Uhuru Software http://uhurusoftware.com The Versatile Platform as a Service Wed, 08 May 2013 23:56:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 Copyright © Uhuru Software 2012 prop.ms@surkan.com (Uhuru Software) prop.ms@surkan.com (Uhuru Software) CloudComputing 1440 http://uhurusoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/uhuru_logo_final.png Uhuru Software http://uhurusoftware.com 144 144 The World of Cloud Computing. We discuss everything related to using cloud services on the internet for running your business, hosting your apps, or having fun. PAAS, cloud, virtualization, .net, java, node, ruby Uhuru Software Uhuru Software prop.ms@surkan.com no no Voting now open on the Uhuru Lifetime Hosting contest! http://uhurusoftware.com/voting-now-open-on-the-uhuru-lifetime-hosting-contest/ http://uhurusoftware.com/voting-now-open-on-the-uhuru-lifetime-hosting-contest/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:46:11 +0000 msurkan http://uhurusoftware.com/?p=5905 Create your own site to nominate.

 

 

Voting is now open on nominees for the Uhuru Lifetime Hosting contest. We will provide lifetime free premium hosting to the 5 nominated web sites that receive the most votes from the community.…

]]> http://uhurusoftware.com/voting-now-open-on-the-uhuru-lifetime-hosting-contest/feed/ 0 Uhuru and eFactor team up to help entrepreneurs http://uhurusoftware.com/uhuru-and-efactor-team-up-to-help-entrepreneurs/ http://uhurusoftware.com/uhuru-and-efactor-team-up-to-help-entrepreneurs/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:39:16 +0000 msurkan http://uhurusoftware.com/?p=5804 Uhuru is proud to become one of the preferred resources offered to the eFactor community. With well over a million members eFactor is one of the most useful entrepreneurial communities around. This vibrant community provides one of the best places to share experiences and get help with business.…

]]> http://uhurusoftware.com/uhuru-and-efactor-team-up-to-help-entrepreneurs/feed/ 0 Welcome to the Core http://uhurusoftware.com/corewelcome/ http://uhurusoftware.com/corewelcome/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:56:27 +0000 msurkan http://uhurusoftware.com/?p=5766 Uhuru is proud to be a founding member of VMware, Inc.’s Cloud Foundry™ Core initiative, featuring hosted services that are compatible with the Cloud Foundry framework and APIs. It is a remarkable achievement to have a whole ecosystem of hosting services, from different companies, which are completely compatible with one another.…

]]> http://uhurusoftware.com/corewelcome/feed/ 0 Uhuru on FreeAir podcast http://uhurusoftware.com/uhuru-on-freeair-podcast/ http://uhurusoftware.com/uhuru-on-freeair-podcast/#comments Mon, 08 Oct 2012 20:58:02 +0000 msurkan http://uhurusoftware.com/?p=5705 Michael had a great time talking with Seyi Ogunyemi and Ikenna Okpala on the FreeAir podcast show about the evolving cloud. It was particularly interesting to discuss all the amazing things happening in emerging markets. There are a lot of entrepreneurs taking advantage of cloud services like Uhuru to make their ideas a reality.…

]]> http://uhurusoftware.com/uhuru-on-freeair-podcast/feed/ 0 Improved reliability and security for Uhuru Cloud Admin tool http://uhurusoftware.com/improved-reliability-and-security-for-uhuru-cloud-admin-tool/ http://uhurusoftware.com/improved-reliability-and-security-for-uhuru-cloud-admin-tool/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 19:13:21 +0000 msurkan http://uhurusoftware.com/?p=5697 On Wednesday, August 29th, we released a new version of the Cloud Admin tool. This Windows application now features encrypted tunnels for improved security when uploading or downloading data on the databases or file service. We have also made a lot of improvements to the reliability and performance in the tunnels.…

]]> http://uhurusoftware.com/improved-reliability-and-security-for-uhuru-cloud-admin-tool/feed/ 9 2000 Uhuru AppCloud Users since June 25th! http://uhurusoftware.com/2000-uhuru-appcloud-users-since-june-25th/ http://uhurusoftware.com/2000-uhuru-appcloud-users-since-june-25th/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 21:43:38 +0000 msurkan http://uhurusoftware.com/?p=5679 The Uhuru AppCloud beta just passed 2000 registered users today (August 16th)! All these people have signed up since we made the AppCloud beta public on June 25th.

