The scene here at the 2012 NAB Show in Las Vegas is stirring up a lot of excitement. All around the exhibition hall, one can catch glimpses of how rapidly new technologies are reshaping the media and entertainment industries. Hundreds of innovative vendors are showcasing and unveiling innovative new and disruptive offerings that are helping to usher in the next …
CloudSigma Launches Media Services Ecosystem with Free Data Transfer
CloudSigma’s Media Services Ecosystem is the First Cost-Efficient, Resource-Ready Public Cloud for Media Professionals, with Free Incoming Data Transfers Las Vegas – April 16, 2012 CloudSigma, the only international, customer-centric, pure-cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider, today announced the launch of its Media Services Ecosystem, the first collaborative public cloud environment designed exclusively for media industry service providers and production companies. CloudSigma’s …
Compare the Cloud Welcomes Michael Higgins of CloudSigma to our Thought Leaders
London, United Kingdom – March 26, 2012 Compare the Cloud, a leading independent cloud computing comparison website, announced today the launch of its new cloud comparison tool and multimedia website that brings together information and evaluation resources about trusted cloud computing vendors to help business users find the right cloud-based IT solutions for their business. Along with this website launch, …
One Size Never Fits All
The overused cliché “one size fits all” hardly applies to anything these days, including cloud platforms. Some utilize the cloud to sustain the high storage requirements needed to process huge amounts of research data efficiently and accurately. Others need the flexibility and high-performance computing the cloud allows for work with some of the largest high-res, long-form content files in the …
CloudSigma Joins Besol’s Tapp Platform for Cloud Infrastructure Management and Migration
CloudSigma Opens up its Flexible, Customer-Centric IaaS Platform to Tapp Customers Palo Alto, California – March 20, 2012 CloudSigma, the only international, customer-centric, pure-cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provider, today announced that it has joined cloud aggregator Besol’s Tapp platform, a cloud infrastructure management service, still in Beta. CloudSigma is the newest public cloud provider to join Tapp, opening …
The Science Cloud Cometh
Mankind is currently engaged in some of the most important scientific research of our age: the search for the elusive Higgs particle to validate our modern understanding of physics; genomic sequencing to enrich our understanding of life on Earth; and the global monitoring and hopefully prediction of natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes to better defend us from …
Big Science Teams Up with Big Business To Kick-start European Cloud Computing
Geneva, Switzerland – 1st-March-2012 Today a consortium of leading IT providers and three of Europe’s biggest research centres (CERN, EMBL and ESA) announced a partnership to launch a European cloud computing platform. ‘Helix Nebula ‐ the Science Cloud’, will support the massive IT requirements of European scientists, and become available to governmental organisations and industry after an initial pilot phase. …
FreeBSD 9.0 Cloud Servers with VirtIO, Root Access and 7 Day Free Trial Launched Today
Zürich, Switzerland- Thursday 19 January 2012 CloudSigma, the international, pure-play cloud server and virtual data center provider, today launched the latest version of FreeBSD in its cloud. The new FreeBSD 9.0 server image can be instantly deployed to create high performance cloud servers. Patrick Baillie, CEO commented ‘As a public cloud provider we pride ourselves on offering the latest operating …
The IaaS of Choice for Media Industry Professionals
A lot goes into making a Blockbuster hit that tops box office charts. Movies like Titanic, Star Wars, Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings don’t just come together over night. Steep requirements are imposed on everything from production, staff and equipment, to location, music and editing; but, one of the most hefty requirements often goes overlooked – IT. Technology …
Attend Selects CloudSigma’s IaaS to Power its MediaCloud and Content Ingest Network for Media Professionals
Flexible, Customizable Approach to the Cloud Saves Attend from Building New Infrastructure to Support High-Performance Requirements Palo Alto, Calif. – January 17, 2012 CloudSigma, the only international, customer-centric, pure-cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provider, today announced that Attend LLC, a provider of cloud services for media professionals, has selected CloudSigma to support its MediaCloud online media storage and collaboration …
To Own or Not to Own; the Pros and Cons of IaaS In-House Data Center Ownership
Recently, I was featured on GigaOM, discussing the pros and cons of in-house data center ownership for public cloud infrastructure-as-a-service providers. With the widespread media attention dedicated to recent outages, including Amazon’s latest downtime, it’s evident that maintaining consistent data center uptime can be a real challenge. So, are IaaS providers able to deliver resilient data center facilities in addition …
Forbes for Thought
Recently, I was featured on Forbes, discussing a topic that is top of mind for companies operating in the cloud and across geographical boundaries – namely, conflicting laws and regulations with regards to data access, sharing and location. Here is the issue, in brief: European law imposes strict sanctions against data breaches and requires notifications to be sent if any …