IBM to establish Europe’s first Cloud Computing Centre in Mulhuddart, West Dublin and create 21 new jobs  Annotated tags: cloud computing, mulhuddart, IBM “Responding to demand in the market, we are moving fast to build an integrated cloud computing operation. We are adding Europe’s first Cloud Computing Centre at Dublin and more facilities into a network of existing centres in China, Vietnam and the U.S. The centres can bring skills and expertise to serve our clients in building their own new enterprise data centres,” said Dr. Willy Chiu, Vice President of High Performance On Demand Solutions, IBM Software Group. With such … Continue reading things I read yesterday … 04/07/2008

reportonbusiness.com: Canada continues to create jobs  Annotated tags: clblog, economy, reportonbusiness “Canadian employment is still holding up well, with no obvious signs of stress outside of the beleaguered manufacturing sector,” said deputy chief economist Doug Porter in a note to clients. “The bounce in the unemployment rate is as much a reflection of the tidal wave of people pouring into the work force as a sign of weakness in the job market,” he noted. “After all, employment is still up 1.9 per centfrom a year ago, which would normally be seen as a solid increase.” It’s Hard to Thaw a Frozen … Continue reading things I read yesterday … 04/05/2008

reportonbusiness.com: Ontario teetering on brink of recession: RBC  Annotated tags: ontario, recession Ontario, Canada almost into recession Like the United States, Ontario’s economy is “on the brink of recession” in 2008, says Royal Bank of Canada in a report released Thursday morning. The drag on Ontario’s exports will mean that Canada’s biggest province will only eke out 0.8 per cent growth of its gross domestic product this year, the report says. FT.com / Home UK / UK – $100bn pulled out of equity funds  Annotated tags: cash, equity markets Record amounts of cash on the sidelines as the markets await the next … Continue reading things I read yesterday … 04/03/2008

FT.com / World / US & Canada – Bush and Brown in push to deal with crisis  Annotated tags: UK, US, credit crisis George W. Bush, US president, and Gordon Brown, UK prime minister, have agreed to step up co-operation over the crisis in financial markets. They are setting up a joint working group which will develop plans to monitor and regulate the banking system. FT.com / Companies / Financial services – London’s rise concentrates minds in US  Annotated tags: financial centre, london, new york This headline from last year, pre credit crisis is provocative in terms of which centre [London & … Continue reading things I read yesterday … 03/31/2008