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How the cloud is altering the IT infrastructure in edu.
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How the cloud is altering the IT infrastructure in education.
Hear from Thought Leaders in both higher education and K-12 about their thoughts on how the cloud is altering the IT infrastructure in education, changing the way schools deliver and consume IT services. At the center of this new infrastructure is the network. No longer just "plumbing" in the infrastructure, the network is now a strategic asset.
As more and more IT functions, including software and platforms, are offered as a cloud service, the network infrastructure that securely and reliably enables the consumption of these services becomes increasingly important.

10 Examples Of Disruptive Cloud-Based Learning
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10 Examples Of Disruptive Cloud-Based Learning
The cloud is turning online education into a viable avenue for education; in fact, as of 2011, 65% of higher education institutions consider online education to be a major part of their long-term strategy.
An important thing schools have to consider is how they divvy up their resources. Former Apple executive and education insider, Michael Hageloh, points out that, where in the past, “institutions were tied to the front-end mechanics of education”, there is a whole backend that needs to be considered. Lucky for them, the cloud’s got them covered.
Here are 10 companies that are making waves in the education sector with products in the cloud that impact both the front-end and back-end of institutions.

The Beginner's Guide to the Cloud
http://mashable.com/2013/08/26/what-is-the-cloud/
The Beginner's Guide to the Cloud
In this beginner's guide, we break down the who, what, where and why of one of tech's most abstract terms.

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Otixo : aggregate all your cloud services.
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Otixo : aggregate all your cloud services.
Otixo Is a Convenient File Manager for Dropbox, Google Drive, SkyDrive, and All Your Other Cloud Services
Copy and paste between cloud services? Otixo does, with one-window simplicity.
For serious cloud users, this is a real time-saver
Manage all your clouds from one login with Otixo. Connect services like Dropbox, Box, SkyDrive, Google Docs, SugarSync, Picasa, CX, Amazon S3, FTP sites and WebDav drives...all from one simple app.

OwnCloud : Your Own Private Cloud Storage
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How to Set Up Your Own Private Cloud Storage Service in Five Minutes with OwnCloud

Rackspace open cloud
http://www.rackspace.com/open-cloud/
The Rackspace open cloud is built on the open-source OpenStack framework, founded by Rackspace and NASA in July, 2010.
Today, over 800 organizations and 6,000 developers around the world from companies like Rackspace, NASA, HP, Cisco, EMC, AMD, and NetApp contribute to OpenStack.
Ready to break out from the lock-in of a proprietary cloud platform? Rackspace can help you to design, build, and run your open cloud today. Host it in your data center, ours, or a third party’s. Manage it yourself, or let us manage it for you.

Mikogo Cloud Desktop
http://www.mikogo.com/product/cloud-desktop/
Mikogo Cloud Desktop
It is an entire PC system sitting inside the Cloud. No need to transport your laptop with you anymore. Your computer is now in the Cloud and accessible from anywhere. No matter where you are or what device you are using, you can log on to the Cloud Desktop and access the same computer – your computer.
Everything you love about your computer is accessible from anywhere! We’re not talking about accessing only your files. We’re talking about accessing your entire computer system: operating system, software applications, files, folders, the kitchen sink – everything!

Jolicloud
http://tcrn.ch/GZY96P
Jolicloud, the Paris-based company that was one of the first to move on offering users a “cloud-based desktop,”
Available on Android, iOS and HTML5, Jolicloud Me is a kind of uber-organizer for all of your online assets, aggregating them and automatically

Cloud 101: Developing A Cloud-Computing Strategy
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Report : Cloud 101: Developing A Cloud-Computing Strategy (pdf)
Developing a Cloud-Computing Strategy for Higher Education.
In the following pages, you will learn how you can take the first steps toward a custom-built cloud-computing solution by:
• Creating a comprehensive cloud strategy
• Designing a cloud-based architectural model
• Making the transition to the cloud

Ultimate iCloud Guide
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Ultimate iCloud Guide: Everything You Need to Know
Even before Apple’s iCloud came along, the idea of “the cloud” was, well, nebulous. Apple’s definition is a method by which you can synchronize all your data – such as photos, music, calendars, address books and ebooks – wirelessly between all your devices over the Internet. No sync cables, no drag and drop. The cloud also provides backup, since copies of all that data live – not on puffy white cushions – but on servers in a warehouse.

Syncing iCloud with Windows and Outlook
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Syncing iCloud with Windows and Outlook
Apple's iCloud is a nice tool for keeping contacts, calendar items, and other data in sync between my iPhone and iPad, but what about keeping everything synced up with my Windows PC? Apple has that covered as well with the iCloud Control Panel for Windows.

How Microsoft Used Cloud Computing
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Watch Microsoft CIO Tony Scott describe how using cloud computing has helped him realign Microsoft's information technology resources and operations, and focusing on the most important business management challenges.
"The cloud platform allows you to take the resources you have and apply them to the next set of very critical applications and opportunities that all businesses have."

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Cloud computing (wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing
Cloud computing refers to the provision of computational resources on demand via a computer network.
Cloud computing can be compared to the supply of electricity and gas, or the provision of telephone, television and postal services. All of these services are presented to the users in a simple way that is easy to understand without the users needing to know how the services are provided.
This simplified view is called an abstraction. Similarly, cloud computing offers computer application developers and users an abstract view of services that simplifies and ignores much of the details and inner workings.
A provider's offering of abstracted Internet services is often called "The Cloud".