Daily Cloud Feed - Jun 30, 2011

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  • Chinese city draws ire with controversial cloud zone
  • ComputerworldThe city’s Cloud Computing Special Zone will be home to a handful ofstate-of-the-art data centers and is designed to attract investment frommultinational companies and boost China’s status as a center for cloudcomputing. …(more)

  • Cloud Focus: IT departments will have a ‘big picture’ role
  • Financial TimesBy Stephen Pritchard Businesses that move to cloud computing are not just
    changing the way they buy IT. Used well, the cloud can bring about afundamental shift in the relationship between a business and its technologyand in the way IT departments …(more)

  • Structure: OpenStack launches Incubation program - Inside …
  • Strategic insights on using IT to achieve business goals.(more)

  • Bocada Enhances Data-Protection-as-a-Service Model With Prism
  • Integration …ChannelPro-SMBBocada, a data protection management software provider, has added theability to send alerts from its data protection service management (DPSM)product, Prism, to trouble ticketing systems from BMC, ServiceNow, andConnectWise. …(more)

  • vCloud Director | go ahead, mac my day
  • My team is conducting research on vCloud Director. I’m interested intalking to org admins who have deployed vCloud Director to their end-users….(more)

  • Wipro Builds Private Cloud for OnStream
  • MarketWatch (press release)Wipro has also offerings in other layers of cloud including BusinessProcess as a Service (eg loan origination as a service), Software as aService (eg Bank in a Box with leading software vendors, implementationpartner to leading SaaS vendors) and …(more)

  • Function Point Launches New E-mail Integration Application in its
  • Creative …San Francisco Chronicle (press release)Function Point Productivity Software Inc. (Function Point) is a web-basedsoftware as a service (SaaS) company, and is located in Vancouver BC Thecompany was founded in 1997 and is a leader in workflow management softwarefor advertising agencies, …(more)

  • Spikes in demand get lost in the cloud
  • RegisterThe move is the same but the service can differ, providing three distinctapproaches: software as a service (SaaS), infrastructure as a service(IaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS). Each has its own advantages andlimitations. …(more)

  • HP plans expansion in China
  • China DailyLeo Apotheker, HP chief executive officer, told a news conference inBeijing that the company will place greater emphasis on cloud computing(using the Internet as a hard drive), software and wireless devices such astablet PCs this year to boost its …(more)

  • Citrix Accelerates Cloud Video Innovation with Graymatics Investment
  • MarketWatch (press release)Graymatics is on the verge of bringing something new and innovative tocloud computing, and they now have the opportunity to take it to marketfaster by leveraging key resources and expertise from Citrix that will helpthem achieve the market traction …(more)

  • uNotifi SaaS Marketing Services Provider for Automotive Industry Launched
  • TMC NetuNotifi’s SaaS (News - Alert) services leverage database mining, segmentingand customer valuation algorithms in order to help dealers and servicecenters to retain existing customers. Also, marketing to a potentialcustomer base is made more …(more)

  • Cornerstone OnDemand Added to Russell Global Index
  • MarketWatch (press release)Cornerstone OnDemand is a leading global provider of a comprehensivelearning and talent management solution delivered as software-as-a-service(SaaS). We enable organizations to meet the challenges they face inempowering their people and maximizing …(more)

  • HP’s China Plans; Google Plus Demand
  • TheStreet.comNew initiatives include cloud computing offerings and research developmentcenters. HP has struggled to grow its PC business in China, with its marketshare in the country falling to 9.3% in the most recent quarter, down from11.1% in the same quarter …(more)

  • 8×8 to Deliver Cloud Services on VCE Vblock(TM) Infrastructure
  • MarketWatch (press release)8×8’s recent acquisition of Zerigo enables it to add a comprehensive,easy-to-use and powerful provisioning mechanism to the Vblock platform,allowing for rapid and automatic deployment of flexible cloud computingservices. 8×8 intends to market these …(more)

  • Cloud computing co Gizmox raises $2.5m, teams with Citrix
  • GlobesCloud computing start-up Gizmox Ltd. has signed a strategic cooperationagreement with Citrix Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CTXS), which has also invested$2.5 million in the company, as part of a $3.5 million convertible loan.The companies will enable …(more)

  • 10 best cloud backup strategies for biz continuity
  • IDG News ServiceWhether they are cloud service outages or natural disasters, cloudcomputing can be both a nightmare or a savior to your IT organization:either it halts your business operation or loses your data, or it allowsyou to continue operate your business as …(more)

  • Enterprise-Level Cloud Computing: Far-off Dream or Present Reality …
  • “Cloud Expo was announced on February 24, 2007, the day the term ‘cloudcomputing’ was coined,” said Fuat Kircaali, founder and chairman of SYS-CONEvents, Inc. “Cloud has become synonymous with ‘computing’ and ’software’in two short …(more)

  • Gartner upgrades worldwide IT spending forecast
  • ComputerworldThe effect of migration to public cloud services spending likely will spillover to the software sector as companies spend more onsoftware-as-a-service. “At about $10 billion, software as a service …already accounts for 10 percent of enterprise …(more)

  • SSG Joins Informatica INFORM Channel Program
  • San Francisco Chronicle (press release)Informatica is a recognized ‘Leader’ in three Gartner Magic Quadrants: forData Integration, Data Quality and Master Data Management, as well as arecognized ‘Leader’ in Forrester’s Information-as-a-Service and DataQuality Waves. …(more)

  • Bruton announces ‘cloud’ steering group
  • Irish TimesMinister for Enterprise Richard Bruton said it was crucial the Government,as a major user of IT in the economy, took a lead in the area of cloudcomputing. Minister for Enterprise Richard Bruton has announced plans toestablish a cross-Government …(more)

  • Dimension Data acquires OpSource
  • MyBroadbandDimension Data announced today (30 June 2011) that it has acquired OpSourcein a deal which Dimension Data says will accelerate its cloud computingservices offerings. At the same time, Dimension Data, a US$4.7 billion ICTservices and solutions …(more)

  • 3 Steps to Securing the Cloud’s Future
  • BanktechThe financial services industry has an opportunity to think through thebusiness model for cloud computing in order to minimize the future risks ofoperating in the cloud. By Rodney Nelsestuen, TowerGroup Projections forthe cloud are as numerous as …(more)

  • Rebel Networks Adds Ontario Based King Masonry Yard Ltd to Impressive List
  • of …MarketWatch (press release)DEL MAR, Calif., Jun 30, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) — Rebel Networks,the wholly owned operating subsidiary of American Diversified HoldingsCorporation /quotes/zigman/486028 ADHC -11.63% announced today that it hasbeen selected by King Masonary …(more)

  • Discover Case Study: How Cardinal Health uses SaaS tools to improve ALM …
  • ZDNet (blog)By Dana Gardner | June 30, 2011, 8:21am PDT SaaS allows us to focus on our
    primary core competencies and on what our clients and customers need,rather than focusing on trying to learn how to handle a particularapplication. Dana Gardner is president …(more)

  • Basware delivers invoice automation and e-invoicing solutions to Tokmanni Oy
  • Reuters (press release)Basware has agreed to deliver purchase Basware Invoice Automation ande-invoicing solutions to Tokmanni Oy as a service (SaaS). The value of thedeal is not disclosed. The services will be taken into use in Tokmanni’sfinancial shared service center by …(more)

  • UPDATE 1-VoiP firm 8×8 signs cloud partnership, shrs rise
  • ReutersO) said it entered into a partnership with Virtual Computing EnvironmentCompany (VCE) to speed up deployment of its cloud computing services on anew platform, sending its shares up to an eight-year high. VCE was formedby Cisco (CSCO. …(more)

  • Platform as a Service tempts manufacturers with savings, customization
  • SearchManufacturingERP.comWhile most of the buzz has been around SaaS, manufacturers that want toexplore the cloud should know that this movement isn’t just about software– it’s about infrastructure, too. Platform as a Service (PaaS) offerslow-cost cloud infrastructure …(more)

  • Callidus Software Inc. (CALD) Partners with Mapping Analytics to Provide a
  • New …International Business TimesBy QualityStocks | June 30, 2011 1:42 PM EDT Callidus Software, a top
    market and tech leader in Sales Performance Management (SPM) viaSoftware-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications, reported today that the Companyhas officially partnered (signed in Q2) …(more)

  • For SF Giants, Dynamic Pricing Software Hits a Home Run
  • Network WorldIn 2007, Stanley discovered Qcue, a software-as-a-service application thatanalyzes dozens of factors to provide price recommendations, similar to theway airlines price seats. Stanley was skeptical, until his phone lit up oneAugust afternoon. …(more)

  • Collaboration in the Cloud — Why Aren’t You doing it?
  • Forbes (blog)Cloud computing and collaboration are a match made in heaven, yet someonemust have forgotten to pay the matchmaker because the union is taking itstime getting consummated. Strong web-based collaborative tools, such asSharePoint, have been around for …(more)

  • New Telecom Expense Management Solution as SaaS
  • TMC NetBy Rajani Baburajan, TMCnet Contributor TelcoExpenses, a provider of
    telecom expense management (TEM) solutions, announced it is releasing thenew Wireless Expense Management application on a Software-as-a-Service(SaaS (News - Alert)) platform. …(more)

  • Promoting SaaS Ecommerce as an Affiliate - Affiliate Marketing …
  • Growth in the ecommerce industry is making an impact on affiliatemarketers. Software as a service (SaaS) ecommerce models are growing eachday and …(more)

  • All cloud roads lead to applications
  • CNETBuild to a platform as a service environment that hides operations tasksfrom you and lets you focus on only the application itself. Ditch buildingyour own applications and acquire functionality through the software as aservice model, …(more)

  • Speediware Corporation Adds Plan Goal Charting to SpeedEEO
  • San Francisco Chronicle (press release)AP source: Geithner may depart after budget talks 06.30.11 SpeediwareCorporation, providers of SpeedEEO, the all-inclusive web-based software asa service for generating OFCCP compliant Affirmative Action Plans(AAP),announced today the addition of …(more)

Daily Cloud Feed - Jun 29, 2011

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  • Lucini & Lucini Announces Plans for China Headquarters, Ramps Up for
  • SaaS …Business Wire (press release)LOS ANGELES & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Privately-held, global ConsumerWeb Company Lucini & Lucini Communications Group, based in Milan, Italy,has announced plans to open its China headquarters as the company preparesfor its first major investment …(more)

  • DotCloud Goes GA with Multiple-Stack Cloud Development Platform
  • eWeekDotCloud is a second-generation PAAS provider whose secret sauce makes itsimpler for developers to deploy and scale their applications whiledelivering the flexibility and robustness required by critical businesssoftware. Platform-as-a-Service …(more)

  • Microsoft rolls out Office 365 in cloud computing race
  • Los Angeles TimesIn cloud computing, information from many companies can reside on serversat a single data center, potentially allowing hackers to attack multipletargets at once. As soon as Microsoft announced Office 365 on Tuesday,Google went on the offensive with …(more)

