http://www.guardian.co.uk/cloud-computing/a-simple-piece-of-engineering

Companies that just need basic IT support may be better off using a cloud computing system, as Daniel Baker of Kitchons found out

Infostructure is the company’s term for an organisation’s virtualised applications portfolio, infrastructure and data.

http://www.itwire.com/business-it-news/technology/37440-capgemini-helps-clients-move-towards-cloud

A major IT consulting and outsourcing firm is packaging a collection of services intended to help clients take advantage of cloud computing and other current infrastructure trends.

What are the various solutions you provide for IP networks in India?

NarusInsight, a real-time traffic intelligence system, is our flagship product. It offers highly customizable and extensible monitoring capabilities, powerful analytics and increased system performance. Apart from NarusInsight, Narus provides the following solutions:

Cyber Protection – a network security and attack mitigation solution for real-time identification and mitigation of any unwanted, unwarranted or malicious traffic

Intercept – an intercept and surveillance solution for real-time precision targeting of any type of IP traffic

Traffic Management – a real-time IP traffic (such as gray VoIP) detection, analysis and mitigation solution

Toolkits – easy to use tool kits allowing businesses to create traffic intelligence solutions based on user-defined rules and classifiers

http://www.cxotoday.com/India/CXO_Views/Cyber_Crime_is_a_Threat_to_National_Security/551-108791-1006.html

Cyber crime has evolved significantly and is no longer just a threat to industry and individuals, but increasingly to national security.

Will companies move their core business applications to the cloud? It’s one of the great unanswered questions, and one reason NetSuite is so interesting to watch. Based on NetSuite’s third–quarter financial report, the answer to this question remains partly cloudy.

NetSuite is a microcosm of what has happened and what could happen with cloud computing and ERP. It’s one of few vendors offering enterprise-resource planning applications in a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model (others include Workday and a new venture running out of Salesforce.com’s headquarters). And, since it’s publicly traded, it’s the only one to disclose exactly how much SaaS ERP it sells.

http://www.informationweek.com/cloud-computing/blog/archives/2009/11/netsuite_a_stud.html

Will companies move their core business applications to the cloud?

Putting more of your infrastructure in the cloud has left you vulnerable to hackers who have redoubled efforts to launch denial-of-service attacks against the likes of Google, Yahoo and other Internet-based service providers. A massive Google outage earlier this year illustrates the kind of disruptions cloud-dependent businesses can suffer.

See also: Google FAIL and the Fog Over Cloud Security

That’s one of the big takeaways from the seventh-annual Global Information Security survey, which CSO and CIO magazines conducted with PricewaterhouseCoopers earlier this year. Some 7,200 business and technology executives worldwide responded from a variety of industries, including government, health care, financial services and retail.

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139974/The_Curse_of_Cloud_Security?taxonomyId=

Virtualization and cloud computing let you simplify your physical IT infrastructure and cut overhead costs, but you’ve only just begun to see the security risks involved.

This week I’m in Washington, D.C., speaking at a government cloud computing event and also meeting with congressional staff and agency personnel to discuss their cloud computing plans and concerns. The discussions have been really fascinating, both for what they indicate about the Federal government’s cloud plans as well as what they illustrate about its challenges. But, make no mistake, the government is serious about its interest in cloud computing.

I was really looking forward to the conference, not least because of a panel giving a “state of play” view of where the government is with its cloud plans. It has set up a cross-agency cloud steering committee headed by Casey Coleman, GSA CIO, who was on this panel. Prior to this panel, however, I attended another one that included Peter Tseronis of the Department of Energy, who also sits on the steering committee. He described the activities of the committee and noted that a number of subcommittees have been set up to examine issues like security, architecture, and so on

http://www.cio.com/article/504475/Cloud_Computing_Moves_Fast_Over_the_Potomac

Not everyone recognizes that using a cloud infrastructure does not (and cannot) transfer all risk to the provider

As Google and Microsoft battle for dominance in technology, a skirmish in Los Angeles City Hall is offering a rare public glimpse into a rivalry that could help determine the fortunes of both companies — and, quite possibly, how workers in the future will communicate.

The two tech giants are clashing over a $7.25m contract to replace Los Angeles’ outdated e-mail system. The stakes are high enough that both companies have fielded teams of lobbyists and executives to press their case in City Hall.

City officials have also been told that Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer and Google CEO Eric Schmidt “would be more than happy to come and visit with you,” said City Councilman Tony Cardenas, who chairs the council’s information and technology committee.

Google is widely believed to have the most to gain from a victory, as it seeks to challenge Microsoft’s dominance in office e-mail and document software.

http://businessmirror.com.ph/component/content/article/52-technology/16882-ibm-sells-cloud-e-mail-service-to-take-on-google-microsoft.html

Google is widely believed to have the most to gain from a victory, as it seeks to challenge Microsoft’s dominance in office e-mail and document software

Perot Systems Corporation (NYSE: PER) (www.perotsystems.com) today announced the launch of Perot Systems(R) Cloud Integration Services and Perot Systems(R) Virtual Services – a family of secure, enterprise-class pay-per-use IT infrastructure and desktop services to help clients operate their business more effectively and cost efficiently. The new services are expected to enable the company’s clients to maximize cost efficiencies by selecting from a variety of proven pre-configured services, or they may choose a custom-designed solution to meet their specific needs.

http://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/Perot+Systems+Launches+Suite+of+Cloud+Integration+and+Secure+Pay-Per-Use+IT+Services/4913941.html

“This is the beginning of an important transformation for the IT services industry in terms of secure, integrated product offerings and an advancement over the much publicized ‘cloud’ concepts of the past few years,”

eCounting Corporate Management Services Private Ltd. is a Bangalore based company founded by a team of Chartered Accountants based in India, with associate companies in the Middle East. eCounting has been providing accounting, audit and tax consultancy services for the last 15 years and has developed a host of SaaS products for the Finance and Accounting Industry.

eCounting’s business requirements and challenges

eCounting’s operations are geographically widespread, as a result it was difficult for the company’s customers to access complete accounting information, financial analytics in real time. Due to this reason eCounting’s growth was being restricted. Additionally eCounting needed to send their accountants to their customer’s office to enter accounting data and prepare weekly MIS financial reports in excel sheets which were then emailed out to the management.

http://www.cxotoday.com/India/Case_Study/SaaS_App_From_eCounting_Uses_WOLF_PaaS/551-106294-1004.html

eCounting selects Wolf’s PaaS to build a customized e-accounting and financial SaaS application

As the hype builds around cloud computing, questions are growing about how resellers of software – the so-called middlemen – will make money.

By delivering software in the Internet cloud (meaning over thousands and thousands of computer servers), companies like Google can more easily sell their software directly to customers. But Salesforce.com says it’s now bringing resellers back into the game.

http://deals.venturebeat.com/2009/08/25/salesforces-reseller-program-brings-the-middleman-back-into-cloud-computing/

This program is aimed particularly at consulting companies that have built their businesses around selling traditional software that is, by developing custom applications for other companies and providing help with implementation and training.