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To answer this question we need to take a closer look at the requirements for
a server system to be considered cloud ready and then investigate the
different features of Windows Server 2012 that does or does not meet these
requirements. Windows Server 2012 is the official name of Windows Server code
name “8” and is now on its Beta stage of development.
The first thing to consider here is the ability of the operating system to
virtualize its resources, meaning to make them available as part of a shared
pool and managed by an administrator. The main features Windows Server 2012
has here are:
Hyper-V extensible switch – the Hyper-V switch from Windows Server 2008 is
now enhanced to support extensions. It is a platform for you to extend the
functionality of a virtual switch to whatever your organization needs.
Network Virtualization – allows you to continue using you... (more)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 05/08/12 -- Sitecore today launched an
advanced community management solution that goes beyond traditional Web
content management capabilities to reduce the time and cost of creating and
maintaining unique customer experiences through social engagement. Developed
in partnership with Telligent, the Sitecore Community Solution Accelerator
helps marketers better understand customer needs, increase brand awareness,
leverage word of mouth, and build a powerful social ecosystem to increase
sales revenues.
Kalmbach Publishing Company, a Sitecore and... (more)
Microsoft’s Surface was not the first Touch Table. But it rapidly became
the most widely deployed and with an extensive network of partners it was
quickly supported by many mission-focused applications. It is a serious
platform that has many solutions and tools built upon it. I’ve also seen it
used for entertainment and gaming. So this system will be around and as it
scales prices will drop and overall this will be a virtuous addition to the
technology ecosystem.
But that doesn’t mean we can’t poke fun at it! The Microsoft Surface
makes for great parody! If you have time for a l... (more)
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has announced that it has been selected to team with
Serco Group PLC on a four-year, £36 million management contract awarded by
the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MOD) to deliver service
transformation across the MOD’s Defence Business Services (DBS).
Accenture will provide management consulting services for DBS and will team
with Serco on the review and analysis of DBS operations and processes. The
Accenture-Serco team will explore MOD’s potential to expand the range of
services provided by DBS both within defence and across other areas of
government o... (more)
LYSAKER, NORWAY -- (Marketwire) -- 05/08/12 -- GeoStreamer® Delivers Record
Pre-funding Revenues
Highlights Q1 2012
* Revenues of $365.0 million, up 51% from Q1 2011
* EBITDA of $145.7 million, up 100% from Q1 2011
* EBIT of $35.8 million, up $33.3 million from Q1 2011
* Total MultiClient revenues of $157.9 million, up 202% from Q1 2011, with
record pre-funding revenues of $108.5 million
* Marine Contract revenues of $174.9 million, up 10% from Q1 2011, with an
EBIT margin of 4%
* Cash flow from operations of $151.6 million, up 87% from Q1 2011
* High activity for Data Processing... (more)
Cloud Expo Breaking News By Pat Romanski  The proliferation of device connectivity is redefining the functionality requirements and capabilities of many embedded systems as more and more of these devices look to leverage the “Cloud.” While many commercial software and hardware component vendors have begun to realign their value propositions to satisfy growing demand, commercial-off-the-shelf products (COTS) alone cannot meet every OEM’s needs. As a result, the Embedded Cloud has injected a new level of uncertainty and a new competitive ... May. 8, 2012 08:00 AM EDT Reads: 2,720 | By Jeremy Geelan  With Cloud Expo 2012 New York (10th Cloud Expo) now five weeks away, what better time to introduce you in greater detail to the distinguished individuals in our incredible Speaker Faculty for the technical and strategy sessions at the conference...
We have technical and strategy sessions for you every day from June 11 through June 14 dealing with every nook and cranny of Cloud Computing and Big Data, but what of those who are presenting? Who are they, where do they work, what else have they w... May. 8, 2012 08:00 AM EDT Reads: 6,170 | By Elizabeth White  There is no longer any question that the cloud computing model will be the prevailing style of delivery for computing over the coming decades; Forrester Research predicts that the global market for cloud computing will grow from $40.7 billion in 2011 to more than $241 billion in 2020. Greenfield application development projects can be designed from the outset to benefit from cloud computing features such as elastic scalability, automated provisioning, infrastructure level APIs, object storage se... May. 8, 2012 08:00 AM EDT Reads: 1,555 | By Elizabeth White  The average business in 2012 will double its amount of data, with more than half of that increase occurring within the cloud. Aggregation of data is no longer the competitive lever in itself, but rather the distribution and commercialization of data across multiple platforms.
