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Enterprise Open Source News Desk trawls the fast-growing world of Professional Open Source for business-relevant items of news, opinion, and insight. The personal cloud will be the main catalyst in bringing services otherwise unavailable to developing nations.
While businesses have been deploying cloud technology for some time, it's only recently that personal cloud services have emerged. The rise of the personal cloud means conten...Jun. 19, 2013 10:00 AM EDT Reads: 888 |
 Over the weekend Barron’s put out a piece touting AMD’s chances of taking share in the mainstream server market that belongs to Intel with its SeaMicro microserver acquisition, a development that would tickle its tiny stock price, if it ever happened. But even the thought of it, althou...Jun. 19, 2013 10:00 AM EDT Reads: 851 |
 Cloud computing is the game changer for the life sciences industry, according to an article on PharmaBiz.com.
Globally, pharma majors are deploying cloud technology because it provides data security, compliance and transparency, according to Vikram Anand, associate vice president, clo...Jun. 19, 2013 09:15 AM EDT Reads: 1,115 |
 Red Hat made its power play Wednesday. One it’s been itching to make for a couple of years. One that it hopes will ultimately jam a stick through the spokes of VMware’s front wheel. And to make sure that happens it’ll be telling everybody who’ll listen that its widgetry is a third the ...Jun. 18, 2013 10:00 AM EDT Reads: 1,045 |
 Metacloud plays hardball.
It has no patience with pilots or proofs-of-concept. It’ll only do production Infrastructure-as-a-Service installations, which is kind of uppity for a start-up that only hit the radar last October – even if it did come out of the closet with an unidentified ...Jun. 18, 2013 10:00 AM EDT Reads: 1,654 Replies: 1 |
 One of the cloud’s biggest draws is the capability to virtualize computing resources, allowing it to be consumed with the click of a mouse. But behind that simple click is an enormous infrastructure challenge that has recently been cited as a major cause for slower enterprise adoption....Jun. 11, 2013 09:00 AM EDT Reads: 4,233 |
 In the old world of IT, if you didn't have hardware capacity or the budget to buy more, your project was dead in the water. Budget constraints can leave some of the best, most creative and most ingenious innovations on the cutting room floor. It’s a true dilemma for developers and inno...Jun. 11, 2013 08:00 AM EDT Reads: 4,368 |
 Our more interconnected planet is accelerating the adoption and convergence of next-generation architectures, in the form of cloud, mobile and instrumented physical assets. Organizations that can effectively balance optimization and innovation, will be in a position to leverage new sys...Jun. 10, 2013 12:00 PM EDT Reads: 4,416 |
 Calling it a full-fledged tree-hugger may be a slight overstatement, but cloud computing is being viewed as an eco-friendly service that reduces the number of machines and the carbon footprint of enterprises.
Thanks to virtualization and server utilization rates of around 60-70 percen...Jun. 10, 2013 11:15 AM EDT Reads: 2,207 |
 It is common to see providers deploy cloud instances using automation, but what happens when these same principles are applied to the provisioning of the infrastructure?
In his General Session at the 12th International Cloud Expo, Jean-Sebastien Bruneau, Cloud Architect at OVH.com, w...Jun. 10, 2013 10:00 AM EDT Reads: 2,106 |
 Hadoop is delivering on its promise to provide Big Data analytics for enterprises at a fraction of the cost of proprietary MPP systems. The combination of industry-standard hardware and open source software is the key combination behind this success.
In his session at the 12th Intern...Jun. 8, 2013 01:45 PM EDT Reads: 2,141 |
 Last week the OpenNebula project launched a survey to collect feedback from their community regarding what is their preferred interface for cloud consumers and how they should invest their resources in cloud API enhancement and development. The survey was open for two days receiving fe...Jun. 8, 2013 01:00 PM EDT Reads: 1,419 |
 OpenStack is quickly becoming the de facto standard for Open Cloud platforms. What makes OpenStack the future of Cloud Computing and how can someone get started learning this new technology?
