CloudSwitch Adds VMware vCloud API Support for Enterprise Customers
Enables Simple, Secure Migration to Terremark Clouds for New and Existing Applications
Structure 2010, San Francisco, Calif. — June 23, 2010 — CloudSwitch, Inc. today announced that it has added support for the VMware vCloud™ API and is introducing an offering for Terremark clouds for IT professionals and developers in the enterprise who need on-demand computing and low-cost scalability. CloudSwitch’s innovative software bridges the enterprise data center with cloud computing services, extending enterprise security and control into the cloud. With CloudSwitch, existing applications can be moved to the cloud with point-and-click simplicity and no modifications, remaining tightly integrated with enterprise data center tools and policies.
“We are pleased to extend our CloudSwitch Enterprise software to target Terremark's vCloud Express and Enterprise Cloud services,” said John McEleney, CEO at CloudSwitch. “Our vision is to enable IT professionals and developers in the enterprise to move their applications easily into the right cloud environment to meet their business requirements. Terremark’s clouds, powered by VMware vSphere™, provide compelling offerings for our joint customers who want to benefit from the fast provisioning and agility of the cloud in an enterprise-class environment.”
“VMware is pleased to be working with innovative companies like CloudSwitch and Terremark to build the ecosystem of VMware vSphere™-based cloud offerings needed to meet enterprise customer needs,” said Dan Chu, vice president, Cloud Infrastructure and Services, VMware. “Terremark’s vCloud Express and Enterprise Cloud offerings address both the developer and enterprise cloud user and Cloudswitch enables simple, secure on-boarding into these environments, helping ensure ongoing integration and compatibility with internal data centers.”
“Terremark has leveraged the VMware platform to build our suite of cloud computing services and drive technological innovation in the cloud," said Randy Rowland, Senior Vice President, Product Development, Terremark. "Together with CloudSwitch, we are accelerating and simplifying our customers’ access to a range of highly reliable enterprise-level IT infrastructure solutions."
As of today, the CloudSwitch Enterprise commercial version is generally available for download. In addition, the free CloudSwitch Explorer version is available for developers and IT professionals who want to explore the cloud with no risk. Both the Explorer and Enterprise versions are built on CloudSwitch’s patent-pending Cloud Isolation Technology™ that secures all data and communications end-to-end and automatically maps applications into the target cloud. Once the CloudSwitch software appliance has been deployed in a virtualized environment, the customer can select Windows and Linux applications and run them in the cloud easily and securely, with no engineering efforts. CloudSwitch eliminates the changes to applications, networking and management tools that were previously required to use the cloud, and protects customers from cloud lock-in. To learn more about CloudSwitch products, please visit www.cloudswitch.com or call (866) 578-6127.
Enables Simple, Secure Migration to Terremark Clouds for New and Existing Applications