  • VMware whitewashes self in open source
  • RegisterTo hear James Watters, group manager of vCloud strategy and marketdevelopment at VMware, tell it, “platform as a service” (PaaS) is the newplatform for …(more)

  • Independent Business Owners Still Indecisive on Cloud Computing Benefits
  • PR Newswire (press release)Based on a poll of approximately 1000 respondents, one of the key findingsfrom June’s survey was 48 percent of small business owners’ do not believecloud computing will help reduce their IT costs. It definitely appears thatthe education of small …(more)

  • Cloud Computing Business Intelligence for SMB
  • SBWire (press release)Valencia, Spain — (SBWIRE) — 06/29/2011 — The Cloud or Cloud Computingtechnology has made possible, among many other merits, that BusinessIntelligence (BI), previously only available for large corporations due toits high cost and complexity, …(more)

  • Download VMwarevCloud 1.4 for Linux The VMware vCloud API Softpedia
  • VMware::vCloud The VMware vCloud API. … VMwarevCloud is a Perl modulethat provides a Perl interface to VMware’s vCloud REST interface. SYNOPSIS…(more)

  • VCloud | virtual server guy
  • If your vCloud Director machine is on the same vCenter as the ComputeClusters are (not a best practice but it does work), you can not have thesame vCloud …(more)

  • VMware vCloud course: Architecting the VMware Cloud
  • This course is designed to guide students through the decision points andpolicy choices available for designing and implementing a VMware vCloud …(more)

  • Senior Marketing Manager, Software as a Service at Intuit in …
  • Intuit is hiring! View and apply for the Senior Marketing Manager, Softwareas a Service Job at Intuit in Mississauga, ON.(more)

  • HP to develop cloud products in China
  • ReutersBy Terril Yue Jones BEIJING, June 29 (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co , the
    world’s No.1 PC maker, is investing heavily in China and plans to developcloud-computing products h0ere to sell globally, Chief Executive LeoApotheker said. …(more)

  • Geographic location is the key for sustainable cloud computing: Gartner
  • Computer Business ReviewGeographic location is the key to more sustainable cloud computing servicesfor outsourced data storage and services, according to a report from ITresearch firm Gartner. The research firm has estimated that up to 50%increase in operating cost costs …(more)

  • Research and Markets: Cloud Computing among Small and Medium Indian
  • Businesses …SYS-CON Media (press release)”Cloud Computing Among Indian SMBs” provides the latest information andmarket opportunity analysis for adoption of Cloud Computing by the IndianSMBs. It has captured the overall current market size in India and has aforecast figures till 2014. …(more)

  • CloudShark Brings SaaS to Network Packet Capture Analysis
  • ReadWriteWebBy David Strom / June 29, 2011 3:21 AM / 0 Comments Visit the Qwest
    resource center for relevant briefs and reports to help you better manageyour enterprise. Learn how managed security services can help you focus onwhat you do best in this report …(more)

  • Award-Winning SaaS Provider Implements AppAssure Replay 4 to Reduce Backup
  • and …PR.com (press release)Reston, VA, June 29, 2011 –(PR.com)– AppAssure Software, a leadingdeveloper of award-winning backup and disaster recovery software productsfor mission-critical Windows application servers, today announced thatAppRiver, a SaaS provider offering …(more)

  • The Enterprise 2.0 Global Delivery Model Transformation, Part 2
  • E-Commerce TimesGoing forward, enterprises will increasingly be exploring and adoptingcloud-based architectures and multitenancy models that enable them to scaleup faster …(more)

  • OSU Fisher College of Business Presents 10x, A New Venture …
  • DigitalJournal.comThis package will include vCloud Director and will be accessed through ourenterprise grade network, constructed with hardware and software thatcombine …(more)

  • Innotas Rated as ‘Strong Positive’ in Gartner’s Project and Portfolio …
  • PR Newswire (press release)In some cases, these vendors can provide SaaS options in which the customerneed only commit to a modest 12-month financial investment in PPM.” “Beingincluded among the elite few companies that were rated ‘Strong Positive’ inGartner’s MarketScope …(more)

  • InterCall Becomes Cisco WebEx Partner in India
  • PR Newswire (press release)The applications are delivered as Software as a Service (SaaS), helping toenable greater business productivity and faster responses to market changeswhile taking advantage of the Cisco WebEx Collaboration Cloud to providesecure, reliable, …(more)

  • Testuff Expands Bug Tracker Integration to 20 Applications, with the
  • Addition …PR Newswire (press release)With the inclusion of project management tools, Basecamp and activeCollab,in the Testuff 1.31 release, the SaaS (Software as a Service) suite nowintegrates with 20 bug trackers, making it one of the most flexible testingservices on the market. …(more)

  • HP to Open Cloud, R&D Centers in China
  • PCWorldBy Michael Kan, IDG News Hewlett-Packard is opening two new centers in
    China, one focused on cloud computing, and the other on research, as thecompany ramps up to address this large market. The company opened a new HPCloud Executive Briefing Center …(more)

  • IT Managers Have Their Heads in the Clouds: Worldwide Cloud Server Revenue
  • to …SYS-CON Media (press release)Eager to simplify their current IT environments and introduce newinitiatives to enhance overall business value, IT leaders are embracingserver cloud computing as a viable option for decreasing complexity byadopting converged systems that arrive …(more)

  • Cloud Computing: MapR to Challenge Cloudera over Hadoop
  • SYS-CON Media (press release)MapR Technologies, the start-up that surfaced from stealth mode a few weeksago as the Hadoop distribution in EMC’s Greenplum Big Data widgetry, hasjust put its code out in both a free and paid version, as promised. Itclaims it’s “the industry’s …(more)

  • BlueFolder and itDuzzit Announce FreshBooks Integration
  • San Francisco Chronicle (press release)… for small and medium-sized service organizations, and itDuzzit, a cloudintegration platform that offers pre-built integration solutions, announcethe integration of the BlueFolder SaaS-based solution with the FreshBooksinvoicing solution. …(more)

  • PostgreSQL - general - Multi-tenancy in Postgres
  • Multi-tenancy in Postgres. Hello, I’ve just read through a paper here:http://www.edbt.org/Proceedings/2011-Uppsala/papers/edbt/a12-schiller.pdfabout …(more)

  • BigMachines Releases BigMachines 11.1 Software, Delivering Enhanced
  • Security …Business Wire (press release)… Inc., the leader in product configuration, pricing and quoting,proposal generation and B2B ecommerce, today announced the availability ofBigMachines 11.1, the latest release of the company’s flagship,award-winning SaaS platform. …(more)

  • Distribion Sees 25% Client Growth Through Second Quarter
  • PR Newswire (press release)And that makes the business case for using the web-based SaaS DistribionDMP clear and urgent for our new customers.” Distribion(www.distribion.com) is a leading provider of SaaS tools that deliverstreamlined, centralized marketing communications and …(more)

  • Q1 2011 Software License Revenues Increase By 175% Over Q1 2010
  • MarketWatch (press release)Printelligence, the company’s award winning flagship SaaS (Software as aService) offering empowers corporate clients to optimize their printassets, reduce print volumes, all the while yielding significant costsavings and reducing the environmental …(more)

  • Most Users in the Cloud, SuccessFactors Completes Acquisition of Plateau
  • PR Newswire (press release)Combining Plateau with SuccessFactors makes the company the only SaaSprovider to offer a robust suite of recruiting, on-boarding, performancemanagement, compensation, variable pay, 360 review, content-as-a-service,core HR as the employee system of …(more)

  • Romonet Offers Predictive Modeling Tool For Data Center Planning
  • NetworkComputing.comRomonet’s Prognose suite includes software installed on a computer as wellas delivered in a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model. It analyzes all thedifferent metrics that go into building a data center — the kind ofservers, processors, …(more)

  • Understanding Changes in the Software & Venture Capital Industries
  • Business InsiderMy bet is that they fold A9 (their search tool) into AWS and offersearch-as-a-service, too. It sure would put pressure on Google if they hadFacebook competing on one side of them for share of users’ time and Amazonflanking them on the other side by …(more)

  • In the Service Oriented Cloud, All Roads Lead to SOA
  • SYS-CON Media (press release)We refer to this concept as Business as a Service (BaaS) which enable asolutions platform for end-users and partners to layer extend andcustomize. Salesforce.com is a notable example. The leading platformofferings, particularly Amazon, Microsoft and …(more)

  • Cloud Computing: Opportunities for Communication Service Providers …
  • Cloud Computing is an evolution of existing technologies to deliverservices to end users. Communication service providers have an earlyadopter opportunity to compete with new entrants, increase their bottomline and play a dominant …(more)

  • Mitac establishing navigation cloud computing platform
  • Taiwan-based ODM Mitac International is setting up a cloud computingplatform featuring GPS navigation applications specifically for itsterminal devices including GPS PNDs and tablet PCs, according to companypresident Billy Ho.(more)

  • Should Your Enterprise Buy Cloud Insurance?
  • InformationWeek”As you go from infrastructure-as-a-service to platform-as-a-service tosoftware-as-a-service, the economies of scale go up. Similarly, as you gofrom private network to hybrid to community to public cloud, the economiesget larger. …(more)

  • Standing Cloud and Flexiant Partner to Simplify European Cloud
  • Application …San Francisco Chronicle (press release)Standing Cloud, Inc. a leader in the emerging platform as a service (PaaS)marketplace, and Flexiant, a UK-based cloud infrastructure software andservices provider - and Europe’s original public cloud provider - haveannounced a partnership that …(more)

  • CCH Earns High Marks for E-filing Accuracy
  • Sacramento BeeProSystem fx Tax is available as a server-based solution or as a Softwareas a Service (SaaS) solution, allowing firms to enjoy the security andfreedom of having CCH securely host the files. It also is available in anonline platform, known as Global …(more)

  • SSAE 16 Standard White Paper on 6 Critical Points You Need to Know Issued
  • by NDBSan Francisco Chronicle (press release)The other two SOC reporting options, SOC 2 and SOC 3, have been designed tohelp meet the growing demands of reporting on controls at technologyrelated entities, such as cloud computing vendors, Software as a Service(SaaS) providers, data centers, …(more)

  • Dachis Group launches social business index
  • Bizjournals.comThe Social Business Index is built on top of Dachis’ Social BusinessIntelligence as a Service Platform. The tool uses language processing,semantic analysis and machine learning algorithm to derive data from socialnetworks. One version of the social …(more)

  • HP To Develop Cloud Computing Products in China Informs Apothekar
  • ITProPortalThe chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard Co. has said that thecompany will develop cloud computing products in China. CEO Leo Apotheker,on Wednesday revealed company’s plan to develop cloud computing productsafter the launch of HP Cloud …(more)

  • Dell Looks to Increase Focus on Midmarket
  • PCWorldBy Agam Shah, IDG News Dell on Wednesday said it was increasing focus on
    the midmarket as the company looks to offer new cloud computing, securityand data management services to customers. Midmarket companies –enterprises with up to 5000 employees …(more)

