- ARM-based OpenStack: it’s like an army of cell phones powering …
By John Koetsier
RackSpace, HP, Canonical, and other OpenStack members are combining forces to build what they say will be the first-ever ARM processor-based cloud. The goal is to build an extremely efficient, powerful, but inexpensive cloud with low … (more)
- Aptira Brings Piston Enterprise OpenStack to Australia, New Zealand
By Ramsey Chapin
Aptira Brings Piston Enterprise OpenStack to Australia, New Zealand. by Ramsey Chapin. aptira-blog. We are excited to announce that Aptira IT Services will be bringing Piston Enterprise OpenStack to markets in Australia and New Zealand. (more)
- OpenStack Celebrates 2 Years Anniversary, Rapid Adoption …
By Maria Deutscher
This week OpenStack turned two. The open-source cloud initiative was started by Rackspace and NASA in 2010 and within 24 months, the project managed to gain hundreds of supporters and even beat a few milestones set forth by Linux. (more)
- TryStack.org Adds New ARM Technology-Powered Zone – OpenStack
By OpenStack
OpenStack. July 18th, 2012. Today is a monumental day in ARM server history! TryStack.org, the hosted cloud sandbox for OpenStack, now has an ARM-based OpenStack zone in addition to the x86 zone. (This is, to our knowledge, the first … (more)
- Ovum: iPaaS not enterprise ‘silver bullet’ yet
ZDNet Ovum: iPaaS not enterprise ‘silver bullet’ yet. Summary: More companies looking to integrate their cloud-based software into existing IT environments but integration-platform-as-a-service not mature enough to meet their needs, research firm notes. (more)
- OpenStack Cloud Gets ARMed for Efficiency
Data Center Knowledge Cloud users test-driving the OpenStack platform can now launch servers using low-power ARM chips. Today a group of OpenStack contributors announced that the project’s TryStack sandbox will offer HP Redstone servers that feature Calxeda chips using … (more)
- First ARM Technology-Powered Cloud Debuts on OpenStack(R)
MarketWatch (press release) PORTLAND, Ore., Jul 18, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Today several OpenStack(R) community members announced their collaboration to build the first ARM(R) technology-powered OpenStack cloud as a zone in TryStack, the free sandbox for exploring and … (more)
- Datapipe First to Market with Apache CloudStack Platform
TalkinCloud (blog) Cloud builders may want to take note: Datapipe now has what it’s calling the first globally available Apache CloudStack platform after updating its Stratosphere Elastic Cloud Computing Platform. Built on the Citrix CloudPlatform, the Stratosphere … (more)
- 3 more evils that threaten cloud computing | Cloud Computing …
Two sins are self-inflicted by the cloud providers, while the third is an evil spawned by regulators. (more)
- Enterprise Solutions – TerraCloud
Office 13 was announced yesterday. It has enough new features to make it more than interesting. For example documents are saved to the cloud by default. (more)
- ARM Servers Get a Fluffy OpenStack Testbed in the Cloud
Wired News Intel rules the data center, but it’s getting some competition from ARM, the company that’s best known for designing the chips that power your iPhone. On Wednesday a handful of server companies, led by Hewlett-Packard, Canonical and server-chip startup … (more)
- Linux Today – Open Source OpenStack ARMs the Cloud
ServerWatch: OpenStack is set to be available on ARM for users to try out via the Trystack effort. (more)
- Integration platform as a service is no ‘silver bullet’
Consumer Tech Tech4Biz | 19 Jul 2012 : Although the value proposition of integration-platform-as-a-service (iPaaS) solutions is attractive, the solutions are not yet mature enough to be used for a wide range of complex integration requirements, according to analyst … (more)
- Tenzing and ThinkWrap Launch New Enterprise-Class E-commerce Platform
for … MarketWatch (press release) TORONTO, ONTARIO AND OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Jul 19, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Tenzing Managed IT Services, a leading provider of hosting solutions for e-commerce System Integrators (SIs) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) providers, along … (more)
- Calix Expands Compass Software Suite with Consumer Connect
SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog) PETALUMA, CA – July 18, 2012 – Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) today announced the expansion of the Compass suite of software solutions with the addition of Consumer Connect, a cloud-based, software-as-a-service (SaaS) application that virtually extends the … (more)
- Datapipe releases global Apache CloudStack platform
