In my January blog entry “Application delivery and the evolution of endpoints” I referenced how Citrix and VMware were starting to position themselves to be able to offer mobile hypervisors. At the time I suggested that while the technology did…
CWmike writes “Two insurance organizations in upstate New York said on Wednesday that they will offer their members and employers virtual physician visits beginning this summer, making New York the fourth state to provide these types of services. BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York, BlueShield of Northeastern New York and technology services provider American Well said the Online Care service will allow members to talk with physicians in real time through a private online chat network or through a voice-over-IP phone call. The service also offers video chat and instant messages. Members can sign on to the insurer’s Web sites and look for physicians who are available online in various specialty areas.”
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Well known virtualization expert and blogger from the Netherlands is back at it again, developing and releasing yet another interesting tool into the Read more at VMblog.com.
Stonesoft, an innovative provider of integrated network security and business continuity solutions, introduces the new StoneGate SSL VPN Virtual… Read more at VMblog.com.
Thank you for your patience while I gathered my thoughts on positioning the enterprise for cloud computing. In the article, “Silicon in the Cloud“, we discussed the influence of semiconductor innovation, particularly multi-core developments, on systems virtualization, and the resulting business model innovation seen in cloud computing.
And in the 3 part article, “Innovation and Risk in the Clouds“, I wrote about cultural organizational readiness for a more innovative and risk taking enterprise.
In the networking side of the world, vendors often seek to differentiate their solutions not just based on features and functionality, but on form-factor, as well. Using a descriptor to impart an understanding of the deployment form-factor of a particular solution has always been quite common: appliance, hardware, platform, etc… Sometimes these terms come from analysts, other times they come from vendors themselves. Regardless of where they originate, they quickly propagate and unfortunately often do so without the benefit of a clear definition.
A reader recently asked a question that reminded me that we’ve done just that as we cloud computing and virtualization creep into our vernacular. Quite simply the question was, “What’s the definition of a Soft ADC and vADC?” That’s actually an interesting question as it’s more broadly applicable than just to ADCs. For example, the last several years we’ve been hearing about “Soft WOC (WAN Optimization Controller)” in addition to just plain old WOC and the definition of Soft WOC is very similar to Soft ADC. The definitions are, if not well understood and often used, consistent across the entire application delivery realm - from WAN to LAN to cloud.
In any case, there’s an emerging story about how the Austin giant has made a slight, semantic change in its managed services division, renaming the former ProManage Managed Services to the much more elegant and simple Dell Managed Services.
There are several discussion threads about Dell and managed services in the storage blogosphere–which is, believe it or not, one of the most impassioned (and funniest) little worlds in the world–as well as among several analysts. Dell, never a technology innovator, has made its historical mark by continuously redefining logistics.
From selling computers to a few individuals in a dorm room, then to the masses via mail order, then to corporations through a direct supply chain that was simple and effective, the company has always excelled at delivering in what it offers.
Now Dell is turning part of its attention to managed services, and by implication, Cloud Computing, as it strives to serve Managed Service Providers with a portfolio of SaaS applications.
CA Inc., today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Nimsoft, Inc.—a leading provider of IT performance and… Read more at VMblog.com.
PHD Virtual Technologies , award winning provider of esXpress VM Backup , the fastest multi-VM backup and restore solution on the market, today… Read more at VMblog.com.
End users looking at implementing cloud computing and SaaS into their businesses are being invited to attend the 2 nd Cloud Computing World Forum… Read more at VMblog.com.