Download Slide Deck: ▸ Here Are You Ready for GDPR (The EU General Data Protection Regulation)? In his general session at 21st CloudEXPO, Greg Dumas, Calligo's Vice President and G.M. of US operations, discussed the new Global Data Protection Regulation and how Calligo can help business stay compliant in digitally globalized world. Download Slide Deck: ▸ Here Speaker Bio Greg Dumas is Calligo's Vice President and G.M. of US operations. Calligo is an established service provider that provides an innovative platform for trusted cloud solutions. Calligo's customers are typically most concerned about GDPR compliance, application performance guarantees & data privacy. Download Slide Deck: ▸ Here Greg has over 25 years of experience as an international sales, marketing & operations executive. His background has focused primarily on virtualization and internet securit... (more)

The Next Chapter in the Virtualization Story Begins

Cloud Expo Europe €550 Savings here! Cloud Expo West $800 Savings here! Cloud Computing Journal recently caught up with Pete Malcolm, CEO of cloud management innovators Abiquo - a major new player in the fast-emerging Cloud ecosystem and Platinum Plus Sponsor of 6th Cloud Expo being held in Prague, the Czech Republic, 21-22 June 2010. Malcolm is keynoting at the event. His theme will be "An Open Cloud Ecosystem - the Gathering Storm." Explore Cloud Expo Sponsorship & Exhibit Opportunities ! Abiquo was also Platinum Plus Sponsor of the 5th International Cloud Expo held April 19-21, 2010 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City Cloud Computing Journal: How would you define the difference between Private clouds and Public Clouds, and why is the distinction so important in the context of Cloud Computing? Pete Malcolm: Actually, I think people get rather too hun... (more)

Richard Marcello, Unisys: Cloud Computing is Going to Change Everything

Open Cloud on Ulitzer "Cloud computing is going to change everything, and you had better get your act together." With these words, Richard Marcello, President of Technology, Consulting and Integration Solutions at Unisys,  launched  the opening keynote to a full house at the 4th International Cloud Computing Expo at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Silicon Valley, CA on the afternoon of Monday, November 2. The theme of his keynote was,  "The Time is Right for Enterprise Cloud Computing." and it was delivered on the day that Unisys announced a new private cloud initiatiive. By Monday evening more than 2,500 delegates arrived at the 4th International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo, which is taking place at the Santa Clara Convention Center, CA. Stressing security, as it has since it first announced it would be a major cloud player in June, Unisys unveiled w... (more)

Do You Have Your Data Brexit Plan in Order? | @BigDataExpo #Cloud #BigData #Analytics

Yes this post is about the #Brexit, but it's about your data more importantly! As a company that has a large customer and open source user community in the EU, I thought a quick note on some considerations following the Brexit vote were in order. This is not an opinion piece, as that would seem to be casting stones at this point. The vote is done and the process will move forward as it was voted, but I do think the impacts of this decision are going to be incredibly disruptive and likely felt for a long time to come in many ways well outside the economic or political realms. There is no sector of industry or field of study that will not face potential disruption, and the deeper and larger ramifications of the departure of the Kingdom from the EU are starting to come into focus. If you think there isn't impact for data analytics, think again! Data in Europe, and pe... (more)

VMware loses top security researcher as well!

Well these are rather grim news from a security standpoint. VMware's Determina's acquisition and its rather dubious Bluelane acquisition, where no one apparantly made any profit, are putting VMware under solid pressure. I really don't know if all this is because of the restructuring within VMware or merely that some other shift is going to happen. VMware surely is on some rather contradictory paths given that it is under tremendous pressure from the security community to provide some solid answers around Security and Compliance. VMware has made progress around the PCI DSS participation but strategically it is on the losing side. Bluelane's acquisition has left a lot of people with some bitter taste in their mouths. Speaking to a Bluelane employee, who wished anonymity, there was a lot at play since Feb 2008. during Cannes VMworld, some sort of deal was struck to buy B... (more)

