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US-based Farm Realty and China-based 21Vianet Announce Global Strategic Partnership -

wholesale server Farm Realty provider data center, American owner and operator of an expanding portfolio property data centers, and China-based 21Vianet announced a strategic partnership to provide data center infrastructure and services, network connectivity and cloud and ICT solutions to support the deployment of the iT infrastructure for multinational enterprises and business development in China and the United States

as a leading provider of Internet-neutral data center services in China, 21Vianet Group provides accommodation and services, services managed network, cloud services, content delivery network (CDN) services, last mile wired broadband VPN services and associated companies.

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under this partnership and with the support of server Farm Realty, 21Vianet US launches its first data center, US-SV1, in Santa Clara, California.

on this new platform, and 21Vianet Farm Realty server successfully delivered the first customer project in Santa Clara for a leader cloud solution supplier from China . The project, organized an official launch event of the service June 12, 2015, plays a key role for client launch its first suite of comprehensive cloud services in the United States with support by 21Vianet and Farm Realty server .

"in addition to infrastructure and world class solutions aligned our strategies offer significant benefits for customers in need of bilingual (English and Chinese) support and operational management," said Josh Chen, CEO of 21Vianet . "These features will be available in all data centers Farm Realty server and 21Vianet'S, including our US-SV1 installations newly deployed in Santa Clara, which was launched focusing on the Farm Realty server expertise in the design of the center innovative data and simultaneously maintainable and deployment. "

21Vianet operates in more than 30+ cities across China , maintaining a diversified base of over 2,000 customers hosting companies that cover many sectors from companies Internet to government entities and blue-chip companies to small to medium enterprises.

"the Farm Realty 21Vianet server partnership meets the needs of multinational companies looking to expand their reach across the United States and China," said Avner Papouchado, Server President Farm Realty . "This allows them to access the proven infrastructure of the data center, network connectivity and cloud solutions and ICT, as well as a multilingual team with extensive market knowledge and expertise regional. "

VMware streamlines Cloud-Native Application Development With Two Previews New Technology -

Meeting the needs of organizations that want to build, deploy and run cloud-native applications, VMware has introduced two new insights technology -. VMware AppCatalyst Bonneville project

DockerCon Unveiled in 2015, VMware AppCatalyst is an API and command line interface (CLI) -Driven hypervisor that is specially built for developers . An overview of the technology, VMware AppCatalyst would offer developers a quick and easy way to reproduce a private cloud locally on their desktop computer to build and test containerized and based on microservices applications.

The tool VMware AppCatalyst Project Features Photon, a minimal Linux open source host container, Docker machine and integration with Vagrant. VMware AppCatalyst is ready to download now for Mac OS X at no charge to preview the technology community site AppCatalyst here (registration required). The community site allows participants to provide feedback to the detailed technology and seek help.

VMware vSphere and Docker

Project Bonneville allow the seamless integration of Docker containers in the VMware vSphere platform and enable administrators virtual to use their processes and tools such as VMware vCenter Server without the need for new tools or additional training.

Optimized for existing operations and management Docker Bonneville project downloads Container Docker Hub, and isolates and starts each container in a virtual machine with minimal overhead using instant Clone function VMware vSphere. Overall, the Bonneville project and instant Clone would make light enough virtual machines to support a container for virtual machine.

Overall, Bonneville project technology would provide containers security and isolation while providing admins with transparency in that the containers are running where in their virtual environment. The technology is also architected to support Docker receptacles on any operating system based on x86, including Windows.

"Developers are rapidly adopting Docker to ship applications faster, whether in their private or public cloud infrastructures," said Scott Johnston, senior vice president of product, Docker . "VMware AppCatalyst and Bonneville project will be easier for developers and iT / well operations teams to leverage the process and tools to run existing applications Dockerized management, compliance, network and security . "

OpenStack Technical Community Manager, Stefano Maffuli joins DreamHost As Director Marketing Cloud community and -

DreamHost, a global provider of web hosting and cloud hosting services for entrepreneurs and developers chose Stefano Maffulli to serve as Director of marketing and Community Cloud. Before his time at DreamHost, Mr. Maffuli spent almost four years working in the OpenStack project as Technical Community Manager, first within Rackspace, and later within the OpenStack Foundation itself.

