Sunday 01 August 2010
From our perspective, it looks like Amazon is winning the cloud race.
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Cloud Computing – Is Amazon Winning the Cloud Race? | CloudTweaks.com
From our perspective, it looks like Amazon is winning the cloud race. Amazon and Google pioneered the notion of ‘devops’, where agile practices are.
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From my perspective, the Red Hat Virtualization Manager is more significant. On the one hand, management is important to–indeed central to– virtualization .
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Hello all I am presenting a paper/speaking at the secure cloud conference on ‘Mobile Cloud Computing : Issues and Risks from a Security Privacy Perspective’ …
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One of the most attractive things about cloud computing from the perspective of business people is that it provides an effective means to outsource IT. After al.
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Cloud Computing to Drive Business Process Outsourcing 2.0 | Blogs …
2010 will be an interesting year for virtualization – but not from the perspective you’re probably thinking. It will be the year of the virtual infrastructure, not of the virtual machine.
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Infrastructure Virtualization: The Next Logical Step : VMblog.com …
WhiteHat Security, the leading provider of website risk management solutions, today released the eighth installment of the WhiteHat Security Website Security Statistics Report, a high-level perspective on major website security issues that continue to compromise corporate data across all industries. WhiteHat’s report, assembled from real-world website security data, cites the Top 10 website vulnerabilities and provides insight into the evolving challenges facing organizations today. WhiteHat’s Statistics Report provides an opportunity for businesses to understand the most prevalent vulnerabilities so they can develop and implement an effective website risk management program, reduce exposure and improve their overall security posture. WhiteHat created the report to educate the business community and general public about the most prevalent vulnerabilities that can lead to website compromises.Unsurprisingly, only 36 percent of websites in the report currently do not have any serious vulnerabilities. From a historical perspective, this percentage drops to 17. Through its research, WhiteHat found that the characteristics of websites currently without any serious issues were nearly identical to those with them, with the exception that they had about half as many from the start. This proves to be significant in that no website can be deemed immune — all websites have an opportunity to be compromised. These odds are reduced when the business decides to proactively identify and remediate their vulnerabilities.
“It is extremely interesting to see that all the websites that are no longer vulnerable are so similar characteristically in technology and site format to those that have vulnerabilities,” said Jeremiah Grossman, founder and chief technology officer, WhiteHat Security. “The big difference right now seems to be that these organizations set an internal mandate to actively fix their flaws and reduce the potential for damage to their website, reputation and customers.”
Recent attacks on thousands of Web properties including Twitter, Facebook and MySpace also validate WhiteHat’s findings that these platforms have what hackers are eager to steal — user supplied data. With 86 percent of these sites hosting urgent, critical or high severity vulnerabilities, social networks lead all verticals. A close second, education websites are also highly vulnerable, with 83 percent having at least one serious vulnerability. This is not surprising, as educational institutions have many public-facing applications and often do not have significant resources dedicated to website security.
WhiteHat’s latest report contains data collected between January 1, 2006 and October 1, 2009, and finds that the percentage of high, critical or urgent issues continue to slowly increase. WhiteHat also finds that 83 percent of websites have had a high, critical or urgent issue over their lifetime and 64 percent of websites currently have a high, critical or urgent issue. Of the 22,000 vulnerabilities identified, almost 9,000 remain open, which means encouragingly that the majority — over 13,000 — have been closed. As in previous reports, Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection continue to be fixtures in the Top 10 list along with many other common classes of attack. The report also shows that fix percentages are climbing for some and decreasing for others. In particular, more organizations are repairing technical issues such as SQL Injection and Cross-Site Scripting in larger volumes, an indication that awareness is building regarding the prevalence of easy exploitations of these specific vulnerabilities.
The report statistics were gathered through the deployment of WhiteHat Sentinel, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) based website risk management solution, providing the most accurate vulnerability information in the industry. WhiteHat Sentinel executes rigorous and ongoing website security assessments on more than 1,500 websites that helps companies protect their brands, comply with PCI Compliance and avoid costly and damaging breaches.
WhiteHat founder Jeremiah Grossman will host a webinar to reveal and analyze more of the report findings on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. PT / 2:00 p.m. ET. For more information, visit WhiteHat’s site at www.whitehatsec.com and see the upcoming events section. You can also register at https://whitehatsec.market2lead.com/go/whitehatsec/stats111209.
