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Results tagged "IaaS"

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Eliminating Noisy Neighbors in the Public Cloud

May 15, 2013 08:05 PM
An IaaS provider is using all-SSD arrays and storage QoS to ensure that some tenants can’t disrupt performance of others by overconsuming resources.

Pivotal Is About Big Data, Not Fighting Amazon

April 08, 2013 02:53 PM
EMC Pivotal's focus on big data may mean little competitive overlap with Amazon Web Services and other cloud providers, say analysts.

DAS Builds Twin Data Centers to Serve Internal Users

April 03, 2013 03:01 PM
Diversified Agency Services, a holding company for over 200 marketing and communications agencies, built two data centers to run private cloud services for internal users.

CloudStack Graduates to Top-Level Apache Project

April 03, 2013 01:15 PM
CloudStack, the open source software platform for private clouds, has been elevated to a top-level project in the Apache open source community, further validating the project's viability.

In IT, Everything Old Is New Again

March 27, 2013 03:42 PM
Software-defined storage? Old news. Non-volatile memory? Same deal. Rogue business units that get around IT with a credit card and outside resources? I was doing it long before SaaS showed up.

SDN Startup Targets Cloud Providers

February 15, 2013 10:25 AM
SDN startup Anuta Networks is launching a controller for IaaS cloud providers to manage physical network infrastructure—switches, routers, load balancers and more—and to automate the provisioning of network services.

Infrastructure as a Service: 12 Providers Analyzed

December 04, 2012 03:18 PM
Network Computing’s online Buyer’s Guide provides detailed information on 12 IaaS vendors, from Amazon to Terremark. Readers can download features charts with more than 60 data points and compare details on services, SLAs, pricing and more.

IaaS Is a Stepping-Stone on the Path to PaaS

September 27, 2012 09:52 AM
IaaS shouldn't be the end goal--enterprises should reach for PaaS and more dynamic cloud computing models. Start the transition by demanding applications written for the cloud.

ActiveState Adds .NET and Linux Containers to Stackato 2.0

July 10, 2012 12:58 PM
Support for Microsoft's .NET and strong process isolation capabilities strengthen ActiveState's Stackato private PaaS product, making it a flexible alternative to Microsoft's Azure.

Google Compute Engine Is No Threat to Amazon, Microsoft, RackSpace

June 29, 2012 09:33 AM
With limited configurations, virtual machine and operating system support, the beta version of Compute Engine isn't likely to steal users from Amazon and other IaaS leaders.

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