  • OpenStack Meetup - Swift in the Small
  • Strategies for staring with a single node OpenStack Object Storage (Swift)node and growing up to 4 zones.(more)

  • Eyeing a slice of the SaaS pie
  • TODAYonlineby Rachel Adrienne Kelly SINGAPORE - Singapore’s telcos are tying up withglobal partners for a slice of the growing software as a service (SaaS)market that is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate ofalmost 40 per cent until 2014. …(more)

  • Cloud Computing: Faster Acquisition Key To Recognizing Value
  • InformationWeekBy J. Nicholas Hoover InformationWeek Flexibility and speed of deployment
    are two of the key positive attributes of cloud computing, but government’soften lengthy technology acquisition and deployment cycle could blunt thosebenefits beyond …(more)

  • Avnet Offers Cloud Computing Training for VARs and ISVs
  • ITChannelPlanetAvnet Technology Solutions, the distribution arm of Avnet Inc. said that itis offering new cloud computing sales and technical training aimed athelping channel partners in North America to build skills necessary to openand sustain a cloud-oriented …(more)

Daily Cloud Feed - Jun 28, 2011

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  • YouTube - OpenStack Incubation Program
  • Dell’s Barton George interviews Jonathan Bryce, chairman of OpenStack’sproject policy board about their new incubation program. Recorded atStructure 11 in …(more)

  • Cloud Computing’s Present and Future: What You Need to Know
  • Network WorldBy Bernard Golden, CIO I had the opportunity to participate in two
    conferences over the past couple of weeks, and got what are essentiallyheadlines ripped from today’s newspapers about the state of cloud computingin the real world as well as a …(more)

  • InfoPrint Offers ADF Software as a Service
  • IT JungleInfoPrint has partnered with software as a service vendor Savis to runProcessDirector as part of the Managed ADF Services offering. All types ofserver output is supported by the solution, including any line data, PCL,or Advanced Function Printing …(more)

  • vCloud EnvironmentBluemile Inc
  • vCloud Environment. What does Bluemile offer me? Bluemile offers flexiblecloud computing at a reduced cost, with the infrastructure running on …(more)

  • TelcoExpenses Launches New Wireless Expense Management SaaS Solution
  • Newswire Today (press release)TelcoExpenses is releasing their new Wireless Expense Managementapplication on a SaaS architecture allowing all different sizes ofenterprises to manage their mobility assets through 4 modules Inventory,Users, Billing and Policies. …(more)

  • Microsoft to make big move into the ‘cloud’
  • MarketWatchSoftware as a service, or SaaS, applications powered by the cloud willbring in about $8 billion in US sales in 2011, analysts at technologyresearch group IDC estimate. Although that figure is expected to rise to$12.6 billion in 2015, some companies …(more)

  • How to configure a multi-tenancy hadoop cluster - Apache Hadoop …
  • Re: How to configure a multi-tenancy hadoop cluster? Harsh Chouraria 2011-06-24 06:04:49 GMT. Your /tmp is probably not writable byyour current …(more)

  • AppHarbor PaaS provider aims to simplify app deployment for developers
  • ZDNet (blog)By Rachel King | June 27, 2011, 9:01pm PDT AppHarbor, a Platform as a
    Service (PaaS) provider, is rolling out a new interface with an add-on APIintended to simplify app coding and deployment for .NET developers. LarryDignan is Editor in Chief of …(more)

  • Microsoft puts Office in the cloud confronts Google
  • Moneycontrol.comMicrosoft Corp is making its biggest move into the mobile,Internet-accessible world of ‘cloud’ computing this week, as it takes thewraps off a revamped online version of its hugely profitable Officesoftware suite. The world’s largest software …(more)

  • HP launches Sydney-based Government cloud
  • iT NewsBy Brett Winterford on Jun 28, 2011 2:42 PM (8 minutes ago) HP Australia
    has launched a cloud computing service hosted in Sydney, designed to appealto small and medium-sized public sector agencies. The vendor has patientlywaited for agencies to get a …(more)

  • Vcloud found warez soft downloads
  • vcloud Crack, vcloud Serial, vcloud Keygen, Direct Download ResultsDownload vcloud from Filesrvers or from Archive. View the links anddownload below. …(more)

  • Do business leaders understand the scale of cloud computing?
  • ZDNet (blog)By Rachel King | June 28, 2011, 3:00am PDT Enthusiasm for cloud computing
    is catching steam, especially amongst developers and IT departments. Yet,how much of this trend is being looked at from a business angle? LarryDignan is Editor in Chief of …(more)

  • Why airlines should think more like Apple
  • TnoozCloud computing, of course, isn’t new. Essentially it is on-demandcomputing paid for by the drip rather than for the individual component ofhardware, software and managed services. It is a shared platform on whichcomputing resources are provided to …(more)

  • BBH Solutions CEO: Environmental Benefits of Cloud Computing More
  • Apparent …San Francisco Chronicle (press release)Bruce Hoernecke, President and CEO of BBH Solutions (www.bbhinc.com ), saysthat business owners are becoming more aware of the environmental benefitsof cloud computing and hosting. The reductions in emissions realized bymoving to the cloud come as …(more)

  • Reportlinker Adds Cloud Computing Among Indian Small And Medium Businesses
  • Sacramento BeeBy Reportlinker eprobe Research’s report on “Cloud Computing Among Indian
    SMBs” provides the latest information and market opportunity analysis foradoption of Cloud Computing by the Indian SMBs. It has captured the overallcurrent market size in India …(more)

  • Microsoft moves into ‘cloud’ computing
  • Insideireland.ieBy Patricia Austin Microsoft is to move into the world of ‘Cloud’ computing
    as it prepares to unveil its revamped Office software suite. The world’slargest software company is shifting its old set of applications, includingOutlook, …(more)

  • Yahoo’s Impending Cloud Computing Spinoff Could Crush A Bunch Of …
  • By Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry
    Cloud computing is an internet-based model for groups to become moreefficient through sharing. It does not bog down your server and no softwareinstallation is required. Businesses may create a private cloud within. …(more)

  • ETF Pipeline: Nigeria Fund, Cloud Computing ETF On Tap
  • By ETF Database
    The latest round of new product launches has pushed the total for the ETFtotal to 1300, close t…(more)

  • Reportlinker Adds Cloud Computing Among Indian Small And Medium …
  • eprobe Research’s report on “Cloud Computing Among Indian SMBs” providesthe latest information and market opportunity analysis for adoption ofCloud Computing by the Indian SMBs. It has captured the overall currentmarket size in India …(more)

  • NetApp bolsters management capabilities, provides foundation for …
  • AME Info… last month NetApp and Cisco introduced a new design guide for FlexPodthat supports SAP applications, as well as the new NetApp Hyper-V CloudFast Track …(more)

  • A Little More on SaaS Service Providers
  • Business InsiderMake sure to take the time to choose your SaaS service provider. Photo byBruce Clay. Small businesses today have a more secure and cost-effectivesoftware delivery method with cloud-based service providers. Popularlyknown as SaaS or Software as a …(more)

  • IndiSoft Partners with Hosting.com to Provide Business Continuity
  • Business Wire (press release)The partnership results in guaranteed, consistent compliance and SaaSintegration services for IndiSoft’s clients. IndiSoft selected Hosting.combased on the company’s flexible Partner Program, integrated support modeland business continuity solutions …(more)

  • Envysion Releases Next Generation MVaaS Application
  • PR Newswire (press release)Leveraging its Software as a Service (SaaS) model, Envysion has immediatelydeployed the significantly enhanced application, including an even moreintuitive interface and several new features. The new application isalready available for and in use by …(more)

  • Experienced Inside Sales - Software as a Service (SaaS …
  • View and apply for the Experienced Inside Sales - Software as a Service(SaaS) … 2010 - Launches A3 - “Acteva Advanced Architecture” platform andthe new …(more)

  • ApacheCon 2011 Announces “Open Source Enterprise Solutions, Cloud
  • Computing …PR Newswire (press release)More than a dozen Apache projects form the foundation of today’s Cloudcomputing. Five of the top 10 Open Source downloads are Apache projects:understanding their breadth and capabilities has never been more importantin today’s marketplace. …(more)

  • Microsoft Wants to Tap Cloud Computing Growth with Office 365
  • NASDAQMicrosoft launched the beta version of Office 365 in the autumn of 2010,and the market release represents a major product release from Microsoftand a symbolic move away from the traditional way of selling software tocloud computing. …(more)

  • Autonomic Continues Steps to Foster Open Standards in Virtualization and
  • Cloud …PR Newswire (press release)CARY, NC, June 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Autonomic Resources, a Governmentprovider of cloud and emerging technologies is joining in the OpenVirtualization Alliance (OVA) whose charter is to provide education, bestpractices and technical advice to …(more)

  • 8×8 Announces New Cloud-Centric Channel Program
  • MarketWatch (press release)We offer integrated business communications and cloud computing servicesthat are designed to meet the highest levels of availability, reliabilityand scalability. Increasingly, businesses are finding they can reducecosts, improve productivity, …(more)

  • Ballmer Unveils Online Version Of Office Software
  • Wall Street JournalThe launch of Office 365 takes the Redmond, Wash., company further intocloud computing, the delivery of software and computing power as a serviceover the Internet. Proponents of that approach have argued that it canreduce technology costs and free …(more)

  • Augme Technologies Launches AD LIFE(TM) v4.0 SaaS Mobile Marketing
  • Software …MarketWatch (press release)… leader in interactive media marketing that offers the only patented andinnovative end-to-end mobile marketing platform, today announced that ithas launched its AD LIFE(TM) v4.0 software-as-a-service (”SaaS”) mobilemarketing software platform. …(more)

  • SaaS and IaaS: Expert guide to choosing a provider
  • InfoWorldBy Jeff Caruso | Network World Two types of cloud computing — SaaS
    (software as a service) and IaaS (infrastructure as a service) — promiseto bring great changes to the role of IT in the enterprise. ITprofessionals really need to learn how to talk …(more)

  • Steelwedge Announces Breakthrough S&OP Service Delivery Platform
  • Broadcast NewsroomWith more software-as-a-service (SaaS) S&OP deployments than all of ourcompetitors combined, Steelwedge serves industry leaders including AppliedMaterials, Canon, Emerson, NVIDIA, Sara Lee, Sony and Syngenta. To learnmore, visit www.steelwedge.com …(more)

  • One To Watch: Augme Sees Continued Growth, Launches SaaS Mobile Marketing
  • PlatformTechCrunchAs a SaaS platform, AD Life helps mobile advertisers avoid infrastructureobstacles, as enterprises have the ability to go mobile by customizedrendering for mobile web content, while delivering and managing coupons,rebates, social connections and all …(more)

