Cloud Computing Strategies for the CIO
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One-on-one with Randy Bias: Cloud standards and the battle for control
When discussing open source cloud and standards, Randy Bias argues it's only a matter of time before dominant cloud standards prevail in IT. Fifteen minutes in cloud
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Making sense of the cloud API war
As Google enters the IaaS market, enterprises have yet another cloud API choice to make. Yet, taking a wait-and-see-who-wins approach could cost them. Feature
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Cloud application development and cloud API FAQs
Cloud APIs are changing the way cloud application development is done, and many consider them to be an integral part of cloud computing. FAQ
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Cloud computing development for beginners
Cloud newbies that find themselves navigating unfamiliar terrain should check out this collection of tips, tutorials and news for a cloud development orientation. Learning Guide
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Weighing the cloud computing standards dilemma
Until the cloud computing world agrees on common standards and APIs, IT shops should choose cloud providers that appropriately satisfy their needs. Feature
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Why is cloud computing so hard to understand?
In this chapter excerpt, see why cloud computing can be considered both a tangible delivery model and a buzzword for advanced IT services. Chapter Excerpt
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Evaluating cloud computing services: Criteria to consider
Not all clouds are created equal. When considering possible cloud computing providers, be sure to factor in differing criteria like performance levels, cost and reliability. Expert Advice
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David Chappell: Build scalable applications with data grid technology
Oracle's David Chappell says that data grid technology is useful for building highly scalable applications. Get Chappell's take on SOA and cloud computing in this Q&A. Q&A
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Forrester: Explore new cloud, application development platforms
The current economy has created a need for more nimble enterprise application development. In a new Forrester Research report detailing changes in application development for 2010, authors Mike Gualtieri, John Rymer, and Jeffrey Hammond recommended w... Q&A
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Cloud computing programming API tutorial
Developers have a wide range of platforms to choose from in creating cloud-based applications. Two of the most popular platforms are Amazons Elastic Computing Cloud (EC2) and the Google App Engine. In addition there are a wide variety of other platfo... Learning Guide
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Amazon, Microsoft introduce search as a cloud service
Amazon CloudSearch and Microsoft Bing vie to nail down search as an important category of service for cloud application developers. News | 17 Apr 2012
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Amazon taps Eucalyptus to integrate public and private clouds
AWS customers can easily move workloads between their data centers and Amazon’s public cloud services, thanks to a deal with Eucalyptus this week. News | 23 Mar 2012
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Why trust Apple in the cloud?
Apple's recent cloud services problems say a lot about the challenges of real-time services in the cloud. Namely, think twice about who you trust to store data and applications. News | 18 Oct 2011
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Should enterprise IT fear Apple iCloud?
Is there anything to fear from Apple's new iCloud storage service? Enterprises with mobile apps and sensitive data might want to educate themselves on exactly what Apple's offering. News | 15 Jun 2011
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Thoughts on cloud API standards from Cloud Camp Boston 2010
The current state of cloud and API standards is a near match for early SOA and Web services standards, but the cloud standards groups have a chance to learn from their mistakes. News | 02 Jan 2011
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NASDAQ puts market data in the cloud
The NASDAQ stock exchange is turning its data assets into a true cloud service and putting Amazon's cloud storage to unique use. Article | 20 Oct 2010
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Netflix now the largest commercial operation in the cloud
Netflix's business is booming, and the company says it couldn't have fueled its meteoric growth without cloud computing. Article | 19 Oct 2010
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Oracle World 2010: When hardware met software
Center stage at Oracle World was the ExaLogic cloud in a box. It puts together Oracle VMs on Solaris or Linux, clustered WebLogic servers, the Coherence data cache, as well as Oracle JRockit and HotSpot Java Virtual Machines all optimized and running... News | 24 Sep 2010
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Data Grids: Foundation for future cloud computing?
