The importance of an enterprise-grade network at the center of cloud services cannot be overstated. Without it, private clouds are closed systems and public clouds are vulnerable to security breaches. The optimum cloud is one that is network-based, where cloud services are actually embedded in the network. A network-based cloud allows cloud services and applications to be managed and delivered as part of a total solution straight down to any device just like voice and data.
In his session at the 10th International Cloud Expo, Steve Caniano, VP, Hosting, Application & Cloud Services at AT&T Business Solutions, will discuss how this unique approach can offer enterprises the scale and flexibility of the cloud, without sacrificing performance, reliability and security.
“The ability to flexibly and quickly adjust infrastructure allows IT to respond to line-of-business requirements in a way that was impossible prior to the advent of cloud computing,” noted Henry Fastert, Chief Technologist & Managing Partner, SHI Enterprise Solutions Services Group, in this exclusive Q&A with Cloud Expo Conference Chair Jeremy Geelan.
Cloud Computing Journal: Agree or disagree? – “While the IT savings aspect is compelling, the strongest benefit of cloud computing is how it enhances business agility.”
Henry Fastert: Agree. The ability to flexibly and quickly adjust infrastructure allows IT to respond to line-of-business requirements in a way that was impossible prior to the advent of cloud computing.
Why are APIs so important in clouds? Do APIs have to be open? How fast or slow will standardization in the cloud be? Why is ensuring high availability for the cloud service critical?
In his session at the 10th International Cloud Expo, Mårten Mickos, CEO of Eucalyptus Systems, will answer these questions and address cloud standards, APIs and the critical question: Will we end up with one, two or more competing cloud standards? And, how will this affect the evolution and adoption of cloud computing?
Mårten Mickos is CEO of Eucalyptus Systems. From 2001-8 he was CEO of MySQL AB, which was then bought by Sun. In September 2009 he became Entrepreneur in Residence at Benchmark Capital. He joined Eucalyptus as CEO in March 2010.
Amazon’s globe-encircling cloud infrastructure is compelling to many. From Virginia to California, from Ireland to Singapore, and from Japan to Brazil; wherever you find yourself there’s a local instance of the same familiar set of services. And, in all likelihood, Australia will soon be added to the list. For those primarily interested in just serving both Europe […]
Changing business dynamics make it difficult to ensure your infrastructure can adapt with the change. Learn how to leverage the best the cloud can offer by making your business completely portable.
In his session at the 10th International Cloud Expo, Rich Werhun, VMware VCP, DataCore DCIE and Senior Sales Engineer at StorageCraft Technology Corporation, will show you how you can adopt the cloud and adapt to changing business needs with a portable IT infrastructure. Learn how technology that StorageCraft offers can enable your computer systems to be agnostic to underlying architecture – hypervisors, physical hardware, networks, as well as storage.
As Campaign 2000 reports despite Canadian Parliament resolving in 1989 to eliminate child and family poverty by the year 2000, twenty three years later they are still yet to report any meaningful progress. As many as one in ten live in what would be considered third world conditions. In Canada! Indeed due to the financial meltdown it […]
“Cloud computing represents a paradigm shift for IT, transforming computing power into a utility,” observed James Weir, CTO and Co-Founder of UShareSoft, in this exclusive Q&A with Cloud Expo Conference Chair Jeremy Geelan. “While cloud adoption remains in the early stages,” Weir continued, “this shift means that the overall market will grow massively in the coming years.”
Cloud Computing Journal: Agree or disagree? – “While the IT savings aspect is compelling, the strongest benefit of cloud computing is how it enhances business agility.”
James Weir: Agree. Cloud computing is not just about cost savings but adding value and creating new business opportunities. Many of the customers I speak to definitely see these benefits too. Cloud computing enhances business agility by providing “self-service” access to compute, network and storage resources through automation. And we’re now seeing enterprise customers and cloud providers start to focus on the next big open question: software agility. Software delivery to the cloud needs to benefit from the same automated process to provide users with on-demand access to IT applications. UShareSoft’s tools are designed to do just that.
Oh, look, Amazon Web Services’s got a one-stop cloud store.
It’s renting third-party cloudware by the hour or by the month that’s pre-configured for its cloud at a new online AWS Marketplace.
In a click users can float software from folks like IBM, Microsoft, Canonical, Red Hat, SUSE, SAP, Zend, Couchbase, CA and Check Point and get a single bundled bill.
Beats scrambling around getting the same stuff off individual web sites and sorting through a bunch of bills.
The wares include business applications, tools, platforms, whole stacks, security and networking. Users can discover and compare.
The scheme is also supposed to make customer acquisition, managing accounts and billing easier for the merchants.
Workday, the SaaS house co-founded by PeopleSoft veterans David Duffield and Aneel Bhusri, has reportedly hired Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to lead its anticipated IPO according to Reuters and heard from “several sources familiar with the situation.” It’s supposed to be one of tech’s biggest IPOs this year although everything will look small after the Facebook extravaganza. Workday sells HR and financial management software to business and has raised $250 million from its VCs, including Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ investment arm.
Workday, the SaaS house co-founded by PeopleSoft veterans David Duffield and Aneel Bhusri, has reportedly hired Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to lead its anticipated IPO according to Reuters and heard from “several sources familiar with the situation.” It’s supposed to be one of tech’s biggest IPOs this year although everything will look small after the Facebook extravaganza. Workday sells HR and financial management software to business and has raised $250 million from its VCs, including Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ investment arm.
