Friday 12 March 2010
Amazon and danish ComArchive have entered into a unique partnership. The deal makes it easier, safer and cheaper than ever before for companies of all sizes to get a highly professional e-mail archiving solution. This is facilitated by combining the market’s best e-mail archiving software with Amazon Web Services’ groundbreaking Cloud Computing.
Amazon Web Services is the world’s leading provider of cloud computing, EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud), - a solution seeing rocketing growth in these years. Cloud computing gives the customer processing power, bandwidth and data storage at Amazon on a needs basis, and you only pay for what you use.
Danish ComArchive in partnership with Amazon Web Services is now offering a turnkey answer to companies’ e-mail archiving needs. This will help companies all over the globe quickly retrieve their old e-mail correspondence and generally keep tabs on large volumes of business-critical e-mails.
Installed in just 10 minutes
”The smart thing is that you can log on to Amazon, create a server and have a comprehensive and safe archiving solution up and running in the space of 10 minutes,” says Svend Frandsen, CEO, ComArchive.
Amazon offers a vast array of server configurations with software that has already been defined and is ready for use. As a user, you just purchase access and from there on, it is very simple to start up a server using an image that you choose on the basis of your own needs.
ComArchive’s new solution consists of a total of six ready server images. Which of the six virtual servers you decide to start up at Amazon as a customer is determined by your need for security and computing power. A common feature of the six server images is that they contain fully operational version of ComArchive\’s e-mail archiving software which is identical to the solution you can download from www.ComArchive.com
Natural consequence of the virtualisation wave
The advantage of e-mail archiving on a virtual Amazon EC2 server is the installation speed, the security and the low price:
”Over the past few years, companies have opened their eyes to the fact that virtualisation holds great potential. We have been at the forefront of this trend, and we can now see that virtualisation is followed by a migration of servers to safer and less expensive providers - and Amazon\’s EC2 concept is second to none in this field,\” says Svend Frandsen. The CEO is pleased with the great interest in the concept, because the solution is already in use at several companies, including Balslev A/S.
”Security gets top priority at Amazon and with the help of ComArchive, we have added the Amazon server to our corporate network with high security and VPN accessibility\”, says CIO Michael Frendorff, Balslev A/S.
Great financial potential for everyone involved
”Balslev has obtained a server-based archiving solution which can be operated for less than a dollar per employee and month. If we compare this cost with the expenses of hosting your own e-mail archiving, it becomes clear that we’re looking at a highly competitive product,” says Svend Frandsen.
The potential inherent in the collaboration with Amazon is very great indeed for ComArchive, according to the company’s CEO. The market for e-mail archiving solutions is expected to reach USD 1 billion in 2011, and ComArchive\’s partnership with Amazon gives the company a considerable technological edge.
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MEEZA, the Qatar based provider of Managed IT Services and Solutions, is sponsoring the 1st Cloud Computing & SaaS Summit in the Middle East, as part of its commitment to supporting the development of world class IT infrastructure across the region.
Hosted in Dubai on November 17-19, the Cloud Computing and SaaS Summit, will provide valuable learning opportunities for IT professionals concerning the many benefits this emerging trend offers businesses across the region.
As a major regional gathering of IT thought leaders, the event will provide excellent knowledge sharing and networking opportunities for MEEZA’s executives, whilst building relationships with potential partners.
Dr. Jaouad Alkhaliki, Director of MEEZA Labs, is one of the key speakers at the event and will deliver a presentation entitled ‘Demystifying Cloud Computing’. The presentation will reveal how Cloud Computing was developed, introduce the benefits of Cloud Computing, and describe how businesses can get the most out of this new technology.
MEEZA has been recognized as one of the region’s leading providers of Cloud Services. The benefits for businesses include access to robust IT infrastructure and the latest applications without having to bear the high costs of ownership and maintenance.
“Cloud Computing offers real and practical IT solutions to new and existing businesses, especially to those in the region’s emerging SME sectors. With the Gulf region perfectly positioned to adopt new IT models, now is the ideal time to bring together IT professionals and thought leaders to talk about Cloud Computing and SaaS,” Dr. Jaouad said.
The participation of MEEZA in the event further enhances the company’s reputation as a provider of innovative and high quality IT services and solutions across the region. MEEZA has recently been expanding its outreach to regional markets by sponsoring a key IT banking industry event in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
MEEZA’s portfolio of high profile clients in Qatar currently include Masraf Al Rayan, Vodafone Qatar, DOHALAND, the Qatar Ministry of Environment and Sidra.
