http://blog.3tera.com In the trenches of Cloud and Utility Computing Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:44:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We started 3Tera to radically ease the way IT deploys, maintains and scales – MANAGES - applications. Our AppLogic® cloud computing platform provides the foundation of our partners' orchestration of cloud services for public and private clouds around the world. Today, we’re taking the next step in moving toward making ... http://blog.3tera.com/computing/mainstream-it-buys-into-cloud-computing-ca-to-acquire-3tera-a-message-from-barry-x-lynn-ceo-3tera/ Almost from the moment we brought out AppLogic a little over three years ago it was clear that the market for cloud computing would be global. More than half of all registrations have been international, and they come from all over the world; Japan, Australia, England, Spain, UAE, Nigeria, South ... http://blog.3tera.com/computing/204/ We've crossed a very significant chasm. What chasm is that?  You may ask. Enterprises?  Mainstream IT?  Government?  Telcos? Yes, all of those are gaining traction by the second, but we have crossed one that is far more  significant. We received an email last week that asked, "Could you please tell me about ... http://blog.3tera.com/computing/cloud-awareness-are-you-smarter-than-a-fifth-grader/ I don’t know why, but I am still surprised when I hear the following question. What’s the difference between virtualization and Cloud? To me, it’s like asking the question – What’s the difference between a hammer and carpentry? The latter is a comprehensive craft. The former is one of many ... http://blog.3tera.com/computing/the-future-of-virtualization-or-how-i-stopped-worrying-how-it-relates-to-cloud-computing-in-2010/ We'll be completing the Disaster Recovery Suite of appliance with the release of NASR early next month, included in the production release of 2.7. NASR offers the replication of file storage between two instances of NASR, and they can be in the same app, in different VPDCs or even in ... http://blog.3tera.com/computing/nas-replication-appliance-coming-in-27-production-release/ Once in a while, as you go about the routines of a normal workday, a number jumps out of the stream of consciousness and catches your attention. That's exactly what happened today while one of our support engineers was working with a client on a new application. When checking system status he suddenly realized ... http://blog.3tera.com/computing/673-days-17-hours-53-minutes-and-counting/ We had a great turn out at the Cloud Operators AppLogic Bootcamp, with a great deal of interest in another from folks for who weren't able to attend. Therefore, we're excited to announce the next AppLogic Bootcamp will be October 13th to 15th in Tysons Corner, Virginia. This time we'll ... http://blog.3tera.com/computing/east-coast-applogic-bootcamp-scheduled/ You may or may not have seen the recent press release.  Bill Coleman, IT/Silicon Valley luminary, Founder and CEO of BEA Systems, has joined 3Tera's Advisory Board. Yes, this alone is a great testimonial to what we have accomplished in our field.  Getting dignitaries such as Bill does not come easy.  ... http://blog.3tera.com/computing/3tera-welcomes-bill-coleman/ Today was the first day of the AppLogic Bootcamp, and the partners and users that attended are recieving training in using and operating grids. With the success of the Bootcamp we'll be adding additional venues soon. http://blog.3tera.com/computing/applogic-bootcamp-day-1/ As our ecosystems of partners around the world grows, we want to ensure we're providing the most up to date technical and market data to help service providers succeed. The latest addition is AppLogic Bootcamp, an intensive three-day hands-on training program for IT professionals who maintain and provision AppLogic based ... http://blog.3tera.com/computing/grid-university-extended-with-applogic-bootcamp/