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December 01, 2010

Joyent, Dell in Pact to Offer Application Hosting Software to Service Providers

By Rajani Baburajan, TMCnet Contributor

Joyent, a global provider of cloud computing solutions and technology, in partnership with Dell (News - Alert), announced the new SmartDataCenter cloud software solution for service providers.

The SmartDataCenter cloud software integrates Joyent cloud software with Dell cloud-optimized infrastructure and services.

The integrated cloud software enables global telcos, data center operators, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and others to expand their existing businesses by providing cloud services to their customers.

The software allows them to develop new, profitable revenue streams, participate in the most rapidly growing segment of IT, and improve customer value by providing access to proven cloud technology.

“We selected Dell Data Center Solutions (DCS) as the first OEM partner for Joyent software because Dell DCS, like Joyent, has spent the past five years serving customers at cloud scale,” said David Young (News - Alert), founder and chief executive officer of Joyent, in a statement.

“We see service providers and other enterprises greatly benefiting from accelerated time to market with this innovative combination of proven technology and know-how from Joyent and Dell,” Young added.

The Dell Cloud Solution for Web Applications is a pre-tested, pre-assembled and fully-supported hardware, software and services offering for deploying a platform as a service or (PaaS) to power highly responsive web applications.

Uniserve Communications, one of the largest independent ISPs in Canada, has chosen to deploy the Dell Cloud Solution for Web Applications.

“For service organizations, being able to quickly and efficiently bring new cloud services to market is critical,” said Andy Rhodes, director of marketing, Dell Data Center Solutions, in a statement. “We designed this turnkey solution to be easily deployed and highly efficient, enabling service providers to maximize return on investment and focus on delivering new services to customers in order to drive business growth.”

The Joyent SmartDataCenter cloud software solution consists of an integrated software stack that includes a cloud optimized operating system, application virtualization, DTrace-based cloud analytics, data center management and a single development platform all based on the Joyent Smart Computing suite, company officials said.

Recently Joyent announced partnership with GuardTime, a provider of the patented Keyless Signature technology used to validate the world's data, to offer a solution that delivers enhanced security and integrity in the cloud – including application hosting capabilities.


Rajani Baburajan is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Rajani's articles, please visit her columnist page.

Edited by Erin Monda

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