There is little doubt that Big Data solutions will have an increasing role in the Enterprise IT mainstream over time. Get a jump on that rapidly evolving trend at Big Data Expo 2013 New York, co-located with 12th Cloud Expo – being held June 10 – 13, 2013, at the Javits Center in New York, NY.
As advanced data storage, access and analytics technologies aimed at handling high-volume and/or fast moving data all move center stage, aided by the cloud computing boom, Big Data Expo is the single most effective event for you to learn how to use you own enterprise data – processed in the cloud – most effectively to drive value for your business.
A recent Gartner report predicts that the volume of enterprise data overall will increase by a phenomenal 650% over the next five years. Help plant your flag in the fast-expanding business opportunity that is Big Data: submit your speaking proposal today!

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Despite the economy, cloud computing is doing well. Cloud Computing is not just a buzz term; it’s already proving itself as the next wave of technology infrastructure.
The 12th International Cloud Expo, to be held June 10-13, 2013, at the Javits Center in New York, NY announces that its Call for Papers is now open. Topics include all aspects of providing or using massively scalable IT-related capabilities as a service using Internet technologies (see suggested topics below).
Cloud computing helps IT cut infrastructure costs while adding new features and services to grow core businesses. Clouds can help grow margins as costs are cut back but service offerings are expanded.
Help plant your flag in the fast-expanding business opportunity that is The Cloud: submit your speaking proposal today!

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The objective of our new Cloud Revenues program is to build a knowledge base of insights and materials to support Solution Selling new Cloud offerings.
Key insights include those from key thought leaders – For example this piece on the Cloud SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) is powerful and timely.
Tom zooms in on the heart of the matter, what the real disruption effect of the Cloud will be, which is that an entirely new vision of IT itself is needed.
Focusing on the SOA as the headline for this he introduces a new iteration of the model to reflect this Cloud wave, what he calls the ‘Distributed SOA’.

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It’s downright embarrassing when the head of the CIA can’t use e-mail to
whisper sweet nothings without his love affair being outed four months after
it reputedly ended.

The fact that the lady in question and General David Petraeus, who ran the
wars in both Iraq and Afghanistan, used a shared Gmail account to leave
messages for each other in the draft folder – a tactic employed by terrorists
to avoid incriminating e-mail trails – has also prompted concern about
whether the spy chief’s cyber security was blown by somebody else besides
the FBI at any point.

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Intel CEO and president Paul Otellini, 62, has apparently tired of beating back the dragons that periodically threaten to devour the company and has decided to retire early.
Intel CEOs have all previously stepped down when they were 65, when retirement is mandatory, with their designated replacement clear. This is not the case this time.
The board, reportedly surprised by his decision, asked him to hang around for six months while it searches for his successor and starts an “orderly” transition. He will leave in May, his anniversary.

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For the real-world enterprise, cloud computing promises flexibility, efficiency and convenience. But those attractions mask realistic potential risks to data integrity, privacy and oversight. And that’s enough to make even the earliest of early adopters hesitate to move to the cloud.
Private Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) enables the real-world enterprise to reap the benefits of cloud computing while preserving the order of on-premise managed IT.

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By Laurent Lachal, Senior Analyst, Ovum Software

Cloud computing is an increasingly multi-faceted phenomenon. It continues to quickly evolve not just at private and public cloud levels (and increasingly in the continuum between these two extremes) but also at infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), platform-as-a-service (PaaS), and software-as-a-service (SaaS) levels.

In the Ovum report, 2013 Trends to Watch: Private and Public Clouds, Ovum advises that cloud service providers and consumers need to take into account the latest IaaS developments at network level, get their head around the PaaS market, and understand how – and to what extent – SaaS is evolving into business process-as-a-service (BPaaS).

IaaS is more competitive but bleeding edge at network level

The IaaS market has so far been dominated by VMware and AWS. Ovum expects Microsoft and Google to increasingly make a dent into this domination.

For all players, the network is the next IaaS frontier: increasingly important, but a growing …

It’s downright embarrassing when the head of the CIA can’t use e-mail to
whisper sweet nothings without his love affair being outed four months after
it reputedly ended.

The fact that the lady in question and General David Petraeus, who ran the
wars in both Iraq and Afghanistan, used a shared Gmail account to leave
messages for each other in the draft folder – a tactic employed by terrorists
to avoid incriminating e-mail trails – has also prompted concern about
whether the spy chief’s cyber security was blown by somebody else besides
the FBI at any point.

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IT organizations that want to build private cloud services face tremendous challenges. The technologies are immature, but they are the easiest hurdle. Processes and funding models must change. Organizational cultures need to be rewritten, even though politics stand in the way. Service orientation requires tight alignment with the business. Measuring success means measuring business results.
How should leadership drive cultural, political and organizational change in IT to deliver private cloud services?
How should operational processes change to support a private cloud service?
How should IT use technologies to build a private cloud service?

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