(Update From Amazon Website) We’re excited to let you know that as of today, all Amazon EC2 instances come with free Basic Monitoring metrics from our Monitoring service, Amazon CloudWatch. You don’t need to do anything to make this happen. It’s there for you to use. Simply sign in to the AWS Management Console and select one of your active instances. You will immediately be able to view graphs and track performance on metrics such as CPU utilization, disk reads and writes, and network traffic. Basic Monitoring for Amazon EC2 provides metric data on instance performance at five-minute frequency. Customers
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by cloudtweaks on December 2, 2010
in Amazon, Apps, Cloud Computing, Computing, Google Cloud, Host, Microsoft, Open Source, Reviews, SaaS, Security, Startups, Storage, Technology, Tools
Here are 20 of our Favorite Cloud Computing Storage and Sharing Services Online Ubuntu One Is your personal cloud. But it’s not just about syncing files — whether you need to access your contacts, notes or bookmarks from any computer or the web, enjoy your favorite music from a cloud integrated store or stream your entire collection to iPhone and Android mobile phones. Amazon S3 Is storage for the Internet. It is designed to make web-scale computing easier for developers. Amazon S3 provides a simple web services interface that can be used to store and retrieve any amount of data,
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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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