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New 25GB and 50GB solid-state drives from data storage maker Samsung are designed specifically for high-performance server applications, such as video on demand, Web serving and online financial transaction processing.
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The emergence of Microsoft Windows Azure and its Online Services pose a real challenge to Google in enterprise applications, according to one analyst. Another expert argues that Google's native Web position makes it the stronger candidate to pursue business with SAAS and Web services. What cloud computing camp are you in?
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IBM demonstrates for eWEEK a new Web collaboration project called Blue Spruce. This coup in application development lets multiple users work together through what look like shared screens and communicate via telepresence. Though only at a proof-of-concept stage, the IBM Blue Spruce messaging and collaboration solution could be a big step toward more collaborative Web services. Questions remain: Will Blue Spruce appear in Lotus or WebSphere? Will Microsoft respond via Silverlight or Adobe via Flash?
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IBM introduces IBM Resilient Cloud Validation Services, in which its IBM Global Services group helps other companies determine whether their internal cloud computing systems are airtight and fully functional—even though IBM itself has no centralized, clearly marketed cloud computing strategy of its own as a reference.
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Google Apps Product Manager Rajen Sheth denies any clandestine strategy to help Google Apps steal share from messaging and collaboration software rivals Microsoft, IBM and Cisco. But new voice and video chat in Gmail say otherwise and position Google Apps as a serious unified communications and collaboration suite for cloud computing in the enterprise.
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Google's annual holiday party has been known as among the most extravagant in Silicon Valley. But Silicon Valley has few reasons to celebrate this year and even Google is putting the wraps on extravagance. Hewlett Packard, Yahoo, Sun Microsystems and Applied Materials, have cut more than 140,000 jobs in the last few months.
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Microsoft executive Chris Capossela denies that Microsoft Online Services such as Exchange Online and SharePoint Online will eat into the market share of Microsoft's traditional on-premises messaging and collaboration software suites. If this is true, it's good news for Microsoft as it moves deeper into cloud computing and SAAS to take on Google in Web services.
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Salesforce.com reports quarterly profit ahead of Wall Street expectations, though the enterprise applications maker issued forecasts that were below most Wall Street projections. Shares in CRM, SAAS and cloud computing specialist Salesforce.com rise after the results.
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A survey by Appistry and CloudCamp shows that respondents chose Amazon.com and its Amazon Web Services over Google by a margin of nearly two to one as the company expected to have the largest impact on cloud computing. Security, reliability and scalability emerged as the top three challenges to greater adoption of cloud computing.
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Given the current state of the economy and the yawning federal deficit, the efficiency and cost-savings associated with cloud computing are prompting U.S. federal IT agencies to flirt with the cloud platform. Slowly, of course, since it is the government, after all.
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Virtualization is heralded for reducing server sprawl and optimizing utilization. Yet deployed incorrectly, it can wreak havoc on an enterprise. With virtualization, enterprises have the power to move resources in an instant, but the wrong move can actually hinder user performance and increase management costs. Knowledge Center contributor Justin Steinman explains the steps necessary to successful virtualization in a mixed data center environment.
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With the growing popularity of cloud computing services, companies seeking to gain a foothold in the industry are increasingly jumping on the cloud computing bandwagon. But presence does not equal proficiency, and some companies are simply unprepared to provide reliable service to customers for the long term. Knowledge Center contributor David Barley offers recommendations for selecting a stable and trustworthy cloud computing vendor.
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Veritas Operations Services from Symantec can be used to build cloud infrastructure, but it also offers proactive management tools to help identify hidden data center risks involving configuration issues and other problems that can stifle an online business very quickly. The Veritas Operations Services online platform combines Veritas data storage and Symantec risk management features.
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At CA World, CA introduces its first integrated suite of enterprise IT management software products designed to manage cloud computing and the vagaries of virtualization efficiently and cost-effectively.
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In the last few months, a number of prominent IT companies have come out with do-it-yourself, private cloud storage and computing development platforms. There's also a gaggle of startups trying to find a wedge into the market. It's like someone shot off a starting gun, with all the competing data storage companies taking off down the track at the same time.
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