Daily Cloud Feed - Nov 16, 2009
This post is a daily aggregation of all news links from @onsaas. This post is automatically generated everyday at 11:45PM UTC.
- Enter the cloud
- Government Cloud Computing Value Survey
- Australian saas recruitment portal under ddos attack
- Resiliency may be the best job skill today
- Google, Amazon, Microsoft Fluff Up Their Clouds
- Mid-sized firms to drive IT spend, says Gartner
- AT&T Unveils Network-Based ‘On Demand’ Computing for Companies of …
- AT&T offers cloud-based computing capacity
- SaaS and EDA: Are designers ready?
- Business Intelligence Birst-s in the Cloud
- AT&T Cloud Adds Compute As a Service
- IBM’s new service jumps on cloud computing bandwagon
- AT&T Unveils Network-Based ‘On Demand’ Computing for Companies of All Sizes
- IBM launches private business analytics cloud
- AT&T intros cloud computing service
- Cisco and the war for, um, hosted email
- AT&T Announces New Synaptic Service
- IBM to launch business analytics system
- IBM takes on Google, Amazon
- icims Hosted Webinar to Cover Post Recession & Seasonal HR Recruiting
- How Secure Is Cloud Computing?
- RP Enterprise cios Look Up to Cloud Computing as Top Solution Series of
- Xcedex’s 3 Step Process to Accelerate Adoption of Virtualization
- ParaScale Introduces Open Private Cloud Storage Platform
- IBM’s new service jumps on cloud computing bandwagon
- Too Much Data
- Hard times aren’t slowing GM’s new CIO
- ParaScale introduces open private cloud storage platform
- Informatica(R) Cloud 9 Unveiled
- StepStone Confirmed as a Leader in Integrated Enterprise Talent
- AgilePath Announces Cloud Computing Practice “Features New Cloud
- SaaS Heads for Home-based Businesses
- IBM unveils cloud computing service | IT PRO
- Cloud Computing Becomes 10% Of Rackspace’s Revenue
- Prof. Whitfield Diffie On Cloud Computing | CloudAve
- Navigating the Cloud Ecosystem | CIO’s Guide to Cloud Computing …
- 7 Cloud Computing Myths Busted
- IBM’s new service jumps on cloud computing bandwagon (Reuters …
- Unirisx Enhances SaaS Policy Administration Platform with Integration of
- AT&T squares up to Amazon EC2
- AT&T offers cloud-based computing capacity
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Selects IBM Technology to Power
- SpringCM 5.4 Offers Enhanced Records Management Automation
- ParaScale beefs up cloud storage platform
- Fujitsu Interstage BPM in the Cloud
- VCSonline Announces Latest Version of VPMi SaaS Project Management Software
- multitenancy
- AT&T expands its cloud service
- A Matter of Integrity:
- IBM and AT&T Unveil Cloud Computing Services
- WSO2 Launches Platform for Extending an SOA to Cloud Computing
- Rainmakers May Look To Cloud For Investments, For Now
- SpringCM Releases Latest Version of its SaaS ECM Platform …
- Steve’s HR Technology - Journal - Next Generation HR Technology
- Column 2 : Fujitsu Interstage BPM in the Cloud
- AT&T To Go Cloud-to-Cloud with Amazon
- Health Evolution, Goldman Sachs Make Undisclosed Investment in CambridgeSoft
- SaaS: Here Come 100 Percent Guarantees
- Five competitive differentiators for cloud services
- Moving to the Cloud: The Good, The Bad, the Ugly
- Driving saas Adoption in the Enterprise: What’s Missing?
