Daily Cloud Feed – Apr 18, 2012

This is a daily aggregation of cloud news from @cloud_aware.

  • That Boom You Hear Is the Cloud

    • SYS-CON Media (press release) By Patrick Burke 2012 will be known as the year cloud computing became
    widely adopted worldwide. Cloud computing is expected to create 14 million new jobs globally by 2015. In the consumer space, Gartner predicts cloud services will be on 90 percent of … (more)

  • Mirantis Partners with Dell on OpenStack Clouds

    • Data Center Knowledge Engineering services firm Mirantis this week announced a partnership with Dell to enable customers to design, build and manage enterprise-grade clouds using OpenStack technology. The partnership combines the technology of Dell’s OpenStack-Powered Cloud … (more)

  • Puppet equipped to be OpenStack interface

    • Computerworld Australia Puppet Labs has equipped its namesake open-source configuration management software with the ability to control OpenStack cloud deployments, the company plans to announce on Tuesday. Puppet’s new capability, offered as a series of modules, … (more)

  • saas – Software as a service – Approach – Stack Overflow

    • I have a desktop ERP application used by around 100 customers at different locations.Since its cumbersome to manage deployment and installation of such … (more)

  • Kinvey’s Backend as a Service Platform is Publicly Available

    • I am very pleased to announce that, after a lot of customer discovery, user feedback, architectural improvements, UI/UX changes and platform h… (more)

  • Design features of Software as a Service and Web Applications

    • Software as a Service SaaS and Web Application design features are an important consideration when designing a new app. Here is a run down of common … (more)

  • What’s Going On In The WordPress Economy? – Part 2 | Smashing …

    • Software As A Service (SAAS). Niche Website Builder. A Picture of a niche in Le Corbusier’s home. Find your niche, own it (image CC license Amaury Henderick) … (more)

  • Apple defends green credentials of cloud computing services …

    • Greenpeace report named Apple among worst offenders for using highly polluting coal to power their data centres. (more)

  • BMC Communities: Cloud Computing

    • Latest trends and hot news in managing hybrid Clouds, boosting benefits of virtualization. (more)

  • HP, Newcomer Watchitoo Partner for Video Streaming Appliance

    • eWeek Three-year-old Watchitoo, which provides interactive software as a service- (Saas-) based professional high-definition video collaboration and streaming IT, announced last week that it has partnered with Hewlett-Packard for the video collaboration … (more)

  • Customers Find Success With Microsoft Private Cloud

    • Sacramento Bee LAS VEGAS, April 17, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Today at the sold-out Microsoft Management Summit, Corporate Vice President Brad Anderson spoke to nearly 5000 IT professionals about their opportunity to deliver fast, reliable services with cloud computing … (more)

  • BizSlate Introduces Cloud-Based ERP at DEMO Spring 2012

    • MarketWatch (press release) SANTA CLARA, CA, Apr 18, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — BizSlate Inc., an innovative Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider of solutions for small and medium sized businesses (SMBs), announced today the launch of its innovative cloud-based Enterprise … (more)

  • #DigitalNibbles On The Road: Cloud Computing in China with Intel’s Billy Cox

    • SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog) We discuss the cloud computing marketing in China. Syndicated stories and blog feeds, all rights reserved by the author. Reuven Cohen is Founder & CTO for Toronto based Enomaly Inc. – leading developer of Cloud Computing products and solutions focused … (more)

  • Buy VMware vCloud Director 1.5.0 Linux x64 Download

    • VMware vCloud Director 1.5.0 Linux x64, With their user ID and password. (more)

  • John Foster joins Qikker Holdings Ltd as Chief Operating Officer

    • PR Web (press release) As COO of Qikker, an HR consultancy firm for Software as a Service, he will take responsibility for strategic partnerships with clients. For AppLearn John Foster will drive growth in the ground breaking area of increasing user adoption of HR software … (more)

  • Tipalti Joins Crowdsourcing Industry Group, Crowdsortium, as Premium Member

    • PR Web (press release) Tipalti’s Software as a Service (SaaS) is a comprehensive solution for payments to writers, designers, developers, optimizers, contributors, funders, affiliates, and publishers. The Tipalti solution covers the entire pay-out process from payee … (more)

  • Puppet Configures OpenStack

    • Server Watch By Sean Kerner (Send Email) The open source OpenStack cloud platform has
    emerged to become one of the leading options for cloud. OpenStack now has the support of IBM, Cisco, Dell, HP and AT&T, among other leading vendors. With all that vendor support, … (more)

