BlueLock Cloud Hosting utilizes top-ranked datacenters to provide users with flexible strategy options, an available support team and a multi-layer security system. The platform allows users to view their cloud environment and allocate resources through a transparent dashboard, as well as optimize day-to-day functionality by assigning specific tasks to be performed by the system.
Chef is IT infrastructure monitoring software that enables users to develop, test and deploy infrastructure automation code from local workstations. The platform is equipped with tools including Test Kitchen which allows companies to run tests in an isolated environment before implementation and InSpec, which assists users in writing language for infrastructure tests.
dotCloud is a cloud-based software development platform that allows its users to create their own applications. The platform includes a variety of databases and development languages.
A cloud-based hosting environment, Rackspace makes resources available on a need-to-access basis. Rackspace Cloud Servers are available through a web-based control panel or API. Traffic spikes, development tests, and load applications can be joined together in the Cloud Server, allowing users to expand their business over various platforms.
The “cloud” refers to a collection of computing resources that is delivered not onsite but via an internet connection. Cloud models include Infrastructure-as-a-Service, Platform-as-a-Service, and Software-as-a-Service. Delivery can be in the form of a private, community, hybrid, or public cloud.
IBM CloudBurst is a private, onsite cloud of virtual computing resources in a single box.
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Chris O’Connor of IBM discusses how companies are often hampered by the time-consuming assembly of different IT components