Amazon Web Services gets FedRAMP certification for US government cloud use
May 22, 2013 | MIKAEL RICKNÄS
Amazon Web Services has finally received certification under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, which the company said will lower the cost of implementing its cloud services among government organizations and agencies in the U.S.
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Windows Azure becoming local in Australia
May 22, 2013 | NERMIN BAJRIC
Two geo-redundant locations planned for NSW and Victoria.
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Social enterprise can boost productivity by up to 25 per cent: NewsGator
May 22, 2013 | PATRICK BUDMAR
Social software vendor highlights how organisations can benefits from a social strategy.
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First Malaysian public cloud provider to receive ISO 27001: VADS
May 22, 2013 | AVANTIKUMAR
Telekom Malaysia's business process outsourcing provider VADS receives certification from SIRIM, which it said will help it to comply with the Personal Data Protection Act among other requirements.
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VMware launches network-savvy cloud service
May 22, 2013 | JOAB JACKSON
VMware's new vCloud Hybrid Service offers virtual networking as a way to cut cloud deployment costs.
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5 reasons to move to Big Data (and 1 reason why it won't be easy)
May 22, 2013 | REDA CHOUFFANI
Companies of all sizes are beginning to reap the benefits of data analytics technology. If you're not up to speed yet, here are five ways that big data can benefit your business--and one precaution that may well thwart your big data plans.
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Yahoo's 1TB of Flickr storage may signal bigger cloud plans
May 22, 2013 | IAN PAUL
With Flickr now offering users 1TB of free photo storage, Yahoo may just be getting started when it comes to cloud storage.
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BLOG: Should companies allow employees to use cloud-hosted file sync/share solutions? Yes, with precautions.
Yes: Employees are doing what's best for the company
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BLOG: Huawei’s enterprise channel strategy is making progress
I was encouraged to see that Huawei had a proper track session on its channel strategy during its 10th Global analyst summit in Shenzhen.
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BLOG: Channel partners are embracing the cloud in a big way – but still need help
Channel partners are bullish about their growth prospects.
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BLOG: Too many chiefs? Do public organizations need Chief Data Officers?
Having had several related discussions this past week while in Washington DC, it is obvious that the question of how to use and manage the growing wealth of data, and incorporate it into an existing information governance organization and infrastructure (however mature or not), is top of mind in the public sector as well.
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BLOG: BYOT sophistication is currently low in china, but changes are underway
Media and IT professionals are buzzing about BYOD thanks to the increasing adoption of personal mobile devices being used for work in China.
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