January 2012

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• LOCAL THEATER: The view through ‘The Fourth Wall’ is a funny one

Kitsap SunBy Michael C. Moore mmoore@kitsapsun.com 360-792-9218 RICHARD THORNTON,
JEWEL BOX THEATRE / CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Peggy, played by Kathy Currie, isquestioned by Floyd, played by Fred Saas. RICHARD THORNTON, JEWEL BOXTHEATRE / CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Peggy, …(more)

• Adding Weapons to ATM Defenses

Wall Street JournalAs crooks get more sophisticated, ATMs may soon turn to cloud computing,holograms and biometrics, Suzanne Kapner reports on Markets Hub. Not longago, the makers of automated-teller machines only had to worry aboutthieves with a blow torch and a pair …(more)

• Cloud Middleware On Google Apps Marketplace

Dr. Dobb’sBy Adrian Bridgwater, January 29, 2012 Enterprise middleware player WSO2
has readied its StratosLive Java Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) for market onthe Google Apps Marketplace this month. With an emphasis onservice-oriented architecture and composite …(more)

• New Buzz For Fuzz-o-Matic TaaS

Dr. Dobb’sBy Adrian Bridgwater, January 28, 2012 Scandinavian software testing
company Codenomicon has this month released its Fuzz-o-Matic cloud-basedTesting-as-a-Service (TaaS) platform for applications running on Windows,Linux, Mac, and mobile operating …(more)

• Cloud vs virtualisation

Hindu Business LineMany companies, which are turning to cloud computing, will find the need tomanage their cloud space becoming more important. Most of these companiesrely on both public and private clouds. The impact in India could be higherthan in developed …(more)

• SC 3.5.0 w/vCloud – restore a single VM in a mu… | NetApp Community

If I have multiple VMs in a vApp in vCloud, is there a way with SnapCreatorto only restore a single VM without restoring the entire vApp? So far withmy testing, …(more)

• Multi-tenancy and Custom STS in CBA mode

Multi-tenancy and Custom STS in CBA mode. Search SharePoint – Developmentand Programming (pre-SharePoint 2010) Forum; Search All SharePoint …(more)

• Removing the Operating System Barrier with Platform as a Service …

In this second post from guest blogger Adron Hall, we dive into the variousparts, configuration, and setup of the PaaS product Cloud Foundry and the.NET fork …(more)

• Cloud Computing Procurement | JAVA Developer’s Journal

When it comes to procurement, any technology or service should be evaluatedwith a good set of criteria. Executive decisions should not be weightedsolely on a single selection criterion such as price. This applies to anycloud computing …(more)

• RFD Beaufort Launches Marin Ark Service Management Platform Powered by

Crafty …PR.com (press release)Belfast, United Kingdom, January 29, 2012 –(PR.com)– RFD Beaufort, asubsidiary of global survival specialist, Survitec Group, has launched itsnew Marin Ark Service Management Platform, developed by Belfast softwarespecialist, Crafty Devil.(more)

• A third of companies taking BI capabilities into the cloud

eChannelLineAccording to a survey of 1364 IT managers and business users of BIplatforms in the fourth quarter of 2011, only 17% of organizations havereplaced or plan to replace parts of their core BI functions withcloud/SaaS offerings.(more)

• CrmServiceHelpers.cs and GetServerConfiguration() – Multitenancy

CrmServiceHelpers.cs and GetServerConfiguration() – Multitenancy. SearchCRM Development Forum; Search All Dynamics Forums; Search All Microsoft …(more)

Current results from Data Survey #1: Data Scientists. Thanks to everyone for helping the world understand Big Data better!

Please take the following 2-minute survey to help us understand your hadoop environment better.

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

• Designing a database for multi-tenancy on the cloud

Learn some considerations that new software as a service (SaaS) vendorsneed to take into account when developing applications or modifyingexisting ones to …(more)

• Software as a service for data scientists

FeBRuARY 2012 | VoL. 55 | No. 2 | coMMunicaTions of The acM. 81 inperforming them for terabyte or larger datasets (increasingly common acrossscientific …(more)

• Cloud Computing for SMB: 2012 Update

SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)Cloud Computing is still a hot topic in 2012. For the Small and MediumBusiness (SMB) community, it is a game changer. Unlike the days of past,cloud computing offers leverage previously only available to enterpriseclass companies.(more)

• Cloud Computing: Facebook to File for Massive IPO: WSJ

SYS-CON Media (press release)Facebook will put in its papers to IPO next week, according to the WallStreet Journal Friday, maybe by Wednesday February 1. Apparently the timingis still a bit up in the air but it’s in the works. The offering, lookingto raise $10 billion, …(more)

