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VMware’s preparing for the post-document era — Broadband News and Analysis. VMware, the company that helped jumpstart the cloud with the creation of the hypervisor, is now focused on enabling the automation and scale that are the most essential elements of building out a platform for the post-PC era.

VMware’s preparing for the post-document era — Broadband News and Analysis

Paul Maritz, CEO of VMware, said that, for most of his 33 years spent in the computer industry, he was helping create the automated equivalent of the work desk, where white-collar employees crafted “beautiful documents.” But now things are shifting where people now consume streams of content and act on it, a shift in behavior so new that we don’t even have the vocabulary to express it, we can only do so in negatives. So the post-PC era and the post-document era have become the terms to use. “Some of this is quite profound and bittersweet,” Maritz said. “I spent most of my career working on the PC revolution and answering how do we take the physical desk and automate it and take it with file drawers and automate that?” Showcase: Cloud Summit 2010: Microsoft Partners role in emegering the Cloud Services market. Pourquoi la virtualisation ? Cloud computing will drive demand for IT security professionals, says survey.

Around half of information security professionals believe that cloud computing will drive an increase in demand for their skills, according to a new survey.

Cloud computing will drive demand for IT security professionals, says survey

Researchers Frost & Sullivan surveyed 7,547 of security education provider (ISC)2’s information security worker members in autumn last year and found that the majority of respondents believe that cloud computing would either increase or maintain the same the demand for IT security professionals. “About 50 percent think demand for security professionals will increase due to cloud computing,” John Colley, managing director for EMEA at (ISC)2 told the Infosecurity European Press Conference in London. Respondents in the IT (55 percent) were most likely to think demand would increase, closely followed by those working in services and telecom and media (both 51 percent), and those working for government in defence roles (50 percent).

Opinion : Five Cloud Trends for 2011 - and Beyond. Kamesh PemmarajuSand Hill Group There’s no doubt that cloud computing is re-energizing the technology industry.

Opinion : Five Cloud Trends for 2011 - and Beyond

A look at what 2011 holds for the software industry finds the cloud behind just about every driver of software innovation. But what specific developments will shape the cloud itself? Based on my primary research, executive interviews and close monitoring of vendor developments during 2010, I predict five major trends will shape the cloud space during the coming year. 1. In their recent Software 2011 Outlook Conference Call, Goldman Sachs said they expect 2011 to be the inflection point for private clouds. 2010 year was a year full of debates about private clouds.

Our recent interviews suggest that large enterprise CIOs are investing in building private clouds to move both existing and new solutions to the private cloud and continuing to improve the efficiencies of their data centers. 2. The list of PaaS players is long. 3. 4. 5. There will be 1.1 billion smart phones by 2013. Predictions for 2011 in Cloud: Chips, Lawsuits and Acquisitions: Cloud Computing News « 8 Cloud Companies to Watch in 2011: Cloud Computing News « 9 Companies That Drove Cloud Computing in ’10: Cloud Computing News « A Vision of the Future Cloud Data Center. A new year is often a time for reflection on the past and pondering the future. 2010 was certainly a momentous year for cloud computing.

A Vision of the Future Cloud Data Center

An explosion of tools for creating clouds, a global investment rush by service providers, a Federal “cloud first” policy, and more. But in the words of that famous Bachman Turner Overdrive song — “You ain’t seen nothin’ yet!” In fact, I’d suggest that in terms of technological evolution, we’re really just in the Bronze Age of cloud. I have no doubt that at some point in the not too distant future, today’s cloud services will look as quaint as an historical village with no electricity or running water. The Wired article on AI this month is part of the inspiration for what comes next. Consider this vision of a future cloud data center. The third of four planned 5 million square foot data centers quietly hums to life.

On the data center floor, there are no humans. Tens of millions of cores, hundreds of exabytes of data, no admins. Like this: Like Loading... Research Report: 2011 Cloud Computing Predictions For Vendors And Solution Providers. 2011 Cloud Computing Predictions For CIO’s And Business Technology Leaders - CIO Central - CIO Network. The Move is On: Cloud Strategies for Businesses.