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Big tech companies are looking at Hollywood as the next stage in their play for the cloud

TechCrunch LA

This week, both Microsoft and Google made moves to woo Hollywood to their cloud computing platforms in the latest act of the unfolding drama over who will win the multi-billion dollar business of the entertainment industry as it moves to the cloud. in Los Angeles.

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5 Current Technologies Still Have Room For Innovation

Startup Professionals Musings

The next phase of evolution will demand device independence, enabling an uninterrupted computing experience as we move from device to device throughout our daily lives. Cloud Computing. Social Media. Every entrepreneur needs to leverage social media for better marketing, requirements, and customer service.

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Insights and Opinions: A Cynic Predicts IT and Media in 2011

socalTECH

For today's Insights and Opinions section, where we share the thoughts and insights of local technology thought leaders, we have an article from Tony Greenberg , CEO of Ramprate on A Cynic's Prediction of IT and Media in 2011. Last year brought us the return of 3D from the 1950s, cloud (a.k.a. Everything that's old will be new again.

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Nirvanix Names VP of Worldwide Sales

socalTECH

San Diego-based cloud storage provider Nirvanix announced this morning that it has hired Tina Gravel as its new Vice President of Worldwide Sales. Gravel joins from Terremark, a provider of cloud computing services, which was acquired by Verizon last year. READ MORE>>.

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6 Information Surges Raise Huge Startup Opportunities

Startup Professionals Musings

Virtual living: the rise and growing dominance of social media. Cloud computing: the death of dedicated infrastructure. More and more company and personal services are being virtualized to the Cloud. Use internal collaboration platforms, then extend to online customers through your website, blogs, and social media.

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6 Growth Challenges That Every Good Startup Will Face

Startup Professionals Musings

Unfortunately, the market is changing so fast these days that any upward climb can level off quickly, as the core business growth begins to stall. I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services.

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Ford’s Autonomic Pairs With Alibaba Cloud On Mobility Hub for China

Xconomy

Ford—one of the automakers competing in China’s huge car market—is now making a bid to provide China’s leading software infrastructure hub dedicated to streamlining transportation by connecting cars and riders with mobility services.

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