DreamHost has invested deeply in the OpenStack project, contributing to the construction of, and supporting platform. DreamCompute own public cloud DreamHost is powered by technology from OpenStack, Ceph and Akanda.

Stefano Maffuli joined DreamHost to support expansion of both DreamCompute and all cloud services hosting DreamHost engaging with the OpenStack community and cloud developer communities in the whole world.

"I'm very excited to start sharing all the great things done with DreamHost OpenStack clouds for developers in the greater development community," said Stefano Maffuli . "There is a great technology behind the DreamCloud and I can not wait to help developers take full advantage of it."

From domain registration to web hosting, cloud storage and cloud hosting services to more than 400,000 customers trust DreamHost be their home online

Stefano will report to Jonathan LaCour, VP of Cloud and development , who is happy to work with Maffulli :. "Stefano will help our customers achieve their dreams using DreamCompute our public cloud built for developers by developers. We intend to leverage its experience with open source communities."

Los Angeles-Based Cloud Hosting provider, Xfernet, joins the Federation OnApp -

Xfernet, a cloud provider based in Los Angeles and managed data center solutions, y including CDN, colocation and dedicated servers, joined the Federation for OnApp cloud across the United States, Europe and Asia-Pacific at the disposal of its customers for application and content deployment as a transparent part of the local public cloud.

OnApp the Federation is a global network of cloud connected to a wholesale market where cloud providers can purchase infrastructure for resale to their customers on a pay-per base -use; and sell infrastructure to monetize their own local cloud capacity.

Xfernet also use OnApp to make its local cloud on the market OnApp Federation, giving other service providers demand a "high performance" cloud in the center Los Angeles . Using OnApp Federation Xfernet plans to expand its targets to a broader global customer base with enhanced cloud services, beyond its core markets on the West Coast of the United States.

"Using OnApp we built a customer base of US companies seeking the benefits of cloud application but with the added benefit of managed services, enterprise-level support and options private cloud too, "said Aaron Faby CEO Xfernet . "The Federation OnApp enables us to take it to the next level and give our customers access to cloud locations around the world. This is especially important for customers whose businesses depend 100% reliability and scalability as customers in application development, e-commerce and gaming. for us this means that we can extend our cloud without CAPEX on new infrastructure, and to win projects that we would not otherwise global reach to handle. "

new markets

as a member of the OnApp Federation Xfernet can now offer its corporate clients on-demand access more than 170 Compute cloud and CDN locations, covering 113 cities in 43 countries . This would allow Xfernet to help business users of cloud reach new markets, improve performance for users geographically distributed, and manage data sovereignty and compliance by controlling exactly where applications and content are hosted.

"It is impressive to see the high quality cloud providers as Xfernet OnApp join the Federation," said Ditlev Bredahl, CEO of OnApp. "If you are a business that needs a quality infrastructure in the world, with a package of managed services and enterprise-level SLA, you can not get that generic providers like AWS public cloud. You can get as a specialized local supplier, as Xfernet, and now - with the Federation OnApp - they can give you a high performance hosting application on a mixture of sites in the world "

OnApp launched in July 2010. Today. more 3000 service providers in 87 countries run on the OnApp software. the company has 140 employees across the EU, US and Asia-Pacific headquartered in London, UK.

Check Point Virtual Network Security VSEC Now Integrates With VMware NSX -

Check Point Software (NASDAQ: CHKP), one of the largest pure-play security vendors globally, has announced a broad collaboration with VMware to extend the overall security of enterprise private cloud environments through new defined data center software offering.

Every day, organizations face internal and external threats to their networks. Although recent high-level violations occurred within the data center, security today is focused on perimeter defense. The movement of these security controls within the data center is complex and expensive. Check Point and VMware meets this need with a solution that is based on the integration between Check Point Virtual Network Security VSEC and VMware NSX.

VMware NSX, safety comes as part of the data center network infrastructure, and micro-segmentation becomes operational and economically feasible. VMware NSX fits seamlessly and orchestra Check Point VSEC for the inspection of peak traffic. Customers can accelerate the deployment of security services and achieve the same level of security for domestic traffic of their data centers Check Point provides the perimeter entry.

