Daily Cloud Feed – Sep 17, 2012

Daily aggregation of cloud news from @cloud_aware, cloudaware.net.

  • Canonical aligns Ubuntu Server with quick-change OpenStack

    • Register Canonical, the distributor of the Ubuntu variant of Linux, wants to be on the cutting edge and be stable at the same time. And as anyone who has dated knows, that is a tough balancing act that few people can manage. But a new strategy from Canonical … (more)

  • Brocade ADX Multitenancy: Combining the Flexibility of Virtualization

    • www.brocade.com. APPLICATION. DELIVERY. Brocade ADX Multitenancy: Combining the Flexibility of Virtualization with the. Performance of Purpose-Built … (more)

  • In Search of Cloud Computing Patents | IPWatchdog.com | Patents …

    • By Gene Quinn
    Are a growing number of entities using the AOP network to search for patents that might be able to be acquired for some strategic purpose? (more)

  • The private cloud: A reality check | CIO New Zealand

    • Gartner lists five pointers for IT leaders to help reduce the hype and identify the real value of private cloud computing. … Gartner says ongoing hype around private cloud computing is creating misperceptions about private cloud. To help reduce … (more)

  • Cars as a Service? Mercedes-Benz Uses Cloud to Flog Vehicles

    • CIO India The idea of owners being able to update applications and the technology in their car is better than having static systems that can’t be updated and therefore may be out-of-date quickly in the fast-changing world of technology. “You’re buying into a … (more)

  • Download vCloud Director 5.1 | VMware vSphere Blog – VMware …

    • You can get the binaries at vmware.com by going to the vCloud Director product page. In case you haven’t heard about all the great features in this release (like … (more)

  • VMware announces availability of VMware vCloud Suite 5.1

    • VMware. VMware Inc., provider of virtualization and cloud infrastructure, announced on Tuesday the general availability of the new VMware vCloud Suite 5.1, … (more)

  • Cloud sovereignty? No problem!

    • iTWire It’s possible to get the flexibility of cloud computing while maintaining control over your data, attendees at Microsoft’s TechEd 2012 conference were told. While making it clear that “We’re not trying to promote the idea that everything goes in the … (more)

  • An approach to Multitenancy

    • Leblanc will present on Multitenancy and how they solve the problem in their SaaS. —— A Multi-tenant application architecture allows a single instance … (more)

  • EVRY expands its deliveries to the telecommunications sector

    • Reuters EVRY will be responsible for operating Ventelo’s servers and the office platform and applications used by its employees. This will be delivered as a service from EVRY’s existing data centre and operations platforms. The office platform and employee … (more)

  • Top mergers and acquisitions of 2012 so far

    • ITvoir It is adding LaCie’s line of premium branded consumer storage solutions, network-attached storage solutions and software offerings to Seagate’s array of mainstream consumer storage products. SafeNet strengthens its Cloud … Cryptocard’s platform will … (more)

  • MediSapiens Launches OncoGenomics Explorer, First-in-Kind Cloud

    • Computing … Sacramento Bee MediSapiens launches first-in-kind fully integrated and unified cloud computing application that harnesses the power of Big Data and enables knowledge-based drug discovery and repositioning for personalized genomics. This application, called … (more)

  • PMG to Share Cloud Provisioning Solutions for Enterprise Service Catalog

    • Sacramento Bee 17, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — PMG.net Inc., the technology leader for enterprise service catalog and business process automation software, announced today its participation at the Cloud Computing Strategies Conference sponsored by CampIT. Scheduled for … (more)

  • IE8 is dead to Google Apps

    • Computerworld (blog) Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is dropping support for IE8 in Google Apps, its cloud-computing service. It’s all part of Google’s current-version-plus-the-last-one support policy. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers predict problems for IT shops that still use Windows XP … (more)

  • Huawei helps enable cloud computing

    • ITP.net Huawei will showcase its comprehensive portfolio of ICT solutions at GITEX TECHNOLOGY WEEK, including solutions for data centres, cloud computing, enterprise networking, unified communication & collaboration (UC&C), video conferencing and … (more)

  • Survey Says: Buyers Love the Cloud

    • DABCC.com Over 85 percent of respondents had already deployed or planned to deploy a cloud-based solution, and most had a positive attitude toward cloud computing. The survey, which included responses from cloud buyers, service providers and advisers, had … (more)

  • Is PaaS Enough To Serve As A Security Platform For Cloud Computing?