In his session at the 10th International Cloud Expo, Drew Bartkiewicz, VP Strategy at Mashery and a data economist, will analyze the massive intersection of Big Data Economics and Managed APIs as a way for Cloud and Mobil... May. 8, 2012 08:00 AM EDT Reads: 1,902 | By Elizabeth White  Virtualization and private cloud are good for server consolidation, creating flexible environments, and saving IT budget dollars. A recent survey of 1200 companies with 500+ employees showed that 59% had server virtualization in production or pilot. But that doesn’t tell the whole story.
In his session at the 10th International Cloud Expo, Dave Asprey, VP of Cloud Security at Trend Micro, will explain the types of situations when you should consider not virtualizing some of your applications. ... May. 8, 2012 07:00 AM EDT Reads: 3,451 | By Elizabeth White  When it comes to measuring applications’ performance across our local enterprise network, we think we know what network latency is and how to calculate it. But when it comes to the cloud there are a lot of subtleties that can impact latency in ways that we don't immediately realize.
In his session at the 10th International Cloud Expo, Jelle Frank van der Zwet, Manager of Cloud Segment at Interxion, will more closely examine what latency means for deploying cloud applications, how you can keep ... May. 8, 2012 07:00 AM EDT Reads: 1,261 | By Elizabeth White  There is a data deluge coming and most enterprises are preparing to integrate or introduce technologies for handling the big data in the existing IT setup. There are several challenges that enterprises face in integrating the Big Data technologies with existing IT setups.
In his session at the 10th International Cloud Expo, Vineet Tyagi, Head of Impetus Labs at Impetus Technologies, will share strategies for de-risking integration of Big Data technologies in your IT portfolio and exemplify seve... May. 8, 2012 07:00 AM EDT Reads: 1,988 | By Pat Romanski  In the early years of cloud computing, the idea was just to get there – to start achieving some of the promised efficiencies. But now, as cloud initiatives mature, the focus has turned to ensuring data security and privacy – no small feat, given the range of threats and global regulations organizations encounter.
In their session at the 10th International Cloud Expo, George Gerchow, Director of VMware’s Center for Policy & Compliance, and Tom McAndrew, Executive Vice President of Professional ... May. 8, 2012 07:00 AM EDT Reads: 2,289 | By Pat Romanski  As datacenters expand and cloud computing becomes a reality, there are challenges to implementing a one-size-fits-all strategy. While purchasing hundreds of the exact same server – even with minor variations – is simpler from the buyer’s perspective, different applications include a wide range of requirements.
In his session at the 10th International Cloud Expo, Shai Fultheim, founder and CEO of ScaleMP, will explore the decisions every IT manager needs to consider when acquiring the right com... May. 8, 2012 07:00 AM EDT Reads: 1,779 | By Pat Romanski  There's a new currency being traded by individuals for information and services, and traded among companies that use it to increase the value of their offerings. This new currency is identity information – all of the digital data about an individual – and it's the currency of the Identity Economy.
Cloud Service Providers and many of the companies that use their services are well suited to prosper in the emerging Identity Economy – if they start planning now to implement solutions beyond tradit... May. 8, 2012 07:00 AM EDT Reads: 1,718 |
Best Recent Articles on Cloud Computing & Big Data Topics  By Jeremy Geelan The Arlington, Virginia-based National Science Foundation has just released its "Report on Support for Cloud Computing" - in response to the America Competes Reauthorization Act of 2010, Section 524.
