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Cloud Hype Peaks, But IT Concerns Increase; Amazon integrates with datacenter using private clouds
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Cloud Hype Peaks, But IT Concerns Increase
Despite intense marketing of cloud technology and services, buyers still have major concerns about the actual benefits and security.

Amazon integrates with datacenter using private clouds
Amazon Web Services has announced a limited beta version of its Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) service, which aims to connect a company's existing computing resources and Amazon's cloud as if they were part of one data center, Amazon said on Wednesday.

NetApp enters the cloud
NetApp is entering cloud storage with the introduction of its Data ONTAP 8 operating system.

Amazon Offers Businesses Their Own Private Cloud
Amazon is hoping that companies reluctant to pay for services like its Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) due to security concerns will adopt its new offering- VPC (virtual private clouds).

The Cloud Upsets the Tech Guys
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Two startups offer free 'computers' as cloud services
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