Latest News from Virtualization Expo

Stealth Cloud Computing Startup To Launch at Cloud Expo

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:45:00 EDT

Cloud Computing Journal caught up with the CEO of a major new player in the fast-emerging Cloud ecosystem - a CEO who has taken an interesting and unusual decision. While signing up as the Platinum Plus Sponsor of the 5th International Cloud Expo, he and his company have decided to remain completely anonymous. Who or what might this company might be, only seasoned industry analysts can even guess at, let alone know. But perhaps there are some inadvertent clues among the answers given here to the latest in our "Exclusive Q&A" series. Enjoy!

NaviSite CTO to Present at Cloud Expo East

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 08:45:00 EDT

NaviCloud is a next-generation platform that combines the economic efficiencies of cloud computing with true enterprise-class reliability and security. With built-in high-availability, a state of the art operations center, and a highly resilient service delivery infrastructure spanning multiple data centers, NaviCloud ensures business continuity. In his session at the 5th International Cloud Expo, Denis Martin, EVP and Chief Technology Officer, NaviSite Inc., will deep dive into the architecture and the real building blocks of NaviCloud, which also employs a multi-pronged approach to ensuring and enforcing the security, privacy, and integrity of enterprise applications and data.

VirtuDataCenter to Exhibit at Cloud Expo East

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:00:00 EDT

SYS-CON Events announced today that VirtuDataCenter, a cloud computing network infrastructure company, will offer a complete turnkey alternative to today’s cloud computing solutions. They will exhibit at SYS-CON's 5th International Cloud Expo (www.CloudComputingExpo.com), which will take place on April 19-21, 2010, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. Cloud Expo is the world's leading Cloud-focused event since 2007, and is held five times a year, in New York City, Silicon Valley, Prague, Tokyo and Hong Kong. VirtuDataCenter offers a complete end-to-end virtual private cloud solution that provides total management control and impenetrable mission critical security. All aspects of the VirtuDataCenter solution work together to provide a total solution for cloud computing and virtualization in today’s network infrastructure

Microsoft’s Bill Zack to Present at Cloud Expo East

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:45:00 EDT

You are interested in cloud computing, but where do you start? How are vendors defining Cloud Computing? What do you need to know to figure out which applications make sense in the cloud? And is any of this real today? In his session at the 5th International Cloud Expo, Bill Zack, an Architect Evangelist with Microsoft, will explore a set of five patterns that you can use for moving to the cloud, together with working samples on Windows Azure, Google AppEngine, and Amazon EC2. He will provide the tools and knowledge to help you more clearly understand moving your organization to the cloud.

IBM Cloud Courts Test & Dev

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:15:00 EDT

There is now – or will be next quarter, at least in North America – something called Smart Business Development & Test on the IBM Cloud. It appears to be what other people might call a public cloud but this is IBM and public clouds are so…so, well, so down market like public swimming pools, or Amazon – and not really what Big Blue means, one assumes – so IBM calls this a “commercial cloud service” instead – sort of like the way Tory English refer to, ahem, trade. It’s targeting the thing at the enterprise and government. Now realize that IBM has been offering a private cloud solution for development and test behind the client’s firewall, built and managed by IBM, since last June, but this is not to be mistaken with that though one might easily do so since that’s called IBM Smart Business Development & Test Cloud.

Reality Check on the iPad

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:35:00 EDT

Do you believe the iPad will change the way we do computing? I don't. Don't get me wrong. These devices are awesome and I wouldn't mind someone buying me one, but do I think they will have a huge impact on business? Not really

A-Server to Unveil DAAS.com at Cloud Expo

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:00:00 EDT

A-Server, a specialist in datacenter virtualization, will launch a new version of its Datacenter-as-a-Service platform at SYS-CON's 5th International Cloud Computing Expo, which will take place on April 19-21, 2010, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. A-Server, a silver sponsor for the event, will unveil its fully configured and installed cloud rack solution tailored to the needs for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and Cloud Service Providers, offering rapid deployment of reliable, flexible and cost-effective cloud computing. A-Server opened its first sales office in North America earlier this year and already has several successful service provider customers in Europe, most known includes SymetriQ in the UK that delivers a product comparable to Amazon web services using DAAS.com.

