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Red Hat partners with Amazon for Enterprise Linux fabric in Elastic Compute Cloud

Red Hat partners with Amazon for Enterprise Linux fabric in Elastic Compute Cloudnice, but expensive compared to base EC2For companies that really want paid support from Red Hat, this is a nice option, and it's great to see Amazon sign up a major partner like this. However, you can already...

Tags: Business structures, OPEN SOURCE, Red Hat Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Enterprise Linux fabric, Red Hat partner, Elastic Compute Cloud, EC2, Enterprise Linux, partnership

Discussion threads 2007-11-07

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What's next for Microsoft's Azure cloud platform?

So MS is going cloud...Well, well, isn't this interesting. Does MS concede that the era of packaged client software is over? Again, MS is the follower and not the leader, and again, MS is following Google to the clouds. My prediction is that this will be a field day...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Corp., Azure, server

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Amazon launches relational database service: Think MySQL in the cloud

Amazon on Tuesday launched a public beta of a service dubbed the Amazon Relational Database Service RDS. The main appeal: Allow customers to operate and scale database clusters while leaving pesky tasks like patching and administration to Amazon Web Services. Adam Selipsky, vice president of Amazon Web...

Tags: MySQL, Amazon Web Services, Web Service, Amazon.com Inc., RDBMS, EC2, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-27

HP's Hurd: Cloud computing has its limits (especially when you face 1,000 attacks a day)

Now here's a ringing endorsement of cloud computing......"HP "wouldn?t put anything material in nature outside the firewall." "Sure gives one confidence, doesn't it? And this company is trying sell people on the cloud...but its CEO doesn't trust it? Nice. :-(Translation: We make a lot of money selling overpriced, under utilizedservers...

Tags: Virtualization, cloud computing, Hewlett-Packard Co., server

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Teradata unveils cloud strategy, answer for Oracle's Exadata machine

Data warehousing giant Teradata is outlining its cloud computing strategy including an internal cloud service and a public offering via Amazon Web Services. In addition, Teradata is rolling out an appliance it claims will provide a big performance boost. The announcements, timed for Teradata's partner conference in...

Tags: Strategy, Data Warehouse, Teradata, Oracle Corp., Performance Claim, Business Intelligence, Storage, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-19

Biggest cloud of all: Amazon EC2 makes about $220 million a year

Anyone wondering how the commercial cloud computing business model is working should look no further than Amazon Web Services. Randy Bias just published estimates that AWS is pulling in about $220 million annually for its Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) offerings. He bases his conclusions on "actual verified...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Amazon EC2, Randy Bias, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Hardware, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2009-10-02

Amazon lowers fees on reserved EC2 instances

Amazon is lowering prices for reserve instances of its Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) services to entice more enterprises to sign up for longer-term deals. The reserve instances were a big deal in March when Amazon rolled them out. In a nutshell, big enterprise customers can sign up...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Pricing Strategy, Pricing, Marketing Research, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-21

Amazon: Shares tumble late as Q2 sales fall short; quiet about Kindle

Amazon made headlines this week by looking ahead with the announced acquisition of online shoe retailer Zappos. But the second quarter performance was all about the Kindle e-Book reader. The online retailer today reported second quarter net income of $142 million, or 32 cents per share, down...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-07-23

BMC to link up with Amazon Web Services for hybrid cloud deployments

BMC Software on Wednesday will detail plans to collaborate with Amazon Web Services to ease hybrid cloud infrastructure deployments. Despite a lot of chatter about cloud computing most enterprises will take a hybrid approach to their data center and link so called private clouds---also known as your...

Tags: BMC Software Inc., Data Center, Amazon Web Services, Web Service, Amazon.com Inc., Data Centers, It Management, Cloud Computing, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, It service Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-15

Cloud Computing for the Enterprise: Part 2: WebSphere sMash and DB2 Express-C on the Amazon EC2 Public Cloud

Among the three cloud types - public, private, and hybrid clouds - the public cloud is probably the most well-known and mature in its offerings. Accessibility and affordability are two of the key characteristics that have led to the popularity of the public cloud. To these ends, the Amazon Elastic...

Tags: IBM WebSphere, Amazon.com Inc., IBM DB2, IBM Corp., Tools & Techniques, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Enterprise Software, Application Servers, Middleware, Management, Hardware, Software

White papers 2009-05-20

Amazon beefs up cloud visibility and monitoring tools

Amazon Web Services rolled out a beta for Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) tools that will allow for better monitoring and visibility of cloud computing resources.  In a blog post statement, Amazon introduced: Amazon CloudWatch, which tracks and monitors the company's cloud computing service; AutoScaling, which...

