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By Mike Butcher
Brand Regard, a software as a service startup which manages brand assetsfor agencies too dub to do it themselves, seems to be …(more)

Re: [armd] Multi-Tenancy without changes … I was thinking ofmulti-tenancy and the way to achieve > 4094 without any changes in anylayer by just using …(more)

San Antonio ExpressThere is so much buzz these days about cloud computing. You hear iteverywhere, so maybe by now you are thinking that you might need to inquireabout it. The first thing to know is that the cloud isn’t really all thatnew. …(more)

MarketWatch (press release)SCYNEXIS’ teams are tailored to be especially effective in moving customerprojects from concept to clinic, utilizing powerful proprietarytechnologies such as the HEOS(R) SaaS Software Platform for comprehensivedrug discovery information management …(more)

Applications …MarketWatch (press release)Hold-Free’s fully hosted Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) for enterprisesincludes modules for Sales, Service, Social Networking, and Security.Hold-Free improves customer satisfaction and delivers a tangible Return onInvestment (ROI) for banks, airlines, …(more)

InformationWeek IndiaAs a SaaS provider eliminates the need for specialized hardware,administration and compute power for customers - the SaaS provider isbasically offering an “Internet Grade” application, something orders ofmagnitude more complex when compared to the …(more)

MarketWatch (press release)As key solutions in SafeNet’s cloud security portfolio, both of SafeNet’sauthentication management platforms, SafeNet Authentication Manager (SAM)and SafeWord 2008, now enable customers to seamless extend enterpriseidentities to SaaS-based …(more)

BusinessCloud9Software as a Service will decline from its currently dominant 87% of themarket to 62% as IaaS and PaaS grow more prevalent, but there’s plenty oflife in SaaS yet. Research firms Ovum and Gartner have come out with twosets of research that at first …(more)

At least 67 percent of enterprises are already implementingInfrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) models.F5 Networks, Inc., the global leader in Application Delivery Networking,today announced the results of …(more)

System …MarketWatch (press release)For more information on the OS33 MSP Software platform with Cloud Drive,please visit http://www.os33.com/whats-new/ and the OS33 Blog athttp://blog.os33.com . Interested parties can also sign up for ano-obligation demonstration of OS33 at …(more)

Management …MarketWatch (press release)LAS VEGAS, Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — PowerCloud(TM) Systems,the leading software platform provider for enabling Networking as a Service(NaaS), today announces the immediate availability of CloudCommand(TM)OPEN, its aftermarket cloud …(more)

Private Equity Hub (press release)Pevara is based on eFront’s proven technology and is available on aSoftware as a Service (SaaS) model. Subscribers benefit from access toPevara’s extensive analytics tools as well as standard and easilycustomizable reports, backed up by Pevara’s …(more)

MultiTenancy is supported by the the Virtual Private Database feature of… in the table which should enough to implement multi tenancy on thedatabase …(more)

MarketWatch (press release)India SMBs are estimated to have spent $23 million on SaaS-based BIsolutions in the past twelve months. India SMBs, which started by gatheringbasic information in simple Excel tables or pivots, are now moving into thenext wave of sophisticated …(more)

MarketWatch (press release)At the event, Callidus will showcase its next generation Sales Selectorplatform, a SaaS-based solution that delivers a unique combination ofonline video interviewing, assessment testing, and team benchmarkingdesigned to enable sales managers to …(more)

Sales …MarketWatch (press release)He led the global hospitality team where he introduced Infor’s first SaaSbased property management solution. Prior to Infor-SoftBrands, Mr. Flynnspent over 20 years at NCR Corporation holding various leadership positionsincluding marketing, …(more)

Reshape …MarketWatch (press release)Transformational investments in areas such as cloud computing,consolidation and mobility are gaining traction to enable the government tooperate more efficiently and reduce costs. Deltek expects this to fosternear-term gains in the IT hardware and …(more)

ihotdesk - IT NewsOne of the key benefits of using cloud computing services is that it meansa company’s in-house IT department does not need to manage its own servers,an expert has claimed. Phil Wainewright, UK vice-chairman for EuroCloud,has highlighted the major …(more)

MarketWatch (press release)The strong economic model and superior productivity of cloud computingbusiness solutions make them an ideal choice for companies looking to gainground in a challenging marketplace. Host Jim McGeever, COO of NetSuite,will be joined by Paul Daugherty, …(more)

SpendingMarketWatch (press release)A new survey of Texas voters shows strong agreement on the need to cutgovernment spending at the state and local levels by leveraging newtechnologies, including Cloud computing, to reduce overhead. The survey,released today by Bluetext, found strong …(more)

FormationMarketWatch (press release)”Over the last year, Astadia has continued to deliver complex,highly-visible Cloud computing projects,” said Steven Horwitz, Chairman andChief Executive Officer at Astadia. “Demand for system integrators capableof managing global roll-outs of Cloud …(more)

Solution …MarketWatch (press release)This Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) technology, built on the Varolii Interactplatform, provides real-time insights for financial services organizationson customer interactions, empowering companies to make better decisionsfaster with a clear view of …(more)

MarketWatch (press release)Weejot, a breakthrough new service, is delivered through a cloud basedsoftware as a service (SaaS) network. It provides organizations andmarketers with the tools to deploy and manage mobile web applications basedon apps and icons that can be …(more)

Web …MarketWatch (press release)”Thanks to the power of our security as a service platform, we are able todeliver such a valuable service to the community as a free service.” Usingan innovative security as a service platform, QualysGuard automates thelifecycle of security auditing …(more)

eWeekIT-as-a-Service delivery specialist OS33 announced the Cloud Drive, atechnology that creates a unified file system by bringing together storagefrom different private and public cloud technologies. OS33’s Webtop withCloud Drive technology is designed …(more)

MarketWatch (press release)… to maintain and configure hardware preferences, or as an outsourcedmodel, providing significant capital cost savings at VSoft’s data center,VServe, using one of two models ASP (application service provider) or SaaS(software as a service). …(more)

PCWorldFiberlink’s MaaS360, which stands for “mobile as a service,” is acloud-based system designed to help enterprise IT departments manage bothcompany-issued and employee-owned devices. Among other things, MaaS360 canmaintain catalogs of native mobile …(more)

eWeekIn particular, I found lacking the documentation for 11.10’s key newfeatures, such as for deploying OpenStack private clouds. For now, mostUbuntu private-cloud documentation refers to the now-deprecated UbuntuEnterprise Cloud feature based on …(more)

Dell …MarketWatch (press release)FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct 11, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — After deploying theirnew cloud computing solutions to customers worldwide, Enterhost, a webhosting solutions and Microsoft(R) Windows(R) application specialistfounded in 2000, became the subject of …(more)

ITBusiness.caA source close to IBM Canada (NYSE: IBM) has confirmed that Big blue hasentered into a definitive agreement to acquire Platform Computing, aprivately-held Toronto company that will help IBM’s cloud computingstrategy. While financial terms of this …(more)

Chapter 7: Secure Multi-Tenancy for Private, Public, and Hybrid Clouds -Case Study: Secure Multi-Tenancy in a Private Cloud - Preventing GoodPeople from …(more)

MarketWatch (press release)ActiveState joins OpenStack(TM) founding member, Rackspace(R) Hosting, andover 100 other companies to foster the adoption of OpenStack as theindustry standard open source cloud operating system. “OpenStack’s move toa more collaborative governance …(more)

ZDNetBy Mary Jo Foley | October 11, 2011, 9:08am PDT Summary: Microsoft and
Oracle are on opposite sides when it comes to the importance ofmultitenancy support …(more)

with …MarketWatch (press release)Leading the way is Alarm.com, which has signed partnerships with over 2500security dealers eager to deploy its platform in homes throughout NorthAmerica. Its partnership with Vivint (formerly known as APX Alarm) inparticular is reaping bountiful …(more)

MarketWatch (press release)Cegedim supplies services, technological tools, specialized software, dataflow management services and databases. Its offerings are targeted notablyat healthcare industries, life sciences companies, healthcare professionalsand insurance companies. …(more)

ManagementMarketWatch (press release)Fiberlink is the recognized leader in software-as-a-service (SaaS)solutions for secure enterprise mobile device and application management.Its cloud-based MaaS360 platform provides IT organizations with mobilityintelligence and control over mobile …(more)

Instant …MarketWatch (press release)In its continued effort to evolve its systems and services, Zedi initiallyconsidered developing its own BI solution, but quickly concluded that athird-party SaaS solution would be more affordable, easier to implement andmaintain, and require fewer …(more)

Ars TechnicaPlatform Computing also brings along technology that will help round outIBM’s cloud computing offerings. Platform Computing’s software managespower usage, message-passing between distributed systems, and computeworkloads across clusters, grids, …(more)

NBC Bay Area (blog)Here’s our forecast for the future of cloud computing. The general thrustof cloud computing is a dream that’s a while in the making. I can remembermy first out-of-state business trip in the mid 1990s. I marveled at how Icould log in to my company’s …(more)

Seeking AlphaBut with cloud computing, companies can outsource their computing needs toan outside entity offering computing resources via the cloud. This way thecompany can focus on the company’s core elements instead of having to spendtime, resources and money …(more)

