The upgrade and replacement cycle will usher in all sorts of changes, and cloud computing will be the foundation for all of them.

FORBES: Taking the Pulse of the Cloud

As the foundation of cloud computing, virtualization has drastically transformed IT environments.

FORBES: To Unlock The Power Of The Cloud, Rethink IT Management

Operational competitiveness is the new dividing line between the success stories and also-rans in cloud computing and Internet services, said Jim Zemlin, executive director of the Linux Foundation during a panel discussion at the Big Science conference that took place in San Jose this week.

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The collaboration between the X PRIZE Foundation and Qualcomm will bring together experts in technology usability, wireless sensors, cloud computing and mobile health to accelerate the convergence of these fields.

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