A screenshot from Cloud.com's website of the CloudStack dashboard
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) – Open source cloud computing provider Cloud.com (www.cloud.com) and cloud security firm Symplified (www.symplified.com) announced on Wednesday a partnership to combine Symplified and Cloud.com CloudStack to enable users to deliver identity and access management security and integration capabilities.
According to the announcement, this partnership will provide service providers with single sign-on capabilities to “increase end-user satisfaction and reduce management costs.” The solution is designed for “larger organizations” according to the partners.
“For service providers with public cloud offerings, single sign-on, access control and user management become critical capabilities they must provide to their customers,” Eric Olden, CEO at Symplified said in a statement. “By combining our identity and access management service with Cloud.com’s comprehensive open source platform, we can deliver secure SSO along with other core cloud management functions, including end-user self administration, service offering management, and billing and reporting.”
Cloud.com and Symplified says its solution helps providers avoid commoditization within their space and offer differntiated IAM capabilities to solve enterprise needs.
“The increase in demand for public cloud services continues to reflect the growing interest from enterprise customers adopting the cloud as part of their global IT strategy,” Peder Ulander, CMO at Cloud.com stated. “In order for service providers to take advantage of this market demand, certain management capabilities are needed including SSO. Our partnership with Symplified ensures that security at all levels — including entry, exit, and access to applications — is met simply and securely.”
Cloud.com says it enables over 50 largescale production clouds in deployment that have leveraged its open source cloud platform including KT, Tata Communications, Nokia Research Center, GreenQloud and Logicworks.
Symplified recently announced that it has seen 700 percent revenue growth in 2010 and has closed $9.2 series B funding.
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