Rackspace Hosting Reports Nine in Ten IT Decision Makers in National Survey Have Positive View of Cloud Computing
Grazed from MarketWatch. Author: PR Announcement.
Nine in ten (91%) of IT decision makers have a positive opinion of cloud computing according to a national survey commissioned by Rackspace Hosting. IT decision makers view customer service and technical support as important considerations when choosing a cloud computing provider.
By a three to one ratio (75% to 25%), the IT decision makers surveyed prefer a cloud provider with strong customer service and technical support even if that provider has higher prices. This view was consistent by IT decision makers regardless of organization size and type.
IT decision makers also ranked the ability to add computing power, the ability to move data easily between cloud providers and concerns over vendor lock-in as important considerations when choosing a cloud provider…
5 Reasons Cloud Computing Is Key To Business Success
Grazed from Data Center Knowledge. Author: Olafur Ingthorsson.
Of course, we’re hearing more and more about cloud computing these days – but what is cloud storage, and how can it benefit your business?
The fact is that you’re probably already using the cloud without even realizing it. If you use a web-based email provider such as Gmail or Hotmail, you are using the cloud. If you’ve ever used Skype video calling or video interfaces like Vimeo or YouTube, you’ve used the cloud. If you’ve ever backed up data on the Internet rather than an external device, you’ve used the cloud.
Although the cloud in its current form is a relatively recent development, interest in cloud computing continues to grow. Cloud computing has a great number of benefits — here are the top five:…
Cloud Resource Orchestration
Grazed from CloudTweaks. Author: Abdul Salam.
The cloud computing paradigm is steadily shifting the course of computing away from physical hardware with locally managed software platforms toward virtualized, cloud-based services. This new paradigm, brought about by cloud computing, provides users with instant access to virtually unlimited computing resources and, at the same time, allows providers to deploy complex IT infrastructure as a service (IAAS).
There is a huge benefit from economies of scale and tremendous gains in multiplexing offered by the sharing of the underlying physical infrastructure using virtualization. But all these benefits come at great cost. The sheer scale and highly dynamic nature of available cloud platforms bring considerable new challenges to service providers. To realize these complicated cloud services, a control framework must be present which can orchestrate cloud resource configuration, provisioning, utilization and decommissioning, and real-time monitoring across extensively distributed physical resources…
Blame game over Amazon outage misses the point
Grazed from InfoWorld. Author: Matt Prigge.
On June 14, the Amazon Web Services cloud computing platform experienced a serious outage [1] in its Virginia (U.S.-East) data center. Apparently power-related, the outage took down portions of one of the four independent availability zones that operate in that data center. As a result, many popular websites and a slew of less popular ones disappeared from the Internet for several hours.
As in previous outages of megascale cloud implementations from likes of Amazon and Microsoft [2], this incident triggered a round of hysteria about the future of cloud computing. Surprisingly, unlike the response to last April’s AWS outage [3], many rushed to Amazon’s defense. This could be a reflection of the fact that attitudes toward the cloud and its inevitable failings are becoming more realistic, or it could simply be that this month’s outage was far less widespread. In either case, anti-public-cloud pundits and competitors alike wasted no time in using this failure to underline why the public cloud is an incredibly bad idea…
China is racing past US, rest of world – and into the Cloud
Grazed from The Register. Author: Phil Muncaster.
China has finally stepped out from the shadow of the United States and is leading the world at the cutting edge of cloud computing deployments, according to EMC.
Speaking at the storage giant’s EMC Forum 2012 event in Hong Kong last Friday, president of Greater China, Denis Yip, argued that mainland customers are often unencumbered by complex legacy systems, making them more agile and willing to take the leap to cloud.
“China is leading the way, which is strange because this is normally what happens with the US and then China follows – it has been like that for the past 20 years,” he said…
Cloud: Yes, It Can Be Secure
Grazed from BizTech2. Author: Robin Chaterjee.
One of the major challenges when launching a cloud project is overcoming misconceptions surrounding it. There can be situations wherein false expectations can mislead management, hamper early planning and distort the entire project – thereby, making the project’s success unlikely.
At the recent Cloud Summit, we caught up with some industry experts on what they thought were some of the myths surrounding cloud. And, the discussion brought to light two popular cloud myths doing the rounds in CIO circles…
How To Tap Cloud Computing To Obtain A Competitive Advantage
Because of the popularity of the digital global economy, any investment in technology by small and medium-sized enterprises can provide them with a competitive advantage. Cloud computing has allowed small enterprises access to data systems which were once available only to huge corporations. Automatic data backup in the cloud reduces cost and even maximizes the cost flexibility of the company’s IT services and software. IT issues have also been reduced because the cloud computing service provider takes responsibility for such matters. Small businesses can then focus their efforts on other things, allowing them to grow their businesses. With cloud computing, small entrepreneurs can work anywhere, anytime.
Most businesses employ people who are either working from home or are always on business trips. Their suppliers, as well as their customers, may be found in other countries. Using cloud computing technology can increase the business’s productivity. KPMG released a research report in Australia suggesting that the adoption of cloud computing services could increase the Gross Domestic Product by as much as $3.32 billion annually after ten years…
Cloud Computing: Juniper Networks signs on with Scala
Grazed from GigaOM. Author: Barb Darrow.
Typesafe continues to push the Scala programming language and associated Akka middleware, as top-tier software development tools for the webscale age, and now claims Juniper Networks as a convert. The networking hardware giant will use Scala and Akka in upcoming — and undisclosed — products.
Details are slim since neither Juniper or Typesafe will say what — if any — technology Scala and Akka will replace — there are current Juniper job postings seeking programmers with Java, C and C++ experience. Nor did the companies detail what products Scala and Akka will be used for. Still, the endorsement by a big network hardware company is worth noting…
GO-Global from GraphOn Corporation Enables Public Cloud Application Delivery for Yahoo! JAPAN
Grazed from MarketWatch. Author: PR Announcement.
GraphOn Corporation, a leading worldwide developer of cloud application delivery and Web-enabling solutions, announced today that Yahoo! JAPAN is utilizing GraphOn’s GO-Global software to deliver online business applications to small- and medium-sized businesses throughout Japan via Yahoo! JAPAN’s newly announced Business Continuity Plan (BCP) cloud computing service.
GO-Global provides instant and secure access to server-resident Windows, UNIX and Linux applications from virtually any location, platform, and operating system. The solution Web-enables existing applications over LANs, WANs, VPNs, the Internet, and cloud delivery services for easy and secure remote access from cross-platform clients and mobile users anywhere — without the need to modify the applications…
Fujitsu Inks OEM Partnership With Eucalyptus to Deliver Private Cloud Solution
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Eucalyptus Systems, creator of the most widely deployed on-premise cloud computing platform, today announced that Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc., a leading provider of IT-based solutions, has selected Eucalyptus to power the NuVola Private Cloud Platform(TM) offering. A combination of Fujitsu’s class-leading server and storage appliances, virtualization software, and Eucalyptus’ on-premise Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) software, the offering provides a purpose-built, prepackaged on-premise cloud offering that transforms business critical processes by leveraging the security and scalability of the cloud.