
- Cloud Best Practices Network - Neil McEvoy, Founder "Hybrid SaaS - Platform for Software as a Service in the public sector"
- Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium (NCOIC), Kevin Jackson Chairman, NCOIC Cloud Computing Working Group "Using Cloud for Geospatial Interoperability"
- Cloud SDO Status and Plans Related to Public Sector Requirements OASIS - Jamie Clark (+ Paul Lipton) General Counsel (+ TOSCA Lead)
- Amazon, Mark Ryland, Chief Solutions Architect, Global Public Sector, AWS "Cloud Computing Requirements in the Public Sector"
- Google, David Mihalchik, Strategy & Business Development Lead, Google Federal Enterprise
- Matthew Goodrich (GSA) and Allison Stanton (DOJ) "Creating Effective Cloud Computing Contracts for the Federal Government"
Full agenda and registration is available at http://cloud-council.org/March2012/agenda.htm .
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INSA Study on Cloud Computing in the Intelligence Community
Over the last year I’ve had the pleasure of serving with a team of volunteers from the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) as we dove deep into topics associated with Cloud Computing and the Intelligence Community. National security technologists have long been thought leaders when it comes to adopting advanced technology to serve important missions and have long been leveraging the emerging benefits of cloud computing and mission focused applications like Big Data.
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NJVC’s Kevin L. Jackson on Cloud Computing for the Intelligence Community
NJVC, one of the largest information technology solutions (IT) providers supporting the U.S. Department of Defense, announces that a white paper addressing the risks and benefits of cloud computing for the intelligence community (IC)—co-authored by Kevin L. Jackson, NJVC vice president and general manager, cloud services—was released today. The Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) released the white paper in conjunction with Government Executive magazine at a cloud computing panel discussion at the National Press Club in Washington.
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The Security of Cloud Computing
NJVC®, one of the largest information technology solutions (IT) providers supporting the U.S. Department of Defense, is pleased to announce that Kevin L. Jackson, vice president (VP) and general manager (GM), cloud services, will speak at the 2012 Emerging Threats and Cyber Defense Symposium, March 20 -21 at Georgia Tech Research Institute in Atlanta. The conference is hosted by the Defense Industry Cyber Threat Working Group and Federal Bureau of Investigations, Atlanta Division.
Jackson’s presentation will center on the issues surrounding the security of cloud computing in the highly secure IT environments of the intelligence community. He will dispel myths about the lack of security in the cloud, and discuss how the adoption of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program by the federal government will ensure a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services. Jackson will also outline the implications of FedRAMP for IC agencies and federal systems integrators that serve them.
Title: “Cloud Computing and Security”
Presenter: Kevin L. Jackson, VP and GM, cloud services, NJVC
Date: March 21
Time: 9 – 10:30 a.m.
Location: Georgia Tech Research Institute, Conference Center, 250 14th St., NW, Atlanta, GA
Presenentations will include:
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About NJVC
With a focus on information technology automation, NJVC specializes in supporting highly secure, complex IT enterprises in mission-critical environments, particularly for the intelligence and defense communities. We offer a wide breadth of IT and strategic solutions to our customers, ranging from strategic consulting to managed flexible services in five business areas: Cloud Services, Cyber Security, Data Center Services, IT Services and Print Solutions. Our global workforce includes dedicated and talented employees with 94 percent holding security clearances located at more than 170 customer sites. We partner with our customers to support their missions. To learn more, visit www.njvc.com.
Contact
Michelle Snyder
NJVC7
03.893.7609
michelle.snyder@njvc.com
Audra Capas
5StarPR
703.437.9301
audra@5starpr.com
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Jackson’s presentation will center on the issues surrounding the security of cloud computing in the highly secure IT environments of the intelligence community. He will dispel myths about the lack of security in the cloud, and discuss how the adoption of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program by the federal government will ensure a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services. Jackson will also outline the implications of FedRAMP for IC agencies and federal systems integrators that serve them.
Title: “Cloud Computing and Security”
Presenter: Kevin L. Jackson, VP and GM, cloud services, NJVC
Date: March 21
Time: 9 – 10:30 a.m.
