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Cloud Computing is helping cultural organizations too. " In the past 12 months there has been a proliferation of web based tools which can offer cultural organisations more convenient ways of working at a cost which was previously unimaginable. Source These tools, which are known as cloud based services can transform the way that those in the sector work, whether that is replacing Microsoft Office with Google’s free alternative, enabling staff to access files from home with Dropbox or ditching the notebook for Evernote.  Here are three free web based tools that every Culture Geek should know about.

Ophir Zardok ,  CE O and Co-Founder,  Evento. of shares his experience on the role of cloud computing in building his enterprise sources " I have spent the last decade of my professional career combining my two passions: sports (football, to be exact) and technology. After working in global IT companies like Check Point, MIND CTI and others, I decided to do ‘a pivot’. I applied to, was accepted at, and graduated from the FIFA Master ,  a unique sports management course organized by FIFA. I joined the League of Ireland Champions Drogheda United FC as CEO and achieved my dream position as UEFA Venue Director, organizing Champions and Europa League matches all over Europe. While I was making this pivot I couldn’t stop thinking about my other passion, technology. After spending over five successful years in Europe I returned to Israel wondering what to do next. Should I go back and work in global IT companies, or should I find my way into the Israeli sports scene. After co

On Tuesday, NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. ( NDAQ ) announced the launch of an Amazon Web Services-powered cloud computing platform - FinQloud. The platform has been created to assist the financial services industry in storing and managing financial data with a view to simplifying operations and helping companies meet regulatory requirements. Source Global regulators are coming up with stringent regulatory requirements and gaining access to more in-depth data in order to boost transparency. This is increasing the pressure on financial services companies since they have to manage larger volumes of data, resulting in high data management costs. FinQloud will help financial services companies to deal with the increased compliance requirements and enable them to focus resources on revenue-generating activities by providing a comprehensive solution with features such as infrastructure data management, virtualization and hosting. Initially the platform will offer Regulatory Reco

Cloud is a comprehensive resource. It can help business gain competitive advantage. How is shown here in a article posted on CloudTweaks Cloud computing is one of the best technologies of the century. It allows companies to leverage their computing functions on other company’s servers. When corporations, small businesses, or nonprofit organizations adopt this technology, they get many benefits. The common ones are streamlined costs, efficiency, and security. This article looks at ways businesses can boost their  competitive advantage  by adopting cloud computing services. Cutting costs with cloud computing Cloud computing allows a business to use other company’s hosted software and hardware at a lower price than the one for buying physical hardware and software. The maintenance costs are catered for by the hosting company. In the end, a business is able to benefit from optimized services at low costs, allowing it to increase its revenues. The extra revenues could be used t

Cloud comes to Microsoft's rescue says Peter Pham Microsoft ( MSFT )  launched the Windows Server 2012 cloud operating system in China on Sept. 18. This is the first time that the Windows Server 2012 OS has taken up the cloud design. It is the successor to Windows Server 2008 and comes in time for the launch of Windows 8. Both Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 will feature the new user interface. Piracy is why Microsoft is focusing on tablets for the future over PCs, as the OS is shipped as a ROM with the device and you can't buy a blank tablet and load the OS on it, bypassing the license fee. The OS is married to the hardware, which destroys the opportunity for piracy and affords Microsoft the opportunity to capture that lost revenue in Windows 8/RT licenses. Bundling Office with all Windows 8/RT tablets lets the company ensure it monetizes both cash cows more effectively, albeit at a lower price.  more details here

Content is both heart and blood of contemporary networks such as the  Internet . Here is a wikipedia introduction to Content Delivery Networks - designed and deployed for managing the content. A  content delivery network  ( CDN ) is a large distributed system of  servers  deployed in multiple data centers in the Internet. The goal of a CDN is to serve content to end-users with high availability and high performance. CDNs serve a large fraction of the Internet content today, including web objects (text, graphics, URLs and scripts), downloadable objects (media files, software, documents), applications (e-commerce, portals),  live streaming media, on-demand streaming media, and social networks. A CDN operator gets paid by content providers such as media companies and e-commerce vendors for delivering their content to their audience of end-users. In turn, a CDN pays ISPs, carriers, and network operators for hosting its servers in their data centers. Besides better performance and a

Cloud Computing Case Studies from DACS Cloud Computing Case Studies Case Studies in Cloud Computing White Paper by David Cearley and Gene Phifer. http://www.gartner.com/it/content/1286700/1286717/march_4_case_studies_in_cloud_computing_dcearley_gphifer.pdf Cloud Computing In the Government As a second part to this report, is a case study written by Tom Kwasniewski, Software Engineer at Quanterion Solutions, Inc. that is a detailed account of migrating an existing application to the Microsoft Azure cloud environment. The actual implementation of the migration and the issues found are discussed. http://sw.thecsiac.com/techs/abstract/518136 Cloud Migration: A Case Study of Migrating an Enterprise IT System to IaaS  Khajeh-Hosseini, A.; Greenwood, D.; Sommerville, I.; This case study illustrates the potential benefits and risks associated with the migration of an IT system in the oil & gas industry from an in-house data center to Amazon EC2 from a broad var

The education department said on Sunday it planned to open cloud computing access, including electronic tools and mail, to more than 600,000 public school teachers nationwide and provide better communication and collaboration facilities to educators. Education Assistant Secretary Reynaldo Laguda said the agency has collaborated with Google and would utilize its Google Application for Education, including its chat and calendar systems, to allow teachers to communicate and collaborate easily and efficiently. “Engaging an E-mail or web-mail service will address many of these communication and collaboration challenges. With this collaboration with Google, we will significantly reduce our Information Technology costs,” Laguda said. Here is the complete story