TMCnetIf you haven’t been lost for years in the Sahara desert (where the cloudsare made of sand), well, you’ve heard of cloud computing. Even though thequestion …(more)
SYS-CON Media (press release)By Kevin Jackson As part of a continuing Government Cloud computing
education program, Dataline, LLC has released a Government Cloud ComputingValue Survey. …(more)
iTWire{mosloadposition david08)turborecruit is a software-as-a-service (saas)product used by recruitment agencies around Australia to provide anall-in-one …(more)
Minneapolis Star Tribune12 on the list) has been gutted by the growing trends of offshoreoutsourcing and saas (Software as a Service — the use of software builtand hosted by the …(more)
PC WorldElsewhere in the cloud computing industry, Amazon Web Services this weeksaid it will expand its infrastructure to the Asia-Pacific region, …(more)
RediffAround 15 per cent of all respondents said they had plans to implement somesaas in their projects in 2009 and 2010. However, the same cannot be saidof …(more)
Earthtimes (press release) - London,UK”We are excited to contribute our technology to enable this and to workwith AT&T in our VMware vCloud(TM) initiative that is focused onintegrating and …(more)
NetworkWorld.com - Southborough,MA,USAThe service utilizes VMware’s vSphere virtualization platform and itsvCloud API to help AT&T connect and integrate its own cloud with the publicWeb. …(more)
EETimes.comEDA is not a newcomer to the world of hosted applications and services,known as software as a service (SaaS). In the early days of the Web, EDAcompanies …(more)
Destination CRMLooking to add more functionality and provide an on-demand option tocompanies looking to act quickly, software-as-a-service (saas) businessintelligence …(more)
Data Center KnowledgeSynaptic Compute as a Service is built atop hardware from Sun Microsystemsand software from VMware. AT&T will introduce the service in the fourthquarter …(more)
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - IBM launched a new cloud computing service on Monday,aiming to take on companies such as Amazon.com Inc, Google Inc, MicrosoftCorp …(more)
PR Newswire (press release)… public and private clouds that are cost effective, open andinteroperable,” said Dave Douglas, senior vice president, Cloud Computing,Sun Microsystems. …(more)
CNET NewsThis internal cloud computing environment will be the basis for futureexternal services. Internally, IBM’s effort is dubbed Blue Insight, …(more)
TelephonyOnline - USACaaS uses the vCloud application program interface (API) from AT&T’spartner, VMWare (NYSE: VMW). The two companies hope to sell customers onthe ease of …(more)
RegisterIt immediately pins the service with a web conferencing platform and Ciscosoftware-as-a-service platform that a good number of businesses actuallyknow …(more)
CXOToday.com - Mumbai,IndiaThe company will be using VMware’s VMware vSphere virtualisation platformand the VMware vCloud API, which is designed to integrate and connectprivate and …(more)
Poughkeepsie JournalIBM Corp. is taking its “cloud computing” campaign up a little higher inthe sky, but using down-to-earth hardware like the kind built inPoughkeepsie. …(more)
Times of IndiaNEW YORK: IBM has launched a new cloud computing service, aiming to take oncompanies such as Amazon.com Inc, Google Inc, Microsoft Corp andSalesforce.com …(more)
PR Web (press release)Hazlet, NJ (PRWEB) November 16, 2009 — icims, the third-largest providerof Software-as-a-Service (saas) talent acquisition solutions announcedtoday that …(more)
MIT Technology Review (blog)By David Talbot Cloud computing services, such as Amazon’s EC2 and Google
Apps, are booming. But are they secure enough? Friday’s ACM Cloud Computing…(more)
CIO …PR Leap (press release)Morph Labs (www.mor.ph) pioneered Software as a Service and Platform as aService in the country and continues to introduce new products to its lineof …(more)
PR Web (press release)Xcedex’s Software as a Service (SaaS) based model aligns with our partner’sbusiness model while allowing for rapid deployment and ease of useintegration …(more)
Earthtimes (press release) - London,UKPrivate cloud multi-tenancy support including metered usage for chargeback- A ParaScale cloud can be partitioned to provide different service levelsas …(more)
$BO)F)Cf9q(BN: $B9T>p(B) launched a new cloud computing service on Monday, aiming to takeon companies such as Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O: $B9T>p(B), Google Inc (GOOG. …(more)
ForbesOne of the interesting things we’re starting to see with saas (software asa service) and outsourcers and people who are expert at managing data overthe …(more)
ComputerworldBy Patrick Thibodeau Computerworld - Terry Kline likes Windows 7, the
iPhone, PCs stored on USB drives, and cloud computing services. …(more)
CTR - Los Angeles,CA,USAThe ParaScale Cloud Storage software R2.0 also enables private cloudmulti-tenancy support including metered usage for chargeback. …(more)
CNNMoney.com (press release)”Integration remains a top challenge and priority as organizations becomemore involved in cloud and SaaS implementations,” said Jeffrey M. Kaplan,…(more)
Management …WELT ONLINEStepStone was noted for the depth and breadth of its integrated talentmanagement technology, the ability to deliver flexibly in both hosted(SaaS) and …(more)
Computing …PR-inside.com (press release)”Cloud computing is an important IT evolutionary trend, and as with SOA, wewill bring significant thought leadership and technical expertise to bearon the …(more)