Cloud Expo New York, Prague, and San Francisco Sponsors

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:00:00 EDT

Cloud Computing in 2010 will be a paradigm shifting technology trend and Cloud Expo is where the Cloud change will form as the single most significant industry event we enter a new decade. Since we announced Cloud Expo three years ago in 2007 and launched it in March of 2008 in New York City, I have been personally working with the companies that are in leadership positions as the Cloud technologies form. We recently presented the 4th International Cloud Computing & Expo at the Santa Clara Convention Center, in Santa Clara, California. The expo floor was packed for three days. Today, we have close to a 100% resign rate among our sponsors for the upcoming Cloud Expo, which will take place April 19-21, 2010, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. I would like to take this opportunity to share some tips with all our valued sponsors, exhibitors, our rock start faculty, as well as our delegates.

IBM Uses Cloud Expo Sponsor Red Hat's Cloud Computing Technology

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:15:00 EDT

Red Hat first announced plans to deliver Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization in February 2009 to help address customer concerns about virtualization, such as performance, scalability and security. In November 2009, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Servers was released, providing customers with a new, fully featured, cost-effective choice in the virtualization market. Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization offers some of the industry's latest technology, enabling enterprise adoption of virtualization and the deployment of open cloud computing infrastructures.

Surgient VP to Present at Cloud Expo East

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:00:00 EDT

As the leader in enterprise cloud automation software, Surgient leverages leading virtualization and systems management technologies to automate the deployment and management of complex, user-centric IT services. Through a patented, just-in-time self-service approach, administrators and users access dynamic resource pools (clouds) on-demand and through guaranteed reservations. Using Surgient, world-class companies are reducing capital costs, increasing operational efficiency, improving compliance and driving overall business agility. In his general session at the 5th International Cloud Expo, Brian Wilson, Vice President, Services and Support at Surgient, will share his insights on how to leverage your existing infrastructure to create a private cloud in less than 30 days with Surgient.

Novell’s Tom Cecere to Present at Cloud Expo East

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:00:00 EDT

Enterprises are seeing the value in Cloud Services – both the reduction in capital expenditures and the increasing maturity of the services offered. Unfortunately, they can't backtrack on their security and compliance requirements even if it results in money savings and capability improvements. In his session at the 5th International Cloud Expo, Tom Cecere, Product Strategy executive for Novell Cloud Security Services, will review the basic security and compliance information that enterprises should look for from their Cloud Computing providers. Cloud Expo is the world's leading Cloud-focused event since 2007, and is held five times a year, in New York City, Silicon Valley, Prague, Tokyo and Hong Kong.

Desktop Virtualization... The Right Way (Part 4)

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:15:00 EDT

One office with one type of desktop... Easy. Hundreds of offices with any type and age of desktops... Difficult but not impossible. Most organizations find themselves in the difficult camp. A user's desktop can be completely different (in terms of hardware, resources, applications and configuration) than the person sitting next to them doing a similar job. As the environment includes users from different departments, in different offices, with different requirements it becomes clear that the understanding of the user topology for an organization is critical before one can create a desktop virtualization solution. In previous blogs, I've discussed how understanding the underlying standards, applications and storms plays an important role in creating a successful virtual desktop design. The fourth requirement is to understand the organization's user topology. More specifically, one must get a grasp of the endpoints and user locations.

Desktop Virtualization.... The Right Way (Part 1)

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST

User supported applications account for the largest percentage of applications within the organization. IT does not have visibility into these applications, which makes a move to desktop virtualization difficult without proper analysis. By focusing on Application Assessments, Application Layoffs, and Application Delivery Strategy, the challenge of applications can be overcome in time for the virtual desktop.

PerspecSys Founder & CTO to Present at Cloud Expo New York City

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:45:00 EDT

When adopting Cloud solutions, especially Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), questions regarding data security and governance arise. Depending on your jurisdiction, you may be subject to the recently released EU Data Protection Directive. In the U.S., you may have to cope with a patchwork of disparate and overlapping regulations, as well as sector-specific requirements such as HIPPA for healthcare, or FISMA and ITAR for public sector-related organizations. In his session at the 5th International Cloud Expo, Terry Woloszyn, Founder & CTO of PerspecSys Inc. and a thought leader in Cloud data governance, will present strategies to address data privacy, residency, and security requirements when adopting Cloud solutions. He will discuss both the technology options available as well as the functional and business value impacts of each strategy. Cloud Expo delegates will come away with a clearer understanding of the decisions surrounding SaaS adoption while remaining compliant with data governance requirements.

