Interview with Limkokwing University Students about Cloud Computing !!

VMware - Cloud Computing Services with Virtualization

For more information about Cloud Services,

visit: http://www.vmware.com/ap/cloud-computing.html

Cloud Confusion Causing Storms In IT

Cloud Infographic: Cloud Confusion Causing Storms In IT

Here is a very timely infographic provided courtesy of the Six Degrees Group. http://www.6dg.co.uk/.
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Infographic Source:  Six Degrees Group

Global Cloud Computing Scorecard.

Country Ranking

The first-ever report to track year-over-year change in the international policy landscape for cloud computing shows that cloud readiness is improving, if unevenly.

Cloud Computing Policy Environment

 

Rank 1: Japan.

Japan has a comprehensive suite of modern laws that support and facilitate the digital economy and cloud computing.
Japan ratified the Convention on Cybercrime in 2012, setting a positive example for other countries.
Japan also has comprehensive privacy legislation in place, as well as intellectual property laws that cover the full range of protections relevant to cloud computing.
Japan is very active in the development of international standards.
Broadband penetration in Japan is already very high. The government has committed to ensuring that by 2015, all households will have very high-speed fiber broadband connections.
Overall, Japan’s score increases slightly in the 2013 Scorecard, and the country easily retains its top ranking in the overall rankings.

 Rank 2: Australia. 

Australia is keen to promote cloud computing through the development and reform of relevant laws, regulations, and standards. For example, Australia has a strong commitment to international cooperation, free trade, and interoperability. Key laws are based on international models, and Australia is an active participant in the development of international standards.
Australia has up-to-date cybercrime laws and ratified the Convention on Cybercrime in late 2012. Australia also has comprehensive electronic signature and electronic commerce laws in place. In 2012 Australia passed further improvements to its existing privacy legislation, including stronger powers for the regulator.
Intellectual property laws in Australia provide a comprehensive and balanced layer of protection for cloud computing services and the digital economy. However, some uncertainty remains regarding ISP liability for copyright breaches that occur when subscribers participate in peer-to-peer sharing of copyrighted material.
In 2012 Australia dropped a long-term proposal for mandatory Internet content filtering that may have acted as a barrier for innovation in the digital economy.
Australian ICT infrastructure is reasonably well developed, and significant progress has been made in the rollout of a National Broadband Network that will provide further capacity to facilitate the digital economy.
Overall, Australia’s scorecard results remained fairly stable in the 2013 report. Improvements in the country’s security and cybercrime laws settings were offset by a small reduction in ICT infrastructure, and the country remained in 2nd place in the Scorecard rankings.

Rank 3: US

The United States has comprehensive and up-to-date laws in place for e-commerce, electronic signatures, and cybercrime. The US has signed and implemented the Convention on Cybercrime and plays a leading role in the investigation of global cybercrime.
Although no general privacy laws are in place, the US still had a busy year in 2012 in relation to privacy protection. A new Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights was published, and work has begun on its potential implementation through enforceable codes of conduct. The key regulator, the Federal Trade Commission, also had a very active year enforcing existing sectoral rules.
The US approach to interoperability improved in 2012 with new standards developed for cloud services by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Intellectual property protection in the United States remans mixed. The US has signed all of the relevant international agreements, and a strong enforcement culture is in place. However, multiple conflicting court decisions leave considerable legal uncertainty about what constitutes an online copyright breach.
The United States is an active participant in international standards development processes and an advocate of free trade and harmonization. Some very limited domestic preferences remain in place for government procurement opportunities.
The United States has high levels of Internet use, but access to fast broadband remains patchy. The US has the 4th highest number of FttX connections and it has (by a considerable margin) the largest number of active mobile broadband connections.
Overall, the United States improved its ranking by one spot to 3rd in the 2013 Scorecard through a combination of positive policy developments and improved ICT infrastructure.

For more information, visit : ( http://cloudscorecard.bsa.org/2013/countries.html )

CISCO - Consider the Cupcake

How Big Will Cloud Computing be in 2015? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more information about Cloud Computing ,
visit : http://www.cisco.com/web/solutions/trends/cloud/index.html

Best cloud storage ..

 Dropbox vs SkyDrive vs Google Drive vs iCloud !!

