Gmail Makes You 80 Times Greener, Says Google
In its ongoing quest to convince businesses and individuals to abandon the archaic practice of operating their own servers and shift their IT operations to the cloud, Google has frequently asserted that cloud computing is more cost efficient than servers run on-premises.
Now Google can argue that the cloud is more energy efficient, too. Citing its own research, supported by related findings from the Carbon Disclosure Project and from a consulting professor at Stanford, the company says that Gmail is almost 80 times more energy efficient than in-house email…
HP Launches Cloud Service Beta
Carving out a space in the growing market for cloud computing, Hewlett-Packard has launched a beta IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service) offering, called HP Cloud Services, the company announced Wednesday.
The initial offerings, called HP Cloud Compute and HP Cloud Object Storage, will provide compute and storage resources from HP’s own data centers. HP will use the OpenStack set of open-source cloud software tools to provide the foundation for these services. HP joined the OpenStack project in July…
The Mainframe as a Cloud
When the subject of cloud computing comes up, the subject of mainframes never seems to come up. And yet, just about everybody who works with a mainframe that examines the concepts behind cloud computing can’t help but note that mainframes already provide those capabilities…
Be warned: cloud, virtual apps can magnify the cost of wasted software licenses
Cloud computing and virtualization are supposed to save a lot of money for large companies, but they could add a big multiplier to the painful little bump of cost many IT shops have to swallow toward the end of the fiscal years. The combination of virtualization, sprawl and lax license counts can hide a lot more waste in license costs than was possible with traditional systems…
A Four-Stage Journey to Cloud Computing
For almost a decade now, organizations of all sizes have been leveraging server virtualization, but few have fully gained the flexibility and efficiencies it promised. The emergence of cloud computing and the promise of delivering on-demand resources has introduced new challenges and opportunities. A company’s level of virtualization adoption maturity correlates to its readiness to deliver an on-demand, real-time infrastructure through a private cloud. An effective virtualization and cloud management solution can ease the journey toward that end…
Cloud computing cuts global carbon emissions
Cloud computing is not only convenient, but could save millions of tonnes of greenhouse emissions.
This is according to a recent report, by the Carbon Disclosure Project and Verdantix, that finds cloud-based technologies are far more efficient than their in-house counterparts…
Gregory Freiberg Joins Hexagrid Computing Board
Hexagrid Computing, a leading developer of cloud enablement solutions, announces the addition of Gregory W. Freiberg, former Chief Financial Officer of Savvis, to its Board of Directors.
"We are excited to welcome Greg to our Board of Directors and look forward to working closely with him to grow Hexagrid to the next level,” said Suresh Mandava, Chief Executive Officer of Hexagrid Computing. “Greg is well respected both locally and internationally for business leadership in the telecommunications and data center industries. His expertise is a welcomed asset to Hexagrid as we capitalize on current momentum in the international market to create a solid base for continued company expansion."..
TechTarget Launches SearchCloudSecurity.com and SearchCloudStorage.com to Help Technology Buyers Understand Cloud Computing
Technology media company TechTarget, Inc. /quotes/zigman/105481/quotes/nls/ttgt TTGT +3.16% today announces the launch of two new websites designed to bring needed information to technology buyers who are researching cloud versions of storage solutions and how to manage compliance and security in the cloud. These new sites, SearchCloudSecurity.com(TM) and SearchCloudStorage.com(TM), build on the Company’s existing portfolio of cloud and virtualization media by targeting the specific areas of cloud computing that are experiencing the most rapid growth and are in need of the most resources. They will complement the existing properties in the TechTarget cloud and virtualization portfolio which include: SearchCloudComputing.com(TM), SearchServerVirtualization.com(TM), SearchVirtualDesktop.com(TM), SearchVirtualStorage.com(TM), BrianMadden.com(TM), and the BriForum(R) conference…
Open Data Center Alliance launches cloud computing best practice competition
The Open Data Center Alliance (ODCA) has launched a competition to find the best cloud computing practices and will award a cash prize of $10,000 for the winning entry.
The ODCA was formed by 70 business members, including BMW, Shell, UBS and Deutsche Bank, in October 2010. The membership has now grown to more than 280 companies with a collective annual IT spend in excess of $100bn…
HIFLEX launches MIS Cloud Computing at Graph Expo
There is no doubt that Cloud Computing has fundamentally changed IT like no other development in the last decade. It represents the new standard for all future technologies. The idea is to avoid the costs of maintaining software and hardware on your own and instead rent it from "the Cloud". An example of a huge success in Cloud Computing is Google Mail, where you no longer need your own mail server or software licenses, as required with a service like Microsoft Exchange Server. Google Mail offers mail services from the Cloud and is accessible from every computer on the internet…