Virtualization Review (blog)Piston Cloud Computing, a brand-new company founded in part by JoshuaMcKenty, who served as chief technical architect for Nebula at NASA, isdesigned to help IT adopt the OpenStack cloud operating system. Nebula is aNASA-backed Infrastructure as a …(more)

The Next WebIt actually means what you think it does; multitenancy, in this case, meansthat multiple users of a cloud have their data stored in a shared location….(more)

to …MarketWatch (press release)On a regional basis, North America and Western Europe represent thegreatest near-term SMB spending opportunity for mobile SaaS. SMBs in NorthAmerica spend twice as much on Mobile SaaS as those in Western Europe.Smartphones and wireless devices form …(more)

SYS-CON Media (press release)Cloud storage and content-sharing start-up Box.net, which reportedly turneddown a $600 million takeover offer from Citrix, confirmed Tuesday that it’sgotten the anticipated second half of a D round that amounts to $81million. That means the company, …(more)

CenterBeamInfoWorld recently released a special report on cloud computing securitycalled Cloud Computing Deep Dive: A New Security Mode for a New Era, whichsaid businesses should be prepared to stay safe in the cloud. “Normally,when an employee leaves a …(more)

Software as a Service (SaaS) Providers Dominate Home Automation Market with1.3 … “European platform vendors such as There Corporation, AlertMe, and…(more)

Software as a Service (SaaS) looks to be changing from a flavour of the …for delivering the software maintaining the platform and managing upgradesThis …(more)

Stuff.co.nzThe New Zealand-based Software as a Service (SAAS) company launched a yearlater after $1 million of investment. Projectmanager.com is alreadyprofitable, enjoyed 400 per cent revenue growth in the last year, and nownumbers Telecom, Nasa, …(more)

Fresh Business ThinkingBy Maximilian Clarke Although cloud computing can provide significant
benefits, it should not be viewed as a ‘one size fits all’ solution forsmall-to-medium sized enterprises, warn Northdoor, an IT consultancy andsolutions provider. …(more)

Retail Solutions Online (press release)This is all possible through our platform with Savtira,” said Cloud BananaCFO, Matt Middleton. Savtira is a developing software-as-a-service CloudCommerce solutions company, using mass data centers around the globe topower the cloud for storage and …(more)

Hot HardwareAt the Open Stack conference in Boston this week, Jane Silber, CEO ofCanonical (which makes Ubuntu), gave a keynote wherein she teased detailsof the upcoming distro, which is due to launch this week–Thursday, October13th, to be exact. …(more)

I was thinking of multi-tenancy and the way to achieve > 4094 without anychanges in any layer by just using VLAN’s. This is achieved as we alreadyhave a …(more)

CRM …openPR (press release)(openPR) - Chicago, IL - Intelestream, Inc., a leading provider in CRMconsulting and CRM software as a service, today announced the company hasimplemented a centralized online CRM solution for FirstService Residential,North America’s largest …(more)

Should …San Francisco Chronicle (press release)The Art of Service has expanded its cloud computing pathway to make it themost comprehensive in the industry. This cloud computing training programhelps IT professionals manage the growth of cloud-based enterprise emailplatforms. …(more)

The GuardianCloud computing allows the procurement of IT services from both internaland external suppliers to be optimised because the services are deliveredremotely in a standard way. The cloud is not a single model, but covers awide spectrum from applications …(more)

The ON24 platform is a SaaS cloud offering with fully integrated,enterprise-wide solutions. Applications may range from partner expos touser conferences to …(more)

MetricsMarketWatch (press release)MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, Oct 10, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Totango,provider of a real-time customer engagement platform forSoftware-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications, today announced the release ofSaaS Executive Dashboard, the simplest way to plan …(more)

ComputerworldBy Joab Jackson Computerworld - OpenStack developers have updated the
project’s open-source cloud software with a new graphical interface and aunified authentication-management system. One goal behind the update is to”make OpenStack easier to use and …(more)

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA–(Marketwire - Oct 10, 2011) - Totango, provider of areal-time customer engagement platform for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)applications …(more)

Hostway… could assist in getting companies up and running quickly, as well asputting any security measures in place to ensure data is protected anddisaster recovery plans are established. Cloud computing ‘ removestechnology headaches for businesses ‘(more)

ComputerworldBy John Dix Network World - The OpenStack collaborative industry effort to
build an open source cloud platform is to be applauded for the remarkablegains it has achieved in a short amount of time. Founded by RackspaceHosting and NASA in July last …(more)

Rates …MarketWatch (press release)SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 10, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — According to ServicePerformance Insight’s 2011 Global PS Pricing Report, “SaaS consulting ratesnow surpass enterprise software realized rates by a wide margin. Built onstrong demand for cloud …(more)

MarketWatch (press release)Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc. will implement the following SaaSmodules: TrueComp(R) Manager, Quota Management, and Reporting & Analytics.Callidus Software’s Monaco SPM suite is part of the Callidus Cloud.Callidus’ Cloud is a comprehensive SaaS …(more)

By Next American City
Cloud computing - which shifts data and software from desktop computers tothe internet - has a relatively low cost of use, but a perceived risk isstopping city governments from getting on board. Should it?(more)

By Adrian Bridgwater
Why did we settle on the name cloud computing for the delivery of hostedand managed service-based computing? All we needed was a term to describe acavernous domain with (potentially) limitless expanses of space. Surely”dungeon …(more)

ChannelnomicsHere’s the latest number: the US for cloud computing services will hit $66billion annually by 2014. That comes from research firm Ovum, which isforecasting solid growth for software-as-a-service, and other cloud-basedsubscription services. …(more)

CenterTMC Net(ENP Newswire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) ENP Newswire - 10 October 2011Release date- 07102011 - SINGAPORE - With the launch of the SPE3C3(Singapore Polytechnic Electrical and Electronic Engineering CloudComputing Center) today, …(more)

MarketWatch (press release)SAN DIEGO, Oct 10, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Syntricity, the pioneer inWeb-based, enterprise yield management for the semiconductor industry,announced today that it has been selected as a finalist in the Software –SaaS/Cloud category for the upcoming …(more)

MarketWatch (press release)Callidus Software’s Cloud is a comprehensive SaaS suite designed to helpbusinesses drive more effective selling at each stage of the sales talentlifecycle, from improved sales hiring — the foundation of strong salesperformance — to improved deal …(more)

MarketWatch (press release)… the leader in cross channel fractional attribution and ad verificationtechnology that helps agencies and advertisers optimize ad spend, will hosta scientific webinar detailing how online marketers can use Adometry’s AdAnalytics SaaS Solution …(more)

San Francisco Chronicle (press release)At the show, Plimus will demonstrate how digital commerce vendors insoftware, software as service (SaaS), games or content have used the Plimuse-Commerce platform and Plimus ReACT model to successfully increase theirclose rates, average order values …(more)

Ars TechnicaHP recently opened a private beta program for aninfrastructure-as-a-service cloud that will offer both compute and storagecapacity, using the OpenStack open source cloud platform. OpenStack, whichwas recently spun off from Rackspace, is designed to …(more)

InformationWeekInfrastructure as a Service: By the end of this calendar year, DHS plans toimplement an IaaS service that includes virtual production systems,network, and storage and that’s designed with industry standards in mind.WorkPlace as a Service: Within the …(more)

ReadWriteWebBy Jake Smith / October 10, 2011 10:00 AM / 0 Comments This post is part of
our ReadWriteCloud channel, which is dedicated to covering virtualizationand cloud computing. The channel is sponsored by Intel and VMware. Read thecase study about how Intel …(more)

IT Business Edge (blog)A Symantec study found that about half of the organizations surveyedadmitted that their IT department isn’t prepared for cloud computing,largely from a lack of experience in using the cloud. That, of course, canbe remedied by using third-party …(more)

PC MagazineTo run these applications, Ellison announced the Oracle Public Cloud, whichis both platform-as-a-service and applications-as-a-service. It is built onindustry standards so it can interoperate with other clouds and on-premisesdata centers. …(more)

GigaOmBy Derrick Harris Oct. 10, 2011, 11:44am PT No Comments Travel-booking
service Orbitz has outsourced part of its big data strategy to the cloud byselecting Kognitio’s Data Warehouse as a Service offering. The decision tomove such a critical piece of …(more)

SYS-CON Media (press release)London start-up Six Degrees Group kicked off Monday with nearly $94 millionin its pocket, a staff of close to 100 people, claims of over 1200 businesscustomers and designs on some of Amazon and Apple’s business. The 60million quid comes from private …(more)

The AustralianTELSTRA has added a crucial cog in its cloud computing wheel, joining EMCAustralia’s cosy cohort of six to resell the storage giant’s wares. Thealliance will see Telstra bolster its cloud division with new specialistsales personnel, according to …(more)

Help Net SecurityIn this interview Phil talks about the complex issues surrounding cloudcomputing security, offers insight into what companies migrating to thecloud can expect and lines up tips for those who have to consider migratingto a cloud computing solution …(more)

for …San Francisco Chronicle (press release)Maluf’s session is entitled “Cloud Solutions for cPanel” and will addresscloud computing advantages and optimization practices for cPanel users.Global Net Access (GNAX), a leader in Infrastructure-as-a-Service,mission-critical datacenter colocation …(more)

