Greenpeace recently released its “make IT green” report which predicts that cloud computing will increase the energy problems. It alleges that Cloud computing will consume nearly 2 trillion kilowatt hours of electricity a year by 2020.

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Greenpeace names Amazon, Yahoo, Google, Microsoft, Intel, and others in its report saying:
With the growth of the cloud, however, comes an increasing demand for energy. For all of this content to be delivered to us in real time, virtual mountains of video, pictures and other data must be stored somewhere and be available …

Every now and then I get asked to explain cloud computing. Fortunately it’s getting lot easier lately to explain this fast emerging concept.
Following video by GoGrid team does a great job in giving a simple explanation. Without relying on any jargon or intimidating concepts, this video nails down the right definition.

I would encourage you to share this video with anybody who asks about definition of cloud computing.

Platform-as-a-service startup, 10gen, has scored their Series A investment from Union Square Ventures. Backed by proven management team, DoubleClick ex-CEO is one of the founder, company plans to take on Google App Engine and Amazon cloud computing offerings.
From their press release:
10gen (http://www.10gen.com/), creator of a new Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) technology that helps developers more quickly and easily build dynamic, scalable Web sites and applications, today announced $1.5 million in Series A financing from Union Square Ventures. The cloud computing company, founded earlier this year by DoubleClick veterans Kevin Ryan, …