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To wrap up this series on OpSource Cloud, we’ll cover virtual machine import and export.  Since OpSource Cloud is built on top of vSphere, the workloads are compatible with your private cloud without any tedious, manual conversions.

OpSource networking is based on Cisco switches and security; cloud users have various options for configuring access for management or public services.  When new virtual machines are instantiated, they are assigned private IP addresses and cannot be accessed from the Internet directly.  This is a good thing for security, but how does an administrator manage workloads in the cloud?

It's that time again. Today we take a look at 1Q 2011 to see which Cloud players are gaining mindshare. You can guarantee that the Cloud computing segment will be even more exciting to watch in 2011 than it was in 2010 as large enterprise information technology companies continue their rapid restructuring to an on-demand cloud computing model by gobbling up tasty Cloud morsels seeking to save time and money in the process by adding proven, high quality Cloud solutions to their portfolios.

Cloud and managed hosting provider OpSource (www.opsource.net) announced this week it is now bundling hardware-based security and networking with its Cloud Servers.

Assuming that enterprise customers looking at public clouds for their important applications want the convenience of an Amazon EC2 (a amzn) with the peace of mind of a Terremark, there’s an opportunity for cloud providers looking to take a risk and court big contracts while potentially alienating developers and smaller deals.

Cisco's data center architecture is now being used by OpSource, which announced new security features yesterday.

Cloud provider OpSource stepped up its enterprise cloud computing push yet again today, bundling advanced networking and security capabilities into its public cloud offering free of charge.

OpSource, Inc., a provider of enterprise cloud and managed hosting, on Monday announced that it has begun bundling hardware-based security and networking with its Cloud Servers in order to make secure cloud computing accessible and affordable to businesses of all sizes. While cloud computing can deliver cost savings of 70%, security concerns have made many organizations reluctant to migrate mission-critical applications to the cloud.

According to OpSource company officials, “network speed was certainly one of the driving factors in OpSource’s choice to partner with NTT America ”when the two hooked up a few years ago. And OpSource enjoyed another speed-related advantage when NTT provisioned its network: “How quickly everything could be installed and provisioned was amazing."

Concerns over security and lack of control have prompted IT departments to turn away from public cloud options in favor of home-grown private cloud services. Organizations that make this decision risk losing the core benefits that cloud computing was intended to provide in the first place – a more cost-effective and less resource-intensive model for managing enterprise-class systems and applications.

The creator and operator of data centers in major financial centers around the globe said it signed an agreement with OpSource to deliver reliable cloud and managed hosting services in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

In its most recent ‘Magic Quadrant’ report, global technology researchers Gartner (www.Gartner.com) labelled Amazon (AMZN) a ‘visionary’ with ‘unproven’ services.

The Armada Group, a leading Silicon Valley technology consulting firm, announced today the initial results of its Cloud Readiness Assessment, a survey of IT managers at mid-sized businesses about cloud computing adoption in their organizations. The results of the survey, which was developed by Armada and OpSource, conclude that respondents assess their organizations as "about half way there" in terms of evaluating and adopting cloud computing. Nearly two thirds of respondents use virtualization and believe that cloud computing promises cost savings.