3 new tools released by Red Hat
Friday, August 18, 2017 by Richard Harris
Red Hat has released all new developer tools, available on multiple platforms. This collection of tools has been assembled into an easy-to-use installer to help software developers quickly and easily put together a development environment to create containerized enterprise Java apps by installing OpenShift on their desktop. The Developer Tools Installer will automatical...
The cloud is changing under our nose according to Packet
Tuesday, May 23, 2017 by Richard Harris
We recently sat down with Zac Smith, CEO of Packet to talk about the challenges with existing cloud and infrastructure solutions for the modern app developer. As new and emerging technologies and consumer experiences including IoT, virtual/augmented reality, mobile gaming, drones, and autonomous cars become more common, developers building apps to power these things wil...
VMKings launch a new VPS hosting program aimed at developers
Wednesday, February 8, 2017 by Christian Hargrave
VMKings, a cloud provider for developers, has launched its VPS (Virtual Private Server) hosting solution. Due to the private nature of the VPS technology, developers can now be the administrators of their solution without having to worry about maintenance.While other cloud solution providers (CSPs) offer generalized services to all sectors, VMKings, created by a team of...
Hybrid Cloud Strategy New With VMware CrossCloud Architecture
Tuesday, August 30, 2016 by Stuart Parkerson
VMware has announced a new aspect of its hybrid cloud strategy with the new VMware Cross-Cloud Architecture which provides the ability to run, manage, connect, and secure applications across clouds and devices in a common operating environment.In support of the company's cloud strategy, VMware also announced the following:- VMware Cloud Foundation is a unified...
Release of Red Hat Virtualization 4 Offers New Functionality for Workloads
Thursday, August 25, 2016 by Stuart Parkerson
Red Hat has released Red Hat Virtualization 4 (formerly Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization), the latest release of its Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) virtualization platform that provides a centrally managed platform for Linux and Windows based workloads. The new version offers an updated hypervisor, new system dashboard, and centralized networking. Built o...
LinuxCon Conference Delves Deep into Open Source, Containers and Virtualization
Thursday, July 7, 2016 by Stuart Parkerson
The Linux Foundation is again hosting its annual LinuxCon conference which will be held on August 22 – 24 in Toronto, Canada offering the opportunity for developers, sys admins, architects and all types and levels of technical talent to gather together at one event for education, collaboration and problem-solving for the Linux platform.The event offers more than 100 ses...
Docker for Mac and Windows Released in Beta
Friday, March 25, 2016 by Richard Harris
Docker has released in beta Docker for Mac and Docker for Windows which offer software architecture changes made to optimize Docker for an OS-native experience. As a native Mac and Windows app, Docker can now be installed, launched and utilized from a system toolbar just like any other packaged application available in native App Stores.Docker for Mac and Windows includ...
NTT Com Releases New Hybrid Cloud Update Blending Traditional and CloudNative ICT
Friday, March 4, 2016 by Stuart Parkerson
NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) has released enhancements to its Enterprise Cloud solution which is now available in Japan, and will be rolled out in the UK, Singapore, US, Australia, Hong Kong and Germany this year. The platform now offers functionality for both traditional and cloud- native communication and communications technology (ICT), as well as network...
Array Networks Release Offers Elliptical Curve Cryptography for ADC Physical and Virtual Environments
Friday, February 26, 2016 by Richard Harris
Array Networks has released APV version 8.6, a new software release for Array’s APV Series Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs). The release offers newly added support for elliptical curve cryptography (ECC) - the next generation of public-key cryptography - APV version 8.6 provides improved security while requiring less computational power, resulting in faster proce...
VMware Updates Its Virtual SAN HyperConverged Infrastructure (HCI) Software
Monday, February 15, 2016 by Richard Harris
VMware Updates Its Virtual SAN Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) SoftwareVMware has released the next edition of its VMware Virtual SAN hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) software. The solution consists of VMware vSphere, Virtual SAN and vCenter Server which transforms x86 servers and direct-attached storage into HCI systems.VMware Virtual SAN is designed to be a s...
VMware Releases Two Previews of Products for Docker Containerized Applications
Monday, July 6, 2015 by Richard Harris
To help companies build, deploy and run cloud-native applications, VMware has released technology previews of two new Docker tools - AppCatalyst and Project Bonneville,AppCatalyst is a technology preview of an API and Command Line Interface (CLI)-driven hypervisor that offers developers a way to replicate a private cloud locally on their desktop for building and t...
Cisco Names ISVs to Offer IoE Services Through Intercloud
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 by Richard Harris
Cisco is expanding its Internet of Everything (IoE) footprint with the announcement that it is partnering with 35 independent software vendors (ISVs) for its Cisco Intercloud cloud service offering. The new ISV partners will offer products concentrating on three areas: next-generation developer platforms, big data and analytics, and IoE cloud services. The Interclo...
Red Hat Releases Three Different Studies on Mobile Development, Digital Leadership and OpenStack Adoption
Friday, May 29, 2015 by Richard Harris
Red Hat has recently published three different studies focusing on: mobile development trends, OpenStack enterprise adoption, and digital leadership.Mobile Trends SurveyA new mobile trends survey by Red Hat shows that - while mobile plays a role for 73 percent of organizations - nearly half of the respondents identify security (45 percent) and back-end integration(43 pe...
Ravello’s Smart Labs Provides Networking and Security on AWS and Google Cloud
Monday, May 18, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
Ravello Systems has launched the Smart Labs networking and security platform that combines the functionality of data center labs with the elasticity of AWS and Google Cloud. Ravello’s Smart Labs are powered by a virtual overlay cloud with software-defined networking, with support for running existing VMware and KVM virtual appliances, in a fully fenced environment,...
The Linux Foundation Announces Guide to Building and Deploying to the Open Cloud
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 by Richard Harris
The 2015 “Guide to the Open Cloud: Open Cloud Projects Profiled” is The Linux Foundation’s second publication on the open cloud, which was first published in October 2013. The updated guide adds new projects and technology categories that have gained importance in the past year. The report covers well-known projects like Cloud Foundry, OpenStack, Docker and Xen Project,...
Xangati Introduces Application Aware Infrastructure Intelligence
Thursday, August 21, 2014 by Richard Harris
Xangati has announced the latest release of Xangati Product Suite XSR12 designed to enhance the user experience for Citrix XenApp, XenDesktop or web-based apps. XSR12 also integrates fully with infrastructures designed on the FlexPod converged infrastructure, providing native support of Cisco Unified Computing System’s (UCS) Virtual Interface Card and NetApp stora...
Ravello Systems Move Hypervisor Cloud Application Provider from Beta to Full Availability
Friday, August 16, 2013 by Stuart Parkerson
Ravello Systems has announced the general availability of its software-as-a-service (SAAS) Cloud Application Hypervisor provider. The service allows enterprises to use a variety of public clouds to develop and test on-premise applications while maintaining the look and feel of the enterprise’s data center from an application’s perspective.
The Hypervisor service works ...