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Savvis, Inc., a global leader in outsourced internet IT infrastructure services for enterprises, announced today that David Shacochis, vice president of research and development, will be participating in a panel discussion at the Thomas Weisel Partners Emerging Communications Conference at 11 a.m. ET on November 18. The panel discussion will focus on cloud computing services, the technologies that make cloud computing possible, as well as the practicality of using cloud servers versus dedicated servers. Greg Freiberg, chief financial officer for Savvis, will also be in attendance.
A webcast will be available at the investor relations section of the Savvis Web site, savvis.net. A recorded replay will be available on the same site, following the live event.
About Savvis
Savvis, Inc. (Nasdaq: SVVS) is a global leader in outsourced internet infrastructure services for enterprises. More than 4,000 customers, including 40 percent of the top 100 companies in the Fortune 500, use Savvis to reduce capital expense, improve service levels and harness the latest advances in cloud computing. For more information visit www.savvis.net
SOURCE Savvis, Inc.
Since the advent of modern technology, business processes, academic researches, and leisure activities have been easily accessible through the use of the Internet. The Internet, with its seemingly never-ending horizon, is able to keep all information intact through the use of the Cloud.
The Cloud pertains to all the documents or files kept by servers from remote locations that can be accessed through the Internet. Storing data through the Cloud makes it easy for all the parties concerned to be able to retrieve the information they need. Within the Cloud, users may be able to store and manage their files for personal use, or for other users to be able to utilize it. This is a necessary process in most businesses, since this makes communication and exchange of information more efficient, and allows remote access to everyone.
As information is stored in the Cloud, there is a higher risk of having the data all mixed up, and this poses a problem for the businesses making use of the Cloud. To be able to manage it properly, cloud computing services should be availed. Cloud computing services through the use of cloud computing software paves the way to making the Cloud more organized such that it would be able to fulfill its purpose. Cloud computing applications is not limited to just storing data, rather, it provides a better venue for all business processes. Cloud computing hosting is offered by a lot of companies, and may prove very functional in any enterprise.
Cloud computing services provide the users of the Cloud better management of their information. This might save a company on expenses, since the company might not need its own IT team for technical support: the cloud computing services of companies that offer cloud computing hosting might be actually able to do the job. There is a lot of cloud computing software available today that offers provision of cloud computing applications such as the Amazon EC2 and Amazon S3 makes access of other software functions convenient and ready for use or service. Cloud computing software by trusted companies and sites like Rackspace Cloud Hosting and Salesforce Software gives its users the option of having their data managed and stored in a separate storage device, instead of having them in their own computers and taking up disk space.
Rackspace Cloud Hosting, Salesforce Software, Amazon EC2 and Amazon S3 are examples of how to optimize the applications through which cloud computing might be of significant help for the improvement of business processes. Running applications in Amazon EC2 and storing data in Amazon S3 has proven to be economical and efficient. Rackspace Cloud Hosting, on the other hand, provide managed hosting for all server configurations on a dedicated 24/7 availability. Salesforce Software ranges from sales applications to custom applications, depending on their users’ choice.
With Cloud computing applications available through cloud computing hosting, management of the Cloud is made more effective and less expensive. This ensures a great deal of profit and improvement in any business, and is even better for ensuring customer satisfaction.
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3Di, Inc., which develops and offers 3D Internet solutions (Head office:
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and CEO: Satoshi Koike. Hereinafter
referred to as 3Di.), announced today its intention to use its newly-secured
funding in order to enter PaaS (Platform as a Service) and SaaS (Software as a
Service) markets by providing a 3Di platform and applications as services
through cloud computing.
3Di has been mainly focusing to date on development and offering of 3Di OpenSim
(*1), its server software for the construction of 3D virtual worlds, and 3Di
OpenViewer (*2), its original viewer software embedded into HTML web pages to
view and interact with 3D virtual worlds in web browsers. With its recently
announced capital increase worth around USD $5 million, 3Di aims to expand its
business offerings to include PaaS/SaaS services, such as a 3D conference
system, by utilizing cloud computing. 3Di also intends to continue further
development of virtual world functionality and to expand its service line-ups to
fulfill user needs.
Cloud computing services would allow enterprises to deploy 3D virtual worlds
without needing to invest In their own hosting hardware infrastructure. By
expanding its business to offer both software and cloud computing services, 3Di
intends to increase the adoption of 3D Internet technologies by enterprises.
