Category: News

Grazed from TechRepublic. Author: Matt Asay.

Both OpenStack and Docker were conceived to make IT more agile. OpenStack has strived to do this by turning hitherto static IT resources into elastic infrastructure, whereas Docker has reached for this goal by harmonizing development, test, and production resources, as Red Hat’s Neil Levine suggests.

But while Docker adoption has soared, OpenStack is still largely stuck in neutral. OpenStack is kept relevant by so many wanting to believe its promise, but never hitting its stride due to a host of factors, including complexity. And yet Docker could be just the thing to turn OpenStack’s popularity into productivity…

Grazed from MSPMentor. Author: Jessica Davis.

How big is too big? When the supertanker can no longer be agile, maybe it’s time to create a large fleet of swifter vessels. (Being the swifter vessel is an advantage MSPs often enjoy in a marketplace of larger operators.) Google (GOOG) founder Larry Page has announced in a blog post today that he and his co-founder Sergey Brin have formed a new company called Alphabet that will serve as a holding company for the organization’s many companies and initiatives.

The operating company Google will be the largest company in this portfolio structure. Sundar Pichai who has led product and engineering since October 2014 will serve as Google’s CEO. Covering the announcement, the New York Times compared Alphabet’s structure to that of Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway, a giant conglomerate that is operated as a holding company designed to give its operating companies more rein to be independent and entrepreneurial even within a corporate giant…

Read more from the source @ http://mspmentor.net/cloud-computing/google-founders-reorganize-corporate-structure-under-alphabet

Grazed from TalkinCloud. Author: Mike Vizard.

There’s a world of difference between one shopping experience and another. With that in mind Ingram Micro has invested heavily in building the Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace, through which solution providers can automate both the acquisition and provisioning of cloud services.

The latest addition to the cloud services to the Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace as of today is the IBM SoftLayer cloud service. While Ingram Micro has a long standing relationship with IBM, this latest effort extends that partnership to allow solution providers to fully automate the deployment of a cloud service that gives customers access to both virtual and bare-metal servers…

Grazed from CRN. Author: Kevin McLaughlin.

Microsoft partners have done a good job in making the transition to cloud computing, and now it’s time for them to drive more consumption of cloud services, according to Eric Martorano, the software giant’s general manager of U.S. partner sales. "I think the channel has done a good job of working through this transformation," Martorano said in a keynote Monday at the XChange 2015 conference hosted by The Channel Company, publisher of CRN. "One challenge in the partner community is the need to drive more deployment and consumption of the technology by selling experiences."

Many Microsoft partners are making money from transactional and project-based services, but ones that can deliver managed services and repeatable intellectual property can separate themselves from the pack, Martorano said. Martorano said a potentially big money-maker for the channel is Enterprise Mobility Suite, a licensing bundle launched last year that includes Windows Intune, a paid version of Azure Active Directory with advanced features, and Azure Rights Management Services…

Read more from the source @ http://www.crn.com/news/cloud/300077723/microsoft-exec-to-partners-good-job-selling-cloud-services-now-lets-drive-consumption.htm

Grazed from ITProPortal. Author: Dirk Paessler.

Cloud computing, network virtualisation and on-demand technology services are changing how we think about IT. If these new services become as ubiquitous as predicted we could see companies accessing their IT services remotely, at the expense of their own IT infrastructure and applications.

If this happens, the thinking goes, the importance of the Local Area Network and the IT administrator could diminish as well. It’s not worth saying the last rites over the LAN and IT administrator just yet, though. There’s no denying that times are changing and the increasing use of cloud computing will mean a shift in ICT practices…

Grazed from HostReview. Author: Dominick Rovoli.

Today, running a business or a personal online presence often allows you to utilize cloud services to store your data and other information. Using the cloud to store your data has both advantages and disadvantages depending on what you are using the cloud for as well as your accessibility to the cloud itself at all times. Understanding the benefits and drawbacks to using the cloud to store your data is a way for you to make a decision you are truly satisfied with for your own business or personal reasons.

Advantages of Storing Data on the Cloud

Storing data on the cloud allows you to access your data and information from just about anywhere, increasing accessibility compared to traditional servers and storage options. Accessing your data on "The Cloud" is possible via mobile phone, tablet, or a laptop computer with Internet access…

Grazed from Circulate. Author: Seb Egerton.

A recent report from the International Data Corporation (IDC) paints a picture of a rapidly expanding cloud sector. While the evolution of cloud technology is most commonly associated with a combination of ‘cool’ new gadgets and concerns over security risks, there are growing indications that cloud technology will have a broader impact on the global economy and in particular, in supporting the development of new innovation.

According to the IDC’s latest study, there is a growing interest from industry in exploiting cloud technology as a part of wider digital transformations. The report predicts that public cloud computing will reach $70 billion before the end of 2015 with 45% of that total market spend accounted for across five main sectors: discrete manufacturing, banking, professional services, process manufacturing and retail…

Read more from the source @ http://circulatenews.org/2015/08/the-case-for-cloud-open-innovation-and-a-new-model/

Grazed from CloudTech.  Author: Martin Cooper.

 Grazed from InfoWorld.  Author: David Linthicum.

China’s Alibaba Group Holding last week said it would invest $1 billion into its Aliyun cloud computing arm to challenge Amazon Web Services. This move kicks off what could become a global battle between the two e-commerce giants. Also, it could change the dynamics in the cloud market now dominated by AWS, Google, IBM, and Microsoft.

Grazed from ZDNet.  Author: Editorial Staff.