SEATTLE, Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Opscode® today announced the
inaugural #ChefConf 2012 User Conference, taking place May 15-17 at the San
Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront in Burlingame, Calif. Presented by the
leader in cloud infrastructure automation, #ChefConf will deliver three days
of technical sessions, workshops, training and keynotes designed to help
businesses maximize the value of their IT investment and accelerate the speed
of business. Registration for #ChefConf 2012 is open at chefconf.opscode.com.
"Tens of thousands of people and thousands of companies use Opscode Chef® to
automate, manage and scale their infrastructure," said Jesse Robbins,
co-chair of #ChefConf, and co-founder and chief community officer of Opscode.
"This ability is now a critical skill for every software developer, systems
engineer and IT professional who must manage ever-i... (more)
What changes in the cloud computing and big data landscape should we be
expecting in 2013?
In this article we offer a round-up of industry experts' opinions as they
were asked by Cloud Expo / BigDataExpo Conference Chair Jeremy Geelan to
preview the fast-approaching year ahead.
2013 Will Be The Year of Big Data | The Internet of Things | Cloud To The
Rescue (DR) | SSD
John Engates | @jengates
CTO of Rackspace Hosting
Now its CTO, John joined Rackspace in August 2000, just a year after the
company was founded, as VP of Operations, managing the datacenter operations
and customer-service teams. Two years later, when Rackspace decided to add
new services for larger enterprise customers, he created and helped develop
the Intensive Hosting business unit. Most recently, he has played an active
role in the evolution and evangelism of Rackspace's cloud computing strategy
an... (more)
With 9th Cloud Expo - Cloud Expo Silicon Valley - still in full swing at the
Santa Clara Convention Center in California, what is being said about the
future landscape of cloud computing? In this round-up we asked a variety of
members of the cloud computing ecosystem, from CIOs to independent
consultants to marketeers.
We asked in each case for their top five predictions. Here are their views on
what's in store in 2012:
Santa Clara Convention Center is getting ready for Cloud Expo Silicon Valley
DIY Service Provision | Cloud of Devices | Security Breach Looms |
Personalized SPs | African Growth
Lauren C. States | @lauren_states
VP & CTO, Cloud Computing & Growth Initiatives, IBM
Lauren is responsible at IBM for the technology strategy for the company's
growth initiatives, including cloud computing, Smarter Planet, business
analytics and emerging markets. Previously she... (more)
At its core DevOps is all about collaboration. The lines of communication
must be opened and it takes some effort to ensure that they stay that way.
It's easy to pay lip service to trends and talk about implementing new
methodologies, but without action, real benefits cannot be realized. Success
requires planning, advocates empowered to effect change, and, of course, the
right tooling.
To bring about a cultural shift it's important to share challenges. In simple
terms, ensuring that everyone knows what everyone else is doing can create a
real team spirit and social cohesion that will drive DevOps forward. Here are
six tips that can be implemented to help you get there.
1. Stand-ups
A daily team meeting where people get an opportunity to review their progress
by addressing three simple questions:
What did I do yesterday? What will I do today? What might block me fro... (more)
Cloud Expo, Inc. has announced today that Vanessa Alvarez has been named
conference chair of Cloud Expo® 2014.
14th International Cloud Expo will take place on June 10-12, 2014, at the
Javits Center in New York City, New York, and 15th International Cloud Expo®
will take place on November 4-6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center
in Santa Clara, CA.
"We are thrilled to see Vanessa Alvarez joining us as Cloud Expo conference
chair. Our upcoming event in June will offer the best sessions and faculty to
date," said Carmen Gonzalez, co-founder and CEO of Cloud Expo, Inc. "Since
the 13th international conference in November, we have received the highest
number of sponsorship and exhibit inquiries for Cloud Expo 2014."
"The industry has evolved these past couple of years and enterprises of all
sizes are taking advantage of what the cloud has to offer. The ecosystem ... (more)
While reading the news yesterday I stumbled upon the following article in
Puget Sound Business Journal - Why is Microsoft alienating its biggest
customers? IT pros want TechNet back. Everybody has the right to complain and
sign a petition but more important is to understand the message Microsoft
sends. Some think of it as "Microsoft doesn't care about IT Pros anymore",
and they may be right; but the message sounds to me more like "Hey, IT Pros
- the world is changing!" Although I think Microsoft could be a little bit
more responsive to the complaints, I don't think IT Pros should be so
worried. Here is why.
