Friday Cloud News Roundup
Cloud Slam 2012
The largest cloud computing event, Cloud Slam, will be held on May 30 – June 1, 2012 in San Francisco.
The event, having become the de facto global aggregation point for thought cloud leadership, will be backed by the world’s largest cloud computing community on LinkedIn.
Cloud Slam will feature the latest trends and innovations in the cloud computing industry. For more details and to register, visit TheWHIR.
Important Insights From Interop
An article in PCWorld talks about how large trade shows can confuse attendees and how the participation of numerous vendors can be overwhelming. In turn, the article lists down five key insights that company CIOs should be aware of. Here are some extracted points from these insights:
- Key standards on interoperability have been ironed out
- Security must be baked into cloud infrastructures
- Cloud computing is slowly becoming the norm
- There is a growing need for network visibility
The bottom line is that interoperability is again becoming an obstacle and CIOs need to take steps in addressing this issue. Visit PC World to read the full article and find out what these key takeaways are.
Cloud Applications Deep Dive Report
An entry in Infoworld shares a link where service providers can download a report giving a set of criteria in launching a cloud service.
Here are some questions the report aims to answer:
- Are you ready for cloud business?
- How do you establish a compelling business case?
- How do you create successful cloud services?
Visit Infoworld to read the whole article and download the report.
Cloud-based “Imp” to Automate Homes
Company Electric Imp, has announced its product, “The Imp”, a chip with a processor and wifi capability that can be installed into home appliances and controlled remotely from any internet-enabled device.
This release was published in the website, Red Orbit and also announced that the product will become available in late June.
Aside from the obvious breakthrough technology, there are other benefits that this product offers. Visit Red Orbit to read further and find out what these benefits are.
Android Apps for Cloud Administration
Tech writer, Eric Geier writes in an article in IT World his list of five recommended android applications for cloud administration. Here are some of them:
- AWS Console
- Decaf Amazon EC2 Client
- Connectbot
These tools provide a simple, administrative interface that allows basic control functions such as create, start, stop, etc. – at the very least.
Visit IT World to look at the other applications and see how having these apps is advantageous for cloud administrators.
Facebook IPO Opens
It is not official yet, but Facebook IPO is said to open at $38 per share. According to an article in Sys-Con, this price will value Facebook at a record of $104B for an IPO.
The IPO price will be set once the stock market close and it files papers with the SEC.
Visit Sys-Con to read the full news article.
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