[Company Information]
Company Name: 3Di, Inc.
Representative Director and CEO: Satoshi Koike
Major Shareholders: ngi group, inc. (60%), NTT Investment Partners Fund, L.P. (40%)
Paid in Capital: 444,497,500 JPY
Address: Fuji Building 37 4F, 1-18-3 Dougenzaka, Shibuya-ku,Tokyo 150-0043, Japan
Web: http://3di.jp/en/
[Glossary]
(*1) 3Di OpenSim:
The name of the server software developed and offered by 3Di for the construction of original 3D virtual worlds. It is the world’s first server software specifically designed for enterprises and based on OpenSim, which is an open source 3D Internet technology.
(*2) 3Di OpenViewer:
The name of 3Di’s original viewer embedded into HTML web pages to view and interact with 3D virtual worlds in web browsers.
3Di, Inc.
Mari Tsushima, +81-3-6416-1950
Sales and Marketing Group
info@3di.jp
Cloud Computing Report
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More information regarding this report:Can Cloud Computing Help Enterprises Weather the Economic Storm?
Introduction
The rapid pace of proliferation of the term “cloud computing” is nothing short of astonishing. However, many doubts remain regarding the exact scope and definition of the term or the long-term impact of the business model it denotes.
Scope
*Defines cloud computing, describes its model of operation and provides a classification of cloud computing services.
*Considers drivers and inhibitors of cloud computing adoption in the context of the current global recession.
*Outlines the emerging competitive landscape for cloud computing services and related technologies.
*Recommends the stance that enterprises, technology vendors and service providers should adopt regarding cloud computing.
Highlights
In merely 18 months the neologism “cloud computing” has gone from obscurity to pervasiveness. Although elusive to define, the emerging paradigm is clearly capturing the imagination of the IT market. Datamonitor believes that the level of interest in the alternative models of IT consumption is driven by the ongoing commoditization of IT technology.
Datamonitor defines cloud computing as an IT consumption pattern that relies on abstracted resources delivered as utility services. Such approach to IT generation, delivery and deployment allows for a more efficient way to carry out IT tasks due to the inherent benefits of services over products.
While the current global recession will accelerate take-up of cloud computing, the nature of computing resources and a slew of migration challenges mean that the adoption will not be universal. Nevertheless, it remains clear to Datamonitor that the cloud computing model will play an increasingly important role in the future.
Reasons to Purchase
*Gain a clear, detailed and comprehensive understanding of the emerging cloud computing paradigm.
*Identify dominant market trends in order to evaluate opportunities created by the shift to cloud computing.
*Optimise your cloud computing strategy to capitalize on the short, medium and long-term opportunities cloud computing will create.
Overview 1
Catalyst 1
Summary 1
Table of Contents 2
Table of figures 2
Table of tables 2
Introduction to Cloud Computing 3
The term cloud computing is quickly becoming ubiquitous 4
Cloud computing is a new pattern of IT consumption but it is proving elusive to define 5
Cloud computing overlaps with many adjacent categories, rendering the definition difficult 5
Cloud computing: an IT consumption pattern based on the delivery of commoditized resources as a service 6
IT commoditization has occurred through the history of computing 6
Cloud computing may resemble the mainframe era, but it is a fundamentally different phenomenon 7
Cloud computing marks the culmination of the commoditization process 7
Outsourcing, hosting and ASP services persist with the management of identifiable resources 8
Electricity provides the most powerful analogy with cloud computing 8
Both electricity and IT are enabling technologies that went from strategic to commodity assets 8
Unlike electricity, computing is a far more complex phenomenon and far less fungible resource 8
The cloud computing taxonomy 9
Software-Platform-Infrastructure (SPI) model offers the basic cloud computing classification 9
Further refinement of the SPI model should not rely on the proliferation of ‘as a Service’ neologisms 10
Detailed taxonomy schemas focus on segmenting the infrastructure layer 10
The fabric/instance spectrum captures variations in the granularity of computing services provision 11
Do private clouds exist? 12
Ownership should not be the central tenet of cloud computing 12
Technologies enabling local or hybrid cloud infrastructures are readily available 12
Economies of scale dictates that the public/private gap will matter, but bridging the divide will be possible 13
Benefits of cloud computing 14
The benefits of cloud computing are the benefits of services over products 14
Cloud computing allows enterprises to focus on their core business processes 14
Cloud computing closes the gap between IT capacity and IT demand 15
Elasticity is not built into the cloud computing model but ease of provisioning mitigates this effect 16
Variable costs and usage-based models are the principal benefits of cloud computing pricing 17
Capex/opex accounting strategies do not describe the full range of cloud computing pricing models 17
Cloud computing is associated with a broad range of pricing models based on variable cost 17
