Cloud Computing on Ulitzer

With more smartphones being utilized everywhere, should we be redefining cloud computing? If not redefining it, at least recalibrating it to encompass and fit new edge technology that is becoming the device of choice. Many organizations that are looking at implementing cloud computing should also be looking at BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) concepts that focus on smartphones and tablets. Why? More people are using smartphones and tablets than PCs today. They don't want to be burdened with "computing," that sounds too technical. All they want to do is make a call and get things done. Distillation of Applications to Apps Middleware, firewalls, hosted services, infrastructure, and all the other complex facets of data-centric applications need to be re-engineered and streamlined to fit into the new choice in edge technology. No it's not the next laptop or PC; it's the sma... (more)

Is Your Cloud Truly ‘Cloud Nine’ or Just a Lot of Hot Air?

Cloud Expo New York $500 Savings here! Massive data growth. An aging and inefficient data center infrastructure. A proliferation of new software and a host of costly legacy applications. These are the challenges that business and IT organizations face every day - and cloud computing is often touted as the "magic bullet" that can help businesses cuts costs, generate revenue and create new value. But if cloud is the path to business utopia, what's stopping more organizations from making the move? At Dell, we see the tremendous potential of the cloud - but we also know that it doe... (more)

ExchangeDefender to Exhibit at Cloud Expo New York

Cloud Expo New York $500 Savings here! SYS-CON Events announced today that ExchangeDefender, an Internet-based message hygiene and business continuity network, will exhibit at SYS-CON's 12th International Cloud Expo, which will take place on June 10-13, 2013, at the Javits Center in New York City, New York. Explore Cloud Expo Sponsorship & Exhibit Opportunities ! ExchangeDefender is an Internet-based message hygiene and business continuity network that can secure and save your business by providing enterprise-grade AntiSPAM, Virus Filtering, Web File Sharing, Web Filtering, Encry... (more)

Skytap Offers Ready-to-Go Cloudera Hadoop

Skytap, the cloud platform that offers virtual lab automation as a service, now has pre-configured Cloudera Hadoop (CDH4) templates in its library that can be used to spin up and manage physical or virtual clusters of up to 50 Hadoop nodes. With complexity removed, the company claims a 10-node system should take no more than 10 minutes to deploy. In Cloudera system one node is always dedicated to Cloudera Manager. The templates eliminate the time required to manually download, install, configure and network all of the required software and hardware components together. Skytap ... (more)

Compuware Unveils 2013 APM Best Practices and Trends

Compuware Corporation on Tuesday announced the publication of the first volume of its new Application Performance Management (APM) Best Practices collection titled: "2013 APM State-of-the-Art and Trends." Written by Compuware's APM Center of Excellence thought leaders and experts, the collection features 10 articles on the technology topics shaping APM in 2013. For organizations that depend on high-performance applications, the collection provides an easy-to-absorb overview of the evolution of APM technology, best practices, methodology and techniques to help manage and optimiz... (more)