Implementing, serving, and using cloud storage
Grazed from The Register. Author: Editorial Staff.
Introduction Organizations of all types are trying to control costs and satisfy increasing demands at the same time—demands created by explosive data growth and ever-changing requirements. To address these challenges, storage industry professionals are turning to cloud computing and cloud storage solutions…
Major Cloud Providers to Participate in CSA STAR — CSA Security, Trust and Assurance Registry
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today announced that Google, Verizon, Intel, McAfee, and Microsoft plan to submit reports to the CSA Security, Trust and Assurance Registry (STAR), a newly announced, free and publicly accessible registry that documents the security controls provided by various cloud computing offerings. In addition, major consumers of cloud services plan to require STAR reports moving forward, as part of their procurement process…
Building a Citrix private cloud in six steps
Only a small slice of cloud computing vendors can deliver a full stack of cloud options that are flexible, scalable and ready for the enterprise. Citrix’s cloud products allow enterprises to build out an infrastructure in the cloud and deliver it to the end user…
rPath urges: Avoid Cloud Computing “Image Sprawl”
Brett Adam, CTO and SVP/Engineering of rPath, discussed "the seven deadly sins" of cloud applications at the recent Cloud Expo in Santa Clara. The sins had much to do with lack of automation and focusing on infrastructure per se rather than the applications in your cloud…
US Cyber Command Chief Gives Cloud Computing Security His Vote of Confidence
Even as cloud computing advances by leaps and bounds, security concerns remain. This issue has been addressed time and again by me in several articles. Even supporters of the cloud maintain that unless these problems are resolved, universal adoption will remain a dream…
Fujitsu launches new hybrid cloud solution
Fujitsu has announced the latest addition to its cloud computing portfolio today, launching a new hybrid cloud solution in partnership with Microsoft. The two IT giants previously came together back in October to launch Fujitsu’s private cloud Productivity Suite, and the new Hybrid Cloud Services will rely on Windows Azure for the public cloud element of the solution. According to the company’s principal consultant for UK and Ireland, David Leen, the new offering allows Fujitsu to “provide alternative data hosting for applications hosted on Windows Azure, meaning an application’s presentation layer and business logic are running on Microsoft’s Windows Azure platform and the application’s data is hosted on Fujitsu’s Public (FGCP) or Private Cloud platform (LCP).”…
Google offers data crunching in the cloud
Google has publicly launched BigQuery, a cloud-based data analysis service. It could be another example of the scaling of cloud computing slashing costs, though security and privacy issues have already been raised…
Survey: Top Three Reasons for Cloud Adoption – Production Applications, Core Business Applications, and Storage
Aryaka, provider of the world’s first cloud-based WAN optimization and application acceleration solution, today announced the results of a survey of 110 IT and cloud professionals ranging from C-level executives to Senior Networking Managers conducted among 5,000 attendees at the recent Cloud Computing EXPO 2011 in Santa Clara, CA. Results indicate offshore development (30%) tied to continued global expansion is driving further adoption of cloud computing, in addition to 24X7 support (18%) and call centers (12%). 49% of respondents said that the need for successful and timely application development specifically was pushing their companies into new geographies, mainly Asia (55%), Australia (26%), South America (26%) and Eastern Europe (25%)…
Zuora Raises $36 Million to Push into Europe
On-demand subscription billing and payment house Zuora is expanding its multi-tenant cloud into Europe on the back of a $36 million D round led by Index Ventures. Greylock Partners and Workday co-CEO Dave Duffield, who started PeopleSoft, are also kicking in…
NextCloud’s Hybrid Cloud Service Attains VMware vCloud Powered Validation
NextCloud, a state-of-the-art cloud computing service provider, today announced that its NextCloud hybrid cloud service has achieved VMware vCloud Powered status, illustrating to customers that the company’s cloud services are underpinned by VMware’s leading virtualization and cloud computing technology, namely VMware vSphere® and VMware vCloud® Director™. A member of the VMware Service Provider Program (VSPP), NextCloud provides its VMware vCloud Powered service as a set of cloud computing services across a common platform, supporting the largest set of existing applications and offering distinctive application mobility uniquely available from VMware…