CIOWhen asked for predictions as to when enterprise IT will be willing toelevate their level of play in the public cloud from dabbling innon-sensitive data storage and consuming a little bit of SaaS from trustedentities like Salesforce.com, …(more)

Economic TimesNEW DELHI: Government will provide liberal subsidy to small and mediumenterprises (SMEs) for using modern IT tools like cloud computing andimproving their performance, Secretary in the MSME Ministry Uday KumarVarma said. The Ministry of Micro, …(more)

PS2010 will not run on a SharePoint setup for multi-tenancy(http://technet. microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff603997.aspx). Is there a wayto configure PS2010 so that …(more)

I have read a few things about Opsview multitenancy, but I believe the corelimitation from nagios still exists. A requirement for true multi-tenancymeans that …(more)

Rackspace has cut the umbilical cord with OpenStack, setting up afoundation to lead the open-source cloud-computing project it launched withNASA just a …(more)

How to get object using href for vCloud Director Plugin. I am trying tofigure out how to get an object using href for vCloud Director, using thevCD plugin. …(more)

VMware vCloud Connector enables Bit Refinery clients to move VMs, vApps andtemplates between internal datacenters and Bit Refinery Virtual Datacenters…(more)

operatorsAME InfoTelecom operators could also provide SMEs software-as-a-service (SAAS)cloud applications, allowing them to meet their business needs with minimalup-front investments. To offer SaaS, telecom operators typically partnerwith application providers,” …(more)

Our new VMware vCloudR service provider ecosystem is designed to helpcustomers find a service provider to work with and to quickly transferworkloads and …(more)

VCloud Service Delivery Manager - End-to-end responsibility for the launchand opera.(more)

gulfnews.comBy Scott Shuey, Deputy Business Editor Dubai: Cloud computing may look like
a trend, but IT experts at Gitex say understanding the cloud and knowinghow to secure it are going to be critical to technology for years to come.”It’s a trend that’s more …(more)

Manila BulletinThose in the know would immediately relate this to that widespreadphenomenon called cloud computing, but for the technology-challenged,certain questions come to mind: If the cloud is here, where is it? What isit exactly? What are its risks and how …(more)

Cloud ProWorkday reckons that it is possible to profitably deliver software as aservice for a fraction of the price it would need to charge if it wasoffering on premises versions. Another plus for both sides of the IT house.And then there are all the …(more)

By James Johnson
During a meeting on Capital Hill Federal officials defended their movetowards cloud computing, citing increased security measures as a means toan.(more)

Tom’s Hardware GuideAs passionate we are about cloud computing and its opportunities for thefuture, security remains a primary concern when pooled computing resourcescan expose potentially thousands of cloud users in a single attack.Researchers at North Carolina State …(more)

InformationWeekBy John Foley InformationWeek The federal government’s cloud computing
strategy reached a milestone recently when the Department of HomelandSecurity became the first federal agency to sign up for infrastructure as aservice through the General …(more)

Tom’s Hardware GuideThis week during the OpenStack conference in Boston, Canonical CEO JaneSilber revealed several new features that will be included in the nextversion of the company’s Ubuntu Linux distribution, Ubuntu 11.10. She alsoannounced that both the desktop …(more)

Web Host Rackspace to Create OpenStack Foundation in 2012 | The Web HostIndustry Review - Web Hosting News.(more)

Launched at VMworld 2011, the vCloud Connector 1.5 beta offers someexciting new features. Those features are outlined by vCloud Connector andvCloud.(more)

USA TodayInvestors are looking for the next big thing, said Aamir Virani, founder ofvideo monitoring platform Dropcam. His team raised $5.8 million for hisproduct, which includes an online software-as-a-service that allows usersto set up a camera on their …(more)

Posts with multi-tenancy. … Multi-tenancy support is the ability toconfigure VMTurbo to support multiple “tenants.” (A tenant is a user, orgroup of users.) …(more)

TMC NetTechnology Escrows: Technology escrows are used most frequently in softwareas a service (SaaS) cloud computing transactions. These transactionsrequire two separate escrow accounts-one for object code and another forsource code, with overlapping, …(more)

By candicearnold
Sramana Mitra: So, this is not a software as a service company; it’s aprofessional service company. Jon Freeman: It is … So, if you’re lookingat whom we compete with as a software as a service, we’re more security asa service. The list is very …(more)

San Jose Mercury NewsThe satchat subject is cloud computing, which Brocade is deeply involved inas a networking company. (Karen T. Borchers/Mercury News) Brocade CEO MikeKlayko hasn’t looked back since he took the helm of the San Jose storagenetworking company six years …(more)

Cloud computing has come a long way since analyst Laurie McCabe lasttackled the topic for us back in 2009. Here she brings us up-to-date on thestate of …(more)

gulfnews.comBy Naushad K. Cherrayil, Staff Reporter Dubai: Every new technology is
hyped as a miracle, but cloud computing managed to fog the eyes of evenexperienced IT people because its whole purpose is to behave as if it is amiracle. …(more)

MIT Technology ReviewA new foundation will promote free software as an alternative to proprietycloud-computing technologies. By Michael Fitzgerald A new foundation,announced today, will attempt to promote a free, “open source” alternativefor cloud computing. …(more)

CIOThis whitepaper discusses the lock-in enterprises face with cloud computingand how the OpenStack open-source platform can help to eliminate thatconundrum. Cloud computing is here, and it’s real. It is, as we hear moreoften these days, The Future of …(more)

When re-installing my home lab I realized that when using Auto Deploy withvCloud Director (vCD) you would need to have an extra step in the planningprocess …(more)

Hopefully they provide an illustrative example of the use of vCloudDirector. All scripts have their own POD and accept command line parametersin a similar …(more)

30, 2011. The recently-launched public cloud service in Malaysia, calledOneCloud, from JARING, has achieved VMware vCloud powered status, whichdenotes …(more)

eWeekOne of the biggest challenges that lays ahead of us in developer tools isto channel his vision by bringing the huge mix of Java SDKs, PaaS [Platformas a Service] and ALM [Application Lifecycle Management] components into aseamlessly integrated and …(more)

IndustryWeekIn the three years since it started measuring the Cloud Computing ServicesModel, the delivery model has moved from #14 to #1 on the Gartner’s list ofCIO priorities. By Mark Symonds, CEO, Plex Systems, Inc. Plex Systems optedto deliver ERP software …(more)

eWeekVerizon and Duke University have announced a partnership that the twoparties say will build on cloud computing and mobile technology to changehow health care is delivered. “For every project we’ve done, it comes backto how do we reconceptualize this …(more)

By Klint Finley
Google App Engine logo Yesterday Oracle announced a database-as-a-serviceoffering and a Java platform-as-a-service as part of its Oracle PublicCloud, which is now in developer preview mode. Today Google announced itsown DBaaS based on MySQL called Google Cloud SQL. … His specialtiesinclude IT services, enterprise technology and software development. Priorto SiliconAngle he was a writer for ReadWriteWeb. He’s also a former ITpracticioner, and has written about …(more)

angry tapir writes “Responding to the rapid adoption of their software, thefolks behind the OpenStack cloud software are planning to form astand-alone …(more)

ASPNET MVC 3 CMS supporting multitenancy. up vote 0 down vote favorite.sharefb sharetw. Im looking for a lightweight CMS solution that can beintegrated …(more)

Sponsor …MarketWatch (press release)The new version of staffing solutions software, Bond Adapt, available as aSoftware-as-a-Service or on-site deployment, has a wide selection of newadditional features, specifically designed to enhance the software’spractical ease of use and breadth …(more)

CenterMarketWatch (press release)Singapore Polytechnic is utilizing the benefits of cloud computing torealize cost savings, energy efficiency and dynamic scalability. The SPE3C3was developed in collaboration with technology industry leaders Cisco,Citrix Systems and NetApp. …(more)

Automated TraderFFastFill and KVH have announced that FFastFill has selected KVH ProximitySolutions for ultra low-latency connectivity services to exchanges in Japanas part of the FFastFill global SaaS platform. Starting in October 2011,the services will be …(more)

Tag: Software as a Service … An open technology platform to collect andmanage data from disparate building systems and other data sources, such asmeter …(more)

SandHill - Business Strategy for Software Executives. Topics … TAG:software as a service … But the innovation of SaaS isn’t just about Webaccess to software. …(more)

PR Web (press release)iCIMS, a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talent managementsolutions, announced today that Talbots, Inc. has signed to use the iCIMSTalent Platform to support their growing Candidate Management needs.Talbots, Inc. will be added to …(more)

MarketWatch (press release)”The Litmos SaaS mLearning platform has been designed from the ground up todeliver a rapid, easy to use solution for today’s mobile workforce. Thesolution enables organizations to easily deploy learning courses acrosstheir user community, …(more)

