May 10th, 2012
The Human Genome Project (HGP) that was completed in 2003 has opened up important discoveries in the world of science, including the search for the cure for cancer. This was an emphasis made by Jill Mesirov, Director and Chief Informatics Officer at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, during her keynote speech at the Bio-IT World Conference last April 24.
An article in Internet Evolution summarizes her speech as the need for technology was repeatedly stressed. Technology plays a key role in the field of bio-medicine that as there is progress in medical science, work flows and algorithms become more complex; hence, there is greater demand for computing power.
One of the solutions that Mesirov pointed out was Genome Space – a cloud-based open source data management center for bio informatics tools. This solution allows:
In short, Genome Space is believed to address Broad Institute’s objective “to make the newest bio informatics tools and most modern data management and identification methods available to any working biologist”.
Read the full article at Internet Evolution and see how this cloud-based technology is perceived to be a solution that can address the current challenges in the bio-science field.
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May 9th, 2012
Security has caught up with the development of cloud technology. A release in Midsize Insider reports that three of the most popular security solution service providers:
have collaborated to form S.E.C.U.R.E.: Secure Enterprise Cross Domain Unified Resilient Environment. This solution was created for the government; needless to say that the quality of this whole collaboration holds military standard security
levels.
This is not, however, limited to government use. Companies that fall under shipping, logistics or the financial sectors may very well make used of the kind of service that SECURE offers.
Visit Midsize Insider to read the full release and find out more about SECURE.
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May 8th, 2012
With all the build-up and complexities of cloud computing and its adoption into organizations’ systems and processes, Bill ODell writes an article in Sys-Con that brings readers back to basics.
Given that the implementation of cloud technology can greatly improve the critical parts of a business in terms of growth and scalability, the most important step is being able to first understand the actual technology that cloud delivers.
The article emphasizes that businesses need to know what the basic concepts of the cloud mean. ODell adds that there is no special formula for a successful move to the cloud, instead, business owners need to assess if moving to the cloud:
Visit this article in Sys-Con and read the simple, no-frill write-up explaining the fundamentals of cloud computing.
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May 7th, 2012
Not long ago, organizations gave much regard to private cloud as part of their strategy. Now, most companies see the value in incorporating public cloud into their operating environment. This surge of interest is driven by the attractive offerings of public cloud like the elimination of the long wait for resource availability and upfront capital investment.
PC World released an article describing how the shift from private to public cloud is influenced by the real dynamic of public cloud adoption.
Moving forward, companies’ infrastructure will become a mix of private and public cloud and this is when challenges arise.
According to the author of the article, these are some points to consider when moving to the public cloud:
This shift is an inevitable phenomenon because it is seen as the more cost-effective option. Visit PC World to read the full article and be updated on follow-up materials by the same author as he offers guidelines to businesses for addressing these challenges.
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May 4th, 2012
Cloud computing is seen as an energy saver for organizations. This is made possible by cloud hosting providers offering large amounts of storage and access to applications.
The next questions is, since providers ave had to scale up their power consumption, how much energy is actually being consumed?
The report, “How Green is Your Cloud” by Greenpeace is all about tracking sustainabilities among tech companies and assessing the green footprint of the move to cloud computing. This summary can be found in an article in Health News Digest.
Some sites like:
have already started to lead the sector down a clean energy pathway through innovations in energy efficiency.
Most organizations, however, have not yet followed this trend. Visit Health News Digest to read the full article and see how companies can successfully implement green cloud adoption.
Small Biz Tech Summit Revisited
The Seventh Annual Small Business Summit held last March 6, 2012 was mainly focused on cloud computing and how it will help in the success of small businesses.
A recent article in Small Biz Technology shows highlights from the event. The summit also made efforts in showing the attendees how cloud computing works.
Visit Small Biz Technology to get the link to archived videos from the event and revisit the lessons delivered from the speeches of industry experts from:
Big Data and Cloud Convergence
An article in Global Services Media talks about how the collaboration of big data and cloud computing will influence a transformational shift in the outsourcing and IT services delivery market – this is because these aspects are generally user-driven.
According to Novatium Solutions India CEO and Managing Director Alok Singh, the cloud is actually the result of consumer expectations and is also for everyday consumers who are unknowingly using cloud.
Here are some benefits from Cloud-BI convergence that consumers can leverage on:
How does the fast growing IT consumerization affect the cloud technology industry? Visit Global Services Media to read this comprehensive blog and see which other business verticals would immensely benefit from this convergence.
Wal-Mart’s Disc-to-Digital Expansion
After the recent launch of Wal-Mart’s Vudu-powered cloud video service, Disc-to-Digital, it will be expanding to be offered to 30 other countries in:
Currently, the Ultraviolet-based service has already surpassed Sony and Amazon in video distribution. This service allows users to upload their CD’s and have them stored in Apple’s cloud and be accessed from any Vudu-enabled device like iPad, laptops, Xbox, Bluray and HDTV.
Visit Computerworld to see and subscribe to more updates on this new service and other technologies that promotes IT consumerization.
The Emergence of Cloud Infrastructure Testing and Monitoring
In adopting cloud technology, enterprises usually test:
An article in Sacramento Bee shares a new analysis from Frost and Sullivan’s Cloud Infrastructure Testing and Cloud-Based Application Monitoring Markets.
It showed that from 2010′s $168M revenue, it is projected to increase to $556.2M by 2017. With this in mind, methods on testing the effectiveness of cloud services have emerged. Enterprises adopting the cloud need to perform a careful analysis of expected ROI and use market intelligence information to determine growth opportunities.
Providers and vendors have now come up or are coming up with equipment and solutions to assess these factors and validate cloud infrastructure.
