- Linux Today – The Secret History of OpenStack, the Free Cloud …
“OpenStack is software anyone can use to build their own version ofAmazon’s Elastic Compute Cloud, the massively popular web service thatgives developers …(more)
- Citrix Moves Away From OpenStack For Apache – Slashdot
netbuzz writes “Citrix today announced that is turning its developmentattention away from the OpenStack project started two years ago by NASA andRackspace …(more)
- SaaS Retrospective – aiqus
Not among the top 10 of my most glorious achievements.I had theprerequisites and a little more:Programming proficiency in anobject-oriented programming …(more)
- InfoRelay Launches New Service as a Service (SaaS) Platform
Such technologies have already been used by InfoRelay to power its cloudplatform. The company believes that its new Service as a Service platformhas a …(more)
- OpenStack supporters downplay Citrix defection
Java WorldBy Brandon Butler, InfoWorld, 04/03/12 Top coordinators of the OpenStack
project shot back at Citrix for dropping its support for the open sourcecloud development platform in favor of starting a separate open sourceproject based on an Apache license.(more)
- Cisco Joins Forces with EMC to Advance IT Skills in Cloud, Big Data and
Data …JustmeansExplosive data growth and new transformational technologies such as cloudcomputing, converged infrastructure, unified networking and big data arechanging the way organizations are running their businesses today. Thesenew technologies affect not only …(more)
- Implementing vCloud Director 1.5.1 and Cisco Nexus 1000v 1.5 …
This past week I spent a few days at the VCE Marlboro offices doing somelab validation. One of the topics that comes up on a regular basis is theintegration of …(more)
- Postcard Services Launches Industry First On-Demand Direct Mail
PR Web (press release)Postcard Services, a direct mailer and software development company hasreleased DirectMailManager.com a new SaaS tool. It provides businesses withthe ability to easily produce highly effective, targeted direct mail.Integrated directly with many …(more)
- Corcentric to Exhibit at AmeriQuest Transportation Services’ 2012
Industry …Virtual-Strategy MagazineCorcentric, a leading provider of SaaS-hosted Accounts Payable automationsolutions, today announced they will host a booth at AmeriQuestTransportation’s 2012 Industry Symposium. This conference will take placeApril 12-13, 2012 in Orlando, …(more)
- Open-source customer relationship management service SugarCRM raises $33M
VentureBeatThe eight-year-old company provides customer relationship management (CRM)software-as-a-service for companies to manage their sales leads. There areseveral heavy hitters in the CRM world, including Microsoft Dynamic, Zoho,Salesforce, and SugarCRM.(more)
- Red Hat, VMware and Eucalyptus in cloud boast bluff-off
RegisterIt’s no surprise, then, that a big component of VMware’s open-cloudstrategy is to extend this dominance by offering cloud management tools(vCloud Director) on top of existing vSphere deployments. Red Hat’s generalmanager of cloud computing, …(more)
- Technology Companies Angry About Tax On Cloud Computing
Vermont Public Radio(Host) A number of technology companies are angry that the state ischarging a sales tax on business they conduct via what’s come to be known”cloud computing.” (Carapezza) The federal government prohibits states fromcollecting a sales tax on services …(more)
- Eucalyptus Executives Invited to Speak and Showcase On-Premise IaaS
Cloud …SYS-CON Media (press release)SANTA BARBARA, CA — (Marketwire) — 04/04/12 — Eucalyptus Systems,creator of the world’s most widely deployed on-premise cloud computingplatform, today announced that it will be speaking, sponsoring andexhibiting at leading industry events in the …(more)
- eFortresses Launches CloudeAssurance 1.0: the first Cloud Security Rating
PlatformSan Francisco Chronicle (press release)CloudeAssurance is the software division of eFortresses, Inc. focused onCloud Security Scoring through a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) licensing anddelivery model. For more information about eFortresses, Inc. please visitwww.(more)
- Scott Irwin Joins Rembrandt Venture Partners as General Partner
MarketWatch (press release)At Rembrandt Venture Partners (RVP), Irwin plans to focus on Internet andsoftware investments, particularly the fast-growing Enterprise 2.0 andSoftware-as-a-Service (SaaS) sectors. Irwin joined RVP from El DoradoVentures, where he had been a general …(more)
- Software and PCs Will Lead the Way in Record-Breaking Year for US Small
and …MarketWatch (press release)Despite increasing interest in networking and network-enabled technologiessuch as software as a service, cloud resources, and unified communications,SMB spending will remain relatively modest throughout the forecast period.”SMBs will account for an …(more)
- Transcend Computing Announces Company Formation
MarketWatch (press release)AUSTIN, Texas, Apr 4, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) — TranscendComputing, an innovator in Amazon Compatible Environments (ACE) for public,private and hybrid cloud computing, today announced that it has exitedstealth-mode with the beta launch of …(more)
- NephoScale Adds Seven New Cloud Service Offerings
SYS-CON Media (press release)As one of the most competitive IaaS cloud vendors in the market today, thisannouncement further validates NephoScale’s ability to deliver flexibilityand value in cloud computing. NephoScale is adding seven new cloud serviceplans, including an entry …(more)