  • Global Consultancy Selects inContact Cloud-Based Contact Center Solution
  • MarketWatch (press release)inContact /quotes/zigman/112982/quotes/nls/saas SAAS -1.65% , the leadingprovider of on-demand contact center software and contact center agentoptimization tools, today announced that a global consultancy has selectedthe inContact call routing, …(more)

  • Time Warner Inc. Selects Workday Human Capital Management and Payroll
  • MarketWatch (press release)Workday is the leader in enterprise-class SaaS-based Human Resources (HR),Financial, and Payroll solutions. — Workday’s multi-tenant SaaS HCMsolution will provide Time Warner with a single system to organize itsemployee data and payroll information …(more)

  • New Company Launched to Provide SaaS Marketing Solutions to Automotive
  • IndustryPR Web (press release)uNotifi, a national provider of customer-centric inbound marketing programsfor automotive dealers, service centers and aftermarket retail operations,has been launched to provide SaaS marketing solutions to the automotiveindustry. …(more)

  • A Little More on SaaS Service Providers | Small Business Technology
  • By Anuradha Shukla
    Popularly known as SaaS or Software as a Service, it enables businesses toreceive software applications from a Saas service provider via webbrowsers. All the software and related data are hosted centrally on thecloud and for a …(more)

  • Lucini & Lucini Announces Plans for China Headquarters, Ramps Up …
  • Leading global Consumer Web Company seeks 10M in Series A funding as itcontinues to capitalize on emerging market opportunities | Virtual StrategyMagazine is an online publication devoted entirely to virtualizationtechnologies.(more)

  • Determining a Private Cloud Delivery Model
  • NetworkComputing.comVMware’s vCloud Director offers IaaS capabilities to VMware environmentswhile organizations like OpenStack.org and Eucalyptus are building out opensource …(more)

  • Electronic Signature Lets ICon Clients Transact Business Faster, Easier -
  • and …San Francisco Chronicle (press release)… provider of comprehensive Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions forindependent contractor compliance and contingent workforce management, hasintegrated electronic signature technology into its iConnect platform andrelated business processes. …(more)

  • Enterprise Social Vendors Play Own Game Of Survivor
  • InformationWeekWho are the big fish in the social software and enterprise collaborationecosystem? Which relationships will prove symbiotic, parasitic, predator,and prey? I saw a software (and software-as-a-service) ecosystem rapidlyevolving at Enterprise 2.0, …(more)

  • Why Microsoft Office 365 Is Not Good Enough
  • ConceivablyTechOffice 365 is Microsoft’s first attempt to sell a software-as-a-service ona larger scale. The target market is still just the business world, butthere are potentially millions of customers, especially existing Officecustomers who Microsoft thinks …(more)

  • Oracle’s CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results Earnings Call Transcript …
  • … say what Salesforcecom is using more than almost a 15yearoldmultitenancy technology We are offering that much higher degree of securityand much higher …(more)

  • New ETF Targets Cloud Computing Sector
  • Data Center KnowledgeA new exchange traded fund (ETF) will offer investors the ability to investin an index of public companies in the cloud computing sector. The FirstTrust ISE Cloud Computing Index Fund will be based on the ISE CloudComputing Index, which tracks 40 …(more)

  • VMware and Cloud Computing’s Growth: Look Beyond the U.S.
  • Motley FoolBy Eric Bleeker | More Articles In today’s world, most companies span
    several regions and sell across the world. As Foolish colleague MorganHousel notes, 10 years ago, less than a third of S&P 500 revenue came fromoverseas. …(more)

  • NEC Announces Availability of its VMware Software-Based Virtual Appliance
  • TMC Net”NEC’s new communication-as-a-service solution based on VMware vSphere(R)is designed to help customers virtualize additional datacenter resourcesfor building enterprise hybrid clouds.” An ideal choice for a wide range ofcommunication services, …(more)

  • Microsoft throws select partners a bone with Office 365
  • SearchITChannel.comThe privilege extends to Office 365 syndication partners — 20 or sotelcos, hosters and Software as a Service partners, but no rank-and-fileVARs. That means the vast majority of Microsoft’s partners will still notbe able to own the customer …(more)

  • VMware Heads To $95 As vFabric 5 Rolls Out To Enterprise Market
  • Forbes (blog)[1] Earlier in April this year, VMware announced the Cloud Foundry, an opensource Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) platform that supports public cloudsand private clouds regardless of whether the underlying server runs VMwareor not. …(more)

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  • Innovation to adoption the real digital divide
  • ZDNet AustraliaWhile cloud computing through pure-play Software as a Service (SaaS) isgoing a long way to addressing this feature and function lag, it, too, willcontinue to experience adoption drag in the decade ahead, as organisationsstruggle with the …(more)

  • Phillip Pollard / VMware-vCloud-1.2 - search.cpan.org
  • This Release, VMware-vCloud-1.2, [Download] [Browse], 23 Jun 2011. LatestRelease, VMware-vCloud-1.3, [Download] [Browse], 25 Jun 2011. OtherReleases …(more)

  • Private Platform as a Service (aka. Windows Azure Appliance …
  • Microsoft will be the first to provide a comprehensive “Private” Platformas a Service (PaaS) offering based on the current Windows Azure Platform,…(more)

  • Cloud Computing: Just Another Word for the Internet?
  • IT JungleThis is the case with the term and the concept behind “cloud computing,”which has spread like a west Texas prairie fire. However, for all the hypesurrounding cloud computing, surveys show that only a fraction oforganizations have adopted or are …(more)

  • Survey: 28 Percent of US Organizations Maintain, Manage Cloud, CDW Finds
  • Integration DevelopersCDW’s first Cloud Computing Tracking Poll found 28% of US organizations areusing cloud computing today, with most reporting (73 percent) their firststep into cloud was implementation of a single cloud application.Respondents now implementing or …(more)

  • Why should you consider VoIP and UC as a service?
  • Network WorldThe enterprise does not necessarily buy hardware (though in reality theenterprise needs endpoints, like IP phones, and some internal network toaccess the services) or software. The use of a pool of servers, eitherdedicated or shared at the …(more)

  • A revolutionary cloud service powered by VMware vCloud Director …
  • A revolutionary cloud service powered by VMware vCloud Director - NowAvailable! Cloud Hosting Offers.(more)

  • Cloud-based patient records a potential security risk
  • Telecoms NewsFunding the programme is the Technology Strategy Board and Engineering andPhysical Sciences Research Council. Does your business rely on cloud-basedtechnology? How do you feel about cloud computing and data security?Comment below or email us your …(more)

  • ZTE to Make $150m Investment for Cloud Computing
  • Shenzhen PostSenior Vice President of ZTE, Wang Wei, in charge of informationtechnologies of the Cloud Computing made a public announcement on June 23that the Company will make an investment of 150 million dollars next yearfor strengthening the Cloud Computing …(more)

  • OrderDynamics Announces Integrated Mobile Commerce Solution
  • PR Web (press release)OrderDynamics, Canada’s leading On-Demand eCommerce Platform provider,announces upcoming mobile commerce solution fully integrated into itseCommerce SaaS Platform and Order Management System. By investing instandards-based mobile technologies and …(more)

  • The 10 worst cloud outages (and what we can learn from them)
  • IDG News ServiceThe company’s vCloud Express service took a nosedive that day, with aMiami-based data center going offline for about seven hours. …(more)

  • Google bets big on cloud computing for India
  • Economic TimesCompanies go Google by becoming a part of cloud computing through GoogleApps for business which in turn saves them the cost of setting up serversand spending on subsequent maintenance. Doug Farber, enterprise managingdirector (Asia Pacific) revealed …(more)

  • SITA and Orange Business Services join forces to build a global cloud …
  • Travel Daily News InternationalSITA, the air transport industry IT specialist, and Orange BusinessServices, the leading global integrated communications service provider forbusinesses, have agreed to jointly build a global, high performance,managed cloud computing infrastructure. …(more)

  • Enterhost Launches a New Array of Cloud Computing Services
  • TMC NetBy Mini Swamy, TMCnet Contributor Established in 2000 as one of the very
    first Windows-only web hosting providers , Enterhost has strengthened itscloud portfolio considerably by launching a new array of cloud computingservices, disaster recovery and …(more)

  • Interphase Debuts clouDevice(TM) Cloud Client Portfolio
  • MarketWatch (press release)Supporting all major virtual desktop host environments and end-user types,the debut of clouDevice marks the company’s entry into the cloud computingmarket. The clouDevice product line includes multi-seat clients thatsupport Microsoft(R) Windows …(more)

  • Orange Business Services Launches Business Together as a Service
  • MarketWatch (press release)Business Together as a Service will benefit from the upcoming dedicatedcloud computing infrastructure recently announced with partner SITA. Thisinfrastructure will provide an even higher level of network reach with sixcloud-ready data centers on …(more)

  • Software Industry Veteran Rodger Weismann Joins Reval Board
  • Business Wire (press release)… industry veteran who has served in a variety of executive roles, hasbeen appointed to the Board of Directors at Reval (www.reval.com), thepremier provider of a single version Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutionfor financial risk management. …(more)

  • iWay Streamlines B2B E-Commerce for CenterStone
  • Marketwire (press release)CenterStone, which operates a multi-tenant, software-as-a-service (SaaS)platform that helps specialty retailers order merchandise frommanufacturers, implemented iWay’s robust data integration platform after aninitial selection of Cast Iron Systems. …(more)

  • ZeroDesktop Launches ZeroPC Private Cloud for Education and Business
  • PR Newswire (press release)SAN FRANCISCO, June 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — ZeroDesktop, Inc., developerof next-generation Web Desktop solutions for public and private cloudcomputing, today announced ZeroPC Private Cloud(http://www.zeropc.com/schools), providing education and …(more)

  • Market Publishers Ltd and Taiyou Research Sign Partnership Agreement
  • Gamut News (press release)Potential of Cloud Computing. The report provides an overview of the cloudcomputing concepts, benefits of cloud computing, discuses the variousscenarios about the actual figure of cloud computing usage in the world,analyzes over 140 market players …(more)

  • Cisco and OpenStack
  • The Hby Simon Bisson OpenStack is the new star in the open cloud business, butsome of the companies working with it aren’t known for their open sourcecredentials. Take Cisco, which has more often run into trouble with opensource than been known as a …(more)

  • DreamHost Offers Support for the Development of OpenStack
  • TMC NetBy Rajani Baburajan DreamHost, a global full-service Web hosting company,
    announced its decision to support the development of OpenStack, an opensource cloud operating system. DreamHost has been supporting open sourcesoftware and the open source …(more)

  • AcctTwo Expands Successful Partnership With Intacct
  • SYS-CON Media (press release)AcctTwo joined the Intacct Accountants Program last year to take advantageof the benefits of cloud computing for its business process outsourcing(BPO) practice. With its business growing rapidly and interest in cloudcomputing at an all-time high, …(more)

  • VCP VMware Senior EngineervCloudHosted Services London London …
  • VCP VMware Senior Engineer (Vcloud/Hosted Services) - London. Specialisingin Hosted & Managed DataCenter Solutions, my client are looking to expandthe …(more)

