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November 28, 2011

Daily Cloud Feed – Nov 28, 2011

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

  • Irish cloud computing firm Ammeon to create 75 jobs
  • Irish TimesAN IRISH cloud computing firm is set for a major expansion, creating 75 newpositions at its Dublin and UK operations. Ammeon, which provides softwareto telecommunications firms, has already filled 46 of the roles at itsheadquarters in Dublin in the …(more)

  • Cloud computing ‘needs to mature more’
  • QAS.co.nzCloud computing is still quite immature and will change in the comingyears, according to one expert. James Peel, product manager at open sourceplatform Opsview, suggested that in the future businesses will prefersetting up private clouds. …(more)

  • Cloud Computing Services Depend on Data Safety: Trend Micro
  • Siliconindia.comBy PTI, Sunday, 27 November 2011, 19:12 Hrs NEW DELHI: Security software
    provider Trend Micro said the adoption of cloud computing services in Indiawould largely depend on factors such as data safety. “A major concern todayabout cloud services is the …(more)

  • Spanning’s Backup Service in the Cloud
  • BusinessWeekbased start-up Spanning has embraced the concept of cloud computing so muchthat its product is a backup service for Google Apps, completely hosted andrun from Amazon Web Services. The idea of backing up one cloud service viaanother intrigued me, …(more)

  • Flemming T Christensen on Quality Collaboration
  • Virtualization has become the norm over the past decade but multitenancy isnot the norm in typical onpremises environments Instead it is associatedwith …(more)

  • GoHarness Partner’s Arcitura to Offer Cloud Certification in India
  • PR.com (press release)New Delhi, India, November 28, 2011 –(PR.com)– With Cloud Computingsetting new trends in IT sector GoHarness has tied up with Arcitura tooffer Professional Cloud certifications in India. GoHarness is an evolvingname in IT training, Consulting and …(more)

  • Business heads in the cloud
  • CRN – UKHow do customers really see the future of cloud computing? AnEntrepreneurship Week event brought together four business leaders toanswer the question. Fleur Doidge reports By Fleur Doidge It sounds likethe start of a bad joke: a Tech City leader, …(more)

  • Can’t get multitenancy to work – TenantID field name in dropdown …
  • Hi, I can’t get multitenancy to work. I have configured multitenancy butthe app still show all available data, not filtering on tenantID. Here’swhat I did: The users’ …(more)

  • VMware vCloud Director download DOWNEU
  • provides an overview of what cloud is defines VMware vCloud Director anddescribes the key capabilities of vCloud Director product …(more)

  • Adeptia Announces Partnership with Integritas Solutions.
  • San Francisco Chronicle (press release)This simplifies our operations and recruiting process; and as a serviceorganization, it is a lot easier for us to build competencies in oneproduct versus five or six. Our relationship with Adeptia differentiatesIntegritas by allowing us to provide a …(more)

  • InContact Inc. Stock Upgraded (SAAS)
  • TheStreet.comBy TheStreet Wire 11/28/11 – 05:08 AM EST NEW YORK (TheStreet) — inContact
    (Nasdaq:SAAS) has been upgraded by TheStreet Ratings from sell to hold. Thecompany’s strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenuegrowth, largely solid …(more)

  • How to avoid chaos in the cloud
  • ZDNet (blog)The result is a mish-mash of SaaS silos and cloud islands, with very littleattention paid to data consistency and integration, and even less to policymanagement and oversight. This is bad enough in organisations that run alltheir operations in the …(more)

  • PrimeRevenue Upgrades User Experience in SCF Product Release
  • PR Web (press release)PrimeRevenue, the leading SaaS platform for Supply Chain Finance todayannounced the release of Version 5.3 of its popular PrimeRevenue SCFplatform. The Software goes into production today and all new functionalityis immediately available to the …(more)

  • Cloud computing set for IT industry baptism
  • The AustralianAS cloud computing moves beyond the hype and into the realm of tangibleproducts, services and prices, enterprises are gearing up for a major shiftin the way technology is used and consumed. The next 18 to 24 months willbe a critical time for the …(more)

  • iPad Supplier Building Cloud Container Farm
  • Data Center KnowledgeFoxconn, the Taiwanese electronics manufacturer known as a supplier forApple’s iPhone and iPad, is entering the cloud computing market and willinvest $63.3 million over the next five years to construct a campus tosupport its efforts. …(more)

  • VMware’s Cloud Foundry Ranked Top Developer Platform
  • InformationWeekBut it’s a surprise when the youngest platform-as-a-service offering getsthe highest ratings. As might be expected, Google’s App Engine and IBM’sSmart Cloud rated as the top pick for public cloud and private cloudplatforms, respectively, …(more)

  • Envysion Selected as a Finalist for 2011 Red Herring Global Award
  • Sacramento BeeEnvysion created the Managed Video as a Service (MVaaS) model whichtransforms video surveillance into a strategic management tool thatprovides instant and unfiltered business insights to users acrossoperations, loss prevention, marketing and human …(more)

  • Free Online Event for Service Providers to Discuss Criteria for
  • Selecting …GlobeNewsWire (press release)”We’re seeing hosting companies continue to extend their domains andwebsite hosting services by adding messaging and collaboration as softwareas a service (SaaS), as well as telcos, cable providers and mobile networkoperators adding to their product …(more)

  • RMI Announces New Rail Operations Software Products for Shippers and 3PLs
  • at …MarketWatch (press release)Founded in 1979, RMI leverages in-depth knowledge of rail operations,intermodal terminal operating systems, and multi-modal transportationmanagement to provide Software as a Service and licensed solutions torailroads and industrial shippers. …(more)

