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Amazon Web Services (AWS) has become Red Hat's very first Premier Cloud Provider Partner. Fair enough. Red Hat was the first supported operating system and JBoss the first supported middleware on AWS. Anyway, Red Hat has thought up this shiny new program to certify "industry leaders in cloud computing" on Red Hat solutions. Premier Cloud Provider Partners are supposed to collaborate with Red Hat on technical support, security updates, hardware certification, sales and marketing, and business models. Red Hat says customer interest in cloud computing, both in building virtualized... (more)
2nd International Cloud Computing Expo New York Photo Album
SYS-CON's 2nd International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo, held on March 30 -April1, 2009, in New York City, attracted more than 40 sponsors with over 1,300 delegates, a record attendance, up from the last Cloud Computing Expo in San Jose, CA. Cloud Computing, through which massively scalable IT-related capabilities are provided as a service using Internet technologies, has many inter... (more)
Microsoft Cloud Centers Coming Online
Microsoft threw the switch on its new mega data center in Dublin on July 1 and expects to do same for the one it's built in Chicago on July 20. The facilities are meant to support the company's Online, Live and cloud services. Dublin is Microsoft's first mega site outside the U.S. It covers 303,000 square feet capable of 5.4 megawatts of power, now on its way to 22.2 megawatts with deman... (more)
Cloud Computing Journal Opens "Readers' Choice Awards" Nominations
SYS-CON's Cloud Computing Journal announced today that nominations are now open for its first annual Cloud Computing Readers' Choice Awards. SYS-CON's Readers' Choice Awards, also known as the "Oscars of the Software Industry," has been one of the most prestigious industry award programs for more than a decade. This year's cloud computing awards will be given in 19 categories and award-w... (more)
Microsoft Cloud Centers Coming Online Amazon Is Red Hat’s First Premier Cloud Provider Partner Kevin Jackson Joins SYS-CON's GovITExpo as Tech Chair A Federal CloudBursting & Cyber Defense Contingency Plan Collaboration Software: Cisco Toys With Competing Against Office Exclusive Q&A with President of Unisys Systems & Technology Oracle SVP To Keynote Cloud Computing Expo Cloud Computing Journal Opens "Readers' Choice Awards" Nominations IBM & Cloud Computing: Self-Service Clouds with Fine-Grained Control Google Announces Chrome Operating System More Articles...
Advanced Load Balancing for Developers and ADCs, What's the Difference? Control Your NAS like You Control Your SAN v.10 Logical Volume Manager CloudNet & The Case for Enterprise-Ready Virtual Private Clouds Unisys – A Clear Vision for the Cloud What's in a Cloud, Anyway? Another SaaS Migration Success For WaveMaker Cloud Balancing, Cloud Bursting, and Intercloud Small Pieces Tightly Joined: Open Source in the Cloud LucidEra: the People Express of On-Demand BI? More Blogs...
Yahoo! Cloud Computing SVP To Keynote Cloud Computing Expo Arcot Makes Fraud Prevention Network Available to RiskFort Customers to Share Fraud Data Bycast Named “Gold Sponsor†of Cloud Computing Expo Cloud Computing Expo Sponsorship Brochure in the Mail Oracle Named “Platinum Sponsor†of Cloud Computing Expo “Cloud Computing†Will Radically Transform Mobile Applications Unisys Named “Platinum Sponsor†of Cloud Computing Expo Unisys President To Keynote Cloud Computing Expo AtTask Provides Leading U.K. Digital Agency, Netcel, with Company Insight and Access to Strategic Decision-Making Information Enterprise Desktop Virtualization Reaches Turning Point with MokaFive More News...
