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Air Force, DLA move to cloud with Dell/Microsoft agreement
The Microsoft Office 365 cloud platform is providing the agencies with "significantly improved email, instant messaging, desktop voice/video communications, productivity and user storage capabilities," according to the Air Force. "These eServices will …
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Brightcove powers online video with new cloud platform
Brightcove, a provider of cloud services for video, announced the general availability of the new Brightcove Video Cloud, the company's flagship platform re-architected to simplify the complexity of online video distribution and publishing. The new …
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Arcserve Expands Unified Data Protection Platform With Cloud
Integrated with the company's unified data protection (UDP) appliance, its Cloud could help businesses complete their data-protection goals, and adds an option for Arcserve managed service providers (MSPs) to extend their data-protection solution …
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Medidata and Validic Integrate Cloud Technology Platforms, Expanding Mobile
By integrating Validic's digital health platform with the Medidata Clinical Cloud®, Medidata and Validic are providing the technology infrastructure needed to transform clinical trials through the use of patient-generated data that is secure …
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Salesforce.com adds new security services to its cloud-based application platform
Now that most of the cultural barriers to adopting cloud services are gone, organizations find themselves contending with the privacy and compliance ramifications of running workloads outside the safety of the firewall. That often involves spending …
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ANS to upgrade GSTT cloud platform for paperless environment
Managed services provider ANS Group has signed a deal to transform the data centre programme of Essentia, the non-clinical services arm of Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. The contract is part of a GBP 10 million investment that will see the …
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Google Cloud Platform Gains Logentries Integration

Google Cloud Platform Gains Logentries Integration
Google announced the real-time integration of third party log analytics service Logentries with Google Cloud Platform for “near real-time” log streaming and analysis. Cloud Platform customers, as a result, gain a new choice for log management and …
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Tableau Software Announces Google Cloud SQL Connector at Next San
SAN FRANCISCO, June 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Today, at Google Cloud Platform's event Next San Francisco, Tableau Software (NYSE: DATA), a global leader in rapid-fire, easy-to-use business analytics software, will demonstrate how people can gain …
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Asahi Net Leverages PROMISE Technology's Solution Platform to Offer New
HSINCHU, TAIWAN and TOKYO, JAPAN — (Marketwired) — 07/02/15 — PROMISE Technology today announced the company will provide its surveillance cloud platform to Asahi Net who will launch a video surveillance cloud service in Japan later this year.
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Microsoft Corporation Updates Office365 And Bing Pulse To Boost Education
All relevant classroom work is stored online on the cloud platform OneNote. School Information Sync provides a secure way to allow schools to maintain encrypted, up-to-date student databases. Global education network Edmodo said that it will include …
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Oracle Unveils a Range of Cloud Offerings
Oracle Cloud Platform allows Oracle's partners and customers to extend SaaS (software-as-service) applications and migration of existing on-premise applications to the cloud. It provides a broad portfolio of public cloud services across SaaS, PaaS …
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Hitachi Consulting Launches Cloud Platform

Hitachi Consulting Launches Cloud Platform
We help companies extend private cloud environments to include a public, hosted platform for non-mission-critical workloads," said Jim Cole, Senior Vice President of Outsourcing Services, Hitachi Consulting. "Our new cloud service offers customers our …
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Construction firms like look of cloud platform
Aconex provides a cloud platform for these participants to share materials such as spreadsheets and diagrams, rather than chase up the bloke who last saw the specs in the crib room. Fresh from signing up global giant Bechtel last week, Aconex yesterday …
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GPU Computing Still Nascent On Public Clouds
This is why parallel processing and data analytics is a growing workload on generic CPUs on public clouds for certain classes of work. We think customers will look to the public cloud as a platform to run intermittent scale-out work that is goosed by …
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Interoperable Cloud Based Video Conferencing Platform