In his session at the 12th International Cloud Expo, Ken Hui, an Open Cloud Architect at Rack...Jun. 7, 2013 12:00 PM EDT Reads: 2,519 |
 In their session at the 12th International Cloud Expo, Chris Swenson, Director, Platform Operations at WebMD Health Services, and Ilya Musayev, a CloudStack Contributor at The Apache Software Foundation, will explain how the most common enterprise setups of bare metal and some virtuali...Jun. 7, 2013 09:00 AM EDT Reads: 2,096 |
 Google Apps Script is a cloud based JavaScript environment which allows you to write powerful applications and workflows around Google Apps such as Gmail, Docs, Drive, Sheets and more. The development is entirely within a browser and it's free and easy to get started. At this session, ...Jun. 7, 2013 08:15 AM EDT Reads: 7,762 Replies: 1 |
 The Open Group is planning a tweet jam around what it calls Platform 3.0 issues -- big data, cloud computing, the consumerization of IT and other current trends.
Over recent years a number of technologies -- cloud, mobile, big data, social -- have emerged and converged to disrupt the ...Jun. 4, 2013 10:00 AM EDT Reads: 853 |
 In an ideal developer/systems administrator’s world, most applications would deploy seamlessly to multiple platforms and scale elastically with minimal effort bringing the unprecedented agility of the cloud within immediate reach of developer teams and IT organizations.
OpenStack, a ...Jun. 4, 2013 06:00 AM EDT Reads: 3,023 |
 Parallels’ CTO of server virtualization James Bottomley claims there’s an inherent tenancy problem with PaaS and SaaS clouds because most applications are designed for single occupancy.
And they’re designed for single occupancy mostly because it’s easier to write them that way, ignor...Jun. 3, 2013 09:00 AM EDT Reads: 2,085 |
 You're getting pitched every day from your legacy enterprise software and hardware vendors about "cloud." They're doing an amazing job of convincing your CIO and CTO about what cloud is and how you should use it. The reality is they're defending their shrinking market share and keeping...May. 28, 2013 07:45 AM EDT Reads: 2,055 |
 SYS-CON Events announced today that OpenStack will exhibit at SYS-CON's 12th International Cloud Expo, which will take place on June 10–13, 2013, at the Javits Center in New York City, New York. OpenStack software controls large pools of compute, storage, and networking resources thro...May. 25, 2013 02:00 PM EDT Reads: 2,305 |
 “Cloud has everything to do with what has happened with Big Data,” explained Jason Deck, Director of Strategic Alliances at Logicworks, in this exclusive Q&A with Cloud Expo Conference Chair Jeremy Geelan. “Big Data doesn’t exist in its easily accessible way without cloud. From reduced...May. 25, 2013 01:00 PM EDT Reads: 2,431 |
 Cloud computing must have been brushing up on its bedside manner.
HIPAA requirements now stipulate everyone in the health-care industry must begin migrating patient records and other data to cloud computing. By 2015, all medical professionals with access to patient records must utiliz...May. 24, 2013 01:00 PM EDT Reads: 1,983 |
 Cloudscaling, the four-year old start-up that insists it’s got the most advanced OpenStack infrastructure system, has picked up a $10 million B round from Trinity Ventures and two new investors, new strategic partners Juniper Networks and Seagate.
It reportedly got a $4 million A rou...May. 23, 2013 10:00 AM EDT Reads: 1,687 |
 OpenStack Cells is one of the most anticipated features in Grizzly, the seventh release of the open source software that offers more block storage options and scalability. It has been running in production at Rackspace for more than a year.
In his session at the 12th International Cl...May. 23, 2013 01:15 AM EDT Reads: 2,663 |
 Looking to hang with the cool kids, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, swearing “not to screw it up,” is buying Tumblr for a cool $1.1 billion, a big chunk of her $5.4 billion pocketbook since it’s “substantially all” in cash.
The New York-based acquisition will remain a separate business with...May. 21, 2013 08:00 AM EDT Reads: 1,525 |
 Cloud enables SMBs to access new, scalable resources – previously only available to enterprises – in flexible and cost-effective ways. McKinsey’s SMB Cloud Report projects the public cloud market to reach $40-$50 billion by 2015, with SMBs comprising 65% of public cloud spending in 201...May. 21, 2013 06:15 AM EDT Reads: 2,498 |
 The cloud-enabled data center sits at the center of IT transformation. It facilitates the interconnection and communities that come together, propelling growth for both buyers and sellers.
