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[ Via @yarapavan ] Cloud Computing in the Enterprise View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: services computing)

I asked a totally unrelated question on the Cloud Computing google group a few days ago and triggered a very active discussion on where “private” cloud is an oxymoron or not. [ Please let me know if I am taking any of the quotes blow out of context. ] Ben Yamin called “private cloud computing [...]

The world of clouds these days is full of definitions and counter-definitions. There are many posts that try to define the concept of cloud computing; many that try to distinguish utility computing, grid computing and cloud computing; many that try to define public vs private clouds; and many that dismisses the notion of private clouds. [...]

[via James Governor’s Monkchips] Adil Mohammed, co-founder of entrip, with his take on why the cloud is perfect for startups. This was a presentation he gave at CloudCamp in London. Startups In The Cloud View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: startup aws)

Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) is one of the buzzwords that’s mentioned often in the cloud computing space. I’ve written a blog post describing IaaS, PaaS and SaaS. In short, PaaS is a platform for delivering applications, similar to a pre-built system with hardware, OS and application stack all built in. In the PaaS case, this system is [...]

Recently we seem to be hearing more and more security exploits aimed at core Internet protocols. In July, Dan Kaminsky revealed a critical exploit aimed at the DNS protocol. A couple of days ago “[t]wo security researchers have demonstrated a new technique to stealthily intercept internet traffic on a scale previously presumed to be unavailable [...]

Craig Balding from Cloud Security wrote an interesting piece on the security benefits of cloud computing back in July (that I just now got to read.) Craig qualified the post as potential security benefits of Cloud Computing. After reading through it, I felt compelled to respond, even though it’s a been over a month since [...]

Stacey Higginbotham over at GigaOM wrote an interesting piece on 10 Reasons Enterprises Aren’t Ready to Trust the Cloud. Even though I agree that some of these points are valid reasons on why enterprises are hesitant in moving into the cloud, I have to wonder whether Stacey meant to be provocative (read: flame bait) on [...]

The 451 Group released a new report earlier this month on cloud computing: Partly Cloudy – Blue-Sky Thinking About Cloud Computing So what is cloud computing? The latest buzzword for grid or utility computing? A superset of clustering or virtualization? The public network? Software as a service? A new sourcing model? The Internet for business? [...]

[via random thoughts, by Fox Business] Some key points: Sridhar talks about the ZOHO applications as cloud applications. Cost of delivering is much lower. Consumer offering is a loss leader, makes $$ from businesses. Turned down Salesforce.com acquisition offer. Recruit from non-brand name schools and put them through internal training system.