OpenStack, an open source cloud computing platform with broad developer and commercial support, today announced the “Austin” code release of OpenStack Compute and Object Storage. Since the project’s inception three months ago, OpenStack has built an active community of contributors, delivered on its code release and feature commitments, attracted new member organizations and received significant interest from enterprises and service providers.
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Agriculture Company Cultivates Cloud Strategy with BMC Software and Cisco UCS
Just as retailers mark the holidays to clear their store shelves, agriculture companies look to the planting season to support sales and growth. Monsanto Company is also relying on BMC Software (NASDAQ:BMC – News) Business Service Management (BSM) to keep its IT running during critical seed selling seasons while enabling a large-scale virtualization effort and migration to cloud computing.
The Future of Virtualization, Cloud Computing and Green IT
The report examines, analyses, and predicts the evolution of Virtualization, Cloud Computing, and Green IT, their current and potential markets, and estimated industry outlays (expenditures) on selected key technologies over the next five years. Virtualization and Cloud Computing are complex Information Technologies, each one consisting of over 30 individual contributing technologies.
New Microsoft cloud service brings together Office, SharePoint, Exchange and Lync
Microsoft Corp. today announced Microsoft Office 365, the company’s next generation in cloud productivity that brings together Microsoft Office, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online and Lync Online in an always-up-to-date cloud service. Office 365 makes it easier for millions more organizations to get and use Microsoft’s award-winning business productivity solutions via the cloud. With Office 365, people can work together more easily from anywhere on virtually any device, while collaborating with others inside and outside their organization in a simple and highly secure way.
Microsoft launches “cloud” version of Office
Microsoft Corp launched a fully online version of its popular Office suite of applications on Tuesday as it looks to extend its customer base and beat back rival Google Inc. The new service, called Office 365, is available as a test from Tuesday in 13 countries, and will be on sale on a subscription basis worldwide next year.
CA to Enable Process and Workload Automation in Cloud
CA Technologies Support for VMware vCloud API to Enable Process and Workload Automation in Private, Public and Hybrid Clouds. Today at VMworld Europe 2010, CA Technologies announced plans to integrate CA IT Process Automation Manager with the VMware vCloud API.
Cloud Guard Extends Unified Security to On-Premise Virtualized Networks
Global DataGuard Secures Private Cloud Environments with VMware-Based Unified Enterprise Cloud Security. VMware version of Cloud Guard Unified Enterprise Cloud Security technology for private cloud environments. A customizable, self-contained unified security system.
Agiliance Introduces Cloud Risk Management
New Software Services for Cloud Risk Assessment, Monitoring and Assurance Target Compliance, Security and Threats in Private, Public and Hybrid Cloud Environments. Agiliance Inc., the leading independent provider of Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) solutions, today announced its Cloud Risk Management solution – encompassing risk-driven readiness, operations and audit software services for fast-evolving virtualized environments.