Inktank gears up Ceph storage with support for Red Hat Linux
Ceph is an open-source storage fan fave and now Inktank is buffing it up with Red Hat Linux support. Read more »
Scoop: Juniper, Ericsson go for OpenStack gold
The two networking powers have applied to become Gold members of the foundation that governs the OpenStack open-source cloud effort. Read more »
Applied Micro’s cloud chip is an ARM-based, switch-killing machine
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Applied Micro, a chip company with a market cap of $500 million, is set to take on Intel and AMD with the first 64-bit, ARM-based server part that mimics an entire rack on a chip. Read more »
Startup Strongloop brings supported Node.js to Red Hat
Strongloop, founded by a group of Node.js heavy weights, aims to bring a supported version of the popular server-side language to Red Hat Enterprise Linux as well as Ubuntu, Mac OSX and Windows. Read more »
Rackspace gussies up private cloud with new OpenCenter dashboard
Rackspace says its new dashboard, part of its latest OpenStack-based private cloud release, will speed up cloud rollouts and configuration tasks by adding point-and-click capabilities for enteprise users. Read more »
Exclusive: Startup AnsibleWorks pitches open-source IT configuration, deployment tool
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AnsibleWorks, founded by two former Red Het vets, aims to dramatically simplify IT configuration and deployment for enterprises. Read more »
Red Hat open sources its take on Hadoop storage
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Red Hat is the latest company offering an alternative to the Hadoop Distributed File System, only this one is open source and ties into Red Hat’s bigger vision of hybrid cloud computing. Read more »
This week in cloud: Red Hat snags ManageIQ; Amazon builds on devs’ devotion
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Red Hat’s $104M buyout of ManageIQ gives it a stronger cross-cloud management story; Developers love their Amazon EC2 instances and will likely use more of them next year, according to new Forrester research. Read more »
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Cloud computing 2013: how to navigate without a map
The way the industry will use cloud-computing technology in 2013 will require following the existing adoption patterns and trends into the New Year. Those trends include the rise of standards, big data’s role in the cloud, industry-specific clouds, security, and more. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
EMC follows VMware, rest of world into OpenStack
With the storage leader now formally aboard the OpenStack Foundation, it’s almost easier to count the IT vendors who have not climbed aboard this open-source cloud bandwagon. Read more »
Mirantis pitches a do-it-yourself OpenStack cloud
Which OpenStack component is best for your needs? Mirantis says its Do-it-Yourself OpenStack service can sort this out for you and provide the best, most stable OpenStack infrastructure to meet given needs. Read more »
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IT spending update, fourth quarter 2012
Many factors have driven the recent high demand for IT products and services. However, relentless global economic weakness and uncertainty have resulted in a deterioration of worldwide IT spending through the third quarter and will continue to be an anchor in the fourth quarter. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
What HP’s cloud chief wants you to know about HP’s cloud
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Zorawar Biri Singh, who leads HP’s cloud effort, says the company’s vision aligns nicely with what enterprises want. HP will fill in check marks to its OpenStack-based game plan next month but the big question is whether HP’s brand still carries weight. Read more »
10gen gets more dough for MongoDB, this time from Intel and Red Hat
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The company behind the popular MongoDB NoSQL database has some big, new backers in Intel and Red Hat. 10gen CEO Dwight Merriman said that shows that NoSQL in general, and MongoDB in particular, are here to stay. Read more »
NodeFly goal: better app performance monitoring for Node.js
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Developers love Node.js for building web applications. But they need better, more user-friendly application monitoring tools to see what goes on in the innards of what they build. That’s where NodeFly’s new APM suite comes in, says NodeFly CEO Glen Lougheed. Read more »
Red Hat-Applied Micro deal is another vote for ARM in the data center
Everyone is jumping on the ARM server bandwagon with Red Hat and Applied Micro the latest vendors to hitch a ride. Cell phone chips in the the data center is a hotly anticipated trend and we’re going to see a lot of ecosystem announcements next week. Read more »
Red Hat wants more competition
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Red Hat CTO Brian Stevens sees it as a ‘personal disappointment’ that there aren’t more companies lining up to follow his firm’s highly lucrative open source subscription path. Read more »
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Examining open hybrid cloud options for the enterprise
A major cloud trend over the past decade has been open source, but at present there is no one standard all providers obey. But anyone looking for a longer-term alternative to AWS now has two exciting new prospects: OpenStack and OpenShift. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
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Platform as a Service in 2012
The PaaS market is predicted to reach $20.1 billion in 2014. Huge brands occupy this space, including Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Salesforce.com, as well as newer startups. As the market grows, watch for more consolidation, tighter integration with IaaS services, and more features. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Top 8 questions for the OpenStack Summit
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If the OpenStack Summit is anywhere near as dramatic as the events leading up to it, it will be a really good show. As the open-source cloud effort transitions from a Rackspace-dominated move to a true community effort, here are 8 big questions. Read more »
The dark side of OpenStack
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Buyer beware when it comes to adopting OpenStack — or any open-source cloud — according to a newly released Gartner report. Long story short: evaluate OpenStack just like you’d assess a commercial offering, cautions analyst Lydia Leong. Read more »
