OpenStack has got its own open source Foundation. The cloud operating system, launched under an Apache 2 license by cloud provider Rackspace and NASA two years ago, will be governed by an independent organisation similar to the Linux Foundation.
Vendors are expected to package OpenStack and incorporate it into various products. Rackspace and Red Hat already offer OpenStack downloads. And public cloud providers such as HP are launching their own offerings based on OpenStack.
Openstack has plenty to offer organisations and the excitement is seen developing right under your noses through the plethora of established vendors developing code for the project. OpenStack provides a management framework for nearly every virtualized resource in the data centre.
The main OpenStack reward for customers is the Collaborative development of core OpenStack that should shorten the time-to-market for private and public cloud solutions, the adoption of which should increase IT efficiency and reduce costs overall.
Openstack promises an awful lot and whether you call it "the cloud" or not, the need for a standardised way to manage vast amounts of virtualised data centre resources is undeniable. At this point it's hard to ignore the genuine excitement among OpenStack developers as they work toward that goal.
This is going to be a very interesting 12 months especially as VMware have just joined the community.
Thursday 27 September 2012
Friday 14 September 2012
VMware vCloud Suite is now available
Yesterday VMware announced the availability of VMware vCloud Suite 5.1.
VMware vCloud Suite 5.1 is available in three editions, Standard, Advanced and Enterprise and is licensed per processor.
vCloud Includes software-defined datacenter services, policy-based provisioning, disaster recovery, and application and operations management capabilities delivered by:
VMware vSphere® 5.1 – is the proven foundation for the software-defined datacenter, delivering the highest service levels for all applications, including business-critical workloads and low-latency, I/O-sensitive applications.
VMware vCloud Director® 5.1 – vCloud Director 5.1 allows customers to provision complete virtual datacenter services in minutes.
VMware vCloud Networking and Security 5.1 – Providing a full set of software-defined networking capabilities, the new VMware vCloud Networking and Security enables the dynamic creation of virtual networks and services that are completely decoupled and independent from the physical network hardware.
VMware vCenter™ Site Recovery Manager™ 5.1– To enhance the availability and rapid recovery of applications running in the software-defined datacenter, vCenter Site Recovery Manager 5.1 simplifies and automates disaster recovery planning, testing and execution.
VMware vCloud Suite 5.1 is available in three editions, Standard, Advanced and Enterprise and is licensed per processor.
vCloud Includes software-defined datacenter services, policy-based provisioning, disaster recovery, and application and operations management capabilities delivered by:
VMware vSphere® 5.1 – is the proven foundation for the software-defined datacenter, delivering the highest service levels for all applications, including business-critical workloads and low-latency, I/O-sensitive applications.
VMware vCloud Director® 5.1 – vCloud Director 5.1 allows customers to provision complete virtual datacenter services in minutes.
VMware vCloud Networking and Security 5.1 – Providing a full set of software-defined networking capabilities, the new VMware vCloud Networking and Security enables the dynamic creation of virtual networks and services that are completely decoupled and independent from the physical network hardware.
VMware vCenter™ Site Recovery Manager™ 5.1– To enhance the availability and rapid recovery of applications running in the software-defined datacenter, vCenter Site Recovery Manager 5.1 simplifies and automates disaster recovery planning, testing and execution.
Wednesday 5 September 2012
Apple VPP Announced
Apple have announced a global expansion of VPP (Volume Purchase Plan) which is well overdue and will be music to many of Equanets BYOD clients.
This has been extended to Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
IT procurement within the United States has come to appreciate the ease at which VPP enables them to distribute apps to their iPhone and iPad equipped userbase.
What is VPP?
VPP was created to give IT the ability to push pertinent business applications to a sizeable userbase.
Any application on the App Store can be purchased for distribution, meaning you can now pre populate your enterprise application stores with free, home grown and purchased applications.
App distribution: where to begin
First you'll need to create a volume purchasing account with Apple. Once you've created your account, you decide which application/s you would like to purchase for your users in the Business Store.
After your purchase has been completed, you will be sent a VPP File, which contains VPP Codes that can be sent to users.
The quantity purchased will correlate with the number of codes provided in this package.
Using a mobile device management (MDM) solution turns provides IT with an easy deployment platform to iOS devices.
MDM eliminates the need for manual app distribution, it gives you the power to track provisioning, manage licenses, and monitor compliance of your userbase.
Looking at BYOD but are confused about where and how to start? then contact us to see how our approach can expedite your project.
