ReliaCloud Twitter News Roundup: 07/09/2010

By Gary Elfert | July 9th, 2010 | No Comments »

With the 4^th of July holiday over, it’s back to work where we can keep our heads in the clouds. Following are cloud news bites you may have missed over the relaxing holiday.

Cloud Computing Taxonomy
From Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) to Software as a Service (SaaS), Forrester visually places cloud providers in its updated Cloud Computing Taxonomy.

The Cloud Could be a Substantial Part of the Way Britain’s National Health Service Will Operate

Britain’s National Health Service predicts that deploying a G-Cloud (Government Cloud) could offer a huge opportunity for very large savings. Imagine 82 million patient records floating in the cloud.

Science Clouds. Have you heard of them?
These informal clouds are making it easy for scientific projects to experiment with IaaS-style cloud computing. Access to a Science Cloud is provided voluntarily. Here are a few links to available science clouds:

Nimbus @ University of Chicago
Stratus @ University of Florida
Wispy @ Purdue University
Kupa @ Masaryk University

ReliaCloud Twitter News Roundup: 07/02/2010

By Gary Elfert | July 2nd, 2010 | No Comments »

Uncovering the newest and most pertinent Cloud Computing news can be a challenge. Let ReliaCloud be that little bird in your ear. We’re monitoring blogs, forums and social media to bring you the best Cloud Computing news and resources each week.

Cloud Computing Mind Map
The Cloud Computing Mind Map from George Reese helps you get your brain around today’s Cloud players.

Serious About the Cloud? Read up on Cloud Thoughts from the Great Minds at Berkeley
Seeking Supernovae in the Clouds: A Performance Study, by Berkeley Lab team, wins best paper award at first Scientific Cloud Computing workshop.

Government Straddling the Line on Cloud Computing
U.S. Government agencies move data to the cloud – Lawmakers Debate the Security.

What Does Infrastructure, Demand, Scalability, Pricing & Accessibility all Have in Common?
Must read: Network World Key Concepts of Cloud Computing.