Cloud computing could act as a deflationary force in the enterprise technology IT market 18
The combination of elasticity and utility pricing engenders IT new economics 18
Inhibitors to cloud computing adoption 19
Trust and migration to an unfamiliar model are the primary inhibitors to cloud computing 19
The substitution of products with external services renders the issue of trust extremely acute 19
The question of trust in cloud service providers also relates to the emotional issue of lock-in 19
Until legal implications are better understood trust issues will continue to be raised 19
Each cloud service model is associated with a specific set of trust challenges 20
Cloud service adoption and management challenges are currently potent inhibitors 21
Matching workloads with the optimal mode of IT delivery may be difficult 21
The business case for cloud computing is often compelling, but may be hard to formulate with precision 21
Enterprises’ procurement and spend management practices will have to evolve to accommodate the cloud 21
The migration of business processes to the cloud is not frictionless 22
Cloud services need to remain dynamic without disrupting existing enterprise IT architectures 22
Conclusion: benefits and inhibitors of the cloud computing model 22
Competitive Landscape 23
The roll-out of cloud infrastructures is an opportunity for commodity hardware vendors 23
Migration into the cloud will boost thin clients, netbooks and handhelds 24
Cloud infrastructure services 24
Online retailer Amazon.com has emerged as the early leader in infrastructure provision 24
GoGrid leads the wave of hosting providers offering instance-based cloud computing infrastructure 25
Others could offer cloud infrastructure services, but may prefer to compete in software or platform layers 25
Infrastructure management platforms have emerged as the critical part of the cloud infrastructure stack 25
Cloud platform competitive landscape is particularly vibrant 26
Proprietary development platforms backed by SaaS vendors are proving popular with ISVs and users 26
Platforms supporting generic development frameworks may lend more control to developers 27
A long tail of standalone platforms relies on intuitive proprietary development and execution environments 27
SaaS vendors now feature in virtually every segment of the enterprise application market 28
Datamonitor Opinion 30
Those that manage to harness the cloud computing model stand to benefit 30
Cloud computing is here to stay, albeit not as the sole model of IT consumption 30
The Global Recession will accelerate the adoption of cloud computing 31
An elastic model that relies on flexible, usage-based pricing will be particularly attractive in the downturn 31
Unchecked proliferation and inadequate management of cloud computing services can fuel the backlash 32
Successful vendors will capitalize on short-term opportunities and prepare for long-term implications 32
Vendors may not have to venture into cloud services, but strategic adjustments will be necessary 32
Recommendations 33
Action points for enterprise technology vendors 33
Action points for enterprise IT decision makers 34
APPENDIX 36
Definitions 36
Methodology 36
Further reading 36
Ask the analyst 37
Datamonitor consulting 37
Disclaimer 37
List of Tables
Table 1: A selection of SaaS vendors by solution area, presented in alphabetical order 28
List of Figures
Figure 1: Only one in three CIOs are comfortable with their department’s maintenance workload 3
Figure 2: Cloud computing appeared in the market in 2007 and has risen quickly to universal prominence 4
Figure 3: Cloud computing overlaps with a range of related terms 5
Figure 4: Cloud computing as an IT consumption model 6
Figure 5: Cloud computing can be contextualized as the ongoing service-based commoditization of IT 7
Figure 6: Software-Platform-Infrastructure (SPI): the basic cloud computing taxonomy model 10
Figure 7: A reference cloud computing taxonomy combining the SPI and Youseff-Butrico-DaSilva models 11
Figure 8: Cloud computing services are floating along the fabric/instance provision spectrum 11
Figure 9: A private cloud is analogous to an intranet; public clouds are approximate the scale of the internet 13
Figure 10: Adopting a service-based IT consumption strategy allows greater focus on strategic issues 14
Figure 11: Gap between IT capacity and demand creates inefficiencies 15
Figure 12: Non-concurrent peaks in demand increase the utilization rate of cloud infrastructures 16
Figure 13: The balance of the principal elements of service provider trust shifts with the mode of provision 20
Figure 14: Outline of the cloud computing competitive landscape segmented by the SPI model 23
Figure 15: Enterprises are likely to blend locally managed resources with public clouds 31
The deal, in which IBM will sell products from Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Juniper under its own name, builds on similar relationships IBM has with other networking companies. The Armonk, N.Y.-based technology giant already resells networking equipment from Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO), the world’s largest networking equipment company and Brocade Communication Systems Inc. (BRCD), another networking product maker. Cisco, Juniper and Brocade all make routers and switches, used to “network” computers together, as well as direct information and data over the Internet.
