Category: News

Grazed from BusinessCloudNews. Author: Jonathan Brandon.

Adlink, a provider of embedded computing solutions for industrial applications announced this week that it will deploy an M2M software as a service application developed by Gemalto which collects and analyses remote sensor data in the cloud. The platform connects remote monitoring devices to the cloud so Adlink customers can continuously monitor data being collected from them – CPU speed, system restart logs, total operation hours, and the like.

The data is sent to a web-based dashboard where performance levels can be assessed and help inform technical maintenance regimes as well as business process automation. “Adlink’s device-to-cloud strategy is a new model for all critical industrial businesses, demonstrating the impact and benefits of M2M on both instant data collection and management,” said Laetitia Jay, vice president of M2M solutions and services at Gemalto…

Grazed from BusinessInsider. Author: Julie Bort.

Enterprise startup Zendesk is moving full-speed ahead toward its IPO, even though investors have cooled towards cloud companies in recent weeks. Zendesk has not set a date for its first day of trading on the public markets, but it just priced its shares, according to documents filed with the SEC.

It plans to sell over 11 million shares at $8 to $10 a share. At $9, the midpoint, it expects to raise about $90 million. At that price, the company would be valued at $632 million. None of the major stakeholders are selling as part of the IPO and here’s something interesting about that: the SEC documents reveal that the company’s three founders do not have huge ownership stakes…

Grazed from TomsITPro. Author: Editorial Staff.

"The changing needs of cloud computing require a new approach to server design that brings together cloud solutions expertise, quick customer response and volume manufacturing," HP states in it’s press release. "Creating innovative servers and solutions has been a cornerstone of the relationship between Foxconn and HP for several decades and today’s announcement further strengthens the partnership."

HP President and CEO Meg Whitman said that the partnership reflects innovation in the company’s server business model through combining the compute and service leadership of HP with the high-volume design and manufacturing expertise of Foxconn. This combination will enable both parties to "deliver a game-changing offering in infrastructure economics."…

Grazed from Virtualization.net. Author: Agence France Presse.

A study ordered by US President Barack Obama and released Thursday concludes that analysis of “big data” can help society in many ways, from improving health care to spurring economic growth. But the report also said the vast expansion of computer analytics of large data banks creates new threats to privacy, and recommended updated rules and laws to protect stored information.

“The big data revolution presents incredible opportunities in virtually every sector of the economy and every corner of society,” said John Podesta, a former White House chief of staff who led the Big Data and Privacy Working Group. Podesta, in a blog post accompanying the report, said “big data is saving lives” by helping analyze trends in disease, infection and caring for babies born prematurely, among other things…

Grazed from ITBusinessEdge. Author: Arthur Cole.

For most enterprises, the initial phase of the cloud transition is over. Organizations that want to get on the cloud are already up and running with basic storage, backup and recovery and various levels of cloud-based application support. In many cases, this has led to the deployment of multiple clouds and cloud architectures that, if care is not taken, could lead to the same kind of silo-based data environments that exist within local, physical infrastructure.

This is the reason why many enterprises, and cloud providers, are leaning so heavily toward cloud orchestration. A multitude of smaller clouds can be very effective at accomplishing key tasks, but a pooled set of infinitely scalable, highly integrated services has the makings of an entirely new computing model…

Grazed from TelecomRamblings. Author: Matt Smith.

Bring your own device (BYOD) strategies are becoming more prevalent in various industries, but often little effort is expended in the management of devices and security. Fortunately, many companies are starting to consider their options in this area. The benefits of allowing staff to use their own devices have been fairly well established, but that doesn’t mean that all the concerns have simply gone away. While there are many efficiency and budgetary gains to be had, there will always remain the possibility of a device getting lost or compromised, leading to a wide range of problems for the company.

IT teams must implement many different measures and processes around the network to provide all the advantages to the employees while still protecting the company’s sensitive data. With so many mobile devices, apps, and operating systems trying to connect to the network, BYOD has certainly posed some challenges on this front. However, cloud computing offers a number of solutions that directly address these issues…

Grazed from SilverPeak. Author: Mike Laverick.

A study conducted by Enterprise Strategy Group found data backup and recovery to be the second most important IT priority for organizations over the next 12 months. The survey, conducted on behalf of Silver Peak, also revealed how critical data is perceived to be to an organization’s success.

Limited bandwidth, congestion, and latency due to distance make replicating data across a WAN or to the cloud challenging. These factors can lead to an increase Wide Area Network (WAN) infrastructure costs and significantly affect total cost of ownership (TCO) for offsite data protection and disaster recovery. Silver Peak addresses these challenges to help storage professionals meet recovery point objectives (RPOs), increase geographic distances between datacenters, and reduce bandwidth expenditures normally associated with WANs…

To view infographic and read more from the source, visit http://blog.silver-peak.com/disaster-recovery-roi-infographic

Grazed from Business2Community. Author: Brian Wallace.

Today, networking takes place both through data centers and on the cloud. How was the system born and where is it going? The Ethernet cable, a common household essential even today, was invented in 1973 by Xerox PARC. From here, it would take seven years before a basis of Ethernet standards would be published.

Ethernet slowly improved over the next 25 years until, in 1995, Ethernet was standardized to “Fast Ethernet” — 100Mbps. As Ethernet turned 40 years old in 2013, the technology had been universally implemented, but the rate of innovation had slowed to a crawl. Finally, in 2010, Ethernet standardization increased to 40Gbps and 100Gbps…

Grazed from eWeek. Author: Darryl K. Taft.

At its IBM Impact 2014 conference, IBM launched its IBM Cloud Marketplace as way to deliver its portfolio of cloud services from both IBM and partners to the world at large. The new cloud marketplace provides a simple and easy experience for three key user groups within the enterprise: Developers, IT managers and business leaders can now learn about, try and buy software and services from IBM and its global partner ecosystem.

With the new marketplace, IBM joins the ranks of cloud competitors such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft and Google, among others, that offer services via cloud computing. IBM has previously clearly stated its intent to become the leader in the cloud computing space, aiming squarely at AWS and its market-leading position…

Grazed from MarketWire. Author: PR Announcement.

Ghostery, Inc. a global marketing technology company that provides online transparency and control to individuals and businesses, announced today that it will host a live complimentary webinar titled, "Guide to Marketing Cloud Management with Equifax," on Wednesday, May 7, from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM ET. This will be Ghostery’s first of three webinars focused on Marketing Cloud Management (MCM). Registration is available on a dedicated page within the Ghostery website, here.

This first webinar in the series will feature Nicole Keiter, Director of Media Strategy & Optimization at Equifax along with Amy King, VP of Product Marketing at Ghostery Enterprise describing how Equifax is achieving greater success with its marketing strategy by better managing its marketing cloud. Both participants will share insights on how enterprises can avoid the real risks of an out-of-control marketing cloud with proper management, and successfully navigate a constantly changing digital marketing landscape…