Sunday 14 March 2010
Database in the Cloud
Joyent, the leading vendor in Enterprise-Class Cloud Computing, announced today that it is taking the proven performance and reliability of Sun Microsystems’ MySQL database to a whole new level by offering optimizations to the Joyent Cloud for MySQL. Joyent and Sun’s database group have teamed up to create Virtual Appliance templates for MySQL.
Joyent’s Virtual Appliance for MySQL is configured to maximize the open source database’s performance on Joyent’s powerful, secure and stable virtualization technology. Performance benchmarks (http://www.joyent.com/mysql) demonstrate that Joyent’s Virtual Appliance for MySQL can deliver 3 times the number of Transactions per Second than comparable deployments of XEN-based clouds, such as Amazon’s EC2.
“Running Read-Only tests, our internal benchmarks show that a 1GB Virtual Appliance for MySQL in the Joyent cloud can perform 1,245 transactions per second with 8 threads,” said Jason Hoffman, Joyent CTO and Founder. “A more expensive 7.5 GB large instance on Amazon EC2 only manages 425 transactions per second with the same 8 threads.”
Joyent has made it easy to launch a Virtual Appliance for MySQL as a single instance or as part of a Web-scale architecture.
“MySQL is pre-installed and optimized on the Joyent Cloud,” said Hoffman. “From the minute you get your login credentials, you are ready to go: deployment could not be easier. Dual-Master or Master-Slave configurations will also soon be available as pre-defined architectures.”
The Joyent Virtual Appliance for MySQL is available based on a typical cloud model. Users can scale up and down when they need to — and pay for only the infrastructure they use. There are no contracts to lock-in users. Additionally, the Joyent Virtual Appliance for MySQL Enterprise is fully supported by the MySQL database experts at Sun.
“MySQL is the most-used database in today’s Cloud environments,” said Rich Nigro, MySQL Managed Hosting Business Manager, Sun Microsystems. “We are delighted to see that Joyent is making this dedicated MySQL offering available to users of the popular Joyent Cloud.”
The Joyent Cloud has many customers benefiting from MySQL, and there are several case studies of how the optimized implementation has driven application performance, operational stability and value.
“Context Optional provides scalable solutions for brand marketing across social networks like Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter,” said Rafi Jacoby, Director of Engineering at Context Optional. “We’ve built and deployed viral applications for Kraft, Toyota, McDonald’s, MTV/Viacom, and many other Fortune 500 brands using MySQL running on the Joyent Cloud. We’ve been impressed with performance and uptime, with several databases having run more than a billion queries with no downtime.”
MySQL is the most popular open source database software in the world. Many of the world’s largest and fastest-growing organizations use MySQL to save time and money powering their high-volume Web sites, critical business systems, communications networks, and commercial software. At http://www.mysql.com, Sun provides corporate users with premium subscriptions and services, and actively supports the large MySQL open source developer community.
About Joyent, Inc.
Joyent is a vendor of ‘Infrastructure as a Service’ (IaaS), a.k.a Cloud Computing. Joyent provides a more flexible and cost-effective alternative to buying and running your own IT infrastructure, while still providing all the security, cost stability, and enterprise-grade performance of a dedicated private data center. The Joyent Cloud is built using the company’s unique networking and virtualization technology, the Joyent Accelerator. Joyent’s shared hosting, virtual appliances, free developer programs and Cloud Computing products leverage the Joyent Accelerator to provide our customers with unparalleled Cloud Computing performance and value.
Joyent was founded in 2004 with a seed investment from co-founder and CEO David Young and Pay Pal co-founder Peter Thiel. Since then, Joyent has grown organically and has been completely funded by revenue. Joyent’s customers include LinkedIn, Major League Baseball, Gilt.com, Facebook, and 20,000 other companies ranging from small development shops to large Fortune 500 enterprise users. Joyent powers 25% of the daily application traffic on Facebook. www.joyent.com
Telecommunications providers could play an important and lucrative role in the burgeoning world of cloud computing by combining their natural advantages as network operators with a new wave of technological innovation. But as they are already behind in this race, they’ll need to move much faster than their current approach to technology evolution allows. The opportunity represented by cloud-based services (essentially network-based platforms provided as a service from a data center, though looser definitions include hosted offerings and software as a service) is potentially immense because, for starters, it increases the value of carrier networks in multiple ways and creates new roles (and revenues) for telecom service providers.