  • Cloud Computing Interest Tempered By Public Cloud Concerns, Survey Reveals
  • Internet.comNew survey finds that despite the widespread interest in cloud computingamong CTOs, architects and IT pros, most won’t relinquish total control tothe public cloud. There is widespread interest in cloud computing amongCTOs, architects and IT …(more)

  • Digital Reef’s Founder Steve Akers to Moderate Panel on Cloud Computing
  • San Francisco Chronicle (press release)Digital Reef, a leading software provider of the first massively scalableand open solutions for eDiscovery, Early Case Assessment (ECA) and digitalinformation governance, will host a meeting of the eDiscovery BreakfastClub Tuesday July 19 where …(more)

  • WatchDox Announces First Virtual Appliance for Secure Document Sharing
  • Insurance News Net (press release)Delivering the same rich feature set and ease-of-use as its provensoftware-as-a-service (SaaS) solution, WatchDox’s virtual applianceaddresses the needs of organizations that are required to meet specialized,strict security and privacy requirements. …(more)

  • IT pros still not sold on SaaS
  • SearchDataCenter.comLast week, the company said it can support internal servers as well asthose running on Amazon EC2 and VMware vCloud Director platforms. …(more)

  • First Trust Plans Cloud Computing ETF
  • IndexUniverse.comBy Olivier Ludwig | June 27, 2011 1:31 pm First Trust, the Wheaton,
    Ill.-based money management firm behind the First Trust Dow Jones InternetFund (NYSEArca: FDN), is planning to launch an ETF focused on cloudcomputing, a growing piece of the world …(more)

  • Cloud Computing: Five Entities Vie for Nortel Patents
  • SYS-CON Media (press release)Five entities started vying Monday to buy the Nortel portfolio of 6000choice US and foreign patents and patent applications that the AM Law Dailysays could be “key to the future of mobile computing.” The auction couldtheoretically take days if hotly …(more)

  • Virtual Premise Formalizes Mission Statement and Plan for 2011-2012
  • Customer …SYS-CON Media (press release)ATLANTA, GA — (Marketwire) — 06/27/11 — Virtual Premise, a leadingSoftware as a Service (SaaS) provider of real estate information managementsolutions, today announced that it has formalized the roles andresponsibilities of its Customer Advisory …(more)

  • Office 365: Analyst Explains Limitations and Nuances
  • Redmondmag.comIn general, Office 365 will be an update to Microsoft’s current BusinessProductivity Online Suite (BPOS), a collection of software-as-a-serviceofferings based on 2007-branded Microsoft applications. Office 365 willupdate those offerings based on …(more)

  • Enterprise Customer Interest in ERP Gaining at Mid-Year
  • Network WorldOne other big change in the ERP mood of clients since last fall, she says,is that nowadays more of them are discussing interest in ERPSoftware-as-a-Service (SaaS), which hadn’t been such a big attention-getterin the past. …(more)

  • Nonprofit helps government expand open source software usage
  • Network WorldNASA teamed up with Rackspace to develop OpenStack, software for buildingcloud computing networks. “NASA, they’re sort of the summa cum laude whenit comes to open source,” Jaghori says. OSSI has worked with the governmenton projects including the …(more)

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  • Red Hat Wheels Out MRG 2.0 | Cloud Computing Journal
  • Maureen O’Gara the most read technology reporter for the past 20 years, isthe Cloud Computing and Virtualization News Desk editor of SYS-CON Media.She is the publisher of famous “Billygrams” and the editor-in-chief of”Client/Server …(more)

  • iLand creates its first European vCloud-powered data centre …
  • ILand boosts service offering at Powergate data centre.(more)

  • Microsoft Wants Its Cloud And On-Premise Business Too
  • CRNWindows Azure, the platform-as-a-service Microsoft launched last February,is a major long-term investment for Microsoft and, in the opinion of manypartners, a bellwether for how Microsoft’s cloud vision is being acceptedin the marketplace. …(more)

  • SQL SERVER MAGAZINE CONGRATULATES THE WINNERS OF Best of TechEd 2011
  • TMC NetCloud Computing Product/Service Windows Intune Windows Intune is a majormilestone for Microsoft and the avatar of a new category of products:management as a service. By using the advantages of the Windows Azurepublic cloud, Microsoft has brought …(more)

  • TMCnet CRM Week in Review
  • TMC NetAs a leader in the CRM cloud computing industry, Salesforce was named inPlatform-As-A-Service For Vendor Strategy Professionals, Q2 2011 and TheForrester Wave and Platform-As-A-Service For App Dev And DeliveryProfessionals, Q2 2011. …(more)

  • SandHill.com | Opinion : SaaS Design Principle #2: Use Modular …
  • SaaS Design Principle #2: Use Modular Design to Enable Upsell andUpgradability by Paul Giurata; SaaS Design Principle #1: Design SaaS toManage the Full …(more)

  • Job: Inspired Web Developer for Bootstrapped SaaS - RightSignature
  • Inspired Web Developer for Bootstrapped SaaS. Posted Jun 22.RightSignature. Location: Santa Barbara or San Franciscohttps://RightSignature.com …(more)

  • NMSU takes leap into cloud computing
  • Las Cruces Sun-NewsBy Minerva Baumann mbauma46@nmsu.edu A New Mexico State University student
    checks out the new myNMSU email system, one of a number of changes studentswill see this fall as part of NMSU’s conversion to cloud computing. LASCRUCES - As of July 1, …(more)

  • OpenStack | drupalorg
  • OVERVIEW. OpenStack is a subsidiary modules under aws_cloud module which isincluded in Cloud module; Please refer to Cloud …(more)

  • Intel IT’s Cloud Computing Strategy
  • InformationWeekOverview: Like many of our enterprise IT peers, Cloud Computing is a keyarea of innovation for Intel and one of Intel IT’s top 3 objectives thisyear. Cloud Computing is changing the way we inside Intel IT look at ourarchitecture: from the client …(more)

  • Multi tenancy support in Java EE 6 Stack Overflow
  • As far as I know adding multitenancy support affects only the … Browseother questions tagged javaee javaee6 multitenant multitenancy or ask yourown …(more)

  • SaaS unleashes Indian SMEs’tech prowess
  • Business StandardSoftware-as-a-service (SaaS) has unleashed a new wave of opportunities forsoftware product firms in India, who are in their early phase of growth.These software firms are developing ready-to-use SaaS applications forsmall and medium enterprise …(more)

  • ODCA Tries to Flex Its Cloud Computing Muscles | Cloud Computing …
  • In October 2009, Enterprise Cloud Computing was considered bleeding edgetechnology by many but there was something that seemed different about itsvalue potential and adoption rate. For CIOs, it seemed a chance toprovision affordable …(more)

  • Cloud computing offers huge opportunities: Infy
  • Chandigarh TribuneThe Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is preparing a draft paper oncloud computing policy and will submit it to the government next month.Disclosing this here yesterday, the CEO and MD of Infosys, KrisGopalakrishnan, said cloud computing …(more)

  • OpenStack | drupal.org
  • OpenStack is a subsidiary modules under aws_cloud module, which is includedin Cloud module. Please refer to: Cloud. SPONSOR. This project is sponsoredby …(more)

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  • Wyoming switches to Google’s email, calendar systems
  • 9NEWS.com”It really means that the state is kind of going a new direction in termsof adopting cloud computing,” Wyoming Chief Information Officer FlintWaters said. “It’s having the latest software available to you through aweb interface. …(more)

  • CIO Cloud Summit Provides some Cloud Reality
  • Wireless WeekHonestly, I could attend a cloud computing event every week, if not two orthree. Many of these events are the typical vendor showcase where I getbriefed all day by the tech vendors and cloud service providers. That’s whyit was so refreshing to spend …(more)

  • SMEs embracing new opportunities in cloud computing
  • Dynamic BusinessIt can be argued that the beginnings of cloud computing can be traced backto when Salesforce launched its automation software as a service. Indeedprior to this, most businesses of any size were content to buy softwarethat needed to be installed on …(more)

  • 8×8 Promises Big VAR Returns In New Cloud Networking Channel Program
  • CRN8×8’s roots are in producing chips and software for the videoconferencingmarket as well as chips for VoIP manufacturers, and it began sellingend-to-end VoIP services in 1999 following several acquisitions. In 2010,8×8 shifted its focus to providing …(more)

  • openstack-dashboard-networking-poc : Code : Dashboard for OpenStack
  • 1) OpenStack Quantum( previously known as Network as a Service or NaaS) …2) Demonstrates an UI for OpenStack Networking, in a manner consistent with…(more)

  • Drawing a Curtain Around the Cloud
  • TechnoratiThis week, the cloud computing start-ups Bromium and ScaleXTreme eachannounced exceptional investor funding of $9.2 and $11 millionrespectively. Bromium promises to deliver security services for the cloud,while ScaleXTreme specializes in helping …(more)

  • Oracle’s Ellison Were cloud 2.0 multitenancy religion a crock | ZDNet
  • Oracle’s Ellison Were cloud 2.0 multitenancy religion a crock … Cloud 2.0is people say were not building multitenancy software Remember when Istarted my …(more)

  • Curtin University deploys Office 365
  • iTWireBy Renai LeMay Perth’s Curtin University has flagged plans to deploy
    Microsoft’s Office 365 software as a service productivity suite, in one ofthe first major known local implications of the technology and ahead ofwhat is expected to be a substantial …(more)

  • Enterprise Java upgrade geared to PaaS clouds
  • InfoWorldBy Paul Krill | InfoWorld The next version of enterprise Java will be
    fitted with capabilities for PaaS (platform-as-a-service) cloud computing,an Oracle official said Thursday afternoon in offering specifics on what toexpect in the upgrade. …(more)

  • Orb Data offers Tivoli-as-a-Service for SMEs
  • ComputingBuckinghamshire-based Orb Data’s two service models, Remote Support andTivoli-as-a-Service (TaaS), are aimed at SMEs without the resources to beable to manage the Tivoli application platform. Tivoli is the servicemanagement brand of the IBM Software …(more)

  • Cloud Computing to Drive Growth in Business Process Management Market …
  • Gamut NewsInternet and Cloud Computing technologies are likely to propel the businessprocess management market, thanks to their ability to provide real time,usable data and information, as well as the providing straightforwardapplication building capabilities …(more)

  • Scality: Climbing The Cloud Storage Heights
  • NetworkComputing.comThe traditional storage business models of NAS and SAN have been worthwhilefor many enterprises, but the question remains whether NAS or SAN (or somecombination of both) is best for cloud computing environments. Scality, astorage vendor with offices …(more)

  • openstackcloudcomputingOpenstack Default ports for services msg …
  • SubjectOpenstack Default ports for services msg00256 … to keep track ofdefault ports for services to avoid conflicts A wiki page onwikiopenstackorg …(more)

