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November 30, 2011

Daily Cloud Feed – Nov 30, 2011

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

  • Cloud computing traffic to grow fast in coming years, Cisco says
  • Los Angeles TimesBy 2015, cloud computing will account for nearly 34% of traffic at the
    world’s data centers, the huge computing stations that now process anddistribute most of the Internet’s information. Last year the cloudaccounted for only about 11% of data center …(more)

  • The Five Signs That an Application is Ripe For the Cloud
  • ReadWriteWebBy Bert Huelman / November 29, 2011 2:00 PM / 0 Comments This post is part
    of our ReadWriteCloud channel, which is dedicated to coveringvirtualization and cloud computing. The channel is sponsored by Intel andVMware. Read the case study about how …(more)

  • Cloud computing and shifting business
  • Fiji TimesLAST weekend I was approached again with the question “I want to shift myexisting business into a “Private Cloud”, can I shift my existing serverand data?” I wish the answer is a simple yes or no, but I told the truth;”it depends on what you have …(more)

  • Cbeyond Executive to Moderate Panel on Operating in the Cloud
  • MarketWatch (press release)The event will focus on the most opportune ways businesses can benefit fromcloud computing, the operational risks of storing data in the cloud, andhow the IT community currently perceives the future of cloud computing.More than 600 finance, tax, …(more)

  • Cloud computing may have use as a heater
  • CenterBeamThere are positives in everything, and evidence of that is the Universityof Virginia’s paper, The Data Furnace: Heating Up With Cloud Computing,which argues that data servers in homes or offices could offer loweremissions by working as a heater as …(more)

  • dns – How to set up a multitenancy application using ASP.NET MVC …
  • A multitenancy application is an app that is shared by multipleorganizations ( medical practices, law offices..) and each organization, inturn, has it’s own users. …(more)

  • The best CRM suite
  • ZDNet AustraliaCRM solutions, spearheaded by the poster child of Software as a Service(SaaS), Salesforce, started the move to cloud computing just over 10 yearsago (Salesforce was founded in 1999). When we last looked at CRM suites(The best CRM suite is. …(more)

  • Getting Started with the Unofficial vCloud Powershell Functions …
  • Getting Started with the Unofficial vCloud Powershell Functions. By Jake.By Popular Demand! A quick how-to on my vCloud Powershell functions! …
    (more)

  • Catalog Data Solutions Catalog and CAD Download Solution Live on …
  • MCADCafe (press release)Catalog Data Solutions (CDS), a leading provider of online solutions forindustrial suppliers, today announced that its SaaS Catalog and CADdownload solution is now live on StainlessDrains.com. StainlessDrains.comof Greenville, Texas manufactures …(more)

  • Cloud Computing to Become Mainstream in 2012 Frost & Sullivan Highlights
  • Top …Newswire Today (press release)In 2012, cloud computing is set to become mainstream in Asia Pacific.Indeed, approximately 30% of APAC organizations will have adopted some formof cloud computing by 2012. Asian organizations do recognize the benefitsof cloud computing, …(more)

  • TECHNOLOGY: Cloud computing: hype versus reality
  • Business DayCloud computing is an emerging trend in the IT market that is getting aconsiderable amount of attention from the media and technology vendorsalike. The benefits behind this evolution in connected networks arenumerous and, in principle, …(more)

  • One Network Presents Cloud Computing Workshop at the Supply Chain and …
  • PR Web (press release)One Network Enterprises will conduct a supply chain management workshop onDecember 7th called Cloud Computing and Menlo Worldwide. One NetworkEnterprises, a leading provider of demand-driven supply chain solutions inthe cloud, is sponsoring the …(more)

  • On Data Management: Interview with Kristof Kloeckner, GM IBM …
  • By Roberto V. Zicari
    Challenges to achieving software-driven innovation derive from thecomplexity of interconnected systems, but also from the complexity ofsoftware delivery due to the increasingly global distribution ofdevelopment teams, new models of software supply chains including … Ourfocus is on the enablement of deeper cloud capabilities such as thePlatform as a Service and Database as a Service style features in the IBMWorkload Deployer (the evolved WebSphere Cloudburst Appliance). …(more)

  • WSO2 Presents Technical Webinars on Enterprise Cloud …
  • By madhura
    Many organizations choose to implement a private cloud or host their ownplatform-as-a-service (PaaS) in order to maximize control over their dataand services. Others seek to deploy hybrid environments that bridge theirprivate clouds with popular software-as-a-service (SaaS) applicationsrunning on a public cloud, such as Salesforce.com and Google Apps. The weekof December 6, 2011, WSO2 will present two technical webinars to provide ITprofessionals with best practices for …(more)

