Eureka! New tech shrinks cloud computing’s carbon footprint
Grazed from InforWorld. Author: David Linthicum.
Want to reduce carbon emissions from cloud computing? A bunch of algorithms developed by computer scientists at Trinity College Dublin and IBM Research in Dublin can help reduce the carbon cost of cloud computing, the researchers claim. The algorithms, collectively called Stratus, can model a worldwide network of connected data centers and predict how best to use them to keep carbon emissions low. However, they also carry off the necessary computing and deliver the required data.
"For the simulation, the scientists modeled a scenario inspired by Amazon’s Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) data center setup that incorporated three key variables: carbon emissions, cost of electricity, and the time needed for computation and data transfer on a network. Amazon EC2 has data centers in Ireland and the U.S. states of Virginia and California, so the experimental model placed data centers there too, and it used queries from 34 sources in different parts of Europe, Canada, and the United States as tests," according to the IEEE Sprectrum report on the research…
Iron Bow Technologies LLC, an information technology solutions provider, announced today that it has achieved the highest level of cloud and managed services certification by Cisco Systems, Inc., the worldwide leader in networking. The Cisco® Cloud Master Service Provider Certification recognizes Iron Bow for having the capabilities to sell and deliver cloud and managed services to help accelerate time to market and time to revenue.
This was announced by ViaWest, the cloud computing, data center and managed service provider company that it has started a new cloud based service targeting the healthcare industry. This announcement was made public on this Wednesday. According to the statement issued by the company the service will be based on Compliance as a Service CaaS model and it will be compliant with the latest standards such as HIPPA and HSS that are very important to regulate the targeted field of industry (healthcare).
Zadara™ Storage, Inc.
It was announced by cloud computing vendor Citrix this week that it is buying the FrameHawk company to strengthen its Desktop Virtualization product portfolios. The statement does not disclose the financial terms of this acquisition but it is very clear that the FrameHawk technologies would be very useful for improving the efficiency of Citrix desktop product portfolios.
One of the most famous "Jeopardy!" champs of all time is moving to Manhattan. No, it’s not Ken Jennings. IBM announced Thursday that it’s investing over $1 billion to give its Watson cloud computing system its own business division and a new home in the heart of New York City.
WidePoint Corporation (NYSE Mkt: WYY), a leading provider of secured, cloud-based, enterprise-wide solutions and services in mobile communications management and identity management solutions, has launched a robust, cloud based, internally developed Identity as a Service (IDaaS) capability. This service provides secure digital certificates to all types of mobile devices (e.g., smartphones, tablets, laptops, IP cameras) in order to enhance the information security assurance level of mobile transactions and access management to corporate networks, databases, and other IT assets.
Cloud infrastructure provider Peak, formerly PeakColo, announced on Thursday that it has raised $4 million in new financing to help support key partnerships and increasing demand for cloud computing services. Meritage Funds and Sweetwater Capital, both existing investors in Peak, participated in the funding round.