It is an absolute must-read for all concerned with current and future research projects in Cloud Computing. Reads: 2,948  By Jeremy Geelan "The volume of data we're generating now from machines pales in comparison to the volume of data we'll soon generate from our own bodies," says data security expert Dave Asprey. Writing in a Trend Micro blog, Asprey - who is one of the leaders in the emerging Quantified Self movement - explains his vision of a world in which personal biometrical data is shared via the cloud. Reads: 4,290  By Wolfram Jost Cloud computing has caught the attention of business leaders around the world in every
industry because of its enormous transformative potential. Visionary companies know that
the value of the cloud is far greater than the current focus solely on technology and operating
costs: when combined with a collaborative approach to designing processes, cloud computing
will change how we do business.
Reads: 7,138  By Elizabeth White Want to make sense of the hottest new concept in Enterprise IT?
Want to understand in just hours what experts have spent many hundreds of days deciphering?
Cloud computing is a technology that has rapidly evolving peppered with a lot of hype along the way. Customers find it hard to navigate through this and make sense of what aspects of this technology will give them real business benefit.
Cloud Computing Bootcamp, led by our 2012 Bootcamp Instructor Larry Carvalho, is a great way to get a practical understanding of this technology. We offer multiple days of actionable insight into what vendor offerings are currently available and help you comprehend their strategy.
The ever-popular Bootcamp, which is now held regularly around the world, is being held in conjunction with the 10th Cloud Expo, June 11-14, 2012, at the Javits Center, New York, NY. Reads: 5,384  By Larry Bettino Did you know that ninety percent of the data in the world has been created in the last two years? Every day, we create 2.5 quintillion (or 2.518) bytes of data, according to IBM.
As corporations across all industries globally are struggling with how to retain, aggregate and analyze this mounting volume of what the industry refers to as Big Data, it also provides a unique opportunity for innovative startups that recognize the business prospects Big Data presents. Big Data is not just unlocking new information but new sources of economic and business value.
Interactivity is driving Big Data, with people and machines both consuming and creating it. Digital companies focused on becoming good at aggregating and analyzing the data created by the end users of their product, who then provide their customers with solid insights taken from that data are at a distinct competitive advantage over others in the marketplace. Reads: 2,833  By Elizabeth White SYS-CON Events announced today that SHI, a $4 billion+ global provider of information technology products and services, has been named Platinum Plus Sponsor of SYS-CON's 10th International Cloud Expo, which will take place on June 11–14, 2012, at the Javits Center in New York City, New York.
Founded in 1989, SHI International Corp. is a global provider of technology products and services. Driven by the industry's most experienced and stable sales force and backed by software volume licensing experts, hardware procurement specialists, and certified IT service professionals, SHI delivers custom IT solutions to Corporate, Enterprise, Public Sector, and Academic customers. With over 1,800 + employees worldwide, SHI is the largest Minority/Woman Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) in the U.S. and is ranked 19th among Everything Channel's VAR 500 list of North American IT solution providers. Reads: 2,422  By Elizabeth White SYS-CON Events announced today that Rackspace Hosting, the service leader in cloud computing, has been named "Platinum Plus Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 10th International Cloud Expo, which will take place on June 11-14, 2012, at the Javits Center in New York City, New York, and the 11th International Cloud Expo, which will take place on November 5-8, 2012, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
SYS-CON Events announced today that Rackspace Hosting, the service leader in cloud computing, has been named "Platinum Plus Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 10th International Cloud Expo, which will take place on June 11-14, 2012, at the Javits Center in New York City, New York, and the 11th International Cloud Expo, which will take place on November 5-8, 2012, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA  By Elizabeth White 9th International Cloud Expo, held on November 7 - 10, 2011, in Santa Clara, CA, attracted more than 120 sponsors and exhibitors with over 7,500 registered delegates and four content-packed days with a rich array of sessions about the business and technical value of cloud computing led by exceptional speakers from every sector of the cloud computing ecosystem.
The Cloud Expo series is the fastest-growing Enterprise IT event in the past 10 years, devoted to every aspect of delivering massively scalable enterprise IT as a service.
