CumuLogic, a Java
Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) software
provider, today announced the
public beta version of their new PaaS solution which enables
enterprises, cloud providers and ISVs to build and manage Java PaaS in public,
private and hybrid cloud environments. CumuLogic provides
enterprises with the means to control their IT/application infrastructure, while
enabling developers the capability to focus on rapidly developing quality
applications. The beta version can be downloaded at http://www.cumulogic.com.
"Today's clouds are
complex and all different. There is almost no interoperability between cloud
providers and between public and private clouds. I'm enthusiastic about
CumuLogic's PaaS cloud management solution as it utilizes the higher levels of
abstraction inherent in the PaaS model to reduce the complexity of cloud
management, provides targeted facilities for both developers and management, and
erases the distinctions between the various clouds enabling transparent
interoperability," said James Gosling, Technical Advisory Board member at
CumuLogic.
CumuLogic is focused
on delivering a best-of-breed technology that provides users with the
flexibility and features to accelerate application
development, while also providing control to IT organizations to adhere to
security and compliance requirements when using public
clouds. James Gosling
and Bill Vass, former CIO of Sun Microsystems and president of Sun Federal, lead
CumuLogic's Technical Advisory Board.
"By enabling
customers to leverage their existing investment in Java development, CumuLogic
is in a unique position to help enterprises transition to the cloud with minimal
risk and retooling," said Peder Ulander, VP of product marketing, Cloud
Platforms Group, Citrix Systems. "Their commitment to flexibility and choice
when it comes to infrastructure choices makes them a strong contender in the
enterprise PaaS market, and the combination of the Citrix Open Cloud portfolio
with CumuLogic’s PaaS solution will ensure customers have access to a
next-generation cloud infrastructure platform."
CumuLogic provides a
complete solution for public and private clouds running on Amazon EC2, Cloud.com (acquired by Citrix),
Eucalyptus and VMware – with OpenStack coming soon. The product provides support
for multiple clouds which allows clouds from multiple vendors to be supported at
the same time. Also included is the ability to mix-and-match middleware software
components which enable the deployment of modern applications, as well as
consolidation of legacy Java applications to a single platform, substantially
lowering the cost of managing various application infrastructure assets.
CumuLogic PaaS enables enterprises to standardize and optimize application
infrastructure, allowing for quick response to business needs while enabling
developers to traverse seamlessly between development, testing, staging and
production environments.
Key features
include:
·
Flexibility to deploy
modern applications on the clouds of choice;
·
Automation of a
myriad of tasks that allow developers to focus on rapidly deploying quality
application which translates into business agility;
· Developer and
administration API enables developers to push applications to the cloud and to
expect all the platform service to be available to run those applications; and,
· Cloud Services
Catalog allows organizations to
acquire new infrastructure software and updates delivered and registered to
their repositories in private clouds eliminating the need to build their own
service images which can be a time consuming task.
"As the private cloud
becomes more widely adopted, we are seeing more of our customers look for ways
to extend their cloud infrastructure and create platforms to develop and deploy
a variety of applications," said Rich Wolski, founder and CTO, Eucalyptus. "We
are excited about CumuLogic running on our infrastructure-as-a-service private
cloud platform and see the PaaS market creating a number of new opportunities
for us and our customers."
“CumuLogic is unique
in that we are one of the first companies to emerge with a full Java PaaS for
the federated cloud,” said Rajesh Ramchandani, VP of Products at CumuLogic.
“Instead of rewriting applications to fit new platforms and essentially giving
up standardized application components, we sought to create a product that would
give users the flexibility to keep using those components, from application
platforms to databases.”