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Microsoftâ€™s Jim Kelly: Cloud Email a ‘Stepping Stone’ in Armyâ€™s Tech Transformation

Jim Kelly, senior director for the U.S. Army business at Microsoft, said the Army’s transition to cloud computing started with enterprise email but called that move “just a stepping stone” into the future.. â€œThe Army, like all of ourÂ Defense DepartmentÂ customers, is facing tremendous pressure to reduce spending, reduce headcount and gain efficiencies,â€ KellyÂ said TuesdayÂ in a […] More

by Jay Clemens May 8, 2014, 11:37 am
in Government Cloud, News

Meg Whitman: HP to Target Cloud, Software Outsourcing Market With $1B Cloud Tech Investment

Hewlett-PackardÂ plans to invest more than $1 billion in cloud computing technologies over the next two years, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. Spencer Ante writes HP will hire developers and consultants to develop cloud systems and increase the company’s data centers to 20 over the next 18 months through the investment. Meg Whitman, CEO of […] More

by Jay Clemens May 7, 2014, 10:19 am
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John Keese: Autonomic Resources Helps EconSys Gain FedRAMP OK for Cloud Product

Autonomic Resources worked with Economic Systems to help the latter company obtain a provisional authority-to-operate approval from the FedRAMP Joint Authorization Board for a software-as-a-service platform. EconSys used Autonomic Resources’ ARC-P cloud system as the underlying infrastructure for EconSys’ FHR Navigator SaaS offering throughout the FedRAMP assessment and authorization process, Autonomic Resources said Friday. ARC-P […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman May 5, 2014, 8:05 am
in Government Cloud, News

Vormetric Data Protection Tool Available on IBM Cloud; CJ Radford Comments

Vormetricâ€™s encryption technology is now available on the IBM Cloud marketplace for clients who want to add another layer of protection to stored data. The data-at-rest security product provides encryption and key management, policies and controls that work to restrict access to information, VormetricÂ said Monday. Vormetric also built security intelligence features into the product, such […] More

by Elizabeth Leigh April 30, 2014, 9:37 am
in Government Cloud, News

IBM Opens Enterprise Cloud Tech Marketplace; Robert LeBlanc Comments

IBM has debuted an online channel that will showcase a range of cloud computing software and service offerings from the company, its partners and third-party vendors. The IBM Cloud Marketplace allows enterprise clients to select from hundreds of software-as-a-service, platform-as-a-service and infrastructure-as-a-service platforms, IBM said Monday. “Increasingly cloud users from business, IT and development across […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman April 29, 2014, 1:48 pm
in Government Cloud, News

CSC, Amazon Web Services to Establish Global Cloud Center; Terry Wise, Dan Hushon Comment

CSC andÂ Amazon Web ServicesÂ have partnered to establish aÂ CSC Global Cloud Center of Excellence that will cater to enterprise and public-sector cloud services needs by leveraging the companies’ cloud technologies. CSC said TuesdayÂ they will set up the initialÂ Global Cloud CoE inÂ Austin, Texas, to deliver enterprise workload migration and private and hybrid cloud integration services, such as […] More

by Admin April 29, 2014, 12:42 pm
in Government Cloud, News

FireEye’s Darien Kindlund: New Tactics Needed Amid Changing Threat Landscape

Darien Kindlund, director of research science at FireEye, says that todayâ€™s changing threat landscape needs a flexible cybersecurity defense to match. â€œAs attackers shift their strategies, the cyber defense industry is too, now moving away from a model built around identifying and remediating single attacks toward an environment where threat actors and their behaviors are […] More

by Elizabeth Leigh April 29, 2014, 8:25 am
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Microsoft to Invest $274M, Add Cloud Infrastructure at Wyoming Data Center

Microsoft will allocate $274 million in investments to expand the company’s operations in Cheyenne, Wyo. and add a new cloud computing infrastructure there, Data Center Knowledge reported Saturday. Rich Miller writes that the plan would increase the company’s total spending in Wyoming to nearly $500 million. The company plans to start construction of the new […] More

by Admin April 28, 2014, 7:16 am
in Government Cloud, News

Mark Hurd, Rich Geraffo Highlight Oracle Cloud Network’s Reach

Oracle has reported a growing user base for its suite of cloud products through the Oracle PartnerNetwork, whichÂ Oracle PresidentÂ Mark HurdÂ saidÂ highlights the programâ€™s value proposition to the companyâ€™s customers. â€œOracleâ€™s partner community is an invaluable asset to the company,â€ HurtÂ said Thursday. â€œPartner adoption of Oracle Cloud solutions has been tremendous and we will continue to provide […] More

by Elizabeth Leigh April 25, 2014, 1:29 pm
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Thomas Hansen: Microsoft to Offer Cloud Computing Training to Small Businesses

Microsoft has debuted a training program to help owners of small and medium enterprises integrate cloud computing technology into their businesses, Web Host Industry Review reported Wednesday. Chris Burt writes that Microsoft’s Cloud SureStep program is designed to show entrepreneurs how cloud platforms work to manage profits, digital marketing and customer demand. Thomas Hansen, Microsoft’s […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman April 25, 2014, 8:10 am
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David Blankenhorn: DLT to Connect Cloud Users With Amazon, Red Hat

DLT SolutionsÂ has released aÂ private cloud computing offering to integrateÂ Red Hat‘sÂ OpenShift Enterprise and Amazon Web ServicesÂ into an environment for users to develop, test and deploy applications. CODEvolved is designed to expedite the software development and deployment process, the company said Wednesday. David Blankenhorn, chief cloud technologist at DLT, said the company aimed to connect users with […] More

by Admin April 24, 2014, 7:40 am
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Verizon’s Maria Montenegro: Shipping, Distribution Industry Turning to Cloud

The shipping and distribution industry is increasingly turning to cloud computing for use in business operations, Verizon‘s Maria Montenegro wrote in a blog post published Tuesday. Montenegro, a communications manager at the company, said one of the drivers of cloud adoption in the industry is is the need for IT and software applications to manage […] More

by Admin April 23, 2014, 10:02 am