Christian Science MonitorCloud computing services include task management and database software.Oracle’s cloud computing programs compatible with rival Amazon, but notSalesforce.com. By Noel Randewich and Jim Finkle, Reuters / October 7, 2011Oracle CEO Larry Ellison speaks …(more)

Sign In to Vote. Hi all,. I am trying to find information regardingmail-enabling lists (as public folders) when Sharepoint Foundation 2010 isin multi-tenancy mode. …(more)

“Bryce noted that the recent OpenStack Diablo release demonstrated how muchof a community-led project OpenStack has become. There are five separate…(more)

The Nation - Thailand’s most updated English news website, Breaking news,Thai business news, english news in thailand, Thai politics news, ThaiPrime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, fuel prices, government policies,international court …(more)

By Denny Carter
Eleven universities will have access to advanced cloud computing servicesthrough Hewlett-Packard and two other technology companies that willprovide the cloud-based programs at a discount for members of theresearch-intensive network …(more)

By Tina Nguyen
Cloud computing hearing creates downpour of questions | Homeland Securityholds hearing on government transferring information from physical serversto cyberspace.(more)

By Allison Midori Reilly
What is cloud computing? How did it get started? Why should a smallbusiness use it? John Engates, the Chief Technology Officer of RackspaceHosting,(more)

Region’s …Sacramento Bee”We’ve made it a point to recruit the most talented professionals in theSoftware-as-a-Service (SaaS) industry, and these people are what makes thissuch an enjoyable place to work and what has driven our company’s successacross the diverse collection …(more)

CMIOConducted from April to July, the survey focused on various forms of cloudcomputing including public and private software-as-a-service, hybridinfrastructure or platform-as-service, as well as public and privateinfrastructure or platform-as-a-service …(more)

MarketWatch (press release)TOKYO, Oct 07, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — FFastFill plc, the leading providerof Software as a Service (SaaS) to the global financial marketplace, andKVH Co. Ltd., Japan’s leading information delivery platform providingintegrated cloud and network …(more)

TMC NetBy Carolyn J Dawson SaaS (News - Alert) applications are increasingly being
used. The latest trend is moving towards hybrid architectures.Cloud-integration has therefore become a mission-critical priority forenterprises. Some SaaS customers are …(more)

2011TMC NetBy Sujata Garud A leader in SharePoint information management tools,
MetaVis Technologies, Inc., has demonstrated its new software as a service(SaaS (News - Alert)) SharePoint migration solution, MetaVis Online, at theMicrosoft SharePoint Conference …(more)

Web Host Industry ReviewBy Justin Lee, October 07, 2011 (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — The Singapore
Polytechnic Electrical and Electronic Engineering Cloud Computing Center(www.sp.edu.sg) is set to launch, marking the first educational institutein Asia Pacific to provide …(more)

Digital Signage TodayCustomers provide their own computer and display and can be up and runningin minutes, and the SaaS solution includes many of the benefits of theSmarterSign Standard platform, including a Premium Content Library ofpre-designed fully-customizable …(more)

eWeekRackspace has cut the umbilical cord with OpenStack, setting up afoundation to lead the open source cloud computing project it launched withNASA just a year ago. A little over a year after NASA and hosting companyRackspace launched OpenStack, …(more)

InformationWeekUsing App Engine, Google’s platform-as-a-service offering, in conjunctionwith Cloud SQL allows developers to avoid the burden of databasemanagement, maintenance, and administration. BYTE editorial director LarrySeltzer was on hand for Amazon’s …(more)

PC MagazineBy Michael J. Miller Cloud computing is changing the enterprise computing
landscape and at yesterday’s Interop keynote, representatives from Amazon,Rackspace, and Terremark shared their visions of how big companies can usecloud services to become …(more)

Computerworld (blog)Does cloud computing actually save energy? Would moving some of your datacenter workload to the cloud reduce your greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions? Asurvey held at an event I recently attended indicated that most CIOs andother senior IT people doubted …(more)

Search StorageSoftware-as-a-Service (SaaS) is a software distribution model in whichapplications are hosted by a vendor or service provider and made availableto customers over a network, typically the Internet. With SaaS, consumersoutsource the entire underlying …(more)

SYS-CON Media (press release)In the fashion of the times Adobe is building a cloud and in the fashion ofAdobe it’s called the Creative Cloud. Adobe calls it a major”transformative” new initiative. It’s meant to sell classic Adobe desktopand newfangled tablet applications. …(more)

ComputerworldUKBy Joab Jackson | IDG News Service | Published 14:32, 07 October 11
Although somewhat late to the market for cloud computing infrastructure,OpenStack enjoys an advantage over other cloud stacks in that it has amodular architecture, said one of the …(more)

Server WatchBy Sean Kerner (Send Email) During the course of the past year, the
OpenStack open source cloud project has grown significantly from itsorigins as a joint effort of Rackspace and NASA. The project has grown tomore than 90 members and has emerged as …(more)

ReutersO) is preparing to expand its offerings in cloud computing, one of thefastest-growing areas of the technology sector, the company said onWednesday ahead of a speech by Chief Executive Larry Ellison. The companyreleased a short statement saying that …(more)

CRNBy Steven Burke, CRN Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff Wednesday attacked
Oracle for what he called its “proprietary mainframes” and “closed systems”that ignore the cloud computing and social network revolutions that arereshaping the technology …(more)

OpenStack developers plan to start a nonprofit foundation to guide thecloud technology’s development.(more)

RegisterThis was fine 15 years ago, when multitenancy was the only option for doingapplication service providing (ASP), the old name for SaaS and now cloud….(more)

PCWorldIt’s both platform as a service and applications as a service,” he saidduring a keynote address at the OpenWorld conference in San Francisco,which was webcast. “The key part is that our cloud is based on industrystandards and supports full …(more)

Responses received from vCloud are in XML. They are translated via XML::Simple with ForceArray set for consistency in nesting. This is the objectreturned. …(more)

We have various existing vSphere and esx clusters running and have beenrunning for a while , we are in the process of implementing vCloud director1.5 into …(more)

PHOTO - Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Yaacob, CEO of JARING. The recently-launchedpublic cloud service, called OneCloud, by Malaysian Internet serviceprovider …(more)

Dr. Dobb’sJelastic is described as being different from earlier JavaPlatform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offerings in that it will become availablethrough a global network of hosted service providers so Java developers canfind the right hosting option in their region …(more)

Protect technologybased assets with software escrow softwareasaservicedomain name management solutions for developers licensees and SaaSproviders and …(more)

Siliconrepublic.comFor most firms, cloud computing is one of those phrases that seems to bepopping up everywhere these days. You could think of it as another buzzphrase or fad, but the reality is it is an inevitable journey for all firmsthat rely on their IT to stay …(more)

and …ARNnetArea 9’s Cloud acknowledged by VMware VMware has validated Area 9’s publicCloud service, giving it VMware vCloud Powered status. Area 9 provides ITservices, support and solutions for organisations within NT and throughoutAustralia. …(more)

AsiaReuters (press release)New services like PaaS (Platform as a Service), IaaS (Infrastructure as aService) and SaaS (Software as a Service) are provided to customers in thisfashion. Another example is Managed Services. To offer these services, aseparate IT domain named …(more)

ZDNet AsiaWorldwide revenues for platform-as-a-service (PaaS) will continue to growthrough to 2015, with the battle among vendors set to intensify, saidGartner. In a Wednesday release, the analyst firm reported that theworldwide revenue for PaaS is set to …(more)

FoundationCRNRackspace is expected to reveal the pending hand-off Thursday at theOpenStack Conference in Boston. Currently, OpenStack’s trademarks andcopyrights are owned by OpenStack LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary ofRackspace. In an internal Rackspace e-mail …(more)

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It’s both platform as a service and applications as a service,” he saidduring a keynote address at the OpenWorld conference in San Francisco,which was webcast. “The key part is that our cloud is based on industry …Ellison even trashed Salesforce.com’s and other SaaS(software-as-a-service) providers’ use of multitenant architectures,wherein many customers share a single application instance with their datakept separate. The practice cuts down on system overhead as well as …(more)

to …MarketWatch (press release)TASC will implement the following SaaS modules: TrueComp(R) Manager, QuotaManagement, Objective Management, Sales Communications, and Reporting &Analytics. Callidus Software’s Monaco SPM suite is part of the CallidusCloud. …(more)

ZDNetThe strongest evidence is in Oracle’s stance on multitenancy. Ellisonadamantly shunned a tenancy model built on shared data stores andapplication models, …(more)

Cloud ProThere seems to be no halfway house with cloud computing which has quicklybecome the Marmite of technologies. Judging by the results of the surveysthat I regularly receive, it’s either the most innovative andtransformative technology (or collection …(more)

ETF DatabaseThe launch of the ETRACS Monthly 2x Leveraged ISE Cloud Computing TR IndexETN (LSKY) comes exactly three months after First Trust debuted an ETFlinked to the same index; SKYY began trading in early July. The new UBS ETNwill seek to deliver monthly …(more)

IT PROBy Miya Knights, 6 Oct 2011 at 13:20 Researchers from North Carolina State
University and IBM are claiming a major breakthrough in the way cloudcomputing architectures protect sensitive information. They have developeda new, experimental technique to …(more)