MSPmentorInstead of buying a small business server or full-blown accountingapplications, it’s clear that many of those HBBs are simply turning to SaaSfor their …(more)
By IT PRO
Computing giant IBM’s new Smart Analytics Cloud service jumps on theever-popular cloud computing bandwagon.(more)
By Amit Chowdhry
Rackspace cloud computing hosting grew over 100% in a year and now thebusiness is contributing to 10% of the overall company revenue for the pastthird quarter. The Rackspace Cloud originally launched as Mosso LLC inMarch 2006. …(more)
By Krishnan Subramanian
Prof. Whitfield Diffie, Cryptography guru and former Chief Security Officerat Sun Microsystems talks with David Talbot.(more)
By Ryan Nichols
The best way to navigate the cloud ecosystem is to look for tell-tale signsof the benefits of cloud computing: Can you sign up for a trial on thesite? Is there a “trust” page that gives real-time transparency into howthe system is …(more)
By tjw61
7 Cloud Computing Myths Busted Amazon, Google, Microsoft and others areinvesting aggressively in the cloud, even as critics point to security,(more)
By admin
Reuters - IBM launched a new cloud computing service on Monday, aiming totake on companies such as Amazon.com Inc, Google Inc, Microsoft Corp andSalesforce.com Inc.(more)
ISO …PR Newswire (press release)Under the terms of the agreement, Unirisx becomes the first SaaS providerto fully integrate and offer ISO Rating Service, the industry-leadingautomated …(more)
SearchCloudComputing.com - USAOn the virtualization side, AT&T has kept things open, supporting VMware’svCloud application programming interface (API) and Sun Microsystems’ APIsfor the …(more)
San Francisco Chronicle(11-15) 22:23 PST — AT&T upped its cloud portfolio Monday when announcedit was working with VMware and Sun to develop its own cloud computingservice. …(more)
Cloud …PR Newswire (press release)Cloud computing makes it efficient for the Lab to also support scientistswith modest-size computing problems. “Cloud computing has tremendouspotential to …(more)
CMSWireBy Barb Mosher | Published Nov 16, 2009 SpringCM (news, site) has brought
out a new version of its SaaS based enterprise content management systemtoday, …(more)
Infostor magazine - Tulsa,OK,USAThe ParaScale cloud also provides multi-tenancy support, including meteredusage for chargeback. A cloud repository based on PCS R2.0 software can be…(more)
Enterprise Irregulars - Pleasanton,CA,USAInterstage BPM has supported multitenancy for some time, allowing them toprovide … Multitenancy is a key feature of true software as a service: asingle …(more)
TMCnetGartner (News - Alert) finds that SaaS adoption is the highest inapplications that support simplified, common business processes or large,…(more)
In the Fujitsu briefing last week I also heard about their cloud BPMoffering Interstage BPM has supported multitenancy for some time allowingthem to …(more)
CNET NewsThe company announced on Monday its Synaptic Compute as a Service, designedto let IT staffers store and maintain internal applications and data viaAT&T’s …(more)
TMC NetWhile Coverity’s model is based on licensing, the company will offersoftware integrity assurance as a service in special cases, says Schultz….(more)
PC World… delivers on-demand computing-as-a-service (CaaS).The AT&T cloud isbuilt on the Sun Open Cloud Platform and utilizes Sun Cloud API’s inconjunction with …(more)
SYS-CON Media (press release)By Liz McMillan WSO2, the open source SOA company, today announced the
launch of the WSO2 Cloud Platform. Available today, the new WSO2 CloudPlatform …(more)
ChannelWebHere’s one I started last week: I filled a hypothetical market basket ofstocks in six companies with significant cloud computing strategies to seehow they …(more)
By ainsley.jones@narrowcastgroup.com
SpringCM has released the latest version of its SaaS enterprisecontent-management platform. SpringCM 5.4’s upgrades aim at making the newrelease easier for us.(more)
By Steve
Why on earth has it taken so long for HR to transition from enterprise toSaaS? Technology changes too quickly for the limited HRIS resources to keepup. The HR person needs to know who owns the data or how it can betransition it to …(more)
By Sandy Kemsley
Interstage BPM has supported multitenancy for some time, allowing them toprovide private BPM cloud infrastructure, most commonly used by businessprocess outsourcing firms. Multitenancy is a key feature of true softwareas a service: a …(more)
SYS-CON Media - Montvale,NJ,USAThe widgetry is based on Sun’s Open Cloud Platform, Sun’s APIs and itscloud reference architecture; VMware and its vCloud API; and the AT&T-classsecurity …(more)
GenomeWeb Daily NewsCambridgeSoft said that its software-as-a-service cloud computingofferings, which were launched five years ago, are gaining customeracceptance. …(more)
MSPmentorBut what exactly does the guarantee mean and will rival SaaS (software as aservice) providers follow suit? Here are some fast facts and potential …(more)
CNET NewsHowever, if you are looking to acquire cloud services, these are theelements I think you start with as you evaluate any service, be it SaaS,PaaS, or IaaS. …(more)
IT Business EdgeA lot of people, myself included, have wondered why SaaS and cloud seems tobe catching on more readily than ASPs were at the start of the decade. …(more)
ebizQBy Andre Yee on November 16, 2009 5:30 PM 0 0 Vote 0 Votes There’s no
question whether saas is mainstream today - proponents love the fastdeployment and …(more)