Cloud Expo Presents Larger Show Floor Than All Cloud Events Combined

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:11:00 EDT

SYS-CON's 5th International Cloud Expo, which will take place on April 19-21, 2010, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City has the largest show floor - 80,000 sq ft - than all other cloud shows combined this year. The packed three-day expo floor will showcase the largest collection of cloud players ever assembled in one place, and they will come from every layer of the cloud ecosystem. Cloud Expo New York will feature 200+ technical sessions from a rock star conference faculty and the leading Cloud industry players in the world. Cloud Expo is the world's leading Cloud-focused event since 2007, and is held five times a year, in New York City, Silicon Valley, Prague, Tokyo and Hong Kong.

The Essential Cloud Considerations

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:00:00 EST

Thinking about jumping on the cloud? True, I’ve had no qualms in showing my skepticism towards the marketing of ‘cloud computing’ and it being the mere repackaging of solutions which have existed for years, but the fact is it still addresses a concept and reality that exists and one which holds numerous benefits. Indeed abandoning an existing on site IT infrastructure for a cloud provider that most often or not can’t offer the same level of security, control or performance is not an easy decision but one which CIOs and IT executives are seriously considering when weighing up the economic benefits. As with any change though, a move towards the cloud necessitates a sound and comprehensive assessment to avoid the trap of a short term benefit turning into a long term nightmare.

Microsoft & Total Computer to Present at Cloud Expo East

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:00:00 EST

Law enforcement is no different in its IT needs and constraints from many other enterprises – they run legacy hardware. Migrating to a new on-premise system and hardware can be cost-prohibitive. This compels decision-makers to look for advice and evidence on how to successfully evolve existing solutions via the cloud. In their session at the 5th International Cloud Expo, Al Perez, Chief Software Architect at Total Computer, and Gunther Lenz, ISV Architect Evangelist at Microsoft, will discuss how Total Computer migrated its existing law enforcement solution to Windows Azure, the effort needed, the obstacles faced. The upshot – lower upfront investment, pay as you go, a new business model, scalability and reliability as well as familiar tools.

Unisys’s Daniel Weiss to Present at Cloud Expo East

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:30:00 EST

Do you want a top down, business-driven, automated data center where efficiencies deliver agility and the ability to innovate? Do you want to learn how to deal with challenges such as virtual machine sprawl, additional storage requirements, increased systems management requirements, new IT management processes and specialized technical skills? In his session at the 5th International Cloud Expo, Daniel Weiss, a Director in the IT Management Advisory Support Team at Unisys, will discuss how to mindfully move from virtualization into this agile environment. He will also show how to collect empirical data and apply that to making sound business decisions that will aid in guiding the future direction of your infrastructure and IT services delivery model, and explain how to analyze both your infrastructure and applications to determine the appropriate steps to take advantage of the new IT services delivery model – Cloud Computing.

Lighthouse Security Group to Present at Cloud Expo East

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:00:00 EST

Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a complex challenge faced by organizations worldwide, and the introduction of cloud applications threatens to further exacerbate the matter. IAM solutions have recently emerged that use the public cloud to achieve deep cost reductions without diluting performance. What are the fundamentals of Identity and Access Management in your on-premise and cloud-based hybrid application ecosystem? In his session at the 5th International Cloud Expo, Eric Z. Maass, Enterprise Security Solutions Director at Lighthouse Security Group, will discuss the core challenges that face every organization, such as SSO, Access Controls, Identity Provisioning, and Federation, and will take a deeper look into the components of a comprehensive IAM system. He will specifically address the extension of IAM to the Cloud and identity integration with SaaS partners and share critical information required to achieve powerful ROI while avoiding pitfalls and hype that may compromise your organization’s security.

Microsoft to Present at Cloud Expo East

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:00:00 EST

How do you tap the social media sites in a way that reaches repeat customers, ensures a consistent user experience yet internally has the peace of mind regarding the customer data, scalability, and ease of development? In their session at the 5th International Cloud Expo, Jeff Barnes, a Microsoft Architect Evangelist, and Jim Zimmerman, an ASP.NET MVP, will discuss how Thuzi has created a repeatable approach. For example, a whopping 540k people signed in just four weeks for an Outback Steakhouse “Blooming Onion” promotion. As many as 35,000 Facebook fans signed up per day. Cloud Expo is the world's leading Cloud-focused event since 2007, and is held five times a year, in New York City, Silicon Valley, Prague, Tokyo and Hong Kong.

