Nimbula Announces Public Beta for Cloud Operating System Software

Dec 07, 2010 | Nimbula, the Cloud Operating System Company, today announced the availability of the public beta of its flagship Nimbula Director product. The software is now available for free download.
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CSC Unveils Four-Stage Path to Cloud Computing for Financial Services Industry

Dec 07, 2010 | This staged approach progresses from early use of low-risk, horizontal shared services to deployment of ancillary applications, then cloud-enablement of mission-critical applications, all in parallel with the introduction of unique cloud-only functions.
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BMC Software Extends Proactive Operations to the Cloud

Dec 07, 2010 | BMC now enables a Proactive IT Operations management approach that couples planning, predictive analytics and preventative automation.
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Abiquo Provides Single Management Console for Multiple Storage Systems

Dec 06, 2010 | Abiquo is partnering with NetApp and Nexenta to provide a single management console for multiple, industry-leading storage systems.
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New Compute On Demand Service from OCF is UK’s First to use Available Processing Power from an Approved Network of Academic & Research Server Clusters

Dec 06, 2010 | A 2.5 Tflop server cluster, STFC Daresbury Laboratory will make around 50 per cent of its processing power available to OCF’s customers. Through an SLA driven agreement, the requirements of OCF’s customers will receive priority on the server cluster.
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TACC Selects Bright Cluster Manager for FutureGrid Project

Dec 06, 2010 | TACC’s role in the project is to host one of FutureGrid’s six current HPC clusters, to contribute to the development of the user portal, and to provide tools to help users perform experiment
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Hunger for Higher Application Availability Runs Into Cost Concerns, Survey Finds

Dec 06, 2010 | The survey consisted of a Web questionnaire that recorded 367 responses and two dozen in-person interviews from companies in 22 countries. The subjects were small and medium-sized businesses,
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F5 Extends Power of Intelligent Automated Storage Tiering to the Cloud

Dec 06, 2010 | These enhancements help customers seamlessly extend the file storage infrastructure from the data center to the cloud, accelerate their return on investment for intelligent automated storage tiering, and provide more flexible deployment options for F5 Data Solutions.
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Cisco and BMC Software Announce Strategic Alliance to Advance Cloud Computing

Dec 06, 2010 | This new joint solution helps cloud providers easily deploy end-to-end cloud services running on a cloud computing infrastructure that spans data center networks, computing systems, storage and applications.
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CSC Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Life Sciences Firm, Image Solutions, Inc.

Dec 06, 2010 | Completion of the transaction is subject to ISI Shareholder approval and other standard conditions to closing; however, the transaction is expected to close before the end of the calendar year. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Amazon Web Services Launches Amazon Route 53, a New DNS Service in the Cloud

Dec 06, 2010 | Amazon Route 53 can be used to route end users to multiple AWS services including Amazon EC2, an Amazon Elastic Load Balancer or an Amazon S3 bucket, and to infrastructure outside of AWS.
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Cloud Computing to Reduce Global Data Center Energy Expenditures by 38% in 2020, According to Pike Research

Dec 06, 2010 | The cleantech market intelligence firm forecasts that the adoption of cloud computing will lead to a 38% reduction in worldwide data center energy expenditures by 2020, compared to a business as usual (BAU) scenario for data center capacity growth.
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IBM Cloud and Hosting Services Now SAP-Certified

Dec 03, 2010 | To achieve these certifications, IBM went through extensive testing by SAP to validate its hosting and cloud computing infrastructures, processes and technical staff.
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Autonomic Resources Delivers ROI to National Guard with Deployment of IBM’s BigFix Information Security Solution

Dec 03, 2010 | BigFix has reduced the time it takes to administer patches to the entire state’s servers, desktops and laptops from over a week to less than a day and in some cases to just minutes, while providing real-time, continuous visibility and control for all endpoints across the state agencies’ networks.
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Asankya Announces Issuance of U.S. Patent for Monitoring Network Traffic

Dec 03, 2010 | The innovative Asankya approach equips cloud service providers with a more secure network while accurately measuring network traffic and capacity, allowing greater efficiency for auditing and billing.
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Lippis Report and Ixia Stage Open Networking Performance and Power Tests for Public and Private Datacenter Clouds

Dec 02, 2010 | This test will be the first of its kind, as it will provide network stakeholders with real-world data that compares and contrasts different 10 GE equipment manufacturer products for data center fabrics.
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ActiveState Launches Amazon EC2 Cloud Offering for Python Developers

Dec 02, 2010 | This new AMI from ActiveState featuring ActivePython Business Edition provides access to Python database packages for Postgres, Oracle, SQLite and MS SQL in the Amazon EC2 environment.
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Engine Yard Announces Open Source Software Community Grant Program

Dec 02, 2010 | This program aims to help critical projects and OSS contributors gain traction while growing their user base and contributor base, and ensuring these projects have a long-term success with the broader community.
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IDC Predicts Cloud Services, Mobile Computing, and Social Networking to Mature, Coalesce in 2011

Dec 02, 2010 | In 2011, and certainly beyond, IDC expects these technologies – cloud services, mobile computing, and social networking – to mature and coalesce into a new mainstream platform for both the IT industry and the industries it serves.
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Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire LineSider to Bolster Cloud Network, Infrastructure Capabilities

Dec 02, 2010 | LineSider's software is designed to enable customers to organize their network resources into a flexible cloud infrastructure that integrates the network with customers' existing IT operational tools and processes.
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Gartner Reveals Top Predictions for IT Organizations and Users for 2011 and Beyond

Dec 01, 2010 | Analysts said that the predictions highlight the significant changes in the roles played by technology and IT organizations in business, the global economy and the lives of individual users.
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Spirent Communications, cPacket Networks Partner to Offer Next Generation Network Monitoring Solutions

Dec 01, 2010 | Spirent, a leading provider of network testing and service assurance solutions, will extend its live Ethernet network testing solutions with advanced products that incorporate cPacket technology and provide real time, on the fly, traffic aggregation/de-aggregation, and advanced packet filtering.
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NC State and IBM Researchers Discover New Way to Patch Holes in The ‘Cloud’

Nov 30, 2010 | Researchers from North Carolina State University and IBM have invented a way to update computer systems packaged in virtual machines in a computer “cloud” – even when those programs are offline.
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SunGard Availability Services Sees Cloud Computing Maturing, Converging in Coming Years

Nov 30, 2010 | If 2010 was the year of cloud computing awareness and adoption, the next phase of the cloud evolution will bring maturation and convergence according to SunGard Availability Services.
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rPath and CollabNet Partner to Unify Dev and Ops for Continuous Delivery

Nov 30, 2010 | Working together, the solutions from rPath and CollabNet will deliver an integrated and automated solution for continuous delivery of applications and application changes, from development through operations.
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