That’s amazing! Even more incredible, the Uhuru AppCloud is now hosting over 1000 web sites!…

]]> http://uhurusoftware.com/2000-uhuru-appcloud-users-since-june-25th/feed/ 0 If the French like Uhuru, it must be good http://uhurusoftware.com/if-the-french-like-uhuru-it-must-be-good/ http://uhurusoftware.com/if-the-french-like-uhuru-it-must-be-good/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:40:42 +0000 msurkan http://uhurusoftware.com/?p=5648 Another user, from France, posted a blog article talking about his experience with the Uhuru AppCloud beta.

In the blog’s words: “But given the youth of the service, it is already a great PAAS to try, especially for .NET developers who look for a handy platform to test out their applications (use case, load tests, validation, etc…) in no time.”

There are a lot of great suggestions for our engineers to look over here.…

]]> http://uhurusoftware.com/if-the-french-like-uhuru-it-must-be-good/feed/ 0 The Heroku for .NET http://uhurusoftware.com/the-heroku-for-net/ http://uhurusoftware.com/the-heroku-for-net/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:36:28 +0000 msurkan http://uhurusoftware.com/?p=5645 Read Chin Wye Jin’s take on the Uhuru AppCloud. In his words, “It is a “Heroku” for .Net Guys like me”.

It is also great to hear Chin’s feedback of things he would like to see improved. This is still a beta after all, and we can use all the suggestions our users have to offer.…

]]> http://uhurusoftware.com/the-heroku-for-net/feed/ 0 Uhuru’s on the Cloudcast show http://uhurusoftware.com/uhurus-on-the-cloudcast-show/ http://uhurusoftware.com/uhurus-on-the-cloudcast-show/#comments Mon, 25 Jun 2012 06:14:49 +0000 msurkan http://uhurusoftware10.uhurucloud.com/?p=5521 Check out Michael’s interview about PaaSes and Uhuru on the Cloudcast podcast show.

http://www.thecloudcast.net/2012/06/cloudcast-eps44-bringing-freedom-to.html…

]]> http://uhurusoftware.com/uhurus-on-the-cloudcast-show/feed/ 0 New and Improved Uhuru Tools http://uhurusoftware.com/new-and-improved-uhuru-tools/ http://uhurusoftware.com/new-and-improved-uhuru-tools/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:10:04 +0000 msurkan http://uhurusoftware10.uhurucloud.com/?p=5541 We just released updated versions of our Uhuru PaaS client tools.

These new versions address a number of reliability issues that resulted in the tools hanging on occasion as well as some usability enhancements. You will also see that creating and using database management tunnels with the Microsoft Management Console is much faster.…

]]> http://uhurusoftware.com/new-and-improved-uhuru-tools/feed/ 0 A Balanced Perspective of the Uhuru PaaS http://uhurusoftware.com/a-balanced-perspective-of-the-uhuru-paas/ http://uhurusoftware.com/a-balanced-perspective-of-the-uhuru-paas/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:53:06 +0000 msurkan http://uhurusoftware10.uhurucloud.com/?p=5545 Sayak Saha, an software engineer, took the Uhuru PaaS for a test drive and wrote about his experience deploying a .NET app to the cloud. It was over-all positive, but he did make some useful suggestions for improvements.

Way to go Sayak!…

]]> http://uhurusoftware.com/a-balanced-perspective-of-the-uhuru-paas/feed/ 0 It’s alive! http://uhurusoftware.com/its-alive/ http://uhurusoftware.com/its-alive/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:59:16 +0000 msurkan http://uhurusoftware.wpengine.com/?p=5023 It’s been many weeks of late nights (and all-nighters), but we finally shipped our very first software release! And to think that as recently as 4 months ago not a single piece of Uhuru code existed… It just goes to show how much a small dedicated team can accomplish in a short time frame.…

]]> http://uhurusoftware.com/its-alive/feed/ 0 Connect the dot .NET hosting for the rest of us http://uhurusoftware.com/connect-the-dot-net-hosting-for-the-rest-of-us/ http://uhurusoftware.com/connect-the-dot-net-hosting-for-the-rest-of-us/#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 12:58:51 +0000 msurkan http://uhurusoftware.wpengine.com/?p=5022 Check out our new how-to-video by Uhuru engineer architect Vlad Iovanov. With Vlad’s step-by-step instructions any developer or IT administrator can discover how easy it is to deploy .NET applications themselves with the Uhuru .NET Services for Cloud Foundry. We start at the beginning with configuring Cloud Foundry right through using Visual Studio and the Microsoft Management Console to deploy your .NET applications.…