In his session at the 12th International Cloud Expo, Gerry Fassig, CoreSite’s Vice President of...May. 19, 2013 01:00 PM EDT Reads: 2,385 |
 Cloud computing is more than a buzz-phrase it’s a transformative IT paradigm shift. The emphasis in the cloud is on elasticity, scalability, agility and open. Not just open standards but open APIs and open source. The delivery of software is also going through a paradigm shift. Open so...May. 18, 2013 03:15 PM EDT Reads: 2,474 |
 The massive computing and storage resources that are needed to support Big Data applications make cloud environments an ideal fit.
In his session at the 12th International Cloud Expo, Nati Shalom, CTO and Founder of GigaSpaces, will show how to build your Big Data "database on-demand...May. 13, 2013 07:00 AM EDT Reads: 3,842 |
 A recent study by analyst firm IDC reports that in 2012, 1.7 million cloud computing-related roles across the globe could not be filled due to the lack of training, certification and experience in the applicant pool. As the global demand for cloud and big data expertise increases, empl...May. 10, 2013 11:00 AM EDT Reads: 2,582 |
 The OpenNebula project has just announced the immediate availability of OpenNebula 4.0 Eagle. The project has come a long way since the first "technology preview" of OpenNebula five years ago. During these years it has witnessed the rise and hype of the Cloud, the birth and decline of ...May. 9, 2013 09:00 AM EDT Reads: 1,529 |
 Developers are the new kingmakers and it's a busy job. We want to use your solution but we're short on time and patience. Reduce the friction of onboarding developers by clearly and succinctly documenting your API, regardless of whether you're delivering SaaS, PaaS, or IaaS.
In his s...May. 7, 2013 04:00 PM EDT Reads: 3,238 |
 Cloud computing will not take over the world as some people will have you believe. The problem with it is that cloud computing needs a hybrid solution to thrive. Massive economic speed bumps and a divide in business culture impedes the adoption of the cloud for every application, and e...May. 7, 2013 10:00 AM EDT Reads: 2,720 |
 Dell – while it’s trying to go private – is apparently also going full-tilt at this cloud thing trying to diversify out of PCs because it’s just bought a respected infrastructure management start-up called Enstratius.
Born Enstratus Networks, Enstratius has a platform that’s supposed ...May. 7, 2013 09:00 AM EDT Reads: 2,113 |
 That boom you hear? That's the cloud.
Cloud computing is experiencing serious growth – even the Department of Defense is joining the party. However, some people are a little concerned about giving up hard copies and going completely virtual. Getting on this bandwagon is a great idea t...May. 6, 2013 08:15 AM EDT Reads: 3,077 |
 The economics of business are radically changing due to the way in which software and services are being delivered thanks to cloud computing.
In his upcoming session at the 12th International Cloud Expo, Mike Kavis, Chief Technologist at Kavis Technology Consulting, will cover the fo...May. 5, 2013 05:00 PM EDT Reads: 18,081 |
 It’s now possible to create isolated networks in the cloud using OpenStack Networking. Cloud Networks can help enhance network security, increase application agility and improve scalability and availability of your servers.
In his session at the 12th International Cloud Expo, Hart Ho...May. 3, 2013 11:15 AM EDT Reads: 2,797 |
 “Like any successful software space in the technology world, open source in the cloud has and will be playing an important role in the overall success of cloud,” stated Sanjay Sharma, Principal Architect at Impetus Technologies, in this exclusive Q&A with Cloud Expo Conference Chair Je...May. 1, 2013 10:15 AM EDT Reads: 3,620 |
 As OpenNebula Premium Partner, NETWAYS continues years of collaboration with C12G Labs. From sharing a stand at CeBIT to joint training courses and troubleshooting in customer projects, the two companies enjoy a longstanding partnership. Their work together strengthens OpenNebula devel...May. 1, 2013 09:45 AM EDT Reads: 1,422 |
 Just as a team is only as strong as its weakest player, the more robust a mobile broadband service, the more beneficial it is to accessing and running applications in the cloud.
There's a strong connection between cloud computing services and mobile broadband, including 4G services.
...Apr. 29, 2013 11:00 AM EDT Reads: 3,517 |
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