- The most beneficial alternative in between Self-hosted or Remote …
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Maybe fire risk assessment software is the perfect middle ground that willguide you through the process? Whether it is worthwhile using fire riskassessment software or not will partly depend on the size and complexity ofyour workplace.(more)
- VMware Hosting Provider StratoGen Expands Partner Program
PR Web (press release)StratoGen launch a range of new products and features designed exclusivelyfor partners including white label vCloud hosting. VMware hosting providerStratoGen today added a significant range of new features and products toits award winning partner …(more)
- Northrop Grumman Awarded Army Private Cloud Contract
MarketWatch (press release)”Northrop Grumman’s cloud computing solutions have been optimized toaddress the unique mission and cybersecurity requirements of ourwarfighters while providing the efficiency benefits of cloud operations,”said Karen Williams, vice president of the …(more)
- A cloud-computing market forecast
WebWorkerDailyThis report takes an in-depth look at each of the three areas of cloudcomputing, using examples of companies like Salesforce.com and LivePersonto detail each sector. The PaaS segment is expected to nearly triple from asmaller base, although all …(more)
- Survey: SMB Customers Making the Shift to the Cloud Now
Channel InsiderThe fundamental challenge solution providers in the channel face as itrelates to cloud computing is that many of the bread and butterapplications that their business is built around are the ones that areheading for cloud.(more)
- OpenStack Essex release is the most stable yet, supporters say
ComputerworldBy Nancy Gohring IDG News Service – The latest version of the cloud
operating system OpenStack, known as Essex, will be released on Thursday,and supporters say that its stability should encourage larger deployments.Essex, the fifth OpenStack release, …(more)
- What cloud computing needs to take the next step
GCN.comBy Kathleen Hickey The General Services Administration and the National
Institute of Standards and Technology have developed compliance standardsfor agency acquisition of cloud computing technology, but they still needto develop performance metrics …(more)
- GigaOM Structure 2012 Announces Initial Speaker Lineup
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)Fifth-annual Structure 2012 set to be most influential cloud computingconference of all time, with visionary speakers from Box, Microsoft,Amazon, Cisco, Zynga, Verizon and more to headline San Francisco, CA(PRWEB) April 04, 2012 GigaOM, …(more)
- $14 Billion Software as a Service Industry Growth Influences Maker …
Digging deeper, Gartner reports that software-as-a-service (SaaS) will hit… relies on the open source microcontroller board Nanode as a platformfor the …(more)
- IT pro rethinks infrastructure from the ground up, ends up in clouds
ComputerworldBy John Dix Network World – Mark Adams, vice president of IT at HireRight,
is living the dream — the chance to completely rethink the infrastructurefor a $300 million software-as-a-service employment screening servicecompany.(more)
- OpenStack Essex release is most stable yet, suppor…
Good Gear GuideThe latest version of the cloud operating system OpenStack, known as Essex,will be released on Thursday, and supporters say that its stability shouldencourage larger deployments. Essex, the fifth OpenStack release, includes150 new features and …(more)
- Citrix Throws a Spanner in the Cloud Market, Submits CloudStack to
Apache …SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)With this, Citrix is also dumping its own distribution of OpenStack calledProject Olympus. This move has shaken the industry and the analysts. Tillnow, OpenStack enjoyed all the attention and is aiming to become the OpenSource Cloud monopoly.(more)
- Cloud computing gets more complicated, govvies say
Washington TechnologyIn some ways, the decision to move to the cloud has gotten more complicatedas federal CIOs learn about the nuances of cloud computing. For example, inthe early days of the cloud, it was a question of go or no-go. Now agenciesmust decide which model …(more)
- How cloud computing could boost Amazon’s margins
GigaOMBy Derrick Harris Apr. 4, 2012, 3:00pm PT No Comments According to analysts
at Morgan Stanley, Amazon’s cloud computing division could be a shiningstar (even if not too bright) on the company’s long road toward increasedprofit margins.(more)
- Open Data Center Alliancesm Releases Five New Usage Models Focused on IT …
MarketWatch (press release)These user-driven requirements are based on the most pressing cloudcomputing challenges faced by Alliance member organizations. The Alliancealso announced the first sponsors of Open Data Center Alliance Forecast2012, an event designed for IT leaders …(more)
- Register for a Free Cloud Computing Focused Webcast
SYS-CON Media (press release)This webcast will take a brief look at the history that has led to cloudcomputing and some of the main drivers that brought us to where we aretoday. We will investigate where things are going (or could go) based onwhat drove us here in the first …(more)
- Questions Amazon Should Answer About Its Cloud Strategy
ForbesLeaving this issue up in the air is fine with OpenStack, which has emergedas the platform that will be the biggest challenge to Amazon. OpenStack wasfounded by Rackspace and now has dozens of participating companies such asDell and HP.(more)