Schlagwort: cloud @en
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AWS OpsWorks + VPC: AWS accelerates the pace in the hybrid cloud
After the Amazon Web Services (AWS) have acquired the German company Peritor and its solution Scalarium last year and renamed it to AWS OpsWorks, the further integration into the AWS cloud infrastructure follows. The next step is the integration with the Virtual Private Cloud which is, given the current market development, a further punch in…
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TeamDrive SecureOffice: Seamless and secure document processing for smartphones and tablets
With “TeamDrive SecureOffice” the German vendor TeamDrive, known for its secure enterprise cloud storage solutions, and Picsel, the Smart Office manufacturer, have joined forces to launch the first secure office solution for iOS and Android smartphones and tablets. TeamDrive SecureOffice presents itself as the first Dropbox-like synchronization solution with built-in office document handling and end-to-end…
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openQRM 5.1 is available: OpenStack and Eucalyptus have a serious competitor
openQRM project manager Matt Rechenburg already told me some of the new features of openQRM 5.1 at the end of July. Now the final release has been released with additional functions. The overall picture looks really promising. Although the heading at first can suspect that openQRM is something completely new, which is trying to outstrip…
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Amazon EBS: When does Amazon AWS eliminate its single point of failure?
Immediately the Amazon Web Services again stood still in the US-EAST-1 region in North Virginia. First, on 19 August 2013, which apparently also drag Amazon.com under and recently on 25 August 2013. Storms to have been the cause. Of course it has thereby again caught the usual suspects, especially Instagram and Reddit. It seems that…
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Cloud storage Box could become a threat for Dropbox and Microsoft SkyDrive
To become more attractive for private users and small businesses, the cloud storage provider Box has expanded its pricing model. Immediately in addition to the existing plans for private, business and enterprise customers a Starter plan can be selected as well, which is interesting for both small businesses and freelancers as well as private customers.…
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Google Apps vs. Microsoft Office 365: What do the assumed market shares really tell us?
The blog of UserActivion compares at regular intervals the spread of office and collaboration solutions from Google Apps and Microsoft Office 356. I have accidentally become aware of the market shares per industry, thanks Michael Herkens. The result is from July and shows the market shares of both cloud solutions for June. The post also…
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Dangerous: VMware underestimates OpenStack
Slowly we should seriously be worried who dictated VMware executives, what they have to say. In early March this year, COO Carl Eschenbach says, that he finds it really hard to believe that VMware and their partners cannot collectively beat a company that sells books (Note: Amazon). Well, the current reality looks different. Then in…
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Google expands the Compute Engine with load balancer functionality. But where is the innovation machine?
In a blog post, Google has announced further renovations to its cloud platform. In addition to the expansion and improvement of the Google Cloud Datastore and the announcement of the Google App Engine 1.8.3, the infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) offer Google Compute Engine has received a load balancing service. News from the Google Cloud Datastore To further…
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Cloud computing requires professional, independent and trustworthy certifications
I had written about a year ago on the sense and nonsense of cloud seals, certificates, associations and initiatives. At that time I already come to the conclusion that we need trustworthy certifications. However, the German market looked rather weak and was represented alongside EuroCloud with other advocacy groups as the „Initiative Cloud Services Made…
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GigaOM Analyst Webinar – The Future of Cloud in Europe [Recording]
On July 9 Jo Maitland, Jon Collins, George Anadiotis and I talked about the opportunities and challenges of the cloud in Europe and countries such as Germany or the UK, and gave an insight into the cloud computing market in Europe. The recording of the international GigaOM analyst webinar „The Future of Cloud in Europe“…