The Problem With The Downloads
While $349 annually for the whole collection of Microsoft software is a very
attractive price I think free software is a better option. Although slow,
Microsoft showed its commitment to change in the last few years. Although I
don... (more)
March 5, 2004
Two and a half years ago, when he stepped in to help Oracle get back into the
application server business, Thomas Kurian had quite a tough row to hoe. Now
he has 19,000 customers. JDJ explores with Kurian his 30-month journey, and
asks too about other aspects of emerging technology seen from the Oracle
perspective.
In JDJ last month, Sun's Jonathan Schwartz claimed the "death" of middleware,
so my first question to Thomas Kurian is inevitable, given his role as a
champion of middleware for Oracle. What does he make of Schwartz's claim?
"Those who say such things are being facetious," replies Kurian, bluntly. "A
company that says that there is no role for middleware means it in the sense
that it feels its own operating systems incorporate middleware facilities.
Such a company is bundling proprietary middleware into the OS as a vehicle to
try and lock c... (more)
DevOps is speeding towards the IT world like a freight train and the hype
around it is deafening. There is no reason to be afraid of this change as it
is the natural reaction to the agile movement that revolutionized development
just a few years ago. By definition, DevOps is the natural alignment of IT
performance to business profitability. The relevance of this has yet to be
quantified but it has been suggested that the route to the CEO's chair will
come from the IT leaders that successfully make the transition to a DevOps
model. If this still seems foreign to you, I recommend reading up on DevOps
Blog from IT Revolution, the OpsCode Blog, and check out The Phoenix Project.
Despite all the talk around simple monitoring tools, breaking through the
walls between Dev and Ops still poses a real challenge. This is because of a
misunderstanding around Operations real purp... (more)
8th International Cloud Expo is in full swing in New York City. Co-located at
the Jacob Javits Convention Center with 11th Virtualization Conference &
Expo, the event hits Day Four today...it started June 6 and has been
jam-packed every day.
One of the most popular of the three Special Events at each and every Cloud
Expo is "Cloud Computing Bootcamp" - custom-built deep dive into the why,
what, how, when, and who of the Cloud. Bootcamp is still running today.
It is led by our 2011 Bootcamp Instructor Larry Carvalho. Seats are strictly
limited to the first 250 who register.
Click Here to Register Now for Cloud Computing Bootcamp 2011 East and Save!
Boot Camp Agenda: Cloud Computing Bootcamp
Cloud Computing Expo 2011
New York, NY Day 1 - Monday, June 6th
10:30 – 12:00 pm
What is cloud computing Presentations and discussion moderated by Larry
Carvalho featuring several w... (more)
DevOps Summit at Cloud Expo 2014 Silicon Valley was a terrific event for us.
The Qubell booth was crowded on all three days.
We ran demos every 30 minutes with folks lining up to get a seat and usually
standing around. It was great to meet and talk to over 500 people!
My keynote was well received and so was Stan's joint presentation with
RingCentral on Devops for BigData.
I also participated in two Power Panels - ‘Women in Technology' and ‘Why
DevOps Is Even More Important than You Think,' both featuring brilliant
colleagues and moderators and it was a blast to be a part of.
The Grid Dynamics folks were showcasing their technology called Agile
Software Factory that pre-packages many popular open source technologies and
tools into a fully integrated technology suite for continuous delivery
pipeline, from code changes to production updates.
Qubell is used by the Agile... (more)
View Aaater Suleman's @ThingsExpo sesion here
The goal of any DevOps solution is to optimize multiple processes in an
organization. And success does not necessarily require that in executing the
strategy everything needs to be automated to produce an effective plan. Yet,
it is important that processes are put in place to handle a necessary list of
items.
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maintain and optimize DevOps processes. The group has a wide view across
DevOps challenges and benefits, including:
The distinct challenge of a skills shortage in this area and how
organizations are coping to meet demands with limited resources. The
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