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- The as-a-service business model
- Insurance policyFor many small businesses, why would you want to invest into hardware and have to maintain that infrastructure?... The reality is that software companies must move this model down to the small business and show how a "monthly fee" pay as you go can save so much more money...
- Tags: SaaS Model, business model
- Discussion threads 2009-10-05
- Fourth type of cloud computing
- We've all heard of SaaS, PaaS and IaaS. What's the fourth type of cloud computing? by Dan Kusnetzky
- Tags: Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Software As A Service (SaaS), Hardware, Emerging Technologies, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-10-05
- When is a VMware cloud a vCloud? Let the API wars begin
- Attention enterprises â€"Pop Quiz: If your favorite hosting provider launches a cloud service that supports VMware vSphere and is part of the VMware vCloud initative, are they providing you with the rich vCloud functionality VMware is touting at VMworld this week? The answer is no, because vCloud...
- Tags: API, Amazon.com Inc., VMware Inc., Virtualization, Hardware, James Staten
- Blog posts 2009-09-02
- Xen.org: Stop the forking. Forrester: About time
- Xen.org, the open source community behind the leading IaaS cloud computing hypervisor finally made a bold move today by stepping up to the plate of delivering a complete open source virtual infrastructure for cloud platforms. Prior to this release, Xen.org had been content to manage and maintain the core Xen...
- Tags: Hypervisor, Xen, About Time Inc., Forrester Research Inc., Xen.org, Linux, Virtualization, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, James Staten
- Blog posts 2009-08-31
- VMware completes the PaaS to vCloud
- If you’ve been wondering why an infrastructure leader would acquire a developer framework, the answer is a bit more complex that what shows on the surface â€" and a lot more strategic. As stated in the press release and in the blogs by VMware CTO Steve Herrod and SpringSource CEO...
- Tags: Java, PaaS, VMware Inc., SpringSource, Microsoft Windows Azure, Virtualization, Hardware, James Staten
- Blog posts 2009-08-11
- Layer 7 Technologies Security in the Cloud
- Paul Rochester, CEO, and Scott Morrison, VP Engineering and Chief Architect, of Layer 7 Technologies, dropped by virtually to introduce me to their company's technology and the philosophy behind their products. After a while, I was able to understand the approach they were taking and how extensible and flexible it...
- Tags: Layer 7 Technologies Inc., XML, Security, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-07-30
- Meeting the Five Key Needs of Next-Generation Cloud Computing Networks With 10 GbE
- Cloud computing promises to bring scalable processing capacity to a wide range of applications in a cost-effective manner. Some applications like large social networking sites (Web 2.0) are natural fits for cloud computing's scale and efficiency. Other emerging cloud computing applications include Software as a Service SaaS, Platform as a...
- Tags: Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Hardware
- White papers 2009-07-01
- Platform Computing Announces Infrastructure Sharing Services
- The folks at Platform Computing are at it again. This time, they've announced a product to support cloud computing in the form of infrastructure as a service IaaS. They're calling it Platform Infrastructure Sharing Service ISF. As often is the case with a new product from a...
- Tags: Platform Computing Inc., Platform Infrastructure Sharing Facility, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-06-24
- IBM's CloudBurst is a credible step forward
- About six months ago, I accused IBM of “cloud-washing†its solutions and services when it launched its Project Blue Cloud marketing campaign. Its aim with this effort was to lure customer conversations about cloud computing in its direction so it could learn what enterprises wanted from this new technology. IBM...
- Tags: IBM Corp., Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Portals, Storage Management, Blade Servers, Servers, Hardware, Internet, Storage, James Staten
- Blog posts 2009-06-16
- Evaluating the Cost-Benefit of Using Cloud Computing to Extend the Capacity of Clusters
- This paper investigates the benefits that organisations can reap by using Cloud Computing" providers to augment the computing capacity of their local infrastructure. It evaluates the cost of six scheduling strategies used by an organisation that operates a cluster managed by virtual machine technology and seeks to utilise resources from...