  • What Can Cloud Computing Mean for Your Company?
  • Business InsiderCloud computing can do everything, or only some things if you don’t needeverything. Cloud Computing. It’s one of those new small-businessbuzzwords, yet, 71 percent of small businesses said in an eWeek.com surveythat they’ve never heard of it, …(more)

  • Infosys sees big opportunities in cloud computing
  • Moneycontrol.comPublished on Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 17:45 | Source : PTI Country’s secondlargest software exporter Infosys is eyeing big opportunities in cloudcomputing but advocates that there is need to put in place a policyframework for the same. …(more)

  • Businesses Have Tough Decisions To Make About Cloud Computing
  • NetworkComputing.comA survey of attendees at a cloud computing conference this week in SiliconValley, shows that, despite ongoing concerns about what approach to take tothe cloud, IT professionals and business executives know they have to adaptto the new technology. …(more)

  • Cloud Computing: Sun Burns Oracle
  • SYS-CON Media (press release)Oracle performed trimly enough last quarter reporting results Thursday thattore through estimates and whisper numbers. It plunked earnings of 75 centsa share, or $3.9 billion, up 27%, on Wall Street’s plate. On a GAAP basisearnings were up 36%. …(more)

  • SaaS vendor avoids downtime with SIOS high availability failover
  • Search StorageSan Francisco-based ezRez Software, an online travel Software-as-a-Service(SaaS) vendor, runs SIOS Technology Corp.’s SteelEye Protection Suite (SPS)for Linux for high availability failover of its PostgreSQL-based platform….(more)

  • BeroNet GmbH Unveils World’s First SaaS Cloud Based Solution
  • TMC NetBy Deepika Mala BeroNet GmbH, Europe’s premier manufacturer of ISDN,
    Analog, Hybrid and Fixed GSM VoIP PCI Cards, Gateways and Appliances, hasrecently introduced ‘BeroCloud’, the world’s first SaaS (News - Alert)Cloud based Solution. …(more)

  • What Can Cloud Computing Mean for Your Company? | Small Business …
  • By Allison Midori Reilly
    Cloud computing can refer to software as a service, such as Salesforce.comfor customer relationship management (CRM); to file storage,synchronization, backup, and other utility computing, such as Dropbox; andto infrastructure as a …(more)

  • Dispatches from Structure cloud conference
  • SearchCIO-Midmarket.comSAN FRANCISCO — For a who’s who of cloud industry bigwigs debating how todo cloud computing versus the standard “what is” cloud computing blah-blah,this week’s Structure conference was the place to be. Let’s face it, that”what is” debate is …(more)

  • Hosters, ISVs, SaaS and Cloud Providers Amass at HostingCon to Shape Future
  • of …San Francisco Chronicle (press release)This fast growth is driven in part through technology advancement fromcloud computing, Software as a Service, Smart phones, and streaming video.Further, The 451 Group, parent company of Tier 1 Research, expects acontinuation of strong M&A activity …(more)

  • NovaStor Positions as Global Storage Specialist for MSPs
  • MSPmentorNovaStor has been in the overall backup and recovery market for over 20years and in the cloud/SaaS (Software-as-a-Service)/online data space forover 15 years. According to Andrews, NovaStor has thousands of partnersthat offer backup infrastructure. …(more)

  • Take advantage of cloud computing: Infosys CEO
  • The HinduPhoto: G. Krishnaswamy Infosys CEO Kris Gopalakrishnan on Friday favouredcreation of a regulatory framework to tap the huge cloud computingpotential for providing citizen services. Talking to reporters afterdelivering a talk on ‘Growing penetration …(more)

  • VMWare may Just be Seeing Red (Hat) in the Cloud
  • The Data Center JournalIts main arsenal in this battle is the rapid growth of OVA or OpenVirtualization Alliance and the company’s own open source platform forcloud computing. VMware’s Cloud Foundry is seeing a barrage of attack from65 companies which have joined the Open …(more)

  • DreamHost Pledges Support to OpenStack Project by www …
  • By THN News
    (The Hosting News) - DreamHost, a global full-service web hosting company,today announced its commitment to support the development of OpenStack, anopen.(more)

  • NBN highs and myki lows
  • ZDNet AustraliaOracle’s Ellison: We’re cloud 2.0, multitenancy religion a crock | ZDNet:http://t.co/K2WmJ9B RT @DrInfoSec: Travelodge investigates customer databreach …(more)

  • Eclipse Foundation`s Indigo Release Empowers Java Developers
  • eWeekEclipse extensions are instrumental to developers working on a broad rangeof frameworks ranging from the tried and true Spring to the more recentcrop of web frameworks such as Google Web Toolkit, and now to PAAS[Platform-as-a-Service] and cloud …(more)

  • Nefsis offers video and collaboration in the cloud
  • Network WorldIt’s unusual for us to cover VoIP, video conferencing, collaboration andcloud-based software as a service (SaaS) — especially when it is all aboutone company’s offer, but in this newsletter edition we can do so after arecent introduction to Nefsis …(more)

  • Quadrant 4 Systems Details Cloud Computing Offerings and Go-to-Market
  • StrategyMarketWatch (press release)(otcqb:QFOR), a leading IT consulting company (”Quadrant”), today announceddetails regarding its Cloud Computing Offerings and go-to-market strategyto launch Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), andInfrastructure as a Service …(more)

  • Searchlight Comments on Its Opportunity in a Growing Cloud Computing
  • Market …MarketWatch (press release)ATLANTA, GA, Jun 24, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Searchlight SolutionsLtd. (pinksheets:SLLN) today comments on recent reports that highlight thegrowth potential of the cloud computing industry. — TG Daily reports cloudcomputing market to hit …(more)

  • Top cloud candidates? Startups and non-critical apps
  • ZDNet (blog)By Jason Hiner | June 24, 2011, 1:57pm PDT The 2011 Future of Cloud
    Computing Survey was the headliner of the Structure Conference. See themost interesting slides and cloud leaders’ comments on the survey. LarryDignan is Editor in Chief of ZDNet and …(more)

  • OneLogin Raises $1.5M to Further Democratize Identity & Access Management
  • Sacramento Bee”As the SaaS migration landslide gains momentum, executives are becomingincreasingly concerned about the security of their most sensitive data,”said Devdutt Yellukar, Charles River Ventures partner. “OneLogin’seasy-to-use solution makes enterprise …(more)

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  • Virtualization technology offers cloud infrastructure flexibility
  • SearchTelecom.comLower-level services like Platform as a Service (PaaS) and IaaS have moreuses and thus have a broader market. So how do you balance these forcesoptimally for revenue and profit? For many operators, virtualization is theanswer. …(more)

  • Spring Framework founder: Java needs cloud accommodations
  • InfoWorldBy Paul Krill | InfoWorld To maintain its prominence, Java must evolve to
    meet the needs of cloud computing, the author of the popular SpringFramework for Java said on Tuesday. Java needs continued productivityincreases and must accommodate …(more)

  • HP Recharges Its Big Data Analytics with Vertica 5.0
  • eWeekBut with the new appliance, “HP can really open up that market, especiallyin the market for analytics as a service,” he said. Vertica 5.0 isavailable immediately worldwide as a software download directly fromVertica and will soon be available on the …(more)

  • Atlassian invests in Dutch SaaS firm
  • DelimiterAustralia-headquartered software group Atlassian has invested anundisclosed amount in Dutch software as a service business Cloud9, in thecompany’s second investment since it took $60 million in venture capitalfunding in July last year. …(more)

  • TIBCO Executive Vice President Ram Menon to Present at J.P. Morgan XaaS
  • and …MarketWatch (press release)About TIBCO TIBCO Software Inc. /quotes/zigman/65660/quotes/nls/tibx TIBX+3.09% is a provider of infrastructure software for companies to useon-premise or as part of cloud computing environments. Whether it’soptimizing claims, processing trades, …(more)

  • Peter Coffee on Multi-Tenancy for SaaS and PaaS | Cloud Computing …
  • Multi-tenancy is a core component of the value proposition of software (and… This entry was posted in Cloud Computing and tagged Coffee,MultiTenancy, …(more)

  • Re: any multitenancy suggestions for HBase?
  • Subject, Re: any multitenancy suggestions for HBase? Date, Mon, 20 Jun 201117: 06:39 GMT. Thanks Dean, that sounds similar to the approach we’reconsidering …(more)

  • Bridging the public sector to the cloud
  • The GuardianInterest in cloud computing remains high in private and public sectors.Despite recent reports suggesting the government might be moving away fromthe idea of a comprehensive G Cloud system, there is still an appetite forshared IT and a more flexible …(more)

  • Free Training on Multitenancy8 hours | Small business news tips …
  • This program is not a product training, but a generic introductory trainingon the concepts of SaaS, Multi-tenancy and Engineering stack development.(more)

  • iland Europe selects TelecityGroup for European cloud service launch
  • SourceWire (press release)To support the launch of its vCloud service in Europe, which delivers anentire virtual data centre to its enterprise customers, iland choseTelecityGroup’s Powergate facility due to the premium levels of power,cooling and connectivity options …(more)

  • Proenza Schouler Finds a Tailor-Made Solution with Microsoft Dynamics AX
  • and …San Francisco Chronicle (press release)To reduce the total cost of ownership, Proenza Schouler chose MicrosoftDynamics AX Software as a Service (SaaS), allowing the hardware to behosted at a remote location. “We chose Sunrise Technologies due to theirproven experience in apparel with …(more)

  • Angel Appoints Kevin Shelly As Vice President Of Sales
  • Daily MarketsAngel’s solutions are built on an on-demand, software-as-a-service (SaaS)platform and require no investment in hardware, software, or humanresources, balancing the need for high quality communications withaffordable pay-as-you-go pricing.(more)

  • LiveTime Provides Amazon S3 Service to SaaS Based ITSM Service Management
  • and …PR Web (press release)LiveTime Software, a leading provider of On-Premise and SaaS based ServiceManagement (ITSM) solutions, today announced the addition of Amazon S3backups for disaster recovery for all SaaS customers. As leading companiesincreasingly move to LiveTime’s …(more)

  • Minimising the Risks of Cloud Computing
  • sourcingfocus.comCloud computing is accelerating into mainstream business life. According toa recent report released by market research firm Forrester Research, theglobal cloud computing market is expected to grow from $40.7 billion to$240 billion by 2020. …(more)

  • Independent Research Firm Cites Salesforce.com a Leader in
  • Platform-as-a-ServicePR Newswire (press release)With the increasing demand for social, mobile and open enterprise apps,Force.com is continuing to see dramatic adoption, extending its position asthe world’s leading cloud platform-as-a-service. 220000+ customapplications have been built on the …(more)

  • 6 Tips To Maximize SaaS Value
  • InformationWeekHost Analytics’ CFO says the midmarket firm’s software as a serviceoverhaul is more about technology sophistication and using tools previouslyonly available to the enterprise than cost cutting. By Kevin CaseyInformationWeek When Kerry Battles took …(more)

