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Cloud Application Platform for Spring – Java Download How you can use Ubuntu Server Ubuntu Server for cloud Whether you’re building your own cloud or you want to use a public cloud, with Ubuntu you have all the tools you need to provision, deploy and manage your cloud environment. Download Ubuntu Server for cloud › Ubuntu Server for ARM Optimised for hyperscale deployments and certified on a number of ARM chipsets, Ubuntu Server for ARM including the 64-bit ARMv8 platforms. Get Ubuntu Server 14.04 LTS for ARM › Get the version you need Ubuntu Server 14.04 LTS is now available for purchase on DVD in the Ubuntu shop, along with the desktop version. Go to the Ubuntu shop Ubuntu is available via BitTorrent links and regional mirrors. Alternative Downloads › Looking for a previous LTS point release with its original stack? Previous releases

Top five IT channel lessons for the quarter - Channel Marker Oct 21 2009 4:15PM GMT Posted by: badarrow Tags: Thanks! We'll email youwhen relevant content isadded and updated. Following Follow Barbara Darrow Google Microsoft Oracle public cloud Sun VARs remain extremely cautious on public cloud computing and are obsessed with which vendor giants will remain standing after more expected M&A activity. 1: Fear the cloud: Okay, that verbiage may be overkill, but the VARs said they spend a lot of time educating customers about when and if public cloud computing will really meet their needs. The rule of thumb seems to be: Unless you, the customer, control the data–encrypted across the wire and in storage–and you control physical access to the servers and storage, you will not be in compliance. Well-publicized outages including the recent Microsoft-T-mobile Sidekick personal data loss should be a reality check for customers, said George Brown, president of Database Solutions. It’s difficult to tell how serious Google is in its myriad projects.

Eucalyptus Community Features Gaming From Sudoku to shoot-em-ups, we’ve got loads of games that’ll keep you busy for hours. There are thousands of games available for Ubuntu, including titles from the Unity and Steam platforms. Pick from critically acclaimed titles such as Dota 2, Civilisation V, Kerbal Space Programme, Football Manager 2015 and Borderlands 2. A whole world of apps Ubuntu offers thousands of apps available for download from the software centre. Skype The video chat service, offering screen sharing, conferencing and more. Chrome Google’s fast, simple and secure web browser, built for the modern web. Thunderbird Terrific email application, from Mozilla, that's easy to set up and customise. Dropbox The world’s favourite cloud backup and file sharing service. LibreOffice The free office productivity suite that’s compatible with Microsoft Office. Twitter The social media powerhouse that’s become an essential for online life. VLC player No other video player is compatible with as many different file formats. Gimp Firefox

Above the Clouds Does Ubuntu Linux Really Need Antivirus Software? | Ubuntu Linux Help One of the people who switched to Ubuntu Linux recently, phoned me asking what kind of antivirus they should have installed. Quite frankly, I’ve never given that a thought. I’ve used Ubuntu for some time and have never had any virus issues, ever. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not suggesting that Linux is impervious to a computer virus, rather I’m suggesting that (currently) it’s not an issue. As a matter of fact, I did a bit of research and found out that there are viruses, worms and malware that effect our Linux based systems. Needless to say, my original answer to this individual saying “I don’t think we need to worry too much about that”, was perhaps not the most accurate perception. Viruses and Worms: Malware: Viruses: ( Needless to say, I’ve since installed antivirus on my Ubuntu system.

Security issues in cloud computing Editor's note: Security in the cloud has evolved greatly since this article was first published. Read updated information... By submitting your personal information, you agree that TechTarget and its partners may contact you regarding relevant content, products and special offers. You also agree that your personal information may be transferred and processed in the United States, and that you have read and agree to the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy. about security issues in cloud computing, and how to resolve them. What do cloud-focused IT administrators and enterprise security teams fear more than anything? This primer on cloud security hitches offers up all our recent cloud security news, technical tips and detailed tutorials. Cloud security news Cloud security advances not yet on IT radar While security in the cloud has taken a few steps forward, IT admins still aren't enticed to make the move to cloud; many seem more concerned with securing existing enterprise platforms.

Surge Computing/Hybrid Computing In an earlier blog post [March 2, 2009], we discussed why private clouds enjoy only a small subset of the benefits of public clouds. If common API's allowed the same application to transition between a private cloud and a public cloud, we believe application operators could enjoy the full benefits of cloud computing. We referred to this capability as "surge computing" in our Above the Clouds white paper. Surge computing would allow developers to push just enough (possibly sanitized) data into the cloud to perform a computation and obtain an acceptable result, or seamlessly pull in resources from a public cloud when local capacity is temporarily exceeded. They could even use either the private cloud or the public cloud as a "spare" in the event that one cloud environment becomes unavailable or fails. One early surge-computing tool available to SaaS developers is Eucalyptus, an open source reimplementation of the Amazon Web Services EC2 APIs.

The real cost of cloud computing services Cloud computing services let CIOs reallocate up-front costs for hardware and software, but spreading such expenditures out over months and years will eventually catch up to your bottom line. And along the way, you may encounter many of the same challenges with data protection and content management that you would in your own data center. Cloud computing costs creeping up over time to match and possibly surpass one-shot up-front costs is a reality that Dave Banks, chief technology officer of PropertyRoom.com Inc., says he's willing to live with. Banks calculates that the Mission Viejo, Calif. dollars up front by putting its new auction engine in cloud computing services provider Savvis Inc.' One significant up-front cost that was eliminated was the Oracle database license, which is included in the estimated $10,000 per month fee PropertyRoom.com pays to have its auction engine housed and maintained on Savvis' infrastructure. Dave Banks, chief technology officer, PropertyRoom.com Inc.

Gartner: Seven cloud-computing security risks | Security Central Cloud computing is fraught with security risks, according to analyst firm Gartner. Smart customers will ask tough questions and consider getting a security assessment from a neutral third party before committing to a cloud vendor, Gartner says in a June report titled "Assessing the Security Risks of Cloud Computing." Cloud computing has "unique attributes that require risk assessment in areas such as data integrity, recovery, and privacy, and an evaluation of legal issues in areas such as e-discovery, regulatory compliance, and auditing," Gartner says. (Compare security products.) Amazon's EC2 service and Google's Google App Engine are examples of cloud computing, which Gartner defines as a type of computing in which "massively scalable IT-enabled capabilities are delivered 'as a service' to external customers using Internet technologies." [ Learn more about what cloud computing really means and the new breed of utility computing and platform-as-a-service offerings. ] 1. 2. 3.

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