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    1. 10 Quotes on Cloud Computing That Really Say it All

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      Plenty has been said or written on cloud computing in recent years -- pro, con and somewhere in between. Periodically throughout the rise of cloud computing, there have been some real gems put out there, aptly describing what's on people's minds -- and maybe what was needed to be said.  Oracle CEO Larry Ellison's famous rant back in 2008 is the stuff of legend, and makes this list, compiled below. Here are some memorable quotes and apropos quotes about cloud that that have surfaced over the years:

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      Mentions: Apple Amazon.com Larry Ellison

    4. Cloud Dominated Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions Over the Past Year

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      Cloud Dominated Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions Over the Past Year

      Ernst & Young just released its compilation of mergers and acquisitions activity for the fourth quarter 2012 as well as the entire year, and concludes that cloud computing and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) deals are dominating the M&A landscape. In E&Y's words, the "cloud/SaaS megatrend ran away from the rest of the pack of deal-driving trends in 2012, growing to more than 15% of global technology M&A deal volume."

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      Mentions: Oracle Cisco IBM

    7. State Street's Transformation Unfolds, Driven by Cloud Computing

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      State Street's Transformation Unfolds, Driven by Cloud Computing

      Cloud computing is opening up new opportunities in the fast-moving, technology-rich banking sector. Many banks already have significant technology assets and data center operations, and cloud not only offers greater IT efficiency, but also a way to enhance or build new product lines. I recently had the opportunity to chat with Chris Perretta, CIO of State Street Corporation, who described how his organization's cloud computing efforts, underway over the past two years as part of a major restructuring and streamlining initiative:

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    9. 7 Predictions for Cloud Computing in 2013 That Make Perfect Sense

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      7 Predictions for Cloud Computing in 2013 That Make Perfect Sense

      Every year at this time, analysts, prognosticators and pundits alike try to size up the year ahead in technology. And -- no surprise -- cloud computing is this year's hot topics. Cloud is already a force to be reckoned with on the business technology scene -- IT executives, vendors and analysts alike are trying to keep up to determine what it all really means and where it is taking us.

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      Mentions: Forrester Research Gartner Interactive Data Corporation

    10. Cloud is Disrupting the Outsourcing Industry

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      Cloud is Disrupting the Outsourcing Industry
      Cloud is starting to disrupt the outsourcing industry, in a very big way.  That's the conclusion of a new study from Information Services Group (ISG), which closely tracks and provides advice to the outsourcing industry. The question is: will organizations begin to prefer more granular, cloud-delivered services over larger outsourcing arrangements?
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      Mentions: Amazon.com Rackspace

    11. How Cloud Redefines Our Most Important Business Technology Relationships

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      How Cloud Redefines Our Most Important Business Technology Relationships
      In a previous post, David Nichols, principal and CIO services leader for Ernst & Young IT Advisory Services, outlined some compelling business cases for the cloud, and described the threshold many enterprises have yet to cross before they become cloud-intensive enterprises. But what’s it doing to our important relationships — between companies, IT managers, business managers, and even outsourcers?
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      Mentions: Facebook

    12. How Cloud Computing is Changing Many Job Descriptions

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      How Cloud Computing is Changing Many Job Descriptions
      Just as cloud computing is a game-changer for many companies, it is also changing the nature of jobs – not only within the information technology department, but in other parts of the enterprise as well. Photo Credit: AspiraCon For senior-level executives, especially chief information officers, the changes reflect the more strategic role IT plays in the direction of businesses. For the business, it introduces more reliable and predictable supporting technology. “For a long period of time, IT was in that Wild West mode,” Greg Shields, partner and principal technologist with Concentrated Technology, recently told Jason Helmick of Interface Technical Training. “We were making up the rules as we go.” But companies and their IT leaders recognize that the best and most cost-effective solutions are those that may have been built and tested elsewhere. “You don’t grow your own food.
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      Mentions: CA

    13. Cisco: Cloud Will Soon Handle Most Data Center Workloads

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      Cisco: Cloud Will Soon Handle Most Data Center Workloads
      There has been no shortage of predictions that the cloud will eventually lead to the demise, or diminished role, of corporate data centers. However, new industry data suggests that cloud computing will soon make data centers even busier places than ever. Cisco just released its first Global Cloud Index, and it has a clear message: it doesn’t matter if you’re using applications from your own data center or from somewhere else, they will be delivered from the cloud. Organization’s data centers will be moving to the cloud in a big way. And, by extension, chances are your own organization will be as much a cloud provider as one outside the firewall. This has interesting ramifications for any organization that maintains its own data centers and for the people who run those data centers.
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