A Cloud a Risin’
Is the Cloud OS going to replace traditional server operating systems? Are the days of server based Windows, Linux, Solaris, AIX, UX, etc. over? Last week: Citrix acquires Cloud.com VMware announces vSphere V In terms of enterprise voice, we are starting to see the trend of centralization – hosting branch offices off a centralized voice [...]
Making The Cut To Favorite Cloud, SaaS, And Tech Bloggers
Dealmaker Media has published a list of their favorite Cloud, SaaS, and Tech bloggers. Once again I am happy to report that I made the cut. I am also glad to see my fellow bloggers Krishnan and Zoli on this list who are the driving force behind Cloudave. I was on a similar list of [...]
RSA Chief – Cloud Security Is Real And Virtualization Is The Silver Lining
RSA 2011 conference is going on in San Francisco at this point of time and Cloud Computing is a hot topic again this year. In his keynote address, RSA executive chairman, Art Coviello, told the audience that Cloud Security is real and he argued that virtualization is the path to better cloud security and control. [...]
Firehost Gives Customers A Peep Into Their Security
Firehost (see previous CloudAve coverage), the managed hosting provider with strong focus on security, today announced a new feature called “Security View”, available through the customer portal, which will give them a first hand view on how the company blocks hack attacks on the servers and applications. This allows the customers to gain better visibility [...]
Open Source And Cloud Computing: Eucalyptus Joins Hand With RedHat Targeting Private Cloud Market
Eucalyptus Systems (see previous CloudAve coverage), the academic project turned commercial venture offering private cloud solutions for enterprises, today announced a partnership with RedHat (see previous CloudAve coverage), leading enterprise Linux vendor who is shifting their focus to cloud computing recently. This partnership suits both the companies and it can go a long way towards [...]
Gluster Platform Adds Elasticity And Automation Making It Cloud Ready
Gluster (see our previous coverage), the open source storage platform vendor, today announced a new version of their storage platform, Gluster 3.1, that adds elasticity and automation needed for today’s dynamic cloud world. According to Anand Babu (AB) Periasamy, co-founder and CTO of Gluster, “The new capabilities in Gluster Storage Platform allow us to better [...]
Understanding VMware vShield Endpoint And Agentless Malware Protection
When I wrote my analysis on VMware’s VMworld 2010 announcements earlier this week, I didn’t cover a product which piqued my interest. It is about VMware’s moves to beef up virtualization and cloud security through their vShield offering. I decided to wait because I wanted to talk to one of VMware’s partners, Trend Micro, before [...]
VMware’s Cloud Strategy: Neither Deadwood Nor Sandalwood But More Than A Collection Of Driftwoods
Last week VMworld happened and some of the Clouderati were busy hanging out in the halls of Moscone Center at San Francisco. I was planning to attend the event but had to cancel due to personal reasons. But a steady stream of tweets and blog posts kept me updated about everything from the keynotes to [...]
Citrix’s Confusing Open Cloud Strategy
Early this week Citrix announced their Citrix Open Cloud framework and ever since I am confused both about their name and also their strategy. Part of my confusion is due to the vague information, without any specifics, on their website and seemingly arrogant response on Twitter by some of their top executives when asked to [...]
Delphix Is A Disruptive Database Virtualization Start-up To Watch
This is my second post on my impressions from the Under The Radar conference. Check out the first post on NoSQL. Virtualization is not cloud computing. However virtualization has significant potential when it is used to achieve cloud-like characteristics such as elasticity, economies of scale, accessibility, simplicity to deploy etc. I have always believed that [...]
10 things to think about with Cloud Computing and Forensics
I was recently invited to write the first chapter of an upcoming book about cloud computing and computer/network forensics. While I am excited about being published, and of course you should go buy the book when it comes out Cloud Computing forensics needs to have a wider discussion in the information security field, as there [...]
Seven Deadly Sins in Cloud Computing Security
A few days back the Cloud Security Alliance released their paper on the Seven Deadly Sins for Cloud Computing Security. This is a very good guide for security engineers to at least read. The more traditionally minded will ignore it, but those who are working in the cloud space, this gives us something to talk [...]
Is Virtualization Necessary For Cloud Computing? – Revisited
Image via Wikipedia As more and more people start taking Cloud Computing seriously, this question is bound to come up again and again. Part of the reason is lack of clarity on the subjects for new comers and a big part of the confusion is due to the marketing messages coming from both virtualization vendors [...]
Cloud Is Not What You Think It Is
Yesterday at Defrag, during a panel on Foundational Infrastructure and Enabling Technology, some of the panelists were trying to stretch the concept of cloud to suit their agenda. I thought I will clear the air here on those concepts. It is time for us to accept the widely adopted definitions and take the discussions to [...]
Layer7 – Abstracting Cloud Gateways
I recently spoke with Scott Morrison, VP Engineering at Layer 7 Technologies, a SOA and governance company that has been doing appliance based gateways for years looking at traffic, cryptography, authentication, authorization, etc, and setting rules and policy. Layer 7 is now moving what they do into the clouds. From their release; With Layer 7’s [...]
