Tag Archives: platform-as-a-service

Platform-as-a-service gives federal agencies a tool to support their initiatives on cloud computing and data center consolidation but many have not embraced PaaS due to several reasons, James Benson of HumanTouch says. Benson, a HumanTouch senior vice president, wrote in a post for GCN published Thursday that he believes some system integrators are hindering federal adoption of …

DLT Solutions has released a private cloud computing offering to integrate Red Hat‘s OpenShift Enterprise and Amazon Web Services into an environment for users to develop, test and deploy applications. CODEvolved is designed to expedite the software development and deployment process, the company said Wednesday. David Blankenhorn, chief cloud technologist at DLT, said the company …

Red Hat and SAP have partnered to help developers code and design enterprise data management applications that work to run on OpenShift cloud environments. The companies intend to offer technology cartridges for SAP’s Adaptive Server, IQ and SQL programs for developers to use with Red Hat’s suite of OpenShift app …

Red Hat has launched a digital shop for developers to find and try cloud computing applications supported by the company’s OpenShift platform-as-a-service offering. The OpenShift Marketplace offers information on email delivery services, database, messaging queues and application performance monitoring products, Red Hat said Monday. The portal features platforms from various OpenShift …

Oracle has introduced two cloud service offerings intended to help enterprise clients store, back up and secure database systems. The Database Backup Service and Storage Cloud Service platforms are designed to move business information or applications between on-premise and cloud environments, Oracle said Monday. Chris Pinkham, Oracle senior vice president …

Chief executives and business line managers that use shadow information technology services are taking large risks against having convenience and efficiency, IO technology evangelist Brian Fanzo writes in an article for the company’s Data Centers blog. Fanzo describes shadow IT tools as cloud-based software and platforms offered as a service. He described …

A MarketsandMarkets report on the platform-as-a-service market has forecast the sector to be worth up to $6.94 billion in revenue by 2018 at a 32.54 percent compound annual growth rate. PaaS revenue has grown faster than the infrastructure and software segments due to its impact on the application development process, the …

Autonomic Resources has earned FedRAMP reauthorization for its ARC-P cloud offering, the first company to pass the federal agency’s ongoing assessment process. The ARC-P Community and ARC-P Private infrastructure-as-a-service platforms received initial accreditation in December 2012, the company said Monday. The re-inspection performed by a third-party assessment organization was checked …

Red Hat has introduced a new certification program for the company’s OpenShift Enterprise cloud application platform. The Red Hat Certificate of Expertise in Platform-as-a-Service is intended to help companies improve their use and knowledge of the cloud-based infrastructure, Red Hat said Tuesday. Randy Russell, director of certification at Red Hat, …

Capgemini has rolled out a new platform-as-a-service offering that works to help small- and mid-sized insurers manage claims, policy administration and billing functions. Insurance Connect is designed as a preconfigured set of hosted technology and services to support a private cloud computing environment, Capgemini said Tuesday. John Mullen, vice president of …

CenturyLink Inc. has acquired platform-as-a-service provider AppFog Inc. for an undisclosed amount as part of corporate efforts by the Monroe, LA.-based company to improve cloud offerings. AppFog adds its public cloud PaaS capabilities to CenturyLink’s Savvis cloud suite and expands its scope to include Savvis’ direct online channel, CenturyLink said …

Software AG has launched a new set of platform-as-a-service offerings aimed at helping organizations develop agile applications integrated with existing platforms in the cloud. The Live product portfolio intend for enterprises to leverage big data, cloud, mobile and social mediatechnologies, Software AG said Wednesday. AgileApps Live is based on LongJump’s …

Software AG has acquired cloud applications platform vendor LongJump for an undisclosed sum in a bid to boost its end-user, self-service application development and platform-as-a-service portfolios. The Germany-based technology firm will continue to develop LongJump’s products for cloud-based development and case management software applications, Software AG said Thursday. Wolfram Jost, Software …

Red Hat is working with a non-profit organization to help U.S. cities engage with citizens through using open source, cloud computing technology. Code for America will bring Red Hat’s OpenShift platform-as-a-service offering to CfA Fellows and partner communities for no cost, Red Hat said Thursday. CfA Fellows use OpenShift to …

SecureInfo President and CEO Christopher Fountain leads a team in the high stakes area of cybersecurity. Fountain recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz about his work at SecureInfo and the company’s recent acquisition by Kratos Defense and Security Solutions. Fountain also addressed his congressional testimony regarding the Federal Information Security Management Act, company …