“In light of the administration’s ‘Cloud First Policy’ and the announcedtransition by the Department of Homeland Security to cloud computing, mysubcommittee will be examining how government information is being managedand secured in …(more)

Since many small and medium businesses (SMBs) lack the time, money and/orresources required to buy, deploy and manage the increasingly complex arrayof applications and infrastructure they need to run their businesses, thisis a huge …(more)

By ceibner
I am continually surprised by how many of the BizSpark & MSDN Customers donot fully utilise the benefits included in their MSDN UltimateSubscription. Most surprising is the lack of uptake of up to $3500 inannual Windows Azure platform …(more)

TMC NetCloudLink has been seamlessly integrated by AFORE with VMware vCloudConnector. User applications from an enterprise can be therefore securelydeployed to the public cloud. The deployments can be also monitored. Pointand click deployment; and advanced …(more)

From …San Francisco Chronicle (press release)GetApp.com is the fastest growing vendor independent marketplace for SaaSand web-based business applications ? Nauta Capital is a venture Capitalfirm with offices Spain and the US, and is specialized in investing inearly stage technology companies …(more)

MarketWatch (press release)TAMPA, FL, Oct 06, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Acclaris, the leadingSaaS provider of consumer-driven healthcare (CDH) reimbursement technologyand services, today announced the appointment of Ron Krupa to the positionof Director of Client …(more)

Sacramento BeeLaunched in 2007, the Magento platform now serves tens of thousands ofmerchants worldwide, and is supported by a global community of solutionpartners and third-party developers. Magento Go is a hosted,software-as-a-service solution that provides …(more)

InformationWeekEllison juxtaposed what he deemed wrong with Salesforce.com’s approach tothe cloud to illustrate the features and virtues of cloud computing,Oracle-style. The contrary-to-Salesforce focus came just four hours afterSalesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff …(more)

MarketWatch (press release)LAFAYETTE, CA, Oct 06, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Quipu Applications,Inc., a cloud computing company revolutionizing the way entrepreneurs andVCs communicate and collaborate, today announced that the University ofArkansas for Medical Sciences …(more)

Vancouver Sun”If you look at how big cloud computing has gotten, we are one of theplayers in that.” Google says about 5000 businesses a day are joining, upfrom about 3000 a day less than a year ago. But Gartner’s Cain saidMicrosoft’s strategy to offer small …(more)

MarketWatch (press release)BEIJING, Oct 06, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The construction mode for ITinfrastructure, based on cloud computing, provides a completely newapproach in the industry. It can not only save cost and expand application,but also make better use of resources. …(more)

MarketWatch (press release)WASHINGTON, Oct. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — While both the hype andpromise surrounding cloud computing continue to accelerate at a rapid pace,confusion still remains about what exactly cloud computing is and the risksand benefits associated …(more)

GigaOmBy Barb Darrow Oct. 6, 2011, 9:19am PT No Comments Members of the OpenStack
community are, for the most part, pleased by news that Rackspace willrelinquish control of the OpenStack effort but want to see how thefoundation is set up and staffed before …(more)

DevelopmentMarketWatch (press release)”One of the key aspects of Cloud based development, especially for SaaSapplications, is the need to offer not just development infrastructure buta full Platform as a Service. Smaller ISVs based in the USA do not have theexperience and bandwidth to …(more)

MarketWatch (press release)”Now, with our new SaaS offering, companies have access to the technologywith minimum risk or investment giving them the power to execute on aneffective content strategy.” Acrolinx has a proven track-record of helpingthe world’s top brands deliver …(more)

MarketWatch (press release)SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — InformationWeekReports, a service for peer-based IT research and analysis, announced therelease of its latest research report; Identity Management: SaaS, MobilityAdd Urgency encompasses analysis …(more)

Network WorldBy Ellen Messmer, Network World A survey of 5300 IT and security managers
in 38 countries about cloud computing offers a vivid snapshot ofexpectations, anxieties and sometimes shattered hopes. According to theSymantec “State of the Cloud” survey, …(more)

PR Newswire (press release)Cloud computing is a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, andon-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computingresources that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimalmanagement effort or service provider …(more)

CRNBy Andrew R Hickey, CRN OpenStack will be the open alternative to
proprietary cloud players, the open-source cloud initiative’s drivingforces said Thursday at the OpenStack Conference in Boston. And as theRackspace-led OpenStack open-source cloud …(more)

Multi-Tenancy Support ‘How-to’ series 1 02/01/10 1.(more)

PCWorldBy Grant Gross, IDG News A rush by President Barack Obama’s administration
to move US government agencies to cloud computing services may lead tounintended security problems and other headaches, some lawmakers saidThursday. While agency adoption of …(more)

InformationWeekBy Elizabeth Montalbano InformationWeek Federal officials defended their
move to adopt cloud computing, stressing steps federal agencies are takingto ensure the technology does not present greater cybersecurity risks thanalready exist today, …(more)

Requirements for vCloud Director 1.5 and Nexus 1000v According to the noteat the bottom of a VMware KB Article “Cisco Nexus 1000V and VMware vCloud…(more)

By Laura Lilienthal
Traditional GIS software requires the teaching institution to invest in anIT-heavy setup. In contrast, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) based GISsoftware like eSpatial OnDemand GIS requires no more than a supported webbrowser and Internet …(more)

Apple shows off how you can access iCloud content on all iOS …By Dean Takahashi
From software-as-a-service (Saas) to platforms-as-a-service (PaaS) andinfrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), we’re covering the major new cloudtechnologies that shape enterprise IT. … Powered by the Parse.lyPublisher Platform (P3).(more)

Cloud ProRedstone is today launching its public cloud Infrastructure as a Service(IaaS) offering powered by VMware’s vCloud platform. Its new IaaS isdesigned to …(more)

ApplicationMarketWatch (press release)James Schlueter, President of Effective Health Systems, said, “BaseLine isa Platform as a Service that improves the effectiveness of frontlinemanagers by integrating the various technologies engaged in the medicalmanagement process. …(more)

The HWhat’s left is the Java Enterprise Edition (Java EE); according to CameronPurdy, Oracle’s Vice President for Java EE, servers, etc., the EnterpriseJava platform is to become the medium term standard in thePlatform-as-a-Service (PaaS) arena. …(more)

VendorMarketWatch (press release)About Piston Cloud Computing, Inc. Piston Cloud Computing, Inc. is theenterprise OpenStack(TM) company. Founded in early 2011 by technical teamleads from NASA and Rackspace(R), Piston Cloud is built around OpenStack,the world’s fastest-growing, …(more)

BankInfoSecurity.comToo many organizations overlook regulatory compliance issues when workingwith cloud computing vendors, says security expert Alastair MacWillson.When relying on cloud computing partners, many organizations tend tooverlook the responsibilities they …(more)

CRM BuyerBy Denis Pombriant Oracle’s been rolling out new gear at OpenWorld, and
it’s the kind of stuff that’s necessary for taking the next step from cloudcomputing to a genuine form of utility computing. Think about your phoneservice or electric service or …(more)

ComputerworldBy Jaikumar Vijayan Computerworld - SAN FRANCISCO — Oracle is using the
OpenWorld event here this week to dispel lingering questions about itsstill-evolving cloud computing strategy. The company plans an ‘OraclePowers the Cloud’ event for tomorrow …(more)

SYS-CON Media… to address identified risks and inefficiencies, with integrations tothird-party management systems such as VMware vCenter and VMware vCloudDirector. …(more)

Sacramento BeeDocument management seekers can now select how they would like the productdelivered: client/server based or the new Software as a Service (SaaS)model. “eFileCabinet Online is more than just your run-of-the-mill filestorage system,” said Matt …(more)

Support …MarketWatch (press release)Fiberlink is the recognized leader in software-as-a-service (SaaS)solutions for secure enterprise mobile device and application management.Its cloud-based MaaS360 platform provides IT organizations with mobilityintelligence and control over mobile …(more)

New …San Francisco Chronicle (press release)Today at Interop NY, enterprise cloud platform provider Tier 3 announcedthat it will add a data center in the New York metro area to complete themulti-region architecture of its enterprise-grade infrastructure as aservice solution. …(more)

Ars TechnicaRed Hat, which is on track to become the first open source company with $1billion in annual revenue, already offers software for building internalclouds as well as a public platform-as-a-service cloud called OpenShift.The Gluster acquisition …(more)

ECM Connection (press release)MetaVis Technologies, Inc., a leader in SharePoint information managementtools, recently announced that it will showcase its new software as aservice (SaaS) SharePoint migration solution, MetaVis Online, at theMicrosoft SharePoint Conference 2011, …(more)

The VAR GuyThe topic: Five SaaS Habits of Highly Profitable MSPs. Two Top MSPs and CATechnologies will describe the five moves in deep detail, while answeringyour questions throughout. Plus, we’ll preview the fifth-annual MSPmentor100 survey, which launches …(more)

Cloud security consistently ranks as a primary concern in the adoption ofcloud computing for enterprise customers. Unfortunately, most cloudmanagement products require manual configuration of multiple securitysystems to provide …(more)