Managed Security with a Strategic Twist

Managed services provider Verizon Business has added an interesting twist to its security toolbox. Traditionally, managed security services are tactical: they monitor a network for potential attacks, using virus signatures and other definitions. Earlier this month, Verizon upgraded its customers' security capabilities with what it calls its "Risk-Correlation Service," designed to add strategic insight to security. The RCS works with vulnerability scans -- either those it does for customers or those from vendors such as McAfee, Qualys, and others -- to determine where potential vulnerabilities exist. The service also documents your system to create a map of devices and the business processes that run on them. "It marries threat information with vulnerability information," says Jonathan Nguyen-Duy, Director of Product Management for Verizon. Calculating Risks The result... (more)

Industry Experts Discuss the State of Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing Expo on Ulitzer "With cloud computing, price to deploy applications goes through the floor while flexibility to scale those applications goes through the ceiling!" says WaveMaker CEO Chris Keene, in this lively round-up of CEO and CTO opinions to get a sense of The State of Cloud Computing compiled and published by Conference Chair Jeremy Geelan. 4th International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo is taking place this week at the Santa Clara Convention Center (November 2-4, 2009). Keene's take on what's driving Cloud Computing enterprise-wise is just one of several high-profile contributions. Those contributing to Geelan's impromptu survey include: RightScale CEO Michael Crandell; the Chairman & CEO of WaveMaker, Chris Keene; the CTO of GigaSpaces, Nati Shalom; Lew Cirne, Founder & CEO of New Relic; Mitchell Kertzman of Hummer Winblad Venture Partne... (more)

PCI Security Standards Council Adds PIN Entry Device (PED) Security Requirements

WAKEFIELD, Mass., Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The PCI Security Standards Council, an independent industry standards body providing management of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard on a global basis, today announced it has assumed responsibility for the PIN Entry Device (PED) Security Requirements that were previously administered under the auspices of JCB, MasterCard International and Visa International. The PED Security Requirements are designed to secure personal identification number (PIN)-based transactions globally and apply to devices that accept PIN entry for all PIN based transactions. "Adding the PED Security Requirements reinforces and expands our commitment to securing the payment process globally," said Bob Russo, general manager, PCI Security Standards Council. "The addition of the PED Security Requirements under the PCI Security St... (more)

VIPdesk Validated as Level 1 Service Provider in Compliance With Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS)

ALEXANDRIA, VA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/09/08 -- VIPdesk, the pioneer of home-based call center and concierge services, has been validated as a Level 1 Service Provider in compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). Two years ago, VIPdesk achieved compliance with PCI-DSS as a Level 3 Service Provider and was the first home-based call center and concierge service to do so. VIPdesk has maintained compliance since that time and has now validated compliance at a higher level, Level 1. VIPdesk's compliance with PCI-DSS helps ensure that confidential information at VIPdesk is protected and secure. In order to comply with PCI-DSS, companies must have in place strong data security processes and policies -- including preventing, detecting and reacting to security incidents. Compliance with the standard as a Level 1 Service Provider requires an a... (more)

The Top 250 Players in the Cloud Computing Ecosystem

In the run-up to the next Cloud Expo, 7th Cloud Expo (November 1–4, 2010) being held at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Silicon Valley, it's time to give my earlier list a complete overhaul. Here, accordingly, is an expanded list of the most active players in the Cloud Ecosystem. I have increased it from the 'mere' 150 I identified back in January of this year, to 250, testimony – as if any were needed! – to the fierce and continuing growth of the "Elastic IT" paradigm throughout the world of enterprise computing. Editorial note: The words in quotation marks used to describe the various services and solutions in this round-up are in every case taken from the Web sites of the companies themselves. Omissions to this Top 250 list should be sent to me via Twitter (twitter.com/jg21) and I will endeavor to include them in any future revision of this newly expanded rou... (more)

Cloud Expo New York Call for Papers Now Open

Early Bird Savings Cloud Expo Cloud computing is a game changer. The cloud is disrupting traditional software and hardware business models by disrupting how IT service gets delivered. Entrepreneurial opportunities abound as this classic disruptive technology begins to proliferate, so it is no surprise that SYS-CON's industry-leading International Cloud Expo is going from strength to strength. The 5th International Cloud Expo, to be held April 19-21, 2010, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York, NY, announces that its Call for Papers is fast approaching. Topics on which submission are welcome include all aspects of providing or using massively scalable IT-related capabilities as a service using Internet technologies (see suggested examples below). Help plant your flag in the fast-expanding business opportunity that is The Cloud: submit your speaking propos... (more)