- Tags: Cloud Computing, Association For Computing Machinery, Virtual Machine, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Business Services, Hardware
- White papers 2009-06-13
- Webinar: Access Assurance in the Cloud
- Cloud computing is a style of computing in which resources are provided as a service over the Internet such as: Software as a Service SaaS, Platform as a Service PaaS, and Infrastructure as a Service IaaS. But before the organization considers moving mission-critical applications and data onto cloud-based platforms, one...
- Tags: Microsoft Access, Webinar, Courion Corp., Cloud, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Software As A Service (SaaS), Microsoft Office, Strategy, Hardware, Emerging Technologies, Office Suites, Software, Management
- Webcasts 2009-06-09
- What is a "trusted cloud?"
- I recently had an opportunity to speak with executives of Hosted Solutions about their newest offering, the Stratus Trusted Cloud. Although I'm not sure that this offering is going to change how IT decision makers think about the concept of cloud computing in general, it is a step. ...
- Tags: Stratus Technologies, Information Technology, Hosted Solutions, Stratus Trusted Cloud, Strategy, Management, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-06-08
- Towards Trusted Cloud Computing
- Cloud computing infrastructures enable companies to cut costs by outsourcing computations on-demand. However, clients of cloud computing services currently have no means of verifying the confidentiality and integrity of their data and computation. To address this problem one proposes the design of a trusted cloud computing platform TCCP. TCCP enables...
- Tags: Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Hardware
- White papers 2009-05-27
- Enabling the Enterprise Through Cloud Computing
- Cloud computing is the next step on the path to more efficient use of computing resources. It is going to be a disruptive technology that totally changes the way enterprises look to meet their IT hardware and software requirements. Cloud computing is a mix of the latest ideas, technology and...
- Tags: Software, Religare Technova, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Hardware
- White papers 2009-05-27
- Steer Safely Into the Clouds: Why You Must Have Cloud Governance Before You Move Your Apps
- Cloud computing is a dilemma for today's CIO. The potential to cut capital expenditure and reign in operating costs is so compelling that the business will push aggressively for cloud adoption. Each of the components of cloud computing - Infrastructure-as-a-Service IaaS, Platform-as-a-Service PaaS, and Software-as-a-Service SaaS - offer a bulletproof...
- Tags: Software-as-a-service, PaaS, Layer 7 Technologies Inc., Cloud Computing, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Virtualization, Emerging Technologies, Hardware
- White papers 2009-05-15
- Citrix C3 ââ¬" Where are the partners?
- Citrix put some significant new meat on the bones of its Citrix Cloud Center (C3) offering last week but left behind one crucial element. Who are the partners delivering this offering? At its annual customer get together, Citrix Synergy 2009, the company fulfilled our prediction of the true...
- Tags: Citrix Systems Inc., Internet Service Provider, Service Provider, Internet Service, Citrix C3 Strategy, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Business Services, Internet, James Staten
- Blog posts 2009-05-11
- What Cloud Computing Means to You: Efficiency, Flexibility, Cost Savings
- Cloud computing is being heralded as the Next Big Thing in IT infrastructure, promising new levels of efficiency, flexibility and cost savings - particularly in the area of outsourced hosting, also known as Infrastructure-as-a-Service IaaS. But because cloud computing is at the early stages of what Gartner calls the "Hype...
- Tags: Cost Savings, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Hardware
- White papers 2009-03-26
- Deploying Database Appliances in the Cloud
- Cloud computing is an increasingly popular paradigm for accessing computing resources. A popular class of computing clouds is Infrastructure as a Service IaaS clouds, exemplified by Amazon's Elastic Computing Cloud (EC2). In these clouds, users are given access to virtual machines on which they can install and run arbitrary software,...
- Tags: Cloud, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- White papers 2009-03-10
- The Role of Security in Trustworthy Cloud Computing
- Cloud computing promises to change the economics of the data center, but before sensitive and regulated data move into the public cloud, issues of security standards and compatibility must be addressed including strong authentication, delegated authorization, key management for encrypted data, data loss protections, and regulatory reporting. All are elements...
- Tags: RSA Security Inc., Cloud, Cloud Computing, Data Centers, Virtualization, Security, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2009-02-01
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