Avastu Blog: Sustainable Global Clouds

Vendors are gunning for diminutive businesses in the hope that as some build their small start-ups into beefy companies the bosses will stay loyal to the tech they started out with. Just don’t mention the economy, stupid. Microsoft and HP will offer US customers products, training and deployment services for storage, networking and something they have dubbed “server consolidation”. The tech beasts claimed that the tie-in will help customers decrease costs, increase biz agility, improve data access and protection, and raise employee productivity. Which is a big ask. Meanwhile, Hyper-V and MS System Centre support has been added to the industry-standard HP Virtual Connect 10Gb Flex-10 module that works with the Flex-1o NIC found, handily enough for HP, in its sparkly new ProLiant BL495c virtualisation blade server. There’s also a HP and Microsoft partner program, “Frontline”, aimed at Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Microsoft claimed that it has already registered 60 per c...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, November 3, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- At RealTech Middle East 2008, Pacific Controls announced that they have established a state of the art Energy Services Global Command Control Centre at their headquarters building in Techno Park, Dubai, UAE. This Energy Services Global Command Control Centre will offer their Customers, Business Partner's Government and International Agencies real time measurement and verification of carbon footprint for homes, buildings and infrastructure globally. The Energy Services Global Command Control Centre creates a new dimension in the business of carbon footprint measurement and verification. Pacific Controls has deployed their custom built high performance software platform on advanced distributed computing from "IBM" and networking technology from "CISCO" to offer ene...

We were honored to have John Willis with us at the CloudCamp. for those who don't know who John Willis is then do go and check his profile and you'll find out! . Anyways, check out the cool Animoto on CCBXL here .

Here are the pics, details will follow soon...

(Update 1) Final call! So why should you really attend? Its a very free format session Many group discussions will be there (see tentative planning below) Its got some really great quality, not just some free event. Its definitely a lot richer than those paid events where you cannot get your ideas on the table. So why again? Cloud Computing is all about YOU ! The program: 4.00 pm Welcome & drink 4.30 pm Keynote: The Shi(f)t is Happening! (Tarry Singh, Technology Evangelist) 5.00 pm Keynote “Visionary” panel (Q-layer – Salesforce.com – Flexiscale - Itricity) 5:30 pm Sponsor Lightning Talk 1: Aserver 5:35 pm Sponsor Lightning Talk 2: Quest Software 5:40 pm Sponsor Lightning Talk 3: Amazon 5:45 pm Sponsor Lightning Talk 4: Philipp Huber 5:50 pm Sponsor Lightning Talk 5: Microsoft 5.55 pm Powerbreak 6.00 pm Unconference Introduction by Raphael Bauduin - Profoss “The Engine Behind Cloud Computing” Attendees split up in smaller groups to discuss topics of the...

A sneak peek on my slide, which I'll be presenting during my keynote in Brussels next week at the CloudCamp Summit. Hope to see you guys next week.

Program ( subject to changes, depending on sponsors ) 4.00 pm Welcome & drink 4.30 pm Keynote: The Shi(f)t is Happening! (Tarry Singh, Technology Evangelist) 5.00 pm Keynote “Visionary” panel (Q-layer – Salesforce.com – Flexiscale - Itricity) 5:30 pm Sponsor Lightning Talk 1: Aserver 5:35 pm Sponsor Lightning Talk 2: Quest Software 5:40 pm Sponsor Lightning Talk 3: Amazon 5:45 pm Sponsor Lightning Talk 4: Philipp Huber 5:50 pm Sponsor Lightning Talk 5: Microsoft 5.55 pm Powerbreak 6.00 pm Unconference Introduction by Raphael Bauduin - Profoss “The Engine Behind Cloud Computing” Attendees split up in smaller groups to discuss topics of their specific interest, moderated by volunteers. Discussion Groups: Cloud Computing opportunities for XSP's Moderated by Aserver Cloud Computing & Open Source Moderated by Profoss More to be added ... 7.00 pm Closing Talk Networking (Boat needs to be empty by 9pm) During the Welco...

So what are you waiting for? , Its Free!

I am glad to announce that Amazon will help us promote Cloud Computing's adoption and adaption by sponsoring the events EMEA wide and hopefully soon to travel to APAC. We have speaker slots filling up pretty soon. Want to speak and/or sponsor? Mail me at tarry.singh AT gmail.com!

Platinum Sponsors Come and register today!

A slide that may touch a moderate historian and an economist. The CloudCamp is a typical unconference stuff where we all participate. I'd love to chat up with you all and discuss how we plan the future of computing together !

