openQRM Enterprise GmbH - Latest News

it-novum wird erster openQRM-Partner

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:54:00 +0200

Durch die Partnerschaft wollen die Unternehmen ihre Zusammenarbeit im Bereich Datacenter Management intensivieren. Geplant ist, bei Vertrieb und Marketing gemeinsame Wege zu beschreiten. it-novum hat bereits einige Datacenter Management-Projekte mit openQRM realisiert. Im Rahmen der Partnerschaft können Kunden, die openQRM einsetzen, auf die Beratungs- und Supportleistungen von it-novum zurückgreifen. Sie werden dabei von den Erfindern von openQRM unterstützt. „Unser Fokus ist die Senkung der Gesamtbetriebskosten (TCO) von IT-Abteilungen mithilfe eines etablierten Open-Source Systems. Genauso wie unser Partner it-novum verfügen wir über langjährige Erfahrungen im flexiblen, konsistenten und transparenten Betreiben von Rechenzentren. Gemeinsam wollen wir neue Kunden ansprechen und unsere Marktpräsenz erweitern“, erklärt Matthias Rechenburg, CEO openQRM Enterprise GmbH. Ziel der Rechenzentrumslösungen von it-novum ist es, einen Mehrwert für das Business zu schaffen und Prozesse zu entwickeln, die Arbeitsvorgänge automatisieren und die User entlasten. Michael Kienle, Geschäftsführer von it-novum: „Mit dieser Partnerschaft festigen wir unseren bereits guten direkten Draht zu den Machern von openQRM. Für unsere Kunden können wir dadurch Know-how und Technologie aus erster Hand nutzen. Die Verwaltung von Rechenzentren und skalierbaren IT-Infrastrukturen ist eines unserer Hauptgeschäftsfelder – mit der openQRM Enterprise GmbH als Kooperationspartner wollen wir diesen Bereich weiter ausbauen und die Kundennachfrage nach Automatisierung im Rechenzentren optimal erfüllen.“

openQRM Cloud Computing Workshop at Linuxhotel

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:37:00 +0200

We are happy to announce our openQRM Cloud Computing workshop which is taking place from 03. to 05. November 2010 at Linuxhotel in Essen/Germany.
The workshop provides a deep insight into the architecture, concepts, setup and management of a private or public openQRM Cloud. It enables IT-Teams to fully manage openQRM Clouds on their own.

This 3 day training provides the following educational objectives:

Efficient and fully automated datacenter management and cloud computing
Insides about the concepts of the openQRM Cloud architecture.
Installation of an openQRM Cloud
Details about high-availability and scalability
Integration into existing business processes
Unified management of different virtualization technologies
Automated storage administration
Automated system- and service monitoring
Introduction into the openQRM Cloud API and its SOAP webservice
Development of custom openQRM plug-ins

Please notice that the workshop will be given in German language !

You can find out more about Linuxhotel and its awesome training environment in this Youtube video:
An absolute great place to enjoy efficient training sessions !

We are offering this workshop in a really special and recreative environment for a special price !

3 Days openQRM Cloud Computing 03. - 05. November 2010 1473,22 € per person
_{(1238,00 € + 19% MwSt.(VAT) = 1473,22 €)}

You can book this workshop directly through the Linuxhotel website

Places for this workshop are still available. First come first serve so be sure to book your place right now !

lxc linux containers in the openQRM Cloud

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:09:00 +0200

The openQRM Enterprise development team added lxc linux containers as an additional supported virtualization technology (next to: KVM, Xen, Citrix XenServer, VMware and Virtualbox) to the openQRM Cloud Computing platform. The following video shows details about the lxc management and Cloud support. Please contact openQRM Enterprise for more details about the lxc linux container integration.

Cloud Computing at the OSDC 2010

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:35:00 +0200

The yearly Open Source Data Center Conference (OSDC) taking place at the 23. and 24. of June in Nuernberg is a great place to get the latest facts and trends about Data Center Management and Cloud Computing. To exchange our experiences, use-cases and best-practices openQRM Enterprise is happy about the opportunity to contribute to this Netways event with a presentation about :

Management of agile IT-Infratstructures with openQRM

(de: Verwaltung agiler IT-Infrastrukturen mit openQRM)

The talk is scheduled for the 24. June, 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and will be held in German language. More informations about the conference program is available at http://www.netways.de/en/osdc/osdc_2010/program/

Many thanks to Netways for organizing the OSDC 2010 !

Howto: Setup openQRM Cloud deploying physical Windows Systems on CentOS 5.5

Fri, 28 May 2010 21:42:00 +0200

After the great success of our previous Howto: "Setup your own openQRM Cloud with KVM on Ubuntu Lucid Lynx" we have now prepared a step-by-step guide for setting up openQRM Cloud on latest CentOS 5.5. This new Howto focus on the recently added Windows OS support and Cloud integration in openQRM. Assisted by lots of screenshots it explains in detail the openQRM installation, setup and Cloud configuration. It includes a complete guide how to create Windows OS "images" for rapid deployment via LVM snapshots. The resulting private openQRM Cloud fully automatically deploys Windows "images" directly from an iSCSI SAN to physical Cloud systems.

The video below shows the complete startup-sequence of the remote booted physical Windows system : The technical details of this single-system openQRM Cloud setup are described in the openQRM Enterprise Documentation section “Configuring a Basic Setup”.

Please download this openQRM HowTo using the link below :

Setup openQRM Cloud deploying physical Windows Systems on CentOS 5.5

We hope you enjoy this documentation and wish you a great time with the openQRM Cloud !

