Is platform-as-a-service ready to leave the station?
As cloud computing efforts move to applications, platform-as-a-service will likely become a common delivery model.
Be the mouse: Kinect for Windows has arrived
Microsoft's motion-sensor peripheral, originally created for the Xbox 360, is now available for Windows-based PCs, and it could change how we interact with computers forever.
NASA's 'Blast Off' a new frontier for Facebook games
Games on the social media site to date haven't taught users much. But the multiplayer "Space Race Blast Off" is different.
Agile platform gives Army division a fast track to the cloud
The Army's Architecture Services Division within the Software Engineering Center has deployed a platform designed for the rapid development and migration of applications to a private cloud.
RIM takes BlackBerry users to the cloud
Business smart-phone maker Research In Motion has rolled out its cloud-based service for BlackBerry devices that works with the Microsoft Office 365 suite of services.
Millions of legal Megaupload files could go out with the bathwater
Users get a reprieve from having legitimate files deleted, but there's still no guarantee they'll get them back. Is this a weakness of cloud storage?
DOE facility sees powerful savings in the cloud
The Richland Operations Office in Washington State could save 60 percent a year in network costs by moving to a federal community cloud.
Can virtualization save government $30B by 2015?
Federal, state and local IT leaders expect virtualization to double in the next four years, but legacy apps and funding remain hurdles, a MeritTalk survey finds.
5 technologies on the way out in 2012
As the computing landscape changes, you're going to have to say goodbye to some old friends.
Google's all-seeing eye: Good or bad for users?
The company's integrated tracking will give it a sixth sense about users' preferences, but raises privacy concerns. And why can't you opt out?
Cleversafe targets big data with 10 exabyte storage
Cleversafe debuts "dispersed storage" system capable of holding 10 exabytes of data, a scale required by new methods for analyzing big data streams.
NIST tackles security, privacy issues in cloud computing
New guidelines from the National Institute of Standards and Technology offer recommendations agencies should consider when outsourcing data, applications and infrastructure to a public cloud environment.
NOAA app lets you track aurora from solar storms
If the aurora from coming solar storms will bring Northern (or Southern) Lights to your latitude, OVATION can let you know ahead of time.
DOD must trim, restructure network infrastructure
DOD's Deputy CIO Robert Carey says military networks, including 900 data centers, need to be cut and allowed to share data to achieve true efficiency levels and interoperability.
LiveBallot gets overseas votes to the polls on time
Voters living overseas from Florida, Virginia and California can now get absentee ballots via a secure Web portal powered by Microsoft's Azure cloud platform.
Platform-as-a-service is next cloud wave, but what is it exactly?
Many federal managers don't understand the platform-as-a-service cloud delivery model and how it can help agencies cut development costs by more than 50 percent, according to NJVC and Virtual Global.
Amazon's new NoSQL-based database is a real Dynamo
Amazon Web Services has launched a new database service that enables customers to store and modify unstructured content while proving rapid access to data.
States test regional cloud hubs
The emergence of regional cloud hubs will turn agency cost centers into revenue centers and help local government buy cheaper cloud solutions, according to an IDC Government report.
IRS coughs up $320M to overhaul website
The Internal Revenue Service has begun an ambitious, 10-year upgrade to its website. But a new report from the Government Accountability Office says the agency is missing some key elements in the roadmap for its investment.
World IPv6 Launch date set; Google, Facebook, MS on board
The Internet Society sets the date when major service providers, equipment vendors and websites will permanently enable the new protocols. Will users see the difference?
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