About WhiteHat Security Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, WhiteHat Security is the leading provider of website risk management solutions that protect critical data, ensure compliance and narrow the window of risk. WhiteHat Sentinel, the company’s flagship product family, is the most accurate, complete and cost-effective website vulnerability management solution available. It delivers the flexibility, simplicity and manageability that organizations need to take control of website security and prevent Web attacks. Furthermore, WhiteHat Sentinel enables automated mitigation of website vulnerabilities via integration with Web application firewalls and Snort-based intrusion prevention systems
Common Craft explains Cloud Computing in Plain English. It’s a (very) broad overview of cloud computing , explaining it from the perspective of a business owner. But it seems unsatisfying and too simplistic.
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Cloud Computing in Plain English – elearnspace
The debut of two new hotels in two iconic cities – the Renaissance Paris Arc de Triomphe and the Renaissance New York Hotel 57 – are charting a bold new image for the Renaissance Hotels & Resorts global lifestyle brand. “With more than a $2 billion infusion in hotel renovations by our owners and franchisees and a new brand team in place, Renaissance is now positioned to be the first truly global lifestyle brand in the Marriott portfolio,” said Tina Edmundson, senior vice president lifestyle brands and Renaissance operations.The breakthrough simultaneous launch event today in Paris and New York will feature live performances by cutting-edge British singer/songwriter Mr. Hudson in New York and indie rocker Santigold in Paris. “This incredible celebration and these artists speak to the Renaissance brand’s deep belief in helping guests discover moments that transcend the every day,” said Edmundson.The Renaissance experience and its new modern brand identity launches today with these two events and a brand new web portal for the collection of 140 gems in 28 countries around the world. The new website, www.renaissancehotels.com, uses storytelling and experiential packages and promotions celebrating the uniqueness and rich travel experiences at each hotel and location.”The Renaissance experience appeals to guests who want to discover something new with each and every stay. Our guests are current and in-the-know. They are passionate about travel, architecture and history, and they want a hotel experience that allows them to get the most from a trip — to discover the unique character of their destination,” said Edmundson.New hotels: Every stay offers guests a unique point of view and different perspective, whether at one of Renaissance’s historic icons or ultra-modern hotels. Renaissance Hotels & Resorts continues to add to its portfolio with a pipeline of 24 hotels opening over the next three years. These properties include the Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel, the Renaissance Malmo Hotel in Sweden, the Renaissance Doha City Center Hotel in United Arab Emirates, the Renaissance St. Pancras Hotel in London and the Renaissance Bangkok Ratchaprasong Hotel in Thailand.
New visual identity: The Renaissance Hotels & Resorts identity, including the logo, has dramatically changed, providing new visual cues to bring the brand in line with the updated hotel experience. The new visual identity of the brand is modern and simple and the new logo represents a cleaner more modern typography, while keeping the “R” icon as a singular nod to the historical side of the brandRenaissanceHotels.com: The new Renaissance Hotels & Resorts web portal is now not only visually striking but offers a robust Renaissance experience for guests encouraging discovery about both the destination and hotel.
Renaissance Chic: The Renaissance design point of view is current, compelling and always inspiring. From imaginative menus to eye-catching decor to luxurious cotton-rich linens, it is all about stimulating the senses.
New retail strategy: The new www.CollectRenaissance.com will launch this fall allowing guests to take Renaissance style home.
New food & beverage strategy: Restaurants at Renaissance are developed to appeal to local clientele as well as guests. Our hotels deliver “indigenous” food & beverage, offering quintessentially local food at the hotels.
New partnerships: Renaissance has strategically aligned itself with like-minded brands including the new car-share program Hertz Connect, Absolut Vodka, Jack Spade and Strida Bike.