  • Frost & Sullivan: US Department of Defense’s Shift to Cloud Computing

    • Saves … MarketWatch (press release) Cloud computing will enable the DoD to share servers, storage devices and applications to save resources and time. The military can maximize the potential of network-centric warfare and enhance collaboration by using commercially successful service … (more)

  • Wyse Wins Everything Channel’s CRN Magazine as One of the Coolest Cloud …

    • MarketWatch (press release) “This year’s Coolest Cloud Computing Vendors list is based on a cloud vendor’s approach to creating an innovative product, or an innovative approach to supporting solution providers in the IT channel,” said Kelley Damore, Vice President and Editorial … (more)

  • Symform Sponsors Cloud Network of Women

    • MarketWatch (press release) Margaret Dawson, vice president of marketing, and other female Symform executives join cloud computing leaders from IBM, F5 Networks and Forrester as inaugural supporters of the newly formed organization. An active participant in the cloud community, … (more)

  • ATEN and US Micro Showcasing Cloud Computing Solution at Cloud Fair 2012

    • PR Web (press release) Cloud Fair is held from April 17-19, 2012 in Seattle, WA where ATEN and US Micro are demonstrating a new hardware-based cloud computing solution at booth #9. Available now, CriKit (Cloud Resource and Infrastructure Kit), is a compact and … (more)

  • Eucalyptus Announces $30 Million Series C Funding Round

    • MarketWatch (press release) SANTA BARBARA, CA, Apr 18, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Eucalyptus Systems, creator of the most widely deployed on-premise cloud computing platform, today announced an oversubscribed $30 million Series C round of funding led by Institutional Venture … (more)

  • Coyote Point Systems Launches Equalizer OnDemand(TM) Virtual Appliance

    • for … MarketWatch (press release) Originally available only to Hosting and Managed Service Providers, Coyote Point’s Equalizer OnDemand virtual appliance is now available to all businesses looking to reap the benefits of cloud computing and server virtualization. (more)

  • Cloud Insecurity: Not Enough Tools, Experience or Transparency

    • TechNewsWorld They are fueled, for the most part, by three factors: the slow uptick of security tools and expertise specific to cloud computing; inexperience in outsourcing; and a lack of transparency by cloud providers concerning their multitenant environments. (more)

  • asp.net mvc 3 – Handling Multi Tenancy on MVC – Stack Overflow

    • I would like to ask your opinions regarding the way I handle MultiTenancy. I”m using … What is the difference between multi-tenancy and multi-user solutions? (more)

  • BMC Atrium Discovery Community Forum | Multi Tenancy not working

    • Hello. We installed and configured ADDM 8.3.1, configured the CMDB sync, populate the company list, and selected a default company. But when the CIs are … (more)

  • Cloud CMS – Multi-tenancy

    • Our multitenancy features let businesses white label the platform for their own customers and provide content platform services under their own brand. (more)

  • BMC Atrium Discovery Community Forum | Multi-tenancy in ADDM GUI

    • Is multi-tenancy supported in the ADDM GUI? Can I discover nodes for different Companies to a single scanner or consolidation appliance and filter the view in … (more)

  • OptionEase Announces Strategic Alliance with Stock & Option Solutions, Inc.

    • MarketWatch (press release) MISSION VIEJO, Calif., Apr 18, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — OptionEase(R) Inc., the global leader in on-demand software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications for fair-market-value accounting and compliance, is pleased to announce a strategic alliance with Stock … (more)

  • Pros and cons of a non-VM-based IaaS model

    • TechTarget You may contact us at webmaster@TechTarget.com. private cloud could be a key strategy to take it to the next level — a mixed-service cloud that combines IaaS with Software as a Service (SaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS). Using a non-VM-based IaaS … (more)

  • Making an aaS out of free software

    • ITworld.com … been touting the benefits of various “As-a-Service” models, there are also still concerns that such remote computing models will ultimately harm a fundamental core principle of free software: the ability to truly possess the software in all forms. (more)

  • Performance Cloud Computing: Yes You Can

    • SYS-CON Media (press release) By Gary Orenstein The industry has long worried that cloud computing cannot
    deliver the performance required for critical enterprise applications. For example, the very notion of multiple compute instances or multiple applications sharing the same … (more)

  • StratITsphere Partners with NetSocket to Assure Clear Cloud Communications

    • in … MarketWatch (press release) TEXAS, Apr 18, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Users of StratITsphere’s cloud computing service will soon be able to assure the quality of their communications in real time, thanks to a partnership announced today with NetSocket. (more)

