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Daily Cloud Feed – Aug 31, 2011

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Daily Log News Feed – Aug 31, 2011

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Daily ITIL News Feed – Aug 31, 2011

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Daily Cloud Feed – Aug 30, 2011

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  • OpenStack: Open Source Cloud Computing Infrastructure as a …

    • I’ve worked for MySQL and JBoss as a consultant and understand how opensource works. After MySQL and JBoss were acquired, I stayed away from theopen …(more)

  • OpenStack: Is OpenStack an “Open Source” project or an “Open …

    • In a large respect, its both. It is definifely open source, with all thecode publically available, and open development process, and opengovernance of the project as …(more)

  • Cloud Computing: CiRBA Introduces Visualization and Analytics …

    • Established in 2009, CloudTweaks.com is one of the fastest growing cloudcomputing media sites on the Web. With a team of content creators fromaround the globe, including CTOs, CEOs, cloud bloggers, engineers andtechnology …(more)

  • Microsoft wants to move cloud computing to the current decade …

    • By Mark Kaelin
    In a marketing video Microsoft compares virtualization-only solutions toleisure suits, lounge lizards, and vans.(more)

  • Cloud Services and Cloud Computing Stocks Finally Rally …

    • By Matthew Weinberger
    In the Talkin’ Cloud Stock Index, all 20 cloud services companies and cloudcomputing companies saw shares rise the week ending August 26, 2011.(more)

  • 15 Min on Multitenancy | Nati Shalom on bliptv

    • … on Multiteancy in SaaS and PaaS application and GigaSpaces approach tomultitenancy. … question on what should be the right approach tomulti-tenancy.(more)

  • Dell to team with VMware to offer cloud computing services

    • Austin American-StatesmanBy Kirk Ladendorf Dell Inc. said Monday that it will team with VMware to
    offer cloud computing services based on VMware’s technology. The alliancewith VMware follows the unveiling this spring of Dell’s cloud strategy,which aims to create a global …(more)

  • HPC Startup Backs into Cloud

    • HPCwireThe founders of Black Sky, which include Scott Anderson, a former seniorsoftware engineer from PayPal, Colonno, and a third cofounder who had alsobeen with SpaceX, found that the existing cloud computing solutionsavailable from the likes of Amazon …(more)

  • vCloud Express Gets Monitoring Capabilities

    • Virtualization ReviewBy Michael Domingo VirtaCore Systems announced that vCloud Express users
    will be able to get detailed information that can help with improvingperformance, security and compliance of public cloud services. The companythrough a release published last …(more)

  • VMware vCloud Architecture Toolkit Cloud Computing Reference …

    • Download the free VMware vCloud Architecture Toolkit: Requirements for acloud, Service Definition for a Public Cloud, Service Definition for aPrivate …(more)

  • AMD Delivers Cloud Computing Expertise at VMworld 2011

    • MarketWatch (press release)AMD CIO Mike Wolfe will speak at the Wyse CIO Summit at the CosmopolitanHotel on September 1 at 11 am as part of a panel discussion with CIOsaddressing topics of cloud computing, virtualization and more. — TimMueting of AMD and Greg Otto and Keith …(more)

  • Infochimps Releases Unified Geo Data In One API

    • San Francisco Chronicle (press release)Infochimps, the leading data-as-a-service provider, today announced theavailability of the Infochimps Geo API (geo-spatial application programminginterface). The Geo API enables developers to incorporate geographic datasources and features into …(more)

  • New VMware vCloud(R) Offerings Accelerate Journey to the Enterprise Hybrid

    • CloudReview seeker (press release)VMware and Partners Deliver Global Cloud; vCloud Portal and vCloudConnector(TM) 1.5 Simplify Access and Management; VMware vCenter SiteRecovery Manager(TM) 5 to Power Disaster Recovery to the Cloud Services Bymarketwire LAS VEGAS, NV — (Marketwire) …(more)

