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newScale recently announced it would support VMware vCloud API in a press release.

San Mateo, Calif. - February 17, 2010 – newScale^®, Inc., pioneers of the self-service IT storefront for the enterprise, today announced it will support the VMware vCloud API, a key component of the VMware vCloud initiative. Enterprises and service providers integrating with the VMware vCloud API can now use the newScale FrontOffice^TM Suite to effectively manage and control self-service requests for cloud resources as well as their physical and virtual environments. 

This announcement underscores newScale’s continuing commitment to supporting multi-vendor, cross-platform data center and cloud infrastructures. The newScale FrontOffice Suite -  a complete set of Service Catalog solutions for managing IT services from cradle to grave –  integrates with VMware vSphere^TM 4 and VMware vCenter^TM Server. newScale is also a member of the VMware Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program. By leveraging the VMware vCloud API, newScale demonstrates its ongoing support for a wide range of virtualization and cloud infrastructures, giving newScale customers maximum flexibility, efficiency, and agility in their data center deployments.  Read more... (249 words, 1 image, estimated 1:0 mins reading time)

Got an invitation email from my colleague Jame Watters who is the organizer of the SF Cloud Computing Club. This is the 4th of a very successful series of meet-ups for cloud professionals to network and brain storm new ideas.

I just registered the event, no nice portrait yet. If you are in bay area, it’s highly recommended.

What: SF Cloud Club Part 4: The great Cloud Connect Gathering! (By special request)
When: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 7:00 PM
Where: (A location has not been chosen yet.)
How: http://www.meetup.com/SF-Cloud-Computing-Club/calendar/12455606/  Read more... (118 words, estimated 28 secs reading time)

Many folks mentioned their presentations for VMware Partner Exchange in Las Vegas next month. Let me share mine here.

As you migth have guessed from the blog title, the presentation has a lot to do with both the cloud and application. My presentation title is “Architecting your applications for VMware Cloud.” I will discuss the challenges and opportunities the cloud brings in for application development, especially for the application architecture, and more importantly how to get it done.  Read more... (371 words, estimated 1:29 mins reading time)

Happy new year! A new posting is way overdue after I set up the blog early last December.

Today, we surpassed 5,000 downloads. This is an important milestone for the project as it indicates the adoption of this powerful yet easy-to-use API has reached a new level.  Read more... (247 words, estimated 59 secs reading time)