Cloud Computing

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    Cloud Security Reports Missing Critical Elements

     Everyone wants to talk about “The Cloud,” a term that has become as amorphous as the concept of the ether once was for the Internet. There are more than two dozen definitions for what constitutes “the cloud,” which is causing great confusion about the correct utilization. Consequently, how end users properly secure and maintain integrity…

    Lawrence Walsh

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    CompTIA Targets Security, Open Source, Small Business with Member Communities

    The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) is hoping to better serve the IT industry with the rollout of seven new collaborative communities designed to gather input from a range of industry segments for a deeper dive into the concerns of IT’s most important niches. Announced last week, the communities will be a way for CompTIA’s…

    Ericka Chickowski

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    Carpathia Chooses Citrix over VMware for Cloud Virtualization

    VMware may have a stronghold on the server virtualization market, but that doesn’t mean competitors like Citrix aren’t winning big deals. Case in point is Carpathia Hosting, a managed hosting services provider and provider of IT infrastructure and management for enterprises and federal agencies. This week Carpathia announced a partnership with VMware virtualization rival Citrix.…

    Jessica Davis

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    Rackspace Cloud Launches Reseller Channel Program

    The Rackspace Cloud, previously known as Mosso, has formally launched its first partner program with tracks for resellers and for affiliates. The program offers volume-based discounts for reseller partners looking to offer their own service to end-customer companies, Jeff Omstead, director of cloud sales at The Rackspace Cloud, told Channel Insider. “A lot of our…

    Jessica Davis

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    CA’s Cloud Push Continues with 3Tera Buy

    CA is continuing to build up its cloud computing capabilities with the acquisition Feb. 24 of 3Tera. CA officials are looking to roll in 3Tera’s capabilities of building and deploying cloud services with offerings already in CA’s portfolio—including Spectrum Automation Manager and Service Assurance—and technologies gained in acquisitions of Cassatt and NetQoS in 2009 and…

    Channel Insider Staff

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    Applications Meant for the Cloud

    Applications Meant for the Cloud

    Applications Meant for the Cloud Everyone’s moving to the cloud, right? Wrong. Security and availability concerns have enterprises tip-toeing with trepidation into cloud territory. But, top analysts at IDC say the benefits of moving certain applications to the cloud outweigh the risks for some enterprises. IDC revealed the top 5 cloud applications most likely to…

    Leah Gabriel Nurik

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