  • Cloud Computing: Windows for ARM Will Be Windows RT

    • SYS-CON Media (press release) By Maureen O’Gara When Windows on ARM (WOA) finally hits the market it’s
    going to be called Windows RT, not Windows 8. The designation Windows 8 is reserved for x86/64 widgets run by Intel and AMD chips. The decision complicates promotion and one can … (more)

  • The Forces of Green Attack Cloud Computing

    • 24/7 Wall St. Greenpeace is worried that the huge new cloud computing industry will rely on old sources of energy. The growth and size of these IT infrastructures in not only large, it is growing as fast as that of any major industry that consumes a great deal of … (more)

  • Hybrid Clouds – A Solution For Those Considering the Cloud | Small …

    • By Ramon Ray
    Nervous About Cloud Computing? Hybrid Clouds Are A Safety Blanket. April 18, 2012 By Ramon Ray avatar. I do not blame the business owner who is a bit nervous about having all of her data in remote servers. Of course, I do think this is the … (more)

  • CloudStack Vs. OpenStack Debate Rages On

    • InformationWeek Some CloudStack proponents, in the process of lauding its merits, denigrated an existing open source project, OpenStack. Bias is an OpenStack advocate, and his detailed take on Citrix Systems’ CloudStack move had just the right cadence, … (more)

  • Puppet Labs Announces Support for OpenStack

    • Data Center Knowledge At the OpenStack Summit in San Francisco today, Puppet Labs, an IT automation software provider for system administrators, and its partners Cisco, Morphlabs and eNovance launched OpenStack configuration modules for Puppet Labs’ products, … (more)

  • Rackspace Launches New OpenStack-Based Cloud Products

    • WebHosting.Info Rackspace Hosting, a web hosting company, yesterday announced the launch of new cloud capabilities featuring the world’s first large-scale, production ready next generation cloud, powered by OpenStack and backed by Fanatical Support. Built on OpenStack … (more)

  • How a CIO Turned His Limo Company Into a Software Vendor

    • Wall Street Journal (blog) The last thing anyone assumes is that the CIO of a 30-year old limo company is leading his firm into the cloud as a software and platform vendor. But that’s exactly what Alan Bourassa, CIO of Empire CLS, is doing today. Granted, Empire CLS Worldwide … (more)

  • PaaS learning guide

    • TechTarget Increased adoption of Platform as a Service (PaaS) has revealed its advantages and challenges. This guide offers a look at the latest in PaaS, including its growing role in cloud-computing development, its effect on application servers and best … (more)

  • Small Business Time Tracking Software: How to Choose

    • Business Insider In this second article, we’ll look at questions to ask to make sure the demo is rock-solid, and the advantages of software-as-a-service versus installed software. You have the right to demand that any vendor absolutely, completely prove beyond a shadow … (more)

  • CSC’s Insurance Billing System Named an Industry Leader for North America

    • MarketWatch (press release) Insurers choosing the Software as a Service (SaaS) deployment option can be up and running on Exceed Billing in as little as 80 days.” Exceed Billing is a real-time, rules-based billing system for property and casualty carriers, life insurance and … (more)

  • Morphlabs forges OpenStack cloud rack

    • Register The system welds together Dell cloudy servers packed with solid state storage, Nexenta storage software, Arista Networks switches, and the new “Essex” commercial-grade OpenStack cloud fabric into a ready-to-go “cloud in a box”. (more)

  • Nexenta and Mirantis Converge OpenStack Cloud with NexentaStor Storage

    • PR Web (press release) By bringing Nexenta and OpenStack close together, we marry the best of open
    source in enterprise storage with the standard in open source cloud infrastructure. Nexenta Systems, the world leader in OpenStorage solutions and Mirantis, … (more)

  • VMware Cloud Ecosystem Starts to Mature

    • Channel Insider According to Matthew Lodge, senior director for cloud services for VMware, there are now over 100 verified VMware vCloud public clouds, which he says is an order of magnitude greater than rival platforms combined total. Customers can now also access … (more)

  • Greenpeace Fails Apple, Amazon, Microsoft for Not-So-Green Cloud Efforts

    • eWeek Cloud computing isn’t as eco-friendly as some companies suggest, says a new Greenpeace report that applauds efforts by Yahoo and Google while frowning on Apple, Amazon and Microsoft. Greenpeace is calling on the increasingly cloud-based IT world to … (more)

  • Amazon’s Secretive Cloud Carries 1 Percent of the Internet

    • Wired News By Robert McMillan Amazon’s cloud computing infrastructure is growing so
    fast that it’s silently becoming a core piece of the internet. That’s according to an analysis done by DeepField Networks, a start-up that number-crunched several weeks’ worth of … (more)