Tag: Cloud

Google Akhirnya Perkenalkan Google Drive

Salah satu produk Google yang telah lama menjadi mitos akhirnya diluncurkan juga. Google Drive adalah layanan cloud dari Google yang menyediakan ruang online untuk menyimpan segala berkas yang kita miliki. Dari foto, video, berkas kerja, PDF; apapun itu bisa dimasukkan ke dalam Google Drive. Rumor tentang Google Drive telah beredar selama bertahun-tahun dan nampaknya buat Google sekarang adalah waktu yang tepat untuk meluncurkannya.

Ini adalah jawaban Google atas persaingan cloud untuk pengguna umum yang makin ramai, di mana pasar saat ini dikuasai oleh Dropbox dan disusul oleh SkyDrive dari Microsoft. Ada pula iCloud dari Apple tapi masih terbatas untuk pengguna Mac dan produk iOS (update: juga memiliki client Windows). Yang menarik, Microsoft baru saja memperbarui skema dan tampilan SkyDrive, termasuk space dan pricing.

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TelkomCloud for SME Provides Customized Service Solution

This year’s cloud service competition seems more rigorous with the existence of various foreign services and sprouting local services. To be the leader, excellent service is key to differentiate. TelkomCloud, a cloud computing service owned by the biggest state-owned business entity, PT Telkom, is trying to provide a robust complete solution compared to its competitors in this area.

TelkomCloud divides its cloud service into two major consumer categories, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) and Enterprise. For SME, TelkomCloud provides a customized service solution in the form of SaaS (Software as a Service) that is specifically dedicated for various fields of business. TelkomCloud provides e-Bengkel, e-Kelurahan, e-Travel, e-Akademik, e-Hotel and e-Sekolah softwares. In addition, it also sets up M-Force that can be used to optimized sales force activities in the field.

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TelkomCloud untuk UKM Sediakan Solusi Layanan Terkostumisasi

Persaingan layanan cloud tahun ini nampaknya makin ketat dengan mulai masuknya berbagai layanan asing dan menjamurnya layanan lokal. Untuk menjadi yang terdepan tentu saja diperlukan layanan unggulan yang menjadi pembeda. TelkomCloud yang merupakan layanan komputasi awan milik BUMN Telekomunikasi terbesar, PT Telkom, berusaha memberikan solusi yang lebih lengkap ketimbang pesaingnya di area ini.

TelkomCloud membagi layanan cloud-nya menjadi dua kategori konsumen besar, Usaha Kecil Menengah (UKM) dan Enterprise. Untuk UKM, TelkomCloud menyediakan solusi layanan terkustomisasi dalam bentuk SaaS (Software as a Service) yang spesifik untuk berbagai bidang usaha. TelkomCloud menyediakan piranti lunak e-Bengkel, e-Kelurahan, e-Travel, e-Akademik, e-Hotel, dan e-Sekolah. Selain itu mereka juga menyiapkan M-Force yang bisa digunakan untuk mengoptimalisasi kegiatan tenaga penjualan di lapangan.

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XL Axiata Builds Cloud Service With Six Partners

Telkom with its TelkomCloud is not the only telco entering cloud computing service field. This time XL Axiata is trying to do the same thing by cooperating with six business partners. They are Fujitsu, IBM, Huawei, Microsoft, Intratech and Mandawani. The official launch of this service is scheduled for May 2012.

Dian Siswarini, XL Director of Technology, Content & New Business, as quoted by the SWA explains, “The background of the delivery of this cloud service is as one form of XL’s seriousness in data service. We believe that the demand for data service will continue to grow in Indonesia. One of the business opportunities for qualified data service is inside cloud computing solution business. The inclusion of XL in cloud computing business shows that XL continues to innovate with new business, including in the data service, to provide great service to Indonesia.”

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XL Axiata Bangun Layanan Cloud dengan Enam Partner

Tidak cuma Telkom dengan TelkomCloud-nya yang masuk ke kancah layanan cloud computing (komputasi awan). Kali ini XL Axiata mencoba melakukan hal yang sama dengan menggandeng enam partner bisnis. Mereka adalah Fujitsu, IBM, Huawei, Microsoft, Intratech, dan Mandawani. Peluncuran layanan cloud ini akan dilakukan secara resmi per Mei 2012.

Dian Siswarini, Direktur Teknologi, Content & New Business XL, seperti dikutip dari SWA menjelaskan, “Latar belakangnya penyelenggaraan layanan cloud ini merupakan salah satu bentuk keseriusan XL terhadap layanan data. Kami percaya bahwa permintaan layanan data akan terus tumbuh di Indonesia. Salah satu peluang bisnis terhadap layanan data yang berkualitas terdapat di bisnis solusi komputasi awan. Masuknya XL pada bisnis komputasi awan ini menunjukkan bahwa XL terus melakukan inovasi bisnis baru, termasuk di data, untuk menyediakan layanan yang terbaik bagi Indonesia.”

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Apa Masalah yang Ingin Dipecahkan oleh Startup Anda?