DatacenterDynamics The Stratosphere Elastic Cloud Computing Platform managed by global service provider Datapipe has become the world’s first Apache CloudStack platform available on a global basis, according to the company. Datapipe said its new cloud service is aimed … (more)
- Everest Group PEAK Matrix Ranks Tata Consultancy Services as a Leader in …
MarketWatch (press release) TCS partners with customers to accelerate co-transformation, and generates business value for customers through delivery excellence, risk management and through innovative models such as Platform BPO which delivers process as a service. With over $ 1.1 … (more)
- Qples Inc Engages Investment Banking Advisory Firm Pepperwood Partners LLC
MarketWatch (press release) Pepperwood and Qples previously worked to successfully secure seed capital. Qples’ Software as a Service (SaaS) platform allows for a dynamically different approach to drive coupons, deals, and discounts to consumers across social and mobile channels. (more)
- VMware Says Spin-Off Rumors ‘Unfounded’
InformationWeek VMware Says Spin-Off Rumors ‘Unfounded’. VMware internal memo instructs company representatives to say it has no intention of spinning out its Cloud Foundry platform-as-a-service division; ditto for EMC’s Greenplum big data assets. By Kevin McLaughlin … (more)
- OpenStack Community Launches First ARM-Powered Cloud
TalkinCloud (blog) A collaboration between OpenStack community members has ended up in the creation of the first ARM technology-powered OpenStack cloud as a zone in TryStack, the free sandbox intended for exploring and testing OpenStack. There’s plenty of excitement … (more)
- Datapipe Launches Largest Cloudstack Deployment CIO.com
Managed hosting and cloud computing provider Datapipe has launched the largest geographic deployment of an Apache CloudStack infrastructure-as-a- service … (more)
- CloudStack Blog
Discussion on the state of cloud computing and open source software that helps build, manage, and deliver infrastructure-as-a-service. (more)
- Microsoft Office and Office 365: A Deeper Dive
PC Magazine Microsoft hasn’t announced the price or payment plan, for example. A logical guess is that you’ll be able to pay for Office 365 either monthly or yearly, with a slight discount applied to the latter. That’s how most companies charge for their software … (more)
- SalesForce outages show SaaS customers largely at “mercy” of providers
Network World SalesForce is the poster child of the SaaS cloud, with its CRM and platform as a service (PaaS) offering named Heroku and Force.com. On the morning of June 28 a newly discovered software bug caused what the company called a … Software as a service … (more)
- EPM Live Positioned in Gartner’s Cloud-Based PPM (Project Portfolio …
MarketWatch (press release) … Software, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the “Challengers” quadrant within the “Magic Quadrant for Cloud-Based Project and Portfolio Management Services,” a new research report covering PPM Software-as-a-Service … (more)
- OpenStack brigade backs try-before-you-buy ARM cloud
ZDNet “The ARM technology-powered OpenStack cloud zone in TryStack provides free and easy access to explore and test workloads on the latest generation of ultra-low power servers,” Ian Ferguson, the director of server systems and ecosystems at ARM, said in a … (more)
- Cloud Computing: Encrypting Data in an Infrastructure Cloud
SYS-CON Media (press release) “We do network encryption for data in motion. We have figured out a way to do network encryption without creating point-to-point tunnels and that has profound implications for the performance of the network,” noted Jim Doherty, CMO and SVP of Marketing … (more)
- WSO2 to Present Technical Webinar on Building and Deploying SaaS …
San Francisco Chronicle Increasingly, enterprises are recognizing software-as-a-service (SaaS) as a cost-efficient way to deliver applications. However, the success of a SaaS implementation depends on the platform-as-a-service (PaaS) on which it runs. Today, only a few PaaS … (more)
- Heroku Releases Easy Mac Postgres for Devs
PCWorld (blog) To simplify life for developers, platform-as-a-service provider Heroku has released a version of the open source Postgres database designed to be easily run on Apple Macintosh computers. Similar Articles: Salesforce.com’s Heroku Rolls out New Cloud … (more)
- Platform as a Service & Cloud IDE
Platform as a Service & Cloud IDE. Discussion, specific examples & videos of a Platform as a Service with integrated tools (Cloud IDE) that enable Content … (more)
- Top 5 Pharma Licenses PKS Online as Global PK/PD Data Management System
MarketWatch (press release) Benefits of this Software-as-a-Service approach include: Rapid deployment of a validated PK/PD data … or software investment by the customer is required. PKS Online can serve as a data exchange platform between internal and/or external collaborators. (more)