- VenyuCloud Brings VMware vCloud to MSPs
Channelnomics (blog) So enter, Venyu, a cloud and virtualization provider, which is has unleashed its VenyuCloud offering, built on VMware’s vCloud services. Venyu is bringing the VenyuCloud to the channel in an effort to simplify the delivery of cloud services for managed … (more)
- ORACLE CORPORATION : Oracle CEO Preps Cloud Services To Keep Edge
4-traders That approach, called “multitenancy,” combines services for multiple companies on … One problem with multitenancy, Ellison said, is that customers find … (more)
- Fedora 17 includes latest version of OpenStack cloud platform
ComputerworldUK For instance, RHEL has yet to include a copy of OpenStack, though this is the second Fedora edition to include open source cloud platform software. Last month, the company announced that it would be joining the OpenStack Foundation. (more)
- Fedora 17 Takes to the Cloud
PCWorld By Joab Jackson, IDG News The newest release of the Red Hat-sponsored
Fedora Linux distribution includes a number of technologies that haven’t made their way into Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) yet, including a new version of the OpenStack cloud … (more)
- Fedora aims cloudwards with Beefy Miracle release
Register As promised by the new Fedora boss Robyn Bergeron, version 17 of the Fedora Linux build aka “Beefy Miracle” is looking towards the cloud, with an update to OpenStack and new virtualization tools, as well as adding a spiffy new Gnome 3.4 interface. (more)
- Windows Azure Recipe: Software as a Service (SaaS)
SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog) This book demonstrates how you can create from scratch a multi-tenant, Software as a Service (SaaS) application to run in the cloud using the latest versions of the Windows Azure Platform and tools. The book is intended for any architect, developer, … (more)
- Larry Ellison: Oracle’s cloud will cast a shadow over the enterprise
software … CNET In a wide-ranging at the D10 conference, the Oracle CEO opened up about the June 6 announcement of a new cloud-based platform and complete rewrites of CRM and ERP applications. by Dan Farber May 30, 2012 6:02 PM PDT Follow @dbfarber Larry Ellison likes … (more)
- Windows Azure Recipe Software as a ServiceSaaS | Web 2.0 Journal
Here’s a sketch of how a basic Software as a Service solution might be built out … Windows Azure is an internetscale cloud computing and services platform … (more)
- A Beefy Miracle: Fedora 17 arrives with GNOME 3.4 and GIMP 2.8
Ars Technica (blog) Fedora 17 also brings some welcome improvements for servers, including some great updates for OpenStack users. OpenStack is an effort to produce a standardized cloud computing stack that is conducive to building self-hosted elastic clouds. (more)
- Memset Launch Cloud API
SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog) The API works for a range of Memset products including Miniserver VM provisioning, DNS management, Performance Patrol cluster management, bandwidth management and, in the case of Memstore their cloud storage product, augments the existing OpenStack API … (more)
- Fedora 17 Takes to the Cloud
CIO The newest release of the Red Hat-sponsored Fedora Linux distribution includes a number of technologies that haven’t made their way into Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) yet, including a new version of the OpenStack cloud platform, code-named Essex, … (more)
- Windows Azure Recipe: Software as a Service (SaaS)
The cloud was tailor built for aspiring companies to create innovative internet based applications and solutions. Whether you’re a garage startup with very little … (more)
- Cloud Computing: do you have a clue?
ZDNet (blog) Here’s a rundown of some of their tactics This week’s BTL guest posting by an IBM IT architect, Cloud Computing: Is it right for you?, was an interesting insight into what the big systems vendors are telling their customers about cloud. (more)
- DRFortress Launches the First Local Pay-As-You-Use Cloud Computing Service
for … MarketWatch (press release) HONOLULU, May 31, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — DRFortress, Hawaii’s premier colocation and cloud services provider, today announced that it has launched DRFcloud, the first local, pay-as-you-use, cloud computing services based in the State and available … (more)
- Avnet Technology Solutions Debuts Dedicated Cloud Solutions Team
MarketWatch (press release) The focus of this portfolio is on the areas of cloud computing that are in demand among end users and best served by off-premise cloud delivery models. Initially, Avnet will provide partners with offerings in workload categories, such as productivity … (more)
- Polkast(SM) 2.0 Ushers in Next Wave of Personal Cloud Computing
MarketWatch (press release) About Polkast Founded in 2010, Polkast is ushering in the next wave of personal cloud computing. Polkast apps connect consumer devices directly, letting users build their own personal cloud, bypassing the public cloud. Polkast is a smarter solution for … (more)
- Cetrom Honored by SmartCEO as a Best-Run Company in Greater Washington
MarketWatch (press release) LANHAM, Md., May 31, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Cetrom Information Technology, Inc. (Cetrom), a leader in providing comprehensive Cloud Computing solutions, today announced it has been honored as a 2012 SmartCEO 100 Best-Run Company by SmartCEO magazine. (more)
- Sopexa Groupe Chooses TOPYX’s LMS Professional Services Program
San Francisco Chronicle (press release) TOPYX is an award-winning social LMS and comprehensive software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution which engages learners and provides collaborative learning environments for businesses, associations, academic departments and eCommerce needs of any size … (more)
- ServiceMesh Selected as a Red Herring Top 100 Americas Award Winner
MarketWatch (press release) SANTA MONICA, CA, May 31, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — ServiceMesh, provider of the market-leading cloud application management platform for Global 2000 companies, has been named a Red Herring Top 100 Americas Award winner, a mark of distinction for … (more)
- CertiVox launches PrivateSky(TM) Secure Information Exchange
MarketWatch (press release) This new software as a service (SaaS) provides fast and easy-to-use protection for messages, files and other information sent via the cloud through a unique two-factor authentication process and a sophisticated, certificateless encryption platform. (more)
- VMware Communities: vCloud API and OCCI
We are running a vCloud powered Cloud that needs to interconnect with a set of other facilities that run OpenNebula, Eucaliptus, etc… under the OCCI standard. (more)
- Oracle, Ellison and fun with cloud computing sound bites
ZDNet (blog) If Oracle CEO Larry Ellison were running a cloud computing political campaign he could be haunted by comments when they were reduced to sound bites. The reality of Ellison’s cloud computing opinion is a bit more nuanced. Ellison has been riffing on … (more)
- NIST: Cloud reliability, information security remain ‘open issues’
FierceGovernmentIT A new publication from the National Institute of Standards and Technology summarizes major classes of cloud computing technology and their benefits, but also notes 23 “open issues” regarding the cloud computing technology overall. (more)
- How can cloud computing work for you?
CNYcentral.com As the ability to access the internet grows ever wider, so does the desire to be able to access our own content from just about anywhere. That’s where “the cloud” comes in, and it’s getting more popular. Whether it’s to tap into your files and photos … (more)
- Elliott Lays Out Argument for a Sale of BMC Software
New York Times In its presentation, Elliott argued that BMC had meaningfully trailed its competitors in the enterprise software industry, and had failed to capitalize on newer trends like software-as-a-service offerings and cloud computing. Elliott added that BMC’s … (more)
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
IT as a Service or ‘Cloud’ as it is often referred to, can be divided into several areas, most often referred to as: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a … (more)