IndexUniverse.comBy Olivier Ludwig | October 05, 2011 UBS, the company behind the ETRACS
suite of ETNs, rolled out a double-exposure exchange-traded note targetingthe world of cloud computing, bringing it into competition with a so-farsuccessful single-exposure ETF …(more)

Wall Street JournalMany of the cloud computing stocks are trading higher this morning.Yesterday’s market rally helped to lift these popular technology stocks offof their recent lows. Prior to the May 2011 top in the stock market it wasthe cloud computing stocks that …(more)

ComputerworldUKBy Antony Savvas | Computerworld UK | Published 15:03, 05 October 11 The
complexity of the cloud computing arena is a major stumbling block toadoption, according to delegates at this week’s NetEvents business ITsymposium in Rome. …(more)

MarketWatch (press release)NEWTON, MA, Oct 05, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Sonian(TM), the pioneerin cloud-powered archiving and search, announces our continued support forOpenStack(TM) cloud environments. Founded by Rackspace Hosting and NASA,OpenStack is a global …(more)

iPad(R …MarketWatch (press release)PARIS, Oct 05, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Cegedim Relationship Managementtoday announced that Sinclair IS Pharma successfully upgraded to MI foriPad(R), the next-generation CRM SaaS solution, for its commercial teams inthe five largest European …(more)

Device …MarketWatch (press release)AirWatch is built on a robust, multi-tenant architecture and offers theindustry’s most scalable and flexible deployment options with Software as aService (SaaS), appliance or on premise solutions. With a paid membershipof over 8000 organizations …(more)

With the increasing use of SaaS applications and the move towards hybridarchitectures, cloud integration has become a mission-critical priority forthe enterprise. The challenges of cloud integration have led some SaaScustomers to rethink …(more)

Channel InsiderGartner surveyed 525 organizations in nine countries spanning 12 verticalindustries in June and July about their use and plans for SaaS in themonths and years ahead. Here’s a look at the breakdown. More than 95percent of organizations surveyed …(more)

GigaOmBy Derrick Harris Oct. 5, 2011, 1:07pm PT No Comments Rackspace announced
Wednesday via a blog post that it will be giving up control over itsOpenStack cloud computing project to an indepedent foundation. OpenStack isthe open-source cloud computing …(more)

SearchCloudComputing.comWe’re probably less than half a percent into the full realization of publiccloud, yet there already are more cloud computing providers in the marketthan users can count. So how are you supposed to settle on the right cloudservices provider when the …(more)

667 croreEconomic TimesBANGALORE: Red Hat, the world’s leading provider of open source solutions,has acquired Bangalore-based cloud computing start-up Gluster forapproximately Rs 667 crore ($136 million) in an all-cash deal. The deal isexpected to close this month, …(more)

PlatformTMC NetLeveraging the new cloud computing platform, users can address businesses’production and disaster recovery requirements. The platform incorporatesenhancements to Windstream Hosted Solutions’ existing cloud servicesoffering, including solutions from …(more)

Check out the schedule and attendee directory for OpenStack Essex DesignSummit.(more)

PCWorldThey will be made available in on-premises, hosted and SaaS(software-as-a-service) form, but some details of the latter option,including subscription pricing information, haven’t yet been released. Thesame codebase is used for all versions, …(more)

InfoQ.comJava EE next release will support cloud computing, multi-tenancy,elasticity and … Many components in Java EE 7 will have multi-tenancybaked into them. …(more)

ReadWriteWebOpenStack is going to be taking another major step in open governance nextyear. According to Rackspace, the time has come to form an OpenStackFoundation. Rackspace president Lew Moorman will be discussing an OpenStackFounation during the “state of …(more)

InformationWeekBy Elizabeth Montalbano InformationWeek Resource consolidation, cloud
computing, and mobility are among some of the top IT areas of focus forstate CIOs, who are still grappling with tight budgets that drive theirtechnology agendas, according to an …(more)

CRNBy Andrew R Hickey, CRN The Cloud Standards Customer Council (CSCC), an
end-user advocacy group created to help shape cloud standards, launched anew guide to cloud computing Wednesday designed to get organizations up tospeed with cloud computing. …(more)

PCWorld (blog)By Joab Jackson, IDG News Responding to the rapid adoption of their
software, the folks behind the OpenStack cloud software are planning toform a stand-alone nonprofit foundation to steward future development ofthe open-source software suite. …(more)

A primer on key terms in Business Impact this month.(more)

By Joe Wilcox
Organizations adopting SaaS cite two major reasons: ease/speed ofdeployments and lower costs. Global economic crisis is a major factordriving SaaS adoption. Perhaps it’s no coincidence that the US stock marketcollapsed three years ago …(more)

Separate surveys from Gartner and AMI-Partners point to growing interest inSaaS-delivered applications, especially customer relationship management c.(more)

By Heather Kelly
From software-as-a-service (Saas) to platforms-as-a-service (PaaS) andinfrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), we’re covering the major new cloudtechnologies that shape enterprise IT. Companies we cover includeSalesforce.com, Box.net, …(more)

V3.co.ukby Madeline Bennett Oracle has launched an upgrade to its EnterpriseManager product, designed to take advantage of the latest cloud computingtechnologies. As a reflection of the new cloud focus, the latest editionhas been branded Oracle Enterprise …(more)

CenterBeamJoe Tucci, the CEO of EMC Corporation, said at this year’s Oracle OpenWorldconference that cloud computing has possible answers to IT concerns such asbudget dilemmas, an information deluge and cyber security, according toZDnet’s website. …(more)

eWeekiLinc’s Web communications technology is being rebranded as BroadCloud WebCollaboration, a software-as-a-service (SAAS) communications offering.”Whether it is through strategic acquisitions or in-house development, weremain committed to offering an …(more)

Virtualization ReviewLet’s shift to vCloud Director. It integrates perfectly with vSphere, …vCloud works for your internal, on-premise clouds, but can also be used foryour …(more)

VMwarevCloudv202 30 Sep 2011, VMwarevCloud1.6 14 Jul 2011 …VMwareAPIvCloud, The VMware vCloud API, v204. VMwarevCloud, VMware vCloudDirector, v204 …(more)

ZDNet AsiaOrganizations expect the use of software-as-a-service (SaaS) to continue atpresent and in the future, due to the ease of deployment and costeffectiveness, but challenges including limited integration with existingsystems and network instability …(more)

Here are six ways your business can benefit from joining the Cloud.(more)

Hi I started to improve the current implementation of the vCloud part. As Ichatted with @lstoll (s)he mentioned that the vCloud implementation wasleft, because …(more)

PR Web (press release)Best Rank, a San Diego search engine marketing and web development/designcompany, and Top Local Search, developer of a business locator and onlinesearch SaaS platform, have joined forces to provide marketers and agencieswith a new SaaS local and …(more)

Here are six ways your business can benefit from joining the Cloud.(more)

MarketWatch (press release)The survey found that at least 67 percent of enterprises have implementedor are in the process of implementing Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), and that 15 percent of enterprises haveimplemented or are in the …(more)

As you know, Cloud computing has gone mainstream, and large enterpriseinformation technology companies must continue their rapid restructuring toan on-demand model enhancing their portfolios largely through acquisitions.So lets see …(more)

MarketWatch (press release)”Our customers demand easy to use SaaS solutions that address more of theneeds of their sales forces. Webcom makes the vital Configure, Price, andQuote processes easier, more accurate, and faster. The solutions can beused anywhere, anytime, …(more)

ReutersLONDON Oct 4 (Reuters) - Few organisations have moved to cloud computing –the delivery of computing as a service from remote centres — and of thosethat have, many are disappointed with the results, a survey published onTuesday found. …(more)

MarketWatch (press release)Cloud security consistently ranks as a primary concern in the adoption ofcloud computing for enterprise customers. Unfortunately, most cloudmanagement products require manual configuration of multiple securitysystems to provide end-to-end cloud …(more)

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Top 10 SaaS Software Providers In Every Category For September 2011.(more)

By Hanu Kommalapati and William H. Zack
Many companies today are struggling with how to take advantage of cloudtechnologies while integrating them into their existing development andoperating procedures. This article will show you how to adapt your existingdevelopment and …(more)

Engineering …MarketWatch (press release)Nebula’s team has the opportunity to shape OpenStack, Linux and variousopen source projects that are actively disrupting computing, networking andstorage. “I joined Nebula to work alongside the exceptional team thatNebula’s founders have attracted …(more)

See what early season looks like in Saas Fe Switzerland with StaleSandbech.(more)

SYS-CON MediaAFORE’s seamless integration of CloudLink(TM) with VMware vCloudConnector(TM) enables secure and monitored deployment of user applicationsfrom an …(more)

First-Ever …San Francisco Chronicle (press release)Equus MSP Solutions, North America’s largest Hardware as a Service providerto the channel, today announced partnerships with Symform and StorageCraftto offer the Cloud Box, MSP hardware with image-based backup software andunlimited offsite cloud …(more)

San Francisco Chronicle (press release)Mothernode is a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) businesssolutions for growth-oriented Small and Medium-Size Businesses (SMB). Itsflagship product, Mothernode ERP, is a suite of powerful on-demandapplications and components designed …(more)

