Huawei looks for cloud acquisitions, partnerships
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, the world’s No.2 network equipment maker, said it is open to acquiring and partnering companies with expertise in producing software for cloud computing…
Pacnet looks up to cloud for data center growth
Grazed from ZDNet. Author: Editorial Staff.
In an interview with ZDNet Asia, Pacnet CTO Wilfred Kwan explained that the proliferation of the Internet and the way people now consume online content have put strong focus on energy consumption in data centers…
How mobile devices and the cloud will converge
Grazed from SmartBusiness. Author: Toni Paoletta.
Mobile cloud computing, where applications are driven from the “cloud” and not from the handheld device itself, is becoming a vital part of the business landscape. Is your company positioned to take advantage of this emerging and potent technology? Mobile apps powered by the cloud will include productivity applications that accentuate collaboration, data sharing and multitasking. Now is the time to adopt cloud computing strategies as there will be a seismic change in how information is distributed and applied…
Are You Ready for Networking in the Cloud?
Grazed from PCWorld. Author: Jim Metzler.
The two primary forms of public cloud computing, Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), are both growing dramatically in popularity. Over the last few years, the primary focus of the IaaS providers has been on offering the basic compute and storage resources required to run applications…
Cavium Announces Shipment of 64-Core NITROX(R) III — World’s Highest Performance Security and Compression Processors for Cloud
Cavium, Inc. /quotes/zigman/5451014/quotes/nls/cavm CAVM -11.69% , a leading provider of semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing for networking, communications, and the digital home, announced initial shipments of NITROX(R) III processors to multiple application delivery and enterprise OEM customers. The NITROX III security processor family integrates 16 to 64 purpose-built security RISC cores and multiple compression engines to deliver up to 200K SSL ops, 40Gbps SSL and IPSec and 20Gbps compression processing along with virtualization hardware with a PCI-Express Gen 2 16-lane interface. This level of performance is up to 5 times greater than alternative multi-chip solutions within the same power envelope. The NITROX product line is the industry leading security processor line designed into data center, cloud infrastructure, enterprise and service provider equipment including Application Delivery Controllers, Cloud Server Offload, WAN Optimization Appliances, UTM Gateways, routers, switches and servers. NITROX III processors are software compatible with Cavium’s widely-adopted NITROX PX processors with 12x performance increase, enabling increased scalability with seamless software re-use…
BizCloud Computing Consultants Offer 7 Tips for Securing Data in the Cloud
The cloud technology experts at BizCloud® compiled a list of tips to help organizations properly address their underlying security concerns and issues that are holding many of them back from migrating their IT infrastructures to the cloud. While cloud computing offers tremendous benefits, from Capex reduction to improved business agility, companies are still cautious about moving their data to the cloud environment, often viewing it as a complete loss of control over security and data…
Fujitsu Launches NuVola Private Cloud Platform Solution
Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc., a leading provider of IT-based business solutions, including advanced technology products, biometric security, and digital media solutions, today has announced its new private cloud computing platform named NuVolaTM. The NuVola Private Cloud Platform™ solution is an appliance-based offering built with class-leading Fujitsu server and storage products, and paired with advanced software tools and utilities that transform business critical processes by leveraging private cloud computing power, security and scalability…
5 Cloud Lessons Learned From Finance Industry Gurus
The members of the Boston branch of the Wall Street Technology Association remain wary of public cloud infrastructure, such as Amazon’s EC2, but some have started building out the private cloud.
The Boston chapter held its fall meeting Thursday to discuss "Cloud Computing in Financial Services." The main part of the organization is in New York, but Boston has a growing number of members. It’s still home to a significant number of mutual funds, including Fidelity Investments; services for institutional investors, such as State Street; and asset management firms, such as EatonVance Management, all represented in the WSTA, noted meeting organizer Michael Maffattone, CTO of Harvard Management, the firm that supervises the $30 billion Harvard endowment fund…
Know Your Clouds.
Just as there are all kinds of real clouds–stratus, cirrus, cumulus–there are different types of computing clouds. The three primary cloud types are public, private, and hybrid. The most appropriate cloud for your institution will depend on several factors: What services you want to take to the cloud; your school’s comfort level from a security standpoint; the existing infrastructure you have on campus; and privacy regulations that may dictate how data are secured…
Building Cloud-Optimized Networks.
Three experts look at building cloud-optimised networks from the operational point of view, a fabric-based infrastructure point of view, and a service delivery model point of view.
Each viewpoint is valid, different, and not enough on its own. Taking the three together gives us an idea of the complexity of cloud undertakings. Building and operating cloud-optimised networks is surely not a simple exercise…