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Your very own OpenStack Cloud – Quick Analysis

Your very own OpenStack Cloud – Quick Analysis

By Michael Coté on March 8, 2011

Rackspace announces a support plan for OpenStack, while Dell, Rackspace, and Opscode announce an OpenStack installer for quick cloud building.

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Chef, Cloud, Cloud Builders, Cloud Computing, Dell, Open source, OpenStack, OpsCode, Private Cloud, Quick Analysis, Rackspace, redmonk, support, Systems Management, The New Thing

OpenStack storage at Internap – OpenStack’s first production use – Brief Note

OpenStack storage at Internap – OpenStack’s first production use – Brief Note

By Michael Coté on January 18, 2011

The open source cloud platform OpenStack has it’s first production use outside of the founding partners of Rackspace and NASA. Internap has launched, though still in beta, a cloud storage offering called XIPCloud that uses the OpenStack Object Storage.

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged Brief Notes, Cloud, cloudcases, Internap, Open source, OpenStack, Rackspace, Storage, Systems Management

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SAP Private Cloud Work and Big Data – Press Pass

By Michael Coté on October 20, 2010

My discussions with the tech press about SAP’s recent Big Data and private cloud announcements.

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged analytics, Big Data, Chris Kanaracus, EMC, enterprise software, ibm, OpenStack, Press Pass, Private Cloud, Rackspace, Retail, sap, VMware

AppMatcher.com – Rackspace SaaS Summit

AppMatcher.com – Rackspace SaaS Summit

By Michael Coté on October 7, 2010

Rackspace got into the app store/marketplace space today with the launch of it’s AppMatcher service.

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged appstores, Cloud, marketing, Marketplaces, MindQuilt, Rackspace, SaaS

Research Report: How The Five Pillars Of Consumer Tech Influence Enterprise Innovation

Research Report: How The Five Pillars Of Consumer Tech Influence Enterprise Innovation

By R "Ray" Wang on October 4, 2010

Most Enterprise Software Vendors Fail To Deliver Innovation Despite hundreds of billions wasted on failed research and development projects, most market influencers would agree that enterprise software vendors have produced a dearth of innovation over the past decade.  Vendors often cite UI re-skins, major functionality additions, integration of acquisitions, technology re-platforms, and weak attempts at […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Amazon, analytics, Apps Strategy, Attensity, Baidu, Business Analytics, business intelligence, Cisco, citrix, Classmates.com, Consumer Tech, Craigstlist.org, eBay, enterprise software, enterprise strategy, Facebook, Four S's of Enterprise Class Acceptance, google, IBM Smart Camp, idc, Information Week, Information Week 500, innovation, Intacct, Internet of Things, Jive, linkedin, lithium, Meebo, microsoft, mobile, Monday's Musings, netsuite, next gen, next gen apps, next gen cio, next gen CIO's, next gen CIO’s, next gen enterprise, next gen IT leaders, next generation, Next generation apps, NexTag, NextGen, Orkut, plexsystems, Priceline.com, Rackspace, Research Report, RightNow, rwang0, SAFE, salesforce.com, scalable, SCRM, secure, Shopping.com, Shopzilla, skype, social business, Social Business Software, Social CRM, Social Enterprise, social enterprise apps, Social Media, Streetline Networks, sustainable, Target.com, Twitter, Unified Communications, vendor strategy, Video, Walmart.com, workday, Yahoo, YouTube

News Analysis: New HP Leadership Indicates Interest In Enterprise Software

News Analysis: New HP Leadership Indicates Interest In Enterprise Software

By R "Ray" Wang on September 30, 2010

Two Seasoned Software Veterans Join Hewlett-Packard On September 30th, 2010, Hewlett-Packard (HP) announced two significant changes in its leadership structure.  Former SAP CEO Léo Apotheker was named as CEO; and Kleiner Perkins partner and former Oracle COO, Ray Lane was named as non-executive Chairman.  These two appointments signal a seriousness to shake things up for […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged appliance market, BPO, Cisco, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Corporate Vision, Corporate Vision And Strategy, Dell, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, enterprise software, Featured Posts, Hewlett-Packard, hp, ibm, Kleiner Perkins, Léo Apotheker, News Analysis, oracle, R “Ray” Wang;, R "Ray" Wang;, Rackspace, Ray Lane, rwang0, SaaS, SaaS offensive, SaaS strategies, SAHP, salesforce.com, sap, Software Insider Tech Ecosystem Model™, Technology / Software, vendor strategy | 2 Responses

Is the Open Stack Cloud Announcement a Big Deal?

Is the Open Stack Cloud Announcement a Big Deal?

By Bob Warfield on July 19, 2010

Open stack MIGHT be a big deal, it awaits adoption to see. In discussions with the Enterprise Irregulars, the question came up of whether it was a good analog to view Open Stack as the “Android” to Amazon’s “iPhone” (where is their antennagate?).  This is an interesting metaphor as much for what it tells us about […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Amazon, Business ByDesign, ByD, Cloud, Cloud Computing, google, microsoft, OpenStack, Rackspace, SaaS, salesforce.com, sap, VMware | 1 Response

OpenStack – an open source cloud platform

OpenStack – an open source cloud platform

By Michael Coté on July 19, 2010

Rackspace announced the OpenStack project today, open sourcing much of the software it uses to run its own cloud. I spoke with Rackspace’s Jonathan Bryce on the topic to get an in-depth overview, discuss Rackspace’s intentions, and explore the operational future of OpenStack. This is a big announcement in the cloud world, further widening the […]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged Cloud, Cloud Computing, Jonathan Bryce, Open source, OpenStack, Rackspace, Rackspace Cloud, Systems Management | 2 Responses

Don’t Believe the Hype, Come to NoSQL EU April 20-22

Don’t Believe the Hype, Come to NoSQL EU April 20-22

By James Governor on April 14, 2010

One of the hottest topics in software development right now is what is being called NoSQL. What is that? I kind of like the definition from no-sqldatabase.org
NoSQL databases mostly address some of the points: being non-relational, distributed, open-source and horizontal scalable. The original intention has been modern web-scale […]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged 10gen, Database, MongoDB, Neo Technology, NoSQL, Open source, Rackspace

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