September 6, 2011
Examining Green Cloud Claims
Grazed from The Journal. Author: Margo Pierce.
Cloud computing is touted as a "green " technology, but this claim fails to take into consideration the full environmental impact of the scalable resource. The energy savings a school can experience by reducing its hardware can be significant, but other environmental factors such as the e-waste disposal and the sources of energy used by data centers contracted by the schools must also be addressed if the traditional green claims are declared valid…
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Racemi, a provider of server imaging technology to automate data center operations and facilitate migrations to cloud computing, has announced that it has hired a new vice president of engineering.
Skytap, the leading provider of self-service cloud automation solutions, today announced it was selected by TechTarget’s SearchServerVirtualization as a "Best of VMworld 2011" award winner in the public and hybrid cloud computing technologies category.
NovelASPect, a leading innovator of 
Morphlabs, the leader in converged Dynamic Infrastructure solutions for the Enterprise, announced today that it has raised $5 million in Series C funding. The round was led by strategic partners BBT of Japan and a private, Indonesia-based investor group. Morphlabs will use the additional capital to fuel immediate deployments in the ASEAN region as well as select deployments in North America, like the recently announced Alchemy Communications operating partnership…
Dell plans to launch a public cloud computing service later this year as it seeks to expand its software and services revenue to combat shrinking profit margins from its PC business.
vCompute announced today it has successfully negotiated a new partnership with Quasar data center to provide cloud computing and high performance computing services. "This facility is a key component for cloud efforts and the additional complex computing services our clients require. The Quasar center will also allow vCompute to deploy a high security development lab for software companies that need to perform benchmarking and scalability testing," commented Edward Hawes, CEO of vCompute This facility is the third compute center vCompute has deployed in Houston and a fourth is planned for San Diego CA. to accommodate defense efforts.