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May 3, 2011

Daily Cloud Feed – May 3, 2011

This post is a daily aggregation of all news links from @onsaas. This post is automatically generated everyday at 11:45PM UTC.

  • What the Amazon Outage Means to Enterprises | Cloud Computing Journal
  • I feel uniquely qualified to help answer these questions because for manyyears I have had the privilege of having a front-row seat as cloudcomputing progressed from concept to rapid market adoption, first atmanaged hosting and cloud …(more)

  • Limelight adds CMS service with $10 million buy of Clickability
  • FierceOnlineVideoContent delivery network Limelight Networks (NASDQ: LLNW) has acquiredClickability, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider of content managementsystem for companies like the Minneapolis Star Tribune and PR Newswire, ina stock and cash deal worth …(more)

  • Saas Bina Sasural 80th Episode 2nd May2011 Watch Online India …
  • Watch Online zshare *HQ* Saas Bina Sasural [ 80th Episode ] 2nd May2011watch online – Part 1 Saas Bina Sasural [ 80th Episode ] 2nd May2011 watch.(more)

  • ‘Cloud computing is driving the next wave of data fragmentation’
  • InformationWeek IndiaHow does Informatica’s cloud-based integration-as-a-service resolve thisissue? Can you give us some examples to explain this? The Informatica cloudis built from the ground up for line of business self-service. We developeda brand new user interface …(more)

  • Victoria Privacy Commissioner issues cloud computing guidelines
  • The AustralianVICTORIA’S Privacy Commissioner Helen Versey has warned that the cost ofaddressing privacy and security issues may outweigh expected capital andoperational savings for agencies wanting to shift to cloud computing. MsVersey has told state government …(more)

  • Stuckey & Co. Shops Commercial Insurance Comparative Raters, Picks …
  • PR Web (press release)RealTimeExpress is a Software as a Service (SaaS) commercial insurancesoftware application that provides quotes from multiple insurance carriersby completing a single entry. RealTimeExpress was designed and developed tohelp agents and managing …(more)

  • Ness Technologies Named as a Software Product Development Partner to
  • StepStone …PR Newswire (press release)The 60-person Ness team is leveraging Ness’ Adaptive Agile framework fordistributed teams to help StepStone Solutions accelerate the developmentits SaaS-based talent management systems. The Ness capability adds to otherdevelopment centers operated …(more)

  • TalentSoft Continues its International Expansion: 10 new Large Accounts in
  • the …PR Newswire UK (press release)PARIS, May 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — TalentSoft, a leading player inSaaS-based Integrated Talent Management, cements its strong internationalgrowth with the acquisition of 10 new clients in the first quarter of 2011.A unique optimised integrated …(more)

  • How to upload customised templates via vCloud Portal? – vCloud …
  • The uploading of VMware images is in the works at this time, watch thefront page of the vCloud Express Community Site for Release Notes and aRelease Date. …(more)

  • VMware vCloud Consulting Service Offerings | Consulting Services
  • VMware vCloud Consulting Services help accelerate your journey to thecloud. Our complete range of services will help you adopt and expand aflexible cloud …(more)

  • .Net Developer – C#, ASP.Net, SQL – Software as a Service Job in …
  • Net, SQL – Software as a Service job in Manhattan, New York, US. Read the.Net Developer – C#, ASP.Net, SQL – Software as a Service job descriptionand find …(more)

  • Can you save money with cloud computing?
  • ZDNet (blog)By Larry Dignan | May 3, 2011, 3:00am PDT The common perception is that
    cloud computing can save you a bundle, but a Forrester Research noteindicates that the calculus is complicated. In fact, companies that don’tmanage resource consumption well …(more)

  • Replicon Recognized as a Top Canadian Tech Company
  • San Francisco Chronicle (press release)All Replicon products are offered in software-as-a-service (SaaS) versions.Web TimeSheet Project & Billing enables businesses to track time againstprojects or any business activity while also monitoring costs. The Time &Attendance edition eliminates …(more)

  • Stuckey & Co. Shops Commercial Insurance Comparative Raters, Picks …
  • San Francisco Chronicle (press release)The RealTimeExpress comparative rater is a Software as a Service (SaaS)application that allows commercial insurance agents to enter informationone time and simultaneously receive quotes from a number of leadingcarriers to compare side by side. …(more)

