cloud computing

NIST Provides Definition For Cloud Computing

harminka — Thu, 21 May 2009 12:33:42 -0500

A working definition for cloud computing—a new computer technique with potential for achieving significant cost savings and information technology agility—has been released by a team of computer security experts at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

IBM to Validate Resiliency of Cloud Computing Infrastructures

harminka — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:35:43 -0600

In a move that could spur the rise of the nascent computing model known as "cloud," IBM (NYSE: IBM) today said it would introduce a program to validate the resiliency of any company delivering applications or services to clients in the cloud environment.

IBM Launches New Cloud Computing Consulting and Implementation Services

harminka — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:32:56 -0600

IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced new cloud computing services to help businesses of all sizes take advantage of this increasingly-attractive computing model. With today's announcements, IBM is applying its industry-specific consulting expertise and established technology record to offer secure, practical services to companies in public, private and hybrid cloud models.

IBM Launches Cloud Services Initiative

harminka — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:35:37 -0500

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today launched a company-wide initiative that extends its traditional software delivery model toward a mix of on-premise and cloud computing applications with new software, services and technical resources for clients and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs).

IBM Launches Cloud Computing Center in Tokyo

harminka — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 11:54:14 -0500

Today, IBM (NYSE: IBM) will unveil its ninth cloud computing center worldwide in Tokyo, Japan. The center will give large enterprise customers, universities and governments immediate access to the resources they need to pilot cloud infrastructures and applications, and deliver new and innovative services to their customers.

IBM Opens Africa's First Cloud Computing Center, Second in China

harminka — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:56:33 -0500

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the opening of new "cloud computing" centers in South Africa and China. Cloud computing enables the delivery of personal and business services from remote, centralized servers (the "cloud") that share computing resources and bandwidth -- to any device, anywhere.

IBM Introduces Ready-to-Use Cloud Computing

harminka — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 02:39:08 -0600

In Shanghai today, IBM unveiled plans for “Blue Cloud,” a series of cloud computing offerings that will allow corporate data centers to operate more like the Internet by enabling computing across a distributed, globally accessible fabric of resources, rather than on local machines or remote server farms.