Now that many of us have tablets, mobiles and multiple computers to think about, syncing and cloud storage services have become increasingly important.
The big three players - Apple, Google and Microsoft - all have their own tools for keeping your files in sync, while Dropbox has long been a popular solution that works just about everywhere.
Here, we take a look at what each solution offers in terms of features and capabilities.
Many other similar tools are available too

Dropbox vs SkyDrive vs Google Drive vs iCloud: Key info

Dropbox

• Free space: 2GB
• Premium space: $99/year for 100GB
• File size limit: Unlimited
• Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, BlackBerry
• Best for: Seamless syncing

Google Drive

• Free space: 5GB
• Premium space: $59.88/year for 100GB
• File size limit: 10GB
• Platforms: Windows, Mac, iOS, Android
• Best for: Web apps

Apple iCloud

• Free space: 5GB
• Premium space: $100/year for 50GB
• File size limit: 25MB free/250MB paid
• Platforms: Mac, iOS, Windows
• Best for: Heavy iTunes/Mac users

Microsoft SkyDrive

• Free space: 7GB
• Premium space: $50/year for 100GB
• File size limit: 2GB
• Platforms: Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Windows Phone
• Best for: Windows/Office integrationFree space

* Note premium space figures are only one example of several price plans on each service.

Apple - Introducing iCloud

iCloud stores your music, photos, documents, and more and wirelessly pushes them to all your devices. Automatic, effortless, and seamless - it just works.

Overcoming IT Cost Barriers

The cloud breaks down barriers to computing power that was once only available to a select few. As more and more businesses explore the benefits of cloud computing, revolutionary innovations are happening across a wide range of industries.

For more information about cloud offerings from IBM, visit http://www.ibm.com/smartcloud

 

Google Drive can be 'dangerous'

WASHINGTON: Search giant Google's new consumer service that allows users to store photos, videos, and other digital files in the Internet 'cloud', could allow US law enforcement agencies to access your data, without your knowledge and without the need for a warrant, an expert has claimed

David Asprey, the inventor of one of the first cloud computing services TrendMicro cloud evangelist, said that the terms of use of Google Drive "destroys

Dropbox now speaks six more languages!

Read our post in Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Malaysia, Pусский, Polski, 中文（简体）, 中文（繁體）
Hello! Halo! Hai! Cześć! Привет! 你好!
Instantly sharing your most important stuff with friends and family—no matter where in the world they are or what language they speak—can feel like magic. So to help spread the love even further, we rolled up our sleeves and translated 553,800 words in 43,662 lines of code to bring you Dropbox in Russian, Polish, Indonesian, Malay, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
And to go along with the thousands of new words, we painted a handful of pictures. Check it out!

(Select your language in the lower right!)

Starting today, Dropbox is available in these six new languages for Mac, PC, Linux, Android and on the web and coming soon for iOS. Check it out for yourself and spread the good (translated) word.

Google Drive is not for everyone..

Dropbox new Menu!

Hey everyone!
Life (in Dropbox) moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. And with all the stuff you’ve got goin’ on, we figured it’d be handy for you to keep track of all your exploits in one place: the Dropbox menu!
  We’ve made it easier than ever to accept invitations to shared folders, see links or albums that people have shared with you, and keep tabs on what’s changed in your Dropbox.
If someone shares a link with you, you can now get to it immediately — directly from the Dropbox menu! You’ll get notifications in real time as people share with you, and can see them later just by clicking the Dropbox icon. You can also accept or decline invitations to shared folders directly from your desktop.

  We’ve also made it easier to see what’s recently changed in your Dropbox and added a quick way to share your stuff with a link, right from the Dropbox menu.

But why should computers have all the fun? Notifications for shared folders will also show up on the latest versions of our iOS and Android apps (and on the web at dropbox.com/events) so you can keep tabs on your stuff from anywhere.
If you’re ready to explore the new features, download the latest version of Dropbox!

Cloud Computing: Fact or Fiction?

Cloud Computing: Fact or Fiction? is a new infographic from Devry University helping to explain the basics about cloud computing, and the clear up the common misunderstandings people have about the Cloud.

Cloud computing allows you to store, access and share data from Internet-connected devices in one central location.  As technology careers continue to grow across the U.S. and cloud computing creates nearly 14 million jobs by 2015, the Cloud is more important than ever.  Here are the fact you need to know about the Cloud - and the fiction than many believe.

Microsoft's SkyDrive

It's a quick demo video showing how Microsoft's SkyDrive enables simple data sharing across several computing devices.

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

Why cloud?

The cloud powers business innovation

It’s no secret. Cloud computing is transforming competitive landscapes by providing new ways to create and deliver value. Watch The Power of Cloud videos and learn how cloud can power your business innovation.


More info on The Power of Cloud by: IBM