  • Informatica Cloud update addresses growing trend toward ‘hybrid IT’
  • SearchDataManagement.comThe latest version of Informatica’s cloud-based data integration platform– Informatica Cloud Spring 2011 — includes new features geared towardorganizations that want to increase the level of interaction betweenin-house and Software-as-a-Service …(more)

  • Ubuntu 11.04 Cloud Servers with full root access & Free Trial
  • TMC NetPatrick Baillie, CEO commented ‘One of the key benefits of using CloudSigmais our open software layer. That means that its easy to add the latestsoftware releases to our platform offering our customers the very bestoperating systems. …(more)

  • Informatica Powers Hybrid IT With Cloud Data Integration
  • GlobeNewsWire (press release)Cloud computing adoption by IT has been constrained by the lack ofenterprise capabilities such as performance, scalability, availability,manageability and support. The Informatica Cloud Summer 2011 releasedelivers enterprise-class functionality …(more)

  • Does SaaS offer more security for IT departments?
  • Women in Technology03/05/2011 SaaS (software as a service) could offer IT departments greatersecurity and could even be more trustworthy than relying on internal ITprofessionals, it has been claimed. Spencer Parker, group product managerat Websense, noted that more …(more)

  • Demand for Symantec.cloud SaaS Offerings Demonstrates Customer Need for …
  • Marketwire (press release)( NASDAQ : SYMC) today announced that customers will now benefit fromenhancements to the Symantec.cloud portfolio of SaaS services. The companyannounced a number of new service enhancements which will bring more ofSymantec’s technologies to the …(more)

  • NetSuite Customer InkJet Superstore Jets Past Competitors Using EasyAsk …
  • PR Newswire (press release)BURLINGTON, Mass., May 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Anyone who has ever searchedfor the proper ink cartridges for their printer model can tell you aboutthe dizzying array of options and combinations that can quickly frustrate abuyer. …(more)

  • Study Island Announces Winners of Project-Based Learning Activities Contest
  • GlobeNewsWire (press release)A complete listing of the winners can be found at:http://www.studyisland.com/pblcontest/ Archipelago Learning (Nasdaq:ARCL)is a leading subscription-based, software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider ofeducation products used by approximately 13 million …(more)

  • Cloud Futures: Advancing Research and Education with Cloud …
  • By Lee Stott
    I hope you can attend the Cloud Futures 2011 Workshop on Advancing Researchand Education with Cloud Computing, taking place in Microsoft ConferenceCenter, Redmond, WA, June 2-3, 2011. Please note that Windows AzurePlatform 180 Day …(more)

  • SaaS and Cloud Consolidation and IPO’s Continue | Smart SaaS
  • The market is really starting to get frothy and there are many bigSaaS/Cloud deals happening and companies going public with very largemarket caps. …(more)

  • Cloud computing opens new horizons for Internet
  • Korea TimesCloud computing is also expected to majorly change our daily lives. Mostpeople store data on their personal computers, smartphones or USB flashdrives, but now they can store the information on a cloud, or servercomputer, and use it wherever and …(more)

  • Wringing More Value From Enterprise Cloud Computing With Open Source
  • LinuxInsider.comBy Mark Hinkle Not all cloud-computing platforms are created equal,
    especially when it comes to one of the most important features of acloud-computing environment, the API. If you have multiple clouds or ahybrid cloud environment where private and …(more)

  • Why CenturyLink’s Savvis deal is no big deal
  • InfoWorld (blog)Although this seems like a cloud computing superdeal on the surface, thecloud computing angle is really very thin. Many managed hosting servicesproviders have seen the cloud computing light, which means that they canget a much higher valuation if …(more)

  • Italtel and Cordys Partners in Cloud Computing
  • PR Newswire (press release)Cordys technology joins Italtel’s innovative direction both in CloudComputing and in specific vertical sectors namely Energy Management ande-Health. Italtel, leading company in the development and integration ofproducts and services for fixed and …(more)

  • Net Optics Brings Cloud Computing Solutions to Interop
  • Server WatchAs part of an integrated access monitoring platform, Net Optics, Inc. hasannounced that an unprecedented wide range of its solutions will providemission-critical network access and monitoring for the InteropNet. Relyingon Net Optics’ new Phantom …(more)

  • CA Technologies Enables Logicalis UK to Deliver Flexible, Efficient, and
  • Cost …PR Newswire (press release)In addition, CA ecoSoftware helps enable Logicalis UK to provide customerswith more accurate data center efficiency metrics and energy billings, bothof which have become increasingly important when providing cloud computingservices. …(more)

