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Taneja Report: VMware’s VM density is high and thus VMs are cheap per physical host!
In other words, VMware’s server density is higher. Boles suggests this means that customers should be “assessing virtualisation on a ‘cost per application’ basis. VM density has a significant impact on cost per application because it
Posted: Mar. 25, 2009 06:05 PM
Amazon gains traction in the enterprise cloud space
SaaS is usually hosted software that’s shared by multiple customers, which each pay a per-seat monthly subscription fee. Amazon EC2, however, was designed as a platform that lets users easily size server capacity up or down. Software is deliver
Posted: Mar. 24, 2009 03:35 PM
Opalis Software releases version 6: Heterogenoeus Automation of the Cloud
Cloud Automation, Integration & Orchestration Opalis has a unique combination of workflow intelligence, deep script-free integration, and event-driven triggers to link all the moving parts described by Thomas Bittman. Customers and partners get
Posted: Mar. 24, 2009 03:31 PM
Cloud Computing — an answer to several sectors such as Supply Chain, Logistics
Most supply chain and logistics software applications are developed for one sector and can only be adapted to other sectors – or industries – with significant modifications. One of the benefits of Software as a Service (SaaS) and Cloud Computing
Posted: Mar. 24, 2009 03:28 PM
Scientists benefit from Argonne Cloud
A novel system is enabling high energy physicists at CERN in Switzerland, to make production runs that integrate their existing pool of distributed computers with dynamic resources in “science clouds.” The work was presented at the 17th a
Posted: Mar. 24, 2009 03:25 PM
Gaming in the Cloud
Anyone who creates videos games understands that its key differentiator from other entertainment media is its interactivity. Video games are non-linear entertainment in the sense that traditional narratives, as in film, novels and television, are alw
Posted: Mar. 24, 2009 03:24 PM
SalesForce integrates Twitter in its Cloud
Beginning of the new beginning: This is the beginning of the end of the Query 2.x.0 model that was Facebook and the beginning of the Query (High immediacy and brevity driven) 3.x model. Facebook has shown some interest in Twitter but twitter may soon
Posted: Mar. 24, 2009 03:17 PM
Cloud computing vs Grid Computing, according to IBM
Similarities and differences Cloud computing and grid computing are scalable. Scalability is accomplished through load balancing of application instances running separately on a variety of operating systems and connected through Web services. CPU and
Posted: Mar. 24, 2009 03:12 PM
Cloud Security: Internet Virus Conficker’s grand plan — VaaS or better yet Virus as a Service?
This will seriously wake up the security community. There is increasing suspicion that Conficker will ultimately turn out to be a computing-for-hire scheme, imitating the hottest trend in the industry, known as cloud computing, in which companies suc
Posted: Mar. 22, 2009 10:59 AM
IBM’s Sun acquisition could increase its lead in Storage and Server market!
According to this print screen of Gartner, this could put IBM at a stronger #1 in Server market and #2 in Storage market. Then IBm would have duly responded to Cisco’s move. Dell would seriously have to consider its position, HP would be forced
Posted: Mar. 21, 2009 04:57 PM