GigaSpaces XAP - the Cloud Application Server

"More has to be done with less, which is cloud computing’s main promise."
A survey of corporate IT: IT’s global "cloud", The Economist.

Cloud computing technology allows you to run more software on less hardware, with less investment in data center facilities - resulting in big cost savings on IT infrastructure. Whether you find yourself virtualizing your on-premise data center; deploying your software - as a service, of course - on top of ready-made cloud platforms; or outsourcing IT services to cloud infrastructure providers, the cloud will allow you to get the maximum bang out of every buck you spend on computing resources.

Where does GigaSpaces come in? GigaSpaces eXtreme Application Platform (XAP) is a complete suite of virtualized middleware and a standards-based runtime environment for applications running on public and private clouds:

• For public clouds - XAP is available as a cloud application platform on top of popular cloud infrastructure services (IaaS), including Amazon EC2, RightScale, and GoGrid, with a pay-per-use licensing model. Read more...

• For private clouds – XAP is also available as standalone software for use in a private cloud (i.e., an in-house virtualized data center). Both subscription and perpetual licenses are offered. For more details see Saving Costs using Application/Middleware Virtualization, a blog post and webcast by Nati Shalom, or our new white paper.