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Grazed from ChannelInsider.  Author: Michael Vizard.

Over the years a huge percentage of the custom application development being done by corporations has been outsourced to the channel. Whether it’s modernizing COBOL applications using developers in India or creating mobile computing applications by relying on the expertise of independent application development houses, the channel in many ways dominates application development these days.

With the rise of platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offerings in the cloud, however, that independence is being threatened. In addition to being optimized for only one or two development languages, PaaS environments come with a lot of application management tools that ultimately serve to lock developers into a specific platform. Worse yet, it’s difficult to develop composite applications that span multiple clouds. Customers obviously need that capability because just about every application ever built is dependent on another for one service or another…

Grazed from Sys Con Media.  Author: Tanmay Deshpande.

PaaS is nothing but uploading your small kernel of code with business logic and the PaaS service provider will run that code on allocated computing and storage instances. The aim of PaaS is to let the developers concentrate on developing their code rather than creating and maintaining their ecosystem required for it. When Google launched App Engine in 2008 it had very basic functionalities but gradually it has evolved to support much good functionality like Channel APIs.

But when it comes to language support, selection of cloud, selection of database, control over database, Cloud foundry gives great amount of flexibility as compared to App Engine. Also, when it comes to supporting Java packages also, Google App Engine doesn’t allow developers to free their arms as there are quite a few important packages which are still not part of App Engine’s white list…

Grazed from Talkin Cloud.  Author: Joe Panitierri.

Cloud Computing and cloud services stocks closed April 2012 on a high note, and our Talkin’ Cloud Stocks Index is up roughly 28 percent since January 1, 2012. The most recent weekly winners included SolarWinds (NYSE: SWI), Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN), Equinix (NASDAQ: EQIX) and Citrix Systems (NASDAQ: CTSX).

For the week ending April 27, 2o12, cloud computing and cloud services stocks rose 3.21 percent, though many of our Talkin’ Cloud Stock Index members saw small declines on the final day of trading this month (April 2012). And in broader markets, there are concerns about the U.S. economy potentially slowing…

Grazed from PRWeb.  Author: PR Announcement.

Cloudremedy™ by Be Specific Consulting is a new service introduced to troubleshoot and enhance Cloud Computing implementations. The service works at any stage of a Cloud strategy by applying a simple yet entirely business-focussed methodology to correct elements which are not working as desired for the business.

Cloudremedy aims to use a client’s chosen or existing hardware and software assets. If there is no hardware, software or software subscription in place, Cloudremedy focuses on finding the most suitable technologies which can fit with the business and budget requirements without vendor bias. Cloudremedy differs from other solution provider’s services as it does not require clients to purchase equipment or software through Be Specific Consulting or commit to a long term contracts. Be Specific Consulting will work with solutions in almost any location…

Grazed from New Europe Technology Online.  Author: Nerea Rial.

LG, the South Korean technical giant, is set to branch into the cloud computing market with  the beta version of the LG Cloud on  1 May.

This new service will allow users to upload their content to the company’s servers and stream it to all of their devices. They will have access to heir stored photos and videos on smartphones, PCs, smart TVs, and set-top boxes.

LG Cloud will compete in the market against the S-Cloud of Samsung, which is expected to launched alongside the Galaxy S3 during its Samsung Mobile Unpacked event on 3 May…

Grazed from PRWeb.  Author: PR Announcement.

RockyNet.com Inc., a Louisville-based Data Center and Cloud Computing provider, has recently announced an incubation program for start-up phase and emerging business named RockyNet Thrive. RockyNet’s President Paul Mako stated, “RockyNet Thrive is our way of leveraging our cloud and collocation infrastructure to help new businesses grow into the rebounding economy. If these companies are given the chance to thrive, we will all thrive.”

The program offers technical consulting on how to leverage the cloud and collocation in a startup business, free cloud and collocation services, and continued technical consulting as the business emerges into profitability. RockyNet Thrive is available to any registered Colorado business which has begun operations in the last three years and has less than 15 employees…

Grazed from PR NewsWire.  Author: PR Announcement.

IBM today unveiled its first ever Mobile Foundation, a comprehensive portfolio of software and services designed to help organizations capitalize on the proliferation of mobile environments — including laptops, smartphones and tablets.

Building on its recent acquisition of Worklight, the new foundation further expands IBM’s strategy to provide clients with a mobile platform that spans application development, integration, security and management…

Grazed from MarketWatch.  Author: PR Announcement.

WHAT: Chris Pinkham, Co-Founder and CEO of Nimbula, will talk about what it takes to build the next generation infrastructure cloud at Silicon Valley Cloud Computing Group’s IaaS Series. Nimbula was recently named a cool vendor in cloud management by Gartner for being innovative, impactful and intriguing. Before founding Nimbula, Chris conceived and developed the industry-leading public cloud Amazon EC2.

WHERE: Yahoo! Campus – Building C, 2nd Floor, Classroom 5 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA

WHEN: Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. PT

REGISTER: To register, simply go to: http://www.meetup.com/cloudcomputing/events/61828902/

Grazed from PRWeb.  Author: PR Announcement.

Following a period that has seen the company go from strength to strength in the Cloud Computing Sector in The Bahamas, Cloud Carib announced today that it has completed all requirements for the upgrade to Enterprise partner status, a highly respected designation of the VMware (NYSE:VMW) partner community.

"We congratulate Cloud Carib for achieving Enterprise status partner level with VMware”, said "Hector Luciano, Sales Director for VMware in Latin America and the Caribbean. “Thanks to partners like Cloud Carib’s support and commitment in the region, VMware continues to expand in the Caribbean offering premiere cloud computing and virtualization solutions for SMBs and enterprises”…