Interoperable Cloud Based Video Conferencing Platform
About going into the cloud, a lot of people just hear jargon and words. In many ways jargon is meant to exclude people from what some feel should be knowledge protected from outsiders. However, jargon is in the end only words, and by breaking down the …
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Iveda deploys cloud video surveillance platform for VNPT
Iveda, an enabler of cloud video surveillance through licensing the Sentir platform, has completed the multi-location phase of installation for Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT). VNPT forecasts hundreds of ZEE cameras sold per month per …
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Instacart Selects Zebra Technologies' Zatar Internet of Things Platform for
Instacart chose to use the Zatar IoT platform for its ability to connect to and control devices in third-party locations via a simple API. The solution connects Instacart's printers to the cloud and enables the organization to easily interact, monitor …
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Oracle extends world's most comprehensive enterprise cloud portfolio
At a live event today, Oracle Executive Chairman of the Board and CTO Larry Ellison announced new additions to the Oracle Cloud Platform, a comprehensive, integrated suite of services that make it easier for developers, IT professionals, business users …
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New Cloud Platform Aims to Ease Healthcare Access in Kolkata
"Given Kolkata's dense population and the plethora of problems regarding accessibility to healthcare at any given time, we need to build a framework based on latest technologies such as cloud computing and Big Data. The 24by7.Care platform is a …
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Axelera launches new Cloud platform and managed services

Axelera launches new Cloud platform and managed services
Cloud hosting services and managed solutions provider, Axelera, has launched a new Cloud platform and managed services offering in Australia. The new services aim to provide local businesses with computing resources to scale on demand as their …
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Thermo Fisher, Sciex Unveil Additions to Cloud Computing Platforms at ASMS
Thermo Fisher, meanwhile, added a proteomics data module to its Thermo Fisher Cloud platform, a move that was "a downpayment" on its ultimate goal of more fully integrating its mass spec-based proteomics and next-generation sequencing assets, Ken …
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The pros and cons of going cloud-native
If applications are going to run on the target cloud platform for years, you're bound to get your investment back in code changes and testing. You have to look at the advantages of going cloud-native on a case-by-case, application-by-application basis.
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?SUSE OpenStack Cloud: Any platform, anytime
suse-openstack-cloud-5.png In an interview at OpenStack Summit, Alan Clark, the OpenStack Foundation's chairman and SUSE's director of industry initiatives, emerging standards and open source, said "SUSE is agnostic about the public versus the private …
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5 million developers in the cloud, expected to triple within 12 months
According to a new Evans Data survey, there are nearly 5 million developers using cloud as a development platform, a number projected to nearly triple within the next 12 months. In fact, a mere 4.8 million don't have any plans to use the cloud at all.
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Sage teams up with Salesforce to deliver new cloud platform for SMBs

Sage teams up with Salesforce to deliver new cloud platform for SMBs
Just as everyone was getting excited at the prospect of the $ 50 billion mega-acquisition of Salesforce.com, Inc., it looks as if there wasn't any interest in the company after all, and instead all of the excitement was generated by a boring old …
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Another Amazon cloud option debuts: Is more really more?
… over short-term profitability, a philosophy that's yielding palpable results. Analysts estimate Amazon Web Services, a cloud-based computing platform used by hundreds of thousands of businesses around the world, could generate as much as $ 1.5 billion.
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CloudBolt Brings Self-Service Capabilities to IT Management Platform

CloudBolt Brings Self-Service Capabilities to IT Management Platform
CloudBolt CEO Jon Mittelhauser says the company's namesake IT management framework is designed to span both legacy and modern IT environments consisting of tens of thousands of servers running on premise or in the cloud. Capabilities of the platform …
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Your own personal Azure: Microsoft's new Azure Stack for private clouds
Today at Microsoft's Ignite conference in Chicago, the company's executives will make a set of major announcements about the company's server, management, and cloud offerings. At the top of the list is Azure Stack, a cloud infrastructure platform that …
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A closer look at the Amazon Web Services cloud platform

A closer look at the Amazon Web Services cloud platform
Before deploying AWS, it's crucial to understand the public cloud provider's options for cloud storage, networking and more. Here's a closer look. This Article Covers. Public cloud providers. RELATED TOPICS. Amazon Web Services cloud · IaaS cloud …
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Norigin unveils new cloud platform for linear TV
Scandinavian company Norigin Media today launched Cloudncoder.com, a platform for capturing, encoding and hosted Origin-server services for linear TV. The private cloud is launched with a pay-as-you-go business model to make online live-TV …
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Citrix Presents Partners With Rebranded Cloud Platform At Citrix Summit

Citrix Presents Partners With Rebranded Cloud Platform At Citrix Summit
On the final day of this week's Citrix Summit in Las Vegas, Citrix CEO Mark Templeton demonstrated for the company's channel partners the rebranded version of an upcoming cloud platform that will empower them to quickly create, deploy and manage …
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The European Space Agency Builds A Private Cloud Platform With Red Hat
MILAN — Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that the European Space Agency (ESA) has developed an on-premise, private cloud infrastructure that offers advanced IT services for the agency's …
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AURO Enterprise Cloud Announces General Availability of Windows and Microsoft SQL Server on OpenStack Canadian Cloud Computing Platform


