VANCOUVER, BC–(Marketwire – December 2, 2010) – ActiveState, the dynamic language expert offering solutions for Perl, Python, and Tcl, today announced it is delivering ActiveState’s market leading ActivePython Community and Business Editions as part of a pre-built Python-centric Amazon Machine Image (AMI) for the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2). This enterprise-ready AMI provides a full LAMP stack, including Ubuntu’s Linux operating system, Apache Web Server and MySQL plus Python packages critical to developing and deploying cloud applications quickly and securely. It is aimed directly at providing an easy on-ramp to Amazon EC2 for Python development. This new AMI from
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Company Champions Open Source Developers With Funding SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwire – December 1, 2010) – Engine Yard, the leading cloud computing Platform-as-a-Service for Ruby on Rails, today announced the Engine Yard Open Source Software (OSS) Community Grant program. This program aims to help critical projects and OSS contributors gain traction while growing their user base and contributor base, and ensuring these projects have a long-term success with the broader community. “Engine Yard believes passionately in the value of open source software and this program is an example of our commitment to the community,” said Dr Nic Williams, vice president of
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by cloudtweaks on December 1, 2010
in Business, Cloud Computing, Computing, Education, Event Partners, News, SaaS, Security, Social networks, Technology
CloudTweaks and Informa have formed a strategic partnership for upcoming event. Cloud services are gaining popularity amongst IT users, allowing them to access businesses applications and platforms, storage and even whole chunks of IT infrastructure over a public or private network. New traffic patterns, new forms of content and new applications are key drivers of the need for dynamically allocated, scalable resources. According to IDC, within just a few years, cloud computing has reshaped the IT marketplace and the way that organizations acquire and use IT products and services, disrupting their strategies and forcing them to reevaluate all of their
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by cloudtweaks on November 30, 2010
in Apps, Cloud Computing, Computing, IT, Lists, Press Release, SaaS, Security, Social networks, Stocks, Technology
Gartner Reveals Top Predictions for IT Organizations and Users for 2011 and Beyond Predictions Show Clear Linkage of IT Investments and Business Results Becoming an Imperative for IT Organizations STAMFORD, Conn., November 30, 2010 — Gartner, Inc. has revealed its top predictions for IT organizations and users for 2011 and beyond. Analysts said that the predictions highlight the significant changes in the roles played by technology and IT organizations in business, the global economy and the lives of individual users. More than 100 of the strongest Gartner predictions across all research areas were submitted for consideration this year. This
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by cloudtweaks on November 30, 2010
in Apps, Cloud Computing, Force.com, IT, News, Partnerships, Press Release, Storage, Technology, Tools
Customers can now deploy CA Identity Manager to Provision Employees and Partners to Cloud Applications Deployed on Force.com ISV momentum for Force.com builds as Dreamforce 2010 approaches Islandia, NY, Nov. 30, 2010 – CA Technologies today announced the availability of CA Identity Manager on AppExchange 2. With CA Identity Manager, organizations can automate identity management functions, such as role-based user provisioning and de-provisioning, and self-service access requests, using a single, automated system to manage identities for Force.com cloud applications, as well as existing in-house applications. In addition, CA Technologies will be attending Dreamforce 2010, the cloud computing event hosted by
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CloudTweaks and “Telecoms Cloud Services Summit” has formed a strategic partnership for their upcoming event. Telecoms Cloud Services Summit will explore the concrete steps operators are taking to become full-fledged Cloud service providers. Hear detailed case studies of profitable and deployed Cloud services, examine the technical and organisational prerequisites as well as potential external barriers to the successful deployment and adoption of Cloud services. The Summit will feature practical operator case studies, expert presentations as well as interactive and informal discussion sessions that will enable delegates to find answers to their most pressing questions. The exhibition accompanying the Summit will
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Wikileaks evades hackers with shift to Amazon Website moves front page to Amazon server hire service but keeps US embassy cables out of reach Wikileaks, the site that has infuriated the US government by releasing thousands of US diplomatic cables, is being hosted by one of the symbols of that country’s internet success – Amazon. The site came under a “Distributed Denial of Service” (DDOS) attack on Sunday night from an unidentified hacker, forcing it to seek a new location for its computer files. And it found it though Amazon’s “Elastic Cloud Computing” (EC2) service, which enables businesses to hire
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LONDON, November 29, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — – Half Year Results Reveal Increase in Revenues and Profits as Hosting Market Shifts to the Cloud A 36% rise in revenues has helped cloud computing and managed hosting services company iomart Group plc (AIM:IOM) report a 105% increase in profit after tax of GBP1.0m (H1 2010: GBP0.5m squared) in its half yearly results to September 30 2010. Angus MacSween, CEO, iomart Group stated: “In the first half of the financial year we continued to successfully grow both the size and quality of our customer base. iomart is one of the very few, trusted
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