  • Revenue Performance Management Leader Marketo Wins vCom as New Customer
  • PR Newswire (press release)”We took a look at the market and very quickly narrowed the selection toMarketo,” said Gary Storm, president and CEO, vCom Solutions, Inc. “Assoftware developers ourselves, we appreciate the ease of use, speed ofimplementation and high velocity of …(more)

  • EdgeCase Uses Ruby to Create New, Award-Winning Software Product in Seven
  • MonthsSan Francisco Chronicle (press release)”The idea of running it as software as a service (SaaS) was new. No oneelse was doing that, and we didn’t even know if it could be done.” O’Brientold them it was possible in a meeting that took place in February 2010.Within two weeks of that meeting …(more)

  • SSWUG.ORG Editorials - How Secure is Secure?
  • Will the tightly written legalize of the Software as a Service providerscause customers to go elsewhere? Will customers begin to require higherlevels of service including financial penalties? The whole point is to savemoney, right? ….. However, I like this High/Low method in that it workswith non-relational systems, relational systems, any engine, any hardwareplatform, and any operating system. It’s pretty hard to find something thatuniversal in software …(more)

  • Virginia’s Loudoun County Chooses SaaS-based Appraisal and Tax Solution
  • from …MarketWatch (press release)Implemented on a software as a service (SaaS) platform, iasWorld Onlinewill be hosted in one of Tyler’s wholly owned data centers; disasterrecovery services include geographic redundancy via backup servers inanother Tyler data center. …(more)

  • BeroNet Launches the World’s First Cloud Managed VoIP Card & Gateway SaaS
  • SolutionSYS-CON Media (press release)BeroNet GmbH, Europe’s leading manufacturer of ISDN, Analog, Hybrid andFixed GSM VoIP PCI Cards, Gateways and Appliances, has today launched’BeroCloud’, the world’s first SaaS Cloud based Solution that empowers itsrapidly growing base of Solution …(more)

  • Cloud Computing Pioneer Adrian Cockcroft Joins Smartscale Systems Advisory
  • BoardPR Newswire (press release)Smartscale Systems provides cloud computing and infrastructure managementsolutions for mid sized to large corporate customers. The Smartscaleunified management platform allows companies to deploy, monitor and managetheir cloud infrastructure through …(more)

  • How to Manage Rackspace Cloud Servers
  • ReadWriteWebThe 75 page book teaches you how to use the openstack-compute … Forexample, you can use openstack-compute to resize RAM or disk on one of yourVMs, …(more)

  • Calxeda Joins OpenStack Community; Leads ARM-based Server Movement …
  • Design and ReuseCalxeda joins the OpenStack community to help extend cloud offerings toARM-based server systems, and commits to fully supporting the OpenStackproject and …(more)

  • SaaS ‘to attract 75% of public cloud services spending’
  • HostwaySoftware as a Service (SaaS) will account for the vast majority of publiccloud services spending over the next four years, according to theInternational Data Corporation (IDC). The analyst predicted that around 75per cent of all investment in the …(more)

  • ShippersEdge Announces Millionth Transaction Milestone
  • BenzingaGrowth faster than original forecast, SaaS TMS shipping software continuesto gain ground in the logistics industry. The Shippers Resource Center hasannounced that its ShippersEdge TMS shipping software has processed its1000000th transaction. …(more)

  • ScaleXtreme looks to remake cloud management with new provisioning …
  • eChannelLineThis initial support is scheduled to soon be expanded with support forOpenStack and Cloud.com, with support for others like Nimbula and Abiquocoming later …(more)

  • ‘Engineering Cloud’ Promises To Modernize Manufacturing
  • InformationWeekAdditional manufacturing services will be steadily added to the initial CADand analytic software as a service, Fujitsu spokesmen said. Wizdom Music’snew SampleWiz Tool Will Be Available For iPAD and iPhone in Days. …(more)

  • LiquidFrameworks Closes Funding, Adds RedHouse Associates’ Douglas J. Erwin
  • as …Business Wire (press release)FieldPro is a cloud-based system (Software as a Service - SaaS) that givescustomers the ability to rapidly deploy the application while avoiding thehigh costs associated with server hardware and software as well aseliminating data center fees. …(more)

  • DotCloud Launches Next Generation “One Platform, Any Stack” PaaS
  • Marketwire (press release)SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwire - Jun 22, 2011) - DotCloud, the Platform asa Service (PaaS) that supports multiple development and database stacks,today announced it has exited private beta and is now available for use bydevelopers and IT …(more)

  • 3scale SaaS API Management Rapid Integration Delivers Fastest, Easiest Way
  • for …Marketwire (press release)SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwire - Jun 22, 2011) - Web and Mobile Appenterprises and developers, such as Pingar, Mesagraph and Wine.com chose3scale SaaS API management infrastructure as the platform of choice forrapid integration, ease of use and …(more)

  • Server admin kit spans heaven and data center
  • Register… platforms as well, including public services such as Rackspace CloudServers and “private cloud” platforms such as OpenStack, Cloud.com, andNimbula. …(more)

  • IBM’s Steve Mills talks Oracle, Watson’s future
  • Network World… shared how he feels about rival Oracle these days, gave a preview ofthe commercial future of the Watson supercomputer that famously trouncedhuman contestants on the game show Jeopardy, and discussed the future ofSaaS (software as a service). …(more)

  • Four Simple Cloud Computing Steps for VARs and MSPs | TalkinCloud
  • By Joe Panettieri
    How can VARs & managed services providers begin to develop cloud computingstrategies? TruMethods CEO Gary Pica offers some simple cloud advice tochannel pros.(more)

  • VMware moves vSphere 5.0 to launch pad
  • Register… VMware has sent out invitations to a big shindig it is hosting in SanFrancisco on July 12, which is almost certainly going to be the launch ofits ESXi 5.0 hypervisor and related vSphere 5.0 virtualization managementstack and vCloud extensions. …(more)

  • IDC: Public Cloud Will Represent 46% of IT Spending With Help From SaaS
  • ServicesCMSWireAs far as spending is concerned, IDC’s findings suggest thatsoftware-oriented cloud services (SaaS) will account for roughly threequarters of all spending on public cloud IT services throughout theforecast, including all three software-oriented …(more)

  • WhiteHat Security Acquires Static Analysis Technology From Infrared
  • Security …Marketwire (press release)As part of this acquisition, Infrared Security’s management team will joinWhiteHat Security to guide the integration of their existing SaaS-basedstatic testing solution into the WhiteHat Sentinel product line. Theaddition of static analysis tools to …(more)

  • A field guide to the cloud
  • CNET (blog)The report examines the cloud-computing landscape with a focus on fivespecific areas: infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service(PaaS), software as a service (SaaS), cloud storage, and private/internalclouds. And despite the relative …(more)

  • Google Apps Vs. Office 365: Prepare For Battle
  • InformationWeekAs Geiger sees it, Microsoft fails to understand the “service” part ofsoftware-as-a-service. “Microsoft may still be the personal productivityleader, but Google is the team productivity leader,” he wrote. “Google Appsand its collaborative nature are …(more)

  • Microsoft’s Nadella Talks Up Cloud, SaaS Products
  • Redmond Channel PartnerIn terms of Microsoft’s SaaS offerings — both its Business ProductivityOnline Services and Office 365 — Nadella said that “over 50 percent of theFortune 500 businesses that have used us are now using our onlineofferings. …(more)

  • Code Of Conduct For SaaS Companies
  • Business InsiderSaaS startups sell to the invisible. Hence, it becomes even morechallenging to create an exceptional experience for their website visitorsand customers. The vision for this Code of Conduct (CoC) is for companiesto play by a set of standards so that …(more)

  • Cloud no cure for IT department haters
  • RegisterIndeed, while IT departments have long looked to open source as a way toskirt the formal purchasing and legal processes that slow down softwareacquisition, marketing and other departments now look to the cloud/SaaS asa way to evade IT for much the …(more)

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  • Apple Looks to Take Cloud Computing to the Next Level with iCloud
  • TechnoratiThe term “cloud computing” may still confuse, or be foreign all together,to millions but it is gaining popularity nonetheless. That popularityreceived a major boost on June 6th when perhaps the most tech savvy companyout there, Apple, …(more)

  • YouTube - Green House Data vCloud Director
  • Curious about what VMware’s vCloud Director portal looks like? See GreenHouse Data’s vCloud Director Demonstration in action …(more)

  • vcloud - download - FileServe search
  • 6 results … vcloud - download on FileServeTrend.com - fileserve searchengine - vCloud Director Essentials part1, vCloud Director Essentialspart2, …(more)

  • Microsoft pushes cloud computing
  • Peninsula On-lineDOHA: There is a need for a total revamp of existing Information andCommunication Technology (ICT) systems of companies in Qatar and in theentire region to successfully get an advantage of the cloud computingservices offered by Microsoft Gulf. …(more)

  • Recommended: ‘Ultimate cloud’ comes to the rescue
  • msnbc.comBy Alan Boyle Cloud computing isn’t just for your music player anymore. The
    satellite-telecom company Iridium is working with partners onsatellite-based systems that can uplink data on a regular basis to itsorbiting “cloud” of 66 satellites, …(more)

  • Re: [Openstack] OpenStack Identity: Keystone API Proposal
  • Re: [Openstack] OpenStack Identity: Keystone API Proposal …rackspace.com>> Cc :”openstack@lists.launchpad.net” …(more)

  • London OpenStack Meetup (London, England) - Meetup
  • This group is for anyone interested in cloud technology, especiallyOpenstack. If you are interested or involved in providing scalablecomputing resources, …(more)

  • StackOps Distribution Offers an Introduction to OpenStack Cloud …
  • StackOps consists of an Ubuntu Linux-based distribution, which, paired witha Web-based Smart Installer application, speeds the process of configuringand …(more)

  • Apple’s SaaS: Software as a Soul
  • Washington PostBy TechCrunch.com, Over the weekend, The New York Times ran a piece
    entitled Lessons in Longevity, From IBM. In it, author Steve Lohr looksback at the past 100 years of IBM and points out the keys to theirlongevity: shifting and adapting to new …(more)

  • general: Re: any multitenancy suggestions for HBase? - msg#33770 …
  • Subject: Re: any multitenancy suggestions for HBase? >> > >> > Hi Bill, >>> >> > At the recent HBase hackathon in Berlin there was some word of ACLsin …(more)

  • Cloud Computing Shift Entices Tech Investors Seeking Silver Lining
  • Investor’s Business DailyBy J. BONASIA, INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY Posted 06/20/2011 06:05 PM ET Most
    tech investors know the extended forecast calls for more cloud computing,but the view of just how companies fit into this fast-emerging market isfoggier. …(more)

  • Tech Trends That Are Changing Business
  • Broadcast NewsroomThe most important new technology transforming IT is cloud computing. Cloudcomputing has been a buzzword for more than a decade, first assoftware-as-a-service (SaaS) at the application level, then virtualizationat the operating system level, …(more)