Tags: Amazon Web Services, Web Service, Monitoring, Amazon.com Inc., Tool, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Productivity, Web Services, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-18

Jive Introduce 'Software as a Service' Social Business Express

Jive Software are launching a free for 90 days cloud version of their 'Social Business Software' SBS today - a lighter weight hosted solution for those who are grappling with internal infrastructure and resources challenges but need to get up and running with a collaboration environment. ...

Tags: Tenant, Microsoft Windows Small Business Server, Software-as-a-service, Marketing, Information Technology, Environment, Use Case, Collaboration Environment, Jive SBS, Strategy, Collaboration, Groupware, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-05-04

Ubuntu 9.04 to be available for download Thursday

  Canonical will make its much anticipated Ubuntu 9.04 upgrade available for download on Thursday. The platform --which includes a desktop, server and netbook edition -- offers faster bootups (as fast as 25 seconds, its developers say), cloud support, OpenOffice 3.0, support for Skype...

Tags: Ubuntu, Ubuntu 9.04 Server Edition, Linux, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, OpenOffice, Open Source, E-mail Servers, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Office Suites, Enterprise Software, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-04-22

Amazon launches Hadoop data crunching service

Amazon on Thursday announced a new cloud computing service that uses Hadoop, a free software framework, to crunch tons of data.  The service, called Amazon Elastic MapReduce, is designed for businesses, researchers and analysts trying to conduct data intensive number crunching statement. Hadoop, which is used by...

Tags: Apache Hadoop, Amazon.com Inc., MapReduce Programming Model, Cloud Computing, Recruitment & Selection, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-02

Novell delivers SUSE Linux Enterprise 11

As the other Linux provider, Novell goes to great lengths to differentiate its offering from rival Red Hat. The company's expansive version 11 platform is no exception, and is said to promise unique advances in virtualization, management, interoperability, high availability and desktop computing. ...

Tags: Desktop, Novell Inc., SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, SuSE Linux, SuSE, High Availability Extension, Open Source, UNIX, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-03-24

Amazon tweaks EC2 pricing; Takes next step in its enterprise evolution

Amazon has tweaked its Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) pricing model to be more enterprise friendly. The move is significant enough to sway IT executives to adopt more of Amazon's Web Services--especially when they have tight budgets. Amazon on Thursday announced reserved pricing for its EC2 instances (blog,...

Tags: Instance, Amazon.com Inc., Pricing Strategy, Enterprise, Pricing, Marketing Research, Cloud Computing, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-12

Who makes most rain from IBM-Amazon cloud deal? Oracle.

It just goes to show how perplexing the gathering cloud marketplace is that the punditry are hesitant to meaningfully analyze this important development. But Amazon -- with a history of bold and long-term bets -- and IBM -- with a history of making markets whether it's right...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Linux, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2009-02-12

Amazon EC2 launches Web-based management console

Amazon Web Services announced a Web-based management console for its Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) service. According to Amazon's Web Services blog, the console allows you to access your environment with a user name or password. It adds: No more certificates or public/secret keys to manage! If...

Tags: Web, Password, Console, Amazon.com Inc., Management Console, Cloud Computing, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-09

New year fast approaching, and so is the next-generation enterprise data warehouse

This has been one of the most pivotal years in the evolution of the enterprise data warehousing EDW market. Every EDW vendor of note has firmly repositioned its go-to-market strategy around the appliance approach, with some also taking tentative steps into what is sure to be a key theme in...

Tags: Appliance, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., I&KM, MPP, Business Intelligence, Databases, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Tools & Techniques, Data Centers, Pricing, Programming Languages, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Web Services, Management, Storage, Hardware, Marketing, Software Development, Software/Web Development, James Kobielus

Blog posts 2008-12-24

Migrating to Amazon Web Services: The blueprint

Moving your infrastructure to Amazon Web Services--or any other cloud platform--sounds like a no-brainer in many respects. You can scale up or down as needed and pay only for the computing and storage you use. The big question, however, is this: How exactly does a company migrate its infrastructure? ...

Tags: Web Service, Amazon.com Inc., Infrastructure, Helpstream, EC2, Cloud Computing, Data Centers, Software As A Service (SaaS), Web Services, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-18