At CloudEXPO Silicon Valley, June 24-26, 2019, Digital Transformation (DX) is a major focus with expanded DevOpsSUMMIT and FinTechEXPO programs within the DXWorldEXPO agenda. Successful transformation requires a laser focus on being data-driven and on using all the tools available that enable transformation if they plan to survive over the long term. A total of 88% of Fortune 500 companies from a generation ago are now out of business. Only 12% still survive. Similar percentages are found throughout enterprises of all sizes. Register Today and SAVE ▸ Here Speaking Opportunities ▸ Here Sponsorship & Exhibit Opportunities ▸ Here Silicon Valley Faculty ▸ Here Silicon Valley Schedule ▸ Here CloudEXPO Has Been the M&A; Capital For Cloud Companies CloudEXPO has been the M&A; capital for Cloud companies for more than a decade with memorable acquisition news stories which cam... (more)

DSR to Exhibit at @CloudEXPO Silicon Valley | @Azure #Cloud #CIO #DevOps #Serverless #DataCenter #Docker #Kubernetes

DSR is a supplier of project management, consultancy services and IT solutions that increase effectiveness of a company's operations in the production sector. The company combines  in-depth knowledge of international companies with expert knowledge utilising  IT tools that support manufacturing and distribution processes. DSR ensures optimization and integration of internal processes which is necessary for companies to grow rapidly. The rapid growth is possible thanks, to specialized services and reliable software. The DSR team creates competences centre that offers IT solutions for industry in Poland.  Currently , the company provides services for all areas of IT support for business, including applications to support the following areas of activity of the production companies : Production planning and scheduling : APS 4FACTORY (based on SIMATIC IT Preactor APS)... (more)

Kubernetes Workshop at @KubeSUMMIT | #CloudNative #Containers #DevOps #Serverless #Docker #Kubernetes

"There is a huge interest in Kubernetes. People are now starting to use Kubernetes and implement it," stated Sebastian Scheele, co-founder of Loodse, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at DevOps at 19th Cloud Expo, held November 1-3, 2016, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. SYS-CON Events presented the Kubernetes and Google Container Engine Workshop, on November 3, 2016, in conjunction with @DevOpsSummit at 19th Cloud Expo at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. This workshop led by Sebastian Scheele, co-founder of Loodse, introduced participants to Kubernetes and Google Container Engine (GKE). Through a combination of instructor-led presentations, demonstrations, and hands-on labs, students learned the key concepts and practices for deploying and maintaining applications using Kubernetes. Registrations for Workshop ▸ Here Audienc... (more)

Cloud Computing - IBM Creates Cloud Box

IBM claims to have created new species of custom-built, industry-standard, Linux-based rack server for Web 2.0 and Cloud Computing companies with massive data centers and tens of thousands of servers, like online gaming, social networks, search and Internet firms. A relatively limited marketplace of maybe a thousand companies with fat wallets capable of shelling out tens of millions for such system. IBM means to replace the white boxes they use now or build themselves like Google does. It says it’s got a few hundred early adopters and potential customers in China, Germany, Japan, the UK and America, including Yahoo and Texas Tech, which is thinking of using it for a HPC center. WinterGreen Research puts the market at $10 billion. IBM calls the thing iDataPlex and leverages its blade server widgetry to build what it calls a “completely new design point.&rdq...; (more)

Cumulux to Present at SYS-CON's Cloud Computing Expo

Ranjith Ramakrishnan, CTO for Cumulux, will be presenting at SYS-CON's 2nd International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo in New York City this coming March 30-April 1, 2009. As Cloud Computing goes mainstream, platform vendors are rapidly filling out the landscape with offerings at various tiers including Infrastructure, Platform, Storage, Applications etc. Microsoft's Azure platform  is one of the most complete one as it covers a broad set of capabilities. In this session, Ramakrishnan will explore how Enterprises can create applications that take advantage of Windows Azure's computational capabilities and how Enterprises can use .NET Services to bridge cloud applications and on Premise applications. These concepts will be illustrated by a live demo which will show a Cloud based Mobility application that delivers Enterprise content  to mobile phones. Speaker B... (more)

