“Will Jaya is a direct source for server integration and storage solutions. If you are looking for any specific configurations for a project we can help you configure based on your needs and requirements,” explained Netty Goya, CEO of Will Jaya, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at 15th Cloud Expo, held Nov 4–6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
Monthly Archives: January 2015
Are Technology Shakeups in Store for 2015? By @JHurwitz | @CloudExpo [#IoT #Cloud]
Before I start with my predictions, let me explain what I mean by a prediction. I believe that predictions should not be about the end of a technology cycle but the timing for when an issue begins to gain traction that will result in industry shifts. As I pointed out in my book, Smart or Lucky? How Technology Leaders Turn Change Into Success (Josey Bass, 2011), important industry initiatives and changes usually require decades of trial and error before they result in significant product and important trends. So, in my predictions, I am pointing out changes that are starting.
I know that the rule is that you need to come up with ten predictions when a new year is about to start. But I decided to break the rule and stick with seven. Call me a renegade. I think that we have a very interesting year taking shape. It will be a year where emerging technologies will move out of strategy and planning into execution. So, I expect that 2015 will not be business as usual. There will be political shakeups in both IT and business leadership as technology takes on an increasingly more strategic role. Companies need to know that the technology initiatives that are driving revenue are secure, scalable, predictable, and manageable. While there will always be new emerging technologies that we take us all by surprise, here is what I expect to drive technology execution and buying plans in the coming year.
Why 2015 Will Be the Year of the B2C Cloud By @KiraMakagon | @CloudExpo [#Cloud]
The active number of devices connected to the Internet of Things was a considerable 2.5 billion in 2014 – and some analysts project this number will grow three times over, to 9 billion, in only four years. Gartner estimates we’ll create an even higher number of connected devices: 26 billion units installed by 2020. You can’t deny that the cloud will have to play a role in future infrastructure and storage for data for the massive number of connected devices, but are we ready to store and sift through this much data yet? And will we be ready by 2018?
Five Workers Who Will Enjoy a BYOD Policy
Certain workers will benefit the most from a BYOD policy. Here’s a look at the top five. Technology changes from one day to the next. Because of this, businesses have a difficult time keeping up with the latest devices. A great way to overcome this issue is to implement a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy. Let’s dive in and take a close look at the top seven workers who benefit the most from BOYD.
Campaign for Clear Licensing pens open letter to Oracle after report slamming software practices
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The Campaign for Clear Licensing (CCL), a not-for-profit organisation advocating clear software practices, has written an open letter to Oracle urging the tech giant to address concerns over vendor lock-in to ensure users migrate to its cloud products.
The group released a report in November slamming Oracle for having an “arms length, impoverished relationship” with its licensees; with report author Martin Thompson claiming customers’ relationships with Oracle were “hostile and filled with deep-rooted mistrust.”
The timing of the report was critical for both Oracle and the CCL. After a slow start, Oracle is making an aggressive play in cloud, hiring Shawn Price, formerly of SAP, and Peter Magnusson of Google App Engine in recent months. However Oracle’s most recent financial numbers suggest there is still a long way to go before cloud is the main source of revenue, a fact the CCL acknowledges in the letter (viewable here).
“We believe there are significant challenges to overcome along the way,” the letter reads. “Not least of all is overcoming the deep-rooted mistrust of your core customer base as a result of your auditing and licensing practices.
“We fear that if Oracle does not address these concerns then the company’s ability to meet its stated $1 billion cloud sales target next year, together with the longer term outlook for its cloud computing business, will remain in doubt,” it adds.
In total there were seven calls to action prompted by the report, which the CCL emphasised again in the letter. Oracle needs to up its game in various areas, including investing in a well organised knowledge base to educate its customers, providing one corporate voice instead of passing licensees across different departments, as well as providing greater risk management to ensure businesses don’t shy away from the product.
The most important takeaway, however, remains in terms of strategic focus; customer satisfaction, relationship strength and strategic value should replace audit revenue as a key performance indicator.
The CCL was willing to praise Oracle in places, however. The company was chosen initially because of its reputation, but also because it was willing to cooperate with the campaign.
“We applaud the levels of engagement we have already received from Oracle and in particular members of LMS (License Management Services) who wish to address these already well-known issues,” the letter states. “We are writing this letter to further increase this engagement so that real change can be achieved to everyone’s benefit.”
CloudTech understands SAP, IBM and Microsoft are among the next targets for the CCL.
On the level about data centre location: How the industry is changing
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By Nick Razey, CEO, Next Generation Data
In 1914, the Harrods Furniture Depository was completed on the banks of the Thames in leafy Barnes. It served as a warehouse for many years but in 2000 its conversion to 250 residential apartments was completed. With the penthouse flats selling for £6.5m, it is easy to understand why such prime real-estate could no longer be wasted on warehousing.
