HP to Oversee Maersk Line’s IT Infrastructure in $150M Agreement

Maersk Line recently announced it has signed a $150 million agreement to outsource its IT infrastructure to HP. The five-year agreement requires HP to create a private cloud computing environment for Maersk’s distributed and local applications using HP Cloud Computing Solutions.

HP will provide employment to all Maersk Line staff within the areas of desktop and notebook PCs. The firm will…

FOIA Enters Digital Age with Help of Cloud Computing

The Freedom of Information Act just went under the knife and got a face lift and tummy tuck, as it will now use cloud technology to improve response rates and increase organization.

Signed into law in 1966, FOIA ensures that any person has the right to access most federal agency records or information. In theory, the act is a dream…

As Govt. Budget Shrinks, Amazon Expands Fed Cloud Sales

The federal government is shifting toward cloud computing and Amazon.com is going in the same direction by expanding its cloud sales to the government.

The online retailer currently provides cloud-based computer services in 100 government offices, including the State and Treasury departments, according to a Washington Post/Bloomberg report. Amazon joins Google and Microsoft…

Iron Mountain: Most Businesses Not Prepared to Overcome Data Disaster

Iron Mountain, Inc., recently released a survey outlining how businesses both prepare and cope with data loss in the event of a disaster.

The survey generated responses from 1,200 individuals responsible for protecting their organization’s data and helped highlight the major obstacles they face, both in the long and short-terms. The survey painted a clear picture of a…

DLT Solutions, Percussion Software Partner Up to Support Govt. Website Consolidation

DLT Solutions and Percussion Software are looking to bring cloud-ready solutions to government agencies. The two recently announced plans to collaborate their efforts in providing the government with cloud-ready WCM solutions, which the companies say will allow agencies to move “beyond static information” sites. 

“As part of the .gov reform effort, our Government customers are looking to consolidate their web sites and…

Salesforce to Acquire Social Cloud Firm

Salesforce.com recently announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Model Metrics.

Salesforce.com believes the acquisition will help accelerate the company’s ability to both develop and lead the social enterprise in cloud computing, by offering improved services to their customers.

Founded in 2003, Model Metrics is a mobile and social cloud consulting company, which works to help businesses adapt to…

Verizon Grabs New Partner and Dishes Out Tips on Cloud

Verizon picked cloud contact center solution provider inContact to be on its team in hopes to better provide businesses and government agencies with means to communicate via cloud. Additionally, the company has offered up some tips on how to keep that cloud compliant.

Verizon and inContact will be putting forth a suite of cloud based communication services….

AT&T Releases PaaS Software to Help Businesses Launch Own Apps

 AT&T has made a push in cloud technology with the unveiling of it’s platform as a service application software.

PaaS serves as a self sustainable cloud based service tool to help businesses customize, develop and launch their own cloud apps to assist with business related tasks.

AT&T believes PaaS will be extremely useful to companies due to a user…

CSC Now Cisco-Certified and Official Cloud Partner

As part of a strategy to provide effective as-a-service models, Computer Sciences Corp. has built on its 10 year partnership with Cisco by achieving compliance certifications and becoming a cloud partner with Cisco on a global scale. 

“These audits and certifications provide independent validation of not only CSC’s strategy, but of our legacy of superior…

Red Hat Platform Update Lets Developers Focus on the App, Not the Stack

Red Hat, Inc. today announced new capabilities for Java developers using the OpenShift Platform-as-a-Service. OpenShift allows Red Hat to offer PaaS, built on open source technologies that enable developers to quickly develop and deploy applications on the cloud.

“With these latest updates to the OpenShift platform to extend its reach into Java, developers can focus more on…