Gartner's Cloud Computing Advice to CIOs for 2009

Sam Charrington's Blog Cloud computing figures prominently in recently released Gartner report entitled "CIO New Year’s Resolutions, 2009." Gartner’s overall advice to the CIO is to do what is necessary to survive in ‘09, but to be sure to also invest in the future by building and preparing for what lies beyond. In a report issued Monday entitled CIO New Year’s Resolutions, 2009 (subscription required), Gartner analysts Mark Raskino, John Mahoney and Patrick Meehan outline 10 tactics that will help CIO’s “survive in 2009,” and put them “ahead of the crowd.” Given the state of the global economy, and the fear, uncertainty and doubt this creates for CIOs and IT organizations in general, this year’s set of resolutions takes a very future-oriented tack: Gartner’s advice to the CIO is to do what is necessary to survive in ‘09, but to be sure to also invest in the future ... (more)

The Top 100 Bloggers on Cloud Computing

Ever since I first published here my tentative list of Top 50 Bloggers on Cloud Computing it became clear that an expansion would be needed before too long. Thanks to community feedback via my Twitter account (http://twitter.com/jg21) here goes - just three months before Cloud Expo Silicon Valley (November 7-10) - with an expanded roster, listed as before in alphabetical order since I am making no attempt at this stage to rank the various blogs, merely to map - and celebrate - their existence. Dustin Amrhein | "A View from the Clouds" Dave Asprey | "Cloudy Words" Ian Bergin | "Clouded Issues" Randy Bias | "Cloudscaling" Rick Blaisdell | "Rickscloud" Steve Bobrowski | "The Cloud View" Rene Buest | www.CloudUser.de Larry Carvalho | "Robust Cloud" Andrew M. Chapman | "MemorableURL.com" Sam Charrington | "Cloud Pulse" Colin Clark | "Cloud Event Processing" Peter Coffee | cloudb... (more)

Recession Survival Kit: Adopt Cloud Computing

Two days before the single largest drop in the history of the stock market, Jason Calacanis - former Weblogs Inc. co-founder (and GM of Netscape) - wrote a lengthy blog post aimed at inspiring folks at startup companies "to get focused and to save as many as possible from hitting the wall." As Calacanis reminded readers of his blog, "Great entrepreneurs build value and market-share in down markets." We recently asked a selection of the industry's brightest minds what their own advice would be in these troubled times, and assembled it into a ten-point guide for software vendors, entrepreneurs, and startups to riding out a recession. Tip #1: Prioritize Harvesting Existing Assets and Opportunities This comes from the Jeremy Chone, CTO of Nexaweb Technologies, a VC-funded software provider that offers the industry’s most comprehensive application platform for mission-crit... (more)

Cloud Computing Pioneer David Linthicum Launches Blue Mountain Labs

David S. Linthicum, a well-known pioneer in the worlds of cloud computing and service-oriented architecture, has launched Blue Mountain Labs, a company equipped to take enterprises and technology vendors into the emerging world of cloud computing. Linthicum during his SOA World keynote at SYS-CON's 1st International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo Blue Mountain Labs uses a methodology called Cloudsizing to analyze their clients' business needs - thoroughly examining who they are and what they do - before they define a cloud computing solution or strategy that will work for their clients' enterprises, large or small. They also work with innovative cloud computing providers who welcome third-party strategy assistance, technology validation, and testing to help them become exceptional in the marketplace. "Blue Mountain Labs is not just a consulting organization, but... (more)

Solving the Problem of Cloud Interoperability

Reuven Cohen's "Elastic Vapor" Blog In the next few years the a key opportunity for the emerging cloud industry will be on defining a federated cloud ecosystem by connecting multiple cloud computing providers using an agreeing upon standard or interface. There are a number of organizations looking into solving the problem of cloud federation. A fundamental challenge in creating and managing a globally decentralized cloud computing environment is that of maintaining consistent connectivity between various untrusted components that are capable of self-organization while remaining fault tolerant. In the next few years the a key opportunity for the emerging cloud industry will be on defining a federated cloud ecosystem by connecting multiple cloud computing providers using an agreeing upon standard or interface. In this post I will examine some of work being done in cloud... (more)

Cisco Introduces Unified Computing

Some of the biggest news in computing lately has been coming out of Cisco. Cisco's latest strategy appears to be to causing mass disruption and from what I can tell they're doing all the right things.. According to a recent post by Cisco CTO Padmasree Warrior says Cisco "views periods of economic uncertainty as the perfect time to challenge the status quo and evolve our business to deliver customer and shareholder value. Cisco’s success has always been driven by investments in market adjacencies during times that may cause other companies to blink." Guess I'm not the only one promoting a unified cloud interface. Cisco is calling there's “Unified Computing”. In the post they describe Unified Computing as the advancement toward the next generation data center that links all resources together in a common architecture to reduce the barrier to entry for data center virtua... (more)