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DALLAS, Aug. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Amid the proliferation of real time data from sources such as mobile devices, web, social media, sensors, log files and transactional applications, Big Data has found a host of vertical market applications, ranging from fraud detection to R&D.; Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140821/138541 "Big Data Market: 2014 – 2020 – Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies, Industry Verticals & Forecasts" Key Findings: In 2014 Big Data vendors will pocket nearly $30 Billion from hardware, software and professional services revenues Big Data investments are further expected to grow at a CAGR of nearly 17% over the next 6 years, eventually accounting for $76 Billion by the end of 2020 The market is ripe for acquisitions of pure-play Big Data startups, as competition heats up between IT incumbents Nearly every large scale IT ven... (more)

Managing Cloud Infrastructure at Cloud Expo 2011 New York

Cloud Expo 2011 New York $500 Savings here! The promise of cloud computing is that of virtually unlimited computing power that expands and contracts with the needs of the user. As the number of virtual servers increase, it's unlikely that IT will be able to keep up unless they have tools that can scale and automate the management of these dynamic systems. In his session at the 8th International Cloud Expo, Mark Hinkle, Vice President of Community at Cloud.com, will cover four disciplines of systems management: patching and provisioning, configuration, orchestration and monitoring. Specific recommendations will be made as to which open source tools are best suited for managing scalable cloud infrastructure and can be combined to automate management tasks as open source toolchains. Explore Cloud Expo Sponsorship & Exhibit Opportunities ! Speaker Bio: Mark Hinkle is t... (more)

Interfaith Medical Center Deploys VMware Infrastructure as Platform for Windows Applications

VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW), the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop to the datacenter, today announced that Interfaith Medical... Read more at VMblog.com. ... (more)

Embotics to Present at SYS-CON's 5th International Virtualization Conference in NYC

Jay Litkey, CEO of Embotics Corporation, will be presenting at SYS-CON's 5th International Virtualization Conference & Expo in New York City this coming March 30-April 1, 2009. Litkey, who before starting Embotics founded Symbium, a venture capital funded company focused on Autonomic Computing and the automated management of IT infrastructure, will be looking at compliance issues in what he calls The New Age of Virtualization. "Virtualization technology enables greater agility and business benefits, but changes everything, including a company’s compliance and audit processes," declares Litkey. "Virtual servers are hard to identify and track so gathering evidence of compliance is much more laborious and raw editing efforts increase significantly. Everything known about ensuring physical server compliance, such as configuration, access control and security is still rele... (more)

Cloud Computing Expo: Exclusive Q&A with Yahoo! SVP Cloud Computing

"Ultimately, we believe that advancement in cloud computing technology will be driven by open source initiatives where large communities of engineers can collaborate and develop new code for the new applications and demands posed by the cloud model," says Shelton Shugar, SVP Cloud Computing at Yahoo! - and upcoming Keynote Speaker at SYS-CON's 4th International Cloud Computing Expo, in this Exclusive Q&A; with Cloud Computing Expo Conference Chair Jeremy Geelan. Jeremy Geelan: What are the chief advantages of Cloud Computing from the point of view of Yahoo!’s customers worldwide? Shelton Shugar: Yahoo! has more than 500 million unique users per month across the world. Yahoo! Cloud services enable us to provide superior user experiences and deliver targeted content to our enormous audience. Examples include faster content access around the globe, real-time sports upda... (more)

Digital Forensics and Cloud Computing at Cloud Expo 2011 New York

Cloud Expo 2011 New York $800 Savings here! Cloud Computing offers a sense of "vastness" in terms of storage and remote processing. In addition, there are challenges to any digital forensics investigation within a distributed environment such as cloud computing. In his session at the 8th International Cloud Expo, Jon Shende, Advisory Board Director at EBSL Technologies Intl, will discuss the challenges locating and/or identifying data when single data structures are split into elements, time stamps confusion and accountability. Explore Cloud Expo Sponsorship & Exhibit Opportunities ! Speaker Bio: Jon R.G.C. Shende is a business executive who started out in the medical arena, then moved into the Oil and Gas environment where he was introduced to SCADA and network technologies and became certified in Industrial Pump and Valve repairs. He holds a masters certificate in ... (more)

Driving Autopilot: The Key to Cloud Success at Cloud Expo 2011 New York

Cloud Expo 2011 New York $500 Savings here! There are several important factors for successful cloud deployment. While infrastructure - whether public, private or hybrid models - tends to dominate the discussion, applications are critical to establishing value in the cloud. Too often, organizations underestimate the effort required to deploy and manage cloud applications, thus experiencing costly delays that negate the cloud's benefits. In his session at the 8th International Cloud Expo, Marc Wilkinson, Director, Cloud Global Practice at HP Enterprise Business, will discuss both the engine and autopilot at the heart of cloud environments. He will also provide best practices from IT experts to equip attendees with the knowledge to build automated, repeatable processes that provide control, manageability and assurance for cloud success. Explore Cloud Expo Sponsorship... (more)

Cloud Computing: iPad 2 in 25 More Countries This Friday

"While competitors are still struggling to catch up with our first iPad, we've changed the game again with iPad 2," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "We're experiencing amazing demand for iPad 2 in the US, and customers around the world have told us they can't wait to get their hands on it. We appreciate everyone's patience and we are working hard to build enough iPads for everyone." Apple on Tuesday announced that iPad 2, the second-generation of its third post-PC device, will go on sale in 25 additional countries this Friday. iPad 2 will be available at Apple retail stores and select Apple Authorized Resellers at 5 p.m. local time, and online through the Apple Store beginning at 1 a.m. Apple on Tuesday also announced that all models of iPad 2 will be available in Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore and additional countries in April. iPad 2 features an entirely new design th... (more)

Breaking News: Your chance to get a $20 Microsoft Store coupon, and maybe win a laptop!

