Cloud computing is so alluring. The public cloud economizes infrastructure resources and creates a scalable, on-demand source for compute capacity. Additionally, the cloud can be a strategic asset for enterprises that know how to migrate, integrate and govern deployments securely.
Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak recently said, “A lot of people feel ‘Oh, everything is really on my computer,’ but I say the more we transfer everything onto the web, onto the cloud, the less we’re going to have control over it.”
In fact, over 70% of IT professionals worry about security according to an IDG Enterprise Cloud Computing Study.
Boiled down, security, access and connectivity are really issues of control.
As any prudent cloud user, the application has its own unique security features, such as disk encryption and port filtering. But do these layers of security features overlap or conflict? What happens to ownership after migration? Do solutions really have to be architected before and after deployment?
Cloud Expo Silicon Valley: Building an Open Hybrid Cloud with Red Hat
Cloud computing is one of the most strategic initiatives that enterprises will adopt over the next several years. Only an open hybrid cloud can help you unlock the full benefits of cloud economics and gain agility across your entire infrastructure – physical, virtual and public cloud resources included.
In his session at the 11th International Cloud Expo, David Kang, Cloud Practice Manager, Global Strategy and Solutions, at Red Hat, will explain how open standards, open APIs and open source software are changing the structure of an enterprise cloud.
Impetus to Present Big Data Strategies at Cloud Expo
Impetus Technologies (www.impetus.com), an innovation-based software R&D services company, today announced that it will present and exhibit at Cloud Expo, NYC from June 11-14, 2012. Impetus offers accelerated consulting and services for architecture audit, design and implementation to build Big Data and Analytics solutions for enterprises. Enterprises today face challenges while integrating the Big Data technologies with their existing IT setup.
Vineet Tyagi, Head of Impetus Innovation Labs, will be presenting a session on June 12th and share with companies, the strategies that would help in minimizing the risks of such integration.
Vineet has also been invited to participate in a CTO panel that will discuss the emerging trends in Big Data and Cloud Computing. Impetus is hosting a workshop at the Boot camp on ‘Big Data Analytics using AWS cloud offerings like AWS, EMR and DynamoDB’.
Cloud Expo Silicon Valley: Zero Touch Compliance for Cloud Platforms
Virtualization and cloud computing have forever changed how organizations achieve control and visibility over both core IT elements and IT services. Now it’s time to move away from solutions that are not ready to handle the dynamic high rate of change and service delivery in the Cloud. Traditional IT configuration and compliance tools cannot monitor changes that cause compliance violations in realtime.
In his session at the 11th International Cloud Expo, George Gerchow, Director of VMware’s Center for Policy & Compliance, will show you how to capture hundreds of significant changes in Cloud Infrastructure that alter our compliance posture without having to collect data or force manual assessments. To help customers address the fundamental challenge of getting the right information to the right people over an infrastructure that they can trust, VMware has adopted a two-prong approach to ensuring control and visibility for cloud environments. For areas that are fundamental to the deployment of secure, reliable applications in virtual and cloud environments, VMware offers solutions that are purpose built and embedded in the infrastructure. VMware has also raised the bar by providing a new set of Cloud Mission Critical Controls to help customers prioritize configurations as they migrate mission critical applications to Cloud environments. In addition, VMware is enabling a security ecosystem of industry leading security partners to provide a new generation of security and compliance solutions specifically designed for cloud infrastructure.
Cloud Expo Silicon Valley: Leverage Connectivity to Speed Up Data Access
Fast and easy remote data access is essential for SaaS-based ERP systems today.
In his session at the 11th International Cloud Expo, David Shugars, Sr. Software Engineer, Research & Development at Plex Systems, Inc., will describe how Plex Online uses superior connectivity to provide simplified data access for compatibility with a broad range of standard reporting tools. With this powerful data integration, Plex users simply access business, production, financial, and other data from their manufacturing operations through queries, and combine the information with data from other sources as required to generate custom reports.
Why the cloud is the perfect companion for startups
By Sharon Florentine
The cloud is the perfect companion for startups.
No, really.
There are as many reasons for startups to embrace cloud computing technology as there are for enterprises. As Janakiram Mocherla, cloud-technology consultant, evangelist and author outlines, there are ten main reasons why startups should consider going to the cloud.
10. Self service: For startups, the ability to provision and de-provision resources all by yourself, without relying on a third party, is very powerful.
Most cloud platforms include a dashboard or management console that you can use to acquire and launch resources as you need them. Of course, it doesn’t hurt to have a trusted cloud provider in your corner.
Rackspace has devoted an entire solution set to supporting startups, and knowing you can turn to their expertise can be very reassuring.
9. No CAPEX: Captial Expenditures (CAPEX) may be the biggest hurdle for budding entrepreneurs, especially …
Case Study: PreEmptive Solutions Harnesses the Cloud
While having successfully grown their business using a popular cloud provider’s shared platform, as this client’s company continued to grow, their system became insufficient to support the demands for higher performance and I/O at a reasonable price. After a discussion with their partners and team of cloud experts, it was determined that a dedicated private cloud solution from ServerCentral was the answer to their business objectives:
Achieve dramatic increases in I/O
Improve customer satisfaction by providing better performance than industry competitors
Assess replacement requirements for outdated and underperforming infrastructure
Implement a long-term solution to meet their growing needs
After just 30 days of live testing, the client found substantial improvement in performance and moved forward with a production deployment.
Cloud Expo Silicon Valley: Velocity Marketing – Growth Hackers, Try & Buy
Cloud Marketing is undergoing such radical changes that some have even suggested that programmers, or so called “Growth Hackers,” will replace marketers altogether.
In his session at the 11th International Cloud Expo, Ken Rutsky, a Product and Service Marketing Consultant, will explore the Velocity Marketing Revolution happening before our eyes, and how Product Managers, Engineers and others should think about it and take advantage of the opportunities it provides.
Cloud Expo Silicon Valley: Velocity Marketing – Growth Hackers, Try & Buy
Cloud Marketing is undergoing such radical changes that some have even suggested that programmers, or so called “Growth Hackers,” will replace marketers altogether.
In his session at the 11th International Cloud Expo, Ken Rutsky, a Product and Service Marketing Consultant, will explore the Velocity Marketing Revolution happening before our eyes, and how Product Managers, Engineers and others should think about it and take advantage of the opportunities it provides.
Cloud Expo Silicon Valley Speaker Profile: Joe Weinman – Telx
With Cloud Expo 2012 Silicon Valley (11th Cloud Expo) due to open in three weeks’ time at the Santa Clara Convention Center, CA – co-located with 2nd International BigDataExpo – let’s introduce you in greater detail to the distinguished individuals in our incredible Speaker Faculty for the technical program at the West Coast conference…
We have technical and strategy sessions for you dealing with every nook and cranny of Cloud Computing & Big Data, but what of those who are presenting? Who are they, where do they work, what else have they written and/or said about the Cloud and/or Big Data solutions that are transforming the world of Enterprise IT?