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Jumping On and Off the Clouds

By |March 14th, 2011|News, storage|Comments Off on Jumping On and Off the Clouds

We hear the term “cloud” every day, but what does it mean to us, and more importantly how do we decide whether to move our data?

Java is Looking at the Clouds

By |March 3rd, 2011|News|Comments Off on Java is Looking at the Clouds

The next enterprise edition of Java is progressing at Oracle, who is reported to be considering improvements for cloud computing, REST Web services, and other capabilities.

Do the Clouds Need Standardizing?

By |February 14th, 2011|News, Standards, Technology|Comments Off on Do the Clouds Need Standardizing?

Some would say the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) framework is technology-driven more than business-driven, since it is driven by blades, SANs, virtualization, etc. However, after reading the NIST document on Guidelines on Security and Privacy in Public Cloud Computing (PDF), one blogger wonders if technology has left them behind.

New Treasury Websites Embrace Social Media

By |February 4th, 2011|News, Technology|Comments Off on New Treasury Websites Embrace Social Media

The recent launch of the new Treasury.gov web site and five other Treasury Department web sites (FinancialStability.gov, SIGTARP.gov, MyMoney.gov, TIGTA.gov, and IRSOversightBoard.treasury.gov), the first Cabinet-level web site migration to Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a feather in Smartonix’s cap.

Taming the Information Tsunami

By |January 25th, 2011|News, semantic, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Taming the Information Tsunami

The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) has announced the program for its 2011 Annual Conference. The event is scheduled for February 27 - March 1, 2011 at the Hyatt at the Bellevue in Philadelphia, PA.

New Partnership Looks for Strategic Results

By |January 24th, 2011|Business strategy, News, semantic|Comments Off on New Partnership Looks for Strategic Results

Leader in cloud computing and semantic technologies joins with a software product and solutions firm for semantic data integration and ontology-based deductive databases. Together they can bring high-value strategic results for their users.

The Clouds Are Exploding

By |January 18th, 2011|News, search, semantic|Comments Off on The Clouds Are Exploding

Even with the explosion of information we continue to find that piece of information that we are looking for – with plenty of room left to store data, pictures, music, and video. Is this because of the cloud storage? Some don’t think so.