This becomes particularly important in dynamic cloud environments today, where applications must be provisioned on demand, and be very mobile infrastructure. The combined solution would allow traffic - whether entering and leaving the data center, or moving in the data center between applications -. To be fully protected against malware, APTs and zero-day attacks

customers benefit from:

• fully automated advanced protection threats to the east-west traffic within the data center
• dynamic deployment and scale of Checkpoint VSEC data center software-defined environments
• visibility of global threat of all traffic data centers

"dynamic data center environments today require fast application deployment. This means that the security services must remain line with IT resources, "said Scott Clinton, senior director, partner management products, networking and security business unit at VMware ." VMware NSX with Check Point VSEC allows our joint customers to simplify, accelerate and orchestrate Check the advanced security services point across the data center defined by software. "

1 & 1 launches a new generation of cloud servers for the US market -

1 & 1 Internet Inc., a subsidiary of United Internet, a public company with a market capitalization of more than $ 8 billion, announced the launch of its new range of servers 1 & 1 Cloud in the United States. Deployed within 55 seconds of setup, the server cloud business users can take control of the hardware and software infrastructure in real time.

The dashboard "intuitive and friendly" allows users to activate and manage their cloud servers, storage systems and connectivity solutions such as firewalls, load balancers and backup.

as projects evolve and resource requirements change, adjustments to the configuration can be done with one click. 1 & 1 Server Cloud also integrates the latest technologies such as SSD by default through a storage area network (SAN) "ensuring greater reliability and better performance for projects and hosted data . "

Also available, the application templates for WordPress, Drupal and Magento can be preinstalled to simplify and accelerate the launch of new housing projects.

"Many small businesses consider cloud solutions but, until now, a cloud service was not available to meet their security needs, flexibility and ease of use," said Robert Hoffmann, CEO 1 & 1 Internet Inc. "Meeting the needs of SMEs, 1 & 1 Server Cloud is an easy and simple solution Cloud tool with outstanding performance. In addition to our wide range functionality, we also offer an affordable entry price. "

1 & 1 Server Cloud Brief Packages

the 1 & 1 Flex Cloud server offer a flexible package for SMEs that need specific use cases, such as seasonal businesses that require a high demand for a certain resource.

Those looking for a solution with fixed resources may wish to consider one of the four cloud Server preconfigured packages 1 & 1. with a price and the parameters set for a lower entry immediate use, customers are able to choose from different packet sizes (M - XXL). going into the RAM, vCores and storage space

for those not sure of the cloud option is ideal for their individual needs, below is a brief guide to help make the best decision:

• 1 & 1 server Cloud Medium - test projects and small.
• 1 & 1 server cloud wide -. small and medium sized websites
• 1 & 1 X wide cloud server - online shops and database applications.
• 1 & 1 server cloud XX Large -. large and difficult projects

"1 & 1 we approached to help assess their new 1 & 1 cloud server as it goes to market," said Danny Gee, principal analyst at Cloud Spectator . "We found the new offer to be competitive both a performance standpoint and value. 1 & 1 has been able to consistently provide CPU speeds and higher drive for server configurations we tested. 1 & 1 offers high performance and is able to compete with the major players in the world. "

Nationwide Health chooses Nimboxx Hyperconverged Solution to transform their data centers -

Nationwide Health care services, a US provider of short- and long-term care, has selected the platform hyperconverged of Nimboxx to improve the speed, performance and ease of use in its IT infrastructure. The solution hyperconverged Nimboxx includes server, storage, networking and security in one system. The solution would offer the flexibility and cost savings of a true elastic private cloud with support for existing workloads.

With aging servers and warranty periods expiring, the Nationwide healthcare services sought a new approach for its data center. The company wanted to take advantage of new solutions hyperconverged and evaluated a number of vendors before selecting Nimboxx.

