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...
View ArticleNews: 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...
View ArticleNews: 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...
View ArticleAWS 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...
View ArticleOpenStack 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...
View ArticleCisco 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...
View ArticleOpenStack 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...
View ArticleProject 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...
View ArticleProject 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....
View ArticleAmazon 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...
View ArticleVMware 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...
View ArticleVMware 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,...
View ArticleVMware 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...
View ArticleCloud 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...
View ArticlePositioning 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)....
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleAmazon 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...
View ArticleNBNCo – 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...
View ArticleNBNCo – 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...
View ArticleWelcome 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...
View ArticleNews: 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...
View ArticleIT 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...
View ArticlePaaS 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...
View ArticleAWS 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...
View ArticleCloud 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...
View ArticleCloud 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...
View ArticleWhy 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...
View ArticleCloud 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...
View ArticleCloud 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...
View ArticleSDN 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...
View ArticleCloud 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,...
View ArticleIs 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:...
View ArticleASML 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...
View ArticleMotorola 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...
View ArticleVisionChina 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....
View ArticleT-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,...
View ArticleIBM 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...
View ArticleFujitsu 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...
View ArticleFacebook 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...
View ArticleVMware 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...
View ArticleMicrosoft 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...
View ArticlePayPal 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...
View ArticleMicrosoft 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...
View ArticleIcahn 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...
View ArticleQualcomm 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...
View ArticleQualcomm 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...
View ArticleVMware 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...
View ArticleCloud 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...
View ArticleOpenStack, 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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