Tag: cloud
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IBM: Security, Cloud and VDI Hot in Midmarket for 2011
Solution providers looking to grow their business with midmarket customers will have plenty of opportunity in 2011. And VARs that are able to provide customers with virtualization, cloud computing and security solutions will be able to reap rewards and develop long-term relationships with midmarket customers, Andrew Monshaw, general manager of IBM’s global midmarket team, told… Read more
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Cloud Computing Could Cut Data Center Energy Costs
The efficiencies provided by cloud computing could reduce global data center energy costs by up to 38 percent by 2020, analysts say. According to a new report from Pike Research, the energy efficiency benefits of cloud computing are substantial, and growth in the market will have important implications for both energy consumption and greenhouse gas… Read more
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Rackspace, Unisys Launch Private Cloud Services
Unisys and Rackspace rolled out private cloud offerings that combine cloud computing efficiencies, potential cost savings, and scalability, with the convenience and security of managed hosting services, at the Gartner Data Center Conference in Las Vegas this week. The Unisys Hosted Secure Private Cloud offers customers a cloud infrastructure that is deployed and managed remotely.… Read more
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Salesforce to Buy Cloud-Platform Firm Heroku
Salesforce said it would pay $212 million net of cash. It also plans to issue $27 million in stock to Heroku employees and pay $10 million in cash for unvested Heroku shares as part of the deal. Salesforce expects the deal to hurt fourth-quarter adjusted earnings by 2 cents a share and by 12-13 cents… Read more
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Top Channel Friendly Cloud Backup and Recovery Service Providers
Categories: Cloud ComputingTop Channel Friendly Cloud Backup and Recovery Service Providers CloudBerry Lab Built on the Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) platform, CloudBerry cloud-based backup and recovery services provides features like backup scheduling, data encryption, backup verification and the ability to back up to multiple Amazon S3 accounts. A managed backup service for resellers is in the… Read more
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Salesforce.com Challenges Oracle in Database Market
Categories: News and TrendsSalesforce — the world’s biggest maker of cloud-based software that its customers access over the Internet — announced its new Database.com service on Tuesday as it diversifies its lineup of software programs for businesses. The company has long generated the bulk of its revenue from selling software for managing corporate sales and marketing activities, but… Read more