  • Limelight buys Clickability for $10 million
  • FierceContentManagementClickability, a web content management product sold in the Software as aService (SaaS) model was sold Monday to Limelight Networks for $10million–cheap money in the scheme of things and an interesting pickup forLimelight, which helps companies …(more)

  • Emdat Partners with Esker to Ensure Fast Delivery of Critical Medical …
  • Business Wire (press release)Our business is a Software as a Service model and we’ve always said that wewant to be a system that everybody relies on but nobody has to think about.Faxing was becoming not only a thorn in our side internally, but it wascausing our customers to …(more)

  • Caveat emptor in the cloud
  • Network WorldJust as I finished writing the last issue (“SCIMing the provisioninglandscape”) an interesting new study — about cloud computing providers –popped into my inbox. Entitled “Security of Cloud Computing ProvidersStudy,” it was commissioned by CA …(more)

  • Herakles & NextCloud Launch Enterprise Class Cloud Computing
  • PR Newswire (press release)”The combination of our highly resilient data center operations andNextCloud’s advanced cloud computing architecture, will meet the levels ofsecurity, availability and performance that our customers need.” “TheHerakles NextCloud solution combines …(more)

  • Symantec unveils SaaS storage products
  • ComputerworldBy Lucas Mearian Computerworld – At its Visions 2011 conference in Las
    Vegas this week, Symantec announced plans to offer its midrange backup andenterprise-class archive software products as SaaS offerings. The companyalso announced that its …(more)

  • CloudPassage SaaS Security Solution Available Within GoGrid Cloud
  • EContent (press release)CloudPassage, Inc. announced that their SaaS (software-as-a-service) cloudsecurity solution is available as a Partner Service Image within the GoGridinfrastructure. CloudPassage is intended for use in the cloud and deliversmulti-layer defense for …(more)

  • Limited contractors SaaS approach
  • Paystream AccountingLimited contractors could be among the smaller UK enterprises that couldbenefit from ‘software as a service’ (SaaS) applications, within their ownIT solutions. SMEs could adopt this model to free up their IT departments,according to content security …(more)

  • True Textiles, Inc. Replaces On-Premise Analytics Application With
  • Birst’s …Marketwire (press release)SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwire – May 3, 2011) – Birst, a leading providerof Software-as-a-Service solutions for business intelligence (SaaS BI) andanalytics, today announced that True Textiles is using Birst’s low-cost,highly scalable solution to …(more)

  • CloudPassage Delivers Elastic Cloud Server Security Within the GoGrid Cloud
  • PR Newswire (press release)SAN FRANCISCO, May 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — CloudPassage, Inc., a pioneeringsecurity SaaS company, today announced that its software-as-a-servicesecurity solution is now available as a Partner Server Image within GoGrid,a leading cloud infrastructure …(more)

  • Brocade Sharpens Focus on Service Providers
  • Data Center KnowledgeBrocade also announced support for the Open Stack cloud computing suite, aswell as continuing support for the OpenFlow standard for open networkingconfiguration. The company also outlined its CloudPlex visipon for thevirtual enterprise of the future …(more)

  • Red Hat Does Database for Cloud Computing Platforms
  • GigaOmData grids extend the type of scalability often associated with cloudcomputing resources to the data layer, and also speed access to data bystoring it in a server’s memory instead of in a away from the applicationin a traditional disk-based database …(more)

  • Cascading Clouds of Failure
  • MIT Technology ReviewBy Erica Naone Recently two major cloud computing services, Amazon’s
    Elastic Compute Cloud and Sony’s PlayStation Network, have sufferedextended outages. Though the circumstances of each were different, detailsthat the companies have released about …(more)

  • How to Plan Now for Hybrid Cloud Management
  • ComputerworldBy Galen Schreck CIO – There’s no question that cloud computing will be the
    trend to alter organizations’ infrastructure the most over the next fewyears, especially as firms transition from basic server virtualization tothe private cloud. …(more)

  • Has On-Premise Call Center Software Died? Free Webinar
  • TMC NetWith the proliferation of cloud computing and SaaS (News – Alert)-basedsolutions now available, is it possible that on-premise call centersoftware solutions will go the way of the bag phone? TMCnet has partneredwith Five9 to offer a free webinar: …(more)

  • Survey: Many organizations in a fog when it comes to cloud computing
  • solutionsFierceVoIPGlobal organizations are increasingly turning to the cloud for ITsolutions, a new reports says, with over 68 percent of companies sayingthey’re either involved, or considering, cloud computing strategies. ITSMprovider Axios Systems said 51 percent …(more)

