Avastu Blog: Sustainable Global Clouds

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...

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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...

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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!

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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.

Are you going to be there. I'll be meeting some industry friends there, do let me know if you can make it. Give me a call or mail me at tarry.singh (AT) gmail.com so we can meet up. Agenda: Flip through their online brochure

I was there today in the evening and got a call from our good friend, Anshu Sharma , a SalesForce Sr. Director. Anshu quickly fixed a couple of meetings with the SF folks. My opinion on the show: Event was very well arranged. I'd give a 8.7/10 on that one! I picked up two books, not just out of nostalgic reasons (loads of SQL code, its called SOQL in the books) Went into a developer workshop. The presenter did all the stuff in the cloud. Spoke to CODA CEO (Jeremy) and Product Director (Debbie). (I really liked their stuff and they were going live today with their software). Spoke to some other vendors such as BlueWolf , Magic Software , 4C Consulting (Two soft-spoken Belgian guys but had a good customer portfolio!) Overall a good event, its a pity that I came in a bit late. I was rushing from Data Centers and other conferences! It was worth a visit! Do check out other roadshows! Event Title Date CRM Events Amsterdam, NL 1/10/2008 CRM Events Pari...

Wearing his Stanford University associate professor of computer science hat, and flanked by peers from cloud-computing pioneers Amazon.com, Google Inc. and Salesforce.com, Rosenblum defined cloud computing simply as an environment where "your software is running software somewhere else than your data center." At the same time, virtualization is a "building block" of cloud computing, Rosenblum said, and also "a natural evolution," stemming from the way the technology decouples software from the underlying hardware, and enables workloads, or virtual machines, to move around between systems. "You just have to feel comfortable with someone else running your software," he added. But, if enterprises' continued use of mainframes is any indication, that's a big caveat, Rosenblum suggested. "It still stuns me that the IBM mainframe that everyone said is dead is still kicking," Rosenblum said. Even today, enterprises continue to buy mainf...

SAN FRANCISCO -- X has arrived and it's an appliance. Hyped and kept under wraps for months and promoted here with banners proclaiming, "The X is coming," Oracle CEO Larry Ellison unveiled his company's foray into hardware during a keynote at Oracle OpenWorld. The result of three years of development with HP, Oracle revealed the Exadata product line, which includes the HP Oracle Database machine and HP Oracle Exadata Storage Servers. "We really need much more performance out of our databases than we currently get," Ellison said. "Information is proliferating at an astonishingly high rate. The disk storage system available today simply cannot cope with data that has to move. Large databases are tripling in size every two to three years. That creates a fundamental problem. They can't move that data off the disks fast enough." The result is a "data bandwidth problem" moving data between the storage arrays and database servers. The answer...

If you're in D.C, then you should not be missing it. Computer applications and data storage increasingly are moving from the desktop to the remote servers that make up "the cloud." But despite the popularity and convenience of these new services, cloud computing is still not widely understood. What do users really know about working in the cloud? Are data and applications secure in cyberspace? As part of the ongoing "Google D.C. Talks" series, the Pew Internet & American Life Project will release a new research report on "Use of Cloud Computing Applications and Services," assessing consumer attitudes about cloud computing. Experts on cloud computing and privacy, as well as a representative of a leading cloud computing company, Salesforce.com, will respond to the new report and share their own views on this new computing model. Presenter: John Horrigan, Associate Director for Research, Pew Internet Project Respondents: * Dan Burton, Senior Vice ...

Magic Software a provider of application platforms, and business and process integration solutions, announces the support of uniPaaS, its revolutionary application platform, for Microsoft's Windows Mobile operated devices. uniPaaS is the industry's first Rich Internet Application (RIA) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform to feature a single development paradigm that automatically handles the Client and Server partitioning. uniPaaS can also deploy in multiple modes -- on-premise as well as on-demand. uniPaaS lets Magic application owners and ISVs extend their service and product offerings to include RIA and SaaS deployment, while significantly lowering the application maintenance and delivery costs. As part of the uniPaaS launch campaign, Magic Software will participate as a Platinum sponsor at the forthcoming Gartner Web Innovation Summit, the meeting place for Web 2.0 innovation, SaaS and Cloud Computing. Magic Software will present uniPaaS at the Solution Showcase, and ...

As a New Affiliate Member of the Intel® Embedded Communications Alliance, Hifn Leverages Intel® Architecture and Support to Demonstrate a new Storage Platform LOS GATOS, Calif., August 19, 2008 – Hifn™ (NASDAQ: HIFN), the catalyst behind storage and networking innovation, will demonstrate a Unified Storage Platform, highlighting the consolidation of multiple Enterprise-class storage applications onto a single high-performance storage system at the Intel Developer Forum 2008, August 19-21 at Moscone Center West in San Francisco, Booth #136. The Unified Storage demonstration reflects the benefits and opportunities available to Hifn customers, as an affiliate member of the Intel® Embedded Communications Alliance (Intel® ECA), which brings together market-leading technologies and third party solutions using Intel® architecture. The Unified Storage platform demonstration combines key storage applications such as high-performance de-duplication, continuous data protection, back-up and secur...

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