Windows Server 2012 now runs in Amazon's cloud

Cloud computing: The semi-secret economic equalizer InfoWorld (blog) UCSD's Guardian magazine reports on an often overlooked aspect of cloud computing. According to the university's researchers, "developing countries are utilizing the growing adoption of 'cloud computing' -- the use of consumer devices to access remote ... See all stories on this topic »

Cloud computing IT outsourcing contracts triple ComputerWeekly.com The number of global IT services deals with a cloud computing element have tripled since 2010, according to research from IT outsourcing consultancy Information Services Group (ISG). ISG used its TPI index to analyse IT outsourcing deals and found this ... See all stories on this topic »

HP requests fraud investigation into Autonomy claims GigaOM Update: Hewlett Packard charges Autonomy with accounting improprieties, misrepresentations and disclosure failures and is pushing US and UK authorities to pursue criminal action. The company said $5 billion of an $8.8 billion charge is related directly ... See all stories on this topic »

Windows Server 2012 now runs in Amazon's cloud InfoWorld Enterprises can now run Windows Server 2012 on the Amazon Web Services cloud, and take advantage of improved management features and new versions of IIS and the .Net framework. AWS isn't the only provider whose cloud can run Microsoft's new ... See all stories on this topic »

Cloud Computing Windows IT Pro (blog) Cloud computing how-to information, news, and tips covering software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) products and services. Topics include Microsoft Hyper-V, private cloud, public cloud, cloud ... See all stories on this topic »

Questions over cloud computing tax remain murky vtdigger.org To the consumer (i.e., you and me), cloud computing means that instead of purchasing software on disks and file downloads, one instead subscribes to a service, like Microsoft Office 365, TurboTax Online, or Apple's iCloud, where application programs ... See all stories on this topic » vtdigger.org

Gartner: Platform-as-a-Service market to see sharp growth InfoWorld The PaaS (platform as a service) market will grow to $1.2 billion this year, up from last year's $900 million take, as vendors and customers seek easier ways to create new applications and customize existing ones, according analyst firm Gartner. See all stories on this topic »

EU cloud computing board starts work iT News Amongst its targets for the 2013 and 2014, the board will work on raising public awareness of cloud computing, as well as mapping out practical solutions that reduce barriers to public sector adoption of the technology. Cloud readiness is seen as a ... See all stories on this topic »

Apple iCloud Outage: What If Partners Had Predicted It? Talkin' Cloud What's the lesson here for IT service providers and computer consultants? Some cloud skeptics will start pounding the table again for on-premises servers. But it's too late to put the cloud genie back in the bottle. Instead, IT consultants should look ... See all stories on this topic »

Irish charities, NGOs and non-profits see cloud as route out of IT cost bottleneck Siliconrepublic.com Some 40pc are using cloud computing to deliver back office services with data backup, storage and sync the most prominent uses cited. The greatest advantage of using cloud computing among these organisations is the prolonged availabity and access to ... See all stories on this topic »