  • Cloud Computing Bubble: Yes, It’s Starting to Deflate A Bit
  • MSPmentorI think that another issue that is perhaps slowing the move to cloud (or atleast the valuations) is that now many companies aren’t just jumping intothe cloud computing arena, but are being a bit more objective about it.They are spending the time, …(more)

  • Real World Windows Azure: Interview with MetraTech CEO Scott …
  • By Windows Azure Team
    Swartz: I started MetraTech in 1998 and Metanga is our newSoftware-as-a-Service (SaaS) offering. Metanga is a multi-tenant SaaSbilling solution designed to help ISVs monetize today’s customer andpartner relationships as they move to a SaaS model. … Additionally, theWindows Azure platform offers incredible technology such as Windows AzureAppFabric caching and Windows Azure Storage that enables us to build a farbetter service for our clients. …(more)

  • Development As A Service Platform Cloud9 Raises $5.5M From Accel And
  • Atlassian …TechCrunchCloud9 IDE, a commercial development as a service (DaaS) platform, hasraised $5.5 million in Series A funding from Accel Partners and productdevelopment software company Atlassian Software. Cloud9 IDE, which spawnedfrom Ajax.org, is aiming to be the …(more)

  • Agiliance Wins Stevie(R) Award in 9th Annual American Business Awards(SM)
  • MarketWatch (press release)Winning the Stevie Award in the Best New Product or Service of the Year forComputer Software and Software-as-a-Service category illustrates theground-breaking character of Agiliance Continuous Compliance Service(TM)(CCS) for PCI. …(more)

  • Atmio Launches New Mobile Landing Page Tools
  • San Francisco Chronicle (press release)Atmio’s easy-to-use software (SaaS - Software as a Service) enables B2B andB2C marketers, as well as marketing service agencies, to quickly and easilycreate dynamic mobile landing pages. Marketers can then deliver thesecustom, mobile communications …(more)

  • The Most Game Changing HR Event in Europe - Ever!
  • PR Newswire (press release)Today we are witnessing an evolution of simpler, more affordable, better,faster, on demand systems and the prospect of much more; not just theexcitement around SaaS, Software as a Service, but applying the concept tothe “employability doctrine”, …(more)

  • Atlantic City Hotel Developer Selects UltiPro(R) to Handle HR, Payroll,
  • and …MarketWatch (press release)To proactively manage the situation, and rapidly recruit and onboard itsanticipated new workforce, company leadership decided to deploy a SaaS HCMtechnology platform with end-to-end HR, payroll, and talent managementfunctionality that would automate …(more)

  • Advenware Launches eCommerce SaaS with Online Tech’s PCI Compliant Managed
  • CloudBusiness Wire (press release)(BUSINESS WIRE)–Advenware, an e-commerce website developer, has chosen tohost their Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution on Online Tech’s fullymanaged cloud. The managed cloud hosting service passed PCI DSS Level 3penetration testing to meet PCI …(more)

  • Innovative Cloud Cost and Capacity Management SaaS Offering, From uptime …
  • Marketwire (press release)… and availability software for midmarket and enterprise organizations,today released its newest product, uptimeCloud, offering the firstreal-time, integrated cloud cost monitoring and cloud capacity managementsoftware as a service (SaaS) tool. …(more)

  • Navajo Systems Wins Best Security Solution at Cloud Computing World Series
  • AwardsPR Newswire (press release)Navajo Systems has won the Best Security Solution Award at the 2011 CloudComputing World Series Awards for its cloud security product, VirtualPrivate SaaS (VPS). VPS allows enterprises to adopt public and privatecloud computing applications while …(more)

  • iland Named One of the Best Places to Work by the Houston Business Journal
  • for …DigitalJournal.com (press release)The company offers secure hosted environments for virtual servers anddesktops, cloud-based disaster recovery, hybrid cloud using VMware vCloudConnector, and test and development clouds leveraging iland vCloudservices. iland has recently launched …(more)

  • NTT America Demos Utility-based Computing Solution
  • TMC NetThe company said that it’s one of the first companies to introduce a globalprivate cloud hosting solution based on VMware vCloud Director, whichprovides customers with additional levels of flexibility to meet computingcapacity needs on demand. …(more)

  • Vitrue Adds Veteran Software (SaaS) Executive Catherine Chandler as CFO
  • Marketwire (press release)Chandler brings a wealth of international financial expertise and knowledgeto Vitrue, notably a strong background with SaaS-based businesses, alongwith merger and acquisition experience, and she will play an integral partin continuing to grow the …(more)

  • ECS Refining Acquires ServoTerra, Expands IT Asset Disposition Services
  • San Francisco Chronicle (press release)ECS Refining, a recycling and end-of-life services company that specializesin electronics and industrial equipment, has acquired ServoTerra, a companywith a SaaS (software-as-a-service) platform that provides abusiness-to-business e-commerce …(more)

  • YouTube - Ubuntu UDS O Budpaest - Manage Openstack Cloud Book
  • Ubuntu UDS O Budpaest community track - Manage Openstack Cloud Book.(more)

  • New index to boost cloud readiness
  • ZDNet AsiaBy Tyler Thia, ZDNet Asia on June 21, 2011 (2 hours ago) Attributes aimed
    at helping governments grasp cloud computing issues and better formulatepolicies to spur business adoption of the technology, says Asian cloudalliance. …(more)

  • Stay Safe in the Cloud
  • Windows IT ProCloud computing is highly appealing to today’s organizations, not onlybecause of its projected cost savings but also because of keycharacteristics such as the cloud’s elasticity, scalability, andflexibility. However, cloud computing also brings new …(more)

  • Avnet Technology Solutions Introduces New Cloud Sales and Technical Training
  • MarketWatch (press release)This training is designed to help partners gain the skills needed to enterthe cloud computing market quickly, implement cloud-based solutions andprofitably grow their cloud business. The two-day session will be led byAvnet’s solutions architects and …(more)

  • Denovo Expands Cloud Services with Nimsoft
  • PR Newswire (press release)CAMPBELL, Calif., June 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Nimsoft today announcedthat Denovo Ventures, LLC (Denovo) will be deploying Nimsoft UnifiedManager as part of its Enterprise Hosting and Cloud Computing Servicesoffering to enable better efficiencies …(more)

  • IceWEB, Inc. (OTCBB: IWEB) Pushing Cloud Computing Storage Solutions
  • while …OTCEquity.comUnquestionably cloud computing services are at a premium and companies whoare capable of successfully delivering proven products to the market shouldbenefit from this trend. In mid-May IWEB announced the expansion of itsstorage line, …(more)

  • SunGard Availability Services to Highlight the Transformative Benefits
  • of …PR Newswire (press release)WAYNE, Pa., June 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Most enterprises were not builton applications and systems designed to take advantage of the Webtechnologies that are driving cloud computing’s rapid adoption. As aConference Underwriter at Cloud Leadership …(more)

  • Rollbase Launches Automated Force.com Migration Tool
  • San Francisco Chronicle (press release)Rollbase, Inc., an innovator in cloud application and platform as a service(PaaS) technology allowing the rapid design, development and deployment ofon-demand business applications, today announced the launch of its newautomated Force.com migration …(more)

  • Longjump Announces Javelin and Relay
  • Destination CRMLongjump is the first platform-as-a-service provider to offer a social andmobile integrated platform, enabling business to take advantage of cloud,social networking, and mobile technologies. “With Longjump, users canfollow business data like they …(more)

  • Apple’s SaaS: Software as a Soul
  • By MG Siegler
    Over the weekend, The New York Times ran a piece entitled Lessons inLongevity, From IBM. In it, author Steve Lohr looks back at the past 100years of IBM and points out the keys to their longevity: shifting andadapting to new markets …(more)

  • Birst Names Wynn White Vice President of Marketing
  • Marketwire (press release)”Much like other, earlier SaaS-based applications, Birst is now shaking upthe business intelligence market by delivering end-to-end capabilities thatprovide accurate and quick insight into an organization’s disparate data –something that just …(more)

  • CloudBees Extends Java PaaS with App Store Style Partner Services
  • CMSWireBy Josette Rigsby (@techielicous) | Jun 21, 2011 Java platform-as-a-service
    (PaaS) CloudBees (news, site) is trying to position itself as a holisticsolution for cloud-based Java application development and deployment. Todaythe company announced its …(more)

  • Abiquo Takes Best Cloud Management Honors from Cloud Computing World Series
  • AwardsMarketWatch (press release)REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Jun 21, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Abiquo, the leadingEnterprise Cloud Management software provider, today announced that it wonthe Cloud Computing World Series award for Best Cloud Management Solution.Abiquo took the top honor in …(more)

  • Avnet Launches Sales, Technical Cloud Training For VARs
  • CRNBy Scott Campbell, CRN Avnet Technology Solutions has developed a new
    educational curriculum around cloud-computing for solution providers. Thetwo-day training session doesn’t focus on specific vendors but more onunderstanding the concept of cloud …(more)

  • Tilera Takes On Intel, AMD in Cloud Servers
  • eWeekTilera is unveiling its Tile-Gx 3000 family of chips aimed at the cloudcomputing server space, which has been dominated by Intel and AMD. Tilerais challenging Intel and Advanced Micro Devices in the increasinglycompetitive market for cloud-based …(more)

  • Public cloud spending to reach $73B in 2015, says IDC
  • FierceCIOBeyond the hype, cloud computing does look positioned to truly reshape ITin the years ahead. As reported on eWeek, a new IDC report is projectingthat the rise of cloud computing will translate to some $72.9 billion ofspending on public IT cloud …(more)

  • Rackspace Hosting Vice President Named to Everything Channel’s …
  • Business WireRackspace Hosting is the service leader in cloud computing, and the founderof OpenStack, an open source cloud platform. The San Antonio-based company…(more)

  • ActiveState Expands Perl Platform-as-a-Service Cloud Tech …
  • The Phenora platform will complement ActiveState’s Stackato Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) effort which was announced in May. …(more)

  • Cloud Host mindSHIFT Launches SMB-Focused Cloud Computing Services
  • Web Host Industry ReviewBy Justin Lee, June 21, 2011 (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Cloud hosting
    provider mindSHIFT Technologies (wwwm.mindshift.com) announced on Tuesdayit has launched the cloudSHIFT Computing services, which provides SMBs withaccess to the benefits of an …(more)

  • Rackspace Hosting Vice President Named to Everything Channel’s List of
  • 100 …MarketWatch (press release)SAN ANTONIO, Jun 21, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Rackspace Hosting, the serviceleader in cloud computing, today announced that Christopher Rajiah, itsvice president of North America channel sales has been recognized byEverything Channel as a part of …(more)

  • Wireless Management Delivered as a Service
  • TMC NetAs a result, the benefits of the platform are expected to be measurable injust weeks. WEMaaS is also designed to be an easy approach to wirelessmanagement. All of your usage data will reside in the cloud where it iscomplemented by an on-demand …(more)