  • Cloud Computing: Injunction May Lock HTC Smartphones Out of Germany
  • SYS-CON Media (press release)Since Friday HTC has had to face the prospect of all of its 3G smartphones,largely Android models, being booted off the German market just as theChristmas shopping season is starting. The Taiwan firm last week withdrewits appeal of an injunction won …(more)

  • Accel Networks Expands Fixed Cellular Broadband Partner Program To
  • Enable …MarketWatch (press release)The primary driver behind the expanded partner program is that manyapplication providers, VARs and consultants are helping businessorganizations move to cloud computing, which requires a cost-effective andreliable means for customers to communicate …(more)

  • China Intelligence Signs $1.5 Million Contract with China Southern Power
  • GridSacramento BeeWe look forward to continuing our successful relationship together andfurther enhance our existing reputation in providing virtualization andcloud computing related services and solutions and the position as thepreferred provider in China Southern …(more)

  • Technology Executive and Entrepreneur Craig Collins Named President & CEO
  • of …PR Web (press release)Perminova offers customers Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), allowing them totake full advantage of a surgical information system that’s more robust,flexible and cost-effective than currently available. In 2011, the companyreleased Perminova EP, …(more)

  • Doyenz Forecasts Top Disaster Recovery Predictions for 2012
  • Sacramento BeeDoyenz believes SMBs will look beyond cloud-based storage solutions to anew generation of recovery as-a-service technology, focusing on replicationand recovery of production environments in the cloud. 2. SMBs Will DemandAvailability of Applications, …(more)

  • Telcos Promise Business-Class Flight Through the Clouds
  • Wired News… among carrier networks, public clouds, and cloud computing platforms(whether its own or those from OpenStack, Joyent, Cloud.com and the like)….(more)

  • New CCI Sell Signals – ROCK, RRGB, RSTI, SAAS, SBUX
  • Retirement PlanningSAAS shares were trading within the range of $3.79-$3.93 while its openingprice was $3.90. The stock has a 52 week low of $2.68 and 52 week high of$5.30. At current market price, the market capitalization of the companystands at $166.17M and it has …(more)

  • HP Leads Charge As Cloud Infrastructure Equipment Sales Soar In 2011
  • CRNBy Andrew R Hickey, CRN HP is currently the top dog among cloud
    infrastructure equipment vendors, as that market is poised to hit $33billion this year fueled by IaaS, PaaS and SaaS adoption. Synergy ResearchGroup this week released its Cloud Market …(more)

  • Xactly Hires Engineering Executive to Further Drive Innovation in Sales …
  • MarketWatch (press release)”Ron brings vast experience leading engineering teams in the development ofinnovative SaaS and Cloud-based applications. He is well equipped to helpour technology scale to meet new customer demands, as well as deliver thecutting-edge features and …(more)

  • Why free software is not a job killer
  • ITworld.comBecause FLOSS enables much of this software as a service (SaaS), then itbecomes the root cause of the reduction in jobs. I come at this from twodirections. First, I think there is a case to be made that ITinfrastructures within organizations have …(more)

  • Qualys gets festive with free Secure Seal giveaway
  • Computer Business ReviewSaaS security firm Qualys has decided to get into the Christmas spiritearly, by offering free licences for its Secure Seal protection softwareover the festive period, along with its Qualys BrowserCheck and SSL ServerAudit platforms. …(more)

  • How to Benefit from SaaS TMS – Inbound Logistics
  • Transportation and logistics technology solutions such asSoftware-as-a-Service (SaaS) transportation management systems (TMS) enrichand empower the …(more)

  • Rapid Backup And Retrieval With Riverbed’s Whitewater
  • NetworkComputing.com… Rackspace Cloud files and Nirvanix. You can also use them to front enda private object storage infrastructure build on EMC’s Atmos, or OpenstackSwift.(more)

  • Aberdeen Recognizes Timbuk2′s Innovative Approach to Supply Chain Insights
  • in …MarketWatch (press release)SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Nov 28, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — PivotLink, theleading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions delivered viaSoftware as a Service (SaaS), salutes SF-based customer Timbuk2 for winningthe “Industry Achievement Award …(more)

  • New KnowledgeTree Private Cloud Edition Lets Companies Manage Business …
  • San Francisco Chronicle (press release)This new technology allows companies to choose the deployment model thatmakes sense for their organization: software-as-a-service in a securepublic cloud or on-premise in a virtualized, private cloud environment. Thenew Private Cloud edition answers …(more)

  • EnergyScoreCards Will Monitor Energy Savings for Bank of America’s $55
  • Million …MarketWatch (press release)NEW YORK, NY, Nov 28, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — EnergyScoreCards(TM),an online software-as-a-service benchmarking tool specifically gearedtoward multifamily and other multi-tenant properties, was competitivelyselected to provide data …(more)

  • Ericom announces AccessCloud SaaS and Cloud-enablement solution …
  • eChannelLine”AccessCloud is not a product, but an initiative, which enablesmultitenancy of these applications,” Shapir added. “It takes aclient-server Windows …(more)

  • Cloud Computing: A Comparison of Computing Models | Cloud …
  • A simple definition of cloud computing is that it’s a unique storageservice that involves storage of data and software. With cloud computing,the person or …(more)

  • NIST to expand cloud computing circle – FederalNewsRadio.com
  • With the release of the draft of version 1 of the cloud technology roadmap,the agency wants to cast a wider net of cloud expertise. The draft roadmapcould be …(more)

  • Recovery-as-a-Service
  • Channel ProFor those that do, they can choose either to build their own cloud platformand sell access to this service, or partner with another infrastructureprovider in order to offer this instead. Both approaches have theirpositives: owning your own cloud …(more)

Daily ITIL News Feed – Nov 28, 2011

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Daily Log News Feed – Nov 28, 2011

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