Cloud computing

"The new Nexus Solution Center in Irvine provides the Advanced Technologies that leading enterprise organizations today are implementing, including those that enable cloud computing and virtualization environments," said Steven Patterson, the Director of the Data Center Practice at Nexus. "IT decision makers in the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area can now turn to the Nexus Solution Center to help enable the various connections to their infrastructure across multiple converged networks. "

Read more: New Nexus Solution Center in Irvine Offers Advanced Technologies to Enable Virtualization and Cloud Computing | In this article: Nexus, Advanced Technologies, Cost, Web-based, and Cisco

"If you're a large service provider and you're building a cloud, you may have very custom specific needs, [and] you may need to modify the source code and you can go with open source," Chen says. Under this scenario, he says, Citrix's attractiveness will increase. "Citrix is one company out of all of those vendors that could make some money in cloud computing by providing a free Xen hypervisor and marketing its management tools at a reasonable price," Claybrook says.

Read more: Open-source virtualization: Who's biting? | In this article: Citrix Systems Inc., Xen, Gartner Group, Red Hat Inc., Revenue, Linux, and Vmware

"This is the most important result of our report: our check-list isn't just pulled from thin-air," says Daniele Catteddu, the ENISA report co-editor - "we based it on a careful risk analysis of a number of cloud computing scenarios, focussing on the needs of business customers. The most important risks addressed by the check-list include lock-in, failures in mechanisms separating customers' data and applications, and legal risks such as the failure to comply with data protection legislation."

Read more: ENISA Clears the Fog on Cloud Computing Security | In this article: European Network and Information Security Agency and EU

"The combination of CA's leadership in serving enterprise IT and salesforce.com's experience in cloud computing made this the perfect partnership," said Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO, salesforce.com. "Agile development is transforming the way that companies innovate, and by partnering with CA, we're empowering companies to manage agile development in the cloud."

Read more: CA and Salesforce.com Forge Strategic Partnership to Deliver Agile Development Management in the Cloud on the Force.com Platform | In this article: California, Salesforce.com, Customer, Japan Post, and Kone

"Maximizing the Potential of Virtualization and the Cloud: How to Unlock the Traditional Storage Bottleneck," at 11:30 a.m. PT today, November 19, in room E143-144. "With the accelerating adoption of virtualization and ascendance of cloud computing, it's critical that organizations deploy the best storage architecture for these environments to ensure long-term IT efficiency," said Nick Kirsch. "While the data fragmentation and management complexity challenges of traditional SAN and NAS severely limit the potential of server virtualization and cloud computing, Isilon scale-out NAS unlocks the storage bottleneck and enables organizations to maximize their investment."

Read more: Isilon to Present at Supercomputing 2009 | In this article: Isilon Systems, Nasdaq, Trademark, and Portland

"Cloud computing and cloud storage in particular, are driving accelerating innovation through the storage industry," said Sajai Krishnan, CEO, ParaScale. "Jack's strong business skills and his significant storage industry experience at Rainfinity and EMC will help our executive team bring ParaScale's cloud storage benefits to our enterprise and service provider customers. "

Read more: Cloud Storage Platform Vendor ParaScale Names Jack Norris Vice President of Marketing and Business Development | In this article: Trademark, Cost, Anderson School of Management, Linux, UCLA, and Stanford University

"Today's announcement marks the next chapter in CRM success for salesforce.com customers. Sales Cloud 2 and Service Cloud 2 represent the best the industry has to offer for sales and customer service professionals, helping companies grow their business even in times like these," said Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO of salesforce.com. "HD Supply Facilities Maintenance is a prime example of how cloud computing can help a company transition from manual processes to sophisticated opportunity management quickly," said Mike D'Adamo, vice president of sales at HD Supply Facilities Maintenance. "The Sales Cloud has transformed our business, and we're looking forward to getting our hands on the new innovations from salesforce.com so we can continue to enhance our ability to exceed our customers' expectations and gain market share."

Read more: Salesforce.com Sets the Agenda for the Next Decade of CRM Success with Sales Cloud 2 and Service Cloud 2 | In this article: Salesforce.com, Customer, Twitter, Gartner, Cisco, Trademark, Customer satisfaction, and Evite

"We had been evaluating DreamFactory's DreamTeam project management on several platforms, but quickly moved our focus to Azure as it offers the right blend of price and performance, and we are familiar and comfortable with the Microsoft platform," said Barbara Walters of Impact Marketing Specialists. Also available immediately on Azure is the DreamFactory IDE for IT professionals and developers--enabling rapid development of custom Azure apps using robust visual programming tools. "Microsoft's participation in cloud computing platforms changes the landscape, and raises the bar for all involved," said DreamFactory's CEO, Eric Rubin. "The pent up demand for apps on Azure has been eye-opening for us and we have already started to sign up customers in pre-launch. "

Read more: DreamFactory Launches Popular Workgroup Suite on Windows Azure™ | In this article: Microsoft, Project management, DreamFactory, and Barbara Walters

"As companies of all sizes become more versed in the immediate value of cloud computing, we are consistently depended upon to deliver smart, innovative, and appropriate solutions that go beyond traditional sales and marketing solutions," says Andy Atkins, Founder and CEO of CRM manager.

Read more: CRM manager Doubles Customer Base in 2009 | In this article: Customer base, Google, Pennsylvania, and Revenue

"One of our more exciting expansion areas is our Force.com development practice with the hiring of Gopal Gorthi, our new Chief Technology Officer. As we continue to invest in experienced and talented developers, our customers benefit - as well as the entire cloud computing community," adds Atkins.

Read more: CRM manager Doubles Customer Base in 2009 | In this article: Customer base, Google, Pennsylvania, and Revenue