  • BMC Communities: CMDB Multitenancy setting Dynamic

    • Multitenancy can be achived in CMDB without ITSM installed as mentioned in.176788_AtriumCore7.6.04_ProductCatalogDMLGuide. But the process …(more)

  • Buyers increase SaaS contract scrutiny as deal sizes grow

    • ComputerworldUK (blog)The growing realisation for SaaS buyers is that if they overlook thedetails of their SaaS contracts, chances are they’ll pay for it later.Forrester analysed the thousands of inquiries we receive every quarter tounderstand the hot button topics in …(more)

  • Actuate and CoreMatrix to Develop Rich Visualizations for Salesforce.com

    • CustomersMarketWatch (press release)”We are excited to be working with CoreMatrix as they are on the leadingedge of cloud computing consulting and implementation,” said Nobby Akiha,senior vice president, Marketing, Actuate. “With more than 1200Salesforce.com implementations, …(more)

  • Desktop Virtualization and Cloud Client Computing Deployments Accelerate as

    • PC …MarketWatch (press release)”Desktop and data center virtualization have provided tremendouslysuccessful framework upon which cloud computing is rapidly growing. We arepleased to continue our collaboration with VMware and key echo systempartners to accelerate the growth of …(more)

  • Cloud Cruiser Announces General Availability of its Enterprise Suite of

    • Cost …MarketWatch (press release)30, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Cloud Cruiser, the leader in cloud costmanagement solutions, today announced the general availability (GA) of theCloud Cruiser cloud cost management solution for private, hybrid and publiccloud computing …(more)

  • VMware launches new platform for enterprise database as a service

    • Computer Business ReviewThe company also said that it is investing in a complete cloud applicationplatform, including innovative developer frameworks, application and dataservices and new cloud based Platform as a Service (PaaS) delivery models….(more)

  • Cisco to Provide Hosted Collaboration Solution for NTT Communications

    • Cloud …MarketWatch (press release)This as-a-service offering is well suited for customers who aren’t able ordon’t want to deploy or manage these technologies themselves. Buyingapplications this way helps customers deploy communications andcollaboration services more quickly, …(more)

  • Augme Technologies Completes Acquisition of Assets of Mobile Marketing

    • and …MarketWatch (press release)Augme’s AD LIFE(TM) mobile marketing technology platform allows marketers,brands, and agencies the ability to plan, create, test, deploy, and trackmobile marketing programs. Through the use of consumer response tags (CRTs)such as 2D codes, …(more)

  • Lavante Names Vinay Ambekar Senior Vice President of Engineering

    • MarketWatch (press release)With over 25 years of experience in building software development teams forcompanies including Oracle, Conformia Software and i2 Technologies, Amekarwill drive the engineering and development strategy for the award winninginnovator of SaaS-based …(more)

  • Aryaka and OpSource Partner to Deliver Cloud-Based WAN Optimization for …

    • MarketWatch (press release)Headquartered in Santa Clara, with operations in California, Virginia, theUK, Ireland, and India, more than 600 enterprises, service providers andSoftware-as-a-Service ISVs rely on OpSource’s expertise, experience andcloud automation technology to …(more)

  • Vordel Enables Single Sign on across Hybrid Clouds Managed by VMware

    • vCloud(R …MarketWatch (press release)Vordel Gateway, applies a layer of identity management across the hybridcloud infrastructure managed by the VMware vCloud(R) Director. Asorganizations increasingly link private clouds to external clouds fromdifferent providers they need to persist …(more)

  • VMware’s Next Act: Operations Expert

    • InformationWeekClear signs of it show in the scope and reach of VMware’s product suite,including vSphere 5 for setting up the virtualized environment; vCloudDirector for provisioning the private cloud; vCloud Data Center Manager forprovisioning the public cloud; …(more)

  • Red Hat goes for OpenStack’s community jugular

    • ITworld.comBy Brian Proffitt Add a new comment P>Red Hat has chosen to announce its
    new cloud management software Aeolus with a fresh spin of being morecommunity-oriented than Aeolus’ competitor, OpenStack. I find that kind offunny because in the olden days, …(more)

