Government in catch-up mode, says industry analyst.
The Australian Government has found itself needing to balance a cautious regard to cloud computing with the findings of a report which urges a more positive and proactive policy approach.
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December 6, 2011
Next generation managed services specialist Virtual Ark has raised $1.6 million to broaden the market reach of its Cloud application management platform to accelerate adoption of the new computing model.
December 6, 2011
Managed services specialist, Virtual Ark has raised $1.6 million to broaden the market reach of its Cloud application management platform.
December 6, 2011
Australian managed services specialist, Virtual Ark, is using recently raised funding of $1.6 million to broaden the global market reach of its cloud application management platform, which is now available to companies in Australia as well as the US.
December 3, 2011
Australia has long been ruled by the tyranny of distance. Getting produce to consumers and raw materials to manufacturers has led to many challenges to which a range of innovative solutions have been found.
March 3, 2011
Virtual Ark is an international managed services company. The Virtual Ark management platform enables the operation and management of enterprise level applications on public and private cloud computing infrastructure.
Funding from Commercialisation Australia will help Virtual Ark advance the commercialisation of its product development activities.
July 18, 2011
Research analysts Gartner may not be the first company that comes to mind when you think of cool.
Despite this, it recently released its 2011 Cool Vendors research series, recognising vendors delivering innovative technologies and services.
February 22, 2011
Three appointments to Flinders University’s Council will bring high-level skills from public and private sectors to the University’s governing body, according to Chancellor, Stephen Gerlach.
December 11, 2010
Adelaide-based IT outsourcing specialist, Virtual Ark is poised to lower the cost of entry to global markets for “hyperdigitizing” companies in a fast-growing sector of the world economy, according to US research firm, Gartner.
December 9, 2010
Next generation outsourcing specialist Virtual Ark is perfectly poised to lower the cost of entry to global markets for “hyperdigitizing” companies that are in a fast-growing sector of the world economy.
August 23, 2010
Independent software vendors (ISVs) can now quickly convert on-premise software to software-as-a-service (SaaS) in cloud deployments through a new partnership between Grid Dynamics, the global authority on enterprise systems scalability and cloud enablement, and Virtual Ark, an international managed application services leader in next-generation SaaS for ISVs.
August 17, 2010
RightScale, Inc., the leader in cloud computing management, today announced that the RightScale Cloud Management Platform now supports Microsoft Windows-based applications running in the cloud. Windows users can now take advantage of RightScale to simplify the complexities of deploying and managing applications in the cloud using its ServerTemplate methodology and new Windows-specific features to meet common cloud computing needs such as dynamically configuring servers, managing software updates, implementing custom stacks, and operating across multiple clouds. The addition of Windows to RightScale's supported operating systems extends the company's reach to the massive Windows community, which comprises a high percentage of enterprise organizations.
July 27, 2010
Nimsoft, a business unit of CA Technologies (NASDAQ:CA) , today announced new "see as you go--pay as you go" capabilities of its industry-leading, unified monitoring solutions that enable service providers to bring elastic IT offerings to market.
July 20, 2010
Virtual Ark Executive CEO & President Marty Gauvin recently described Cloud Computing as the 3rd Generation of outsourcing, and it's a useful way of looking at it.
July 8, 2010
Third-generation outsourcing specialist Virtual Ark has welcomed a report by research group Gartner that predicts increased popularity of Software as a Service (SaaS) on public cloud infrastructure.
July 8, 2010
Called “Public Cloud Infrastructure Helps SaaS Vendor Economics”, the June 4 Gartner report suggests that new and current software vendors will increasingly deliver SaaS through a managed service running on public cloud infrastructure.
July 8, 2010
Third-generation outsourcing specialist Virtual Ark has welcomed a report by research group Gartner that predicts increased popularity of Software as a Service (SaaS) on public cloud infrastructure.
May 24, 2010
Outsourcing is entering its third generation with the advent of the Cloud.
The first iteration of outsourcing was "your mess for less," followed by second generation strategic or selective sourcing, which included hosting and early Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offerings.
May 15, 2010
Events announced today that Marty Gauvin, Founder, President & CEO of Virtual Ark, a provider of Fortune 1000 enterprise SaaS-enabled applications and services in the clouds, was named to the International Advisory Board of Cloud Expo.
April 20, 2010
Third-generation outsourcing specialist Virtual Ark has welcomed a report by research group Gartner that predicts increased popularity of Software as a Service (SaaS) on public cloud infrastructure.
Called "Public Cloud Infrastructure Helps SaaS Vendor Economics", the June 4 Gartner report suggests that new and current software vendors will increasingly deliver SaaS through a managed service running on public cloud infrastructure.
April 15, 2010
Service providers are looking at new business models they can spin out that leverage outsourcing and cloud computing in one.
Posted April 15, 2010 by Beth Bacheldor to Applications | Add a comment
I’ve had recent conversations with some service providers, mainly those that offer telecommunications services but are also offering data hosting and other typical outsourcing services. All of them are expanding their portfolios to include the up-and-coming services, including infrastructure-as-a-service, vitualization, and ultimately cloud-based.
These services are enabling service providers to, in effect, create new business models around cloud computing. The services are all designed to let customers provision capacity, such as a virtual server, as needed.
March 24, 2010
Outsourcing is entering its third generation, according to Cloud Expo speaker Marty Gauvin, who is Founder, President and CEO of Virtual Ark.
“Third-generation outsourcing is here!,” he says in his abstract for the session of the same name. “Its first generation was ‘your mess for less,’ and the second generation involved strategic or selective sourcing, including hosting.”
March 23, 2010
Outsourcing is entering its third generation, according to Cloud Expo speaker Marty Gauvin, who is Founder, President and CEO of Virtual Ark.
"Third-generation outsourcing is here!," he says in his abstract for the session of the same name. "Its first generation was 'your mess for less,' and the second generation involved strategic or selective sourcing, including hosting."
Now, Gauvin says, "Third-generation outsourcing, as a result of the emergence of Cloud Computing, stands to materially revolutionize and challenge traditional outsourcing models like no previous models have.
The Cloud also delivers an opportunity for the wider adoption of existing enterprise applications in a SaaS model." He says that his general session at Cloud Expo will "challenge your traditional views of outsourcing, cloud security, SaaS and adoption of public cloud services by Fortune 1000 companies globally."
March 3, 2010
Third Generation outsourcing is here! First Generation was "your mess for less"; Second Generation is strategic or selective sourcing, including hosting. Third Generation Outsourcing, as a result of the emergence of Cloud Computing, stands to materially revolutionize and challenge traditional outsourcing models like no previous models have. The Cloud also delivers an opportunity for the wider adoption of existing enterprise applications in a SaaS model.
March 3, 2010
Third Generation outsourcing is here! First Generation was "your mess for less"; Second Generation is strategic or selective sourcing, including hosting. Third Generation Outsourcing, as a result of the emergence of Cloud Computing, stands to materially revolutionize and challenge traditional outsourcing models like no previous models have. The Cloud also delivers an opportunity for the wider adoption of existing enterprise applications in a SaaS model.