Enterprise …San Francisco Chronicle (press release)Tier 3 chief technology officer Jared Wray is a featured Speaker on today’sInfrastructure as a Service panel. Tier 3 will be demonstrating its cloudplatform Management Control Portal and Environment Engine toolset. Tier 3,based in Bellevue, Wash., …(more)

Wall Street JournalCallidus Software Inc. (CALD) acquired Webcom Inc. for about $9.2 millionin cash, increasing its offering in software delivery over the Internet,known as Software as a Service. The deal also includes an additional $1.75million earnout payment if …(more)

… Software As A Service Platform As A Service Infrastructure As A Service12Monday October 3 11; Cloud Stack By Number Software As A Service PlatformAs A …(more)

MarketWatch (press release)SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Oct 04, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — JavaOne 2011 –CloudBees, Inc., the Java Platform as a Service (PaaS) innovation leader,today announced its 2011 Fall Release. The release contains enhancementsand new features within the …(more)

ZDNetYou can achieve the intended benefits of DevOps without any of the turmoilby taking advantage of Platform-as-a-Service offerings, or PaaS. PaaS isquickly gaining momentum as a way to support the complete software lifecycle via the cloud. …(more)

Proactive Investors USA & CanadaCallidus Software (NASDAQ:CALD) reported on Tuesday that it has purchasedsoftware-as-a-service company Webcom for $9.2 million in cash. The dealalso includes an extra $1.75 million cash earn-out consideration if Webcomattains certain financial …(more)

in …MarketWatch (press release)ALMComplete 2011 (including QAComplete 2011) is available immediately asSoftware-as-a-Service (Saas) or on-premise. Free trials are available athttp://www.smartbear.com/almcomplete and http://smartbear.com/qacomplete/ .To view a feature comparison …(more)

ReadWriteWebOpscode is releasing new Cookbooks for rapid deployment and automation ofOpenStack clouds. The new Cookbooks work with OpenStack’s five coreprojects, including the new identity and dashboard projects announced inSeptember. The new Cookbooks for Chef …(more)

MarketWatchWindstream Hosted Solutions offers a “Hi-Touch” consultative approach whileproviding robust self-service capabilities through the use of VMware vCloud…(more)

Search StoragePrivate cloud storage, cloud computing and virtualization will be the keysto dealing with the massive data deluge hitting the IT world, EMC Corp. CEOJoseph Tucci said Monday in his Oracle OpenWorld keynote address in SanFrancisco. …(more)

Staff …MarketWatch (press release)”These partnerships benefit our members by making secure and veryaffordable cloud computing services available anywhere, anytime,” said DaveLambert, President and CEO, Internet2. “By leveraging existing communityinvestments, Internet2 provides …(more)

MarketWatch (press release)Once relegated to cumbersome spreadsheets, solutions such as Peoplefluent’sSaaS-based Compensation solution facilitate an enterprise-widecollaborative compensation process. With the release of version 10.15,Peoplefluent further defines the category, …(more)

ComputerworldAdditionally, while small, midsize and large companies are utilizingsoftware-as-a-service technologies (SaaS) today, the primary consumers ofinfrastructure as a service (IaaS) are still mostly smaller organizationsat this point, the report stated. …(more)

Web Host Industry ReviewWindstream says the platform is a blend of technology enhancementsincluding VMware vCloud Director, custom RTO/RPO capabilities utilizingNetApp SnapMirror …(more)

If multitenancy is a priority should I store site content in the database… There are CMS’s that support multitenancy It’s also sometimes calledmultisite …(more)

Proactive Investors USA & CanadaBrian Stevens, CTO and VP of Worldwide Engineering at Red Hat, commented:”The explosion of big data and the new paradigm of cloud computing areconverging, forcing IT to re-think storage investments that arecost-effective, manageable and scale for …(more)

ZDNet (blog)Red Hat said Gluster’s OpenStack support will continue and noted that itsown Fedora Linux project is also actively packaging OpenStack in Fedora 16.Red Hat’s entry into the storage market with its $136 million acquisitionof Gluster not only expands …(more)

Coding …MarketWatch (press release)BOULDER, Colo., Oct 04, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — nVoq Incorporated, aprovider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions using voice recognitionto speed workflow, today announced a joint marketing agreement with HealthLanguage Inc. (HLI), …(more)

SYS-CON Media (press release)With the increasing use of SaaS applications and the move towards hybridarchitectures, cloud integration has become a mission-critical priority forthe enterprise. The challenges of cloud integration have led some SaaScustomers to rethink their cloud …(more)

Calling all ambitious marketers! Has your prehistoric web platform everrestricted your creativity? For many of you out there, the answer isundeniably yes.(more)

vCloud solution in your environment for you to evaluate the benefits of …running with a VMware vCloud solution designed for your environment and tomeet …(more)

ChinaTechNews.comChina Unicom has completed its first cloud computing procurement project,and four manufacturers won the bidding for various aspects of the project.In 2009, China Unicom established its cloud computing research team and thecompany started the …(more)

ZDNet AsiaRasit agreed, citing a recent Gartner survey on SaaS adoption which showedthat the No. 1 complaint after adopting the service was the integrationprocess. While the balance of responsibility falls more on the serviceprovider, IT departments still …(more)

Derekk’s Blog. 1 Post tagged with the vcloud tag … technology, includingvCloud Director for easy deployment, migration and. implementation ofmulti-tenant …(more)

MIT Technology Review… is in fact simulated by virtualization software, allowing multiplecustomers to be served by the same physical device. Platform as a Service(PaaS) is one step up: vendors provide preconfigured computers runningoperating systems and applications. …(more)

MarketWatch… today announced that Bitbrains IT Services, a leading provider of cloudservices and the first VMware vCloud Powered provider in the Netherlands,…(more)

MIT Technology ReviewThose words presciently describe a phenomenon sweeping the Internet today:cloud computing. Instead of buying their own computer systems, companies,individuals, and even governments can share time on a common computinginfrastructure, which consists …(more)

ITP.netBy Mark Sutton Published October 3, 2011 Ninety-five percent of
organisations are increasing or maintaining their use ofsoftware-as-a-Service (SaaS), according to a new survey by Gartner. Thesurvey, which samples 525 organisations across 12 vertical …(more)

News & ObserverSchoolDude offers 15 different software applications over the Internet - abusiness model called software-as-a-service - that help school districtsmanage their facilities and information technology operations. Thatincludes functions such as …(more)

ForbesHe notes that ADP has been operating quietly, but that the company knowshow to manage large-scale services at scale: he notes that ADP has 550000clients, over 200000 of them using the software-as-a-service versions ofpayroll products, covering more …(more)

Cloud computing conversations have turned into a version of the old GaryLarson cartoon about what your dog hears when you yell at it: Blah blahblah cloud blah blah cloud. Serious Stuff There are very serious enterpriseIT issues involved …(more)

ForbesCloud computing energy consumption is a source of much debate. On one side,some see a massive new form of industrialization gobbling up resources;with large cloud and social networking sites consuming megawatts of powerto feed insatiable computing …(more)

is …DigitimesTM Technology’s fiber-optic communication ICs has made great strides inreaching 4.25Gbps, meeting cloud computing business opportunities’ demandfor high bandwidth connectivity. Cloud computing has opened up endlessbusiness opportunities, …(more)

Access …MarketWatch (press release)PARIS, Oct 03, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Orange Business Services todayannounced it will continue to enhance its cloud computing portfolio with anew secure remote access service called Flexible SSL, using aSecurity-as-a-Service model that is based on …(more)

ChannelPro-SMBGrowth of Cloud Computing — Hybrid systems, consisting of a mix ofon-premise and cloud-based SharePoint (Microsoft Office 365), are becomingmore commonplace, leading to a scattering of sites that can be confusing toend users. …(more)

MicroStrategy reports it has introduced a public beta release ofMicroStrategy Cloud Personal a SaaSbased business intelligence offeringdesigned to allow …(more)

PR Web (press release)SimplyLeave is a SaaS solution that supports employers’ efforts to complywith the FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) and State Family and MedicalLeave legislation. Presagia, the leading developer of SaaS (Software as aService) solutions for …(more)

CIOLMUMBAI, INDIA: More than 95 per cent of organizations expect to maintain orincrease their investments in software as a service (SaaS) and more thanone-third have migration projects under way from on-premises to SaaS,according to a survey by Gartner, …(more)

for …MarketWatch (press release)A Software as a Service (SaaS) application, SpotlightTMS is deliveredthrough the cloud with no software to install and secure access availableworldwide through the Internet. “We’re doing everything we can to ensurethat companies get the most value …(more)

Server Watch”As the industry progresses into the Cloud Era, new cloud services areemerging that demand platforms that are purpose-built for cloud computingwith requirements that are significantly different from the traditionalenterprise datacenters of today. …(more)

IT News AfricaSeveral years after IT gurus first spoke about cloud computing, it is stillsomething of an ethereal concept. But as the availability and affordabilityof African bandwidth increases, corporations are beginning to see how thecloud can help them expand …(more)