In the last 20 years, the majority of data centre development has used some of the most expensive real-estate in the UK. Given that data centres are the warehouses of the 21st century it seems obvious that such a situation is not economically sustainable.
Given data centres have used some of the most expensive real-estate in the UK in the last 20 years, it’s clear such a situation is not economically sustainable
Just as Harrod’s depository could move out of London as our nationwide road network improved along with falling transportation costs, so too have data centres – on paper at least – been set free to roam away from Docklands by plummeting fibre costs.
So, given a blank sheet of paper, where should a data centre locate? Close to reliable, high capacity power supplies, away from flood and fire risks – a location with plentiful cheap and clean land, close to transportation links but sufficiently far from threats of riot or terrorism. Of course connectivity is still required and a choice of at least three high quality carriers is essential.
Unfortunately in reality high capacity power supplies are generally located in areas of heavy industry which often have contaminated land and/or high risk neighbours. Undeveloped land is usually free for a reason, often flood related, and remote rural land will not have the necessary fibre availability.
So ticking all these boxes is not easy, although there are already a few notable exceptions out there. While picking almost any data centre location will require some kind of a compromise on the above wish list, the fact that fibre costs and latency are now so low finally allows more UK out of town locations to be a valid option.
Undeveloped land is usually free for a reason
Of course, back in 2000 when, for example, it cost £40,000 per annum for a 2Mb/s circuit between London and Wales – now it’s just £5! – and latency was a large barrier, out of necessity it made sense to cluster data centres around the carrier interconnects in London’s Docklands and The City. But now latency is practically the same between any two points unless it’s thousands of miles. Along the M4 Corridor, at 1.2 ms between London and Wales, it’s more than adequate for 99% of today’s applications. With 1600 Gbit/s fibre at just £10 per kilometre, it’s also cheap at the price.
In the end, do you really care where your Harrods sofa was shipped from and would you expect to view it in person prior to delivery? Surely not, and by the same token thanks to cheap low cost fibre and excellent remote diagnostics, you no longer need to make the trip to hug your servers either.
Consider the playing field well and truly levelled.
A Focus on the Operations Model with @NuoDB | @CloudExpo [#Cloud]
NuoDB just introduced the Swifts 2.1 Release. In this demo at 15th Cloud Expo, Seth Proctor, CTO of NuoDB, Inc., discussed why scaling databases in the cloud is challenging, why building your application on top of the infrastructure that is designed with this in mind makes a difference, and what you can do with NuoDB that simplifies your programming model, your operations model.
Moving Applications to Cloud By @Oracle | @CloudExpo [#Cloud @OracleCloudZone]
There are many considerations when moving applications from on-premise to cloud. It is critical to understand the benefits and also challenges of this migration. A successful migration will result in lower Total Cost of Ownership, yet offer the same or higher level of robustness.
In his session at 15th Cloud Expo, Michael Meiner, an Engineering Director at Oracle, Corporation, will analyze a range of cloud offerings (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and discuss the benefits/challenges of migrating to each offering as well as enterprise deployment considerations, including High Availability and Security. He will demonstrate migrating to Amazon Elastic Cloud (EC2) and WebLogic Java Cloud Service using applications built using Tomcat and other J2EE vendors.
Systems of Record, Systems of Engagements and Hybrid Cloud
In 2011 Geofrey Moore introduced the concepts of systems of record (SoR) and systems of engagement (SoE). in his white paper “Systems of Engagement and the Future of Enterprise IT: A Sea Change in Enterprise IT,
These concepts represent a fundamental change or shift that CIOs need to worry about. The world has changed and now the way people and organizations connect themselves and collaborate requires new type of application that are customer driven. New technologies such as cloud, big data, analytic, mobile and social media make this possible. The traditional, enterprise-driven IT applications that are deployed in static infrastructure, use structured data and address specific needs such as financial transactions, order processing and human resources have come to an end.
Cloud Data Governance By @E_deSouza | @CloudExpo @CiscoCloud [#Cloud]
Cloud data governance was previously an avoided function when cloud deployments were relatively small. With the rapid adoption in public cloud – both rogue and sanctioned, it’s not uncommon to find regulated data dumped into public cloud and unprotected. This is why enterprises and cloud providers alike need to embrace a cloud data governance function and map policies, processes and technology controls accordingly.
In her session at 15th Cloud Expo, Evelyn de Souza, Data Privacy and Compliance Strategy Leader at Cisco Systems, will focus on how to set up a cloud data governance program and spans setting up an executive board to ensuring the availability, integrity, security and privacy of cloud data through its lifecycle.