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A timely update on the concept of "cloud computing." All we need now are faster (WiMax, fiber optics, etc.) and more secure connections from our homes - and telecommuting will again take off:
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/aug2008/tc2008082_445669.htm?chan=rss_topStories_ssi_5
| Quote: | San Jose (Calif.)-based Sanmina and Google are at the forefront of a fundamental shift in the way companies obtain software and computing capacity. A host of providers including Amazon (AMZN), Salesforce.com (CRM), IBM (IBM), Oracle (ORCL), and Microsoft are helping corporate clients use the Internet to tap into everything from extra server space to software that helps manage customer relationships. Assigning these computing tasks to some remote location—rather than, say, a desktop computer, handheld machine, or a company's own servers—is referred to collectively as cloud computing (BusinessWeek, 4/24/0 , and it's catching on across Corporate America.
The term "cloud computing" encompasses many areas of tech, including software as a service, a software distribution method pioneered by Salesforce.com about a decade ago. It also includes newer avenues such as hardware as a service, a way to order storage and server capacity on demand from Amazon and others. What all these cloud computing services have in common, though, is that they're all delivered over the Internet, on demand, from massive data centers. |
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Comment posted on engadget's review of HTC One:
LanceMiller 1 week ago
| Quote: | | Funny how everyone is going to the "cloud" while the cellular providers are reducing the amount of data we can use each month or they are charging more. Sure looks like a conspiracy to extract more of my hard earned income. Especially when phones are now not including memory card slots for those of us who only have a 2gb data plan. |
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After the gaming chip, this seemed to me the most significant aspect of iPhone 4S, iCloud is here. And it has a price tag.
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This is just the precursor to a new trend towards old technology, namely radio. Already 1000 song libraries with multi-playlists are growing old. Pandora and other streaming music is drawing listeners craving novelty and a social sense of being "of the times." Also they don't trust or are too lazy themselves to burn calories sifting the chaff for the grain. In short Radio.
Humans will not shake off their herd nature anytime soon.
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Not surprisingly, Amazon ups the ante in its overall cloud computing offerings. Following is courtesy of RetailingToday.com:
| Quote: | Amazon takes a bite out of AppleNew cloud music service can compete with iTunes March 29, 2011 | By Gail Hoffer
SEATTLE -- Apple iTunes may have met its match in the form of a new music service from Amazon.com that offers the flexibility in file purchasing and access previously unseen by similar programs.
The company Tuesday announced the launch of Amazon Cloud Drive (www.amazon.com/clouddrive), Amazon Cloud Player for Web (www.amazon.com/cloudplayer) and Amazon Cloud Player for Android (www.amazon.com/cloudplayerandroid). Using these services together, customers can securely store music in the cloud and play it on any Android phone, Android tablet, Mac or PC, wherever they are. Customers can upload their music library to Amazon Cloud Drive and can save any new Amazon MP3 purchases directly to their Amazon Cloud Drive for free.
"We’re excited to take this leap forward in the digital experience,” said Bill Carr, VP movies and music at Amazon. “The launch of Cloud Drive, Cloud Player for Web and Cloud Player for Android eliminates the need for constant software updates as well as the use of thumb drives and cables to move and manage music.”
“Our customers have told us they don’t want to download music to their work computers or phones because they find it hard to move music around to different devices,” Carr said. “Now, whether at work, home, or on the go, customers can buy music from Amazon MP3, store it in the cloud and play it anywhere.”
To promote the service, Amazon is offering customers 5 GB of free Cloud Drive storage to upload their digital music library, and those who purchase an Amazon MP3 album will be upgraded to 20 GB of Cloud Drive space. New Amazon MP3 purchases saved directly to Cloud Drive are stored for free and do not count against a customer’s storage quota.
According to Amazon, customers can save their music files to their Cloud Drive in both AAC or MP3 formats, and they will be uploaded to Cloud Drive in the original bit rate. Customers can hand-pick particular songs, artists, albums or playlists to upload or simply upload their entire music library.
The ability to secure files, and access them from any compatible device, is one of the Cloud Drive's main selling points Amazon is pushing. According to the company, files are securely stored on Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) and each file is uploaded to Cloud Drive in its original bit rate, enabling customers to purchase and access their files from multiple devices.
Cloud Player for Web, the company reported, let's customers listen to their music on a variety of browsers, without the need for regularly updating software (unlike Apple iTunes). According to Amazon, Amazon MP3 customers can continue to use iTunes and Windows Media Player to add their music to their iPods and MP3 players.
Cloud Player for Android is now bundled into the new version of the Amazon MP3 App; it includes the full Amazon MP3 Store and the mobile version of Cloud Player. Customers can use the app to play music stored on their Cloud Drive and music stored locally on their device. Features include the ability to search and browse by artist, album or song, create playlists and download music from Cloud Drive. |
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Dell to buy cloud computing company Boomi
On Tuesday November 2, 2010, 2:06 pm
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Dell Inc will buy U.S. cloud-computing services company Boomi to shore up its ability to provide software over computer networks.
The world's No. 2 PC maker did not disclose terms of the deal for Boomi, which counts Salesforce.com among its clients and helps integrate so-called cloud-based applications and smooth data transfers between programs.
Boomi raised $4 million in 2008 in an initial round of institutional funding led by venture capital firm FirstMark Capital. The company is based in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, and was founded in 2000.
Privately held Boomi was mentioned as a potential acquisition target after Dell rival IBM bought Cast Iron Systems earlier this year.
Dell has been on the acquisition trail, but lost out recently in a bidding battle with larger rival Hewlett-Packard for high-end storage maker 3PAR. Chief Executive Officer Michael Dell had said at an industry event in Hong Kong that the company would announce a cloud-computing acquisition on Tuesday, spurring a round of market speculation on potential targets.
Shares of Rackspace Hosting Inc climbed as much as 10 percent, but pared those gains to trade about 3.2 percent higher at $26.16 around midday.
Cloud computing refers to technology that allows users to access data, software and services over the Internet and corporate networks, and has been touted as the next big trend in the technology sector,
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