• ATMs using cloud computing for security

CenterBeamWhile much of the talk of cloud computing and security over the last fewyears has been making the cloud more secure, one company that makesautomated teller machines is looking to protect data being collected withthe cloud, according to the Wall …(more)

• Snowed under in Switzerland: Saas-Fee is delightful despite an abundance

of …The IndependentIn Saas-Fee, the exquisitely sculpted resort at the heart of Switzerland’snarrow Saas Valley, there are three to choose from: Optimum (swanky greengear), Eskimo (powder blue) and the Swiss Ski School (red and white,naturally).(more)

• Aryaka Wins TMC Cloud Computing Excellence Award as the World’s First …

MarketWatch (press release)MILPITAS, CA, Jan 27, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Aryaka, provider ofthe world’s first cloud-based WAN optimization and application accelerationsolution, today announced TMC has named Aryaka a winner of the CloudComputing Excellence Award as one …(more)

• Four cloud computing myths debunked

Cloud computing adoption is mired in misconceptions about cost,infrastructure and a lack of standards. Don’t fall victim to these cloudcomputing myths.(more)

• 5 ways cloud ‘supercharges’ enterprise initiatives

ZDNet (blog)By Joe McKendrick | January 27, 2012, 9:46pm PST Summary: Among other
things, cloud computing’s support for rapid development and utility-stylebilling can counter fears about most IT shadow projects. Cloud in and ofitself may or may not add value to …(more)

• Cloud Foundry lets apps span cloud providers

GigaOm26, 2012, 10:31am PT 2 Comments Developers concerned about confining theirapps to a single Infrastructure-as-a-Service platform, such as Amazon WebServices, need worry no more. If they’re willing to utilize Cloud Foundry,the open-source …(more)

• Avema and Breakaway Services Partner to Deliver Telecom Expense Management

PR.com (press release)Avema, a global TEM SaaS provider, and Breakaway Services announce a newpartnership that will deliver superior telecom expense management toBreakaway clients. Denver, CO, January 28, 2012 –(PR.com)– Avema, aglobal provider of telecom and wireless …(more)

• CloudBerry Explorer for OpenStack and RackSpace with Http Header editor

SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)As always we are going to gather user feedback and incorporate it into theproduct before final release. We are also going to implement a PowerShellinterface for OpenStack Object Storage to help users automate their routinetasks.(more)

• SimplyCast Unveils Tablet-Ready Multi-Channel Marketing Solution

PR.com (press release)Dartmouth, Canada, January 28, 2012 –(PR.com)– SimplyCast.com, a globalleader in multi-channel marketing Platform-as-a-Service solutions, hasreleased Version 7.0 of its online marketing application, moving to theforefront of multi-channel …(more)

• Archipelago Learning Announces Fourth Quarter 2011 Conference Call and

WebcastBusiness Wire (press release)DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Archipelago Learning Inc. (NASDAQ: ARCL), aleading subscription-based, software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider ofeducation products, plans to report its fourth quarter 2011 financialresults after market close on Tuesday, …(more)

• 5 Tips For Starting a SaaS Business | Smart SaaS

For most SaaS firms, they really view their platform as synonymous withtheir company’s overall brand, which includes more than just thetechnology. This brand …(more)

• Snowed under in Switzerland SaasFee is delightful despite a little …

Independent Skiing Holiday Guide – We bring you the latest news on skiresorts, and reveal the best ski areas to help you plan that perfect skiingholiday …(more)

• NIST Issues Cloud Computing Guidelines for Managing Security …

NIST Issues Cloud Computing Guidelines for Managing Security and Privacy.(more)

• Will the cloud ‘hit the wall’ without good integration?

GigaOm28, 2012, 12:00pm PT No Comments There are currently well over 2000 SaaSvendors by some counts, and according to Gartner over 95 percent ofcompanies have expressed interest in maintaining or increasing theircurrent SaaS usage.(more)

• Why Software As A Service (A Personal Reminder) – Continuations

Why Software As A Service (A Personal Reminder). I am in the process ofmigrating a bunch of stuff off an ancient server which has been upcontinuously for 5 …(more)

• IEEE Xplore – Enforcing Multitenancy for Cloud Computing …

Enforcing Multitenancy for Cloud Computing Environments … Learn about thearticles in this special issue and how to enforce multitenancy in cloudcomputing …(more)