OX AppSuite, with roots in OpenOffice and LibreOffice, is out with a browser-based, cloud-enabled application that seeks to beat Google Apps and improve upon OpenOffice. The video explains more:
Monthly Archives: March 2013
Enabling Agile IT with Cloud Computing
“There is great promise with the emergence of Open Source for the cloud ecosystem,” noted Sal Bruno, Director of Cloud Services at SHI Enterprise Solution Services Group, in this exclusive Q&A with Cloud Expo Conference Chair Jeremy Geelan. “The promise revolves around the elimination of customer “lock-in” to proprietary cloud technologies and to enable ecosystems of cloud services to have interoperability.”
Cloud Computing Journal: The move to cloud isn’t about saving money, it is about saving time. – Agree or disagree?
Sal Bruno: Yes, agree. Cloud enables IT to be more agile and, therefore, more responsive to business needs.
Cloudant to Exhibit at Cloud Expo & Big Data Expo New York
SYS-CON Events announced today that Cloudant, the distributed database-as-a-service, will exhibit at SYS-CON’s 12th International Cloud Expo & 3rd International Big Data Expo, which will take place on June 10–13, 2013, at the Javits Center in New York City, New York.
Cloudant provides the world’s first globally distributed database-as-a-service (DBaaS) for loading, storing, analyzing, and distributing operational application data for developers of large and/or fast-growing Web and mobile applications. Cloudant’s DBaaS is a managed service that helps developers eliminate the delays, costs, and distractions inherent in working with databases and their administrators, while providing unmatched scalability, availability, and performance. This capability accelerates time-to-market and time-to-innovation because it frees developers from the mechanics of data management so they can focus exclusively on creating great applications. Cloudant is privately held and backed by top-tier investors including Avalon Ventures, In-Q-Tel, and Y Combinator.
Maximize Your Data Storage Strategy Using the Cloud
Earlier this year, Gartner published their list of Top 10 Cloud Storage Providers, highlighting key features and differentiators of the top cloud storage providers in the world. More importantly, the report highlights the emergence of a maturing industry of cloud storage providers offering a new option for businesses thinking about their next data storage purchase.
Although each cloud storage provider has a unique set of strengths, nearly all offer a common set of cloud storage benefits that include:
A nearly unlimited supply of on-demand capacity: organizations can avoid the dreaded cycle of refreshes, upgrades and migrations from running out of capacity.
Deploying Hybrid Cloud for Performance and Uptime
In his session at 12th Cloud Expo | Cloud Expo New York [June 10-13, 2013], Datapipe VP Ed Laczynski will discuss innovative hybrid cloud strategies being used to address complex IT challenges. The session will examine how you can take advantage of the scalability and efficiencies of the public cloud while addressing data security and compliance requirements through hybrid solutions. Cloud diversity will also be discussed in depth, providing attendees with insight on deploying resilient cloud infrastructure.
Flash Storage and Networking Innovations for Cloud Computing
In the face of explosive data growth and significant pressure on IT budgets, data centers cannot afford the application bottlenecks, stranded capacity, and excessive cost of traditional storage and networking architectures. They are leading the adoption of new flash storage and networking innovations with their unexpected TCO savings.
Understanding SSD Technology to Avoid the Rip-and-Replace Game
The rise of cloud computing has exposed hard drive-based storage as the new data center bottleneck. Combating this, data center managers have deployed SSDs to gain the performance needed to provide real-time access to data. However, due to budget constraints, many have turned to consumer-grade SSDs without understanding that they wear out quickly when processing enterprise workloads. In this session, Esther Spanjer will discuss recent endurance advancements in SSD technology that enable usage of low cost, enterprise-class SSDs, and how this helps organizations lower their storage TCO by avoiding frequent replacements.
Launching Hadoop into the Cloud in Three Clicks
Big Data applications such as Hadoop and Hive are becoming more widely adopted and mainstream. There are increasing numbers of users who will select the cloud – whether private or public – as an efficient and scalable deployment vehicle for these large-scale distributed apps. Hadoop implementations can involve deployment of dozens to thousands of application nodes – a scale that can become very time-consuming to manage.
Enabling Real-Time Analytics Using an In-Memory Data Grid
In-memory data grids (IMDGs) have seen rapid adoption over the last several years driven by the need to help applications scale their performance as workloads grow. Because IMDGs host fast-changing (“operational”) data in memory across a cluster of servers, they also offer the ability to perform real-time analytics on this data as it flows through the grid. Recent advances in IMDG technology now enable Hadoop MapReduce-style analytics to be integrated into the IMDG’s architecture, performing parallel analysis even while operational data is changing. This exciting new capability creates the opportunity for real-time analysis in financial trading systems, credit card fraud detection, power systems monitoring, and many other applications.
This session will explain how to use an IMDG to perform real-time analytics and will describe recent benchmark results that demonstrate its power to deliver fast results for operational systems.
An Investment in Next-Generation Cloud: ProfitBricks Secures $19.5 Million
“We spent two years building a cloud offering that is unmatched in the market. This latest investment represents an investment not only in ProfitBricks but in the future of cloud,” said Achim Weiss, co-founder and CEO of ProfitBricks, as it was announced that his IaaS company has received a $19.5 million investment from its founders and United Internet AG, a leading European internet services provider.