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IBM Selected to Manage First Phase of New York City’s Data Center Consolidation and Modernization Program

By Guest PostJanuary 31, 20111 commentTechnologybridget van kralingen, citiserv, city, cloud computing, data center, Environment, ibm, modernization program, municipal cloud environments, new york, new yorkers, technology platform, technology solutions

*Project to Streamline IT Infrastructure to Improve Service Delivery, Reduce Energy Consumption and Strengthen Security*

NEW YORK, N.Y. – 31 Jan 2011: IBM today announced that it has been selected by the City of New York to build a more efficient, smarter technology platform for CITIServ, the City’s IT infrastructure modernization program. The goal of the project is to streamline delivery of City services by consolidating and updating outdated and incompatible IT, thereby reducing energy consumption, strengthening security, and providing City workers with faster access to the latest technologies. (more…)

Microsoft Survey Highlights Cloud Movement Across the US

By Guest PostJanuary 12, 2011Technologybig capital cost option, cloud computing, cloud friendly uscities, it decision makers, job growth, Microsoft, microsoft azure, rda corporation, scott woodgate, Technology, tom cole

*Microsoft today named some of the country’s top “cloud-friendly” U.S. cities. The rankings are based on the results of an extensive survey in which 2,000 IT decision makers nationwide discussed how they are adopting and using cloud computing.*

REDMOND, Wash. – Jan. 12, 2011 – The forecast for cloud computing across key U.S. cities calls for new lines of business, more need for IT services, and potential job growth, according to a new survey released today by Microsoft.

Microsoft released the results of the study this week after interviewing more than 2,000 IT decision-makers in 10 U.S. cities. (more…)

NC State and IBM Researchers Discover New Way to Patch Holes in The ‘Cloud’

By Guest PostNovember 30, 2010Technologychinese goddess, cloud, cloud computing, cloud computing patch tool, computer systems, cyber-attacks, ibm, mirage, north carolina state university, nuwa, patching systems, peng ning, security upgrades, sky, update, virtual machines, vms

Researchers from North Carolina State University and IBM have invented a way to update computer systems packaged in virtual machines in a computer “cloud” – even when those programs are offline.

The new cloud computing patch tool developed by NC State and IBM is called Nuwa and protects virtual machines (VMs) from cyber-attacks by ensuring that they always receive important security upgrades. In addition, the researchers have determined that offline application of security patches is more than four times faster than online patch application. The tool is named after a Chinese goddess who patched a hole in the sky. (more…)

IBM Takes Action to Improve Cloud Security

By Guest PostOctober 20, 2010Technology2010 global it risk study, arcelormittal sistemas, brazil, cloud computing, cloud environments, corporate, data breach, data security, encryption, generic model, henrique matiole, ibm, information technology, it, security initiative, steve robinson, Technology, virtual doorman, watson and zurich research labs

ARMONK, N.Y., – 20 Oct 2010: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today unveiled a new security initiative focused on making cloud computing safer. IBM aims to help both users and providers of cloud computing more easily navigate security challenges through new cloud security planning and assessment services, managed services to help clients secure their clouds, and the introduction of several technology innovations from its global research labs. (more…)

IBM Survey: IT Professionals Predict Mobile and Cloud Technologies Will Dominate Enterprise Computing By 2015

By Guest PostOctober 8, 20101 commentTechnologyandroid, cloud computing, development, html5, iaas, ibm, ibm lotus connections, information technology professional, infrastructure as a service, ipad, iPhone, it, jim corgel, mobile, paas, platform as a service, playbook, software application, survey

ARMONK, N.Y. – 08 Oct 2010: Information technology professionals predict that mobile and cloud computing will emerge as the most in-demand platforms for software application development and IT delivery over the next five years, according to a new IBM (NYSE: IBM) survey released today. (more…)

Fundacion German Sanchez Ruiperez and IBM Implement a Cloud Computing Solution for Education

By Guest PostAugust 19, 2010Technologyalberto barrientos, centre for advanced technologies, cita, cloud computing, fundacion german sanchez ruiperez, ibm, ibm spain, it issues, joaquin pinto, salamanca, smart business desktop cloud, spanish foundation

ARMONK, N.Y., – 19 Aug 2010: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it has implemented a cloud computing solution for Fundacion German Sanchez Ruiperez, a Spanish foundation that promotes education. The new cloud solution will be used in the Foundation’s education programs in its Centre for Advanced Technologies (CITA), allowing students to access course materials over any device via the Internet.

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IBM Opens the First Multipurpose Cloud Computing Center in Poland

By Guest PostJuly 29, 20101 commentTechnologycloud computing, czeslaw smutnicki, ibm, information technology, it, Nanotechnology, pawel panecki, poland, robotic, Wroclaw, wroclaw university of technology

WARSAW, Poland & WROCLAW, Poland – 29 Jul 2010: IBM Poland (NYSE: IBM) and the Wroclaw University of Technology today announced an agreement to establish the first university cloud computing center in Poland. As part of the partnership, the Wroclaw University of Technology will create a new academic curriculum, making cloud-focused courses available to more than 1500 students.

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