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I have started this series to provide daily INTERESTING updates ONLY on Cloud Computing, Cloud Service Models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), Cloud Deployment Models (Public CLoud, Private Cloud, hybrid Cloud), Cloud Security, Cloud Governance, Big Data, Virtualization, Cloud Management etc.

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Cloud Security Alliance Presents Privacy Level Agreement Initiative at …
Einnews Portugal
Data privacy and protection remains a major impediment to the broad adoption of Cloud services. In an effort to help Cloud Service Providers and potential Cloud customers objectively evaluate privacy standards, and to support the implementation of Art …

FFIEC’s Recognition of Cloud Security Advantages | JAVA …
Last month the Federal Financial Institutions Examination CouncilFFIEC shared an opinion on the viability and security of cloud computing

Piston Cloud Wins Best of VMworld 2012 Private Cloud Computing Gold Award
MarketWatch (press release)
It’s a turn-key solution with hands-free scale-out that auto-detects and boots all the servers, deploying a production-ready private cloud in 10 minutes,” he said.

A cloudy forecast [Computer News Middle East]
Equities.com
Though private cloud implementations have gained stream in the region over the last 18 months, many businesses still remain conservative about shifting their applications to public clouds due to a host of reasons.

The price of success: VMware’s big integration challenge
InfoWorld
Through a combination of luck and hard work, VMware finds itself parked at the crossroads of almost everything interesting that’s happening today in IT: the gamut of virtualization, public/private cloud, and user experience management. That’s not to …

Microsoft releases windows server 2012 to power cloud OS
By adekunle
“We are very impressed by Windows Server 2012 and Microsoft’s overall solution to help us manage our systems and applications across our private cloud environments as they scale with our business,” Martin Gallington, senior vice president

The Rise of Cloud Service Brokerage | Security Gateways@Intel
By Ellery Bledsoe
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Seven steps to developing a cloud security plan
SC Magazine UK
Review your business goals: To develop an effective cloud security plan it is crucial you understand – and take into consideration – the organisation’s current business goals and your goals for the future.

SUSE offers first OpenStack-based enterprise private cloud solution
ITWeb
“By managing workloads across public or private clouds with SUSE Manager, companies can efficiently maintain and monitor their Linux environments inside or outside the cloud. SUSE Cloud also enables companies moving to cloud computing to make the …

Rackspace Creates Private Clouds | Open Search News
Rackspace will now deliver OpenStack to private Clouds. According to the ZDNet article “Rackspace Delivers OpenStack ‘Alamo’ for Private Clouds” Rackspace

The Big Opportunity: Why Not Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining
By Sydney_Business
While an external third-party provider may well be the best option, some problems arising from third-party provision are causing many organisations to establish their own private cloud configuration

‘Cloud-first’ policy still waiting for take-off in UK
ZDNet
In its Cloud Computing Strategy (PDF) — published in October last year — the government said it was “committed to the adoption of cloud computing“, which it said can “transform the public-sector ICT estate into one that is agile, cost-effective and …

Cloud Computing: A Quiet Game Changer In Education …
By cloudtweaks
Cloud computing or simply ‘the cloud’ as is often referred to in IT circles, is increasingly changing the education landscape.