Unisys’s Scott Sanchez to Present at Cloud Expo East

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:00:00 EST

We are constantly bombarded with articles and presentations about the security risks in cloud computing and why organizations need to be concerned about them as they consider a move. The truth is that organizations do need to be concerned about security – but they needn’t be paralyzed by fear. In fact, the heightened concern we’re seeing has actually become a spur to action and has begun to drive cloud security to a whole new level. In his session at the 5th International Cloud Expo, Scott C. Sanchez, CISSP, Director of the S&T Security Portfolio at Unisys Corporation, will focus on the key areas where a successful migration to cloud computing can actually improve security and reduce risk, and address some of the major issues to account for before and during that migration.

Unisys to Present at Cloud Expo East

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:00:00 EST

What are the attributes that attract applications to public clouds? Why implement private clouds? When is it appropriate to use both in a Hybrid Cloud approach? Can legacy applications be moved unchanged to the cloud or do they have to be rewritten as Web 2.0 apps? What are the implications regarding the application data migration? In his session at the 5th International Cloud Expo, Dr. Michael Salsburg, a Distinguished Engineer for Unisys Technology, Consulting and Integration Solutions, and the Lead Architect for Unisys Cloud Engineering, will answer those critical questions that arise when considering hosting applications in the cloud. Cloud Expo is the world's leading Cloud-focused event since 2007, and is held five times a year, in New York City, Silicon Valley, Prague, Tokyo and Hong Kong.

Impetus Technologies to Present at Cloud Expo East

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:00 EST

Data accumulation rates are growing astronomically and managing data in traditional ways is getting difficult in the same proportion. Hadoop is emerging as a champion in large-scale data management needs; however, it requires a lot of IT infrastructure investment and expertise. In his session at the 5th International Cloud Expo, Vineet Tyagi, Sr. Director of Engineering and R&D at Impetus Technologies, will discuss how cloud-based Hadoop deployments offer multi-fold efficiencies and benefits, and how Hadoop in the cloud provides on-demand computing, operational scalability, efficiency, cost, etc., and local access to large data.

Google to Present at Cloud Expo East

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:45:00 EST

From internal collaboration to supplier and customer interactions, enterprises are discovering new ways of increasing productivity, process accountability, and connecting those challenging "white spaces" that exist between processes, ERP, and legacy systems. In his session at the 5th International Cloud Expo, Naveen Viswanatha, Lead Architect at Google Enterprise, will show how you can embark on quick-win opportunities that provide a demonstrable ROI, and address a complex or often broken process. For example, see how you can integrate your mail, desktop applications, and legacy systems/data with Google Apps and the Cordys Process Factory. Cloud Expo is the world's leading Cloud-focused event since 2007, and is held five times a year, in New York City, Silicon Valley, Prague, Tokyo and Hong Kong.

Novell to Present at Cloud Expo East

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:30:00 EST

Moving to the cloud should not mean you have to do things differently. Find out how you can leverage your internal identity and access infrastructure to enforce your internal roles, policies and workflows in the cloud. In her session at the 5th International Cloud Expo, Anita Moorthy, Senior Solutions Manager, Cloud Computing at Novell, will discuss what you should ask your provider about cloud security. Cloud Expo is the world's leading Cloud-focused event since 2007, and is held five times a year, in New York City, Silicon Valley, Prague, Tokyo and Hong Kong. The 5th International Cloud Expo is co-located with the 8th International Virtualization Conference & Expo and will be taking place on April 19-21, 2010, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City with more than 5,000 delegates and over 100 sponsors and exhibitors participating in the conference.

Enteros CTO to Present at Cloud Expo East

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:00:00 EST

Cloud infrastructures can support similar (and in certain cases even higher) rates of throughput for business transactions and information retrieval requests compared to the infrastructure based on physical hardware for a typical web application of average intensity. Cloud infrastructure database components consumed more CPU (but still remained fairly low), though CPU load on application servers was comparable to the load in the lab environment. Memory consumption seems more optimal in a cloud environment although network bandwidth consumption is negligible in both environments In his session at the 5th International Cloud Expo, Ron Warshawsky, CTO at Enteros, will report on the capability of the Public Cloud to support operational performance of a typical Web-based SME application.

Amazon Web Services to Present at Cloud Expo East

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:00:00 EST

Cloud computing radically alters our thinking about IT. Public cloud service providers offer several benefits over in-house data centers, including so-called "private" clouds. Scarcity evaporates as on-demand resources appear infinite, servers morph into disposable horsepower, and backups lose their fragility. Eliminating the need to own information processing assets helps improve economics by removing the requirements of meeting certain guaranteed cash flows to recoup sunk costs. Security and control remain possible because they now derive not from ownership and location but from contracts, standards, and confidentiality and integrity protection. In his session at the 5th International Cloud Expo, Steve Riley, technical evangelist from Amazon Web Services, will explore how to think cloud and maximize the outcome of your investment in public cloud services.

