I enjoyed reading this article in InfoWorld by Eric Knorr and thought its worth repeating here. He listed nine trends in enterprise IT for 2014 and beyond, as follows:
Cloud is the new hardware, software-defined data center (sddc)
– Entire infrastructure virtualized and software-defined
Systems of Engagement lead the way, not systems of record of the
– Customer-facing web and mobile applications
Mark White: SAP Targets Govt Market for Cloud Services
SAP AG has been providing cloud computing tools to enterprise customers through partner companies and subsidiaries around the world.
The company’s SAP National Security Services subsidiary, known as SAP NS2, offers software, service and support for private and public sector clients in the U.S., SAP said Monday.
In Australia, the Victorian state government chose SAP’s Ariba business platform for the state’s e-services register, a cloud-based service designed to simplify bidding for IT-related tenders.
Mark White, general manager for global public services and healthcare industries at SAP, the company strives to help agencies to deliver services to citizens through SAP Cloud.
“Innovations in public service delivery come when government, its employees and citizens are able to quickly tackle issues,” White said.
“Cloud solutions are driving transformation across the private sector, and innovative government agencies that embrace them can fuel meaningful change in the way government business is done,” he added.
Mark White: SAP Targets Govt Market for Cloud Services
SAP AG has been providing cloud computing tools to enterprise customers through partner companies and subsidiaries around the world.
The company’s SAP National Security Services subsidiary, known as SAP NS2, offers software, service and support for private and public sector clients in the U.S., SAP said Monday.
In Australia, the Victorian state government chose SAP’s Ariba business platform for the state’s e-services register, a cloud-based service designed to simplify bidding for IT-related tenders.
Mark White, general manager for global public services and healthcare industries at SAP, the company strives to help agencies to deliver services to citizens through SAP Cloud.
“Innovations in public service delivery come when government, its employees and citizens are able to quickly tackle issues,” White said.
“Cloud solutions are driving transformation across the private sector, and innovative government agencies that embrace them can fuel meaningful change in the way government business is done,” he added.
AWS launches Amazon WorkSpaces, aims to shake up VDI market
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has today launched Amazon WorkSpaces, a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solution with data all stored in the cloud, at its AWS re:Invent show in Las Vegas.
In the morning keynote Andy Jassy, AWS senior vice president, announced the launch alongside giving a few soundbites about how far ahead of the pack Amazon is – as well as an obligatory pot shot at cloud competitor IBM.
Amazon WorkSpaces, as Jassy explained, aims to go where previous VDI technology has failed, because the sector hasn’t taken off in the way it should have done.
“You get to live that dream of centrally managing your desktops, but with no hardware, no software, no infrastructure, and no long term commitments,” Jassy said.
WorkSpaces has a flexible structure, with customers able to consume licences from Amazon, or use licences bought already. Importantly, as all the data resides in the cloud …
AppZero Adds Three Premier Partners and Sees Significant Growth
AppZero has announced three premier partners as the company sees significant revenue growth. In addition to IBM and HP Cloud Services, AppZero has added Amazon Web Services, CA Technologies, and Rackspace to its premier partner program this year.
Through the program, AppZero collaborates with system integrators, service providers and resellers. These partners combine cutting edge products and services that open up the business potential of the cloud. For more information or to participate in the partner program contact partners@appzero.com.
“Success in the cloud requires a collaborative effort, and AppZero offers our customers a distinct advantage in deploying services on the CA AppLogic platform” said Jay Williams, vice president for CA AppLogic. “We look forward to continuing to work with AppZero so that our mutual customers can reap the full efficiency and cost benefits of cloud deployment.”
The partnerships announcement is accompanied by early reports from the company of exceptional growth and success this year.
AppZero Adds Three Premier Partners and Sees Significant Growth
AppZero has announced three premier partners as the company sees significant revenue growth. In addition to IBM and HP Cloud Services, AppZero has added Amazon Web Services, CA Technologies, and Rackspace to its premier partner program this year.
Through the program, AppZero collaborates with system integrators, service providers and resellers. These partners combine cutting edge products and services that open up the business potential of the cloud. For more information or to participate in the partner program contact partners@appzero.com.
“Success in the cloud requires a collaborative effort, and AppZero offers our customers a distinct advantage in deploying services on the CA AppLogic platform” said Jay Williams, vice president for CA AppLogic. “We look forward to continuing to work with AppZero so that our mutual customers can reap the full efficiency and cost benefits of cloud deployment.”
The partnerships announcement is accompanied by early reports from the company of exceptional growth and success this year.
Türk Telekom and Akamai Partner to Build CDN and Accelerate Media
Türk Telekom and Akamai Technologies have signed a strategic partnership to jointly build and manage a high-capacity Operator Content Delivery Network (OCDN) in Turkey for high-quality delivery of online content and video. The partnership, which will optimize the network efficiency of Turkey’s Internet infrastructure, was announced at a press conference in London attended by Türk Telekom CEO Tahsin Yılmaz and Akamai CEO Tom Leighton.
The partnership will ensure a significant increase in speed and performance for broadband and mobile users in Turkey, particularly when accessing social media and popular online video sites. It will also allow Turkish media companies to provide high quality content to their audiences outside of Turkey. With this business partnership, Türk Telekom joins a select group of leading telecommunications companies who have entered a strategic partnership with Akamai to serve global and local customers on a joint technology and network platform.
Türk Telekom and Akamai Partner to Build CDN and Accelerate Media
Türk Telekom and Akamai Technologies have signed a strategic partnership to jointly build and manage a high-capacity Operator Content Delivery Network (OCDN) in Turkey for high-quality delivery of online content and video. The partnership, which will optimize the network efficiency of Turkey’s Internet infrastructure, was announced at a press conference in London attended by Türk Telekom CEO Tahsin Yılmaz and Akamai CEO Tom Leighton.
The partnership will ensure a significant increase in speed and performance for broadband and mobile users in Turkey, particularly when accessing social media and popular online video sites. It will also allow Turkish media companies to provide high quality content to their audiences outside of Turkey. With this business partnership, Türk Telekom joins a select group of leading telecommunications companies who have entered a strategic partnership with Akamai to serve global and local customers on a joint technology and network platform.
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Object Storage from Dusk ‘till Dawn
Who said storage is boring? I’m not lying when I’m writing that I’m on my way to a place in the desert, far away from regular society, for a secret meeting with the Top Guns of the Cloud & Web Industry. I’m one of a select group of Object Storage visionaries who have been invited to meet the industry’s greatest, listen to their challenges and teach them how object storage – when done well – can solve all of their problems.
There is no arguing that object storage is currently the most watched storage paradigm. Object storage is potentially an even more important evolution than virtualization and cloud computing were 5 years ago: it’s about data, information, companies’ most valuable assets. The challenge of building Exabyte-size storage clouds is no longer just a concern for Facebook, Google and Amazon.