This is cool.  Microsoft is willing to PAY you to try some software and learn some stuff.  And you could also win a very slick laptop in the process. “Huh?  Seriously?” Well.. in a sense. We’re announcing today an opportunity for a limited (roughly 5,000) number of people to get a $20 coupon for the Microsoft Store, simply by doing two things: Download the Private Cloud evaluation software. (System Center 2012 Release Candidate, and Windows Server 2008 R2 w/SP1 evaluation).  If prompted for a Promo Code, enter “CLOUD”. Sign-up for and go through a Virtual Lab entitled “Explore Microsoft’s Private Cloud”. And once those two items are completed, Microsoft will e-mail you (and the other first 4,999 people that complete it) a code redeemable for $20 off at the Microsoft Store. NOTE: It is VERY important that you provide v... (more)

Cloud Comptuing: 1010data Inaugurates the Analytical Dataspace

1010data, Inc., on Tuesday announced the formation of the 1010data Analytical Dataspace, the first cloud-based community where organizations can analyze, share and monetize Big Data. The Analytical Dataspace is a revolutionary forum where organizations, regardless of size or vertical market, can analyze massive datasets in seconds, combine it with other organizations' data to gain new analytical insights, and generate revenue from selling their data. The Analytical Dataspace comprises three main offerings: Analytics Platform as a Service: Organizations can utilize 1010data's robust, cloud-based, analytics platform to run sophisticated queries on massive datasets. They can also use the platform to build industry-specific applications and can even use it as their enterprise data warehouse for operational reporting. Data Mashups: The platform enables customers to use da... (more)

Pearson Launches New VMware and Virtualization Titles

Pearson announced today through InformIT, (www.informit.com), the website of Pearson's technology imprints, the release of new VMware titles under the Prentice Hall (PH), Pearson Certification, and Cisco Press imprints. These titles describe how to plan, implement, secure, maintain and monitor VMware software, and serve as guides to planning, deploying and managing today’s leading virtual infrastructure platform in mission-critical environments. Titles such as VCP Exam Cram: VMware Certified Professional and VEP VMware 310 Cert Flash Cards Online provide information readers need to know for the VCP exam published in formats that enhance memory retention and study effectiveness. Product Information: VCP VMware 310 Cert Flash Cards Online is a custom flash card application loaded with 300 total questions that test skills and enhance retention of exam topics. Pearson... (more)

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The complexity of managing and delivering the high level of reliability expected of web-based, cloud hosted systems today, and the expectation of Continuous Delivery of new features has led to the evolution of a totally new field of Service Reliability Engineering catered for such systems. Google, who has been a pioneer in this field, calls it Site Reliability Engineering (SRE). While it would be more aptly named Service Reliability Engineering, the name has caught on. The seminal work documenting Google approach and practices is in the book by Google by the same name (commonly referred to as the ‘SRE book'), and has become the defacto standard on how to adopt SRE in an organization. This session will cover adopting SRE as a practice in organizations also adopting DevOps; address the challenges to adopting SRE faced by large traditional enterprises, and how to overcome them.
In his keynote at 19th Cloud Expo, Sheng Liang, co-founder and CEO of Rancher Labs, discussed the technological advances and new business opportunities created by the rapid adoption of containers. With the success of Amazon Web Services (AWS) and various open source technologies used to build private clouds, cloud computing has become an essential component of IT strategy. However, users continue to face challenges in implementing clouds, as older technologies evolve and newer ones like Docker containers gain prominence. He explored these challenges and how to address them, while considering how containers will influence the direction of cloud computing.
Darktrace is the world's leading AI company for cyber security. Created by mathematicians from the University of Cambridge, Darktrace's Enterprise Immune System is the first non-consumer application of machine learning to work at scale, across all network types, from physical, virtualized, and cloud, through to IoT and industrial control systems. Installed as a self-configuring cyber defense platform, Darktrace continuously learns what is ‘normal' for all devices and users, updating its understanding as the environment changes.
Automation is turning manual or repetitive IT tasks into a thing of the past-including in the datacenter. Nutanix not only provides a world-class user interface, but also a comprehensive set of APIs to allow the automation of provisioning, data collection, and other tasks. In this session, you'll explore Nutanix APIs-from provisioning to other Day 0, Day 1 operations. Come learn about how you can easily leverage Nutanix APIs for orchestration and automation of infrastructure, VMs, networking, and even backup/DR. We'll review available APIs and conduct live demonstrations of integrations and the automating common IT tasks.
Digital Transformation (DX) is a major focus with the introduction of DXWorldEXPO within the program. Successful transformation requires a laser focus on being data-driven and on using all the tools available that enable transformation if they plan to survive over the long term. A total of 88% of Fortune 500 companies from a generation ago are now out of business. Only 12% still survive. Similar percentages are found throughout enterprises of all sizes. We are offering early bird savings on all ticket types where you can save significant amount of money by purchasing your conference tickets today.