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AT&T Extends Cloud Networking Service to IBM SoftLayer Platform; Jim Comfort, Jon Summers Comment

AT&T has moved to help clients adopt cloud computing technologies by extendingÂ itsÂ cloud networking service to IBM‘sÂ SoftLayer cloud infrastructure. The companies sought to helpÂ customers ofÂ AT&T’s virtual private network connectÂ information technology systemsÂ toÂ SoftLayer’s cloud servicesÂ through theÂ AT&T NetBond platform, AT&T said Thursday. “Together, we’re making the network as flexible as the cloud and giving enterprises confidence they can migrate […] More

by Jay Clemens September 18, 2014, 12:00 pm
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Manju Bewtra: CCSi Becomes an Accredited Cloud Assessor for FedRAMP Program

Creative Computing Solutions Inc. has received an accreditation to perform independent reviews of cloud computing offerings for federal agencies through the Federal Risk Authorization Management Program. CCSi will evaluate if a government cloud service provider adheres to security and control standards as a FedRAMP third-party assessment organization, the company said Monday. â€œAs a 3PAO, we […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman September 16, 2014, 6:59 am
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Razorsight’s Chris Checco: Analytics Tech Could Help CSPs Reduce Customer Churn

Chris Checco, president and chief analytics officer at Razorsight, believes analytics technology can help cloud service providers drive customer loyalty and identify new revenue opportunities. Checco discussed how the company’s analytics software product works to provide CSPs a full picture of the customer experience in order to reduce customer churn rate and increase profitability during […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman September 12, 2014, 11:06 am
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Unisys’ Colin Lacey Describes Phases for Cloud Strategy Implementation

Colin Lacey, vice president of data center transformation services atÂ Unisys, has outlined several recommended steps for enterprises to implement their cloud strategy. Lacey wrote in a post published Tuesday that Unisys begins its approach by developing a plan and evaluating the workloads through technical, business requirement and compliance reviews. “Moving along the curve, once you […] More

by Jay Clemens September 10, 2014, 11:06 am
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Cisco, Red Hat Expand Partnership Into Open Cloud Collaboration; Paul Cormier Comments

Cisco and Red HatÂ have extendedÂ their partnership to open collaboration around theÂ OpenStack, Intercloud and Application Centric InfrastructureÂ tools and unveiled a new integrated infrastructure for cloud deployments on OpenStack. Cisco said ThursdayÂ the new Cisco UCS Integrated Infrastructure product family is designed for private cloud operations on OpenStack and on-ramp to Intercloud for enterprise and midmarket customers. “Open […] More

by Admin September 8, 2014, 8:35 am
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Jeff Barr: AWS Grows GovCloud Virtual Machine Portfolio

Amazon Web Services has expanded its instance offerings for an AWS platform designed to help U.S. government customers process sensitive workloads in cloud environment. Jeff Barr, AWS chief evangelist, writes in a blog post published Thursday the company added five more EC2 virtual machine types hosted on the AWS GovCloud (US) system. HS1 instance is […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman September 5, 2014, 10:37 am
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Verizon’s Kevin King Outlines Strategies to Counter Cyber Attacks on Cloud Platforms

Kevin King,Â external communications director atÂ Verizon Enterprise Solutions, has laidÂ out strategies for enterprises to protect their cloud infrastructure from cyber attacks. King wrote in a blog post published Wednesday that businesses must develop security protocols such asÂ multifactor authentication, role-based access controls, log monitoring, application vulnerability scanning and security governance. He urged enterprises to provide information on […] More

by Jay Clemens September 5, 2014, 8:24 am
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IBM Lands 3 New Global Customers for Cloud Applications in Finance Industry

IBM has secured three new global customers in the field of credit and finance that seek to applyÂ the company’s cloud,Â big data and analytics toolsÂ in business processes, eWeek reported Aug. 23. Darryl Taft writes that IBM has added Ujjivan Financial Services in India, Westpac New Zealand and Veda in Australia and New Zealand to its customer […] More

by Admin September 2, 2014, 8:11 am
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Shaygan Kheradpir: Juniper Networks to Focus on Cloud Builders, High-IQ Networks

Shaygan Kheradpir, Juniper Networks CEO, has outlined his plan to achieve the company’s mission goals by focusing on cloud builders and high-IQ networks, MicroScope reported Thursday. Linda Endersby writes Kheradpir considers cloud computing as an instrument to further the growth of global connectivity. Juniper intends to concentrate on cloud builders as customers turn to the […] More

by Jay Clemens August 29, 2014, 1:43 pm
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Navdeep Sidhu: Hybrid Integration Tech Can Help Orgs Connect On-Premise, Cloud Apps

Navdeep Sidhu, senior director of product marketing at Software AG, belives using technology designed to integrate disparate systems can make cloud implementation easier for enterprises. Sidhu writes in a blog post published Wednesday that many organizations adopt multiple cloud-based applications to manage customer service, human resources and accounting functions. He says that hybrid integration platforms […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman August 29, 2014, 8:52 am
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HP Infrastructure to Host Avaya Software; Mike Nefkens, Pierre-Paul Allard Comment

HP and Avaya have partnered to combine their technologies into one management product suite, an agreement company executives believe can addressÂ growing demand for the service. Under the pactÂ spanning several years, HP infrastructure will host Avayaâ€™s unified communications and contact center software to provide an as-a-service business collaboration tool, the first of its kind in the […] More

by Elizabeth Leigh August 28, 2014, 1:59 pm
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ASI Government: Include Commercial Service Requirements in Cloud Contracts

Federal agencies have used different approaches to procureÂ cloud computing products and services and many have indicated they faceÂ difficultiesÂ when they structureÂ cloud contracts, ASI Government‘sÂ Kymm McCabe, Frank McNally and Anne Laurent say. In a guest post published Tuesday on FCW, the authorsÂ point to ASI Government’s cloud acquisition guides, whereÂ the company highlighted parts 12 and 39 of the […] More

by Admin August 28, 2014, 10:57 am