NovaBACKUP Supports Integration of Amazon S3 Cloud NovaStor’s NovaBACKUP is offering support to all popular storage devices together with seamless integration of Amazon S3 Cloud Storage. This is ensuring full on-site and off-site data protection and is ideal for the current business environment that is encouraging companies to adopt cloud storage. NovaStor is an international provider of software solutions for data protection and availability. The company notes a newly released survey by market research firm, Storage Strategies NOW, according to which fifty-seven percent of CIOs and storage administrators intend to adopt cloud storage in the very near future. The data
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Cisco Uncovers New Green Texas Data Center in Cloud Computing Push Networking giant Cisco may have lost out on its enterprise mail effort (See: What Cisco’s Defeat Means For Cloud Computing) , but it is leaving no stone unturned in the promotion of its private cloud computing effort, which it calls Cisco IT Elastic Infrastructure Services. In a step in that direction, last week Cisco unveiled a new data center in Allen, Texas that will operate in conjunction with another data center in nearby Richardson in to enable the two facilities to create a virtualized and dynamic IT services cloud
Netmagic Leverages Cisco, VMware to Develop Cloud Platform Indian managed IT hosting services provider Netmagic jointly collaborated with VMware and Cisco to develop its next generation cloud computing platform. The company has announced the beta release of its high performance Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) platform. Netmagic’s newest release leverages VMware vSphere and Cisco’s Unified Computing System (UCS) to provide a robust cloud solution for enterprises and service providers. The IT hosting services provider claims that its IaaS platform meets global standards and will enable organizations to use a cloud environment that promises scalability, security and reliable migration. “We are
Cloud Based SugarCRM Releases Sugar 6 SugarCRM’s new edition of software-as-a-service, Sugar 6, is believed to have entered a beta test program from April 13. SugarCRM is an open-source package that now appears with a newly revamped user interface which can accommodate faster navigation with the help of a one-click access to many of its features, and an overhauled application for mobile connectivity. Company officials said that Sugar 6 is scheduled to be available to a selected group of production customers from June, while its general release to the public is scheduled for July. Clint Oram, the vice president of
Cars on the Cloud: Microsoft and Toyota Join Hands in Cloud Computing Space “What fools indeed we morals are To lavish care upon a Car, With ne’er a bit of time to see About our own machinery!” – John Kendrick Bangs (1862-1922), American author, editor and satirist. Cars define America. For decades, Americans have lavished care on their four-wheeled friends, to some, family members even. Now, Toyota and Microsoft, the largest auto manufacturer and software manufacturer respectively, have joined hands to deliver the next big thing in in-car technology. If the allusion to “cars on the cloud” had given wings
Logicalis Upgrades Its Cloud Management Service Logicalis has continued its growth and investment in cloud and managed services offerings by unveiling a new and expanded Logicalis Operations Center in West Chester Township, OH, near Cincinnati. The IT solution provider says that this new operations center offers clients campus-like collaboration environment and the technology housed in this building is the core of the company’s managed services offerings and the Logicalis Enterprise Cloud in the U.S. The services offered through this new facility can be extended internationally with Logicalis’ operations centers located in Slough, U.K.; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and
What Effect Will the Epsilon Data Theft have on Cloud Computing? There’s no denying that security remains the prime concern that’s causing people to think twice before migrating to the cloud. While the benefits of cloud computing far outweigh the potential problems, even security, the fact remains that unless such concerns are eliminated, adoption of cloud computing will continue to be hampered (See: Is Cloud Computing Secure? Yes another Perspective). In this light, the recent data breach at consumer marketing firm Epsilon will definitely hold back the march of cloud computing across enterprises. If you are a customer of any
Test Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud For Free Users can now try Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) and storage resources for seven days absolutely free of cost thanks to Gluster, a provider of scale-out, open source storage solutions for public and private clouds. Gluster claims that it offers the only high-availability storage for AWS EC2 – across availability zones and AWS regions. A $100 AWS credit from the company allows users to test the Gluster Virtual Storage Appliance for Amazon Web Services (AWS) free for up to seven days. Those interested to sign up for the free trial can do so