"In the health sector, growth can occur quickly and we must be able to adapt our IT infrastructure quickly without impact on access to critical data and applications such as electronic health records, "said Joe Forman, director of information technology at Nationwide health Care services ." the performance of the system Nimboxx was great from the start, not to mention the support fantastic customer with the team Nimboxx quickly answer all questions and comments that we shared. In addition, because it is a single box architected from the ground, our IT team did not have to worry about hypervisors, hardware problems or other integration and licensing costs. "

By owning the entire stack from top to bottom, Nimboxx eliminates the need for costly licenses, integration and management of third party hypervisors.

" We continue to see strong demand from organizations looking to transform their data centers by eliminating the complexity and unnecessary costs, "said Andy Salo, vice president of product management at Nimboxx . "For Nimboxx, it has always been to make virtualization easier by removing obstacles so that companies of all sizes can enjoy the benefits of a software-defined data center. We are delighted to work with organizations such as Nationwide who are well known for the precision and dedication to the highest levels of patient care. "

HP announced the acquisition of ActiveState Stackato Business to help customers transition to cloud hybrid -

HP (NYSE: HPQ) announced a definitive agreement to acquire the business of Stackato ActiveState Software, a "-ready business" Platform as a Service solution (PaaS) with Cloud Foundry to its base. ActiveState is a global provider of solutions for application development software and open source management. Financial terms of the transaction are not disclosed.

The Stackato open technology built on Cloud Foundry PaaS give HP a more complete cloud offering. By providing developers a platform unique cloud application with safety at the enterprise level and world-class support, Stackato HP Helion improve the development platform enabling customers to bring applications to market faster by reducing the amount of time spent on. IT configuration

After the transaction closes - expected in the fourth quarter of fiscal year HP 2015, subject to customary closing conditions -. ActiveState Stackato business will become part of HP Cloud

"the Stackato PaaS solution enhances HP Helion portfolio and reinforces HP's commitment to providing customers with open source solutions that help accelerate their transition to cloud hybrids, "said Bill Hilf, senior vice president, product management and services, HP Cloud ." the acquisition strengthens the focus on driving HP Cloud Foundry as the platform of open standard application natively cloud. "

Over two million developers and 97 percent of Fortune 1000 companies use ActiveState's solutions to develop, distribute and manage software applications written in Java, Perl, Python, Node.js, PHP Tcl and other dynamic languages ​​. Global customers like Cisco, CA, HP, Bank of America, Siemens and Lockheed Martin would trust ActiveState to save time, save money, minimize risk, ensure compliance and reduce time to market.

Cirrus solutions to support data migration inherited Storage Area Networks (SAN) to Microsoft Azure Cloud -

Cirrus data Solutions, a software developer for migration and data caching for corporate data centers and storage area networks (SAN), now supports the SAN migration for legacy Microsoft Azure, making it easy for companies to migrate to Azure cloud hosting services.

the platform of Microsoft's cloud computing, Azure, is a growing collection of integrated services - analysis, data processing, database, mobile, network, storage and web. As Microsoft Azure Cloud Partner Certified , Cirrus data provides a solution that responds to large-scale migration projects within tight deadlines.

The Data Migration Server (DMS) data Cirrus Solutions eliminate both the need for downtime and the load on the virtual machines associated with the migration of their existing locations and can be throttled so that there is no effect on production.

appliance software supports all data types of migration programs , including :. Local refresh storage, remote storage (data center move), cloud inheritance (physical to virtual), cloud to cloud, cloud data center, and other common storage management practices

"Microsoft Azure is a cloud hosting platform attractive for companies to offload their workloads," said Wayne Lam, CEO of Cirrus data . "We are pleased to add Azure as a destination of migration tested and optimized to help companies eliminate downtime and risk when what is otherwise a migration process nerve-wracking. "

Data Storage

Based in Syosset, NY, Cirrus data solutions was founded in August 2011 by a data storage expert team, each with more than 20 years of experience and specializes in providing plug and play solutions based on SAN storage data requires zero changes to existing infrastructure

"We are delighted that the solutions Cirrus data will now be available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, "said Nicole Herskowitz, senior product marketing manager, Microsoft Azure ." the Cirrus data Solutions DMS solution provides a unique toolset that eliminates a much of the work and complexity associated with migration from the principle of data centers. "