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GigaOm Structure 2009

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Panel:
Building the Perfect Host for Web Apps

Panelists:
James Lindenbaum, Heroku
David Lipscomb, NetSuite
Lew Moorman, Rackspace Hosting
Matt Mullenweg, WordPress
Javier Soltero, SpringSource

Web Host FireHost Partners with Cloud Security Firm Gazzang for Data Encryption
By Nicole Henderson, August 16, 2011 (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Cloud security provider Gazzang (www.gazzang.com) announced on Tuesday that managed web hosting company FireHost (www.firehost.com) will offer Gazzang ezNcrypt to its customers. …
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Horizon Completes SSAE 16 Type II Audits for Three Data Centers
By Justin Lee, August 18, 2011 (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Colocation provider Horizon Data Center Solutions (www.horizondcs.com) announced on Thursday it has completed SSAE 16 Type II audits for its three data centers. …
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Web Host Rackspace Names CSO, Sabre Holdings CEO to Board
By Justin Lee, August 05, 2011 (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider Rackspace Hosting (www.rackspace.com) announced on Friday that it has elected Sabre Holdings chairman and CEO Sam Gilliland and Rackspace CSO and cloud president Lew …
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Question by : Server requirements for web hosting company?
hello friends,
my question is if some one want to start a web hosting company, then what are the server requirements for that. i means how many servers(linux servers only) are required and what software or servers packages needs for that. also whether i have to install different servers for different servers packages like mail, HTTP, proxy etc.
also is there another methods for servers like cloud(what is cloud computing, i studied that but not understand what it is)
if there some reference or manuals having brief about these, please also paste.

Best answer:

Answer by Elvin Atom
I like your enthusiasm about it – just jump right into it. I depends how many sites you plan to host and how busy you expect them to be. It is probably safe to say that virtual computing is the way to go. For that you need powerful servers that can handle many virtual machines simultaneously. I want to stress out, however, if you are so fresh to this business, that you don’t even know how to go about it, you might want to get some first hand experience before you start spending money.

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Cloud box does virtualization sans SAN
Also from Aster Data, where he was director of product management, Singh had previously been part of Oracle's early cloud computing efforts. The three cofounders got their seed funding from private investors in May 2010, and pulled in $ 13.2m in Series …
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VMware Enlists Dell to Help Wage 'Operating Systems War' in Cloud Business
EnStratus Networks LLC, which lets companies manage cloud–computing software, also will support Cloud Foundry. VMware is forging alliances to capitalize on the shift to cloud computing, which lets businesses keep information in data centers. …
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`Public cloud providers must take data loss liability'
Paul Maritz , CEO of VMware, the leader in virtualization technology, which is the foundation of cloud computing, says public cloud providers need to take responsibility for any loss of client data if enterprises are to embrace public clouds. …
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Question by J Jo: What is the best cloud cloud computing software?
Hi guys,

I was reading up a bit on cloud computing and I really want to realise it’s potential but I don’t know what software to go for. Ideally I want something light and easy to use any suggestions?

Best answer:

Answer by Mykle Media
Microsoft.

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Amazon Issues Post Mortem On Cloud Outage
When customers targeted API requests for basic services–requests to start a virtual machine in the Elastic Compute Cloud or create temporary storage in the Elastic Block Store services–in the impacted zone, they failed. The API management servers in …
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New poll supports CSC cloud strategy
The cost of $ 35000 to $ 75000 a month is clearly aimed at the midrange to large organisations and emphasises the advantage of enabling organisations sensitive to keeping data tightly held to have a private cloud built on servers in their own premises …
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Joyent launches a new OS for the cloud
It's an OS for servers akin to Windows Server or RHEL from Red Hat, or VMware's ESX. Here is a breakdown of the OS package: KV-what? Just tell me why this is happening! More than what it is, a more interesting question about this is, Why? …
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Saveology Selects Heroku to Run New Daily Deal Website
Heroku is the leading open platform as a service (PaaS) focused on ease of use, automation, and reliability. Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Heroku is a passionate and active supporter of Ruby technologies and cloud architecture. …
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Question by Atlas: Are you impressed with the newest Windows 7 upgrades? How does the “cloud” work?
I have a Macbook Pro and am considering installing Parallels and Windows 7. I really love the Mac platform and doubt I’ll use Windows 7 too often, but my dad already has all the software with extra licenses so I thought it might be worth installing. I’m mainly just interested because of the commercials I keep seeing about “the cloud.” What’s your opinion of it?

Best answer:

Answer by Hugh
It can’t hurt to have Windows, and Windows7 is the best windows yet.
The “cloud” may be the future of computing. The idea is that your data and apps are located remotely, on a server or site somewhere such that all you need is a web browser and a computer to get things done.
Google Docs and MS Sky drive are good examples.

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CloudSwing Allows You to Assemble Open-source Cloud Stacks
CloudSwing customers can use the platform to assemble software stacks of both open-source and commercial products for use on cloud infrastructure services such as Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud). They will gain more flexibility compared to …
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AppFog raises M to host powerful web apps in the cloud
Cloud PHP platform provider AppFog on Thursday announced it has raised $ 8 million to expand its offerings to PHP app developers and hire more staff to bolster what the platform can do. “We're going to use this funding to take the template we offer …
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ubuntu 9.10 cloud server “in a box”

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ubuntu 9.10 cloud server "in a box"

Skytap Automates Cloud Deployments
For example, if a configuration requires an Active Directory server to power up first, followed by the Team Foundation server, the database server, the load balancer and the web servers, Cloud Orchestration can simplify this task by enabling users to …
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Rugged, Battery-Powered Server from NextComputing Brings Local Cloud Computing …
As cloud computing continues to grow across multiple industries, off-site operations are often seeking solutions to provide these types of services in the field. While traditional rackmount servers can do the job, these systems and their associated …
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