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| November 11, 2009 |
Doerr: Cloud computing helps ease cost strains in rough economy
Enterprises that outsource IT operations to managed services providers with cloud-computing capabilities significantly reduce their investment in hardware and reap the rewards of greater business agility, according to Savvis Chief Technology Officer Bryan Doerr. "Cloud computing services can make an immediate impact on almost every facet of your business," Doerr writes. "Whether it's the substantial cost reductions realized by purchasing cloud instances rather than physical servers to address growth; the speed and efficiency gained from being able to provision new operating systems through our secure customer portal; or the convenience of short-term and flexible business terms for additional operating system instances." ITProPortal.com (U.K.) (10/27)
St. Louis law group honors Savvis attorney
Ronda Williams, senior corporate counsel for Savvis, has been awarded the 2009 Spirit of Justice award by the St. Louis Bar Foundation. In recognizing her accomplishments, Zoe Lyle, executive director of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, said Williams uses "knowledge, experience and leadership to promote the administration of justice equitably throughout our community." The St. Louis American (11/5)
Savvis helps retailers optimize Web efforts
Managed Web services providers such as Savvis can help retailers optimize their increasingly sophisticated online initiatives in a number of ways, ranging from electronic shopping carts to product video and from customer reviews to IT capacity, according to this report. "Retailers need to have the right capacity to support their businesses during peak loads, but they don't want to have servers being underutilized during nonpeak periods," said Brad Hokamp, senior vice president, Hosting Business Unit, for Savvis. "Cloud computing is the perfect solution to meet these needs." Internet Retailer magazine (11/2009)
Web addresses to go global with internationalized domain names
ICANN's decision to allow non-Latin characters to be used in Internet domain names will make the Web more approachable to international users, but it also might present some security concerns. Applications for the international domains will be accepted as of Monday. NYTimes.com/IDG News Service (10/30)
Cisco joins forces with EMC and VMWare for enterprise alliance
The companies say the Virtual Computing Environment partnership will allow them to combine networking, storage and software to promote data center virtualization and cloud computing. The group will market its products in units called Vblock Infrastructure Packages, which will be offered to enterprise customers through certified channel partners. eChannelLine USA Daily News (11/3) Bloomberg Businessweek (11/3) Computerworld (11/3)
Experts debate cloud use in universities
Last week's Educause conference featured a debate between Melissa Woo, director of cyberinfrastructure at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and Michael Dieckmann, chief information officer at the University of West Florida, about the need for cloud computing in higher education. Woo argued concerns about reliability and privacy should give educators pause, while Dieckmann pointed to increased efficiency and cost savings as reasons for schools to adopt clouds. Network World (11/5)
Other News
Data breach bills teed up on Capitol Hill
A pair of bills pending action in the Senate would require businesses to notify customers in the event of a data breach. Ars Technica (11/9)
Cybersecurity Awareness Act to prompt NIST for new standards
The House of Representatives' Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation voted earlier this month in favor of a bill directing the National Institute of Standards and Technology to create a road map for federal compliance with international cybersecurity protocols. The Cybersecurity Coordination and Awareness Act also calls for increased research and an educational campaign to promote cybersecurity. eWeek.com (11/5)
SaaS remains core to Savvis' earnings picture
During its third-quarter earnings call, Savvis executives said its SaaS-related work for clients grew 36% this year and that the platform will continue to play an important role in the future of the company. Savvis CEO Phil Koen also announced the company soon will bring the cloud-computing platform Project Spirit into beta mode. MSPMentor.net (10/30)
Study: SaaS market to grow 17.7% this year
Customer-relationship management programs and office suites that focus on content, communications and collaboration will drive the Software-as-a-Service industry to $7.5 billion in sales this year, a 17.7% increase over last year, according to Gartner. The research firm also forecast the SaaS market will reach $14 billion by 2013. InformationWeek (11/9)
Report: PaaS category to hit $15 billion by 2016
The Platform-as-a-Service category, an area just beginning to attract the attention of independent software vendors and resellers, will grow to become a $15 billion market by 2016, according to research from Forrester. The development also has been noticed by David Shacochis, vice president for research and development at Savvis, who said PaaS systems allow users to upload code and test quickly without building out a server environment. CRN (U.K.) (10/29)
Firms said to need better IT tools to gauge environmental impact
Technology companies have to do a better job of developing software systems that will allow enterprise finance directors to accurately gauge the environmental impacts of their firms, according to Jyoti Banerjee, a technology consultant. Accountancy Age (London) (11/10)
Report spotlights Fibre Channel over Ethernet
Fibre Channel over Ethernet, or FCoE, is the focus of a special report by SearchStorage.com. The report covers a number of topics, including how to get started with FCoE, network architecture considerations, what companies will need to deploy FCoE and enterprise data storage requirements. SearchStorage.com (11/10)
Join Savvis, Gomez and Forrester on Nov. 17 for a seminar on how to make the most of your cloud environment
Companies increasingly are demanding Web applications "move to the cloud" to rein in IT costs, reduce server sprawl and perhaps most importantly, help to ensure your infrastructure is tuned to deliver an exceptional end-user experience for your customers. The challenge is to reap those benefits while ensuring top performance, keeping IT operations and development on the same page, and delivering enterprise level capabilities and scalability. On Nov. 17, Savvis, Gomez and Forrester will host a seminar on how to make the most of your cloud environment while ensuring your Web applications perform optimally for your end users. Click here to join.
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