Terremark VP to Present at Cloud Expo East

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:45:00 EST

There are unique technical challenges and advantages associated with performing digital forensics and incident response in virtualization and cloud environments. What are the advanced threats specific to these environments and why are traditional security/forensic solutions and practices often inadequate? In his session at the 5th International Cloud Expo, Aaron Walters, Vice President of Advanced Security R&D at Terremark, will provide first-hand experience about performing investigations in these environments and show how investigators can look into memory (RAM) to find the future. Cloud Expo is the world's leading Cloud-focused event since 2007, and is held five times a year, in New York City, Silicon Valley, Prague, Tokyo and Hong Kong.

Savvis VP to Present at Cloud Expo East

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:15:00 EST

For a cloud to be considered enterprise, it must provide a high-availability solution that accounts for every aspect of an Enterprise IT Infrastructure environment, from development to production including provisioning and maintenance of servers, network, storage, security and software. The value of the enterprise cloud solution is simple: It enables businesses to adapt to the rapidly changing economic and technological environment with speed, excellence and efficiency while reducing the total cost of ownership. In his session at the 5th International Cloud Expo, Ken Owens, Vice President of Security and Virtualization Technologies at Savvis, will introduce the Virtual Private Data Center concept, which provides the high-availability infrastructure, management, support, and multiple levels of QoS required to optimize the delivery of mission-critical applications in the enterprise cloud

Oracle VP Adam Messinger to Present at Cloud Expo East

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:00:00 EST

Platform as a Service (PaaS) provides developers with a complete environment that is fully configured and ready to use for deploying applications. But, can enterprise IT really set up a single general purpose platform that satisfies the requirements of all its departments and developers? Instead, IT really needs to be able to quickly set up custom environments that contain just the required components and then provide connectivity to other shared services and infrastructure. In his session at the 5th International Cloud Expo, Adam Messinger, Vice President of Development in the Fusion Middleware group at Oracle, will explore how software appliances can enable IT to address the needs of their internal customers to rapidly configure and provision the exact custom environment they need.

Oracle VP Sushil Kumar to Present at Cloud Expo East

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:00:00 EST

The success of any cloud implementation depends on a complicated equation of managing physical and virtual resources, rapid provisioning and re-provisioning of applications and infrastructure, dynamic capacity management and maximizing resource utilization. If this equation does not end up providing significant cost savings and increased IT productivity, then your cloud implementation will fail. In his session at the 5th International Cloud Expo, Sushil Kumar, Vice President of Product Strategy and Business Development at Oracle, will outline the cloud management tasks you need to get right for a successful cloud program. Cloud Expo is the world's leading Cloud-focused event since 2007, and is held five times a year, in New York City, Silicon Valley, Prague, Tokyo and Hong Kong. The 5th International Cloud Expo is co-located with the 8th International Virtualization Conference & Expo and will be taking place on April 19-21, 2010, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City with more than 5,000 delegates and over 100 sponsors and exhibitors participating in the conference.

OpSource to Exhibit at Cloud Expo East

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:15:00 EST

SYS-CON Events announced today that OpSource, the leader in enterprise-class hosting and services, will exhibit at SYS-CON's 5th International Cloud Expo (www.CloudComputingExpo.com), which will take place on April 19-21, 2010, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. Cloud Expo is the world's leading Cloud-focused event since 2007, and is held five times a year, in New York City, Silicon Valley, Prague, Tokyo and Hong Kong. OpSource provides complete Cloud operations, infrastructure and services for companies of all sizes, from Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) ISVs to the enterprise, with hundreds of applications, millions of users and billions of transactions supported daily. OpSource Cloud is the first Cloud to bring together the flexibility, availability and community of the public Cloud with enterprise-class security, performance and control . Emphasizing security, OpSource Cloud provides enterprise users with a Virtual Private Cloud within the public Cloud, allowing them to determine their own degree of Internet connectivity.

Zenoss VP to Present at Cloud Expo East

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:30:00 EST

What is cloud-based infrastructure and model-driven management? Explore how the discovery and understanding of discrete elements of web infrastructure interact, and how they can be managed to provide the highest quality of service for cloud-based applications. In his session at the 5th International Cloud Expo, Kent Erickson, Vice President product management at Zenoss, will also share war stories of how some of the world’s largest cloud-based and virtualized environments are managing the challenges of the dynamic nature of a virtualized infrastructure. Cloud Expo is the world's leading Cloud-focused event since 2007, and is held five times a year, in New York City, Silicon Valley, Prague, Tokyo and Hong Kong.