  • ANX and OpSource Partner to Deliver Thorough Unified Threat Management

    • to …MarketWatch (press release)OpSource clients can deploy cloud-based solutions with ANX Secure CloudAccess, a managed service for user-to-cloud connections that completelysecures all endpoints, eliminating access security concerns oftenassociated with cloud computing. …(more)

  • Wyse Solidifies Its Leadership in Mobile Cloud App Market, Capitalizing

    • on …MarketWatch (press release)”Enterprise mobility is exploding and the demand for mobile devicemanagement and mobile cloud computing is following quickly behind. The Wyseteam has a great track record with enterprise customers and we are pleasedto be working with them. …(more)

  • Layered Tech Expands Partnership with Ontario Systems as Demand for

    • SaaS-based …MarketWatch (press release)”We’ve been in the accounts receivable management business for more than 30years, so when we started looking for a partner to help us provide a secureSaaS offering, trust was a big part of our decision,” said Ontario Systems’CEO Tony Reisz. …(more)

  • Seth Wiesfeld Joins AdRevolution as Vice President

    • MarketWatch (press release)Weisfeld will lead AdRevolution’s expansion in the software as a service(SaaS) business efforts. “We are very pleased to have Seth back on ourexecutive team,” said Andrew Westmoreland, CEO and co-founder ofAdRevolution. “Seth has an impressive track …(more)

  • Streaming Enabled iCloud to Triumph Amazon, Google Music Locker

    • International Business TimesNot only will iCloud give Apple a strong head-start into the cloudcomputing industry, it will certainly make it tough for Google’s Music Betaand Amazon’s Cloud Player to confront. The music service in iTunes scansand compares the music library in …(more)

  • VMware Horizon Mobile: Work Phone, Inside Your Phone

    • InformationWeekThis “mobile virtual platform,” as he described it, will contain all thework-related apps an employee would use in the course of his job, such asMicrosoft Exchange, Calendar, SharePoint, or corporatesoftware-as-a-service apps, such as for customer …(more)

  • Centrix Software receives $10 million investment to support product …

    • MarketWatch (press release)… Universal — is a unified end-user computing platform that allowsorganizations to link all the applications and services that users requireinto one workspace environment from different platforms and serviceproviders, and deliver IT-as-a-Service. …(more)

  • VMware’s Vision: Connected Global Clouds

    • Data Center KnowledgeA screen shot of the VMware vCloud Service Provider Locator on the vCloudweb site. To open VMworld 2011 in Las Vegas VMware launched several newvCloud offerings and a new extension of its Cloud Application Platformstrategy, vFabric Data Director. …(more)

  • Globus Online to Provide Software-as-a-Service for NSF’s XSEDE Project

    • Newswise (press release)Globus Online is a set of hosted (software as a service: SaaS) componentsdesigned to simplify the use of cyberinfrastructure by providing integratedaccess to computing and data resources. The service is supported by fundingfrom the Department of …(more)

  • Dell Offers Hosted Apps for SMBs

    • PCWorldBy James Niccolai, IDG News Just one day after Dell announced its first
    infrastructure-as-a-service offering, the company is jumping deeper intothe cloud. Dell will offer a family of hosted software applications forsmall and midsized businesses, …(more)

  • CloudBees Introduces Beta of DEV@cloud Private Edition

    • MarketWatch (press release)LAS VEGAS, NV, Aug 30, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — VMWORLD –CloudBees, Inc., the Java Platform as a Service (PaaS) innovation leader,today announced the private beta of DEV@cloud Private Edition, whichextends the company’s cloud service to help …(more)

  • VMware vCloud Enables New Global Cloud – Datamation

    • VMware vCloud program lets enterprises acquire, provision, manage and movebetween multiple service providers.(more)

