What's ahead in 2012 for cloud, mobile apps, cyber?

What's ahead in 2012 for cloud, mobile apps, cyber?
By David Hubler Expect disruptive technologies – cloud computing, mobility, social computing, big data and smart analytics, IT appliances, and cybersecurity – to become more tightly woven into mission-critical systems and processes in 2012 as …
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2 hot cloud apps
Of late, with cloud computing, this has also become the case with web services. Below are some utilities that will make your life simpler: We are well-versed with the concept of 'events' and 'responses' . When a phone rings, we pick it up; …
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Piston Cloud Delivers First Cloud Operating System Based on OpenStack
About Piston Cloud Computing, Inc. Piston Cloud Computing, Inc. is the enterprise OpenStack(TM) company. Founded in early 2011 by technical team leads from NASA and Rackspace(R), Piston Cloud is built around OpenStack, the fastest-growing, …
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Capgemini's CTO on how cloud computing exposes the duality between IT and
Capgemini is about to publish a white paper on cloud computing. It draws distinctions between what cloud means to IT, and what it means to business — while examining the complex dual relationship between the two. As a lead-in to his Open Group …
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FAQ:
Clear policy on cloud computing sought
Infosys Executive Co-chairman S. Gopalakrishnan has urged the Central Government to come out with the right policy for cloud computing in the context of confusion over data ownership. In an exclusive interview with this correspondent on the sidelines …
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Mobile Network Operators and the Cloud (Part 2)

Mobile Network Operators and the Cloud (Part 2)
Olafur Ingthorsson is an IT professional in Reykjavik, Iceland who writes about cloud computing at Cloud Computing Topics. This is the second article from my conversation with a UK-based consultant regarding mobile network operators (MNOs) and their …
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Cloud computing 'is an opportunity'
Cloud computing presents a huge array of opportunities to businesses and governments, but organisations need to be acutely aware of the risks as well, it has been claimed. According to Dr Steve Hodgkinson, an Ovum research director, organisations need …
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Soon to be Released Fedora 16 Will be Supported on NetHosting Cloud, Dedicated
NetHosting has delivered custom hosting solutions for nearly fifteen years. Serving enterprises of every size, its products include a broad range of cloud hosting and storage options as well as dedicated, managed, and virtual hosting services. …
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FAQ:
Growth returns in contact centre apps market
“Previously postponed projects are getting back on track while at the same time innovations in hosting and cloud computing are making deployments easier. In addition, the Australian contact centre applications market is witnessing strong growth in …
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