]]> http://uhurusoftware.com/connect-the-dot-net-hosting-for-the-rest-of-us/feed/ 0 Uhuru LinkedIn community just passed 1000 members! http://uhurusoftware.com/uhuru-linkedin-community-just-passed-1000-members/ http://uhurusoftware.com/uhuru-linkedin-community-just-passed-1000-members/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:57:35 +0000 msurkan http://uhurusoftware.wpengine.com/?p=5020 This must be some kind of record. In just 6 weeks our Uhuru LinkedIn group has went from 10 to 1000 members! If you haven’t seen our group yet, check it out. There are lots of great discussions around Cloud Computing and .NET.…

]]> http://uhurusoftware.com/uhuru-linkedin-community-just-passed-1000-members/feed/ 0 Cloud Computing Best Practices Blog just wrote about Uhuru. http://uhurusoftware.com/cloud-computing-best-practices-blog-just-wrote-about-uhuru/ http://uhurusoftware.com/cloud-computing-best-practices-blog-just-wrote-about-uhuru/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:56:40 +0000 msurkan http://uhurusoftware.wpengine.com/?p=5019 Check out the blog post about Uhuru at Cloud Computing Best Practices.

 

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]]> http://uhurusoftware.com/cloud-computing-best-practices-blog-just-wrote-about-uhuru/feed/ 1 Uhuru will be in Palo Alto for Cloud Foundry meetup on January 17th http://uhurusoftware.com/uhuru-will-be-in-palo-alto-for-cloud-foundry-meetup-on-january-17th/ http://uhurusoftware.com/uhuru-will-be-in-palo-alto-for-cloud-foundry-meetup-on-january-17th/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:56:15 +0000 msurkan http://uhurusoftware.wpengine.com/?p=5018 Avi Cavale, our director of product development, will be popping into the Cloud Foundry meetup taking place on January 17th in Palo Alto. If you are in the Bay Area don’t miss the chance to hear more about Uhuru and share your ideas for improvements.…

]]> http://uhurusoftware.com/uhuru-will-be-in-palo-alto-for-cloud-foundry-meetup-on-january-17th/feed/ 0 Not your average support http://uhurusoftware.com/not-your-average-support/ http://uhurusoftware.com/not-your-average-support/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:55:46 +0000 msurkan http://uhurusoftware.wpengine.com/?p=5017 To paraphrase a posting on the Uhuru support forum, Uhuru’s support is better than average. After trying to get a .NET application working on other platforms, David Brown reached success with Uhuru.

In the words of David’s post on the Uhuru support forum, “Kudos to the uhurusoftware team!”…

]]> http://uhurusoftware.com/not-your-average-support/feed/ 0 Uhuru LinkedIn group is now 2000 strong http://uhurusoftware.com/uhuru-linkedin-group-is-now-2000-strong/ http://uhurusoftware.com/uhuru-linkedin-group-is-now-2000-strong/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:55:24 +0000 msurkan http://uhurusoftware.wpengine.com/?p=5015 Wow! Our Uhuru LinkedIn cloud computing group has just reached the 2000 member mark. There are a lot of great discussions going on. Some of them have over 200 comments (like the one about whether .NET is a second class citizen of the cloud).…

]]> http://uhurusoftware.com/uhuru-linkedin-group-is-now-2000-strong/feed/ 0 My Uhuru PaaS app deployment speed record falls! http://uhurusoftware.com/my-uhuru-paas-app-deployment-speed-record-falls/ http://uhurusoftware.com/my-uhuru-paas-app-deployment-speed-record-falls/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:54:22 +0000 msurkan http://uhurusoftware.wpengine.com/?p=5014 Anil Mahadev just beat my app deployment speed record (as documented in our video), finishing a deployment to the Uhuru trial PaaS from scratch in 2 minutes! I suppose my score just wasn’t meant to be…

You can read Anil’s post about how fast his deployment went here.…

]]> http://uhurusoftware.com/my-uhuru-paas-app-deployment-speed-record-falls/feed/ 0 Feel the speed of app deployment! http://uhurusoftware.com/feel-the-speed-of-app-deployment/ http://uhurusoftware.com/feel-the-speed-of-app-deployment/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:53:19 +0000 msurkan http://uhurusoftware.wpengine.com/?p=5013 We have published two new videos showing just how quickly apps can be deployed to an Uhuru PaaS. Take the challenge and try and beat the time!

Lightning app deployment with the Microsoft Management Console:

Lightning app deployment with Visual Studio:

P.S. One person has already bested my score!…

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