Location: Georgia Tech Research Institute, Conference Center, 250 14th St., NW, Atlanta, GA
Presenentations will include:
- User Education as a Network Defense Element - Cheryl Conley- Cyber Security Education and Awareness Senior Manager, Lockheed Martin
- Open Source Intel Collection and Social Network Threats - Daniel Clemens- CEO, PacketNinjas LLC
- Targeted Cyber-Espionage Operations Against Western Economic and National Security Resources- Dmitri Alperovitch - President, Asymmetric Cyber Operations LLC
- APT and Robust Network Defense - Chris Bream- Manager, Mandiant
- Cloud Computing and Security - Kevin Jackson- Vice President & General Manager for Cloud Services, NJVC LLC
- Active Defense - Dr Ronald Ross- Fellow, National Institute for Science and Technology (NIST)
- Counterfeit Parts - Art Ogg- Art Ogg Quality Consulting
- Organized Criminal Hacking - Scott Warren- Special Agent, FBI Atlanta Cyber
- Network Defense and Intrusion Response - Dr. Ron Ross, NIST , Paul Huesken, Director of Global Information Assurance, The Coca Cola Company , Randy Coleburn, CISO, SRC , Carl Holton, Information System Security Manager, Lockheed Martin , SSA David West, FBI AT Cyber Supervisor
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About NJVC
With a focus on information technology automation, NJVC specializes in supporting highly secure, complex IT enterprises in mission-critical environments, particularly for the intelligence and defense communities. We offer a wide breadth of IT and strategic solutions to our customers, ranging from strategic consulting to managed flexible services in five business areas: Cloud Services, Cyber Security, Data Center Services, IT Services and Print Solutions. Our global workforce includes dedicated and talented employees with 94 percent holding security clearances located at more than 170 customer sites. We partner with our customers to support their missions. To learn more, visit www.njvc.com.
Contact
Michelle Snyder
NJVC7
03.893.7609
michelle.snyder@njvc.com
Audra Capas
5StarPR
703.437.9301
audra@5starpr.com
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Opscode Gets $19.5 Million Round
Open source cloud infrastructure automation specialist Opscode has gotten a $19.5 million C round from new backer Ignition Partners with follow-on investments from existing financiers Battery Ventures and Draper Fisher Jurvetson.
The new money means the not-yet-four-year-old start-up has seen a total of $33 million in funding. It says the round was oversubscribed.
Ignition partner and former Microsoft CFO John Connors will join the Opscode board.
CEO Mitch Hill said the start-up is seeing rapid enterprise adoption and attracting Fortune 500s at an “unprecedented rate for a company at our stage.”
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Turkcell to Offer Cloud Services
Turkcell, Turkey’s biggest mobile phone company, has put HP cloud widgetry in its data centers so it can offer its business customers Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Communications-as-a-Service (CaaS) through a customized, online marketplace.
It’s hoping to become a one-stop shop for cloud-based services for businesses in Turkey and perhaps beyond.
It’s gone with HP’s CloudSystem Service Provider, which includes hardware, software and services, all integrated to streamline the on-boarding and operation of IaaS and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), including CaaS (messaging, collaboration and voice), business applications, device management and security.
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A–Z of Cloud Computing & Big Data: Cloud Expo 2012 New York
Only ten weeks to go! Time for an alphabetical summary of the many leading-edge themes & topics to be discussed at Cloud Expo 2012 New York (10th Cloud Expo) - being held June 11-14, 2012, at the Javits Convention Center in New York City and co-located with Big Data Expo 2012 New York (1st Big Data Expo). There is truly no bigger or better event on earth that allows you to play catch-up via so many different technical and strategy sessions devoted to Enterprise IT's two fastest-growing trends - Cloud Computing & Big Data - under one roof.
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NJVC® and Gravitant® Announce New Strategic Alliance
NJVC®, one of the largest information technology solutions providers supporting the U.S. Department of Defense, and Gravitant®, a provider of cloud brokerage and management solutions for IT enterprises, announce a new strategic alliance. Under the terms of the partnership, the two companies will launch a cobranded cloud portal later this spring designed specifically to support the federal government’s planning, provisioning and management of cloud services across multiple providers.
“The consulting and business development expertise of NJVC and the software product line of Gravitant have great synergy,” said Kevin Jackson, NJVC vice president and general manager, cloud services. “NJVC government customers will now have one centralized place for all their cloud needs, and can rest assured that the underlying tools of the soon-to-be-announced portal will constantly optimize the cloud in their favor.”
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That Boom You Hear Is the Cloud
Cloud computing is creating the new Wall Street boom, according to NIA. The only industry that is as bright as cloud computing on Wall Street is social networking, NIA said in a recent report.
2012 will be known as the year cloud computing became widely adopted worldwide. Cloud computing is expected to create 14 million new jobs globally by 2015. In the consumer space, Gartner predicts cloud services will be on 90 percent of personal consumer devices by 2015 so consumers can store, connect, stream and synchronize content across multiple platforms at different locations. That's a lot of tunes and apps.