However, telcos could do much more than that thanks to some inherent advantages, according to Tom Nolle, president of CIMI, a consultancy. Their IP infrastructure could lend itself well to cloud services, at least compared to enterprise infrastructure. The highly componentized nature of telco operations software for the better part of the last decade gels well with cloud services because each software component can be treated like a hosted application, which yields parallels in processing and performance, he said. Meanwhile, emerging telco technologies such as IP multimedia subsystems (IMS) and next-generation networks (NGN) service architectures are developing into logical service components that could also fit comfortably in cloud environments.
Wyse Technology
Best User Experience through High Performance and Secure Voice, Data, Video Delivery for Client Virtualization-driven Cloud Computing Implementations
Wyse Technology, the global leader in thin computing and client virtualization, today announced updates to two operating systems used in the company’s thin clients — Wyse Enhanced SUSE Linux Enterprise and Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 for Virtual client and Cloud environments.
“Our updated Linux and Windows Embedded CE versions take the performance of our virtual client devices to new levels, and demonstrate our commitment to the enterprise market,” said Jeff McNaught, Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer at Wyse. “We have taken the key benefits of our existing devices, and added new performance features and a seamless transition path to quickly meet market demand in cloud and virtualized environments.”
Developed in partnership with Novell, this new version of Wyse Enhanced SUSE Linux Enterprise improves the virtual desktop experience for the corporate workforce by offering enhanced support for users across the enterprise. Mobile workers can take advantage of the expanded VPN support to safely connect to corporate networks running on Cisco, Jupiter, Nortel and others. At the desktop level, Wyse’s enhanced USB peripheral virtualization support enables use of “real-time” devices such as webcams and USB headsets.
“As thin client adoption expands, we look forward to continuing our work with Wyse to provide a true enterprise Linux operating system that meets the security, stability, and flexibility requirements enterprises demand.” said Guy Lunardi, Director of Client Preloads at Novell.
Powerful security features in Wyse’s new Linux protect the transfer of files and software over the network, during interaction with the cloud, or while being managed. In conjunction with Wyse Device Manager software, sensitive firmware updates and files can be securely transferred between thin clients without concern for unauthorized access. This robust central management system enables IT departments to simplify company-wide deployment of new software by enabling controlled distribution to all thin clients on the network.
Wyse has also released updates to Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2, Microsoft’s componentized, 32-bit native hard, real-time operating system for small-footprint embedded solutions. Windows Embedded CE provides an accessible and familiar user experience; updated connectivity components; support for ICA/HDX and RDP clients to enhance the desktop experience; Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 also improves security through support for Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols making the corporate infrastructure more secure.
“Microsoft is proud to be working with Wyse to further innovate thin clients within the embedded market,” said Ashwin Kulkarni, senior product manager for Windows Embedded at Microsoft Corp. “Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 allows for the rapid development of devices with increased functionality and a rich set of user experiences. By incorporating support for the latest version of the Windows Embedded CE product line, Wyse can continue bringing smart, connected, service-oriented devices to the virtual desktop.”
Availability
Wyse will integrate the updated Linux on its virtual desktops in May. Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 will be available on Wyse devices in June.
About Wyse Technology
Wyse Technology is the global leader in thin computing and client virtualization. Wyse and its partners, Citrix, IBM, Microsoft, Novell, VMware and others deliver the hardware, infrastructure software, and services that formulate the benefits of cloud computing, virtualization and Green IT. These thin computing solutions allow individuals and enterprises to access the application information they need, but with better security, manageability, and at a much lower total cost of ownership than a PC. Wyse is headquartered in San Jose, California, with offices worldwide.
For more information, visit the Wyse website at http://www.wyse.com or call 1-800-GET-WYSE.
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