With the growth of cloud computing, technical managers are looking for ways to leverage this emerging platform to improve performance, reduce costs, and better serve their users. Due to the complexity of enterprise applications and their dependence legacy systems, some managers have concluded that making use of the cloud to power these applications is impossible, or prohibitively difficult. This webinar will focus on the concept of “Hybrid Applications”; applications that take advantage of the latest cloud technologies while still retaining on-premise legacy systems. Specific examples of hybrid applications will be presented and discussed in order to show how development and IT managers can begin migration to the cloud.
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) software plays an important role in industrial organizations today. However, the licensing, development, and support models of traditional SCADA software make it difficult to be as competitive and cost-effective as the modern marketplace demands. Ignition software is The New SCADA, an unlimited platform with unlimited licensing. Ignition is designed with affordability in mind, so that you can put less of your budget into software expenditures and invest more into innovating and growing your business. In this webinar, Inductive Automation Chief Strategy Officer Don Pearson and a panel of experienced industrial professionals discussed how organizations like yours are can save money with Ignition — and how to start getting a lot more out of your SCADA system for a lot less. Find out how to reduce costs in: - Software licensing - System scalability - Project development - Support and training - And more
DevOps defines a set of roles and responsibilities focused on reducing risk in IT deployments and projects. By connecting development and operations, enterprise IT departments can begin to break down silos in order to: - maximize automation; - eliminate or significantly reduce human error; - increase consistency; and - reduce time spent on the outages, error detection and prevention caused by unstable environments Gunnar Menzel, President of ODCA, Chief Architect of Capgemini Infra, outlines the ODCA perspective on the DevOps concept, focusing on key challenges it can help resolve and the benefits it can provide. Download the white paper today http://opendatacenteralliance.org/article/devops-magnifying-business-value/
The document discusses the benefits and considerations of adopting cloud-based property management systems using the Software as a Service (SaaS) model. It notes that the property management industry has become more technology-focused in recent years, with many companies adopting SaaS solutions to efficiently manage properties remotely. Key benefits of SaaS include lower upfront costs, no need for in-house IT resources, and the ability to access data from anywhere at any time. However, companies must also consider potential drawbacks like lack of customization, reliance on internet access, and less direct control over security. The document evaluates factors like costs, risks, customization options, and infrastructure requirements to help property managers decide whether a cloud-based or
Presentation at Cloud Expo / DevOps Summit 2015 Provides an overview of the research and share five steps to DevOps success leveraging an application performance management solution. He will also discuss how BizDevOps takes the concept of DevOps to a new level – by bringing the business context and insights to day to day DevOps activities.
This document discusses the challenges of traditional IT infrastructure management and introduces Abiquo as a solution for transforming virtualized environments into global clouds. Abiquo provides infrastructure management across owned, outsourced, and public cloud resources. It allows for true self-service management of computing resources through virtual enterprises while ensuring operations follow business policies for security, compliance, utilization and more. The conclusion states Abiquo safely delegates authority, empowers teams, improves efficiency and lowers costs.
Many enterprises are still reluctant to take the full plunge into cloud. Whether it is reluctance to invest the required resources or regulatory constraints,
Today, IT takes center stage in an organization's business model. They consist of interrelated architectural, co-operational and financial arrangements designed and developed to achieve its strategic goals and objectives. The products and/or services the organization offers or will offer are based on the arrangements that are built on the IT infrastructure. In this slide deck, we discuss the economic value of open source middleware for achieving the objectives in an enterprise.
The document describes an application security platform that connects businesses to security researchers through a bug bounty program or security audits. It offers different researcher crowds and services including pay-per-bug programs, on-demand audits, and a managed program service where they handle response, triage, and remediation for customer issues. Key features are noted like global and vetted researchers, actionable reporting, and cost effectiveness compared to consultants. Contact and location information is also provided.
This document discusses the software-defined data center (SDDC) and its benefits. The SDDC virtualizes all infrastructure and delivers it as a service with automated control through software. This leads to outcomes like reduced capital and operating expenses, improved security through automation, higher availability, and faster service delivery times. Specific benefits highlighted include reducing firewall costs up to 70% and the ability to segment workloads and deploy/modify security configurations in minutes rather than through long, manual processes.
The document provides an overview of a presentation on Ignition, a new SCADA platform built for speed. It introduces Ignition and discusses common pain points with traditional SCADA systems, such as lengthy project start times, development processes, and deployment of updates. Ignition aims to address these issues by offering features like rapid installation, unlimited concurrent development, and single-click deployment without taking clients offline. The presentation also includes demos and a panel discussion from system integrators on how Ignition has helped reduce costs and increase efficiency.
RightScale Webinar: What if you could combine the flexibility of PaaS with the customizability of IaaS? And what if you could effortlessly switch between different cloud providers?
Migrating to the cloud necessitates new processes and a certain rethinking within the company. Below are the five main issues you need to consider here.