This has been extended to Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
IT procurement within the United States has come to appreciate the ease at which VPP enables them to distribute apps to their iPhone and iPad equipped userbase.
What is VPP?
VPP was created to give IT the ability to push pertinent business applications to a sizeable userbase.
Any application on the App Store can be purchased for distribution, meaning you can now pre populate your enterprise application stores with free, home grown and purchased applications.
App distribution: where to begin
First you'll need to create a volume purchasing account with Apple. Once you've created your account, you decide which application/s you would like to purchase for your users in the Business Store.
After your purchase has been completed, you will be sent a VPP File, which contains VPP Codes that can be sent to users.
The quantity purchased will correlate with the number of codes provided in this package.
Using a mobile device management (MDM) solution turns provides IT with an easy deployment platform to iOS devices.
MDM eliminates the need for manual app distribution, it gives you the power to track provisioning, manage licenses, and monitor compliance of your userbase.
Looking at BYOD but are confused about where and how to start? then contact us to see how our approach can expedite your project.
Windows Server 2012 is here
Equanet have been working with Server 2012 for many months now in readiness for general availability so our customers can be assured of our support when it came to both licensing support and technical services. Well that day has now come, as of September 4th Microsoft has made Windows 2012 RTM versions available for test and purchase.
As part of the launch, Microsoft officials have performed webcast demonstrations of some of the 300 new features that are part of the product.
The key theme hasn't been about speeds and feeds but more about Windows Server 2012 being a key component of Microsoft's 'Cloud OS' vision and strategy. Windows Server 2012 has been developed from the ground up with the cloud in mind (Azure and Private).
Microsoft began to bring more feature parity to its Server and Azure components earlier this year, rolling out an implementation of Active Directory for Azure.
The end result, Microsoft officials are hoping, is a more cohesive and compelling message around Windows Server, in terms of positioning, licensing and pricing.
This version of Microsoft Server really should have you thinking differently about your cloud deployments from both technical and commercial viewpoints. Not only should it gain your respect but it has already gained the respect of industry heavyweight Cisco...
Cisco have been working closely with the Windows Server 2012 team for the past few years towards the goal of the Nexus 1000V integrating with Hyper-V, they have announced Nexus 1000V and VM-FEX support for it.
Cisco customers spoke in volumes about proving a consistency across both virtual and physical switching as they did with VMware.
In addition to the integration with Windows Server 2012, Cisco are also working for tighter integration between Nexus 1000V and System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM). This integration helps both the server & network administrators to get a consistent view of the virtualisation environment, and thus reduces operational complexity. Server admins can pick and choose the logical networks, network-sites and VM networks created by the network admins, and network admins make use of the same NX-OS CLI, feature-set across physical & virtual environments.
We think this support alone speaks volumes about the excitement there is in the industry for server 2012.
If you need tech or licensing support on server 2012 contact us or register for one of upcoming events here
As part of the launch, Microsoft officials have performed webcast demonstrations of some of the 300 new features that are part of the product.
The key theme hasn't been about speeds and feeds but more about Windows Server 2012 being a key component of Microsoft's 'Cloud OS' vision and strategy. Windows Server 2012 has been developed from the ground up with the cloud in mind (Azure and Private).
Microsoft began to bring more feature parity to its Server and Azure components earlier this year, rolling out an implementation of Active Directory for Azure.
The end result, Microsoft officials are hoping, is a more cohesive and compelling message around Windows Server, in terms of positioning, licensing and pricing.
This version of Microsoft Server really should have you thinking differently about your cloud deployments from both technical and commercial viewpoints. Not only should it gain your respect but it has already gained the respect of industry heavyweight Cisco...
Cisco have been working closely with the Windows Server 2012 team for the past few years towards the goal of the Nexus 1000V integrating with Hyper-V, they have announced Nexus 1000V and VM-FEX support for it.
Cisco customers spoke in volumes about proving a consistency across both virtual and physical switching as they did with VMware.
In addition to the integration with Windows Server 2012, Cisco are also working for tighter integration between Nexus 1000V and System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM). This integration helps both the server & network administrators to get a consistent view of the virtualisation environment, and thus reduces operational complexity. Server admins can pick and choose the logical networks, network-sites and VM networks created by the network admins, and network admins make use of the same NX-OS CLI, feature-set across physical & virtual environments.
We think this support alone speaks volumes about the excitement there is in the industry for server 2012.
If you need tech or licensing support on server 2012 contact us or register for one of upcoming events here
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