Certeon to Present at Cloud Expo East

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:30:00 EST

Deploying backup and replication operations over a WAN can have a negative impact on data recovery times and network bandwidth utilization. Storage virtualization technologies, such as virtualized iSCSI SANs and virtual appliances for WAN optimization, can eliminate WAN performance issues and reduce network bandwidth requirements. In their session at the 5th International Cloud Expo, Charlie Kraus, Senior Director of Business Development at Certeon, and Dwayne McCoy, IT Manager at Boots and Coots, will present a case study of Boots and Coots, a leading global provider of integrated pressure control services for onshore and offshore oil and gas exploration companies. It will cover their lessons learned and successes in deploying storage virtualization to improve data backup and replication performance and lower business continuity costs.

Zetta VP to Present at Cloud Expo East

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:45:00 EST

Cloud storage promises many benefits, but where does it actually fit? This session will examine a number of real-world storage use cases and their technical and business requirements. In his session at the 5th International Cloud Expo, Chris Schin, Vice President, Products at Zetta, will then draw some conclusions about which use cases can work and benefit from a cloud storage environment and what features are necessary to ensure a good fit. Cloud Expo is the world's leading Cloud-focused event since 2007, and is held five times a year, in New York City, Silicon Valley, Prague, Tokyo and Hong Kong.

Google’s Mike Samuel to Present at Cloud Expo East

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:30:00 EST

The same-origin security model that governs how code running in-browser interacts with sensitive data is breaking down. In his session at the 5th International Cloud Expo, Mike Samuel, Software Engineer at Google, will show how various alternative security models virtualize the DOM and network to allow web applications to embed third-party code safely and efficiently, while smoothing over platform idiosyncrasies. Cloud Expo is the world's leading Cloud-focused event since 2007, and is held five times a year, in New York City, Silicon Valley, Prague, Tokyo and Hong Kong.

Sybase to Present at Cloud Expo East

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:15:00 EST

It takes more than hardware and a VM to exceed SLAs. Many firms have achieved great results implementing traditional server virtualization. However, in larger business-critical production database systems, this is less common. Yet, aren’t these exactly the systems from which businesses would benefit most if resources could be virtualized and allocated dynamically to support different systems at different times? In his session at the 5th International Cloud Expo, Kutay Kilic, Chief Solutions Architect of Sybase's Financial Services Industry Group, will cover technical details behind virtualization techniques utilized in Enterprise database systems that go beyond server virtualization. Focus areas will include techniques for optimizing database caches through dynamic memory and object binding as well as managing application SLAs through dynamic CPU/core and cluster node affinity. Delegates will learn how enterprises are benefiting from "Virtualized Resource Management" technologies in both single node database servers and multi-node database clusters to deliver virtualization's promises to business-critical production database systems.

EMC Consulting to Present at Cloud Expo East

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:45:00 EST

A virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) breaks the physical bonds between information and desktop hardware enabling IT staff to change, update and deploy components independently. In this session Cloud delegates will learn the central principles of design and architecture. In his session at the 5th International Cloud Expo, Dave Stark, Virtualization Competency Lead for EMC Consulting, will provide delegates with the ability to identify the security considerations in the VMware View infrastructure and application traffic; estimate the bandwidth requirements needed for a virtual desktop environment now that desktop traffic will be originating from the data center, instead of a campus or branch office; and design a topology and understand redundancy considerations for the SAN environment.

Vizioncore to Exhibit at Virtualization Expo

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:15:00 EST

SYS-CON Events announced today that Vizioncore, the market leader in virtualization data protection and management solutions, will exhibit at SYS-CON's 5th International Cloud Expo (www.CloudComputingExpo.com), which will take place on April 19-21, 2010, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. Cloud Expo is the world's leading Cloud-focused event since 2007, and is held five times a year, in New York City, Silicon Valley, Prague, Tokyo and Hong Kong. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Hoffman Estates, IL, Vizioncore Inc. is a fully owned subsidiary of Quest Software (NASDAQ: QSFT), a leading systems management vendor. Today, Vizioncore is THE market leader in virtualization management, offering an award-winning portfolio of solutions that encompasses data protection, monitoring and administration of virtualized systems throughout each phase of growth and maturity. More than 19,500 customers worldwide, use Vizioncore’s solutions to extract the maximum return on their investments in virtualization. Vizioncore operates independently and supports an extended global partner network of more than 2,200 value-added resellers with superior partner programs, support and training.

