Quantum Computing Pioneer D-Wave Inks Deal with Cloud Platform Leader PiCloud
Grazed from MarketWatch. Author: PR Announcement.
PiCloud, the leader in providing easy access to conventional computing power on the cloud, and D-Wave Systems Inc., the leader in commercial quantum computing technology, have announced a formal development partnership. Projects are underway to integrate the two companies’ technologies.
"PiCloud is a cloud computing platform dedicated to giving every developer, scientist, and engineer in the world a supercomputer at their fingertips," stated PiCloud co-Founder Ken Elkabany.
The partnership will align the two companies’ development goals. D-Wave’s development library will be integrated with PiCloud’s cloud platform to give developers easy remote access to both quantum and conventional computing power from within the same framework. With the thousands of cores that can be leveraged on-demand with PiCloud, developers will be able to access a new type of supercomputing / quantum computing hybrid capability from anywhere with Internet access…
How the cloud hosting market is changing
Grazed from Delimeter. Author: Editorial Staff.
When we talk about cloud computing, often what we’re actually talking about is two ends of a spectrum. On the one end are the giant public cloud providers. These are global players like ourselves with Windows Azure and others like Amazon, Google and Salesforce. We operate truly huge cloud computing facilities, available globally and serving hundreds of thousands of organisations. This is where you’ll often find the most affordable pricing in the cloud computing landscape, due to the sheer scale of the infrastructure which has been built. There are some fantastic resources available over at our Global Foundation Services site if you’re interested in what this scale actually looks like.
On the other end of the spectrum are private cloud users, who have built their own cloud computing facilities to cater to a single organisation or a small associated group. I’m talking here about private sector corporations, as well as large government departments. It’s in this segment of the cloud landscape where you’ll find the most flexible and customised solutions being used, as organisations gain complete control over their infrastructure…
From Annoyance to Harmonizer: Cloud Computing’s Maturity Curve
Grazed from Forbes. Author: Joe McKendrick.
One of the issues information technology managers raise about cloud computing — as well as the overlapping “bring your own device” phenomenon — is that the stuff end-users bring into the workplace sooner or later become IT’s headache. It may be the security issues that are introduced, it may be the support issues that crop up when users run to their IT departments for help when things stop working.
In a new survey of 350 CIOs and IT managers, sponsored by Host Analytics, some of these frustrations come to the fore. Well over than a third, 37% of respondents report that they have already been asked to take ownership of cloud solutions that were already purchased by the business without IT’s input…
Cloud Computing: Google App Engine gets more global
Grazed from GigaOM. Author: Barb Darrow.
Google App Engine got some important feature updates Wednesday as well as new European data centers that could make the platform more attractive to developers outside the U.S. That should help prove to skeptics that Google is serious about its platform as a service and about developers as a key constituency.
The fact that Google App Engine will now run on more than three European data centers means that developers over there can get to work without worrying about data restrictions. “That’s a really big deal for our European customers who want local data centers not only for better performance but also for legal reasons. Their apps will run out of the EU and their data will reside there,” said Greg D’Alesandre, GAE senior product manager in an interview…
Tackling cloud orchestration for complex IT workflows
Grazed from TechTarget. Author: Dan Sullivan.
Business processes comprise a range of applications and involve the coordination of multiple business units. In a cloud computing environment, this process, called orchestration, involves a few very critical factors. To design for orchestration in the private cloud, IT teams must manage server runtimes, direct the process flow among applications and deal with exceptions to typical workflows.
For simple application requirements, custom scripts can be sufficient for setting up basic orchestration. Scripts can implement the business logic behind a workflow. For example, a database loader script should run once data files are written to the staging directory…
VarsityCloud.co Now Offers Affordable Ultimate Cloud Computing
Grazed from WebWire. Author: PR Announcement.
VarsityCloud.co Now offers the ultimate cloud computing for personal use and for small business; they provide an affordable remote backup solution and more. Based in England and Wales, Varsity Cloud can be reached by email at queries@varsitycloud.co or by phone at +44(0)203 286 1185.
Varsity Cloud offers several plans appropriate for different applications and customers. These plans can offer a wide range of cloud-based options including data storage backup, unlimited cloud storage, and cloud file sync. Varsity Cloud is the place to go for online secure data storage…
Waratek, the Cloud VM for Java, call for Waratek Warriors
Grazed from PRWeb. Author: PR Announcement.
Top Java programmers from around the world are encouraged to become Waratek Warriors to ensure the future of Java on the Cloud.
Java was not designed for the Cloud and this has created some potentially serious incompatibilities. A recent Gartner paper ‘Gartner Reference Model for Elasticity and Multitenancy’ 22nd June 2012, summarized ‘Elastic Multitenancy is a distinct characteristic of cloud computing. To achieve it, some providers take expedient shortcuts, while others invest in discontinuous change. Know the difference between these approaches to make more informed choices’…
Eucalyptus, NetSocket Roll Out Cloud Management Tools
Grazed from NetworkComputing. Author: Esther Shein.
According to Network Computing Reports’ recently released "Research: Private Cloud Vision vs. Reality," 21% of 414 respondents currently have private clouds, and an additional 30% have plans under way to launch clouds. Vendors are responding with upgrades and new tools to manage and deploy clouds–Eucalyptus Systems and NetSocket are two of the latest.
On-premise cloud provider Eucalyptus is rolling out a new version of its open source product today that aligns the OS community and enterprises on the same platform so they can contribute, build, run and manage cloud development and deployments. NetSocket recently announced its Cloud Experience Manager (CEM) IP product, geared at managing the end-user experience in different types of environments.
One of the new features in Eucalyptus 3.1 is FastStart, which enables users to deploy on-premises, Amazon Web Services (AWS)-compatible Infrastructure as a Service clouds in less than 20 minutes, the company said…
Going for Gold in the Olympic IT Infrastructure Event
Going for Gold in the Olympic IT Infrastructure Event
The countdown is on – we’re less than a month away from the London Olympics. While many are getting excited to watch their countries compete, there’s a group of people outside of the Games that are getting ready for their own competition of sorts. Nope, it has nothing to do with swimming or gymnastics, this new event is called the Internet crawl. Who’s competing? Anyone that has a business or is does business in London, whose cash flow relies heavily on Internet transactions. Thankfully, for this event multiple companies can share the podium. All they have to do to achieve gold is figure out a way to avoid having their services go down.
Think about this: Over 20 million tickets have already been sold for the Games. On top of that, there will be thousands upon thousands of world news and sports media in attendance. Combined, that equals a massive amount of smartphones, tablets and laptops churning out tweets and posting pictures, over and above the massive data volumes already generated daily by citizens of the U.K.
Cloud Computing: Google reveals pint-sized Nexus 7 tablet for just $199
Grazed from Reuters. Author: Editorial Staff.
Google revealed its long-rumored device today — a 7-inch Nexus tablet running Android’s newest operating system flavor, 4.1 Jelly Bean. The pint-sized slate — which the company showed off at its annual Google I/O keynote event — is manufactured by Asus, known for making other Android tablets including the Transformer and the Transformer Prime.
The device has a 1280 x 800-pixel high-definition display, made with reading and watching videos in mind. It has a speedy Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core processor under the hood, front-facing camera for video chat, 9 hours of video playback — compared to the iPad’s 10-hour playback life — and 300 hours of standby battery time. The tablet weighs 340 grams, which is about as much as a paperback book…