Addressing storage management challenges using open source SDS controller

Cost pressures, explosive data growth and cloud workloads are driving the need for fundamental shift in how storage resources are being managed in the private cloud. In this session we present open Software Defined Storage (SDS) controller framework augmenting the OpenStack storage services (i.e., Cinder, Manila, Swift) to address storage management challenges and demonstrate an… Continue reading Addressing storage management challenges using open source SDS controller

BarCloud announces inventory management system integration with online email apps

BarCloud, a leading cloud inventory management system, today showcased a new integration option for users to automate workflow tasks involving email messaging. Within a few minutes, non-technical users can set up the integration points between the online applications to automatically trigger the sending of custom emails. “Our users have spoken. A large portion of them… Continue reading BarCloud announces inventory management system integration with online email apps

KHD Simplifies Data Center Management with SimpliVity’s Hyperconverged Infrastructure

SimpliVity, a leader in hyperconverged infrastructure for the software-defined data center, announced today that KHD Humboldt Wedag International AG, a global leader in cement plant technology, equipment and services, has selected SimpliVity’s OmniCube Data Virtualization Platform to streamline the management of its global data centers. SimpliVity’s hyperconverged infrastructure allows KHD to keep its IT resources… Continue reading KHD Simplifies Data Center Management with SimpliVity’s Hyperconverged Infrastructure

Red Hat Upgrades Hybrid Cloud Management Platform, Releases Red Hat CloudForms 3.1

Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced Red Hat CloudForms 3.1, the next version of its open hybrid cloud management solution, available in September 2014. Red Hat CloudForms 3.1 extends enterprise-grade cloud management across private, public and hybrid clouds with additional management features, capabilities and enhancements for… Continue reading Red Hat Upgrades Hybrid Cloud Management Platform, Releases Red Hat CloudForms 3.1

netFLEX Extends Multivendor Network Management to 100 Gigabit Wavelength Services Provisioning

Unique Computer Services announced today the immediate availability of Release 2.9.1 of its netFLEX® Management System. Providing end-to-end multivendor multi-technology network management, the netFLEX® system provides for faster service turn-up with rapid and error free provisioning, reduced mean times to repair via real-time fault management, and increased mean time between failures with advanced performance management… Continue reading netFLEX Extends Multivendor Network Management to 100 Gigabit Wavelength Services Provisioning

VMware Cloud Management Helps Drive Adoption of Software-Defined Data Center Architecture

VMware Cloud Management solutions are helping customers achieve the promise of the software-defined data center architecture, VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, announced today at VMworld® 2013. With best-in-class cloud automation, cloud operations, and cloud business management solutions, VMware delivers a comprehensive product portfolio to help simplify and automate… Continue reading VMware Cloud Management Helps Drive Adoption of Software-Defined Data Center Architecture

Nutanix Packs Performance and IT Management Advancements Into New Nutanix OS 3.5

Nutanix, a leading provider of hyper-efficient, massively scalable and elegantly simple datacenter infrastructure solutions, today introduced the latest version of its intelligent software, Nutanix OS (NOS) 3.5. The new release highlights the company’s commitment to bringing unmatched innovations in performance, scalability and user experience to provide IT managers with a new, more robust platform for… Continue reading Nutanix Packs Performance and IT Management Advancements Into New Nutanix OS 3.5

Nexenta Launches Nexenta VSA for VMware Horizon View

VMworld 2013 US Nexenta Systems, Inc., the leading provider of Software-Defined Storage solutions, today released Nexenta VSA for VMware Horizon View™: application-specific storage management and acceleration software that allows Horizon View administrators to auto-configure, tune, deploy and optimize storage for their VDI environment from their management console. Installed on VMware vSphere®, the Nexenta VSA for… Continue reading Nexenta Launches Nexenta VSA for VMware Horizon View