Oracle VP to Present at Cloud Expo East

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:00:00 EST

Organizations embracing Cloud Computing are quickly realizing how Data Grid technology can solve many of the challenges associated with running applications on distributed shared infrastructure across the globe. From hosting data as a service, sharing application state across applications, parallel processing of transactions, events and messages, Data Grids provide the perfect combination of extensibility, reliability and performance needed to meet the demands of Cloud Computing. This session will map the evolution of Data Grid technology and how it is being successfully integrated into Cloud Computing. In his session at the 5th International Cloud Expo, Cameron Purdy, Vice President of Development at Oracle, will map the evolution of Data Grid technology and how it is being successfully integrated into Cloud Computing. Cloud Expo is the world's leading Cloud-focused event since 2007, and is held five times a year, in New York City, Silicon Valley, Prague, Tokyo and Hong Kong.

Gluster CTO to Present at Cloud Expo East

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:15:00 EST

Virtual machines have dramatically transformed the way IT organizations approach computing architecture. Benefits of virtual environments, including increased efficiency and flexibility, have led to widespread adoption and explosive growth. However, storage technologies designed for physical servers have struggled to keep up with the modern demands of virtual servers, resulting in I/O bottlenecks, highly complex management and an increase in required storage capacity. In his session at the 5th International Cloud Expo, Anand Babu Periasamy, Co-Founder and CTO of Gluster, will explore how to ideally store unstructured data in a virtualized environment under a unified global namespace particularly suited to the needs of virtual machines. In addition, he will outline the best practices for organizations to manage unstructured data and achieve a true virtual storage environment to complement their server virtualization.

AppZero Named “Bronze Sponsor” of Cloud Expo East

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Events announced today that AppZero, a pioneer in server-side application virtualization, has been named “Bronze Sponsor” of SYS-CON's 5th International Cloud Expo (www.CloudComputingExpo.com), which will take place on April 19-21, 2010, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. Cloud Expo is the world's leading Cloud-focused event since 2007, and is held five times a year, in New York City, Silicon Valley, Prague, Tokyo and Hong Kong. AppZero software virtualizes Windows and UNIX server applications for nearly instant provisioning as services across a network, on any server (physical or virtual), in the datacenter or in the cloud. First to market with a toolset for virtualizing server-side applications, AppZero has pioneered the Virtual Application Appliance (VAA) in which an application is encapsulated with all of its dependencies – but without any operating system (OS) component. The result is server applications that are 100% portable with zero footprint and performance near native levels.

AppZero CEO Greg O'Connor to Present at Cloud Expo East

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:30:00 EST

Learn how to leverage a core asset of business – the application. By making applications mobile they can run in any cloud, move at the speed of the network and be provisioned from a single “gold” image to multiple destinations. In his session at the 5th International Cloud Expo, Greg O'Connor, President and CEO of AppZero, will show how a Virtual Application Appliance (VAA) can give ultimate control back to the business, enabling you to run your applications when and where you want. Cloud Expo is the world's leading Cloud-focused event since 2007, and is held five times a year, in New York City, Silicon Valley, Prague, Tokyo and Hong Kong. The 5th International Cloud Expo is co-located with the 8th International Virtualization Conference & Expo and will be taking place on April 19-21, 2010, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City with more than 5,000 delegates and over 100 sponsors and exhibitors participating in the conference.

VMops’ CEO to Present at Cloud Expo April 19-21 in New York City

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:45:00 EST

The benefits of private clouds are fairly well documented, but at the end of the day, the best way to gauge the value of this computing model within an enterprise is to jump in and start small. However, starting small doesn't mean sacrificing functionality like elasticity, self-service, programmatic access, and automation. In his session at the 5th International Cloud Expo, Sheng Liang, CEO at VMops, will discuss how to set up a small private cloud using commodity infrastructure. He will present the challenges and potential pitfalls associated with rolling your own cloud, and then explain how to evaluate cloud software platforms and select the right servers, storage, hypervisor, and networking infrastructure.

