Open Compute Plus Open Data Center = A Better Cloud?
There was an interesting “mind meld” announced at the Intel Developer Forum 2011 conference a few weeks ago. During the event, held in conjunction with the Open Data Center Alliance (ODCA), Frank Frankovsky director of technical operations at Facebook, came onto the stage and announced that Facebook’s Open Compute Project would be collaborating with the ODCA to accelerate the development and adoption of cloud computing standards…
New Cloud Computing Service Eliminates Barriers for Businesses
Houston-based StratITsphere today announced a new cloud computing service that removes many of the weights that ground firms from taking full advantage of the growing cloud technology.
Dubbed Nimbus, the new offering eliminates barriers such as infrastructure costs, staffing requirements, long implementation times and security & availability concerns by leveraging StratITsphere’s existing physical and intellectual resources…
Cloud Computing Data Storage: Buying Guide
Grazed from Internet.com. Author: Jeff Vance.
Although many enterprises are moving applications and other processes to the cloud, data backups and storage are still often local. On-site storage seem easier to control and secure, yet it’s costly to administer and leaves organizations vulnerable should a natural disaster hit.
Moreover, bottlenecks often form at the local level, especially when integrating remote applications and assets with those managed on-site…
Profile of Cloud-Adopter Companies
There is a strong correlation between the culture of a company and how a company approaches the cloud. An excellent white paper by Michael Heric, Ron Kermisch and Stephen Bertrand of Bain & Company examines company cultures in relation to the cloud computing and categorizes cloud customer profiles into five types…
Cloud Silver Lining and Announce Partnership to Bring Converged Infrastructure Management to the Cloud
Cloud Silver Lining, an IT consultancy which guides enterprises in the business-focused assessment and adoption of Cloud technologies, and Egenera, a provider of enterprise-scale converged infrastructure data center solutions and services, today announced a strategic partnership to certify Egenera’s PAN Manager as Cloud-compatible. The Cloud Silver Lining certification process, Xertification, assesses products for compliance with the seven characteristics of Cloud as defined by the Cloud Council of 7…
Eight cloud computing risks, and how to quash them
What could go wrong with cloud? Let’s count the ways….
In their latest book, Cloud Computing for Business, Dr. Chris Harding and his team of co-authors affiliated with The Open Group — a key standards body for enterprise architecture — detail some of the key risk areas that need to be looked at with any cloud project:
Risk #1: The solution may not meet its financial objectives: Do your short-term and long-term ROI work. The key factors to consider when assessing cloud ROI risk probability include utilization, speed, scale, and quality. “These factors are built into most ROI models, and affect the headline figures for investment,
revenue, cost, and time to return.”…
Amazon Unveils Cloud-Optimized Browser ‘Amazon Silk’
Amazon has unveiled its first tablet, officially called the Amazon Fire. But in a surprising move, the company announced it would also launch a brand-new browser, called Amazon Silk.
Silk is the answer to the question, "What does a browser look like in today’s era of cloud computing?"…
Cloud Business Provider Aplicor Identifies 10 Key Competitive Advantages
Cloud computing and subsequently, cloud business, are garnering much attention as the hype surrounding this alternative to on-premise deployments is mounting. Beyond the hype, however, are proven solutions that can enable your organization to measure powerful improvements.
One company making waves in the cloud business space is Aplicor and the company offers 10 aspects that ensure its competitive advantage…
IMS Provides Best-In-Class IaaS Through Partnership with VAZATA
Innovative Management Solutions (IMS) and VAZATA (formerly Horizon Data Center Solutions) are elevating their partnership to provide best-in-class application hosting to Oracle end users.
"This strategic partnership will provide our customers access to the best available Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), in VAZATA’s purpose built cloud computing environment," says Jeff Collins, CEO of IMS…
Riverbed to Showcase Hybrid Cloud Performance Solutions at Interop New York 2011
Riverbed Technology, the IT performance company, today announced its participation at Interop New York taking place October 3 – 7, 2011 in New York, NY. At the conference, Riverbed(R) (booth #409) will showcase its hybrid cloud performance solutions, which help globally-connected enterprises to consolidate IT infrastructure and reduce costs while increasing employee collaboration and productivity. Riverbed executives and a Riverbed customer will also participate in panel discussions to weigh in on issues that are challenging today’s distributed enterprises, including issues relating to hybrid cloud computing and network management…