GigaSpaces Enables Deployment of Mission-Critical Java Applications to Windows Azure

GigaSpaces Dedicated Edition for Azure Requires Zero Code Changes for Cloud On-Loading GigaSpaces Technologies, a pioneer of next generation application platforms for mission-critical applications, is now offering a solution that provides seamless on-boarding for enterprise Java and big-data applications to the Windows Azure platform. “Customers that have enterprise Java applications can leverage the GigaSpaces solution… Continue reading GigaSpaces Enables Deployment of Mission-Critical Java Applications to Windows Azure

Defense officials seek balanced cloud computing solution

Defense Department officials are looking to balance efficiency, effectiveness and security while moving away from the department’s decentralized network of computer servers and data centers and into “cloud” computing, the DOD’s deputy chief information officer said Sept. 7. “We must balance all three,” said Robert J. Carey, who is also the deputy assistant secretary of… Continue reading Defense officials seek balanced cloud computing solution

Hitachi Data Systems Announces Acquisition of BlueArc

Powerful Combination Gives Customers Highly Scalable, Reliable and High-Performance Solutions to Store and Manage the Explosive Growth in Unstructured Data Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., today announced a significant milestone in its strategy to give customers seamless access to all data, content and information with the acquisition of… Continue reading Hitachi Data Systems Announces Acquisition of BlueArc

Information Security, Virtualization, and the Journey to the Cloud

According to ESG research, virtualization technology investments top the priority list in 2010 as nearly 60% of large and small organizations will increase their spending on virtualization technology. Why? Because its optimization and efficiency benefits are measurable and real. Given this, many firms plan to expand their use of virtualization by increasing the number of… Continue reading Information Security, Virtualization, and the Journey to the Cloud

Virtustream Revolutionizes Cloud IaaS Market by Delivering ‘Sub-Virtual Machine’ Provisioning and Billing Architecture

xStream Has Proven More Efficient Than a Full Spectrum of Cloud Solutions, from AWS to VCE at VMworld 2011 Virtustream, Inc., a leading cloud services provider, today announced that it credits its patent-pending Infrastructure Unit (IU) architecture as the principal reason for its early success in the both the web-scale and enterprise cloud markets. Virtustream’s… Continue reading Virtustream Revolutionizes Cloud IaaS Market by Delivering ‘Sub-Virtual Machine’ Provisioning and Billing Architecture

VMware Introduces New Platform for Enterprise Database as a Service

New VMware vFabric Data Director™ Will Help Control Database Sprawl, Accelerate Application Development with Self-Service Database Operations and Improve Datacenter Efficiency Today at VMworld 2011, VMware, Inc., the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, announced a new database provisioning and operations solution designed to deliver a database as a service model for the enterprise.… Continue reading VMware Introduces New Platform for Enterprise Database as a Service

NetApp and VMware Help Transform IT, Make Cloud A Reality

New Joint Cloud Solution Allows Customers to Invest Resources Back into the Business to Drive Innovation and Manage for the Future VMWorld2011: Cloud computing has quickly surfaced as an important IT initiative as more organizations evaluate alternatives to help manage the pace and growth of their business. To help accelerate customers’ transition to the cloud,… Continue reading NetApp and VMware Help Transform IT, Make Cloud A Reality

Desktone and NetApp Partner to Deliver High-Performance Desktops as a Service

Desktone Optimizes Cloud-Hosted Virtual Desktop Infrastructure with NetApp Storage; Previews Solution at VMworld 2011 Desktone, Inc., the pioneer of Desktops as a Service (DaaS), today announced that it is collaborating with NetApp, a leading provider of storage and data management solutions, to provide an efficient and flexible desktop as a service offering for cloud service… Continue reading Desktone and NetApp Partner to Deliver High-Performance Desktops as a Service