Cloud Computing Comparisons By Malick As we saw in Part 1, Amazon Web Services being the pioneer in Cloud Services (Please see our earlier post about this topic: Link1, Link2, Link3) it has become common practice to compare other services with AWS. Amazon started offering its windows service back in early 2009. As the cloud [...]
Cloud Computing Comparisons Between AWS, RackSpace and GoGrid Part 2
by cloudtweaks on September 8, 2010 at 6:36 am in Amazon, Case Study, Cloud Computing, Computing, Host, IT, Rackspace, Reviews, Security, Storage, Technology, Web Hosting
HP’s Revised Proposal of $33 per Share Values 3PAR at $2.4 billion
by cloudtweaks on September 2, 2010 at 2:28 pm in Cloud Computing, Computing, Event Partners, Host, IT, News, Partnerships, Security, Storage, Technology
HP Wins 3Par At $33, Beats Dell Until this morning, Dell and Hewlett-Packard were mired in a bidding war over 3Par, a leading provider of utility storage solutions for enterprises. With a final bid of $2.4 billion for the company, HP has emerged the winner. Below we highlight the significance of 3Par and how it [...]
HP continues its position by increasing the bid for 3Par Inc
by cloudtweaks on August 27, 2010 at 8:12 am in Business, Cloud Computing, Computing, Google, Host, News, Partnerships, Press Release, Security, Storage, Technology
By Associated Press SEATTLE — Hewlett-Packard Co. has again raised its bid for 3Par Inc. above an offer from rival Dell Inc., suggesting that the little-known data-storage maker could be worth more with one of the PC companies’ marketing muscle behind it. The latest offer from HP for $27 per share in cash, or about [...]
Nimbula raises $15M to expand cloud service
by cloudtweaks on August 24, 2010 at 5:17 am in Awards, Business, Cloud Computing, Host, Invest, Open Source, Security, Storage, Technology, Venture Capital
Reuters Press Release Nimbula, a provider of cloud-computing services, raised an additional $15 million in venture capital funding in a second round led by Accel Partners on Monday. It plans to use the money to promote market adoption of its on-demand computing service. Accel Partners snagged a spot on the company’s board of directors, which [...]
Top 10 Cloud Computing Most Promising Adoption Factors
by cloudtweaks on August 20, 2010 at 12:53 pm in Apps, Business, Cloud Computing, Computing, Google, IT, Open Source, Security, Storage, Technology, Trends
Top 10 Cloud Computing Most Promising Adoption Factors Cloud computing has already fascinated many critics and observers by its progress and fast domination of the IT and Business world. It is on the verge of becoming world premier technology in providing computing services to the organization no matter how small small or big regardless of [...]
The Top 10 Cloud Computing Trends
by cloudtweaks on August 19, 2010 at 4:59 am in Browser, Cloud Computing, Force.com, Google OS, IT, Lists, Security, Technology, Trends
Cloud computing is the technology of today and tomorrow. People, companies, businesses, and organizations are fast shifting to cloud computing from client-server model. It is very hard to guess what cloud computing will exactly look like in the future or how it will bring changes in IT. However, we can see some trends, IT and [...]
Virtualization isn’t cloud computing
by cloudtweaks on August 18, 2010 at 8:38 am in Blogs, Cloud Computing, Computing, IT, Security, Storage, Technology
Here is an article we came across the morning by Dan Kusnetzky of ZDnet that points out the difference between Cloud Computing and Virtualization. I came across an interesting post, Is Virtualization the Same as Cloud Computing?, published by Rajan Chandras. He, in turn, was commenting on an article that equated cloud computing and virtualization. [...]
Model Metrics Introduces Cloud Analytics
by cloudtweaks on August 4, 2010 at 4:00 pm in Amazon, Apps, Cloud Computing, Computing, Google, IT, Press Release, SaaS, Security, Technology, Tools
New Service Gives Businesses an Entirely New Level of Visibility Into Their Cloud Computing Data for Better Decision-Making CHICAGO, IL–(Marketwire – August 4, 2010) – Model Metrics, the leader in cloud computing services for the enterprise, today introduced Model Metrics Cloud Analytics, providing an entirely new way for businesses to leverage their data in the [...]
Developers Rate IBM Top Private Cloud: Evans Data Corporation Survey
by cloudtweaks on July 27, 2010 at 3:16 pm in Cloud Computing, Computing, Google, IT, Press Release, SaaS, Security, Storage, Technology
ARMONK, N.Y., July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that its private test and development cloud was the top choice of developers in Evans Data Corporation’s Cloud Development Survey 2010. Evans Data Corporation’s Cloud Development Survey Report examines the concerns, intentions and current adoption of developers regarding deploying to and developing for public [...]
Cloud Computing Delivering on its Promise, but Doubts Still Hold Back Adoption
by cloudtweaks on July 22, 2010 at 1:21 pm in Blogs, Cloud Computing, Computing, Host, IT, Press Release, Security, Technology, Trends
The Majority of IT Departments now Use Cloud-Based Applications, with Users Reporting Better Security and Lower Costs Waltham, Mass., July 22, 2010 – Mimecast®, a leading supplier of cloud-based email security, continuity, policy control and archiving, today announced the results of the second annual Mimecast Cloud Adoption Survey, an annual research report examining attitudes to [...]
Is Cloud Computing Security the Next Y2K Opportunity?
by cloudtweaks on July 20, 2010 at 6:01 am in Blogs, Cloud Computing, Computing, Host, IT, Lists, Security, Stocks, Storage, Technology, Trends
Cloud computing is often hyped as a cool new technology and a near-cure-all; move all that complicated IT infrastructure to the cloud so your company can be more efficient and save money and space in the process. Deloitte venture capitalist Mark Jensen strongly believes in cloud computing’s value proposition, but with some important caveats. “The [...]
Gartner releases cloud computing ‘rights and responsibilities
by cloudtweaks on July 14, 2010 at 10:14 am in Cloud Computing, Computing, IT, Microsoft, News, Security, Technology, Trends
Analyst firm, Gartner, published a set of guidelines intended to ease relationships between cloud vendors and users. As cloud computing becomes more pervasive, the ecosystem (including vendors and analysts) is seeking ways to align expectations among relevant parties. Gartner specified “six rights and one responsibility of service customers that will help providers and consumers establish and [...]
Fujitsu, Microsoft Unite To Take Cloud Computing Global
by cloudtweaks on July 10, 2010 at 7:47 am in Business, Cloud Computing, Computing, Force.com, Google, Host, IT, Microsoft, News, Partnerships, Press Release, Security, Stocks, Storage, Technology
TOKYO (Nikkei)–Fujitsu Ltd. (FJTSY, 6702.TO) and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) will share data centers worldwide in a bid to catch up to Google Inc. (GOOG) and other pioneers in the business of providing software and computing services online, the Nikkei reported Friday. The effort will combine Microsoft software with Fujitsu customer service to speed both firms’ [...]
Amazon experts launch private-cloud start-up – Nimbula
by cloudtweaks on June 24, 2010 at 7:10 am in Amazon, Cloud Computing, Computing, Press Release, SaaS, Security, Stocks, Storage, Technology, Venture Capital
Two men who led one element of Amazon’s successful cloud-computing services have launched their own a start-up called Nimbula focusing on a private version of the technology. Cloud computing takes several forms, but Amazon Web Services generally delivers building blocks available over the Internet that developers can use to construct their own higher-level services. Nimbula, [...]
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