  • The Software Licensing in the Cloud Conundrum
  • IT Business Edge (blog)By date: One of the thorniest issues when it comes to cloud computing is
    software license management. Both software vendors and customer alike,albeit for different reasons, are concerned about how software licensing inthe cloud will evolve, …(more)

  • VMware Restores Cloud Foundry Service After Outages
  • Redmondmag.comCloud Foundry, introduced on April 12, is a cloud service that VMware istouting as the first open platform as a service, or PaaS. VMware offers itsown hosted version of Cloud Foundry, aimed at letting developers buildapplications and run them on its …(more)

  • Software Equity Group Sees Improving Valuations, M&A Activity, in …
  • By Bruce V. Bigelow
    The quarterly report includes indexes that track the value of publicsoftware companies, public Internet companies (so it doesn’t includeFacebook), and public software-as-a-service companies. The median valuationof public software …(more)

  • CDN Operator Limelight Networks Acquires Clickability Content …
  • (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Content delivery network firm LimelightNetworks ( www.limelightnetworks.com) announced the acquisition of softwareas a service provider Clickability (www.clickability.com) for about $10million in a combination of common stock and cash. … Clickability’s webcontent management and web marketing tools are complementary with theLimelight video platform, site acceleration, mobility, and EyeWonderadvertising services. …(more)

  • Salesforce Wraps Up Radian Deal | FavStocks
  • By Zacks Research
    The enterprise social software market is expected to grow at a 5-year CAGRof more than 50%. Social media is now a global phenomenon, making its markin every sphere and segment through brands such as Facebook (with over 500million users) , … This acquisition has enabled Salesforce to advance inthe Cloud 2 platform . Heroku’s Ruby-based platform-as-a-service will allowSalesforce’s customers to easily develop advanced applications. Despite allthe prospects, …(more)

  • Rapidly evolving IT trends make open source, agile application …
  • ZDNetGardner: Many of the SaaS providers are doing multitenancy and providingapplications as services on demand at a very attractive and aggressiveprice point. …(more)

  • Rackspace Shutters Slicehost for OpenStack Future
  • GigaOmRackspace bought Slicehost in 2008 to serve as the foundation of itsRackspace Cloud business, but since Rackspace is now betting its cloudcomputing future on the OpenStack platform built along with an open sourcecommunity, there is little reason to …(more)

  • Brocade Launches CloudPlex Stack
  • Server WatchBrocade is also embracing the open source OpenStack cloud platform as partof its cloud architecture. OpenStack was started in 2010 by Rackspace andNASA. It has since expanded to include more than 40 technology vendors. TheOpenStack Cactus release …(more)

  • Wringing More Value From Enterprise Cloud Computing With Open Source
  • By Mark Hinkle
    You’re an IT manager responsible for keeping your infrastructure up andrunning while squeezing every bit of value from your budget. You’reinterested in the latest trends and have done your research. Manyenterprises rely on their …(more)

  • Cloud Computing of PaaS with Windows Azure Connect (1/2) – Yung …
  • By y-0117
    Personally, I see Windows Azure Connect is a killer app to facilitate theadoption of cloud computing. For all IT pros, this is where we take off andreach out to the sky while dancing down the street with a cloud at ourfeet. …(more)

  • Cloud Computing and the Importance of Code Diagrams – Carpe Datum …
  • By BuckWoody
    Cloud Computing and Large Scale Data Architectures.(more)

  • Cloud Computing and the Role of IT Professionals in SMBs …
  • By Jason Miller
    Zoomerang surveyed decision-makers in U.S. businesses with less than 1000employees to understand their familiarity with cloud computing and the roleof IT professionals within those companies. A Zoomerang online survey wasused to …(more)

  • Making the Software Licensing, Warranty Renewal Process a Bit Easier
  • TMC NetThis summer, Synnex will introduce its online portal that will helpsolution providers to keep track of software licensing, subscription-basedSoftware as a Service (SaaS (News – Alert)) products from multiple vendorsand warranty renewals. …(more)

  • CA CEO: Cloud Computing Adoption Underestimated
  • CRNBy Chad Berndtson, CRN Business adoption of cloud computing enablers, from
    virtualization management to software-as-a-service, is happening fasterthan even the most optimistic projections, according to BIll McCracken, CEOof CA Technologies. …(more)

Daily Log News Feed – May 3, 2011

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Daily ITIL News Feed – May 3, 2011

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