  • New VMware vCloud(R) Offerings Accelerate Journey to the …

    • New VMware vCloud(R) Offerings Accelerate Journey to the Enterprise HybridCloud.(more)

  • Operating VMware vCloud

    • 3.1 vCloud Center of Excellence … 3.2 Role of vCloud Center of Excellencein Standardization …. vCloud Operations Framework Mapped to ServiceLayers …(more)

  • FIZ Karlsruhe: KnowEsis Software as a Service (SaaS)

    • KnowEsis Software as a Service (SaaS). Installing and maintaining aneScience infrastructure like eSciDoc Infrastructure or a second-generationinstitutional …(more)

  • Citrix fully opens up its newly-acquired CloudStack platform

    • Cloud ProBy opening these parts, the platform is put on a par with OpenStack’s
    environment and eases the task of bringing the competing environments alittle more into line, according to Hinkle. Citrix has said it is committedto converging features from …(more)

  • New Relic Adds App Performance Service for Heroku Java Users

    • PCWorldBy Nancy Gohring, IDG News New Relic is taking its Web application
    performance service to Java apps running on Heroku’s platform. Customersusing Heroku’s platform-as-a-service to run Ruby apps can already use NewRelic’s service to monitor real-time …(more)

  • Research and Markets: Cloud Computing Market in India 2011

    • Business Wire (press release)The Cloud Computing Market includes Software-as-a-Service (SaaS),Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS). Themarket was estimated at INR 18.2 bn in 2010 and is expected to grow at aCAGR of 54.3% to reach INR 159.1 bn by …(more)

  • VMworld Roundup: F5, Fusion-io, Radware, Virtensys

    • Data Center KnowledgeRadware (RDWR) announced a powerful, new solution that allows VMware vCloudDirector users to simplify provisioning of virtual applications to includevirtual ADC resources. The joint solution enhances Radware’s vDirectplug-in which interoperates with …(more)

  • VMworld 2011 Roundup: Dell, NetApp, EMC

    • Data Center KnowledgeBuilding on announcements from VMware and the energy of opening day at theVMworld 2011 conference in Las Vegas many vendors had product announcementsabout vCloud, solutions and thin clients. Dell’s vCloud Datacenter. Delland VMware (VMW) jointly …(more)

  • IT Leaders Increasingly Embrace SaaS ERP Software

    • TMC NetNow, with the proliferation of cloud computing and SaaS (News – Alert)applications, IT leaders are increasingly turning to ERP software deliveredthrough hosted platforms. This recent CIO report focused on the shifttaking place in the IT space as …(more)

  • Self Directed IRA Services Inc. Enhances its Trust and Custody

    • Capabilities …MarketWatch (press release)Innovest Systems’ flagship product, InnoTrust, is a secure, integrated,real-time trust and wealth management technology platform provided in ahighly flexible and scalable Software as a Service (SaaS) model. Thisbrowser-based open architecture system …(more)

  • Dell Snubs Microsoft

    • The Next Web[Dell] said clouds based on Microsoft Windows Azure and the open-sourceOpenStack platforms will come in the next several months. The VMware-basedcloud came first because of VMware’s large footprint potential businesscustomers. …(more)

  • Dell expands cloud solutions to cover SMBs with Salesforce

    • ZDNet (blog)By Rachel King | August 30, 2011, 11:03am PDT Summary: Dell keeps rolling
    out cloud computing solution announcements. This time, Dell is going afterthe small business sector with some help from Salesforce. Yesterday, Dellintroduced its first public …(more)

  • SaaS Integration Woes Over? No…Just Beginning

    • ebizQ (blog)By Hollis Tibbetts on August 30, 2011 4:37 PM 0 0 Vote 0 Votes On the heals
    of last weeks postings concerning the rapid growth of SaaS, Cloud andSocial Media data, and the corresponding growth in the need to integratesuch data sources, as of today, …(more)

Daily Log News Feed – Aug 30, 2011

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

Daily ITIL News Feed – Aug 30, 2011

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