From Datacenter Dynamics. “IBM has won a contract to start consolidating the data center footprint that is serving more than 50 government agencies of New York City. In addition to physical consolidation, the technology company is also tasked with revamping the city’s IT infrastructure – a project that is expected to save the city...
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From the Malta Independent Online. “HP this week announced a suite of new products and services that enable businesses and governments to leverage the power of the cloud while ensuring they meet required levels of security, performance and availability. Cloud computing is an important and growing platform for Instant-On Enterprises, where everything and everyone...
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From Zacks Investment Research. “A leading provider of information technology (IT), International Business Machines Corp. announced new partnerships with leading companies and institutions for providing cloud computing solutions. IBM’s LotusLive public cloud service is helping clients by providing integrated email, web conferencing, and social networking and collaboration services. This improves the day-to-day business functioning and...
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By Nathan Olivarez-Giles (from the LA Times.) “Verizon is set to buy Terremark, an information technology services company, for $1.4 billion, part of an effort from the wireless carrier to boost its cloud-computing abilities. The purchase offer of $19 a share in cash is a 35% premium over Terremark’s Thursday closing stock price of...
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By Mitchell Bingemann (from Australian IT.) “MACQUARIE Telecom has entered the burgeoning enterprise cloud computing market with a product that allows buyers to provision compute resources and infrastructure on demand. Macquarie’s entry into the enterprise cloud market lags behind rivals Telstra and Optus who both entered the space last year, but Macquarie Telecom’s managing...
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By Shaun Nichols (from V3.Co.Uk.) “HP is expanding its line of enterprise cloud computing services. The company said that the services would help to settle factors such as security and availability that have traditionally kept enterprise users from moving to cloud computing platforms. The expansion will create a platform HP calls “Hybrid Delivery,” The...
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By John Kennedy (from Silicon Republic.) “An economic impact study prepared for Microsoft by Goodbody Economic Consultants has revealed that Ireland has many of the attributes to become a global cloud computing centre of excellence and could capture a disproportionately large share of the cloud computing industry estimated to be worth €40bn worldwide by...
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By Jon Aspinell (from Ashdown Group.) “Cloud computing and virtualisation technologies are the most sought-after among chief information officers (CIO) moving into 2011, it has been reported. Gartner’s CIO Agenda survey reveals that cloud service investments are the number technology priority among leading CIOs, followed by increased use of virtual desktops and servers. Mobile...
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By Shirley Christie (from Jakarta Globe.) “Software giant Microsoft is looking to invest around $2.5 billion in Indonesia to develop cloud-computing systems, an official said on Thursday. Sutanto Hartono, chief executive of Microsoft Indonesia, said it was partnering with Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom), Astra Graphia Information Technology, cloud-computing infrastructure firm Greenview and Infynis System Indonesia...
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From TTKN News. “ Huawei, a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, today announced its Cloud Computing strategy for the North American market. Designed to advance customers’ journey to cloud computing, the strategy involves working with leading North American partners to deliver a solution that will enable...
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