by cloudtweaks on August 9, 2010
in Apps, Business, Cloud Computing, Computing, Host, IT, Lists, SaaS, Security, Technology
New research finds that while cloud computing services are being widely adopted, more than 50 percent of IT professionals surveyed say their organization isn’t aware of all the cloud services employees are using — and few were evaluated for security before use. The rapid-fire adoption of cloud computing might offer real advantages for small and mid-size businesses, but it also carries significant risks. Too often, organizations simply aren’t keeping up with the cloud services their employees are using, according to recent research by the Ponemon Institute, an independent think tank focused on privacy and data security, and CA, Inc., an
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by cloudtweaks on August 7, 2010
in Business, Cloud Computing, Computing, Google Cloud, IT, Rackspace, SaaS, Security, Storage, Tools
Of the three primary Linux vendors (Canonical, Novell, and Red Hat), Canonical and Red Hat have made the biggest splashes in the cloud computing market. Canonical’s focus appears to be simple partnerships and bundling software, rather than the comprehensive enterprise products offered by Red Hat. At its 2010 Summit, Red Hat provided a complete and separate track of cloud sessions that introduced its family of cloud products and services, along with its cloud strategy. While Red Hat provides an abundance of information about its cloud offerings, it’s not always clear how they fit together. The overarching strategy behind Red Hat’s
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Cloud computing management provider RightScale updated its blog this morning with some impressive figures that point to company’s growth: its customers’ cloud computing usage has increased by 1000% in one year. While the post accompanies a press release, it would be a mistake to dismiss the numbers as just PR. The increased usage reflects three trends: Customers are using more cloud servers Cloud servers are running for longer periods of time Customers are using larger servers “We are amazed to see how much has changed in the past year, both in terms of the overall amount of cloud computing as
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SAN MATEO, Calif., July 27 /PRNewswire/ — Gemini Mobile Technologies (″Gemini″) announced at ″Wireless Japan 2010″ in Tokyo that it will release Hibari (meaning ″Cloud Bird″ in Japanese) as open source. Hibari is a database optimized for the highly reliable, highly available storage of massive data, so-called ″Big Data.″ Hibari can be used in Cloud Computing Applications such as web mail, Social Networking Services (SNS), and other services requiring storage of tera-bytes and peta-bytes of new daily data. Hibari, developed by Gemini, is based on distributed non-relational database technologies of key value store and chain replication. These technologies bring benefits
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by cloudtweaks on July 23, 2010
in Business, Cloud Computing, Computing, Google Cloud, Host, IT, Press Release, Security, Technology, Tools
Dublin, Jul 22, 2010 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) – Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3b43c9/cloud_development) has announced the addition of the “Cloud Development Survey 2010 v.1″ report to their offering. The Cloud Development Survey Report examines the concerns, intentions and current adoption of developers regarding deploying to and developing for public or private clouds. The report covers the full range of Cloud Computing issues, including: Private Cloud vs. Public Cloud, Private cloud management and data centers, standards and organizations, security, wireless Cloud Services, tool use, licensing, languages for use in the Cloud, and applications that will move first to the Cloud. Conducted annually,
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BitNami WordPress Stack greatly simplifies the deployment of WordPress and its required dependencies. It can be deployed using a native installer, as a virtual machine, in the cloud or as a module over an already installed infrastructure Stack. WordPress is a state-of-the-art publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability. WordPress is both free and priceless at the same time. The project was started in 2003. Since then it has grown to be the largest self-hosted blogging tool in the world, used on millions of sites and seen by tens of millions of people every day. The
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SOURCE: Stoneware, Inc. Jul 15, 2010 10:30 ET STONEWARE, INC. Announces the Release of webNetwork 6.0 INDIANAPOLIS, IN–(Marketwire – July 15, 2010) – Stoneware, Inc., a leader in private cloud computing, announced the release and immediate availability of webNetwork version 6.0. webNetwork 6.0 provides customers with the ability to create their own private cloud platform and the virtual web desktop to access it. webNetwork 6.0 features include: New virtual web desktop interface webOS-v6 Cutting-edge push technology for deploying events, actions, and applications to webOS users without browser plug-ins Network “Aware” support makes the webNetwork private cloud cognizant of the underlying network infrastructure and
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