iTnews
  • Home
  • News
  • Technology
  • Storage

Cloud Central goes global with enStratus deal

By Brett Winterford on Aug 9, 2010 2:31PM
Cloud Central goes global with enStratus deal

Joins cloud network with Amazon, Azure, Rackspace, Google.

Canberra-based Cloud Central has struck a deal with global software firm enStratus to form part of an aggregated network of cloud computing providers that includes Amazon.com's AWS, Microsoft's Azure, Rackspace and Google.

Cloud aggregation service enStratus distributes compute and storage workloads among the world's major cloud computing players on behalf of customers, adding an additional layer of security and automated backup and recovery.

Cloud computes hooked up to the enStratus engine include Amazon's EC2, Microsoft's Windows Azure, Google Storage, Terremark, Rackspace, and other clouds using the OpenStack open source platform. The company's software engine is charged on a per-compute hour basis.

Kristopher Sheather, founder of Cloud Central said the partnership is "essentially about alleviating customer fears about vendor lock-in in the cloud."

Anne Bilek, Australasian business development manager at enStratus said the company provides a console that "lets you manage your applications and services across multiple clouds.

"You could have your primary on Cloud Central, for example, but have backup and disaster recovery to a different cloud - such as Rackpace or AWS."

Minneapolis-based enStratus also provides what the company markets as 'Smart Cloud Topology' - the ability to use cloud computes within multiple geographic zones to spread risk or meet regulatory requirements.

This would enable a multinational company, for example, a single view of its global cloud computing resources, whilst using cloud computes in multiple geographies to meet local regulatory requirements.

Sheather expects this will make Cloud Central a natural fit for multinational corporations using cloud services that are required by regulators to keep certain data or applications within Australia.

Got a news tip for our journalists? Share it with us anonymously here.
Copyright © iTnews.com.au . All rights reserved.
Tags:
awsazurecloud centralec2enstratusgooglehardwarenetworkingportabilityrackspacesecuritysoftwarestoragestrategy

Partner Content

Why Genworth Australia embraced low-code software development
Promoted Content Why Genworth Australia embraced low-code software development
The Great Resignation has intensified insider security threats
Promoted Content The Great Resignation has intensified insider security threats
How to turn digital complexity into competitive advantage
Promoted Content How to turn digital complexity into competitive advantage
Security: Understanding the fundamentals of governance, risk & compliance
Promoted Content Security: Understanding the fundamentals of governance, risk & compliance

Sponsored Whitepapers

Extracting the value of data using Unified Observability
Extracting the value of data using Unified Observability
Planning before the breach: You can’t protect what you can’t see
Planning before the breach: You can’t protect what you can’t see
Beyond FTP: Securing and Managing File Transfers
Beyond FTP: Securing and Managing File Transfers
NextGen Security Operations: A Roadmap for the Future
NextGen Security Operations: A Roadmap for the Future
Video: Watch Juniper talk about its Aston Martin partnership
Video: Watch Juniper talk about its Aston Martin partnership

Events

  • Micro Focus Information Management & Governance (IM&G) Forum 2022
  • CRN Channel Meets: CyberSecurity Live Event
  • IoT Insights: Secure By Design for manufacturing
  • Cyber Security for Government Summit
  • Forrester Technology & Innovation Asia Pacific 2022
By Brett Winterford
Aug 9 2010
2:31PM
0 Comments

Related Articles

  • Don't miss Australia’s premiere IoT Conference on 9th June
  • Top 5 Benefits of Managed IT Services
  • 5 essential digital transformation ideas
  • Qantas calls time on IBM, Fujitsu in tech modernisation
Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Whatsapp Email A Friend

Most Read Articles

Qantas calls time on IBM, Fujitsu in tech modernisation

Qantas calls time on IBM, Fujitsu in tech modernisation

PayTo rollout kicks off

PayTo rollout kicks off

Researchers hacked Oracle servers to demo serious vulnerability

Researchers hacked Oracle servers to demo serious vulnerability

Neobank Volt exits the banking industry

Neobank Volt exits the banking industry

Digital Nation

IBM global chief data officer on the rise of the number crunchers
IBM global chief data officer on the rise of the number crunchers
Crypto experts optimistic about future of Bitcoin: Block
Crypto experts optimistic about future of Bitcoin: Block
COVER STORY: Operationalising net zero through the power of IoT
COVER STORY: Operationalising net zero through the power of IoT
Integrity, ethics and board decisions in the digital age
Integrity, ethics and board decisions in the digital age
The security threat of quantum computing
The security threat of quantum computing
All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in any form without prior authorisation.
Your use of this website constitutes acceptance of nextmedia's Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions.