Government Cloud Computing

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- InformationWeek Reports (http://reports.informationweek.com), a service provider for peer-based IT research and analysis, announced the release of its latest research report.  2012 State of Cloud Computing encompasses analysis of results from InformationWeek's annual survey on cloud computing and guides readers in selecting, integrating and monitoring the services their employees depend on. More than 500 business technology professionals, all from companies with 50 or more employees, responded to this poll. Research Summary: Just 27% of respondents say they have no interest in cloud services compared with 32% in our 2011 survey. However, fully 47% of adopters are custom coding direct to internal systems using individual cloud vendors' APIs, a recipe for downtime and out-of-control complexity. Findings:  71% of our s... (more)

Riding the Enterprise Cloud Computing Wave of Change into the Future

The term cloud computing was first coined in 2007. Enterprise Cloud Computing seems to have emerged as a term in 2009. It's now 2012 and many are trying to ride the wave of Enterprise cloud computing or private cloud into the future. In a short four years, we've seen this phenomena of cloud permeate everything. Some question its validity as a technology and a term. If you look at the Gartner hype curve, the mere questioning of cloud can be considered validation. The abbreviated Gartner curve shows the rapid progress of cloud and private cloud from term introduction to the "peak o... (more)

The Resilient Cloud for Defense

Skill at computing comes naturally to those who are adept at abstraction. The best developers can instantly change focus - one moment they are orchestrating high level connections between abstract entities; the next they are sweating through the side effects of each individual line of code. Abstraction in computing not only provides necessary containment, but also offers clear boundaries. There is also something very liberating about that line you don’t need to cross. When I write Java code I’m happy to never think about byte code (unless something is going terribly wrong). And w... (more)

Jill T. Singer, NRO CIO, Named One of Ten Top Women in Cloud Computing

CONGRATULATIONS to National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) CIO Jill T. Singer for being selected as one of the 10 winners of the first annual CloudNOW awards presented in Santa Clara, California earlier this week. From the NRO Press Release: "Considered one of the top women leaders in Federal IT, Ms. Singer was recognized for her innovative and inspirational leadership in the area of Cloud Computing. She is known not only for her presentations and writings on technologies and business changes needed for technological success, but her ability to mentor and grow the next generation of ... (more)

Verizon Invested More Than $500 Million in Massachusetts' Wireline Communications, IT Networks in 2011

BOSTON, Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Annually one of the largest investors in the Massachusetts economy and infrastructure, Verizon continued to bring communications and computing innovation to the Bay State's consumers and businesses in 2011.  Verizon invested more than $500 million in its Massachusetts wireline communications networks and IT infrastructure last year.  "A strong and vibrant Verizon is crucial to the economic well-being of Massachusetts and its residents," said Manuel J. Sampedro, region president of consumer and mass business markets for Verizon.  "Verizon'... (more)