Category: News

September 10, 2012 Off

Sony Electronics and Next Level Security Systems Deliver the Next Evolution of Scalable Cloud-Based Surveillance Solutions

By David
Grazed from Next Level Security Systems.  Author: PR Announcement

Sony Electronics Security Systems Division and Next Level Security Systems are jointly developing a cloud-based video surveillance solution designed to deliver affordable, scalable security services and technologies to its worldwide customer base.

Combining Sony’s IPELA Camera technology with NLSS Cloud Services from Next Level and EMC Iomega, Isilon, VNX, and VNXe storage technologies will allow cameras to automatically configure over the network and connect to the cloud for additional mobility, security and video storage options.

September 10, 2012 Off

Vyatta Selected to Virtualize Networking for Leading Cloud Provider’s Datacenter

By David

Grazed from PR NewsWire. Author: PR Announcement.

Vyatta, the leader in software-based networking for virtual and cloud environments, today announced its enterprise-class virtual networking and security solution is providing the software for NS Solutions Corporation’s newest cloud service, Advanced Business Space on Network (absonne) datacenter.

NS Solutions is a leading IT solution provider in Japan operating a utility computing service called absonne. NS Solutions provides integrated solutions that address customer needs for both business applications and systems platforms, offering end-to-end solutions including system consulting, planning, design, development, operation and maintenance, as well as outsourcing services. NS Solutions is adept at providing multi-vendor and mission-critical systems solutions as well as incorporating best-of-breed products and technologies to address customer needs…

September 10, 2012 Off

Cloud Computing: WSO2 CEO to Present Keynote on the Coming Application Revolution at 16th IEEE Conference

By David

Grazed from PRWeb. Author: PR Announcement.

Together, big data, cloud computing, and APIs are reshaping how companies are developing, delivering and managing applications. WSO2 Founder and CEO Dr. Sanjiva Weerawarana will examine their impact in his keynote presentation at the Sixteenth IEEE International EDOC Conference in Beijing. The EDOC 2012 enterprise computing event will be held September 10-14, 2012 at the Unisplendour International Centre in Beijing, China.

Dr. Weerawarana will present his keynote, “The Coming Application Revolution,” on Thursday, September 13, 2012. In his talk, he will explore how the application landscape is rapidly shifting in the wake of big data, cloud computing, and the expanded role of APIs, and he will examine the need for a new range of technologies for rapidly building managed applications. Additionally, he will discuss how a solution lies in a confluence of technologies from scalable platforms as a service to API management to consistent, integrated identity management…

September 10, 2012 Off

Intel Tying Server Chips to Fabric for Cloud Computing

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Grazed from PCWorld. Author: Agam Shah.

Intel on Monday said it is developing high-performance server chips that in the future will serve up faster results from cloud services or data-intensive applications like analytics, all while cutting electricity bills in data centers.

The chip maker will integrate a converged fabric controller inside future server chips, which will make server communication faster while helping data centers operate at peak efficiency, said Raj Hazra, vice president of the Intel Architecture Group. Fabric virtualizes I/O and ties together storage and networking in data centers, and an integrated controller will provide a wider pipe to scale performance across distributed computing environments…

September 10, 2012 Off

Cloud Computing: Trend Micro Expands its Consumer Strategy Beyond Internet Security

By David

Grazed from PRNewsWire. Author: PR Announcement.

Trend Micro Incorporated, is broadening its consumer strategy beyond Internet Security to help home users connect and work online, effortlessly. With 25 years of expertise in the security industry and proven success with its Trend Micro™ Smart Protection Network™ cloud computing security infrastructure, Trend Micro is uniquely positioned to protect consumers in all aspects of their digital lives and evolve the consumer security industry to protect an array of devices, data, people and privacy.

