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Does virtualization equal cloud computing?

Discussion - does virtualization equal cloud computing? I think not. by Dan Kusnetzky

Tags: Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-11-25

SaaS and cloud computing: A look at the due diligence

CIO Scott Lowe walks through the buy vs. build analysis for software as a service and cloud computing. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Software-as-a-service, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Managed Hosting, Virtualization, Emerging Technologies, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-11-25

Parse.ly: better feeds with less garnish

I haven't figured out a way to manage Google Reader. I tried using Fever, but it doesn't find news that matters to me... and it cost $30. Techmeme is my home page, but I think it needs an upgrade. I would like a feed...

Tags: E-mail Providers, Engineering, Cloud Computing, Internet, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2009-11-24

EuroCloud UK and a lesson in SaaS marketing

Short of time, short of cash, unwilling to make big upfront commitments: how do such customers make their buying decisions? I've seen the process from the inside the past few weeks, signing up for several services in preparation for the launch of EuroCloud UK. by Phil Wainewright

Tags: Software-as-a-service, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Marketing Research, Emerging Technologies, Marketing, Phil Wainewright

Blog posts 2009-11-24

The cloud computing battleground takes shape. Will it be winner-take-all?

This year has been one of relatively grand alliances between emerging cloud computing vendors as they fill holes in their capabilities and try to create appealing one-stop enterprise cloud services. We’ve seen major announcements so far from IBM and Juniper, Cisco/EMC/VMware, and most recently BMC and Salesforce....

Tags: Cloud Computing Battleground, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Hardware, Dion Hinchcliffe

Blog posts 2009-11-24

Trial Download: Rational® AppScan® Standard Edition V7.9

To improve the security of web applications, it starts by building software securely. IBM Rational AppScan is a suite of Web application vulnerability scanners that include dynamic and static analysis capabilities. Now you can engage more testers earlier in the development cycle. Try it for yourself. Download and evaluation copy...

Tags: IBM Corp., IBM Rational AppScan, Scanners, Cloud Computing, Hardware, Peripherals

Download resources 2009-11-24

Meet Pearltrees: Bookmarks with a social twist

Pearltrees is a new web service that brings a social twist to bookmarking by Sam Diaz

Tags: Twist, Pearltrees, Cloud Computing, Web Services, Channel Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-11-23

Roku becomes cloud-enabled with new Roku Channel Store and Developer SDK

The new Roku Channel Store, which is being rolled out to all Roku devices, will greatly expand the capabilities of the $99 set-top on-demand streaming device. Late Sunday night, Roku announced that its players would now have a "Channel...

Tags: Developer, SDK, Roku Inc., Roku Channel Store, Managed Hosting, Corporate Communications, Cloud Computing, Podcasts, Marketing, Internet, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-11-22

Educating IT decision makers

When you tell a user decision maker that thing X will work better for some job than thing Y, are you an educator or an advocate? Think you know? try it with specifics: "Linux is better than Windows for web services." Education or advocacy? that is indeed the question...

Tags: Information Technology, Linux, Professional Development, Microsoft Windows, Cloud Computing, Web Services, Operating Systems, Software, Career, Enterprise Software, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2009-11-21

Panel: do cloud computing economic advantages break down in enterprises?

A public cloud provider, private cloud operator, consultant, network provider, and venture capitalist were all put in the same room. Here's what they had to say about cloud's business value. by Joe McKendrick

Tags: Venture Capital, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Networking, Investment, Finance, Financing Startups, Hardware, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2009-11-20

YouTube automatic captioning: one more reason GOOG's not evil

Earlier this week I noted that YouTube's partnership with Univision was one more reason to make the web service available in schools. Now, Google has introduced some more useful YouTube technology: automatic captioning. by Christopher Dawson

Tags: Google Inc., YouTube Inc., Business Structures, Cloud Computing, Web Services, Channel Management, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-11-20

Conference energy levels

Coming to Dreamforce has been a revelation. The news was dominated by Chatter but that only tells a fraction of the real story. As I sat in the media room chatting sic to an old buddy it occurred to me this was a conference that annoyed for all...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Software-as-a-service, Event, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Sales Force Management, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Sales, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-11-20

TechWriter for Web Services 2009 (Windows)

Complete and Accurate Documentation of your Web Services is finally achievable. TechWriter for Web Services is a Windows desktop application that generates documentation for web services. TechWriter automatically generates the documentation for your web service. By collecting information about the methods, elements, attributes and types directly from the WSDL that...

Tags: Web, Web Service, Microsoft Windows, Documentation, Adivo, TechWriter, Channel Management, Cloud Computing, Web Services, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-20

How to add value, not just more tech, with Web 2.0+

My presentation to the Florida Council of Independent Schools went well, both from a content and a technical perspective, since I was able to do it remotely, all with Google Apps. Here is the presentations, as well as a few takeaways from the question/answer session. by Christopher Dawson

Tags: Web, Presentation, Cloud Computing, Channel Management, Marketing, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-11-19

Delta Sonic Car Wash systems deploys Vyatta

Delta Sonic Car Wash systems deploys Vyatta's network virtualization technology. by Dan Kusnetzky

Tags: Network, Delta Sonic Car Wash Systems Inc., Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-11-19

Practical Approaches for Securing Web Applications across the Software Delivery Lifecycle

Enterprises understand the importance of securing web applications to protect critical corporate and customer data. What many don't understand, is how to implement a robust process for integrating security and risk management throughout the web application software development lifecycle. Securing the web application lifecycle does not...

Tags: Software, Web Application, Cloud Computing

White papers 2009-11-19

Staying a step ahead of the hackers: the importance of identifying critical Web application vulnerabilities.

Security managers worldwide working for midsize or large organizations share a common goal: to better manage the risks associated with their business infrastructure. Web application security plays a significant role in achieving that goal. This session will discuss new and emerging network and application security attacks and ways organizations can...

Tags: Network, Vulnerability, Web Application, Hacker, Application Security, Security Administration, Security, Cloud Computing, Networking

White papers 2009-11-19

Gmail Studio 2.0.0.8 (Mac)

Gmail Studio is the must have Gmail integration for the OSX desktop. Gmail Studio gives you unobtrusiveness desktop access to your Gmail and Gmail for Google Apps accounts. Gmail Studio allows you to check unlimited number of Gmail accounts. You can also view messages right on your desktop, in the...

Tags: Google Gmail, Apple Macintosh, BlueCrestStudios, Gmail Studio, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet

Software downloads 2009-11-19

Salesforce demos Service Cloud 2

At Dreamforce Global Gathering 2009 in San Francisco, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and Kraig Swensrud, senior vice president of product marketing, show attendees the company's new customer service software, Service Cloud 2. The new tool helps businesses connect their traditional call center technologies with social media applications through a cloud...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Customer Service, Social Media, Product Marketing, Cloud Computing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Sales Force Management, Virtualization, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Sales, Hardware, Service Cloud 2, Marc Benioff, Salesforce

Videos 2009-11-18

A Tale of Two Software Worlds: Old ERP vs. SaaS

Dreamforce's attendance really puts a strong data point on how attractive SaaS is becoming. Other vendors this week have provided additional data points that point to a troubling time ahead for laggard ERP vendors. by Brian Sommer

Tags: Software-as-a-service, ERP, Dreamforce, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Software, Software, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-11-18