Unisys VP to Present at World's Largest Cloud Computing Event

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:15:00 EST

As much as information technology has changed in the last 10 years, the next decade promises even more significant change. And as cloud technology becomes more prevalent, IT enterprises will be driven to reconsider the status quo around just about everything we know, including physical infrastructure, virtualization, automation, service management, and security. Cloud technology and virtualization of virtually everything means rethinking the economic models around physical infrastructure, the emergence of a new class of providers as well as a greater degree of standardization around virtualized OS and middleware configurations. In his general session at the 5th International Cloud Expo, Sam Gross, Vice President of Global IT Outsourcing Solutions at Unisys Corporation, will discuss what you need to consider to ensure your enterprise’s foray into cloud computing successfully and securely meets the needs of your enterprise, today and tomorrow.

Virtual Ark President & CEO to Present at Cloud Expo 2010 East

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:30:00 EST

Marty Gauvin, President & CEO of Virtual Ark, will present a general session at the 5th International Cloud Expo. His session will take place on April 20 from 11:00 – 11:45 a.m. Virtual Ark has also been named “Platinum Sponsor” of the conference. The 5th International Cloud Expo is co-located with the 8th International Virtualization Conference & Expo and will be taking place on April 19-21, 2010, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City with more than 5,000 delegates and over 100 sponsors and exhibitors participating in the conference. Marty Gauvin is President & CEO at Virtual Ark, provider of SaaS enablement of Enterprise Applications on Clouds with a comprehensive managed service to end customers and Independent Software Vendors. He is also Founder and Chairman of Tier 5, a company that designs, builds and operates Data Center Parks and a Director of Playford Capital.

Virtual Ark Named “Platinum Sponsor” of Cloud Expo 2010 East April 19-21

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Events announced today that Virtual Ark, a provider of Fortune 1000 enterprise SaaS enabled applications and services in the clouds, has been named “Platinum Sponsor” of SYS-CON’s 5th International Cloud Expo (www.CloudComputingExpo.com), which will take place on April 19-21, 2010, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. Virtual Ark provides SaaS enablement of Fortune 1000 enterprise applications on Clouds backed by a comprehensive managed service for both Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and end customers. Virtual Ark manages its customers' enterprise applications deployed on the Virtual Ark SaaS Enablement Platform to high service levels and with comprehensive application management, maintenance, support and integration services. The Virtual Ark platform leverages global cloud infrastructure from companies such as Amazon, Rackspace, Microsoft, Google and others.

Navajo Systems to Present at Cloud Expo East

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:30:00 EST

Data security is the leading factor hindering SaaS adoption by enterprises. This session describes a unique method of protecting sensitive enterprise data in SaaS environments, eliminating SaaS-related data security and regulatory concerns. Without SaaS application modification, and without affecting application functionality, this method transparently encrypts all sensitive SaaS applications before they ever leave the enterprise. In his session at the 5th International Cloud Expo, Dan Gross, co-founder of Navajo Systems, will discuss how sensitive data is stored and processed by the SaaS provider’s servers in an encrypted state. End users are unaware of this process, yet their data is completely unreadable (and therefore meaningless) when stored at the SaaS provider: database theft and identity theft become harmless, and regulatory compliance is ensured.

Mellanox Enhances Virtualization ROI with InfiniBand Drivers

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:00:00 EST

Mellanox Technologies, a supplier of high-performance, end-to-end connectivity solutions for data center servers and storage systems, on Monday announced the immediate availability of InfiniBand driver support for VMware vSphere 4, providing IT end users the choice of deploying field-proven InfiniBand-based unified and virtualized I/O in cloud environments. Compatible with Mellanox’s ConnectX and InfiniHost III line of adapter cards, the InfiniBand software drivers are based on OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution (OFED) version 1.4.1, enabling broad interoperability with other operating systems and the ecosystem of OEM supplied servers, switches, gateways and storage systems. Mellanox server and storage adapter cards enable customers to deploy the most efficient and proven unified fabric technology that seamlessly connects any server to any SAN storage and LAN environments. By supporting VMware vSphere, Mellanox extends the value of its adapter card products into customers’ next-generation cloud computing and virtualized data centers.

Will the SUN Set on the Hitachi Data Systems OEM Relationship?

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:30:00 EST

On January 26th just prior to the official announcement of Oracle’s takeover of SUN Microsystems, I confidently predicted in my article 'SUN’s Oracle Merger' with regards to SUN’s storage portfolio that “One certainty is that the OEM partnership with HDS’ enterprise arrays will continue.” Perhaps it’s time to eat some humble pie. If current indications are anything to go by, it’s more than likely that the SUN agreement of reselling HDS Enterprise Storage may be coming to an abrupt end.