Introduction CloudCamp was formed in order to provide a common ground for the introduction and advancement of cloud computing. Through a series of local CloudCamp events, attendees can exchange ideas, knowledge and information in a creative and supporting environment, advancing the current state of cloud computing and related technologies. CloudCamp Brussels is the first edition of CloudCamp in mainland Europe, after successful editions in the US and the UK. As an informal, member-supported gathering, we rely entirely on volunteers to help with meeting content, speakers, meeting locations, equipment and membership recruitment. We also have corporate sponsors that provide financial assistance with venues, software, books, discounts, and other valuable donations. To become a member, simply register for an upcoming event. Anyone may attend a meeting, there are no fees or dues. Location Given its international character, its central location and the ease of access, we thought Brussels wou...

CloudCamp is an unconference where early adapters of Cloud Computing technologies exchange ideas. With the rapid change occurring in the industry, we need a place we can meet to share our experiences, challenges and solutions. At CloudCamp, you are encouraged you to share your thoughts in several open discussions, as we strive for the advancement of Cloud Computing. End users, IT professionals and vendors are all encouraged to participate. Register today! I'll be speaking there as well :-) Program will be following soon.

Nice to see that EMC is finally also supporting other virtualization vendors like Microsoft. Well VMware did the same when they sold their hypervisor to all other hardware vendors, EMC is doing just the same. Only they will also provide consultancy and all the works to help sell EMC's hardware. 'EMC is well positioned to assist customers adopting Microsoft virtualization technologies through our leading Microsoft consultancy, storage technology integration across Microsoft's broad product portfolio and deep experience in information infrastructure for virtual environments.' 'Microsoft's virtualization strategy and portfolio across desktops and datacenters provides the cost savings and holistic management that customers require for more agile IT operations,' said Zane Adam, Senior Director of Integrated Virtualization Microsoft Corp. 'Our customers tell us that a critical factor in their ability to deliver upon this strategy is the support and expertise o...

Deutsche Telekoms business customer division T-Systems has announced plans to expand its cloud computing capacity with a new section at its data center in Munich. The move follows the recent expansion of its data center in Singapore. The company said the Munich data center will provide an increase in capacity of approximately 10%. It said services from its Munich and other data centers will combine demand-based complete solutions with individual services such as bandwidth, computer capacity, and storage. T-Systems told the increased capacity will help it to stem the decline in business customer revenue, which fell 10% to E2.66 billion (USD4 billion) in the second quarter Source

London – September 11, 2008 – Rackspace® Hosting the world’s leader in hosting, today announces enterprise-class support of dedicated virtualised servers as part of its ongoing virtualisation initiative in EMEA. The virtualisation platform, built on VMware’s third-generation virtualisation software suite, maximises hardware investment with better utilisation of servers through virtual machines. The virtualisation platform will enable businesses that experience high growth or fluctuations in capacity to quickly meet these demands, by making scaling easier through rapid Virtual Machine provisioning. The service also provides easy access to a stable and secure virtualised environment and is supported by Rackspace’s brand of customer service, Fanatical Support ®. Brian Thomson , MD Rackspace EMEA said: "We work closely with our customers on the type of products they need to help their business work more efficiently, and are excited to announce a virtualisation platform t...

We are busy preparing the schedule for Berlin, that'll be around the 23rd October 2008. You'll hear a detailed announcement soon.

Atos Origin was selected as the architect of the information system and lead manager of the consortium of technology firms that will conduct the pilot phase from March to September 2010. An ERDF spokesman said the contract to act as architect of the information system was worth 100 million euros ($158.8 million). He would no give further details but French daily Les Echos reported last month that EDF's planned investment in the replacement of the meters was between 4 and 5 billion euros. More here...

Smaller and agile integrators are realizing that revamping their strategy and going for strategic solutions framework will help them ride the recession wave and may be the only way to go for a sustainable growth in this increasingly competitive market. If companies don't shed their older skin and adopt newer models, they face several challenges and are likely to suffer from the " S-Belly Innovation Cramp " (I will detail that out in a seperate strategy article) : Losing qualified professionals to competitors Losing value Losing themselves (eventually) Ambitious integrator Nebulas has split into three divisions to shake off its specialist security image and has renamed itself the Nebulas Solutions Group. Although its core offering is security, the firm also covers other areas such as application acceleration and WAN optimisation, but these were being overlooked by customers, said managing director Nick Garlick. “We finished the year at the end of March with 50 per cen...