Your openQRM Enterprise Team

This HowTo is sponsored by openQRM Enterprise

openQRM at the Advanced Virtualization & Hybrid Clouds themeday

Tue, 18 May 2010 12:36:00 +0200

Sizing Servers Lab is organizing the "Advanced Virtualization & Hybrid Clouds" themeday which is taking place on the 26. May 2010 in Kortrijk/Belgium. The event focus is to get facts how to further optimize IT infrastructures by using new deployment methods, different types of Virtualization plus private- and public Cloud Computing to create flexible, dynamic and fully automated virtualized Datacenter environments.

From the Sizing Servers Lab website :
"Cloud Computing" is a container notion, an attempt to create a bit of extra attention ("hype") for a natural evolution towards a more service-oriented infrastructure and software. It's the hypothetical elephant that is described differently by every blind man.

openQRM Enterprise is looking forward to contribute to the "Advanced Virtualization & Hybrid Clouds" themeday with a presentation about :

"Hybrid Clouds: openQRM"

This talk will be about the freedom to migrate services at any time to different private or public Cloud Provider or to any "local" Datacenter resources such as virtual machines and also physical systems.

HowTo: Setup your own openQRM Cloud with KVM on Ubuntu Lucid Lynx

Mon, 10 May 2010 16:54:00 +0200

Following this HowTo results in a private openQRM Cloud allowing you to construct your Cloud-Systems by drag-and-drop. The technical details of this single-system openQRM Cloud setup are described in the openQRM Enterprise Documentation section “Configuring a Basic Setup”. Please download this openQRM HowTo using the link below :

Setup your own openQRM Cloud with KVM on Ubuntu Lucid Lynx

We hope you enjoy this documentation and wish you a great time with the openQRM Cloud ! Your openQRM Enterprise Team
This HowTo is sponsored by openQRM Enterprise

openQRM Enterprise joins Canonical Software Partner Programme

Wed, 05 May 2010 15:47:00 +0200

openQRM Enterprise is now a Canonical software and cloud partner to deliver professional services and sustainable long-term support for the openQRM cloud on the Ubuntu Server distribution. With Ubuntu, Canonical provides a strong, robust and cutting edge Linux server operating system. For that reason Ubuntu is the favored development and production environment at openQRM Enterprise.

openQRM Enterprise states that it fully supports the

openQRM Cloud Computing Platform on Ubuntu Server.

We got a warm welcome from John Pugh:

“I am glad you have joined the Canonical Software Partner Programme to deliver strong options for Ubuntu users together with our other ISVs,” said John Pugh, Software Partner Manager of Canonical, “As a hybrid cloud, compatible with UEC, openQRM is really gaining momentum. Great to have you backing up the support for the openQRM Cloud in Ubuntu.”

Please find more details and other Canonical software- as well as cloud partner at :

http://webapps.ubuntu.com/partners/software/

and

http://webapps.ubuntu.com/partners/cloud/

“The Canonical Partner Programme is designed to deliver open source solutions and partners' technologies to Ubuntu users globally, providing the choice and quality that real world challenges require.” continued John Pugh at Canonical.

Private Cloud Computing for ISPs

Sun, 25 Apr 2010 15:21:00 +0200

The NLUUG Spring Conference 2010 with the topic "System administration" is taking place at May 6th 2010 in Ede (Netherlands). On behalf of this conference Matthias Rechenburg (Project Manager of openQRM and CEO of openQRM Enterprise) will present :

"Private Cloud Computing for ISPs"

As a complete plug-able Data-Center Management Platform openQRM provides a proven and feature-rich open-source framework to standardized IT Infra-Structures in a generic and transparent way. The presentation focus on the different aspects of private Cloud Computing and how ISPs can take advantages of it based on an example use case of a Private openQRM Cloud. It deals with how to archive an agile, flexible and automated IT environment.

Enterprise SLA Subscriptions for openQRM

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:17:00 +0200

We have just mastered another milestone by finalizing the openQRM Enterprise SLA and Maintenance Subscription Model. Sustainable Datacenter require a robust, long-term support which is now available in 2 flavors :

SLA Subscription

The SLA will give direct access to the openQRM Enterprise Support-Team and Bug-Tracker and provide you with assistance and bug-fixes for your openQRM environment within an agreed response time according to the SLA level (Basic, Standard, Premium).

Please find more info about the SLA and its support matrix at :

http://www.openqrm-enterprise.com/services-and-support/enterprise-subscription.html

Maintenance Subscription

The Maintenance Subscription offering provides you with a frequent, monthly assistance from the openQRM Enterprise Support-Team for operating and maintaining your openQRM setup. This support package includes certification of your openQRM environment, the installation of updates and new features plus the development of additional, custom functionalities for openQRM.

Please find more info about our Maintenance Subscription offering at :

http://www.openqrm-enterprise.com/services-and-support/enterprise-maintenance.html

Get your openQRM certified and supported by openQRM Enterprise today !

Updates from the openQRM Enterprise Labs

As the main sponsor and main contributor of development resources for the openQRM Project, we, from openQRM Enterprise have decided together with the openQRM Team and project management to move the active development of openQRM into openQRM Enterprise. This decision was made in agreement with all team members and allows us to more efficiently work on further feature enhancements and important updates. The new development repository at openQRM Enterprise will act as “staging” for the next openQRM releases and will be merged with the Open-Source repository at sf.net every official, release version.

openQRM Cloud WorkShop !

Also we would like to let you know about our new openQRM Cloud Workshop offering. Either On-Site or Remote this 2 days training provides a detailed insight of Datacenter-Management and automated Cloud Computing with openQRM. It covers the architectural concepts, installation, configuration and administration of the openQRM Platform to enable your IT-Teams to fully setup and manage openQRM Clouds on their own.

Please get more info about the openQRM Cloud WorkShop offer at :