Joyent's SmartDataCenter IaaS platform is going to be sold to Italian VARs
and service providers by ICOS, an Italian value-added distributor, for
private cloud infrastructure or value-added private cloud services.
SmartDataCenter's local storage is supposed to reduce the TCO of cloud data
centers.
It's designed to manage tens of thousands of virtual machines, a k a
SmartMachines, and supports a multi-tenant PaaS.
ICOS means to develop its own cloud infrastructure for channel partners too
so they don't have to build their own cloud data center.
JoyentCloud.com delivers public cloud services to LinkedIn, Gilt Groupe and
Kabam and licenses its cloud software to service providers that include Dell,
FirstServer, XYBase, ClusterTech and Uniserve. Its offerings include a
Platform-as-a-Service based on Node.js, the open source server-side
JavaScript development environment... (more)
When it comes to procurement, any technology or service should be evaluated
with a good set of criteria. Executive decisions should not be weighted
solely on a single selection criterion such as price. This applies to any
cloud computing service as well.
The twelve criteria listed below (see Chart 1) forces executives to take a
broader review of the many elements of the total cloud computing service, and
not just price. Each criteria starts with an R, F, or P which makes it easy
to remember the total framework for the Yardstick for Technology Procurement
(RFP).
Chart 1: Yardsti... (more)
Amazon's cloud, which, let's face it, is still pretty much developer turf,
broadened its push into the enterprise Wednesday with the introduction of AWS
Storage Gateway, a beta virtual appliance nominally meant to automate
enterprise data backup to S3 while creating a comfort level with the cloud
among the leery.
It's the first time Amazon has proposed putting its own software on the
ground inside a corporate data center. And the stuff's targeted at large
corporations. Amazon says some customers asked for such a solution. It also
expects resellers to offer the service.
It is of... (more)
Cloud Expo New York $500 Savings here!
SYS-CON Events announced today that CodeFutures Corporation, the company
behind dbShards, will exhibit at SYS-CON's 10th International Cloud Expo,
which will take place on June 11-14, 2012, at the Javits Center in New York
City, New York.
Explore Cloud Expo Sponsorship & Exhibit Opportunities !
CodeFutures Corporation, the company behind dbShards, is a leading supplier
of database performance and reliability tools that reduce the time and effort
required to dramatically increase database scalability and performance. With
dbShards, producti... (more)
Cloud Expo New York $500 Savings here!
As more enterprises are adopting clouds, the nature of cloud computing is
changing. Previously, clouds were used to test applications or for
non-mission critical applications. Today, enterprises are using clouds for
cost-saving advantages and launching more mission critical applications that
have defined performance needs.
In his session at the 10th International Cloud Expo, Eric Shepcaro, CEO and
Chairman of the Board of Telx, will discuss how distributed computing has
many advantages. It would allow organizations to have a cloud at various... (more)
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