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News: VMworld 2013 – VMware NSX – partner security focus

This year at VMworld 2013 saw VMware demo the latest advances in NSX, that is extensions into 3rd party and ISV security domains. Essentially NSX Service Composer allows and administrators to stitch...

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News: Insieme Networks, Soni Jiandani at VMworld 2013

SDN is all the hype, as big as Cloud. In fact these are very closely related as we have previously explored in this post. This year at VMworld 2013 saw Insieme Networks, SVP Soni Jiandnai lay out the...

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News: VMware say OpenStack ready for the enterprise

It is clear that the turf war with VMware and OpenStack is hotting up as VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger postures up to defend VMware’s enterprise space from the open source community Cloud platform. However...

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AWS APIs and Programmability

AWS continues to expand their platform with the premise in mind of programmability. Some of the feedback I get is that there is so much navigation through the AWS site for APIs, tools and general...

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OpenStack code contribution

Which company contributes most to OpenStack? DreamHost chipped in most lines of code to OpenStack over past six months, but Red Hat amassed far more commits Although Rackspace can lay claim to...

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Cisco rejects VMware NSX

Cisco: We have no plans for “deep integration” with VMware’s NSX Cisco’s latest switch will technically work in an SDN environment from its networking competitor VMware, but Cisco doesn’t encourage...

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OpenStack Havana Release

Just announced, OpenStack Havana release with over 400 new features contributed by more than 910 developers. Do not forget that this is all free… Some of the key new features made available are as...

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Project Solum Announced – PaaS on OpenStack

Yesterday OpenStack chief code contributors from Rackspace announced project Solum, an open source stream of work involving ‘eBay, Red Hat, Ubuntu/Canonical, Cloudsoft, Cumulogic, dotCloud/Docker and...

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Project Solum, Orchestration through OpenStack Heat

Although automation and orchestration are not new concepts, the operational approach Cloud provides to IT and Network with delivery ‘as a Service’ has placed a far greater importance on such concepts....

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Amazon WorkSpaces gains end user control point

This is the next big bet by AWS in my opinion. Assisting to complete the delivery of IT from the Cloud, in true AWS style, AWS today launched another services into their portfolio off the back of...

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VMware launches Public Cloud Beta

When VMware announced the vCloud initiative in 2009, the core intent was to enable its customers, the Cloud Service Providers, access to a global vCloud Ecosystem of its partner peers and enterprise...

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VMware launches Public Cloud Beta – Images

Below are some screen shots from the VMware Public Cloud Beta portal. You can go back to the main article here Simply click any to zoom in. Tags:  Amazon, Cloud, Cloud Computig, Cloud Service Provider,...

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VMware launches NSX based upon Nicira

Late in 2012 VMware announced it’s acquisition of Nicira and I wrote about that here. Since then VMware has been busy merging that Nicira overlay technology into their software stack, aligned to their...

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Cloud Service Brokerage is the new Enterprise Architecture

A brokerage service removes the complexity and streamlines the ‘many’ into a single offering for consumption. The ‘many’ could be multiple data sources aggregated into a single accessible API, or a...

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Positioning a Software Defined Network in the Cloud

I have discussed what is the Cloud at some length, and I have also previously discussed what is software define storage, however I have yet to discuss the concepts of a software defined network (SDN)....

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The benefits of the AWS Partner Network & Channel Reseller Program

The proposition of competing with the Public Cloud giant AWS on price and scale can be daunting if not challenging to execute on. So as they say, “if you cannot beat them, join them”, right? Lucky AWS...

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Amazon Web Services Direct Connect

The adoption of Cloud services can be challenging in terms of ensuring seamless integration with your existing network attached devices – which is in fact everything IT. So in looking to address this...

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NBNCo – Product Development Forum

A quick update, as you know NBNCo will provide a national and open ubiquitous broadband network. As a wholesale consumer you can build capability to support a wide range of use case scenarios from a...

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NBNCo – Reducing the barrier to entry

With all the hype around the NBN in the news and amongst my peers I thought it was about time I took a detailed look at the planned NBNCo products capabilities, what this means for the service...

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Welcome to Cloud News.

With Cloud reaching a saturation point, what is next? Who will converge? What innovation will pop up its head? With so much occurring It is difficult to source and provide a single source of valid...

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News: VMworld 2013 – More Virtualization – Networking with NSX & Storage with...

News Feed: VMworld 2013: Networking and storage take centre stage Last year in VMworld 2012 we saw announcements from VMware as they moves up the Cloud management stack with acquisitions from...

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IT professional services can bend the cloud computing learning curve

Shelling out cash for an outside cloud consultant can save an enterprise time, money and effort -- plus ease the learning curve for IT pros. Continue reading → Tags:  cloud computing, IT, the cloud...

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PaaS adoption upswing predicted for 2014; will it last?

The Platform as a Service market could heat up next year, but what is PaaS, exactly? And will it eventually be subsumed under other cloud categories? Continue reading → Tags:  PaaS, PAss Predictions...

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AWS C3 shortage signals thirst for cloud computing performance

Cloud computing performance is in high demand among customers of Amazon Web Services, which has sold out of new C3 instances. Continue reading → Tags:  Amazon Web Services, cloud computing Facebook...

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Cloud computing experts forecast the market climate in 2014

This year was busy for the cloud market, with acquisitions and new products. Our experts weigh in on what all this means for 2014. Continue reading → Tags:  Cloud, Cloud market 2014 Facebook TweetThis...

