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June 19 2013, 02:46 PM
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Derek Stevens
"Security is the number one barrier to cloud adoption." So says every Cloud Service Provider (CSP) executive I've spoken with over the last two years as part of the Cloud Luminaries program. Or they did until recently, anyway. Don't get me wrong - security is still a major barrier to cloud adoption, but I've noticed a shift in the way that CSP executives are talking about security as it relates to their customers. When I ask Steve Mills, CIO of Rackspace , about the number one barrier to cloud adoption, he replied: "...what we hear the most about is security, but I think that people are getting pretty comfortable that you can protect data in the cloud and that you can take advantage of the cloud economy and still protect...
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By: Derek Stevens
Derek Stevens ( @DerekintheCloud or @CloudCommons ) is the associate editor of Smart Enterprise. He specializes in social media and is the author of This Week in Cloud , a weekly newsletter on cloud computing and IT trends. Derek is currently pursuing a Master of Science degree in Journalism at Stony...
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June 14 2013, 11:58 AM
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Derek Stevens
Sir Richard Branson Interview! Sir Richard Branson, founder and chairman of Virgin Group, discusses how he has been able to foster innovation by giving his employees the ability to be creative, take chances, and learn from failure in this interview from CA World . Cloud News - A new survey sponsored by Microsoft reveals that while many small and medium businesses worry about security and data privacy in the cloud, once they made the move to cloud, they find it more secure and private than their previous on-premise system, according to this InformationWeek article . - A recent survey by comScore revealed that 94% of UK cloud users found that the cloud has security benefits, while 52% of non-cloud users saw security as a barrier to adoption, according...
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By: Derek Stevens
Derek Stevens ( @DerekintheCloud or @CloudCommons ) is the associate editor of Smart Enterprise. He specializes in social media and is the author of This Week in Cloud , a weekly newsletter on cloud computing and IT trends. Derek is currently pursuing a Master of Science degree in Journalism at Stony...
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June 10 2013, 10:00 AM
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Robyn Herbert
A few years ago, some IT managers took a big risk and made the move to the cloud during a time when vendor promises were loud and dramatic. Back then, there was no evidence that those promises would be fulfilled. Today, those pioneers of cloud computing are five years in. Recently, we commissioned two research organizations, Luth Research and Vanson Bourne , to find out if the cloud has been living up to its hype. The researchers surveyed 542 global IT leaders at companies with revenues of $500 million and above, and the reports have now been compiled and analyzed. At the start of the study, we expected that IT leaders would report many challenges -- security, privacy, control -- that were holding them back from getting the buy-in from executive...
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By: Robyn Herbert
Robyn Herbert ( @robynherbert ) is a Product Marketing Manager for CA Technologies automation and cloud solutions. Robyn has 10 years of experience in the IT industry and has worked with a variety of solutions since joining CA Technologies in 2004, including virtualization and automation, cloud computing...
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June 07 2013, 09:30 AM
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Derek Stevens
Cloud News IBM announced that it's acquiring SoftLayer Technologies in order to strengthen its position in the cloud computing market, according to this PCMag article . SoftLayer serves 21,000 customers and has 13 data centers in the United States, Amsterdam and Singapore. The acquisition will help IBM compete against other cloud providers like Amazon. A report by Morgan Stanley predicts that Amazon Web Services will have annual revenue of $24 billion by 2022 and will be the go-to provider within the public cloud space, according to this Talkin' Cloud article . In this InfoWorld blog , David Linthicum weighs in on what this means for traditional IT. A survey by PwC reveals that Indian firms are heavily investing in social networks, mobile...
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By: Derek Stevens
Derek Stevens ( @DerekintheCloud or @CloudCommons ) is the associate editor of Smart Enterprise. He specializes in social media and is the author of This Week in Cloud , a weekly newsletter on cloud computing and IT trends. Derek is currently pursuing a Master of Science degree in Journalism at Stony...
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May 31 2013, 01:45 PM
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Derek Stevens
Cloud News Savvis announced that it is expanding its cloud data center footprint by adding nine new locations, according to this InformationWeek article . The new data centers will act as communication hubs that link to Savvis' three core cloud data centers. A new report by RightScale reveals that 75% of companies are now using some form of cloud computing, according to this Midsize Insider article . The report also found that of those companies using cloud, 77% were utilizing multiple clouds, which could include hybrid, private, or public cloud. A survey commissioned by CA Technologies reveals that cloud solutions are surpassing the expectations of many companies, according to this CloudTech article . The report also reveals that there...
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By: Derek Stevens
Derek Stevens ( @DerekintheCloud or @CloudCommons ) is the associate editor of Smart Enterprise. He specializes in social media and is the author of This Week in Cloud , a weekly newsletter on cloud computing and IT trends. Derek is currently pursuing a Master of Science degree in Journalism at Stony...
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