Hacker News is a social news site, that Paul Graham put together for Y Combinator (a popular startup incubator). In addition to being a great source of information for what is going on in the tech world, Hacker News has a thriving and very active user base. Because of this, there has been ‘Hacker News Meetups’ organized by the community …
Software-Defined Networks, big-data-and-the-cloud-collide-for-premiere-performance
In 2011, ‘cloud computing’ was the buzz-worthy phrase of the year, with ‘Big Data’ following suit in 2012. As we approach the second half of 2013, it’s clear that software-defined networks (SDNs) have stolen the spotlight as the year’s most successful prominent advancement. However, ‘cloud computing’ and ‘Big Data’ shouldn’t be cast off as prior years’ media darlings just yet, …
The IT professionals road map for navigating the cloud revolution
According to Gartner, total IT spending for public Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) will total $72bn between 2012 and 2016 with a CAGR of 42%. Given the current market size this means companies will be moving the majority of that $72bn INTO public cloud services in the coming years. Although the market for server capacity is clearly growing strongly across all delivery mechanisms, …
Named Cool Vendor in European Cloud Computing Market by Gartner
CloudSigma Selected for its Flexible, Utility-Based Compute Resources and Data-Centric Public Cloud Approach CloudSigma named Cool Cloud Vendor Zurich, Switzerland – May 2, 2013 – CloudSigma, an international, customer-centric, pure-cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider, today announced that it has been named a Cool Vendor in the Cool Vendors in the European Cloud Computing Market, 2013</i [1] report, authored by Gartner Research …
On the Road Again! CloudSigma Wraps Up April U.S. Events Tour
At trade shows, one of the most common questions people get asked is where they live. Well, for CloudSigma this month, the best answer may be “on an airplane!” April was jam-packed with events as our executive team traveled all over the U.S., speaking at some of the most influential conferences and networking with the biggest thought leaders in the …
Europe’s giant science cloud: give people data and good things happen
Big Science in Europe has been busy and here at CloudSigma we’ve been heavily involved in helping to build a federated cloud platform that can address the needs of Big Science. It is something I’m personally very excited about as it holds then potential to unleash large-scale computing for some of the world’s thorniest problems including genetic research, climate change, …
Recent GigaOM Webinar: Hybrid Clouds, Cloud Security and Blending Customer Requirements
Last month, our CEO Robert Jenkin joined other industry thought leaders, including Paul Miller, Jo Maitland and Dana Gardner, in the GigaOM webinar: How to make Big Data Work in the Cloud. As Big Data and cloud go hand-in-hand and are often discussed simultaneously, the four panelists had a lot to cover, including hybrid clouds, cloud security and the importance …
Join CloudSigma at Cloud Expo Europe 2013 to Discuss Big Data and the Cloud
With 2.5 quintillion bytes of data created every day, it’s not surprising companies are worried about the advanced computer infrastructure required to handle their data-intensive workloads. Such infrastructure is not only expensive, but also difficult to maintain. Luckily, the answer to this concern may lie in today’s most innovative technology environment: cloud computing. By taking advantage of powerful cloud computing …
2012: Another Great Year
What do Facebook, Barack Obama and software-defined networks (SDNs) have in common? Normally, the answer would be ‘not much,’ but in 2012, the three had one big commonality: they were everywhere. Facebook acquired Instagram in April, followed by its decision to go public in May; Obama was re-elected as the United States president; and VMware acquired SDN-leader Nicira, cementing the …
Bernino Lind Talks The Terminator, Unbundled Resources and Data Centers on "This Week in Startups"
Recently, our COO, Bernino Lind, sat down with ‘This Week in Startups’ host Jason Calacanis. CloudSigma and the broadcast show know each other well, as we are proud to call the company a customer, enabling the scalability needed to handle the hundreds of thousands of people that download episodes every month. Throughout the 13 minute episode, the pair talked about …
CloudSigma to Present with CERN at Structure:Europe 2012
In just a couple of weeks, CloudSigma will be taking the stage at Structure:Europe 2012, October 16-17, 2012 in Amsterdam, alongside CERN in the panel Large Clouds for Large Colliders: Insights from the CERN Science Cloud, being held at 4:20 p.m. CEST on Wednesday, October 17th. Running data centers is seen as an additional task to the work of research …