So far this year, there have been three IPOs of cloud computing stocks, and all three IPOs have been major successes, indicating cloud computing is ready for primetime on Wall Street. And where the money goes, jobs follow.
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The Dramatic Shift in Cloud Computing Intentions
A new survey suggests that as cloud moves into the mainstream of business, it brings new sources of anxiety as well. This disruption and the dramatic shift in cloud computing intentions over the past few years is revealed in a report by Saugatuck Technology.
“Buying and deployment patterns have shifted rapidly toward a near full embrace of the cloud, from the more tactical and point solution-focused initiatives not long ago,” writes Bill McNee, author of the report.
Saugatuck Technology conducted in-depth interviews with CIOs and CTOs at 12 large organizations. The CIOs and CTOs see themselves as now entering a “crisis of opportunity” and innovation, McNee wrote in the report. The crisis is about more than just a revolution in service delivery, McNee said. The dilemna is also fueled by the drive toward mobility, advanced analytics and social business. What this calls for is “a new mission for IT, with a new set of roles, responsibilities and skills required for success.”
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Appzero Names Giovanni Boschi CTO
Server application virtualization and cloud on-boarding pioneer appzero welcomes Giovanni Boschi to its executive leadership team as CTO. As Chief Technology Officer, Giovanni Boschi is responsible for appzero's product direction as well as for working with customers and partners to implement effective solutions.
Commenting on his new position, Giovanni said, "appzero stands at the intersection of cloud adoption and enablement with a solution that automates cloud on boarding and migration of enterprise applications. For the first time, cloud providers and enterprise IT now have a ready path to dramatically increase the volume, speed, and cost-effectiveness of deploying complex enterprise applications to the cloud. I look forward to helping the market make the transition from talking about the advantages of hybrid cloud, to enjoying them."
appzero CEO, Greg O'Connor noted, "appzero changes the economics of cloud for deployment of complex enterprise applications. Giovanni brings the field level experience our customers value as they reinvigorate their business models around cloud."
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What Cloud Computing Really Means
Cloud computing is all the rage.
"It's become the phrase du jour," said Gartner senior analyst Ben Pring. The problem, according to InfoWorld, is that everyone seems to have a different definition of cloud computing.
Some analysts and vendors define cloud computing as an updated version of utility computing: virtual servers available over the Internet. Others go broad, arguing anything you consume outside the firewall is "in the cloud," including conventional outsourcing, according to InfoWorld.
InfoWorld talked to dozens of vendors, analysts and IT customers on various components of cloud computing. Here is InfoWorld's rough breakdown of what cloud computing is all about.
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AWS Sets Up One-Stop Shop for Cloudware
Oh, look, Amazon Web Services’s got a one-stop cloud store.
It’s renting third-party cloudware by the hour or by the month that’s pre-configured for its cloud at a new online AWS Marketplace.
In a click users can float software from folks like IBM, Microsoft, Canonical, Red Hat, SUSE, SAP, Zend, Couchbase, CA and Check Point and get a single bundled bill.
Beats scrambling around getting the same stuff off individual web sites and sorting through a bunch of bills.
The wares include business applications, tools, platforms, whole stacks, security and networking. Users can discover and compare.
The scheme is also supposed to make customer acquisition, managing accounts and billing easier for the merchants.
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Is Cloud Computing a Green Giant?
Cloud computing already has trimmed some businesses' IT costs. But a report found that it also could be the next big thing to help reduce their energy use, according to greenbiz.com
The fourth annual Energy Efficient IT Report – by technology products and services seller CDW – calls cloud computing a possible “game changer” that's playing a growing role in energy efficiency.
For the report, CDW surveyed 760 people working in private businesses, nonprofits, schools and governments. Of these respondents, 62 percent agreed that cloud computing is an energy-efficient way to consolidate data centers.
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Cloud Makes Impact on TV Execs at NAB Show
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) conference in Las Vegas that ended last week saw a 10 percent hike in vendor exhibits from last year and a slight rise in the number of people attending at 92,112. The world’s largest media event since covering filmed entertainment and content delivery in 1922 inducted Betty White and Bob Uecker into its Hall of Fame, and the unmanned military-issued drone flying overhead was prone to taking pictures of Teri Hatcher among other beauties. But among the technorati, those things were not the only star attractions.
For the first time in NAB history, cloud computing was put on the agenda. Thanks to the efforts of the Distributed Computing Industry Association (DCIA.info), a pavilion was dedicated to looking at how the cloud relates to the A/V ecosystem at each stage of the content distribution chain, from collaboration to storage, delivery and analytics, ending the cloud portion of the show with “Disruptive Effects of Cloud Computing Will Continue.”
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