We invite you to enjoy here our photo album of the show. Reads: 5,412  By Carmen Gonzalez Ulitzer.com announced "the World's 30 most influential Cloud bloggers," who collectively generated more than 24 million Ulitzer page views. Ulitzer's annual "most influential Cloud bloggers" list was announced at Cloud Expo, which drew more delegates than all other Cloud-related events put together worldwide. "The world's 50 most influential Cloud bloggers 2010" list will be announced at the Cloud Expo 2010 East, which will take place April 19-21, 2010, at the Jacob Javitz Convention Center, in New York City, with more than 5,000 expected to attend. Reads: 32,424  By Kevin Hartig Cloud computing is becoming one of the next industry buzz words. It joins the ranks of terms including: grid computing, utility computing, virtualization, clustering, etc.
Cloud computing overlaps some of the concepts of distributed, grid and utility computing, however it does have its own meaning if contextually used correctly. The conceptual overlap is partly due to technology changes, usages and implementations over the years.
Trends in usage of the terms from Google searches shows Cloud Computing is a relatively new term introduced in the past year. There has also been a decline in general interest of Grid, Utility and Distributed computing.
Likely they will be around in usage for quit a while to come. But Cloud computing has become the new buzz word driven largely by marketing and service offerings from big corporate players like Google, IBM and Amazon. Reads: 181,482  By Elizabeth White SYS-CON Events announced today that Cloud Expo 2012 New York, the 10th International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo, will take place June 11-14, 2012, at the Javits Center in New York City.
The International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo series is the world's leading Cloud-focused event and is held three times a year, in New York, Silicon Valley and in Europe. Over 400 corporate sponsors and 20,000 industry professionals have participated in Cloud Expo since its inception, more than all other Cloud-related events put together.
"10th Cloud Expo is trending to be both the biggest ever and the best-attended event in the international Cloud Expo series to date, so it is only natural that we should be holding it in the biggest and best conference venue anywhere on the East Coast, the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center," stated Carmen Gonzalez, CEO of Cloud Expo. "If you are not at Cloud Expo New York, June 11-14, at the Javits Center, then you risk not getting the relevant parts of your IT infrastructure into the Cloud in time." Reads: 10,214  By Pat Romanski Hadoop, MapReduce, Hive, Hbase, Lucene, Solr? The only thing growing faster than enterprise data these days is the landscape of big data tools. These tools, which are designed to help organizations turn big data into opportunities, are gaining deeper insight into massive volumes of information. A recent Gartner report predicts that enterprise data will increase by 650% over the next five years, which means that the time is now for IT decision makers to determine which big data tools are the best - and most cost-effective - for their organization. Reads: 4,803 By Roger Strukhoff Cloud Expo, Cloud Expo East, Cloud Expo West, Cloud Expo Silicon Valley, Cloud Expo Europe, Cloud Expo Tokyo, Cloud Expo Prague, Cloud Expo Hong Kong, Cloud Expo Sao Paolo are trademarks and /or registered trademarks (USPTO serial number 85009040) of Cloud Expo, Inc. Reads: 11,807 |
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For the past several years, companies have been making use of cloud computing solutions. Cloud solutions offer agility and scalability that are often hard to duplicate in-house, and they offer a way for companies to meet specific business functions without large capital investments. Cloud-based stor...
When designing applications for the cloud, or extending on-premise applications into the cloud, it should go without saying that you can't just deploy and expect good results.
The idea behind the Canada Cloud Network has been to identify, review and then utilize a number of Innovation Best Practices to design how (and why) this forum works.
In particular one key goal is to implement a ‘Next Generation Cluster‘, a thought leadership piece from Cisco on how the original ...
It’s April in Vancouver, which got me thinking about clouds. Although the IT buzz in 2012 has been dominated by mobile and big data, Cloud computing is still a hot topic, especially since it is an enabler for both. In the public Cloud space, Google just launched Drive.
I recently read a TechCrunch article titled: The Rise of Big Data Apps and the Fall of SaaS written by Raj De Datta.
I do agree with the prefix. As far as the suffix is concerned, I can only explain why Raj De Datta's opinion is wrong.
I usually tend not to agree with statements about prematur...
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Virtual...
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Using Amazon web services for elasticity and scale to build cloud applications.
Traditional IT environments that are built using physical servers can only scale and grow by buying new hardware and software and taking time to install and rack the hardware, configure the software and the application....
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