Implementing the cloud-first policy? Start with e-mail.
Agency managers charged with moving applications to the cloud over the next 18 months should start with web-enabled applications such as e-mail to meet the Obama Administration’s “cloud first” mandates, government and industry observers say.
I'll take supercomputers on game shows for $1,000, Alex
IBM's Watson cognitive system will go head to head with "Jeopardy" champions in February.
Rackspace expands with Managed Cloud service
Rackspace Hosting is looking to make cloud computing appealing to a broader set of customers that might not have the resources or acumen to manage systems and apps in the cloud.
OpSource offers new Managed Services cloud suite
Hosting provider OpSource has added a suite of managed offerings to its cloud services.
Google Chrome browser now ready to be managed for enterprise
Hot on the tails of releasing its Chrome OS, Google is adding support for enterprise IT for its Chrome browser.
F5 software to expand cloud storage
F5 Networks is readying software that will let enterprises extend their storage networks to public and private clouds.
2010 historic year for Microsoft patches
Windows IT pros this December find themselves unwrapping a huge package of security updates ahead of Christmas directly from Microsoft.
Personal info on drug informants, suspects, others exposed in Colo.
The Mesa County, Colo., Sheriff’s Office inadvertently posted files containing sensitive information, such as names and Social Security numbers, on about 200,000 people involved in criminal and other court proceedings over 20 years.
NASA lab: Cloud is safe for mission-critical data
Officials in charge of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have resolved concerns about the safety of putting mission-critical data on cloud-computing platforms.
PlayStations power Air Force's lean, green supercomputer
Cluster made of Sony PlayStation consoles gives Air Force green supercomputing on the cheap.
Google: Message Continuity service is fail safe for Microsoft Exchange
Google announced an e-mail continuity service last week to support premises-based Microsoft Exchange.
Massive Microsoft patch will wrap up 2010
Microsoft has promised users that a hefty December security update will arrive Tuesday.
Do Comcast's Internet 'glitches' vindicate cloud skeptics?
The recent Internet disruptions to millions of Comcast customers -- in 'glitches' that look suspiciously like hacks -- show that moving to the cloud is not without risks.
Supercomputers guarding nuclear arsenal lack disaster plan, study finds
The supercomputer systems used by the National Nuclear Security Administration to assess the safety of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile do not have comprehensive contingency and disaster recovery plans to ensure their availability, a GAO concludes.
So-called 'first' cloud database targets next-gen enterprise apps
Billing it as the first database for the cloud, Salesforce.com announced Database.com, targeted at next-generation enterprise apps.
Google Chrome OS pilot launched on hardware
Google has made three announcements this week concerning its consumer Web efforts, including the launch of a trial Chrome Operating System.
DISA has an app for smart-phone security
The Go Mobile application gives users a secure container for accessing DOD networks. Meanwhile, DOD is working to certify a number of mobile platforms.
DOD signs on for CPU-GPU hybrid supercomputer
The Defense Department hired Appro International to build an Appro 1U-Tetra supercomputer, which will use a hybrid arrangement of computer processing units and Nvidia M2050 graphics processing units.
USDA sees beef in cloud computing
The Agriculture Department is moving its e-mail, document-sharing, and other collaboration tools to Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure to save money and improve efficiency, USDA officials said today.
Supercomputing as a commodity, available on Amazon
The Elastic Compute Cloud uses clusters of Nvidia’s Tesla M2050 GPUs to provide the massive parallel processing for a variety computational heavy-lifting tasks. It’s also affordable, at $2.10 an hour for teraflop-level processing.
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