Globally, the cloud continues to pose challenges on how to deliver agile, yet secure, IT services to enterprises. The percentage of companies that reported a data security lapse or issue with their cloud service increased from 43 percent in 2011 to 46 percent in 2012, according to a recent global cloud security survey conducted by… Continue reading Survey: Companies Still Struggling with Cloud Security
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Zend Partners with VMware to Run Enterprise Web Applications in the Cloud
Zend, the PHP company, today announced an integrated solution for VMware vFabric Application Director™ that makes it easy for enterprises to move their virtualized PHP applications to a fully-automated cloud environment. The integration of Zend Server, the #1 PHP application platform, with VMware vFabric Application Director equips enterprises to seamlessly deploy and manage enterprise-class PHP… Continue reading Zend Partners with VMware to Run Enterprise Web Applications in the Cloud
SUSE Releases First OpenStack-Based Enterprise Private Cloud Solution
SUSE today announced the general availability of SUSE® Cloud, its first commercially supported private cloud solution, at CloudOpen 2012. Powered by OpenStack™, SUSE Cloud is an automated cloud management platform that enables the rapid deployment and easy ongoing management of an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) private cloud. Backed by SUSE’s 20 years of experience commercializing open source… Continue reading SUSE Releases First OpenStack-Based Enterprise Private Cloud Solution
Zscaler Secures $38 Million Investment Round, Accelerates Cloud Security Expansion
Zscaler, the Cloud Security Company, today announced that it has secured $38 million in funding from strategic investors, including Lightspeed Ventures. The company, which has until now been exclusively funded by internal investment, is planning to use the new funding to further accelerate its go-to-market strategy with expanded sales and marketing, and further develop its… Continue reading Zscaler Secures $38 Million Investment Round, Accelerates Cloud Security Expansion
DMTF Releases Specification for Simplifying Cloud Infrastructure Management
The Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF), the organization bringing the IT industry together to collaborate on systems management standards development, validation, promotion and adoption, today announced the release of the new Cloud Infrastructure Management Interface (CIMI) specification. The new specification standardizes interactions between cloud environments to achieve interoperable cloud infrastructure management between service providers and… Continue reading DMTF Releases Specification for Simplifying Cloud Infrastructure Management
CSC BizCloud VPE Launched, Enables a Simple Path to a Private Cloud
CSC (NYSE: CSC) today announced CSC BizCloud™ VPE (Virtual Private Edition), a right-sized private cloud enabling enterprises an easy path to securely hosting applications in the cloud. BizCloud VPE is a hosted private cloud that provides dedicated compute, private network access and logically segregated storage deployed from 13 CSC Cloud Datacenters on four continents. Like… Continue reading CSC BizCloud VPE Launched, Enables a Simple Path to a Private Cloud
DataCore’s Storage Hypervisor with VMware Cloud Infrastructure Enhances Private Clouds
VMworld US 2012 Today at VMworld® 2012, DataCore Software, the storage hypervisor leader and premier provider of storage virtualization software, announced that SANsymphony™-V is now certified as VMware Ready™ and easily integrates with VMware’s portfolio of solutions, allowing data center and private cloud operators to gain the most from their virtual infrastructure investments. At VMworld… Continue reading DataCore’s Storage Hypervisor with VMware Cloud Infrastructure Enhances Private Clouds
Most Americans Confused By Cloud Computing According to National Survey
While “the cloud” may be the tech buzzword of the year, many Americans remain foggy about what the cloud really is and how it works. A new national survey by Wakefield Research, commissioned by Citrix, showed that most respondents believe the cloud is related to weather, while some referred to pillows, drugs and toilet paper.… Continue reading Most Americans Confused By Cloud Computing According to National Survey