With the multitude of devices and platforms that people are using today, consumers are connected more than ever before.Within the past five years, laptop sales have outpaced desktop PC sales. Mobile phones are now personal computers that have the ability to record moments and take pictures. Tablets have become the new "need to have" personal device. With the multitude of devices and platforms – people are always online. While online banking and shopping are still prominent, they are eclipsed by the rise in social networking. The evolution of devices, operating systems and uses for data has created a new set of security issues that, until today, have gone unresolved…

September 10, 2012 Off

Former Verizon, Terremark Cloud Sales Executive Joins Nirvanix as Head of WW Sales

By David

Grazed from PRNewsWire. Author: PR Announcement.

Nirvanix, the leading provider of enterprise cloud storage services, today announced the appointment of Tina Gravel as Vice President of Worldwide Sales, effective immediately. Gravel joins Nirvanix after a highly successful career at Terremark, where she was instrumental in growing the cloud computing services provider from its early beginnings to the point where it was acquired by Verizon for $1.4B in Jan. 2011. At Nirvanix, Gravel is responsible for the company’s sales strategy and global expansion across both established and emerging markets and verticals such as healthcare, media & entertainment and financial services. Gravel will report to Scott Genereux, President and CEO of Nirvanix.

"Nirvanix has established itself as the go-to service provider for petabyte-scale cloud storage deployments for Fortune Global 500 corporations," said Tina Gravel, Vice President of Worldwide Sales, Nirvanix. "The company is deploying the largest cloud storage implementations in the industry at a time when other vendors are still searching for a solution. With Nirvanix’s strong market position, significant time-to-market advantage and highly differentiated cloud storage services portfolio, I expect to drive material market share capture and further accelerate the company’s growth trajectory."…

September 10, 2012 Off

ProfitBricks says it can out-Amazon Amazon’s cloud

By David

Grazed from GigaOM. Author: Barb Darrow.

As ProfitBricks rolls out its scale-up infrastructure as a platform in the U.S. this week, it says it can offer more powerful instances to customers cheaper than market leader Amazon Web Services. That’s a tall order, but an intriguing one.

ProfitBricks is nothing if not ambitious: It plans to take on Amazon in massively scalable cloud infrastructure. That’s no mean feat, but Bob Rizika, CEO of ProfitBricks USA, says the company — which launches cloud services in the U.S. this week — is attacking it from a position of strength…

September 10, 2012 Off

Researchers craft program to stop cloud computing problems

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Grazed from R&D Magazine. Author: Editorial Staff.

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new software tool to prevent performance disruptions in cloud computing systems by automatically identifying and responding to potential anomalies before they can develop into problems.

Cloud computing enables users to create multiple "virtual machines" that operate independently, even though they are all operating on one large computing platform. However, this approach can cause performance issues when a software bug, or other problem, in one virtual machine disrupts the entire cloud…

September 10, 2012 Off

Infinitely Virtual Unveils ‘Onboarding’ Service to Get Non-Technical Small and Midsize Business Cloud Users Up & Running Quickly

By David

Grazed from PR NewsWire. Author: PR Announcement.

Recognizing that some organizations find migrating to the cloud intimidating, Infinitely Virtual, a leading provider of virtual server cloud computing services for businesses, today announced an innovative Onboarding Service, aimed at eliminating the fear factor from the migration process.

The service, which consists of a free, one-hour tutorial on hosting in the cloud, enables new customers to ask virtually any question of a live company representative and get the relationship off on a sound, secure footing…

September 10, 2012 Off

Why Cloud Computing Is Unavoidable In The Automotive Industry

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Grazed from CloudTweaks. Author: John Omwamba.

It is no longer a mere premise that the prospects of integration of cloud computing are embraced by nearly all major industries, including the automobile industry. Cloud computing is bound to change this industry and the driving experience as we know it today. There are three main areas of the automobile industry that could experience the greatest impact of cloud computing.

Partnerships and integration

Consumer demographics are changing, with more attention being directed at technological integration of scalable systems that are affordable and easily adaptable. This has required mergers and partnerships between technology and automotive companies in order to form a manageable synergy for competitive and quality delivery…