Visit Sacramento Bee to read the article and find out why testing and assessment is deemed crucial to the success of the cloud adoption market. Furthermore, gain access to the full Frost and Sullivan report by click on the link in the site.
GigaOM’s Structure Conference 2012
This year’s GigaOM Structure Conference will be held on June 20-21 in San Francisco, California.
The event will be evaluating how the cloud will affect the way companies do businesses globally.
Here are some highlights of the event:
Visit GigaOM to sign up for the conference and get more updates on the event.
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May 3rd, 2012
An article in InPharm talks about cloud computing being the next big thing in the Healthcare industry. This forecast of significant growth was supported in the article by citing a new report by GBI Research, a firm specializing on business intelligence analysis – it indicated that improved electronic data systems are eagerly anticipated in hospitals all over the world.
The challenge however, in the Healthcare IT industry, is the risk aversion and cost-cutting measures taken by developed countries because of the global economic recession.
Still, the status of cloud technology remains strong, this applies to the pharmaceutical market as well. According to R. Arun Kumar, Senior VP of Applications Services at CapGemini, cloud technology’s presence is starting to be felt in:
This technology is starting to be recognized as a crucial aspect in the development of the industry as it has capabilities that traditional computing cannot accommodate.
Visit InPharm to read the full article and see which cloud providers are now offering specialized services to the healthcare industry.
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May 2nd, 2012
The cloud technology industry is still in its early stages of evolution. This being the case, it can be said that standards have not yet been fully established.
An article in IT World observes the increasing volume of companies that assist cloud deployments and how this is a manifestation of the lack of standardization for formatting data to be easily moved between cloud providers.
Some organization like the Storage Network Industry Association (SNIA) and Cloud Security Alliance have already begun their efforts in pushing for standardization such as:
In this phase of cloud evolution, the term “adoption curve” was mentioned to describe a point where cloud providers will see their competitors’ adoption of standards and will follow the trend. This stage is quite crucial to the maturity of the cloud industry.
Visit IT World to read the full article and find out other implications of cloud adoption standardization.
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May 1st, 2012
Enterprises are now following the cloud computing trend including the transfer of the technology acquisition decision-making from the IT professionals to the business unit leaders.
ISACA, the non-profit organization that delivers standards for information systems, releases a paper that initially describes the nature of cloud computing and areas in the enterprise that need to be addressed. More importantly, it consists of six guiding principles for a more effective cloud computing adoption and use.
Visit the ISACA website to get a copy of the paper and more updates on the development and use of globally accepted technology practices.
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April 30th, 2012
Cloud computing these days, is usually associated with business solutions or improvement on operations.
Businesses need to keep in mind though, that cloud computing cannot be used as a one-solution-fits-all approach. IT Analyst James Watson shares in a Host Review blog some key solutions offered by cloud technology that can help accelerate a business.
Here are some benefits from these key solutions:
In a very brief statement, cloud computing lets a small business tap into the capabilities of a high-power PC using only a simple computer.
Visit Host Review to read the full blog and find out what key solutions were identified by the author to help businesses.
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April 27th, 2012
Beyond IT Security: Data Integrity
A new executive brief entitled, “Data Integrity in the Big Data Digital Age” was recently published by IDC.
The paper tackles on a major obstacle that organizations encounter in cloud adoption. Moreover, it greatly associates big data with cloud computing.
Questions that take data integrity well beyond IT security were raised such as:
Ultimately, keyless signatures were identified as a technology that addresses these concerns. Visit Virtual Strategy to read the full article and get the link for the report.
Interop Updates
An article in Networkworld gave further details on the Interop event in Las Vegas happening on May 6-10.
Keynote speakers include the CTO of Cisco and Avaya’s Senior Vice President and General Manager of Networking. There will also be a 2-day enterprise cloud summit within the event.
Forums and panel topics include:
Visit Networkworld for more details and to get breaking news on the event.
Nokia’s Cloud-Based Compression
Nokia Asha devices now have a cloud-based compression on their newly launched Browser 2.0.
Similar to Amazon’s Silk Browser for Kindle Fire, Browser 2.0 will be able to condense data up to 90% allowing pages to load three times faster. Some of the inclusions are:
According to an article in Techcrunch, this new feature allows data to be routed through a Nokia server that reduces the amount of the phone’s data consumption.
Click here to visit the site and read the full article.
A Closer Look Into Google Drive
Tech journalist, Larry Magid writes about Google’s recently launched cloud storage solution, Google Drive in Forbes.
He sees the new service to be a hybrid between cloud storage and cloud computing.
Though there are some areas that are not yet fully worked out, such as:
… the author is confident that these issues will be resolved over time. He remains to be impressed with Google’s shared documents as it not only allows sharing of files but as well as sharing of other folders and subfolders.
Initially, 5GB of storage is free; the cost of additional storage is then quite reasonable.
Visit Forbes to read more details and observations on the new Google Drive.
Gaikai’s Cloud Gaming on Facebook
Facebook will now include cloud gaming services as Gaikai announced its beta application on the social networking site as released in Webpronews.
According to Gaikai CEO David Perry, cloud gaming is different from the usual flash-based games because the rendering of 3D and other games is handled on a network of backend servers. This means that it will eliminate long download times that have been historically associated with video games.
He further adds that this could fundamentally change the way that casual gaming is perceived.
To read the full story, visit Webpronews now.
Cloud-Based E-Book Lending Service
Book enthusiasts now have another option to borrow books outside of the library as 3M announced that it is now ready for its kiosks, e-readers and apps to be released into library platforms.
It has been almost a year-long wait, but St. Paul Public Library director, Kit Hadley says that they are finally able to offer cutting-edge technology to the library’s patrons regardless whether they have e-readers or not.
Visit Engadget to read more details about these touch-based terminals and check out which devices they are compatible with.
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