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IBM Launches Cloud Computing Tools, SmartCloud Foundation
Technology giant IBM launched a set of cloud computing tools designed to help business partners adopt cloud business models and generate new revenue streams by offering public, private and hybrid cloud infrastructures, applications and services to their clients. The company is extending the IBM SmartCloud portfolio with two new public cloud services, SmartCloud Enterprise+ and…
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OS33 Releases Cloud Drive Solution for MSPs
IT-as-a-service delivery specialist OS33 announced the Cloud Drive, a technology that creates a unified file system by bringing together storage from different private and public cloud technologies. OS33 s Webtop with Cloud Drive technology is designed to allow end users to access their files from any device, across cloud-based and local applications. Cloud Drive technology…
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Google Relies on Partners for Cloud Transformation
Google is doubling down on its channel strategy with its recent unveiling of its Cloud Transformation Program, in which the company is using partners to deliver value-added services built around Google’s cloud portfolio. The program will start out with six select partners participating, but Google intimates that it will expand to more as it gains…
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IT as a Service Becoming Commonplace: Survey
A survey by F5 Networks found that at least 67 percent of enterprises have implemented or are in the process of implementing infrastructure as a service and platform as a service, and that 15 percent of enterprises have implemented or are in the process of implementing chargeback capabilities, setting the stage for full-scale ITaaS across…
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Businesses Looking to VARs to Allay Cloud Security Concerns
According to a survey by security and storage specialist Symantec, businesses have mixed feelings when it comes to security–with a majority ranking it as both a top concern and top goal of moving to the cloud. Symantec’s 2011 State of Cloud Survey examined how organizations are adopting cloud computing and dealing with the changes it…
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Red Hat Enters Storage Software Business With Gluster Buy
Red Hat, the world’s most financially successful Linux software and services company, made a bold move into the storage software business Oct. 4 with the acquisition of Gluster, whose open-source storage file system for unstructured data runs a growing number of new-generation IT companies. The transaction will cost Red Hat about $136 million in cash.…