Pat Romanski

Holland is considered one, if not the most important data exchange point for the European continent. Unlocking the $16,228.23 billion EU economy (2010) and over half a billion people. To showcase what Holland and the Dutch Cloud Computing Industry have to offer, the Dutch government invited eight selected companies with international experience and ambition to present their software and services at the Holland Pavilion during the Cloud Expo in New York. If you mention Dutch Clouds your first thought might be of old Masterpieces by Vermeer or van Ruysdael. Thick smudges of grays culminating in impressive skies over a neatly cultivated flat countryside. Cloudy skies are still part of the distinct features of this Kingdom by the sea, but the green acres and tulips have been effectively ploughed to become test beds for high performance IT solutions. For example the Am... (more)

Virtualization – The Engine that Enables Cloud Computing

"Most cloud environments - public, private, or hybrid - run on virtualized infrastructure that share CPU, memory and storage between applications," noted Bryan Semple, Chief Marketing Officer at VKernel in this exclusive Q&A; with Cloud Expo Conference Chair Jeremy Geelan. "These shared resource environments behave a lot like mainframes and hence require the same level of capacity planning," concluded Semple. Cloud Computing Journal: A very general question first, about Cloud Computing itself: Surely we've heard all of this before in various forms and guises - grid computing / u... (more)

Oxygen Cloud Named “Bronze Sponsor” of Cloud Expo 2011 New York

Cloud Expo 2011 New York $500 Savings here! SYS-CON Events announced today that Oxygen Cloud, an enterprise cloud storage broker and collaboration player, has been named "Bronze Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 8th International Cloud Expo, which will take place on June 6-9, 2011, at the Javits Center in New York City, New York. Explore Cloud Expo Sponsorship & Exhibit Opportunities ! Oxygen simplifies public and private cloud storage adoption for companies by eliminating file access and management barriers. Oxygen is a Cloud File System that unifies all users, content, and devices within a... (more)

Salesforce.com and Toyota Form Strategic Alliance

Salesforce.com and Toyota Motor Corporation on Monday announced that they have formed a strategic alliance to build Toyota Friend, a private social network for Toyota customers and their cars. Toyota Friend will be powered by Salesforce Chatter, a private social network used by businesses, and will be offered, first in Japan, initially with Toyota's electric vehicles (EV) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHV) due in 2012. Regarding the alliance, Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff noted that "Toyota and salesforce.com share a vision to take the auto industry into the future. Social and ... (more)

‘Your Cloud, Your Way’ at Cloud Expo 2011 New York

Cloud Expo 2011 New York $500 Savings here! Which types of applications lend themselves best to public, private or hybrid cloud approaches? Cut through the hype around cloud security concerns and learn about some recent advancements in cloud security (and how you can translate this into an approach that gives you both flexibility and protection). Which characteristics should you look for in a cloud platform? What questions should you be sure to ask when interviewing cloud service providers? What are some potential ‘gotchas' to look out for in cloud contracts? In their session a... (more)