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Federal Cloud SLAs: Devil's in the Details August 07, 2012 
Cloud technology appears to have taken the world by storm. The U.S. government is among those moving aggressively to the cloud, as federal agencies implement a White House generated "cloud first" policy that instructs agencies to give primary consideration to using the cloud for IT solutions.
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'Hack' Attack on Journo Was Just a Simple Engineering Feat August 06, 2012 
In the movies, hackers often type away at a keyboard and somehow -- movie magic, perhaps -- manage to crack a network's security and access encrypted files and protected data. In real life, bypassing security measures can be as simple as sweet-talking tech support. That is how tech journalist Mat Honan, a former Gizmodo writer, came under attack.
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Hybrid Service Has Its Head in the Cloud but Keeps Its Feet on the Ground August 06, 2012 
The traditional understanding of cloud computing as segments of
infrastructure services has undergone changes. "The converged cloud is
really about three things for us," said HP's Paul Muller. "The first is
having greater levels of choice. The key point ... is that you can't
afford to live in the world of 'it's just public; it's just private; or
I can ignore my traditional investments and infrastructure.'"
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New Breed of Brokers Could Jump-Start Federal Cloud Migration August 01, 2012 
How easy is it to sell a house, shop for a mortgage, select a mutual fund -- or even make a plane reservation? Sometimes it's not very easy: Mortgage offerings are numerous and complex, and choosing among thousands of mutual funds can be overwhelming. Enter the broker.
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DeepField Maps the Intricacies of the Cloud July 31, 2012 
The cloud -- as in, the offsite storage of data -- is becoming as vast and ever-changing as clouds in the sky, but DeepField Networks announced an analytics tool that could allow the flow of cloud-based data to be mapped. This would include tracking traffic patterns, application performance and cost structure of networks for cloud computing companies as well as content providers and carriers.
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Make Way for the Software-Defined Data Center July 31, 2012 
The messaging in VMware's announcement of its planned acquisition of Nicira offers insight into both the company's view of the deal and the current state of cloud computing. In essence, without virtualization, cloud computing is an amorphous
pipe dream. However, virtualization alone isn't enough to support truly agile, elastic, efficient and reliable compute clouds.
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Netflix Releases Chaos Monkey Into the Wild July 31, 2012 
Netflix on Monday released the source code for its Chaos Monkey tool into the open source jungle. Chaos Monkey is a tool the company built in the Amazon Web Services system. Its job is to randomly kill virtual machines and services within Netflix's architecture. The idea is to test systems in real-world conditions.
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Oracle CRM Hits 20 July 31, 2012 
Oracle has released version 20 of its Oracle CRM On Demand product. It is a major release with significant upgrades to the industry-specific life sciences vertical as well as horizontal functionality, said Anthony Lye, SVP for cloud applications strategy.
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Embracing Change July 25, 2012 
What's the world coming to? Microsoft lost money in the software business last
quarter -- the first loss in a decades-long string of positive earnings from the world's biggest software company. Sheesh! Yes, there were extenuating circumstances, but the loss signals the breadth and depth of the impact that the tablet is having on the hardware market.
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EPA Contract Reflects US Cloud-Based IT Ambitions July 24, 2012 
U.S. government agencies are trying to meet fast-track goals to improve the acquisition and management of information technology resources. In a government setting that inherently involves myriad checkpoints, protocols, policies, and an exasperating budget process, change does not come easily or quickly. One exception could be the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Bringing Sexy Back to Hardware July 18, 2012 
Is hardware becoming sexy again? Why? I noticed an article in The New York Times the other day covering Eric Schmidt's announcement of Google's new gadgets, including a home entertainment device and a tablet. There's history here. Schmidt was CEO of Google, of course, before turning over that job to cofounder Larry Page, but he was also a longtime confidant of Steve Jobs.
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Microsoft Remodels Office July 17, 2012 
Microsoft unveiled the new versions of its Office suite and and Office 365 subscription-based service on Monday. The updated Office has an intuitive design that makes it touch- and stylus-compatible, and usable across a variety of devices running Windows, including tablets and smartphones.
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The Cloud: Aggressive Adoption, Accretive Benefits July 16, 2012
Many organizations have gleaned huge benefits from high degrees of virtualization and aggressive cloud computing adoption. Revlon and SAP are two companies that recently participated in a VMware-organized media roundtable event in San Francisco. The event, attended by industry analysts and journalists, demonstrated how mission-critical applications are transforming businesses.
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Can Google Drive and Docs Add More Shine to Chrome OS? July 13, 2012 
Despite light sales of its Chromebook laptops, Google on Wednesday released version 20 of its Chrome operating system. Chrome 20 contains various new features and tweaks, as well as improvements to security and stability features. It also now supports Google Drive and lets users edit Google Docs offline.
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Cisco Systems Stumbles in the Cloud July 13, 2012 
In the stampede of established players and relative startups seeking to capture a piece of the rapidly expanding cloud market, it is inevitable there will be a few casualties. However, it is surprising which companies have failed to gain an edge in this "Cloud Rush" environment. A case in point is Cisco Systems, which can't seem to find its way in this brave new world of the cloud.
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Feds Spark Boomlet for Risk Assessment Vendors July 03, 2012 
The U.S. government's push to utilize cloud-based technology will eventually lead to some blockbuster contracts -- many well over $10 million and others for even more than $100 million. Consider that just one contract in the current batch -- a cloud deal for email services at the U.S. Interior Department -- carries a price tag of $35-million.
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Google's I/O: Perfect Blend of Substance and Spectacle? June 29, 2012 
It used to be that technology companies would head to one or more of the plethora of industry trade shows to introduce new products and showcase their latest offerings. But in recent years many large companies have forgone the shows and instead have offered company-specific conferences and events. This week Google might have raised the bar for what's expected from such events.
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Google Tries On IaaS for Size June 29, 2012 
Google announced this week the launch of the Google Compute Engine, an Infrastructure as a Service product that lets users run Linux Virtual Machines on Google's servers. It promises to provide resources to businesses and other organizations that need intensive, short-term computing power to solve high-level problems.
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Introducing the New Microsoft June 28, 2012 
Most don't realize it yet, but Microsoft is completely reinventing itself right before our eyes. It is expanding from software to hardware and even to the cloud, starting with tablets and wireless smartphones. It is fundamentally transforming the company we have all known and used for decades. This path is full of enormous opportunities and challenges.
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Feds' IT Report Card: Good Effort but Incomplete June 19, 2012 
In the heyday of harvesting forests in the U.S., lumberjacks often used dynamite to break up clusters of timber that formed when thousands of logs were floated on rivers to market. In the last 18 months, the U.S. government has floated hundreds of pages of proposals into a river of policy "reforms," dealing with innovative information technology.
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