Category: News

Grazed from Bloomberg.  Author: Aaron Ricadela.

Autodesk Inc. (ADSK), a maker of architectural and engineering software, unveiled new design software and a revamped cloud-computing platform called Autodesk 360 that lets customers use the programs over the Internet.

The new package include design, engineering and entertainment software, the San Rafael, California-based company said today. It connects to Autodesk 360, letting users store, edit and share their designs. The system also enables customers to tap as much computing power as they need, Autodesk said…

Grazed from MarketWatch.  Author: PR Announcement.

Autonomic Resources announced that it has joined the Red Hat Cloud ecosystem as a Certified Cloud Provider in the federal community. Red Hat Certified Cloud Providers have to meet business, operational, and technical requirements to be able to offer Red Hat solutions under cloud-appropriate business models and are backed by Red Hat support relationships.

Autonomic Resources Cloud Platform (ARC-P) is a government-only elastic compute environment that meets the NIST criteria for what is considered "cloud computing." The combination of shifting budgetary targets, conditional funding streams, and cloud first / future first policy initiatives has driven the need for utility based computing. One of the key benefits identified in the governments cloud computing initiative is the reduced overhaul of software and hardware every few years, removing political, budgetary and integration headaches…

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Equinix Inc., a provider of global data center services, and Tier 3, the enterprise cloud platform provider, announced Tuesday a partnership to create an enterprise-ready gateway to the cloud by offering Tier 3’s Enterprise Cloud Platform through Equinix International Business Exchange (IBX) data centers. The partnership enables enterprise customers to take advantage of the business agility and cost efficiency of cloud technologies by using Tier 3’s distinctive enterprise-grade Infrastructure as a Service coupled with the geographic breadth, network density and application performance optimization of Platform Equinix.

Tier 3 addresses the enterprise market with a public cloud platform known for its business-grade high availability, built-in business continuity and security features that enable isolated environments for each customer. Leveraging secure, high performance direct connections from Platform Equinix, customers inside Equinix data centers will be able to tap into a Virtual Private Cloud solution from Tier 3. This solution creates a virtual extension of the customer’s enterprise, transforming the public cloud into a virtual private environment that meets IT’s stringent requirements for security and compliance…

Grazed from PR NewsWire.  Author: PR Announcement.

T-Systems, a global provider of information and communication technology systems for multinational corporations and public sector institutions, today announced that T-Systems Senior Vice President of Sales for the Americas Region Paul Warrenfelt and Head of Portfolio and Solution Design, Dr. Gregory O. Smith, will participate at the CIO magazine Executive Roundtable in Chicago on Wednesday, March 28th.

The roundtable discussion is titled "Pervasive Doesn’t Always Equal Productive: The Business Case For Cloud Technology" and will focus on how the cloud is evolving from a technology enabler into a true business tool of demonstrable top-line and bottom-line value…

 

Grazed from MarketWatch.  Author: PR Announcement.

RightScale(R) Inc., the leader in cloud computing management, today announced that 87 percent of its customer cloud usage comes from customers using more than one cloud provider and cloud type. This confirms the growing trend to leverage multiple clouds — public, private and hybrid — to meet IT needs such as high availability, business continuity, disaster recovery, application performance and reduced cost.

Over the past year, RightScale customers have been accelerating their multi-cloud usage, not only accessing more than one public cloud but increasingly building private clouds to complement public cloud usage. In an analysis of aggregate customer cloud usage, RightScale found that 87 percent of compute power managed through the RightScale platform comes from companies that utilize multiple clouds…

Grazed from Sys Con Media.  Author: Pat Romanski.

CiRBA Inc. on Tuesday announced it has raised $15 million in its third round of institutional funding led by Tandem Expansion Fund.  Existing investors Sigma Partners and Edgestone Capital Partners also participated in the deal. The growth round of financing follows a series of enterprise-wide sales to some of the largest financial institutions in the world. These enterprise customers helped CiRBA achieve record software bookings in 2011.

Chris Legg, Managing Partner, Tandem Expansion Fund, noted that "CiRBA is far ahead of other software products both in terms of capability and customers with enterprise deals of up to 100,000 servers. We feel we have made a great investment and look forward to supporting their growth."…

Grazed from PRWeb.  Author: PR Announcement.

Flux, a leading cross-platform workload automation and managed file transfer solution, today released a brand new service called Floify to automate and orchestrate workflows and file transfers securely in the cloud. The kicker? It is free. There are no contracts, subscriptions, or fees.

Floify is a hybrid, cloud-based workflow service for business. For example, businesses can use Floify to download daily sales data and then feed the data files to their report server. Floify does all of this in the cloud, with only a minimal application installed on a user’s computer. Users can manage and monitor all their workflows at Floify.com. In fact, Floify can be managed from anywhere with a web browser…

Grazed from MarketWatch.  Author: PR Announcement.

Today Evolve IP announced that five industry veterans have joined the company to support its rapid growth in the areas of cloud computing services and virtual call centers. Joe Corvaia, Rich Fox, Bill Maun, Ritzcel Exconde, and Greg Drake bring decades of customer-focused technology experience to Evolve IP. They will work to further expand Evolve IP’s award-winning virtual call center and cloud solutions, help customers capitalize on these services, and meet growing demand.

Joe Corvaia joins Evolve IP as Vice President, Cloud Services, and will use more than 16 years of experience with infrastructure as a service (IaaS), software as a service (SaaS), hosted virtual desktop (HVD), and communications as a service (CaaS) to keep Evolve IP on top of the competitive cloud landscape and draw in high-end business opportunities. Joe will play an active role in the development, marketing, and sales of Evolve IP’s cloud computing services, focusing on The Evolved Office: Desktop and vServer solutions. Joe previously served as Vice President, Cloud Computing Sales and Solution Engineering at Broadview Networks, where he led technical sales and support company-wide, and drove growth of cloud computing and cloud VoIP solutions…

Grazed from InfoWorld.  Author: David Linthicum.

We love new technology, whether in the form of software or devices, though planning, strategy, and architecture aren’t as universally adored. But if you don’t understand both, you can count on huge project disasters as you move into the cloud. Unfortunately, far too many in IT are blindly in love with technology, especially as they consider the new-to-them cloud. I see this problem every day, so please heed this friendly warning.

Foundational planning for the use of cloud computing is an architectural problem. You need to consider the enterprise holistically, starting with the applications, data, services, and storage. Understand where it is and what it does…

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V3 Systems, the industry leader in Desktop Cloud Computing (DCC), announced today it has been chosen by CLEARLINK, a leading provider in content and conversion services for various nationally recognized home service companies, to replace more than 500 legacy desktop computers with a V3® Desktop Cloud Infrastructure. V3 Systems is the first and only company to provide desktop-replacement grade cloud computing infrastructure to the SME/Enterprise market.

During a paid proof-of-concept, V3 Systems dramatically increased the performance of CLEARLINK’s call center applications, while decreasing the time involved in managing the company’s desktops…