As part of the celebration, Renaissance New York Hotel 57 and Renaissance Paris Arc de Triomphe are also hosting a silent auction to benefit Kiva.org, a non-profit organization that is the world’s first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs around the globe. Kiva’s mission is to connect people through lending for the sake of alleviating poverty. The silent auction attempts to honor Renaissance Hotel 57’s origins as a hotel for women and later as a shelter for women by benefiting Kiva.org, whose entrepreneur base is 83% women working to pull their families out of poverty. Invited guests in New York City will be able to bid on an incredible Renaissance discovery package — New Year’s Eve in New York City including 3 night stay at the Renaissance New York Hotel Times Square plus front row seats to the festivities in Times Square at Two Times Square restaurant and Renaissance partner offerings including Strida foldable bikes and Connect by Hertz weekend getaway cars. In Paris, invited guests will be able to bid on an incredible weekend getaway at the Renaissance Paris Arc de Triomphe including 2 night stay and tasting experience at the hotel’s restaurant Makassar.
To make reservations and for more information about Renaissance Hotels & Resorts, visit www.renaissanceHotels.com. Follow Renaissance on Twitter at www.twitter.com/RenHotels
RENAISSANCE HOTELS & RESORTS is an upscale brand with more than 140 properties in 28 countries that speaks to passionate travelers in search of authentic local discoveries when traveling for business or leisure. Renaissance Hotels & Resorts has recently welcomed several new “gems” to its global collection – the ultra-modern Renaissance Paris Arc de Triomphe Hotel, the chic Renaissance New York Hotel 57 in Manhattan and the beautifully restored historic Eden Roc, a Renaissance Beach Resort and Spa in Miami, Florida. These hotels join a rich portfolio defined by distinctive and well-known icons such as the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, the Blackstone Renaissance Hotel in Chicago, the Shelbourne Dublin Renaissance and the Renaissance Beijing. All Renaissance hotels participate in the award winning Marriott Rewards frequent travel program that allows members to earn hotel points or airline miles for every dollar spent during each stay.
The pipeline of 24 Renaissance hotels opening over the next three years is a “forward looking statement” within the meaning of federal securities laws, and is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including those described in Marriott International, Inc.’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which could cause actual future openings to be different than expected.
Web Hosting News.Infinitely Virtual, a rapidly expanding provider of high quality and affordable virtual server technology, is pleased to announce the addition of Global Crossing as an Internet peer. Global Crossing is a telecommunications company that provides computer-networking services worldwide. This peer relationship offers Infinitely Virtual clients an enhanced customer experience by providing higher quality connectivity to their virtual servers.This partnership is ideal as Global Crossing provides simple solutions to meet Infinitely Virtual client’s complex telecommunications needs. Global Crossing’s integrated, IP-based world-class network was designed for the convergence of voice, video and data, and delivers services virtually anywhere on the planet–quickly, securely and reliably.
Global Crossing’s global network currently helps 40 percent of Fortune 500 companies, 700 carriers, mobile operators and ISP’s worldwide to reach their goals in today’s competitive and ever-changing market. Infinitely Virtual looks forward to working with Global Crossing, and to the many additional benefits now available to their clients.
“We are committed to giving our customers the highest quality Virtual Dedicated Server solution. By adding a Tier 1 network, Global Crossing, to our blend of upstream providers, we are essentially giving every customer an upgrade. And perspective customers will know that they can have the best connectivity in the virtual server space,” explains Adam Stern, President and CEO of Infinitely Virtual and Altay Corporation.
Infinitely Virtual is a leading provider of high quality and affordable virtual server technology, capable of delivering services to any type of business, including file servers, e-mail servers or web servers. As a virtual company, Infinitely Virtual is managed using Software as a Service or SaaS tools–an affordable way for businesses to use software as it’s needed, rather than licensing all devices with all applications. The company was established as a subsidiary of Altay Corporation, and through this partnership Infinitely Virtual provides customers with expert 24×7 Technical Support. With an innovative approach to virtualization, Infinitely Virtual provides aggressively priced options that competitors simply cannot meet. More information about Infinitely Virtual can be found at: www.infinitelyvirtual.comAltay is an IT professional services company that designs, implements, and supports single- and multi-vendor data solutions. Altay’s pledge is to provide products and services that meet the highest standards of quality, designed for a client’s specific needs, and delivered economically—with the ultimate goal of helping customers reach their potential. Altay’s team is specialized in voice, video and data solutions, and it has a proven track record of providing excellent service to its customers. More information about Altay Corporation can be found at www.altayusa.com or call 866-54-Altay.
