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• Download the Cloud Applications Deep Dive report

  By InfoWorld staff | 16 May, 2012 05:16

  Thanks to the success of Amazon EC2, Salesforce, and other public cloud services, most enterprises understand the value of cloud computing, and an increasing number of enterprises are exploring the idea of getting into the cloud computing business. Why not? Launching a public cloud service may establish a new revenue stream -- or self-service convenience for customers -- with minimal additions to existing infrastructure.

• Super A-Mart signs three-year contract with Brennan IT for hosted managed service

  By Patrick Budmar | 05 April, 2012 12:20

  Brennan IT has secured a hosted managed service deal with national furniture retailer, Super A-Mart

• EU releases guide for improving security in cloud contracts

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 04 April, 2012 00:41

  Users need to become better at asking cloud providers questions about the finer points of availability and vulnerability management in contracts, according to a new guide from the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA).

• Amazon expands cloud-based live streaming functionality

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 02 April, 2012 22:43

  Amazon has added the ability for CloudFront to stream live content to Apple iOS devices and Microsoft Silverlight clients, the company said in a blog post on Sunday.

• Logica grabs $33 million contract with Queensland Rail

  By Mike Gee | 02 April, 2012 11:34

  IT and business services provider, Logica Australia, has signed a five-year managed services contract with Queensland Rail (QR) worth $33 million to transition and manage its newly-established ICT infrastructure platform.

• Jolicloud Me to integrate content from multiple online services

  By Cameron Scott | 20 March, 2012 10:25

  French startup Jolicloud announced a new service Monday that will allow users to access through a single interface the content they have published on various photo sharing sites and social networks.

• Dell plans over 20 data centers in Asia, as customers look to cloud

  By John Ribeiro | 15 March, 2012 22:48

  Dell plans to set up over 20 data centers in Asia to meet growing demand from customers for a mix of private and public clouds, the head of the company's Asia Pacific and Japan region said.

• Big data not just about the analytics, says Amazon CTO

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 08 March, 2012 05:16

  Enterprises that are thinking about big data need to realize that it isn't just about analytics of vast amounts of data but also how that information is stored, Amazon CTO Werner Vogels said during a keynote at the Cebit trade show.

• Deutsche Telekom backs OpenStack, will help make it more secure

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 06 March, 2012 03:16

  German operator Deutsche Telekom is using OpenStack to host applications in its Business Marketplace cloud service, and is committed to making the open source software more secure and easier to manage, the company said on Monday at the Cebit trade show.

• EMC and VMware team with Atos to create European cloud company Canopy

  By Peter Sayer | 16 February, 2012 02:03

  EMC and VMware are teaming with French IT services company Atos to create a European cloud infrastructure provider, Canopy, the companies announced Wednesday.

• DiData's Fisher moves into Queensland state manager role

  By Mike Gee | 31 January, 2012 10:19

  Andrew Fisher has been appointed Dimension Data Queensland state manager.

• 10 questions for Mimecast CFO Peter Campbell

  By Nancy Weil | 06 December, 2011 06:57

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• 10 questions for Sesame Communications CFO Jon Engman

  By Nancy Weil | 22 November, 2011 03:28

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• Red Hat adds app lifecycle tools to PaaS preview

  By Joab Jackson | 16 November, 2011 04:50

  Red Hat has outfitted its OpenShift hosted application platform with a set of application development lifecycle tools to simplify deployment on the PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service), the company announced Tuesday.

• IBM clouding the midmarket

  By Joab Jackson | 20 October, 2011 05:20

  Small and midsized organizations will deploy cloud services more readily than their larger counterparts, predicted the IBM general manager for midmarket sales at a company event Tuesday. As a result, IBM is aggressively pursuing this market, namely by helping partners market the company's PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service) to these potential customers.