Energy Efficient Microservers from Dell for Cloud Computing Infrastructures Dell introduced its third generation of microservers, PowerEdge C5000 line, including the PowerEdge C5125 and C5220 for deploying shared infrastructure and cloud environments. This new series of custom designed microservers enable building cloud computing infrastructures that allow applications to run on individual dedicated physical servers without comprosing on cost and power. Dell’s newest microservers The PowerEdge C5125 and C5220 are optimized for dedicated and virtualized IT hosting and Web 2.0 environments. These microservers come with eight to 12 individual server nodes in one 3U chassis and can support both AMD and
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Mainframes -> PCs -> Cloud Computing? “I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.” – Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956), former president of IBM. “640 KB is more memory than anyone will ever need.” – Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft. Although there is no documentary evidence of these quotes having actually originated from these two stalwarts of computing, the fact that there is considerable popular literature attributed to them is evidence of the prevailing thought at different times in computing history. So, what do these two quotes tell us? Only that expectations in the computing industry change considerably
Cloud Based Video Conferencing Innovator Nefsis Announces… SAN DIEGO, March 24, 2011 — Online video conferencing innovator Nefsis announced today state-of-the-art advances to its distributed cloud computing technology: intelligently virtualizing online meeting rooms closer to business participants. This advancement leverages the distributed nature of cloud computing and real-time routing information to reduce roundtrip latency time for video conferencing and live data sharing over the Internet. Customers enjoy faster response times and better quality video, especially in working sessions where multipoint video, HD and live collaboration with desktops are involved. The video conferencing industry is responding to rising demand among desktop
Microsoft Intune With Cloud Management Service REDMOND, Wash. – March 23, 2011 – When Microsoft PC management and security solutions go to the cloud, the result is Windows Intune – a new Microsoft product to help businesses manage, secure and update their fleet of PCs. Windows Intune is a cloud-based solution that lets IT pros provide comprehensive management of PCs over a Web connection. Windows Intune, which launches today at the Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) in Las Vegas, makes it possible for IT professionals to provide PC management and security services to their organization or client over the Internet –
Microsoft Improves Performance Through Private Cloud Computing Microsoft is now focusing on private cloud computing mainly to improve the performance of many applications. Through private cloud computing the performance levels of the application services such as Windows Azure, Office 365, Xbox Live and Bing services can be optimized. This benefit of private cloud can be applied to every IT environment. The benefits in designing the private cloud are being discussed at Microsoft Management Summit that is going on now in Las Vegas. This sold-out IT conference is being attended by about 4,000 members. The new prototype of private cloud computing
The Next Cloud Computing Superpower? Some time back, I had written on the possibility of India emerging as a cloud computing superpower. (See: Is India The Next Cloud Computing Superpower?). I had based my assumption on the fact that India has a large number of software engineers available to leverage their knowledge in the emerging technology of cloud computing. However, that assumption dealt with the intellectual knowledge India could bring to the cloud computing table, not the rate of adoption the technology will have among Indian enterprises. As far as the latter is concerned, a recent report has been a
