BEIJING – Global data-storage suppliers are looking at China’s small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) market as demand surges on the back of a rise in cloud computing. “The data quantity in medium-sized companies has seen an average increase of 59 percent annually. Demand could be huge in the next three to five years,” said Adrian… Continue reading A big cloud on the horizon proves to be good news in computer industry
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Green IT and Cloud Summit 2012
Third annual conference to feature 25 top Green IT and Cloud technology companies. Join the 2012 Green IT and Cloud Summit in Tysons Corner, Virginia on April 18, 2012. The third annual Green IT and Cloud Summit will feature top technology firms, dozens of high profile speakers and exclusive panels geared toward a national audience… Continue reading Green IT and Cloud Summit 2012
VMware: Unable to migrate VM, missing snapshot file and out of space Error
The error in the headline is right out of snapshot hell. If you have virtual machines (VMs) with large memory requirements, you probably know that you need extra space on the datastore to store the Memory Swap file (.vswp). When datastore housing the VM runs out of diskspace, you will not be able to create… Continue reading VMware: Unable to migrate VM, missing snapshot file and out of space Error
Invalid configuration for device 4 Error When Cloning or vMotion a Virtual Machine
When performing vMotion on a Virtual Machine (VM) or a template on vDS (virtual distributed switch) configuration, you may come across this error: Invalid configuration for Device ‘4’ I experienced this error in my lab over the weekend and removing the VM from the vDS portgroup fixed the issue. According to VMware, the cause of… Continue reading Invalid configuration for device 4 Error When Cloning or vMotion a Virtual Machine
WSO2 Joins Cloud Security Alliance
WSO2 today announced that it has joined the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the non-profit organization with a mission to promote the use of best practices for providing security assurance within cloud computing and education on the uses of cloud computing to help secure all other forms of computing. As a member of the Cloud Security… Continue reading WSO2 Joins Cloud Security Alliance
Thanks to the Patriot Act, Cloud Data in EU not Safe
Microsoft has acknowledged the fact that its EU based cloud data is accessible to the Patriot Act. If ordered, all US based companies are required to provide access to US authorities under the patriot act. Read on… Microsoft’s UK head admitted today that no cloud data is safe from the Patriot Act — and Microsoft… Continue reading Thanks to the Patriot Act, Cloud Data in EU not Safe
Nexenta Lands in China’s Cloud Valley
Nexenta® Systems, the world leader in OpenStorage solutions, today announced that the company had signed an agreement to base its Greater China presence in Beijing’s Cloud Valley. Nexenta will use its presence in Cloud Valley to support its growing ranks of customers and partners. Cloud Valley is a 7,000-square-meter technology campus and the creation of… Continue reading Nexenta Lands in China’s Cloud Valley
CumuLogic PaaS is Verified as Citrix Ready
CumuLogic, a Java Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) software provider today announced that its CumuLogic PaaS has been verified as Citrix Ready®. The Citrix Ready program helps customers identify third-party solutions that are recommended to enhance virtualization, networking and cloud computing solutions from Citrix Systems, Inc. CumuLogic PaaS completed a rigorous verification process to ensure compatibility with Citrix… Continue reading CumuLogic PaaS is Verified as Citrix Ready