Stock Markets ReviewHouston-based StratITsphere today announced a new cloud computing servicethat removes many of the weights that ground firms from taking fulladvantage of the growing cloud technology. Dubbed Nimbus, the new offeringeliminates barriers such as …(more)

IT PROMastering cloud computing is a way to combat the effects of the recession,according to a recruitment firm. By Maxwell Cooter, 3 Oct 2011 at 08:45Could investing in cloud skills be the path to recession immunity? Perhapsso, according to recruitment …(more)

MarketWatchSecureCloud is the data encryption solution of choice for NTT America’sVMware vCloud Director-based private cloud and is part of NTT America’sportfolio of …(more)

2011MarketWatch (press release)ANAHEIM, CA, Oct 03, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — MetaVis Technologies,Inc., a leader in SharePoint information management tools, today announcedthat it will showcase its new software as a service (SaaS) SharePointmigration solution, …(more)

MarketWatch (press release)DUBLIN, Oct 03, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Globoforce(R), ( www.globoforce.com), the world’s leading provider of SaaS-based employee recognitionsolutions, today announced new social and mobile enhancements to helpcompanies better manage and motivate a …(more)

Enterprise Apps TodayMicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) hopes to attract new users of its businessintelligence software with the public beta launch of a SaaS-based businessintelligence service. Called MicroStrategy Cloud Personal, the businessintelligence offering lets anyone …(more)

Delivery …EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)Cornerstone will offer the most comprehensive talent managementsoftware-as-a-service (SaaS) suite, which includes the CornerstonePerformance Cloud, Cornerstone Learning Cloud, Cornerstone ExtendedEnterprise Cloud and the Cornerstone Recruiting Cloud …(more)

eWeek… using a Security-as-a-Service model that is based on Juniper NetworksJunos Pulse. Flexible SSL provides business customers secure remote accessto corporate resources and sensitive data from desktops, laptops,smartphones and tablets. The platform …(more)

MarketWatch (press release)”That means that organizations can enjoy the cost advantages, flexibilityand convenience of software as a service without sacrificing thefunctionality of traditional on-premise campaign management tools. Unlikeon-premise marketing applications, …(more)

Enable …MarketWatch (press release)Using the Varolii Interact platform, Southwest Airlines uses SMS textmessages to more efficiently and effectively alert pilots of flightscheduling opportunities. Based on Varolii’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)solution, Southwest Airlines’ Open Time …(more)

Our latest blog post introduces acts_as_tenant a gem that allows you to addmultitenancy to your Rails application in an easy and outofyourway mannerEnjoy …(more)

OfficerMarketWatch (press release)SAN DIEGO, CA, Oct 03, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — ServiceNow, thecreators of SaaS for IT, today announced that Arne Josefsberg has joinedthe company as chief technology officer, and will lead continuedimprovements to the ServiceNow platform and …(more)

HR …MarketWatch (press release)Software as a service (SaaS) as a deployment option met last year’s overallforecasted growth and will continue that growth. While licensed solutionsstill dominate for administrative, service delivery, and workforcemanagement applications, …(more)

of …EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)The upcoming addition will make Cornerstone the only technology vendor tooffer a complete, organically developed talent managementsoftware-as-a-service (SaaS) suite. Despite high unemployment rates, Bersin& Associates’ research shows that more than …(more)

MarketWatch (press release)Over 500000 users across hundreds of organizations use Edvantage Group’sSaaS (Software-as-a-Service) learning solutions to develop employee skillsand competencies. Edvantage Group brings Lumesse world-class capabilitiesin learning management, …(more)

MarketWatch (press release)SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Oct 03, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — JavaOne 2011 –CloudBees, Inc., the Platform as a Service (PaaS) innovation leader forJava, today announced another first: full support for developing anddeploying applications using the …(more)

and …MarketWatch (press release)”We have a long track record investing in companies that deliver ahigh-powered, cost-effective Software-as-a-Service solution (SaaS) to theircustomers while disrupting incumbents,” said Rory O’Driscoll, managingdirector, ScaleVP. …(more)

XconomyServiceNow CEO Frank Slootman said in August that he was acceleratinghiring as the Web-based provider of IT services makes its transition from afast-growth startup to an established leader in the Software as a Serviceindustry. …(more)

Cloud …MarketWatch (press release)Gartner reports that “team collaboration (is) a growing segment gaining inpopularity from influences from social software and distributed virtualteams.” Figures from the analyst report reveal that “Software as a Servicerepresents approximately 46 …(more)

vCloud Director installs an agent on the ESXi host which is used for …host boots up For preparation and unpreparation of stateless hosts vCloudDirector …(more)

Bobsguide (press release)Over 95 per cent of organisations are expected to increase their investmentin software as a service (SaaS), a new study has shown. According toresearch by Gartner, more than a third of the 525 organisations questionedsaid they had migration projects …(more)

SYS-CON Media (press release)Amazon’s new cloud-ified Kindle Fire tablet costs $209.63 to make accordingto iSuppli, which, if accurate, means the company is losing 10 bucks on the$199 widget, less than the 50 bucks-a-pop Piper Jeffrey analyst GeneMunster figured it was losing …(more)

MSDynamicsWorld.comMulti Tenancy is a new feature of Dynamics CRM and is designed for theseparation of data and operations while allowing for a single group ofapplication …(more)

BaselineThe company wasn’t looking specifically for a cloud-based software as aservice solution, but SaaS platforms soon looked attractive because theywould bring down deployment costs as new dental-implant centers opened.What’s more, these platforms would …(more)

MarketWatch (press release)PeopleStrategy’s “Software as a Service” (SaaS) product streamlinesadministrative tasks, promotes employment compliance and risk managementand strengthens workforce productivity. It provides infiniteconfigurations, ease of use and significant cost …(more)

IntoMobileMicrosoft is also very familiar with cloud computing and it has improvedthe cloud capabilities of its mobile software with the release of WindowsPhone Mango. Like Android, you could always sign in or create a WindowsLive account on Windows Phone and …(more)

MarketWatch (press release)On Friday, October 7, Adam Carter, the company’s director of productmanagement, will participate in the OpenStack Storage panel at theconference. Carter will discuss the technical case and business advantagesfor deploying Block Storage as a Service …(more)

Sydney Morning HeraldInterested in cloud computing, but put off by reports of one high-profilefailure after another? Fear not: the industry is pushing for greaterservice transparency and a common terminology so businesses know what toexpect. …(more)

CenterBeamWhile cloud computing energy consumption is a source of debate, accordingto a post by Joe McKendrick, moving business to the shared pool of thecloud could be an energy saver. A report this summer by the CarbonDisclosure Project by AT&T finds that …(more)

By Matt Marshall
Nimbula, a company ties together public and private cloud resources in away that companies can manage them easily, this week released the latestversion of its software.(more)

Last Wednesday was held a one-day event about OpenStack organized byRackspace, UShareSoft and eNovance. OpenStack is a rising open-source Cloud…(more)

Dynamic BusinessCloud computing is catching on more and more in the small business world aspeople increasingly get a better understanding of what it is. The benefitsfor those that embrace it are potentially enormous, with the opportunitiesto be exploited by …(more)

Hartford BusinessQ: There are a lot of references in the tech world to cloud computing. Whatis the simplest way to explain cloud computing for the non-tech person? A:At its core, the cloud delivers computing as a service rather than aproduct. …(more)

Software As A Service Plans Considerably Lower Fatal Emulation Costs.Comments Off. Posted by david on September 29, 2011 at 8:28 am. Copyingyour data …(more)

AME InfoAvailable for the first time in the Middle East, based on state-of-the-artcloud computing technology this latest Silah solution will transform theway companies provide technology for their contact centres and officeworkers. …(more)

jfruhlinger writes “Much of the initial reaction to Amazon’s Silk browserwas interest in how it uses the cloud to speed up browsing. But at whatcost?(more)

EarthTechlingby Aaron Colter, October 2nd, 2011 According to the Colorado based firmPike Research, the ever increasing move of of businesses storinginformation on cloud computing systems has lead to a surge in outsourcingdata centers, which could help lower …(more)

ReadWriteWebHis work with NASA spawned the open source community’s most successful -and perhaps most important - project in the last few years, the OpenStackcloud operating system - and he sits on that project’s governing body.In-between jobs, he just happened …(more)

Retirement PlanningNetQin Mobile Inc. (NetQin) is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider ofconsumer-centric mobile Internet services focusing on security andproductivity. NetQin provides a range of mobile Internet services thatprotect mobile users from security …(more)

BusinessLIVECloud computing increases the economic potential of South Africa atbasically no additional cost to the country, which would help boosteconomic growth and foster job creation, a new study has found. A jointresearch paper assessing the economic impact …(more)

Re: [Neo4j] Release 1.2.3 - Multitenancy. Very cool Andres, Vivek andDeepak, The multi tenancy does only work from Rails? /Peter On Saturday,October 1, …(more)

By candicearnold
Sramana Mitra: Taking the SharePoint example, why doesn’t Microsoft have apublic cloud version of SharePoint for this class of customers? Indu.(more)

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