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HumanTouch’s James Benson: Agencies Wary of Risk in IT Procurement Timelines

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 PaaS despite its functions in application […] More

by Admin September 5, 2014, 8:28 am
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David Blankenhorn: DLT to Connect Cloud Users With Amazon, Red Hat

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 aimed to connect users with […] More

by Admin April 24, 2014, 7:40 am
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Red Hat, SAP Form Cloud Database Tech Partnership; Karl Heinz-Hoffmann Comments
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Julio Tapia: Red Hat Debuts 3rd-Party Cloud Apps Marketplace

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 value-added resellers, including BlazeMeter, ClearDB, […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman April 15, 2014, 8:13 am
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Oracle Launches Cloud Data Storage, Backup Services; Chris Pinkham Comments

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 for product development, said the […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman April 14, 2014, 12:11 pm
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IO’s Brian Fanzo: ‘Shadow IT’ Presents Security Threats, Worries Managers

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 how those technologies run outside […] More

by Elizabeth Leigh March 31, 2014, 12:55 pm
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MarketsandMarkets: Global PaaS Market to Reach $7B by 2018

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 market researcher says. The report, […] More

by Elizabeth Leigh March 17, 2014, 6:54 am
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John Keese: Autonomic Resources Earns FedRAMP Qualification

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 against more than 100 NIST […] More

by Elizabeth Leigh January 7, 2014, 12:11 pm
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Red Hat Introduces Cloud Certification Program; Randy Russell, Ashesh Badani Comment
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Capgemini Unveils Insurance Operations Integration Platform; John Mullen Comments

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 Capgemini North America Insurance, said […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman October 2, 2013, 12:48 pm
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CenturyLink Acquires AppFog for Cloud Portfolio; Jeff Von Deylen Comments

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 Friday. The Portland, Ore.-based company […] More

by Jay Clemens June 17, 2013, 11:30 am
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Software AG 'Live' Portfolio Aims to Integrate Apps, Cloud Platforms

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 platform and helps customers deploy […] More

by Ross Wilkers May 15, 2013, 8:11 am