Recently, I was asked by Mr. Peter Hastings (NH DoIT Commissioner) to take a look at cloud development concepts and see if there was any benefit for our development teams across the enterprise. After some investigation I could see that if all users/developers were on one server that contained all the licenses for the tool and the assets were centralized, and the SCM tool was standardized, the state could save money in various ways on activities related to software development and transform state government with more status accounting and visibility into software development not only for state developers but contractors as well.

I met with Commissioner Hastings and explained that developers would have less of a learning curve from department to department if the tool was standardized. The only thing the developer would have to learn is the application to develop code. The tool would already be known because SCM supports all the development platforms used at the state today. The state develops in Java, multiple versions of Visual Studio, COBOL for legacy applications, multiple versions of PowerBuilder, Visual Basic, etc. The list goes on with every agency that gets implemented in the enterprise as there are new tools I was unaware of and new ways of using SCM integrated with them.

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SYS-CON Events announced today that ERPfocus.com has been named “Association Sponsor” of SYS-CON’s 14th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on June 10–12, 2014, at the Javits Center in New York City, New York, and the 15th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on November 4–6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
ERPfocus.com gathers together the latest thinking and research about ERP software. Whether you’re new to the world of ERP or an industry veteran, you’ll find exclusive articles, white papers and downloads designed to help you expand your expertise.

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Red Hat, Inc., on Tuesday introduced the Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) in support of OpenShift Enterprise by Red Hat, the company’s award-winning private PaaS.
Ashesh Badani, vice president and general manager, Cloud and OpenShift, Red Hat said the Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Platform-as-a-Service “builds on Red Hat’s leading certification program, which focuses on hands-on testing of real-world skills to provide enterprises with professionals who have proven experience.”

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There is now more ground to be protected with the influx of sophisticated solutions like cloud computing, advanced mobile device usage and millions of applications for business and recreation. This calls for an equally advanced mode of security that will work around the clock, regardless of the type of applications, networking solutions and data that is being handled. Taking into account the constant demand for security, HP has introduced its advanced security solution for networking in its HP TippingPoint, which can work in all directions and can accommodate itself to guard your data, applications, and networks from any type of attacks.

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There is now more ground to be protected with the influx of sophisticated solutions like cloud computing, advanced mobile device usage and millions of applications for business and recreation. This calls for an equally advanced mode of security that will work around the clock, regardless of the type of applications, networking solutions and data that is being handled. Taking into account the constant demand for security, HP has introduced its advanced security solution for networking in its HP TippingPoint, which can work in all directions and can accommodate itself to guard your data, applications, and networks from any type of attacks.

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As the cloud industry matures, AWS (among other major companies) is quickly becoming part of what many pundits are pointing to when they reference infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS). With its scale and wide spread use, one could argue that AWS is the definitional IaaS platform.

While not rare by any measure, pure IaaS consumption is not the sole method for infrastructure delivery. Managed hosting, colocation, and internal data centers are all part of a fully considered approach to IaaS.

With so much variation among how companies utilize the platform, one can’t help but wonder what comes next. Is IaaS always going to be consumed the way it is right now?

As we noted in our recent coverage of AWS re:Invent conference, AWS’ move towards virtual desktops is a particularly interesting sign.

IaaS typically requires a certain level of automation, especially for services like AWS that does not  provide any support …

Enterprises are building an API First strategy to keep up with their customer needs, and provide resources and services that go beyond the confines of enterprise. With this shift to using APIs as an extension of their enterprise IT, the key challenge still remains choosing the right deployment model.
Even with bullet-proof technology from a leading provider, your results could be disastrous if you start off with a wrong deployment model. Consider developer scale, innovation, incurring costs, complexity of API platform management, etc. On the other hand, forcing internal developers to hop out to the cloud to get API metadata when your internal API program is just starting is an exercise leading to inefficiency and inconsistencies.

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Avago Technologies Limited and LSI Corporation on Monday announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Avago will acquire LSI for $11.15 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at $6.6 billion. The acquisition creates a highly diversified semiconductor market leader with approximately $5 billion in annual revenues by adding enterprise storage to Avago’s existing wired infrastructure, wireless and industrial businesses. The combined company will be strongly positioned to capitalize on the growing opportunities created by the rapid increases in data center IP and mobile data traffic.

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Avago Technologies Limited and LSI Corporation on Monday announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Avago will acquire LSI for $11.15 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at $6.6 billion. The acquisition creates a highly diversified semiconductor market leader with approximately $5 billion in annual revenues by adding enterprise storage to Avago’s existing wired infrastructure, wireless and industrial businesses. The combined company will be strongly positioned to capitalize on the growing opportunities created by the rapid increases in data center IP and mobile data traffic.

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Either you’ve outgrown your server space or you’re a brand new company that needs to find a data center. What do you do? Shopping for a data center seems like a daunting process and it really can be, but if you know what to look for, you’ll find the right place in no time.
First, you need to find a reputable broker and figure out your list of data center requirements, so the broker knows what kind of data centers to look for.
The specific requirements are where it gets a bit tricky. Let’s break it down:
You need to ask yourself how much power your current hardware uses. The average cabinet in a SingleHop data center ranges from 5-7 kw a cabinet. To put that into perspective, the average household alone uses 5 kw.

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