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Cloud insurance to file sharing: the year in cloud security

Cloud security -- or lack thereof, for some -- continues to shape enterprise cloud adoption decisions. How can you best secure your company's cloud? Continue reading → Tags:  Cloud, Cloud Security...

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Why Software as a Service benefits trump IaaS

From 'cloud first' to 'SaaS first': Robert Half International plans to ask vendors to offer SaaS rather than basic IaaS in 2014. Continue reading → Tags:  IaaS, Robert Half International, SaaS Facebook...

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Cloud fallout continues from Amazon-WikiLeaks kerfuffle

The cloud computing market is still feeling the after effects of Amazon Web Services pulling the plug on WikiLeaks three years ago. Continue reading → Tags:  Amazon Web Services, Cloud, cloud...

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Cloud Growth Drives Need For Unified Datacenter Monitoring

Today's complex, cloud-enabled datacenter requires network monitoring tools that provide a comprehensive view of traffic. Continue reading → Tags:  Cloud Growth, Unified Data Centre Monitoring Facebook...

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SDN Vendors’ Internal Tug-of-War Doesn’t Bode Well For Customers

Networking vendors are experiencing internal conflict as they try to integrate SDN into their products lines. Customers will face the fallout. Continue reading → Tags:  SDN, SDN war Facebook TweetThis...

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Cloud management startup aims to fix Amazon VPC snags

Robert Half International takes the plunge with Carmelo Systems, a new company offering a way to create many virtual private clouds within AWS. Continue reading → Tags:  AWS, Carmelo Systems, Cloud,...

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Is It Time For SDN 2.0?

Software-defined networking has become a meaningless buzzword. Let's start fresh with a new term that has strict requirements before vendors can label their products with it. Continue reading → Tags:...

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ASML upbeat as it pins hope on new technology

VELDHOVEN, The Netherlands (Reuters) - ASML, the world's biggest manufacturer of tools for the semiconductor industry, gave an optimistic outlook for 2014, saying its investment in new technology...

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Motorola Solutions edges past estimates, warns on revenue

(Reuters) - Motorola Solutions Inc, which makes walkie-talkies and rugged mobile computers, reported a slight rise in quarterly profit, helped by higher government sales, but forecast a steep drop in...

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VisionChina signs advertising pact with Baidu unit, shares jump

(Reuters) - Shares of Chinese outdoor digital advertising company VisionChina Media Inc jumped 52 percent after the company said it signed a deal to promote Baidu Inc's online gaming unit in China....

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T-Mobile US says to expand into banking cards

NEW YORK (Reuters) - T-Mobile US is stepping beyond cellphones and offering payment cards in the latest effort to differentiate its service from bigger rivals. Continue reading → Tags:  Banking Cards,...

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IBM shares open down 5 percent after weak results

(Reuters) - Shares in IBM Corp opened down about 5 percent on Wednesday, a day after it missed revenue expectations, hurt by weak demand for its servers and storage equipment, particularly in growth...

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Fujitsu looking to buy IBM’s server business

(Reuters) - Japan's Fujitsu Ltd is considering buying International Business Machines Corp's low-end server business, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the...

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Facebook tests ad network business on other companies’ mobile apps

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Wednesday that it is displaying ads from a small group of marketers on other companies' smartphone apps, the latest sign that the world's No. 1 online...

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VMware to buy mobile security firm AirWatch for $1.54 billion

(Reuters) - Cloud software maker VMware Inc said it would buy privately held mobile security company AirWatch for $1.54 billion to tap into rising demand from companies to secure the smartphones and...

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Microsoft lawyer suggests non-U.S. data storage for overseas users

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's head lawyer has suggested that overseas customers will be allowed to have their personal data stored in non-U.S. data centers, the Financial Times reported on...

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PayPal challenger Stripe valued at $1.75 billion in funding deal

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Stripe Inc has joined the billion-dollar club. Continue reading → Tags:  Paypal, Stripe Facebook TweetThis Copyright © Cloudmantic - Cloud Computing [PayPal challenger Stripe...

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Microsoft profit up slightly on strong commercial sales

SEATTLE, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Thursday fiscal second-quarter profit rose 3 percent, as strong sales of its Office software to businesses offset another weak quarter for its...

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Icahn takes another $500 million bite out of Apple

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn picked up another $500 million of Apple Inc shares on Thursday to take his investment in the iPhone maker to $3.6 billion, while ratcheting up his...

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Qualcomm acquires patents from HP to bulk up portfolio

Jan 23 (Reuters) - Chipmaker Qualcomm Inc acquired a patent portfolio from Hewlett-Packard Co, including those of Palm Inc and its iPaq smartphone, in a move that will bulk up HP's offerings to handset...

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Qualcomm acquires patents from HP to bulk up portfolio

(Reuters) - Chipmaker Qualcomm Inc acquired a patent portfolio from Hewlett-Packard Co, including those of Palm Inc and its iPaq smartphone, in a move that will bulk up HP's offerings to handset makers...

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VMware on Moving to Hybrid Cloud and its Top Considerations

Some of the public cloud's most popular features include its agility and scalability, but unfortunately, some of its less popular aspects, such as security and complexity concerns, can be hard to...

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Cloud Storage Boom: Dropbox Reportedly Lands $250 Million In Venture Funding

Online storage vendor Dropbox reportedly has landed $250 million in a new round of venture funding, lifting the 7-year-old San Francisco-based company's valuation to some $10 billion.... Continue...

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OpenStack, the Data Centre Operating System?

OpenStack, OpenStack, OpenStack – here is another thought on OpenStack … I thought I’d discuss a topic which has been bantered around a little of late, and it is regarding OpenStack as the new...

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