Vancouver, BC (PRWEB) January 06, 2015

AURO Cloud Computing, Canada’s leader in cloud computing and infrastructure running OpenStack, has announced the general availability of its Windows Server images for their Canadian Cloud Computing platform. The new images bring Windows Servers and Microsoft SQL Servers to AURO’s cloud built on OpenStack that delivers a highly scalable environment that is ideal for Windows Web Platform and web hosting. The update includes testing and developing applications and production-grade software as a service (SaaS) applications, with industry-best support for businesses and customers who are deploying Windows-based servers, including ASP.NET, ASP.NET AJAX, Silverlight and Internet Information Server (IIS).

With AURO Cloud Computing, you can run any compatible Windows-based solution in their highly reliable, cost effective, 100% Canadian cloud computing platform. Customers are able to manage their resources using open APIs, or utilize the cloud dashboard to configure, launch, or shut down Windows instances almost instantaneously. The initial set of Windows Server and Microsoft SQL Server images are focused on supporting customers who are running web applications and get instant access to a Windows environment for application hosting, data processing, distributed testing and any other application that requires Windows software on an hourly basis.

“We’re constantly looking for ways to increase the flexibility and choices customers can find with our Canadian Cloud Computing platform. By adding Microsoft’s Server products, we are opening up the Canadian Cloud to businesses and enterprises who are ready to make the move into the cloud, but have been unable to, due to cloud limitations,” said Matt McKinney, Chief Strategy Officer at AURO. “Whether it is cloud onboarding, Windows Server support, or highly reliable cloud infrastructure, AURO focuses on making Canadian Cloud Computing available to everyone.”

AURO was built using OpenStack to give Canada its first true enterprise public cloud that can support a wide range of cloud computing requirements. With a free account, open APIs, Canadian cloud storage and enhanced management tools, customers can get immediate access to a single platform that delivers highly scalable public cloud, private cloud and hybrid cloud services, including operational and architectural compatibility with AWS. In addition, businesses have, for the first time, cloud computing pricing that matches or beats all other providers.

About AURO Enterprise Cloud

AURO creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on businesses, public organizations, and their customers. As Canada’s first true enterprise public cloud, AURO brings together the technical expertise to give everyone access to the cloud without the need to build complicated or expensive technologies. It’s easy to use, self-service and regardless of whether you’re a startup or an enterprise supporting multiple apps, the cloud is now available to everyone. AURO delivers a portfolio of services that include IT Infrastructure and Cloud Hosting, while giving users the benefits of Canada’s unique regulatory environment and data security, all within a 100% Canadian platform.

To learn more, visit http://www.auro.io/start or email sales at sales(AT)auro.io.