Pendiri Pownce, Convore dan Grove, Leah Culver, menceritakan kisahnya tentang penggunaan layanan cloud dan mengesampingkan rasa kepemilikan tradisional. Tentunya hal ini sangat mudah dilakukan jika menetap di Amerika Serikat, sedangkan bagi kita di Asia Tenggara, kita hanya bisa bermimpi.

Di sini kita tidak bisa memiliki perusahaan taksi seperti Uber, karena melanggar peraturan, setidaknya begitu di banyak negara (mungkin juga semua). Layanan seperti AirBNB juga tidak bisa beroperasi di sini karena layanan seperti ini membutuhkan tingkat kepercayaan yang sangat tinggi dari kedua belah pihak (dan juga karena peraturan yang berlaku). Pengiriman belanja sehari-hari belum terlalu bisa diandalkan. Layanan seperti Dropbox membutuhkan koneksi 3G yang bisa diandalkan dan tersebar luas. Kita tidak bisa membeli buku lewat Kindle atau iBookstore, tidak ada layanan seperti Rdio, Spotify, bahkan tidak juga iTunes Store.

Hidup di negara dunia ketiga sangat menyebalkan, tetapi ini berarti masih banyak peluang untuk menemukan dan mencari tahu layanan dan produk apa yang bisa dibuat untuk menyelesaikan berbagai masalah tersebut. Itulah tantangan yang harus dihadapi ketika menetap di belahan bumi kita. Orang menjadi sibuk dengan hak-hak yang didapatkan oleh penghuni negara maju yang mengakibatkan kebutuhan dasar di daerah kita sendiri terlupakan. Disinilah para wirausahaan lokal harusnya muncul, mengidentifikasi masalah dan hadir menawarkan solusi terbaik.

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What Problem is Your Startup Trying to Solve?

It's difficult to be this excited about local startups

Pownce, Convore, and Grove founder Leah Culver shared her story about living using cloud services and doing away with the traditional sense of ownership. Of course, being in the US it’s ridiculously easy to do this whereas for us in Southeast Asia, it’s the stuff dreams are made of.

We can’t have a cab company like Uber because it’s against the law, at least in some countries (maybe all). AirBNB can’t yet operate properly due to the high amount of trust required by both parties (and also the law). Grocery deliveries are still unreliable. Dropbox requires a reliable, widespread 3G connection. We can’t buy books on Kindle or iBookstore, no Rdio, Spotify, not even iTunes Store.

Living in a third world country is a bitch, but you know what, that means there’s plenty of opportunities to figure out how to come up with services and products that solve these problems. That’s the challenge in living in this part of the world. People get preoccupied with first world entitlements that some of the more basic needs in this region gets forgotten. This is where local entrepreneurs should step up, identify those problems and come up with workable solutions.

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Fujitsu Helps BPPT to Develop Cloud Infrastructure for Government

As I have discussed in some previous posts, 2012 will be an important milestone for cloud infrastructure in Indonesia. Provider will begin to conduct roadshows and strengthen their brand awareness, while costumers and potential costumers can’t wait to test the service as a solution to their needs. It seems the cloud solution began to spread to the government sectors.

Fujitsu Indonesia is acting as cloud infrastructure provider, meanwhile BPPT is a cloud user that related to the data centre and Knowledge Management System. This project, as quoted from Swa, is scheduled to be completed in January 2012. BPPT is the first client of Fujitsu cloud services in Indonesia.

Interestingly, local government seems to understand about the necessity of using cloud technology to support the public promotion. Cimahi municipal government and Pekalongan regency government are two local governments that will use the solutions offered by BPPT (and of course everything would be stored in the cloud infrastructure). In addition, BPPT is also targeting to get a new “small and medium enterprises” as clients.

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The 3 Myths of Cloud Computing

In a cloud computing seminar, Mr Francis Lee from Joyent said there are a number of myths about cloud computing. The myths that made people and companies are still reluctant to switch the old model to data centre cloud computing services. Education about cloud computing is absolutely necessary to know what are the advantages and disadvantages of cloud computing. Indonesia in 2012, As I predicted, will be year where people would want to know more about cloud technologies, including try the service directly.

One certain thing is, by diverting resources to the cloud doesn’t mean the data owner can relax and not interfere if there are things that are not working (ie: crashes, hacked) with cloud service providers. At the initial of contract, service providers must have discussed with clients to design the system environment for obtaining optimal results. This is the proof of the cloud service providers’ seriousness in order to help us dealing with the change of resources from the system owned by the company.

Here are some myths of cloud computing that are mentioned Mr by Francis Lee and how it actually happens in the real world:

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Blaast Finally Launched, Partners With XL

This morning I accidentally read a Tweet from Fachry Bafadal, one of the ambassadors of Blaast who retweet the information about Blaast services availability for common users.

Feeling curious, I downloaded Blaast application while looking for some additional information. Other information that I found came from Ziyad,  someone that i know as a local software engineer who works for Blaast. He announced that today Blaast has soft-launched and opens their services for those who are interested trying a variety of applications in their ecosystems.

Blaast, a cloud computing platform on mobile device, has been active in Indonesia at least since May 2011. Even though the headquarter is in Finland, Blaast chose Indonesia as the first place to launch their services. One of the main reasons is because the opportunity of feature phone is pretty big here.

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