Dilip Tinnelvelly

ChannelVission, a cloud provider, has announced that its cloud app ichannelcloud will be used in IBM's Smart business cloud enterprise product lines to support Tier 1 customers. "We are thrilled to be recognized by IBM," said Aman Sehgal, CEO and founder of ChannelVission Inc. "The success of our cloud app on IBM's Smart business cloud enterprise lines highlights the benefits that this venture brings to the global channels community, and we continue to build solutions on and for the ichannelcloud platform". "The ichannelcloud platform will emerge as a key channel growth driver especially with IBM's Smart Business cloud enterprise alliance, said Dilip Tinnelvelly," GM of the Cloud Computing Business Unit (CCBU) at ChannelVission Inc. "Channel partners can benefit from growing investments in cloud computing and create strong business opportunities in all major world ... (more)

Cloud Education Key to Dispelling Consumer Haziness

TheInfoPro, a division of The 451 Group, has released the results of a cloud computing services study. Fifty-two percent of the cloud decision-makers interviewed were of the view that internal change and learning were the main stumbling blocks to cloud adoption. This according to the analyst company brings to light a "pent up demand " for cloud advisory services as consumers are confused by the rapid changes that are brought about by cloud adoption. Other cloud roadblocks included up-front cost (15%) and security (13%). This confusion with regard to cloud computing is magnified w... (more)

IBM Acquires Cloud Software Testing Enabler, Green Hat

After a spate of recent acquisition announcements from IBM like DemandTec Inc., Emptoris Inc. and Curam Software Ltd, the IT services giant continues to stay in mode with yet another one. IBM has just said that it is acquiring software quality improvement and cloud testing company Green Hat, which is headquartered in London, England, and Wilmington, Delaware, for an undisclosed amount. Green Hat's application virtualization technology helps developers conduct testing on a software application by leveraging the cloud as a virtual test environment instead of the traditional method... (more)

IBM’s Latest Acquisition Highlights Popularity of Hybrid Clouds

IBM Corp., has acquired Mountain View, Calif-based Cast Iron Systems Inc. to bolster its cloud product in anticipation for a massive explosion in cloud computing market which it says is expected to grow at a compounded annual rate of 28 percent from $47 billion in 2008 to $126 billion by 2012. Cast Iron ‘s offerings focus on integration tools between on-premise apps and externally hosted applications by a cloud provider. With the rise in SaaS (Software as a Service) and web based services the past few years, the company was able to find its niche as a cheaper middleware alternati... (more)

Amazon EC2 Adopts eBay Like Cloud Auction Model

Responding to user demand, Amazon has expanded its on-demand computing EC2 offerings. It is auctioning off unused EC2 capacity through Spot Instances which enable you to make a bid for computing time. Bidders provide info on the instance family, size and region, number of Spot Instances they want and the maximum price they're willing to pay per instance. You can view the EC2 API and AWS Management Console to see prior Spot Instance prices to give you an idea of how much to bid. The spot price is dynamic and varies depending on supply and demand fluctuations. Just like in any reg... (more)