Successful CA World 2011 Yields New Opportunities for ScaleMatrix and Cloud Commons
ScaleMatrix leverages leading cloud technology events to attract new clients, while driving cloud adoption through support of the “Cloud Commons” ecosystem.
November saw more than 6000 IT management experts descend on the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas for one of the year’s largest cloud technology events: CA World 2011. ScaleMatrix, a Bronze Level event sponsor and strategic partner of CA Technologies, joined a variety of industry leading solutions experts and thousands of enterprise class end users to exchange insights on various CA products and platforms, with specific emphasis on the Private Cloud platform, “CA AppLogic™.”
As one of the key infrastructure partners for CA Technologies, ScaleMatrix used the event as the official launch platform for their “Cloud in a Box™” mobile compute platform. This revolutionary offering simplifies the deployment of Private Cloud infrastructure by combining servers, cloud software, networking hardware, and HVAC/Fire Suppression, all within a mobile and proprietary ScaleMatrix high density, self-contained server rack. “We couldn’t think of a better venue or audience to debut the Cloud in a Box™ platform”, said Chief Sales & Marketing Officer Chris Orlando. “In a convention center, you don’t have access to racks, cooling, or infrastructure support – so the Cloud in a Box™ platform was ideal for housing the extensive infrastructure CA needed to run the CA World show floor and numerous product demonstrations”, Orlando said.
Attendees enjoyed numerous exhibitions, in addition to a number of key breakout sessions which included presentations from ScaleMatrix CEO Mark Ortenzi. As an established leader in the AppLogic Private Cloud revolution, ScaleMatrix presentations centered about the flexibility and feature sets offered by AppLogic. Mark said, “Events like these are great, because our team gets the opportunity to engage with such a wide variety of end users and service providers. One of the beauties of AppLogic is that the feature set and pricing model naturally lend itself to so many different scenarios. Our team walked away from the event with new opportunities from both the SMB and Enterprise space, as well a number of Service Providers looking to “quick-start” their entrance into the cloud space. “
Additional show highlights included the much-heralded launch of the Cloud Commons Marketplace and Developer Studio. This one-stop-shop for Building, Buying and Selling Enterprise Class Cloud Solutions contains a wide variety of resources for those navigating the cloud landscape. The site aims to become “the” resource destination for cloud aficionados, including those looking to take a more detailed look at the CA AppLogic platform. As such, ScaleMatrix infrastructure and professional services offerings are part of the available options visitors can choose from within the Cloud Commons Marketplace. These offerings can be seen in the Cloud Commons Marketplace or viewed here.
A common takeaway from the CA World 2011 event was the need for turnkey solutions which allow IT organizations to more easily leverage Cloud technology. Solutions need to be easily integrated and when possible should include readily available business use cases to support them. The pre-configured options available from ScaleMatrix through the Cloud Commons Marketplace answers this call, and allows clients to test-drive these highly scalable cloud solutions before they buy.
About ScaleMatrix
ScaleMatrix takes an infrastructure-based approach to providing best-in-class cloud solutions to clients at every stage of their IT Lifecycle development. By investing heavily in both facilities and personnel, and developing strategic relationships with critical hardware, software, and support service vendors – we are able to offer our clients industry leading solutions which include design, deployment, and ongoing management as part of our standard offering. For additional information, visit ScaleMatrix at www.scalematrix.com.
Contact:
James Heller
Director of Marketing, ScaleMatrix
858.633.4306
james@scalematrix.com
Cloud in a Box™ brings power and simplicity to the Private Cloud
ScaleMatrix Cloud in a Box™
When companies make their first inquiry into the cloud, they are trying to solve some common problems with traditional IT. Traditional IT is complex; both in terms of management and in terms of procurement. Traditional IT is slow. It can take months to take a product to market. Traditional IT is also expensive in terms of project turn around time, power, cooling and the plethora of hardware devices (from servers to load balancers) needed to remain operational. Every CIO and IT manager will tell you that traditional IT can be a huge headache.
In discussions I have had with many CIOs and IT Managers, solutions that offer a turn-key package that can deployed into service quickly and efficiently are always favored over piece meal solutions. Businesses today want a vertically integrated solution that will achieve all of the benefits discussed above at a reasonable price point. With respect to the Cloud Computing market, a Cloud in a Box™ solution that simplifies the deployment of a Private Cloud hits the spot in terms of rapid deployment and reduced management. This saves cost on all fronts and improves efficiency as well.
ScaleMatrix offers a true Cloud in a Box™ solution, architected from best of breed components, that will bring all of the benefits of Private Cloud in a package that is easy to manage and quick to deploy. Tried and true components such as CA AppLogic, Dell PowerEdge Servers, Brocade Switches, FireTrace Fire Suppression and even a ScaleMatrix Self Contained Rack deliver the performance and stability that is expected industry wide.
The ScaleMatrix Cloud in a Box™ Solution Components
- CA AppLogic is a turnkey cloud computing platform that enables you to quickly provision, deploy, and manage cloud applications and supporting infrastructure. There are even pre-configured AppLogic templates for applications such as Microsoft Sharepoint 2010, Exchange 2010, Server 2003 and 2008, SQL Server, osCommerce, SugarCRM and many more.
- The ScaleMatrix self-contained rack is a self-cooled unit able to be utilized as your entire business infrastructure. It even holds up to 40 servers.
- Dell PowerEdge R410 rack servers offer a powerful two-socket 1U platform that is ideal for compute-intense applications.
- Brocade FCX-624/648 gigabit switches offer enterprise class stackable L2/L3 edge switching with 24 or 48 GbE ports and optional 10 GbE uplinks.
- FireTrace Fire Suppression provides cabinet and machine level fire protection for high value and/or mission critical machinery.
There are three different configurations for the ScaleMatrix Cloud in a Box™ Solution ranging from a dual-socket quad core server with 1TB of hard drive and 16 GB of RAM up to a dual-socket hex-core server with 2x2TB hard drive and 64GB of RAM. These configurations meet even the most demanding of application loads.
Additional options include a 5 year service plan (which extends the standard 3 year service play offered with the Dell Servers), a backup AC Unit for high-availability cooling, Training for the entire platform and even Migration Assistance to the AppLogic platform.
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