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Cisco’s CloudWatch 2012 report shows increased confidence in cloud computing

Cloud has become more than just a buzzword, as more companies now see it as an integral part of their IT strategy, independent research commissioned by Cisco for its annual CloudWatch report shows. CloudWatch 2012 surveyed IT decision makers across

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Cloud computing player Let’s Operate is recruiting 25 Irish resellers

Cloud computing player Let’s Operate, which works in the hosted virtual desktop space, is in the process of recruiting 25 Irish resellers to roll out its service. Let’s Operate, which was founded in 2008 by former UCD Quinn School of

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Marketo Positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for CRM Lead Management

San Mateo, Calif.and Dublin, Ireland – June 20, 2012 – Marketo, the fastest-growing provider of Revenue Performance Management (RPM) solutions, which operates its European headquarters in Dublin, has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders quadrant of the CRM

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National College of Ireland boosts its digital media and cloud resources

Fresh from the success of its annual dot conf event last week, the National College of Ireland in Dublin’s IFSC has boosted resources in the areas of cloud computing and digital media. The college has appointed a new head of

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Cisco makes it easier to get into the cloud

CiscoLive!, San Diego, Calif. – June 12, 2012 – According to the 2012 Cisco® Global Cloud Networking Survey, the majority of IT decision makers cite a cloud-ready network as the biggest requirement to enable the migration of business applications to

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New cloud master’s at DCU

DCU Business School is starting three new MSc programmes in September in cloud computing, digital marketing and strategy to help equip graduates with skills in high-growth areas and to help tackle Ireland’s ICT skills gap. The programmes have been devised,

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Irish firms adopting cloud computing without realising

Irish businesses are confused about cloud computing to the extent that many are using the technology without realising it, according to a new report by O2. The survey of 350 Irish business owners and managers was conducted by Behaviour &

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MBO at Maxima Ireland, becomes part of Zinopy

Virtualisation and cloud computing firm Maxima Ireland’s management team have led a management buyout of the company in a deal supported by security firm Zinopy. Maxima Ireland will trade under the Zinopy brand. Maxima’s Aidan McEvoy and Brendan Matthews will

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Virtual Computing Forum 2012

Due to the phenomenal success of the 2011 event, Citrix and DataSolutions are delighted to announce the 2012 Virtual Computing Forum. This year’s event, which is free to attend, is set to be even better, with some of the biggest

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SAP lays out cloud strategy post acquisition

SAP announced a broad set of plans to become a player in cloud computing, spanning from a “loosely coupled suite” of business applications to data integration and PaaS (platform as a service) during the Sapphire conference in Orlando. The conference

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