Eight Important Facts About the OpenStack Cloud Platform

Eight Important Facts About the OpenStack Cloud Platform
The open-source OpenStack cloud platform serves multiple market segments and has users with different deployment models. The most popular deployment type for OpenStack is as an on-premises private cloud, according the recent OpenStack user survey, …
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Solutions Review for Cloud Platforms is Released with the Latest 2015 Buyer's
Solutions Review for Cloud Platforms is the latest news and information website covering solution updates, best practices and technology events happening in the cloud computing and platform industry. Topics around Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), …
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Telcos Tap Into Cloud Platforms
Developing the services and attaining the skills to meet the demands of enterprise users is challenging, but that's where cloud services and platform providers come in. Gartner Inc. predicts this fast-growing segment will account for 20% of all cloud …
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Google Collaborates with Equinix to Boost Cloud Platform
The partnership will enable Google to expand the reach of its cloud platform and provide private connectivity to corporate customers globally in an uncongested and cost-effective manner. Moreover, Equinix also helps to manage multiple connections …
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Oxford University launches cloud-based Digital Innovation Platform
The University of Oxford has launched a cloud-based open innovation platform to gather ideas from staff and students for new digital projects. Powered by Wazoku's Idea Spotlight, the Oxford Ideas platform will request ideas in response to specific …
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OpenDNS Unveils Security Platform, and Check Point, ZeroFOX Integrations
The San Francisco-based cloud network security service provider this week launched a security platform and application programming interfaces (APIs) aimed to provide businesses with advanced threat detection (ATD) capabilities both inside and outside a …
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6 Ways Partners Can Succeed With The Google Cloud Platform
Google's cloud might trail rivals Amazon Web Services and Microsoft in market share, but the Mountain View, Calif.-based tech giant controls some of the best computing technology the world's ever known. And it's using it to empower channel partners …
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Telit collaboration with Google Cloud Platform
StockMarketWire.com – Telit Wireless Solutions, a global provider of high-quality machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions, products and services, has announced a collaboration with Google Cloud Platform to launch the first IoT Big Data Challenge, a …
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3D Systems Announces Free 3DSPRINT Cloud Design-to-Manufacture Platform
The company not only announced a major cash acquisition of Cimatron, instantly putting them among the leaders within the CAD/CAM market, as well as a new smaller 3D scanning system, but has also just unveiled a new 3D data cloud and desktop platform …
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IBM to Migrate NSW Fire Department's IT Systems to Cloud Platform; Mark
The company said Tuesday it will design, build and operate an information technology-as-a-service platform for FRNSW, as well as migrate agency systems and applications to IBM Cloud. FRNSW seeks to deploy its geospatial information, SAP enterprise …
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Infosys to deliver Cloud platform to 486 Victorian schools
The platform will be hosted in Australia by Amazon Web Services (AWS). It is designed to help CECV improve management and reporting for nearly 500 primary and secondary Catholic schools representing 200,000 Victorian students. A cloud-based model …
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Big Switch Extends SDN to Citrix CloudPlatform, Verified as Citrix Ready
Big Switch's Big Cloud Fabric has gone through a rigorous verification process to ensure compatibility with Citrix CloudPlatform, powered by Apache CloudStack. The joint solution will enable rapid innovation, scalable deployment, massive operational …
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TurnKey Internet Launches New Deca-Core Cloud Hosted Server Platform

TurnKey Internet Launches New Deca-Core Cloud Hosted Server Platform
The Deca-Core Cloud Hosted Server Platform combined with ultra-fast Samsung SSD solid state drives attached via Raid-10 redundant connections provide over 600,000 DISK IOPS (input/output operations per second). Cloud Servers on the new Deca-Core …
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Online Labs Designed Its Own ARM Servers To Take On AWS, DigitalOcean
A couple of years ago, the team behind Online Labs started a long ambitious project — instead of building a virtual cloud hosting infrastructure that competes directly with Amazon Web Services, DigitalOcean and other VPS providers, it designed its own …
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Marvell's Total Cloud Platform Solution Powers the World's First Dedicated ARM
"I am very pleased to see that Marvell, as a proven leader of technology inventions and innovations in connectivity, storage, infrastructure and software, delivers the total platform solution for highly scalable, secure, and smart cloud servers and …
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Nvidia's cloud gaming service takes on Sony's PlayStation Now
Streaming games will load in a matter of seconds and the service runs off servers powered by Amazon's cloud infrastructure. Fear said the infrastructure is already in place to deploy the service in the Asia-Pacific region, but he did not share specific …
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How bare metal cloud fits into the enterprise market
Using bare metal cloud eliminates the overhead of virtualization and allows businesses direct access to most of the underlying platform services. Bare metal cloud servers do not run a hypervisor but are delivered using the same on-demand model that …
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Boston University building smart city platform for the cloud

Boston University building smart city platform for the cloud
Boston University announced plans to develop a smart-city cloud platform designed to streamline and strengthen multiple municipal functions. The Smart-city Cloud-based Open Platform and Ecosystem (SCOPE) project aims to use cloud and big data …
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Infor outlines evolution plans, launches next-gen cloud platform
Infor 10x was delivered in 2013 and featured a revamped HTML5 user experience (SoHo), the Infor Ming.le social collaboration platform and in-context analytics packaged within the Infor ION middleware. With Xi, Infor thinks it's got a design for the new …
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Verizon Launches New Cloud Platform
NEW YORK — Verizon Enterprise Solutions, this month, will release a new service model and a set of new features and functionality for the company's cloud infrastructure and storage platform, designed to help enterprises move business critical …
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Google Gets Serious About Its Cloud Platform–Targets Verticals
There has been much discussion over the past year or two as to just how committed Google is to executing upon its chance to be one of the big cloud infrastructure vendors. Sure they have the technical know-how and scale, but do they have all the …
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Google Holding Cloud Platform Live Developer Event on Nov. 4
"Earlier this year, thousands of developers joined us online and in person at the first Google Cloud Platform Live," wrote Heilig. "These developers came from a range of companies—from technology start-ups to Fortune 500s. Some of them had used Google …
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