CLOUD COMPUTING
MICROSOFT: Huawei Ups Its Bet on Cloud Computing with Broader Support for Microsoft Apps. Huawei’s bid to be a player in China’s cloud computing scene got a little stronger with the signing of a deal with Microsoft to host more of the software giant’s apps on its cloud. Read more
[GEEKWIRE.COM]
AUTOMOTIVE: How The Automotive Industry Is Leveraging Cloud Computing. The Volkswagen Group, the world’s second largest car manufacturer, is planning to use open-source cloud-computing platforms in order to build a private cloud to host websites for its brands Audi, VW, and Porsche. The company is also looking at a comprehensive platform for innovative automotive technology. In fact, VW officials debated for a long time over how to leverage the technology. The Group employs over 600,000 employees globally and of them, there are 11,000 who are internal IT experts. Read the rest
[CXOTODAY.COM]
OPINION: It’s Time to Think Beyond Cloud Computing. That problem from the frontier of technology is why many tech leaders foresee the need for a new “edge computing” network – one that turns the logic of today’s cloud inside out. Today the $247 billion cloud computing industry funnels everything through massive centralized data centers operated by giants like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google. That’s been a smart model for scaling up web search and social networks, as well as streaming media to billions of users. But it’s not so smart for latency-intolerant applications like autonomous cars or mobile mixed reality. Find out more
[WIRED.COM]
GOOGLE: Service Promotes Hybrid Clouds. Google is offering Dedicated Interconnect a new service for enterprises to build hybrid infrastructure by extending corporate networks into its cloud. Read more
[NETWORKWORLD.COM]
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IT SECURITY SUPPORT: Blue Mountain Data Systems is actively involved in implementing FISMA and NIST standards with Federal Civilian Agencies. Due to our extensive experience in this area, Blue Mountain has developed processes and organizational techniques to help ensure security deliverables are completed on time, and performed in the most efficient manner possible. We ensure that NIST-800-53 control requirements are treated consistently during definition, analysis, implementation, auditing, and reporting phases of a system. Find out more about Blue Mountain Data Systems IT Security Support Services. Call us at 703-502-3416.
BLUE MOUNTAIN DATA SYSTEMS HAS THE EXPERIENCE: 1994 to Present – U.S. Dept. of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration. Responsible to the Office of Technology and Information Systems for information systems architecture, planning, applications development, networking, administration and IT security, supporting the enforcement of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act — ERISA. Within the EBSA, Blue Mountain is responsible for design, development and support for its various enforcement database management systems, as well as all case tracking and customer service inquiry systems. Blue Mountain also provides IT security services to the EBSA, in the form of FISMA Assessment and Authorization, System Security Plans, Risk and vulnerability assessments, monitoring and investigation support. Read more.
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