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 systems of engagement, out maneuver their peers and achieve desired outcomes. In the Opening Keynote at 12th Cloud Expo | Cloud Expo New York, IBM GM & Next Generation Platform CTO Dr Danny Sabbah will detail the critical architectural considerations and success factors organizations must internalize to successfully implement, optimize and innovate using next generation architectures.
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Big Data on OpenStack
The massive computing and storage resources that are needed to support big data applications make cloud environments an ideal fit. In Nati Shalom’s upcoming session at 12th Cloud Expo | Cloud Expo New York [June 10-13, 2013], you’ll learn how to build your big data «database on-demand» using MongoDB, Cassandra, Solr, MySQL, or any other big data solution, as well as manage your big data application using a new open source framework called “Cloudify.” All this, on top of the OpenStack cloud.
Cloud Expo New York: The True Cost of Moving to the Cloud
The cloud has proven to be an attractive cost-efficient and flexible model for many organizations. However, some skepticism remains when it comes to the return on investment for cloud computing and the real costs related to building a hybrid cloud.
In his session at the 12th International Cloud Expo, Pavan Pant, Director of Product Management for Verizon Terremark, will discuss the challenges enterprises face when migrating their business-critical applications to a cloud environment and how organizations can drive efficiency and value through hybrid cloud models.
Cloud Expo New York: A–Z of Big Data, Cloud Computing, and SDN Topics
What’s the difference between «DBaaS» and «DRaaS»? What’s the current status of Hadoop? What’s the US Government doing right now in the Cloud? How about the financial industry? Why is the Cloud so important to the Big Data boom?
Which cloud model is right for your company? How can you turn your corporate data into dollars?
Register to attend 12th Cloud Expo | Cloud Expo New York and get your questions answered June 10-13.
Hybrid Cloud: The Ultimate Silo-Buster
When I was writing about the cloud and disaster recovery I was only considering the tip of the iceberg, the obvious over-provisioning of expensive, specialized infrastructures needed in case the production environment failed. A duplicate data center is necessary today but perhaps less necessary tomorrow. Then it dawned on me that the challenge today isn’t just duplication, it is the extensive lock-in tied to various types of gear and the net effect that has on IT agility, protection and efficiency.
Telecom Reaps Benefits from Service Virtualization
TTNET, the largest internet service provider in Turkey, with six million subscribers, significantly improved applications deployment while cutting costs and time to delivery.
What was the situation there before you became more automated, before you started to use more software tools?
We’re the leading ISP in Turkey. We deploy more than 200 applications per year, and we have to provide better and faster services to our customers every week, every month. Before HP SV, we had to use the other test infrastructures in our test cases.
Cloud Computing and 4G: Perfect Together
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.
Mobile broadband provides a connection to anyone anywhere within its coverage area. And the latest mobile broadband technology, Long Term Evolution (LTE), often referred to as 4G, provides a mobile broadband connection that is sufficiently fast for most cloud applications, according to an article on CFOWorld.com.
A Canadian consultancy, Maravedis, put forth a study called «4G + Cloud = Innovation & Profits?» It focused on «how 4G wireless combined with cloud computing will drive a new wave of innovation and ROI for operator content, services and applications.»
It identified the main challenges to offering cloud services as being «strategy, investment, and business model, followed closely by network performance.»
It suggested that mobile network operators seeking to exploit the synergies between 4G and cloud computing should focus on «industries that are communication intensive and/or positioned for transformation through innovative telecom and mobility solutions.»
Expertise-as-a-Service: How Much Is It Worth?
Simply outsourcing your cloud technology isn’t where the benefits your company can access end. By leveraging your cloud provider for more than just the technology, you can gain a wealth of experience and know-how (read: tech support) that can help your business get more value from your vendor relationship.
The tendency for companies to pursue this path is well established at this point, but in the cloud era, managed service providers have become ground zero for both technological and experiential value for the companies that use them.
That’s where IT strategy is now, but how does this compare to what IT used to be?
Welcome to Data Land
Many software vendors, analyst and journalist are overusing the term “Data Governance” in today’s complex business and IT environments. However, it has become one of the primary goals and drivers for data-related IT projects while at the same time being one of the most difficult to define, measure and quantify. What real meaning can we give to the concept of Data Governance? What is its importance, impact and meaning for the enterprise?
To try returning some meaning and context to Data Governance, let’s go back to the semantics through an analogy understandable by everyone, and insightful in the smallest detail.
Welcome to Data Land… If data are its citizens, the governance of such a country would aim at ensuring that these data co-exist in a peaceful way, stayed healthy, enriched themselves, were not living on top of each other, did not destroy each other in the case of conflict, and most importantly work together every year at improving the GDP of Data Land. This means creating value by the use and action of everyone. Of course, bioethics laws would prevent the cloning or duplication of its inhabitants. Data governance would then define itself as a framework that intends to ensure the efficient management of the data in the enterprise. Putting data under governance prevents its chaotic generation and use.
Cloud Expo New York: Rethink IT and Reinvent Business with IBM SmartCloud
On today’s Smarter Planet, enterprises are turning to the cloud to revamp existing business models and manage an unprecedented rate of change. In fact, the number of enterprises moving to cloud computing will double within the next few years as they seek to transition IT from a cost center to a strategic center of business innovation.
In his General Session at the 12th International Cloud Expo, Craig Sowell, Vice President for IBM SmartCloud Marketing, will discuss how the IBM SmartCloud family, including PureSystems, helps enterprises optimize their traditional IT environments while driving rapid business innovation through new engagement models. In addition, he will illustrate through specific client examples the value of open standards initiatives like OpenStack and TOSCA, and how they are crucial to an interoperable and agile cloud computing infrastructure.