The 22-person firm, which sells software for integrating and divvying up the servers of computers used by cloud computing services, is pushing an initiative it calls "Open Cloud, " a cloud computing standard that would allow a company's IT systems to be shared between different cloud computing services and moved freely between them.
The answer is that the Cloud does standard things really well.
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It covers activities such as the creation, retrieval and deletion of data elements from the cloud and is an open standard for self-provisioning and accessing cloud storage.
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StorageGRID software now comes with the cloud data management interface standard.
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It now comes with the Cloud Data Management Interface standard.
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Google made the first move cutting prices of its standard Google Cloud Storage by 20% and then followed it up with another 10% cut after Amazon followed up by reducing the prices of its S3 cloud storage services by about 25%.
In fact, leading cloud services like Amazon may resist a standard for fear of losing their proprietary lock on early customers.
If Amazon does participate, says Forrester research analyst James Staten, the company will likely use its heft in the cloud computing industry to assert control over the standard and shape it to Amazon's current services.
The number of devices and services that support high-definition entertainment is growing rapidly, and Dolby Digital Plus is a powerful and efficient way to bring high-quality audio to UltraViolet, which combines the benefits of cloud access with the power of an industry standard.
The Ube Smart Dimmer uses standard IP protocol to communicate with the cloud and with the Ube smartphone control app.
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Continuuity is a cloud platform with a suite of developer tools that the company says enable any developer with standard skills to become a Big Data Application (BDA) developer.
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In the meantime Meraki will help Cisco compete more effectively in areas such as Wi-Fi equipment and cloud-based LAN solutions where a company such as Aruba Networks is considered the gold standard within the sector.
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"With UltraViolet, consumers enjoy the flexibility and security of cloud-based entertainment rights combined with the choice-expanding benefits of a widely honored industry standard, " said Mark Teitell, general manager of UltraViolet.
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The routers will also feature the company's mydlink Cloud Services functionality, which lets users keep tabs on their networks via an app for Android and iOS. D-Link also introduced the new ShareCenter 2-bay Cloud NAS, which supports up to 3TB hard drives and handles RAID 1, RAID 0, Standard and JBOD configurations.
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M-GO supports multiple digital lockers including UltraViolet, a digital rights authentication and home entertainment industry standard that lets consumers safely and securely download and stream their purchased movies and TV shows via a cloud-based entertainment collection for viewing on TV screens, personal computers, tablets and mobile phones.
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