Category: News

November 6, 2011 Off

Cloud computing: the lowdown

By David
Grazed from The Guardian.  Author:  John Naughton.

Much of our computing (including the storage of our personal data) is now being done remotely via the ‘cloud’. But what is it? Here is a brief history of this radical shift while, below, we assess the relative merits of four cloud computing services…

November 6, 2011 Off

Thailand Flooding, Cloud Computing, and Storage

By David
Grazed from BlogCritics.   Author:  Editorial Staff.

Unless one is getting his news from written sources, the Thailand flooding portends a crisis for businesses and consumers who are moving toward cloud computing or offsite data storage, especially if they are projecting rapid growth in their needs over the next 12 months.

It is not yet known the extent of the damage caused by the flooding in Thailand, but some estimates say about 20% of the country is now flooded.  Thailand happens to be one of the largest producers of hard drives in the world.  The technology industry is bracing itself for scarcity…

November 5, 2011 Off

OW2 unveils OW2con 2011 final program: “Open Source: The Innovation Drive”

By David
Grazed from PR Web.  Author: PR Announcement.

OW2, the global open source community for open source middleware and generic applications, announced today the definitive program of OW2con 2011, the third edition of the OW2 community annual conference, November 23-24. This year’s theme, "Open Source: The Innovation Drive", is a testimonial to the value-creation potential of open source and the visionary technologies showcased by the conference program…

November 5, 2011 Off

Cloud Computing and the Reason for Hybrid Versions

By David
Grazed from Technology News Tonight.  Author: Amar Kapadia.

Cloud computing is a fast growing industry in India and there is need for absolute safety because there is an important client information and company detail that is at stake. It has been revealed by VMware that more than 90% of Indian firms believe that cloud computing is of help for their businesses…

November 4, 2011 Off

Testing: An Essential Element of Cloud Migration

By David
Grazed from Sys Con Media.  Author: Francis Miers.

2011 has seen the move to cloud computing gather speed, as companies start to commit budget to the technology that will change the landscape of IT. In an effort to capture the extent to which cloud has already penetrated the IT market, and at what rate we should expect it to grow, analysts have raced to release the most up-to-date market data…

November 4, 2011 Off

IBM Gives First Glimpse Into Cloud Sales

By David
Grazed from InformationWeek.  Author: John Foley.
 
How much revenue is IBM pulling in from cloud computing? Steve Mills, senior VP of the company’s software and systems business, has provided the first clue, revealing to InformationWeek that IBM’s software-as-a-service revenue is now in the "hundreds of millions of dollars."…
  
November 4, 2011 Off

In the Open Source Cloud Race, Support Will Differentiate the Players

By David
Grazed from OStatic.  Author: Sam Dean.

Open source cloud computing solutions are proliferating, as businesses and organizations demand flexible solutions for deploying public and private cloud applications. Among these solutions, OpenStack remains one of the highest profile examples, with vendors ranging from Hewlett-Packard to Dell to Citrix supporting it. Increasingly, OpenStack will face off with Eucalyptus Systems, which we’ve covered since its inception here at OStatic. In a piece for InfoWorld, Savio Rodrigues makes some good points about why Eucalyptus Systems may win organizations over and outpace OpenStack in the long run…

November 4, 2011 Off

Scality: Private Cloud Storage is Cheaper than Public Cloud Storage

By David

Grazed from TMCNet.  Author: Mandira Srivastava.

Cloud computing is buzzing word these days. However, consumers, enterprise owners, network service providers are still skeptical about the proper use of public or private cloud.

Addressing storage industry, Scality (NewsAlert) CEO, Jérôme Lecat introduced why Scality RING, the storage solution from organic storage pioneer Scality, is the most cost-effective storage technology for building private clouds…