Daily Cloud Feed – Mar 11, 2011

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

  • VMware Communities: ScreenTicket returned from vCloud API…
  • ScreenTicket returned from vCloud API appears to be invalid … Am I doingthings correctly or is the vcloud API giving me invalid tickets? …(more)

  • “Product Differentiation for Software-as-a-Service Providers” by …
  • The market for the new provisioningtype Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)hasreached a significant size and still showsenormous growth rates.(more)

  • Is cloud computing really green?
  • Siliconindia.comBy Kukil Bora, SiliconIndia Bangalore: Apart from its key advantages of
    increased efficiencies, scalability, redundancy and decreased costs,another significant concept that hails cloud computing today is itspotential to operate business applications …(more)

  • Hybrid Hosting: Evolving the Cloud in 2011
  • InfoWorld… ranging from human error to natural disasters that may impact access tothese business resources. more In order to leverage cloud computing withminimum disruption to business processes, many organizations are turning tohybrid hosting. …(more)

  • Rackspace Launches ‘Cloud Builders’ Business To Support
  • Business Solutions MagazineOrganizations deploying OpenStack, the open source cloud operating system,can now receive formal service and support offerings from RackspaceHosting, the world’s leading specialist in the hosting and cloud computingindustry. …(more)

  • Open Source Cloud Computing Platform OpenStack Goes Commercial
  • The OpenStack cloud computing platform, backed by Rackspace, NASA, Cisco,Dell and others, ramps up commercial support options for cloud andenterprise …(more)

  • IBM Invests US$38M in Cloud Computing Data Centre to Address Asia Pacific
  • GrowthIEWY NewsSINGAPORE: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a US$38M investment in a new IBMAsia Pacific Cloud Computing Data Centre in Singapore, which will providebusinesses with solutions and services to harness the potential of cloudcomputing. …(more)

  • Resorb Networks, Inc Defends Its Trademark FacePiles(TM) from Facebook,
  • Inc’s …BenzingaResorb Networks, Inc. offers a wide arrange of services, including CustomSoftware Development, SaaS (Software as a Service), Web Hosting, DataIntegration, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Dedicated Servers -amongst other products and services. …(more)

  • 4PSA Introduces Flexible Unified Communications with VoipNow Cloud Instance
  • HostReview.com (press release)Orlando Fl – 4PSA, a leading innovative Cloud Computing softwaredevelopment company has announced today the release of VoipNow CloudInstance, a fully-featured and flexible turn-key solution that bundleshigh-performance infrastructure with the …(more)

  • From Contacts to Resumes, Sheila Greco Associates Simplifies the
  • Recruiting …PR Web (press release)A standalone SaaS application, SGALive Powered by TalentFilter allows usersto source millions of resumes from thousands of online locations all fromone location. “We’re thrilled about the opportunity to partner withTalentDrive to offer this …(more)

  • Cloud computing boosts IT jobs market
  • ihotdesk – IT NewsCloud computing and associated technologies are driving a rise in IT jobsacross the world, it has been claimed. According to Rackspace, firms areincreasingly looking to employ workers who are knowledgeable about cloudcomputing in order to implement …(more)

  • OpenMake Software Selected to Present at Third Annual Cloud Slam’11
  • Cloud …PR Newswire (press release)Steve Taylor, CTO of OpenMake Software, to speak on DevOps and the Cloud atthe third annual Cloud Slam’11 Cloud Computing Conference. CHICAGO, March11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Steve Taylor, Co-founder and CTO of OpenMakeSoftware, the leading authority …(more)

  • Cloud gets post-quake boost
  • ZDNetNew Zealand was already set to be the land of cloud computing, but theChristchurch earthquake should boost that process further. As businessesrecover from the havoc the quake wreaked, it is becoming clear who faredbest. Those who stored their data …(more)

  • Broadview Networks puts cloud services into the SMB’s hands
  • FierceTelecomBroadview Networks believes the SMB should be able to get the same kinds ofmanaged services that large enterprises can get so it is offering its CloudComputing Services, a set of managed enterprise-grade business software andinfrastructure …(more)

  • Microsoft Exec Says Cloud Strategy Is Right On Track
  • InformationWeekOffice Division president Kurt DelBene details customer wins, Office 2010sales gains and software-as-a-service imperatives headed into 2012. By DougHenschen InformationWeek Microsoft’s hybrid on-premises and cloud-basedcollaboration and productivity …(more)

  • Amazon Web Services and the ASP Model Redux
  • E-Commerce TimesWhen the Software as a Service (SaaS) idea emerged from the embers of thefailed Application Service Provider (ASP) model of the past, pioneers ofthe new generation of software solutions pointed to its multitenantarchitecture as the critical …(more)

  • The reality of SaaS security and privacy
  • RegisterThis may be a scary enough thought on its own, but for most of you,security and privacy concerns are top of the list when it comes to SaaS.Thanks to the forthright opinions and real-world insight of the Reg readerswe’ve been able to get under the …(more)

  • Cloud Computing: Rackspace Moves Quick to Monetize OpenStack
  • SYS-CON Media (press release)Rackspace the other day started offering to support OpenStack, theeight-month-old open source cloud infrastructure platform it put togetherwith NASA much to the chagrin of NASA buddy Eucalyptus Systems, the otheropen source cloud platform. …(more)

  • SaaS Market Growth Trickles Down to Lift Oracle Stock
  • Trefis (subscription)Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) and SAP (NYSE:SAP) have traditionally concentratedtheir efforts on developing on-premise software, and are not considered bigSoftware-as-a-Service (SaaS) players. SaaS works according to the conceptthat enterprises should be …(more)

