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Cloud computing looms larger on corporate horizon

Todd Pierce recently put his job on the line.

Computing companies testing bounds of the cloud

Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Corp., and Yahoo Inc. are putting "cloud computing" to the test with help from researchers at the University of Illinois.

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Off-the-Shelf Solutions Can Help Your Business Resist H1N1

Is your business prepared for H1N1? Have you considered the consequences of not taking precautions against this flu? You're not alone – studies show that a surprising number of businesses have not engaged in any sort of planning – despite the growing threat.

Enterprise IT's trust level of Google will increase
Source: blogs.zdnet.com

TechRepublic's CIO Jury finds that IT leaders trust Microsoft more than Google as a technology partner, but tune in next year. Jason Hiner outlines the latest findings in the TechRepublic CIO Jury.

2009: The year your data died -- With more and more data in the Cloud, we're starting to see how fragile the Internet can be
Source: infoworld.com

Data disasters at Microsoft, Apple, and Facebook all in the same week mean one thing: Your data -- and the Net itself -- are a lot more fragile than you may think

Protecting against URLzone and Zeus trojan attacks
Source: blogs.techrepublic.com.com

Crimeware is bad news. We need to figure out how to stop it. I see some resolution on the horizon, but will it be enough? MSK Security uses what they call non-linear authentication.

Cloud Security with the MSK Security Solution
Source:

Company has made a solution for all these threats by providing an effective way designed to allow secure login, payment processing and digital signature.MSK Security uses the multi-factor authentication system, something you know (Password, Image and patterns), something you have …

Conficker confounds cyberwarriors: Rogue Computer Code Still Lurks
Source: The New York Times

Like a ghost ship, a rogue software program that glided onto the Internet last November has confounded the efforts of top security experts to eradicate the program and trace its origins and purpose, exposing serious weaknesses in the world's digital infrastructure.

Virtualization Finally Gets Real

One of the hottest buzz words these days is "virtualization." The idea is simple: Instead of paying for multiple servers, special software lets you consolidate different operating systems, applications and workloads onto fewer machines for a much lower total cost of ownership …

The Hidden Risks of Cloud Computing
Source: Lifehacker

In an era of ubiquitous broadband, smartphones, and users who manage multiple computers and devices, it just makes sense to move your email, photos, documents, calendar, notes, finances, and contacts to awesome web applications like Gmail, Evernote, Flickr, Google Docs, Mint, etc.

"Cloud Computing Still Pie in Sky"
Source: TheStreet.com

An analysis piece talking about the substantial hype and ever-around-the-corner payoff of cloud computing applications.

8 Questions To Ask Before Going Live In The Cloud -- Cloud Computing -- InformationWeek
Source: InformationWeek

Funny and relevant article about questions businesses should ask before switching to the cloud.

Google CEO says looking to buy smaller firms
Source: Reuters

Google is looking to buy smaller technology companies to enhance its technology portfolio, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said in an interview with the Fox Business network on Tuesday.

Will Your Data Disappear When Your Online Storage Site Shuts Down?
Source: PC World

Canadian freelance photographer Ryan Pyle lost thousands of digital photos when Digital Railroad abruptly shut down last October. The online storage service posted a note to its Web site (text of note) stating that it ran out of money and would have to close.

(Massive Drop in Online Activity Graphed) - Google Outage Teaches us a Lesson: Don't Get Stuck in the Cloud
Source: PC World

But is Google that important to today's Internet? Well, a quick look at this graph from the Web security company Arbor Networks shows a canyon-sized hole in North American Internet traffic during the G-outage.

Microsoft: Space is the new frontier in computing
Source: TechRadar: All Phone and communications feeds

We're now moving into a client-cloud era where "space is indeed the new frontier". That's the verdict of the head of Microsoft's Research lab in Cambridge.

Cloud Computing Security Concerns Overblown?
Source: CNET.com

Cybersecurity experts disagreed on the perceived risks of cloud computing and the likeliness of a major breach occurring during a panel session at the RSA Conference on Tuesday.

Sanity check: Have we now entered the post-OS era?
Source: blogs.techrepublic.com.com

There are a lot of reasons for the failure of Windows Vista, but in retrospect the biggest reason was that the OS simply didn't matter that much anymore. Most of the consumers who ended up with Vista simply got it because it came installed when they bought a new computer.

The Enterprise Impact of Cloud
Source: GigaOM

Discussion of enterprise and cloud computing.

6 Half-Truths About the Cloud by Joe Weinman
Source: GigaOM

Joe Weinman says about cloud computing-- I've defined a cloud to be a CLOUD: a Common Location-independent Online Utility service, available on-Demand.

The Presence Builder Project- or why you need to be careful how you present yourself online

This is the first in a few articles that will provide some advice on how to go about building your presence online.

Get cloud tools, but forget the cloud - Computerworld Blogs
Source: Computerworld

Companies concerned with security and control in the public cloud can create their own private cloud.

IBM to enter cloud computing software market
Source: Reuters

BOSTON (Reuters) - IBM will sell a suite of Web-based collaboration software for businesses, including contact management, instant messaging and file sharing programs, the computing giant's biggest effort to date to sell software as a service.

Mobile internet devices are reality

Forget the mobile internet ''phones''. Cloud computing puzzle going on with Intel's mobile leg. Only ( mobile ) internet infrastructure is just not keeping ahead.

Maximizing Your Cloud Applications -- The Speed Problem
Source: InformationWeek

Great article on the speed issues related to putting everything on the Internet.

Google Docs suffers privacy glitch
Source: CNET.com

Google discovered a privacy glitch that inappropriately shared access to a small fraction of word-processing and presentation documents stored on the company's online Google Docs service.

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