  • InfoWorld review: Heroku cloud application platform
  • InfoWorld (blog)By Andrew Glover | InfoWorld Heroku is a pure platform as a service — that
    is, the entire infrastructure is managed by Heroku and not by you. As such,deploying a Ruby application, whether or not it is Rails based, ispractically effortless. …(more)

  • The pros and cons of SaaS
  • ITP.netDavid Chappell, principal of David Chappell & Associates and an expert incloud computing, was at Microsoft in Dubai this week to discuss the prosand cons of SaaS implementation. By Georgina Enzer Published November 30,2011 Cloud-based Software as a …(more)

  • Research on F5 Networks Inc. and Compuware Corporation – Cloud Computing …
  • MarketWatch (press release)The phenomenon of cloud computing has been a major factor in these changingbusiness trends, and companies in the Application Software industry likeSeattle’s F5 Networks Inc. and Compuware Corporation are helping companiesto gain a competitive …(more)

  • Perspectives – High Availability for Cloud Computing Database …
  • High Availability for Cloud Computing Database Systems. While at MicrosoftI hosted a weekly talk series called the Enterprise Computing Series (ECS)where I …(more)

  • vCloud Director 1.0 PowerShell Advanced Functions
  • Its no secret that VMware are working on vCloud DirectorvCD cmdlets theyrecently surveyed the PowerShell and VMware community to make sure they hadall the …(more)

  • Nothing To Do With Arbroath: Councillor thought cloud computing …
  • By arbroath
    A council meeting descended into a foul-mouthed slanging match after acouncillor suggested cloud computing depended on bad weather. Galwaycouncillor Seamus Tiernan was branded a ‘feckin eejit’ for thinking thatcloud computing …(more)

  • Thought Leaders in Cloud Computing: Jared Wray, Founder and …
  • By candicearnold
    SM: What is mid-tier or large environment? What kind of scale are wetalking? What size company from a revenue or employee point of view? JW:I’d say a.(more)

  • CloudStack and OpenStack
  • Hi, After reading information on Cloud.com, do we need to install OpenStackbefore installing CloudStack? or CloudStack can control over OpenStack?(more)

  • openstack (Blog) | TurnKey Linux
  • Making TurnKey easy to deploy on as many public and private clouds is animportant goal for us. We’re going to soon be expanding the number of image…(more)

  • ECSI Selects inContact to Power Customer Service and Client Support
  • Contact …MarketWatch (press release)inContact /quotes/zigman/112982/quotes/nls/saas SAAS +1.44% helps contactcenters around the globe create profitable customer experiences through itspowerful portfolio of cloud-based contact center software solutions. Thecompany’s services and …(more)

  • The Final Word on Cloud and SaaS: They’re Not the Same …
  • By Brian Bolton
    The differences are plain, but still the industry has trouble sheddinglight on them, and the term is now a buzzword for both, and for neither.(more)

  • VMware Partner VirtualSharp Software Unveils ReliableDR 3.0 at …
  • MarketWatchMultitenancy. End customers will be able to take advantage of the economiesof … For hosters, multitenancy will also reduce the customer acquisitioncost …(more)

  • Virtual Internet’s Public Cloud Service Attains VMware vCloud Powered Status
  • WebHosting.InfoVirtual Internet (VI), a pan-European internet service provider, recentlyannounced that its VI Cloud Hosting public cloud service has achievedVMware vCloud Powered status, illustrating to customers that the company’scloud services are underpinned by …(more)

  • Avangate Included in Independent Research Firm Report on Key Solutions
  • for …MarketWatch (press release)REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Nov 30, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Avangate, the agileeCommerce solutions provider trusted by thousands of Software and SaaScompanies to grow their business worldwide through any channel and anymodel, is featured in a new report …(more)

  • AppDirect Adds New Relic’s Application Performance Management
  • Capabilities …MarketWatch (press release)”By creating an invaluable resource through which companies can easily andrapidly take advantage of leading technologies, this partnership is atestament to the power of SaaS and its ability to change the way companiesdo business. …(more)

  • DonorCommunity and Planned Growth Forge Software and Consulting Services …
  • San Francisco Chronicle (press release)… software platform available today. We’re pleased to name DonorCommunityas our exclusive provider of nonprofit software.” DonorCommunity, Inc. is acloud computing, Software as a Service firm that helps nonprofitorganizations cultivate donors, …(more)

  • Building your custom cloud portal – Knowing when to use the vCloud …
  • My team and I have helped customers to build private and public cloudsusing vCente.(more)

