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Jon Brodkin

Jon Brodkin

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Recent articles by Jon Brodkin

Startup links VMware with Amazon to create secure cloud storage

February 08, 2010

A startup called Nasuni has made software that adds security and performance features to Amazon¿s cloud storage

Google tries to make Gmail more like Facebook, Twitter

February 08, 2010

Google is reportedly on the verge of making Gmail behave more like Facebook and Twitter, with a service allowing users to share status updates, video and photos with friends.

Teen blogging replaced by Facebook status updates

February 04, 2010

Blogging is becoming a thing of the past for teens and young adults, who are now far more likely to keep in touch with friends on social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace, according to a new study.

Air Force building military-grade cloud network, with IBM's help

February 04, 2010

The U.S. Air Force has contracted with IBM to design a cloud computing system secure enough to support defense and intelligence networks.

Casino banks on social networking, mobile technology and virtualization

February 03, 2010

At Cache Creek Casino, IT boss Rod Luck embraces social networking, despite concerns about security.

Facebook's $9.5M privacy settlement not good enough, consumer group says

February 03, 2010

Consumer advocacy group files formal objection to settlement of Facebook class action lawsuit.

Twitter forces some users to reset passwords after phishing attack

February 02, 2010

Twitter has apparently forced some users to reset their passwords after a phishing attack, and urged users to choose hard-to-guess passwords and be on the lookout for suspicious third-party activity.

Rival analyst firm tries to lure Gartner/Burton Group customers

February 01, 2010

Competition for enterprise IT customers is always fierce, as any industry analyst will tell you. But this week, the competition for customers is being waged by the analyst firms themselves.

CommVault ties backup software to the cloud

February 01, 2010

Storage vendor CommVault is letting customers move data from inside the firewall to cloud services such as Amazon's Simple Storage Service, EMC's Atmos, Microsoft Azure and Nirvanix.

NASA building cloud service for climate modeling

February 01, 2010

NASA is aiming to improve its climate research capabilities by building a software-as-a-service interface for scientists and students.