Unlike other standards efforts that were already underway, OpenStack provided actual software providers with the ability to create their own cloud products. Since that time, dozens of companies, like Dell, IBM, and Cisco, have joined the effort to …
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Security is also an issue with the service, because data is stored in the cloud. Security with Google is tight, but users must ensure that their passwords for the Google account are secure. Always run antivirus on a computer that uses the Google …
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HP has chosen to throw its weight behind OpenStack and Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) for the new enterprise, which can be interpreted as a clear swipe at cloud and virtualization giants Amazon and VMware, who dominate the field.
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The focus on cloud security has brought some progress in the area, but according to this MarketWatch release, even the Department of Defense has to overlook some security concerns to gain the benefits that the cloud can offer.
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A number of security breaches and system failures in 2011–including some associated with the big names in cloud computing–resulted from a lack of cloud security and reliability. Any company with sensitive data to store and transmit will hesitate to …
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IBM has just joined the OpenStack Foundation, an open source initiative that will create a foundation to develop open source cloud software. The company intends to offer a complete range of software services in the cloud. Smaller suppliers are offering …
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Amazon Web Services announced recently that they will now offer Amazon CloudSearch, a search functionality for an enterprise’s applications that are hosted in Amazon’s cloud environment. According to the Amazon Web Services site, this new component is …
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These are prime conditions for innovation, and IT managers at midsized firms will do themselves a favor by keeping an eye on programs like OpenStack and CloudStack as they try and compete with Amazon and VMware. The next big jump in IaaS, …
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By fortuitous timing, announcement of Google’s efforts to boost cloud security coincided with a Verizon report that underlined the role of human factors in security breaches. According to Computerworld, the report found that 97 percent of cyber attacks …
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