Dana Gardner

This podcast is the second in a series of three to examine Application Transformation: Getting to the Bottom Line. Through panel discussions we examine the rationale and likely returns of assessing the true role and character of legacy applications, and then further determine the paybacks from modernization. To gain the most return on modernization projects, many enterprises are separating core from context when it comes to legacy enterprise applications and their modernization processes. As enterprises seek to cut their total IT costs, they need to identify what legacy assets are working for them and carrying their own weight, and which ones are merely hitching a high cost -- but largely unnecessary -- ride. A widening cost and productivity division exists between older,... (more)

SpringSource Adds Grease to Java Cloud Skids

SpringSource made headlines last week when VMware scooped up the Java infrastructure and management firm for $420 million in a move to breed easier cloud migration. Now, the spotlight is on the San Mateo, Calif., company once again as it leverages one of its own recent cloud industry acquisitions. On Wednesday, SpringSource rolled out a beta of Cloud Foundry, an enterprise Java cloud offer... (more)

Aster Data architects application logic with data for speeded-up analytics processing en masse

In real estate, the mantra is "location, location, location." The same could be said for the juxtaposition of applications logic and data. With enterprise data growing at an explosive rate, having applications separate from the mountains of data that they rely on has resulted in massive data movement -- increasing latency and restricting due analysis. Aster Data, which provides massively p... (more)

HP tackles application transformation pay-offs in series of free virtual conferences

Gain more insights into "Application Transformation: Getting to the Bottom Line" via a series of HP virtual conferences Nov. 3-5. For more on Application Transformation, and to get real time answers to your questions, register to the virtual conferences for your region: Register here to attend the Asia Pacific event on Nov. 3. Register here to attend the EMEA event on Nov. 4. Register her... (more)

HP Offers Cloud Computing Consulting

Hewlett-Packard (HP), which already has an array of services to help customers chart their way through the challenges and opportunities of cloud computing, loaded two more arrows into its quiver yesterday with the announcement of HP Cloud Discovery Workshop and HP Cloud Roadmap Service. The Palo Alto, Calif-based global IT giant is aiming the services at enterprise customers who are lookin... (more)