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IBM Wins Government Cloud Contract with State of California

IBM has won a significant contract with the state of California to supply 400 state and local agencies with cloud services. Under the deal, IBM will power the infrastructure behind CalCloud, a new government cloud platform that is available to municipal, state and local agencies on a subscription basis. So far, more than 20 state departments have requested IT services through the platform. Continue reading

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Denmark’s RushFiles Secures $3.5M in Funding to Compete on International Cloud Storage Stage

Denmark-based RushFiles announced that it has secured $3.5 million (19 million DKK) of funding on Wednesday, with plans to use the capital to help it compete in the international cloud storage market. Participants in the funding round include Insero, the state financing foundation Vækstfonden, and venture capital firm North-East Venture.… Continue reading

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Queensland’s Cloud First Initiative Moving Forward Ahead of Federal Australian Efforts

The Queensland, Australia government released an addendum Tuesday to the Queensland Government ICT Strategy 2013-17 report as well as the state’s Cloud Computing Implementation Model. The plan follows the announcement of the federal Australian Commission of Audit’s mandatory “cloud first” policy. The state Independent Commission of Audit and Queensland Government… Continue reading

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Boston University Receives $3 Million from Massachusetts for Open Public Cloud Marketplace

Boston University has received $3 million dollars in funding from the state of Massachusetts to develop the Massachusetts Open Cloud (MOC), a new model for public clouds. The state is matching a grant from Massachusetts Technology Collaborative.  The MOC model is based on the concept of the Open Cloud Exchange… Read More Continue reading

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Maryland Task Force Looks to Expand State Cybersecurity Tax Credits

A task force set up by the state of Maryland is expected to recommend expanded tax credits for cybersecurity to the state legislature. The legislative work group was set up to determine the best way to meet the growing demand for jobs in cybersecurity. Continue reading

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