A new survey from McAfee suggests that there is a serious disconnect between security perceptions and the reality among IT Enterprise security managers. The “2011 Data Center Security Survey,” conducted by Gabriel Consulting Group, examined security issues among 147 enterprise data center managers. Nearly half of respondents constantly find new security holes, more than 40 […] More
CSC has allied with Google on its Cloud Transformation Program. The program highlights partners with expertise in assisting businesses in making the most of IT in the workplace. As a participant, CSC will assist enterprise customers build business solutions that take advantage of the scalability, power and security of Google’s cloud services. “CSC has a proven […] More
Autodesk, the world's largest design and engineering software provider, has released a cloud service for its sector professionals. The company’s cloud features include rendering, optimization, energy analysis and 3GB of storage capacity. The features will be available to people without Autodesk software, enabling widespread collaboration. Intuitive simulation and visualization software will further provide multiple design options, […] More
NJVC released two white papers on cloud computing titled, “Overview: Implementation of Cloud Computing Solutions in Federal Agencies“ and “The Economic Benefit of Cloud Computing, by Kevin Jackson general manager of NJVC, Cloud Services. The “Overview” publication, geared toward federal government executives, hones in on cloud computing and its benefits including introductory information, why the government and Obama administration […] More
Symantec is making its latest SMB cloud-bases application, Backup Exec.Cloud, available through two broadline distributors, Synnex and Ingram Micro. Backup Exec.Cloud is based on Symantec’s Backup Exec offering automated and encrypted streaming of a businesses data to Symantec’s own data centers. “These are cloud-based services for security, information management, and data protection. By making these available as […] More
Cisco conducted their second annual Cisco Connected World Technology Report examining the relationship between behavior, the Internet and the pervasiveness of networking. The study reveled that one in three college students and young professionals consider the Internet to be of the utmost importance in the same category as food, air and water. The findings are valued as […] More
IBM named its first cloud specialty technology provider partner, Corent Technology, which will need to meet rigorous certification criteria for the IBM Cloud Specialty designation. Cloud Specialty Partners offer enabling technologies assisting IBM Business Partners make effective use of their cloud. Corent specializes in SaaS enablement software and cost effective solutions for virtualization. “Corent Technology, […] More
Concurrent’s Kshitij Kumar, vice president of business development for the video solutions group, will co-present at the 2011 Digital Home Summit on Tuesday, Sept. 27. In Kumar’s panel, “Cloud Meets Home: Are You Ready?,” he will share his insight into delivering high quality video from the cloud on multiple screens including mobile, PC and television. Concurrent’s video solutions […] More
IBM finds that customers have a pent-up demand for solid-state disk technology. Already embracing solid-state disks to support growing data storage demands driven by cloud and analytic technologies, more than half of customers think their organization needs to develop a new storage approach to manage future growth. The survey of 250 U.S. IT professionals demonstrates […] More
VCE Chairman Michael Capellas spoke to the U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation earlier today outlining cloud computing opportunities and challenges within U.S. federal government, domestic public and commercial sectors, and international markets. Capellas’ speech explored key barriers to cloud adoption and incorporated findings of the TechAmerica Commission on Leadership Opportunity in U.S. Deployment […] More