The prospect of cloud computing is changing the way people in IT think. But some viewers say the potential of the cloud may be limited without the application of a crucial enabling technology -- distributed data grids. Article | 17 Aug 2010
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Tibco business intelligence (BI) meets cloud computing
An analytical tool from Tibco's Spotfire group does its work on a cloud computing platform. As a result, IT can more quickly deploy analytical systems and end-users can more rapidly share BI dashboards. Article | 15 Jul 2010
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Reducing risks with multiple cloud service providers
Using multiple cloud providers can help mitigate public cloud risks, though the challenges of a multi-cloud environment take some getting used to. Tip
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Cloud management beyond the API
APIs are only one way to manage a cloud. Combining native vendor management services with third-party tools can help bridge the hybrid cloud divide. Tip
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Analyzing 'big data' with Microsoft Cloud Numerics
Microsoft’s Cloud Numerics lets developers use their .NET chops and HPC clusters to analyze "big data" in the cloud. Tip
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Choosing a cloud API in a non-standardized world
IT pros waiting for a standard cloud API shouldn’t hold their breath. With no standard API on the horizon, what’s a cloud developer to do? Tip
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Using OpenStack as the building block for a do-it-yourself cloud
While building a private cloud on open source software may not be for all companies, OpenStack has features that make it worth it to develop in-house. Tip
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Microsoft cloud service lets citizen developers crunch big data
Microsoft’s "Data Explorer" cloud service puts coding power into the hands citizen developers. It remains to be seen how deep into big data users get. Tip
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Microsoft tests Social Analytics experimental cloud
Microsoft is testing its Social Analytics experimental cloud to mine social media activity. Think big data meets business intelligence in the cloud. Tip
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''Development with the Force.com Platform'' provides quick view into key PaaS
Salesforce.com's Force.com was an early platform as a service. Central is Apex, a general language with some DSL-like traits. In an interview, author Jason Ouellette explains. Books
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Connecting cloud data sources with the OData API
The Open Data Protocol could be the key to linking on-premises enterprise data and cloud sources. Tip
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Compatibility concerns in the evolution of cloud computing APIs
The world of cloud computing APIs has been constantly evolving since this highly-scalable architecture first gained attention less than five years ago. It is an area with great expectations but little commanding consensus of architecture - so far. Tip
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OpenStack
OpenStack is an open source infrastructure as a service (IaaS) initiative for creating and managing large groups of virtual private servers in a cloud computing environment. Definition
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cloud cartography
Cloud cartography is a scheme for pinpointing the physical locations of Web servers hosted on a third-party cloud computing service. The goal of cloud cartography is to map the service provider's infrastructure in order to identify where a particular... Definition
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Apache ZooKeeper
Apache ZooKeeper is an open source file application program interface (API) that allows distributed processes in large systems to synchronize with each other so that all clients making requests receive consistent data. Definition
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MapReduce
MapReduce is a software framework that allows developers to write programs that process massive amounts of unstructured data in parallel across a distributed cluster of processors or stand-alone computers. Definition
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Will Database.com's cloud database appeal to cloud developers?
Ariel Kelman, VP of product marketing for Salesforce.com's cloud platform Force.com, touts the capabilities of Database.com. But will developers care? Video
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Force.com PaaS (Platform as a Service): Developing in the cloud
Jason Ouellette, author of "Development with the Force.com Platform," talks about developing for the cloud in this podcast. Podcast
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One-on-one with Randy Bias: Cloud standards and the battle for control
When discussing open source cloud and standards, Randy Bias argues it's only a matter of time before dominant cloud standards prevail in IT. Fifteen minutes in cloud
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OpenStack
OpenStack is an open source infrastructure as a service (IaaS) initiative for creating and managing large groups of virtual private servers in a cloud computing environment. Definition
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Reducing risks with multiple cloud service providers
Using multiple cloud providers can help mitigate public cloud risks, though the challenges of a multi-cloud environment take some getting used to. Tip
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Making sense of the cloud API war
As Google enters the IaaS market, enterprises have yet another cloud API choice to make. Yet, taking a wait-and-see-who-wins approach could cost them. Feature
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Cloud management beyond the API
APIs are only one way to manage a cloud. Combining native vendor management services with third-party tools can help bridge the hybrid cloud divide. Tip
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Analyzing 'big data' with Microsoft Cloud Numerics
Microsoft’s Cloud Numerics lets developers use their .NET chops and HPC clusters to analyze "big data" in the cloud. Tip
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Cloud application development and cloud API FAQs
Cloud APIs are changing the way cloud application development is done, and many consider them to be an integral part of cloud computing. FAQ
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Choosing a cloud API in a non-standardized world
IT pros waiting for a standard cloud API shouldn’t hold their breath. With no standard API on the horizon, what’s a cloud developer to do? Tip
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Amazon, Microsoft introduce search as a cloud service
Amazon CloudSearch and Microsoft Bing vie to nail down search as an important category of service for cloud application developers. News
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Amazon taps Eucalyptus to integrate public and private clouds
AWS customers can easily move workloads between their data centers and Amazon’s public cloud services, thanks to a deal with Eucalyptus this week. News
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About Cloud APIs and frameworks
Learn about the different application programming interfaces for the cloud and how developers can leverage these interfaces to accelerate the application development process. This topic covers Python, Ruby on Rails, .Net, Web services, WSDL, SOAP, REST, RESTful, JSON, Amazon Machine Image, OVF image, Amazon Machine Image, AMIs and Azure.