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SixSq wins a contract in Space

SixSq wins a contract with Thales Alenia Space on EUMETSAT’s Meteosat Third Generation (MTG).

SixSq wins a 1 million Euro contract with the European Space Agency

SixSq wins a 1 million Euro (€) contract with the European Space Agency to provide engineering support and expertise to the Geneva Observatory on the Gaia mission.

Grid vs Cloud Comparison - evolution or revolution?

Comparative study on cloud and grid released by the EGEE project. Will the cloud replace, displace or co-exist alongside the grid?

Grid vs Cloud report in GRIDToday

The 'EGEE Comparative Study: Grids and Clouds - evolution or revolution?' report is referenced in GRIDToday latest editorial (an online news site dedicated to grid computing)

SixSq presents at the Google Test Automation Conference (GTAC) 2008

Two partners of SixSq, Marc-Elian Bégin and Charles Loomis, will present a talk entitled "Using Cloud Computing to Automate Full-scale System Tests" at the 2008 edition of the Google Test Automation Conference (GTAC). Presenters and participants alike must pass through the rigorous selection process, which ensure the event is focused and of high-quality.

GTAC 2008: Using Cloud Computing to Automate Full-Scale System Tests

SixSq had the privilege of presenting at the Google Test Automation Conference (GTAC) 2008 in Seattle. Marc-Elian Bégin presented "Using Cloud Computing to Automate Full-Scale System Tests" that described SixSq's experience in using cloud technologies to facilitate full scale system tests. SixSq will soon release an alpha version of it's test automation framework as a SaaS application, that uses Amazon Web Services for dynamic allocation of testing resources.

StratusLab: Researching Cloud Resource Management and Use

StratusLab (stratuslab.org) is an informal, open collaboration that focuses on the use cloud technologies in research and commercial environments and on the management of cloud resources in those environments.

SixSq presents at EGEE UF / OGF25 on cloud computing and grid convergence

Charles Loomis, from SixSq, presents this week at the joint event EGEE UF / OGF25 the results of a comparative study between Grid and Cloud computing. This study highlights the commonalities and differences between the two technologies and puts forward the case for convergence.

SixSq begins alpha testing of SlipStream™

SixSq released today the first version of SlipStream™, its automated system test and in-cloud deployment application.