Category: News

Grazed from CMSWire. Author: Tom Petrocelli.

Cloud computing provides tremendous value for businesses of all types. But as we can see from the number of products that shut down in 2013, it isn’t all a silver lining. Cloud applications, platforms and infrastructure offers a more flexible and agile IT environment, whether a large enterprise or a company that falls into the small-medium enterprise category.

Cloud computing allows companies to use their capital for creating business value rather than having it tied up in expensive data centers. Another way to look at cloud computing is that it doesn’t force an organization to be in the business of data centers unless that is its actual business…

Grazed from WashingtonTechnology. Author: Steve Charles.

True: Cloud computing has not yet come on like gangbusters in the federal government. More like footsteps of a steady series of app-by-app deals. But the cloud computing model as a federal service is still maturing, as is the government’s ability to craft the business cases and service level agreements it needs for cloud computing.

So before writing off cloud as just another fad, think again. It’s a mistake to conclude, from the past three years or so, that cloud is passé. The buzz has to move to the next fascination before procurements actually start to ramp. Feds often talk and dabble a few years before moving markets…

Grazed from MarketWatch. Author: PR Announcement.

Autodesk, Inc. today unveiled Autodesk CAM 360–the industry’s first cloud-based solution for computer-aided manufacturing (CAM). By tapping into the near infinite computing power of the cloud, CAM 360 allows users to take advantage of collaboration tools and shared data storage, and provides users with unparalleled ease-of-use and flexibility. CAM 360 allows users to rapidly engage with co-workers and customers, and turn around the most demanding machining projects much faster than ever before. Additionally, CAM 360 is the multi-platform CNC programming solution that transcends the normal limitations associated with traditional desktop workflows.

Since a difference of mere hours in the manufacturing process can impact delivery time, CAM 360 is built upon Autodesk’s proven HSM technology, which greatly improves efficiency and effectiveness for the entire supply chain. Companies gain the flexibility to proactively address any manufacturing problems or irregularities that might occur during the design to manufacture process…

Grazed from The Globe and Mail. Author: Quentin Hardy.

Google already runs much of the digital lives of consumers through e-mail, Internet searches and YouTube videos. Now it wants the corporations, too. The search giant has for years been evasive about its plans for a so-called public cloud of computers and data storage that is rented to individuals and businesses. On Tuesday, however, it will announce pricing, features and performance guarantees aimed at companies ranging from startups to multinationals.

It is the latest salvo in an escalating battle among some of the most influential companies in technology to control corporate and government computing through public clouds. That battle, which is expected to last years and cost the competitors billions of dollars annually in material and talent, already includes Microsoft, IBM and Amazon…

Grazed from ITBusinessNet. Author: PR Announcement.

OS33, a leading provider of virtual hosted desktops and unified cloud IT, today announced that it was named as one of three finalists for the 2013 UP-START Cloud Award for Best Cloud Automation Platform. The company was recognized for its groundbreaking approach to integrating a limitless range of proven and emerging cloud resources into a single, unified, and easy to use portal.

The UP-START Award finalists who are disruptive and next-generation cloud computing companies defining cloud technology – were selected by cloud industry experts during a 2-stage open vote. The final round of voting will be take place at the UP Cloud Computing Conference in Santa Clara on December 3, 2013. Winners will be announced after on-site attendees vote for the most outstanding cloud solution, measured by technical innovation, marketability and likelihood to be a market leader…

Grazed from Forbes. Author: John Foley.

Cloud computing aims for simplicity. Service providers try to mask whatever back-end complexity may exist—a factor of the cloud’s multitenant architecture, security infrastructure, virtualization, or other technologies—while delivering easy-to-use services to their customers.

It’s a compelling model, but much harder than it sounds. Saleforce.com is finding out just how difficult with its new Salesforce1. Salesforce.com recently introduced Salesforce1 as “the first CRM platform for developers, ISVs, end users, admins, and customers moving to the new social, mobile, and connected cloud.”…

Grazed from ITNewsOnline. Author: PR Announcement.

To help enterprises and cloud computing service providers achieve tighter data security, Blancco, the global leader in data erasure and computer reuse solutions, has introduced Blancco vCloud Eraser. The new software provides complete erasure and auditable reporting capabilities for virtualized data center environments that use the popular VMware vCloud Director tool.

Designed in conjunction with the VMware Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) Program, Blancco vCloud Eraser adds an extra dimension to vCloud Director’s security foundation. With seamless integration and access through the vCloud Director user interface, Blancco vCloud Eraser automatically destroys all data when a virtual server?vApp? is deleted and provides a detailed report as proof…

Grazed from WSJ. Author: Don Clark.

An already fierce battle for primacy among cloud services will shift into a more costly phase next year, IDC predicts. To the victors go the spoils–software developers. The research firm, as a part of a broad annual year-ahead forecast being issued Tuesday, predicts that the big companies jockeying to take over more corporate computing jobs will pony up to expand their computing capacity in 2014.

“I wouldn’t be surprised to see them grow their cloud data centers by 20%,” said Frank Gens, an IDC analyst who helped lead the forecasting effort. Amazon.com’s Web services unit has a head start in the field, but players like IBM, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, VMware and Salesforce.com are jostling to catch up. Such services–part of what IDC calls the 3rd Platform market–don’t simply provide generic computing cycles, Gens said. Rather, they have assembled distinct stacks of software to help companies make Web-based applications…

Grazed from MarketWire. Author: PR Announcement.

Datapipe, a global provider of managed services and infrastructure for outsourced IT and cloud computing, today announced that it has selected SolidFire, the leader in all-flash storage systems for next generation data centers, as the primary storage system for its Stratosphere® Cloud platform. The Stratosphere® Cloud platform was designed to meet the increasing demands of current and prospective enterprise customers, whose businesses depend on guaranteed performance and reliability.

Datapipe’s Stratosphere® Cloud platform delivers support for a wide range of customer solutions including high performance computing (HPC), managed private cloud, as well as elastic self-service public and private cloud offerings. All offerings are accessible via the Stratosphere® Cloud Management Portal or programmatically via API. Stratosphere® enables enterprises to solve complex business problems and drive new revenues using popular big data applications and NoSQL databases in a secure and predictable high performance cloud…

Grazed from PRNewsWire. Author: PR Announcement.

Evolve IP, The Cloud Services Company, today announced that it has acquired Paragrid, an Inc. 5000 cloud services company headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The strategic acquisition is part of Evolve IP’s national expansion plans and complements its current presence in the Midwest market.

Founded in 2008, Paragrid is a cloud computing provider with a product set that compliments Evolve IP’s current portfolio of cloud computing services. Paragrid’s services, including virtual servers, managed and consulting services, disaster recovery and virtual desktops, are deployed with a national customer base that consists of corporate, healthcare, higher education and government organizations…