IBM’s deal comes amid growing interest in “cloud computing,” the concept of selling computing services that are accessed online and paid for on a metered basis. Cloud computing is shaking up the technology sector - Microsoft Corp. ( MSFT) and Google Inc. (GOOG) have launched products to establish themselves in the field - and several big technology vendors are seeking to augment their portfolios with products which can better serve the cloud computing platform.
In particular, Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ), IBM’s biggest rival in the hardware and IT services market, has been beefing up its ProCurve networking division and is starting to compete more aggressively with Cisco and others. Cisco, for its part, recently announced its intention to start making servers, bringing it ultimately into more direct competition with IBM, while Oracle Corp. (ORCL), the database and software giant, also recently moved into the hardware business through its acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc.
According to public lobbying disclosures, the search engine giant spent more than $1.8 million since the beginning of the year in lobbying politicians, policymakers and the White House on issues such as cloud computing, the Wall Street Journal report finds. This lobbying effort has been ramped up over last year when the company spent $730,000 during the second quarter of 2008. The issues Google has been pushing seem to run the gamut of subjects the company would be interested in from regulations on online advertising, to the adoption of cloud computing services - which the paper reports Google spoke to the Department of Defense about.
There is a growing number of issues being debated in Washington affecting the internet and our users and we feel it is important to be involved in those debates,” Google spokesman Adam Kovacevich told the paper. It appears that there may be a growing interest in cloud computing from governmental organizations as news reports have indicated that the National Security Agency and the City of Los Angeles are both considering using cloud computing.
The deal, in which IBM will sell products from Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Juniper under its own name, builds on similar relationships IBM has with other networking companies. The Armonk, N.Y.-based technology giant already resells networking equipment from Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO), the world’s largest networking equipment company and Brocade Communication Systems Inc. (BRCD), another networking product maker. Cisco, Juniper and Brocade all make routers and switches, used to “network” computers together, as well as direct information and data over the Internet. IBM’s deal comes amid growing interest in “cloud computing,” the concept of selling computing services that are accessed online and paid for on a metered basis. Cloud computing is shaking up the technology sector - Microsoft Corp. ( MSFT) and Google Inc. (GOOG) have launched products to establish themselves in the field - and several big technology vendors are seeking to augment their portfolios with products which can better serve the cloud computing platform.
IBM has traditionally resold some networking equipment made by companies such as Juniper and Cisco, through its massive technology services unit. In particular, Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ), IBM’s biggest rival in the hardware and IT services market, has been beefing up its ProCurve networking division and is starting to compete more aggressively with Cisco and others. Cisco, for its part, recently announced its intention to start making servers, bringing it ultimately into more direct competition with IBM, while Oracle Corp. (ORCL), the database and software giant, also recently moved into the hardware business through its acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc.
One of the misconceptions of the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and broader cloud computing market is that these new Web-based services will “disintermediate” the channel because of their simpler, more user-friendly solutions, and direct sales and delivery business models. While there is no question that the role of the traditional channel will be significantly impacted by the rapidly evolving on-demand services market, there is still plenty of room for innovative channel organizations to operate. There are also plenty of opportunities for new channel partners to succeed. Traditional value-added resellers (VARs) and systems integrators (SIs) that are primarily focused on capitalizing on the complexities of legacy applications are certainly at risk as a result of the fundamental feature of today’s SaaS solutions and cloud computing services its simplicity. By eliminating the complexities of deploying software and systems, reducing the need to extensively customize these solutions and systems, and lowering the costs of operating them, SaaS and cloud computing take a big bite out of all the marginal costs which historically represented the primary profits of traditional VARs and SIs.
However, there are still lots of modifications which VARs and SIs can make to today’s basic SaaS solutions, as well as reconfigurations they can make to the basic cloud computing services, to justify their role as these markets grow and mature. User organizations of all sizes still need help evaluating and selecting the rapidly expanding array of SaaS providers and cloud computing vendors. They need help catering these services to the specific business and technical needs of their organizations. They need help integrating third-party solutions to the basic SaaS application or cloud computing functionality. They need help optimizing their performance. They also need help changing their business processes and training their people to effectively utilize their on-demand services.