  • SaaS Web Content Management Systems Are No Panacea
  • CMSWireBy Irina Guseva (@irina_guseva) Nov 30, 2011 In the spirit of this month’s
    editorial theme on all things cloud, I thought I’d ponder about cloud/SaaSweb content management on the premise that SaaS Web CMS cannot save theworld or cure your WCM illness …(more)

  • Study Finds Integration is Major Sales Challenge for SaaS and Cloud Vendors
  • Web Host Industry Review (blog)By Nicole Henderson, November 30, 2011 (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — A new
    study finds that integration is the biggest sales obstacle for SaaS andcloud vendors. According to the study by consulting group THINKStrategiesand cloud integration provider …(more)

  • BizCloud: How to Avoid Paying Too Much for CRM
  • PR Web (press release)While much of that growth has been in the Software as a Service (SaaS)sector, companies also continue to invest in on-premises CRM solutions.Most SaaS CRM solutions are fairly inexpensive, at least for the basesoftware, but add-on features, …(more)

  • An Overview of Microsoft Office 365
  • Small Business ComputingBy Helen Bradley | Published on: 30-Nov-11 Small businesses can save a good
    chunk of both time and money by using hosted software tools and harnessingthe power of cloud computing. Software as a Service (SaaS) makes greatsense for small businesses …(more)

  • Speediware Corporation Increases OFCCP Audit Support
  • San Francisco Chronicle (press release)Speediware Corporation announced today additional reporting, statistics,and support for clients using SpeedEEO, the-all inclusive web-basedsoftware as a service for generating OFCCP compliant Affirmative ActionPlans (AAP). …(more)

  • Software as a ServiceSaaS SaaS Data Integration Informatica
  • Read more on Software as a Service (SaaS) integration. … A powerfulplatform incorporating the registration user and task flow management jobscheduling …(more)

  • Integration Ranks as Time-Consuming, Key Concern for SaaS
  • IT Business Edge (blog)The cloud may simplify a lot of technology for a lot of people, but when itcomes to integration, it seems even SaaS doesn’t get a break. A recentsurvey found integration is now a major barrier to cloud adoption, withnearly 88 percent of SaaS …(more)

  • 8×8 Simplifies Entry Into Cloud Computing For SMBs
  • CRNBy Brittany Danielson, CRN Hosted VoIP, UC and cloud provider 8×8 is again
    expanding its reach into the cloud computing space with a new Windows-basedcloud hosting platform. 8×8′s new Windows Cloud Server hosting solution hasa variety of features, …(more)

  • CRM Packages Look to Ease Financial Firms’ Move to Salesforce
  • PCWorldBy Fred O’Connor, IDG News Cloud computing consulting firm GlobalOne
    Wednesday released the first of three CRM packages that aim to helpfinancial services firms and banks transition to cloud computing withSalesforce.com. G1 Asset Management takes …(more)

  • Virtual Internet`s VI Cloud Hosting Public Cloud Service Attains VMware
  • vCloud …Review seeker (press release)Virtual Internet announced that VI Cloud Hosting public cloud service hasachieved VMware vCloud Powered status. Virtual Internet, a leading providerof high availability hosting solutions for mission critical websites andapplications, today announced …(more)

  • AMTELCO Introduces miAmtelcoCloud
  • San Francisco Chronicle (press release)AMTELCO is pleased to announce the new miAmtelcoCloud Web portal, offeringinformation and access to AMTELCO’s complete line of SaaS (Software as aService) products. The AMTELCO SaaS products are designed to improvecommunications, speed access to …(more)

  • Freshdesk Takes Customer Support Social, Raises $1 Million From Accel
  • PartnersSacramento Bee30, 2011 — /PRNewswire/ — SaaS-based, social customer support startupFreshdesk today announced that it has secured US $1 Million in funding fromglobal venture capital firm Accel Partners. The investment will be used toexpand the product team and …(more)

  • Employers Seeking Applicants with Job Skills Related to Cloud Computing:
  • The …San Francisco Chronicle (press release)The Art of Service’s newly expanded Cloud Computing Complete eLearningBundle helps IT professionals become certified experts in cloud computing,opening up the possibilities for promotions and new and better jobs. Two ofthe top 10 skills that …(more)

  • Cloud services pick up steam, but IT execs still cautious (exclusive)
  • VentureBeatWith our exclusive conference on cloud computing, CloudBeat 2011, startingtoday, we decided to ask. VentureBeat commissioned an exclusive survey oftechnology executives at companies of at least 250 employees. The resultsshow that, yes, …(more)

Daily ITIL News Feed – Nov 30, 2011

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Daily Log News Feed – Nov 30, 2011

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