    • CloudTweaks News Platform as a Service (PaaS) is the part of Cloud Computing most synonymous with app development; one that lays open its doors for innovative minds to interact. There is also the perception that technology, due to dynamism, leads to better security. (more)

  • Accenture Software-as-a-Service Capabilities for iPhone 3GS …

    • Read reviews, get customer ratings, see screenshots and learn more about Accenture Software-as-a-Service Capabilities on the App Store. Download … (more)

  • In use in-house, company will offer encryption-as-a-service to defense,

    • intell … GCN.com Exceptional Software Strategies is planning to offer encryption-as-a-service to the defense and intelligence community, helping agencies to protect data in private clouds. Exceptional Software is using technology from CipherCloud to securely move its … (more)

  • Telefonica names Alcatel-Lucent as its OSS partner

    • FierceTelecom Telefonica (NYSE: TEF) on Friday appointed Alcatel-Lucent’s (NYSE: ALU) professional services division to consolidate its diverse set of network management and back office systems onto a common platform. As a service provider that operates in multiple … (more)

  • Zuora Launches Third SaaS Product to Serve the ‘Subscription Economy’

    • eWeek But enterprises are using services like Zuora, too, as they increasingly deliver software-as-a-service (SaaS), for instance, as an alternative to on-premise software. Informatica uses Zuora to handle subscriptions for some of its data integration … (more)

  • Cloud computing leaves the hype behind

    • Washington Technology (blog) Cloud computing is growing up and is maturing into a stable market for government contractors. For several years, cloud computing was in the hype phase. Grand pronouncements were made about flexibility and power, and above all else, cost savings. (more)

  • Nimbix, HUGEdata Partner Up to Deliver Cloud-Based Big Data Analytics

    • HPCwire Nimbix offers its cloud computing service through the Nimbix Accelerated Compute Cloud Portal and through its innovative Task Processing API which enables enterprises to launch many concurrent cloud processing tasks with a simple web command. (more)

  • Cloud uptake rises but security concerns remain

    • ComputerWeekly.com The number of first-time users of cloud computing services in the UK has increased by 27% from last year, according to research from the Cloud Industry Forum (CIF). But the CIF survey showed that, while the rate of adoption has accelerated, concerns … (more)

  • Oops. OpenStack board member says letting VMware into project was a mistake

    • Network World Boris Renski is co-founder of OpenStack integration consultancy Mirantis and he says every enterprise he’s worked with so far has been interested in OpenStack because they view it as an alternative to VMware. The board’s vote earlier this month has now … (more)

  • OpenStack Board Member Says Adding VMware Was a Mistake Slashdot

    • BButlerNWW writes “VMware is in OpenStack now, but not everyone thinks that’s such a good idea. One member of the newly created OpenStack Board of Directors … (more)

  • The cloud is at your service

    • Network World If you follow cloud computing, you’re no doubt familiar with software as a service, typically associated with Salesforce.com, or infrastructure as a service, which was pioneered by Amazon.com. But how about CaaS, SECaaS, DaaS, MaaS and BaaS? According … (more)

  • Canonical updates Ubuntu Landscape management platform

    • ZDNet Bare-metal provisioning: integrating Ubuntu’s Metal-as-a-Service (MAAS) technology, Landscape makes network-based hardware provisioning possible via industry-standard protocols. Landscape can deliver bits close to their destination, be it the right … (more)

  • Freshdesk Wants To Make Customer Service Fun With Game Mechanics

    • TechCrunch Freshdesk was founded by Girish Mathrubootham, a former Zoho employee. After reading a comment on Hacker News about how the help desk software-as-a-service market was prime for disruption, Mathrubootham quit his job to start the company. (more)

  • Placement control and multi-tenancy isolation with OpenStack Cloud

    • Placement control and multi-tenancy isolation with OpenStack Cloud: Bare Metal Provisioning, Part 2. by Roman … Still we had to provide multitenancy. (more)

  • Enabling multitenancy

    • To enable Cognos multitenancy capabilities, you set advanced authentication properties on all the computers where the Content Manager is configured, and … (more)