VMware's OpenStack plants itself firmly in vSphere

FCC chairman looks set to throw down strong Net neutrality rules Amazon hits 5-year high in cloud market

TechBrief February 03, 2015 VMware's OpenStack plants itself firmly in vSphere In a press conference on Monday, VMware spelled out the details for its previously announced distribution of OpenStack: VMware Integrated OpenStack (VIO). With VIO, VMware has stepped out of the role of project contributor to become a full-blown OpenStack vendor. It will compete with other vendors by offering tight integration with existing VMware installations and by making setup and management as painless as possible. Also read: VMware stamps its imprint on OpenStack, with eye toward VM management And: 8 OpenStack solutions that claim to be fuss-free READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. FCC chairman looks set to throw down strong Net neutrality rules 2. Amazon hits 5-year high in cloud market 3. White House wants 10% hike in cybersecurity spending White Paper: Hughes Network Systems, LLC Why Is a Cloud Enabled WAN Important? The explosion of new types and volumes of data, and demands for 360° visibility and near real-time accuracy is changing the nature of retail computing. But IT shops continue to face a number of challenges to deliver service levels in the face of exploding demand. LEARN MORE FCC chairman looks set to throw down strong Net neutrality rules FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is about to propose strong Net neutrality rules that would ban paid "fast lanes" and cover both fixed and mobile networks, according to The Wall Street Journal. Wheeler will seek so-called "Title II" regulation that would treat all broadband providers like telecommunications companies rather than less restricted information services, the Journal reported on Monday, citing unnamed sources. Also read: New year brings new hope for Net neutrality supporters READ MORE White Paper: Hughes Network Systems, LLC The Omni-Channel Retailer The retail industry is at an inflection point, or “reset moment”, triggered by mass consumer adoption of digital selling channels, particularly “smart” mobile devices. Armed with information instantly available to them in the digital domain, consumers now take “the store” with them wherever they go. LEARN MORE Amazon hits 5-year high in cloud market Despite Microsoft's strong growth in the cloud market, Amazon reached a five-year high in its share of the cloud infrastructure service market. Amazon Web Services (AWS) had 25 percent revenue growth from the third quarter to the fourth quarter, giving it a 30 percent global market share in the last quarter of 2014, according to a report from Synergy Research Group. AWS's year-over-year revenue growth was 51 percent. Also read: Can Amazon Web Services be stopped? READ MORE White House wants 10% hike in cybersecurity spending The White House, citing the peril posed to the government and private sector by cyber attacks, wants more money for cyber security research, technology and investigators. That funding request, included in the 2016 federal budget released Monday, seeks $14 billion -- a 10 percent increase over the current fiscal year -- in defending U.S. cyber security systems. Also read: Cyberthreat sharing must include strong privacy protections, advocates say  And: Obama revives call for immunity to companies sharing treat dataREAD MORE : Hughes Network Systems, LLC Leverage New Cloud Applications BevMo! needed a network provider that could support their strategic move to the Cloud for many of its backoffice applications. In order to deliver “The BevMo! Experience,” BevMo! turned to Hughes to deliver a network with optimal performance, strong security, and high reliability. LEARN MORE