Salesforce pushes Heroku into big biz with full Java stack support
Heroku is morphing from what was a Ruby-focused PaaS for web developers to a fully Java-supportive PaaS for big business. At least that’s what Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff hopes as he integrates Heroku — purchased in 2010 — more tightly into the company’s overall platform. Read more »
Hotshot Nebula gets $25M for plug-and-play OpenStack clouds
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Nebula CEO and co-founder Chris Kemp says the OpenStack cloud company will use its new-found money to hire engineers, expand its private beta and build out its new Menlo Park, CA headquarters. Comcast Ventures led the $25 million Series B round. Read more »
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IT spending update, third quarter 2012
While cloud, mobility, social, and analytics have been driving demand for IT products and services in 2012, the worldwide IT spending picture has become dimmer as the year has progressed: We’re looking at 5.1 percent worldwide IT spending growth in 2012. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Rackspace launches OpenStack private cloud
Two weeks after launching its public OpenStack cloud, Rackspace follows suit with its private cloud implementation. The availability of both options will make it easier for customers interested in running hybrid cloud for their workloads, the company said. Read more »
Red Hat posts OpenStack preview
The company behind the enterprise Linux market leader has now made preview code of its OpenStack cloud platform available for download. The final release is due next year. Rackspace, Internap, HP and others already have OpenStack deployed. Is IBM next? Read more »
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The promise of software-defined networking
The software-defined networking (SDN) market is expected to soar in size to $2 billion by 2016, according to IDC. Growth this fast may very well signify that SDN is the third epoch of computer networking, creating vendor discontinuities and a new IT order. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Citrix plans LEED Gold facility in Raleigh
Citrix aims to remake an old steel warehouse in Raleigh, N.C. into a LEED Gold certified headquarters for its Data Sharing Product Group. The group, rooted in Citrix’s purchase of ShareFile, will also add 337 new jobs, said GM and VP Jesse Lipson. Read more »
VMware shakeup: Maritz is reportedly out
A tech trade publication is reporting that VMware CEO Paul Maritz is being pushed out and will be replaced by Pat Gelsinger, the current COO of EMC. EMC owns roughly 80 percent of VMware, the market leader in server virtualization. Read more »
VMware, seeking scale, took its eye off the ball
As VMware CEO Paul Maritz launched a four-year acquisition spree that brought the virtualization kingpin into software development and end user applications where it competes with Microsoft and others, he also left the company’s core business unprotected, critics say. Read more »
OpenStack faces the terrible twos
The OpenStack cloud computing project turns two this week. That means the open-source project — which fancies itself the Linux of the cloud — is entering a critical stage of its development process. The opportunity is huge, but the challenges are too. Read more »
Cumulogic launches Java PaaS technology for service providers
Startup Cumulogic releases its Java platform-as-a-service foundations on Wednesday. The company, with strong Sun Microsystems and Java DNA, hopes that major hosting companies, telcos, and other service providers will build their PaaSes atop its technology. Read more »
A tale of 2 tech conferences: Google I/O and Red Hat Summit
Two tech conferences took place this week on opposite coasts. One featured storage product updates and cocktails at Fenway Park. The other highlighted augmented-reality glasses and skydivers. One was the Red Hat Summit, the other Google I/O. Guess which was which. Read more »
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PaaS market accelerators, 2012–2013
According to 451 Research, the enterprise PaaS market will grow to be worth more than $3 billion by 2015. For businesses, it’s important to know the developments that are critical to properly deploying a PaaS solution that save time and development costs. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
CliQr, with Google backing, puts legacy apps into the cloud
Most platforms as a service focus on helping developers write shiny new cloud-based applications. Startup CliQr Technologies is more interested in putting the applications that already run businesses into the best cloud to run them and then to make them transportable from cloud to cloud. Read more »
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Cloud computing infrastructure: 2012 and beyond
Discussions about the cloud now involve more than just the IT department. New developments in hardware architectures, more-energy-efficient data centers, regulatory concerns and simplifying analytics are all discussions currently circling through the industry. Here’s what to consider when thinking about your business in the cloud. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Red Hat dilemma: Cloud players balk at new support fees
Red Hat is changing its support price model in a way that opens the door to rival operating systems — including Windows –at least in the cloud service provider market and perhaps more broadly. One service provider said his support costs will more than double. Read more »
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PaaS tug of war over developers intensifies
The PaaS market is on fire right now, with new providers coming out of the woodwork and existing cloud providers moving up the stack, all aiming to win the hearts and minds of developers. ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »
Rackspace gets its OpenStack cloud in order
Customers can now get early access to Rackspace’s OpenStack-based public cloud, slated to come online May 1. The news comes as the OpenStack Spring Conference kicks off in San Francisco. The company also unveiled OpenStack-based Cloud Block Storage and MySQL-based database services. Read more »
It’s official: IBM and Red Hat get with OpenStack
OpenStack filled in some important checkmarks this week by adding IBM and Red Hat to its roster of corporate backers. Eighteen companies are slated to become members of the evolving OpenStack Foundation which is expected to come online in the third quarter. Read more »