Cloud Computing Expo Europe 2009 in Prague: Themes & Topics What is Cloud Computing? Cloud Computing Expo 2009 West: Call for Papers Deadline July 15 An A to Z of Cloud Computing Companies in 2009 Cloud Computing Casts Shadow on Walled Gardens Virtualization Conference & Expo 2009 West: Call for Papers Closing We Will Make the Cloud Hype a Reality: VMware CTO Ulitzer’s Amazing First 30 Days in Public Beta SYS-CON Announces Government IT Conference & Expo The Five Pillars of Cloud Computing
Cloud Computing Expo Europe 2009 in Prague: Themes & Topics What is Cloud Computing? Cloud Computing Expo 2009 West: Call for Papers Deadline July 15 An A to Z of Cloud Computing Companies in 2009 Cloud Computing Casts Shadow on Walled Gardens Twenty-One Experts Define Cloud Computing Is Cloud Computing the Wave of the Future? Cloud Computing Conference & Expo Call For Papers Deadline The Future of Cloud Computing Citrix CEO "The Industry Needs Time"
Virtualization Conference Keynote Webcast Live on SYS-CON.TV SOA 2 Point Oh No! Cloud Computing Expo Europe 2009 in Prague: Themes & Topics What is Cloud Computing? IBM's Got Its Head in the Clouds As Google's SaaS Assault Begins, Move Over Microsoft Office? Cloud Computing Expo 2009 West: Call for Papers Deadline July 15 From Enterprise to Cloud, Virtualization Today on SYS-CON.TV An A to Z of Cloud Computing Companies in 2009 Cloud Computing Casts Shadow on Walled Gardens
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Enterprises large and small are drawn by the advantages of cloud computing - pay-for-use, self-service, elastic scalability and the elimination of hardware management – resulting in very low barriers to entry and exit and high agility. However, enterprises are also concerned about security, quality of service, integration, compliance, lock-in, and the long-term costs of public clouds.
Yahoo! is investing significantly in Cloud Computing to support the company's global applications and audience of more than 500 million users. Yahoo!'s cloud confronts technical challenges at an almost unprecedented scale - requiring tens of petabytes of storage, tens of thousands of machines, and synchronization across multiple data centers around the globe.
With an ever-increasing number of companies now buying computing, storage, and networking power as they need it from the cloud, it is hardly surprising that SYS-CON's industry-leading International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo series is going from strength to strength. The Call for Papers for the 4th International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo, which will be held at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA, on November 2- 4, 2009, is now open.
SYS-CON announces the Call for Papers for the 1st Annual Government IT Conference & Expo (GovITExpo), to be held October 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. Submissions are welcomed from exceptional speakers who are also Infrastructure, architecture, and software engineering experts who have first-hand experience in the development, procurement or implementation of IT for Government or Federal agencies.
SYS-CON Events announced that Unisys, the leader in high-value technology and business solutions to global enterprises, was named "Platinum Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 4th International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo, which will take place on November 2 - 4, 2009, Santa Clara Convention Center, in Santa Clara, California. The event is expected to attract over 1,500 developers, engineers, architects, IT managers, and hardware and software professionals of every stripe.
SYS-CON Events announced today the latest event in its innovative series of real-world technology conferences, Government IT Conference & Expo, a deep dive into the new wave of Internet-based technologies that are changing the way that Federal agencies leverage, procure and utilize IT. GovITExpo, which is being held October 6, 2009 in Washington, DC, builds on the success of SYS-CON's Cloud Computing Expo, the fastest-growing conference anywhere in the world devoted to the delivery of massively scalable IT as a service using Internet technologies.
SYS-CON's SOA World Conference & Expo, colocated with AJAXWorld RIA Conference & Expo, held on June 22-23, 2009, in New York City, featured parallel content-rich tracks reflecting the worldwide adoption of the distributed computing paradigm, in which web services are deployed through specific service-oriented architectures. The two content-packed days emphasized value with a rich array of sessions, keynotes, General Sessions, breakout sessions, and industry panels led by exceptional speakers. Enjoy the photo album of the show.
“SOA serves as the foundation for the move into the cloud,†stated Dr. Kareem Yusuf, Director Product Management, WebSphere Software, IBM in his keynote at SOA World Conference & Expo in NYC, June 22 - 23, 2009. “What are the characteristics of the cloud?†Dr Yusuf then asked. Shared infrastructure, self-service capabilities, and the fact that it will be virtualized are several that he mentioned.
Leading the way in providing software solutions that extend, enhance and improve virtual environments, Vizioncore Inc. has grown into an industry leader which is helping thousands of organizations maximize their ROI from their investments in virtualization. With a comprehensive set of solutions that automate complex processes and address IT challenges of P2V/V2V conversions, disaster recovery, storage optimization, process automation and provisioning, and performance monitoring and chargeback, Vizioncore helps organizations leverage virtualization to achieve new levels of productivity and efficiencies in their IT systems.
SYS-CON Events announced today that Yahoo!, a leading global Internet brand and one of the most trafficked Internet destinations worldwide, was named "Platinum Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 4th International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo (www.CloudComputingExpo.com), which will take place on November 2 - 4, 2009, Santa Clara Convention Center, in Santa Clara, California.
Cloud Computing Expo sponsorship and exhibit opportunities brochure was mailed today to reach more than 10,000 industry marketing and senior management contacts. The brochure will reach Cloud Computing technology provider companies on Monday, July 13, 2009. A copy of the sponsorship opportunities brochure can be downloaded here.
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