SYS-CON Events announced today that StorageCraft Technology Corporation, a provider of best-in-class backup, disaster recovery, system migration and data protection solutions for servers, desktops and laptops, has been named “Bronze Sponsor” of SYS-CON’s 13th International Cloud Expo, which will take place on November 4–7, 2013, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
StorageCraft Technology Corporation provides best-in-class backup, disaster recovery, system migration and data protection solutions for servers, desktops and laptops. StorageCraft delivers software products that reduce downtime, improve security and stability for systems and data and lower the total cost of ownership for servers, desktops and laptops.
Seagate’s eVault Reportedly Developing New “Cold Storage” Tech to Compete with AWS Glacier
Very interesting, though somewhat speculative, article today in The Register that outlines some new technology that may make a disk-based competitor to Amazon’s Glacier as cheap but faster:
“EVault, according to our storage gossips, is going to use disks, next-generation slow and energy-efficient drives from parent Seagate, probably shingled magnetic recording drives, and thus be able to generate restores which are potentially faster than those achieved on Glacier.”
For details and full-on speculation, read the article.
WebRTC Summit | WebRTC: Test then Disrupt
With WebRTC, customer interactions that start on the Web will be able to stay on the Web, giving users a simple path to fulfilling any number of service needs when connecting with a company. Contact centers that implement WebRTC solutions are going to find value in simplifying their networks and being able to provide multi-services through a single interface: the web browser. They’ll also benefit from the customer insight efficiencies WebRTC can deliver when interacting with customers.
For instance, when Customer Service Representatives (CSRs) are interfacing with customers via WebRTC, interactions are driven from an HTTP/application/browser data path. Therefore, additional context about each customer will be available. This, in turn, will arm CSRs with business intelligence, so they can immediately understand why customers are calling and how to address their needs. This efficiency can drive productivity and increase customer satisfaction.
VASCO to Exhibit at Cloud Expo Silicon Valley
SYS-CON Events announced today that VASCO Data Security International, Inc., will exhibit at SYS-CON’s 13th International Cloud Expo, which will take place on November 4–7, 2013, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
VASCO is a leading supplier of strong authentication and e-signature solutions and services specializing in Internet Security applications and transactions. VASCO has positioned itself as global software company for Internet Security serving a customer base of approximately 10,000 companies in more than 100 countries, including approximately 1,700 international financial institutions. VASCO’s prime markets are the financial sector, enterprise security, e-commerce and e-government.
Three New Customer Success Stories
Mailprotector provides cloud-based email security, management and hosting services through the channel to businesses, government entities and non-profit organizations around the globe. Mailprotector needed a fast, easy way of expanding its business internationally through the integration of its solution into the infrastructures of leading web hosting companies all over the world.
To accomplish this, Mailprotector is leveraging APS, founded by Parallels, to speed time to market through fast, easy integration with the Parallels Automation platforms of partners such as fast-growing Brazilian web hoster Websolute.
To keep pace with rapid business growth, Conetix wanted to build its platform and personnel to ensure that business expansion did not come at the expense of customer service.
Conetix selected Parallels Cloud Server as the platform for consolidating its existing systems and scaling its operations. The decision was based on the capabilities of Parallels Cloud Server as well as Conetix’s existing expertise with Parallels.
As the largest web hosting company in New Zealand with 100,000+ domains managed for over 25,000 customers, Web Drive devotes a significant proportion of its manpower resources to ongoing tasks such as site migration, optimizing system performance, and ensuring that operating systems and other software are kept up to date.
To enhance the efficiency of its operations and accelerate its growth trajectory, Web Drive decided to deploy the latest version of hosting control panel solution Parallels Plesk Panel for performance, improved integration with Parallels Business Automation Standard and the ability to manage site migrations more easily.
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How healthcare cloud computing can save millions as regulations change
By David Linthicum
We all know that cloud computing provides business agility. For many enterprises, that means they have the ability to keep up with new and emerging markets. In the world of healthcare, cloud computing also provides the ability to keep up with ever-changing regulations.
This double value that healthcare cloud computing brings is rather interesting, given that many in healthcare are suspicious of the value of cloud computing. Ironically, the same folks who push back on cloud computing are the same ones who are typically killing themselves in an effort to keep up with the forthcoming regulatory changes.
Core to this situation is the need for healthcare organizations to plan for the need to change. In other words, they need to fully understand the driving forces that will make them change as the cost of non-compliance escalates to include fines as well as knocks on the reputation of …
Tonido: Cloud Storage for Windows 8 devices [Video]
CodeLathe today launched a new Windows 8 mobile app that lets individuals watch videos, listen to music, see photos and open documents that are stored on their computer (PC, Mac or Linux).
Is Cloud Computing Meeting Its Expectations?
One issue relative to cloud computing that keeps critics well fed is the degree to which expectations and realities of the technology all too often don’t sync. Add to the mix a large degree of expected hype around buzzy marketing concepts, and what companies expect going into switching to cloud and what they get can feel problematically let-down-ish.
So what does the internet think?
Oracle Communications Unveils WebRTC Session Controller
To enable communications service providers (CSPs) and enterprises to offer WebRTC services — from virtually any device, across virtually any network — with carrier-grade reliability and security, Oracle unveiled Oracle Communications WebRTC Session Controller. The solution is the first combined offering following Oracle’s acquisition of Acme Packet.
Oracle Demonstrates WebRTC Solution with Bria
OpenWorld attendees will have the opportunity to see CounterPath’s Bria softphone solutions leveraged in live demonstrations of Oracle’s Tunneled Service Control Function (TSCF), which delivers an infrastructure-based alternative for real-time, over-the-top (OTT) communications that enables increased secure connectivity, enhanced firewall traversal, and interoperability with newly acquired Acme Packet SBCs. Additionally, Oracle is demonstrating their WebRTC solution and using CounterPath’s Bria connecting endpoint. Bria will enable Oracle’s Unified Communications Suite to demonstrate its XMPP-based messaging and presence services that is being deployed by Enterprises worldwide.