  • Federated identity management urgently needed in the cloud
  • SearchCIO-Midmarket.comDoyle found another cloud service to solve the problem: Okta Inc.’sidentity management Software as a Service (SaaS), which integrates withActive Directory to provision and deprovision users automatically. FischerInternational Systems, Ping Identity, …(more)

  • In the Cloud, Open Source Tools Offer Freedom from Old-school Practices
  • OStatic (blog)11, 2011Comments (0) As The Register notes, Microsoft corporate strategyleader Rolf Harms spoke at the Cloud Connect conference in California thisweek, and said that “horseless carriage syndrome” typifies today’s cloudcomputing business. …(more)

  • The Future of Corporate IT is Private Cloud Computing
  • Fresh Business ThinkingBy Steve Eveleigh, Product Marketing manager, Star Cloud computing has
    become a short hand for the complex process of virtualisation andapplication delivery. On the whole, most users of cloud computing usePublic Cloud services such as Google Apps, …(more)

  • Rackspace helping startups with cloud-services pact
  • San Antonio Business JournalRackspace Hosting Inc. has launched a new initiative called the RackspaceStartup Program to provide cloud computing resources to young companiesparticipating in some of the premiere startup accelerators and incubatorsin the country, including 500 …(more)

  • Federal agency predicts 40% savings from move to cloud
  • Network WorldBy Carolyn Duffy Marsan, Network World The Equal Employment Opportunity
    Commission (EEOC) expects to save 40% over the next five years by switchingits financial management application to a cloud computing vendor — a signof the massive savings to …(more)

  • Cloud Computing: SAP New Generation of In-Memory Applications
  • SYS-CON Media (press release)”With in-memory computing technology at the core, SAP is on its way to anew foundation for real-time business that brings together its innovationsin virtualization and cloud management, open integration as well ason-demand and mobile platform …(more)

  • Flexible provision is key to driving down cloud computing costs
  • One Stop ClickBusinesses need to make sure that their cloud computing service provideroffers flexible provision if they are to cut costs to as close to zero aspossible. According to Information Week’s Charles Babcock, the economics ofcloud computing are not as …(more)

  • A question on the jBPM 5 Multi-Tenancy – JBoss Community
  • Does the jBPM 5 support multi-tenancy? Typically, from the databaseperspective, there are three multi-tenancy strategies: 1) separatedatabase, …(more)

  • Multi-tenancy promises the best of both worlds:
  • Multi-tenancy allows multiple client organizations to share …Multi-tenancy is the ability to run an application for multiple clients on…(more)

  • Rackspace launches program for startups
  • Austin Business JournalRackspace Hosting Inc. launched an initiative called the Rackspace StartupProgram to provide cloud computing resources to young companies. Theprogram targets companies participating in premiere startup acceleratorsand incubators nationwide, …(more)

  • New HP Premier Services closes gap between single point of accountability
  • and …ZDNet (blog)At that point, you almost mimic a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution,but if there are reasons a customer wouldn’t want to do SaaS and wouldn’twant to do managed services, but want to host it on-site and have the fullsolution hosted in the …(more)

  • Learn How the LMS Is About to Change, Forever
  • Marketwire (press release) From content as a service to intelligent tutors, the training landscape isdrastically shifting. And it will change the LMS forever. A first steptoward changing learning management systems is a new Run-time Web Service(RTWS) API that allows for …(more)

  • Software as a Service Market Growth Lifts Oracle Stock
  • Seeking AlphaOracle (ORCL) and SAP (SAP) have traditionally concentrated their effortson developing on-premise software, and are not considered bigSoftware-as-a-Service (SaaS) players. SaaS works according to the conceptthat enterprises should be able to license …(more)

  • EXCLUSIVE: Microsoft’s Top Dog In Silicon Valley Talks About Startups,
  • Bubbles …The Business InsiderOur positioning point and value prop with Azure is that of a platform as aservice. And we’re almost exactly a year into having commercialavailability of the product. A double-digit percentage of the startups inBizSpark are using Azure in various …(more)

  • Software as a Service Market Growth Lifts Oracle Stock Seeking …
  • Find and compare the best Online Software companies on the #1 SaaScomparison site. Search a range of Software as a Service companies.(more)

  • Alpha Networks looks to cloud computing switches for growth in …
  • Alpha Networks, a Taiwan-based maker of networking/communication equipment,expects switches and other equipment used in cloud computing data centersto drive its revenue growth in 2011, according to company chairman JohnLee.(more)

  • TCS unveils cloud-computing solution in Karnataka
  • By Staff
    ‘iON provides on-demand business solutions using the scalable cloudcomputing technology. Using a pay-per-use business model, the softwareproduct helps SMBs leverage technology solutions as a key businessdifferentiator,’ TCS global …(more)

  • New Rackspace Cloud iPad App: For System Administrators Who Want to Have a
  • LifeReadWriteWebBy Alex Williams / March 11, 2011 1:45 PM / 0 Comments This post is part of
    our ReadWriteCloud channel, which is dedicated to covering virtualizationand cloud computing. The channel is sponsored by Intel and VMware. Theoriginal Rackspace Cloud app …(more)

  • Broadview takes SMBs to the cloud
  • ConnectedPlanetThe company’s Cloud Computing Services suite includes software-as-a-Serviceand Infrastructure-as-a-Service offerings, all aimed at moving smallbusinesses’ IT, telecom and back-office operations off-site (andout-of-sight) so that the businesses can …(more)

  • Microsoft’s Answers to Questions About VDI, Windows ThinPC and Licensing
  • Redmondmag.comWhen [will] desktop and application virtualization will be accessible toprivate customers (not necessarily employees in IT organizations) directlyas [a] service on the cloud? You can deliver application and desktopsessions in the cloud today. …(more)