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Thanks to the cloud, integration is back -- with a twist

David Linthicum — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

It's like 1999 all over again. The rise of the cloud, and thus the movement to the placement of data and applications outside of the firewall, leads to the reemergence of application integration. That's why several new companies are coming online that support cloud computing integration directly, and why existing enterprise application integration (EAI) providers are dusting off their integration technology and pushing it at the cloud.

Flexing NoSQL: MongoDB in review

Doug Dineley — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

The NoSQL movement has spawned a slew of alternative data stores, all of which attempt to fill voids left by traditional relational database implementations. But while it's easy to fit the various relational databases (MySQL, Oracle, DB2, and so on) under a single categorical umbrella, the NoSQL world is much more diverse, and the NoSQL label is too general.

VMware makes it easier to wholesale clouds

admin — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:57:40 +0000

VMware has introduced a new software platform that makes it easier for service providers to wholesale their cloud-services infrastructure to other providers.

3 secrets to creating a business case for cloud computing

David Linthicum — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

We've all seen the PowerPoint presentations that show the business advantages of cloud computing: the ability to avoid hardware and software purchases (opex vs. capex), speed to deployment, elasticity, and so on. However, unless you're prepared to provide real numbers that define real value, that's so much fluff to those in the executive suite.

As I develop these business cases for enterprises, I've found some commonality or emerging patterns to consider. Here are my top three secrets to developing your cloud computing business case and getting it accepted.

Systems management, cloud services likely in Dell's software acquisition plans

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:40:20 +0000

Dell's formation of a new software group, which was announced Thursday, could be the forerunner to a string of acquisitions by the vendor, with some observers predicting a focus on systems management and cloud services provisioning.

Amazon Web Services: The new Microsoft Windows

David Linthicum — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

The news hit this week: "As of the end of 2011, there are 762 billion objects in Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service). We process over 500,000 requests per second for these objects at peak times," blogged Amazon.com This represents an annual growth rate of 192 percent.

5 hot specialties for software developers

Neil McAllister — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0000

American businesses say they can't find enough programmers to fill their software development positions. Yet coders say they live in constant fear of their jobs being shipped overseas to outsourcing contractors. Can both be right?

OpenStack removes Hyper-V support in next release

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:56:05 +0000

Despite Microsoft's stated commitment to Hyper-V in OpenStack, buggy code designed to support the hypervisor will be removed from the next version of the stack, developers decided on Wednesday.

Microsoft 'committed' to Hyper-V OpenStack support

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:39:04 +0000

Microsoft may try to revive support for Hyper-V in OpenStack as the community considers removing the code -- which one OpenStack developer called broken and unmaintained -- from the stack.

"Microsoft is committed to working with the community to resolve the current issues with Hyper-V and OpenStack," Microsoft said in a statement.

Mobile, cloud, and big data pros in high demand for 2012

InfoWorld Tech Watch — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Recession-fueled stagnation is slowly drawing to an end as U.S. companies are signaling they're ready to sink some cash into growth and emerging markets. That spells opportunity for certain IT professionals.

Hands on with Amazon Storage Gateway

Matt Prigge — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Last week, Amazon announced the most recent addition to its AWS product portfolio: The Amazon Storage Gateway, a simple, powerful way to back up on-premise data to Amazon's S3 storage infrastructure.

But the Storage Gateway is not just a cloud-based backup solution. It also opens the door to using Amazon EC2 instances as a means to provide disaster recovery.

Salesforce.com customers say new analytics should be included in core fees

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:00:40 +0000

Salesforce.com customers are sounding off about the fact that an upcoming Analytics Edition of the CRM (customer relationship management) software will have an additional price tag, saying that the functionality it includes should be part of their base subscriptions.

3 ways big software companies may fail in the cloud

David Linthicum — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

Be careful what you wish for: "Big Software" -- the multi-billion-dollar companies selling enterprise software -- have discovered the cloud, and they are now providing cloud apps and services. That should be good news, except that Big Software's history over the last 30 years shows it could easily get the cloud transition wrong -- and harm users in the process.

So, here's my free advice to Big Software about the right way to understand the cloud for the ultimate benefit of customers while looking at the three dangerous shifts enterprise providers need to understand.

Mozy releases Stash file syncing service

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:39:00 +0000

Cloud storage service Mozy announcedon Wednesday public beta availability of Mozy Stash, a new feature that provides customers with a method of accessing files across multiple computers and mobile devices.

Stash combines MozyHome's online backup service with the ability to synchronize files across devices in near real time. Data can be viewed from any computer, regardless of the operating system, as well as mobile devices, including the iPhone, iPad, and Android devices.

Tibco adds geolocation to Tibbr social networking platform

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:17:12 +0000

Tibco has added geolocation technology to its Tibbr enterprise social-networking platform, in a move that will allow companies to use physical spaces as "data hubs," or launching points for information delivery and collection.

The new GEO function builds on Tibbr's core premise of allowing users to not only follow each other on a network, but also subjects, applications, and processes that are relevant to their jobs.

The E.U.'s cynical campaign against U.S. cloud providers

David Linthicum — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

The U.S. government continues its attempts to quell controversy about U.S. jurisdiction over cloud data that U.S. companies store overseas. This "can be traced at least in part to early efforts at a sort of digital protectionism in the form of [E.U. member] state efforts to promote European cloud companies over their U.S.-based competitors.

Game on: The consumerization of IT

Eric Knorr — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

InfoWorld has just launched a new Consumerization of IT channel, where you'll find all articles relating to this prevailing trend plus Galen Gruman's insightful new blog on the topic, Smart User, which has already featured such instructive and entertaining posts as "How to thwart the high priests of IT."

4 cloud myths that won't go away

David Linthicum — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

You would think that rank-and-file IT staffers and leaders would understand the advantages and disadvantages of cloud computing by now. However, the misconceptions continue to show up, some of which are disconcerting. Here are a few of the most common:

Top 7 truths about consumerization of IT

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

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Users are no longer ignorant about technology; many are passionate and knowledgeable. Consumer-grade tools are ever more capable for business usage -- and sometimes superior to traditional tools.

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The phenomenon is only growing stronger. Here's what IT and business leaders need to know

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Amazon DynamoDB brings speedier NoSQL to the cloud

InfoWorld Tech Watch — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:31:40 +0000

Amazon announced today DynamoDB, a fully managed cloud-based NoSQL database service that builds on the company's SimpleDB service by delivering faster, more consistent database performance to keep pace with the demands of ever-scaling cloud apps.