January 2010
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January 29, 2010
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Jan'10
The Daily Cloud: Cloud to solve the world's economic woes...after a hearty breakfast
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, industry heavyweights from Salesforce.com, HP and VMware met to discuss how cloud computing will solve all our economic problems. Continue Reading
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January 28, 2010
28
Jan'10
The Daily Cloud: Want to build your own cloud? Surgient can help
If you've got $50,000 and 30 days, Surgient will help you build your own cloud. But is the the company's Cloud Express a sound investment? Continue Reading
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January 27, 2010
27
Jan'10
The Daily Cloud: Oracle caves on cloud computing
After two years, Oracle has accepted the term cloud computing. To the surprise of no one, however, the company is redefining the oft-defined term to suit its own needs. Continue Reading
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January 26, 2010
26
Jan'10
Cloudkick adds premium features for a fee
Cloud management startup Cloudkick has added monitoring, multi-user accounts, email alerts and other features it hopes users will pay for. Continue Reading
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January 25, 2010
25
Jan'10
AWS experimenting with actually supporting DNS for users
Sharp eyes to Shlomo Swidler, who posted an update to an old thread and an old complaint on AWS - getting lumped into spam blacklists. EC2 staffer "Steve@AWS" announced the availability of a ... Continue Reading
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January 25, 2010
25
Jan'10
Amazon hooks up with XML search startup Mark Logic
Mark Logic calls itself the cutting edge of data management, but can it catch on in the cloud? Continue Reading
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January 22, 2010
22
Jan'10
Microsoft seeks to secure the cloud through legislation
This week: Microsoft asks Congress and the IT world to begin the push for increased cloud computing privacy and security. Continue Reading
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January 21, 2010
21
Jan'10
Understanding cloud compliance issues
Concerns about compliance have made companies wary of storing their data in public cloud environments. Continue Reading
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January 20, 2010
20
Jan'10
VMware adds open source support for vCloud
Hoping to coax enterprises to vCloud, VMware makes an overture to early adopters and releases Java and Python SDKs for vCloud. Continue Reading
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January 18, 2010
18
Jan'10
Cloud computing's only for grown-ups, survey says
A new study from EMA claims that while only 11% of enterprises are moving to the cloud next year, these cloud-ready businesses are ahead of the curve. Continue Reading
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January 15, 2010
15
Jan'10
Benchmarks for Cloud -- more, please
Rackspace has commissioned a set of benchmarks to highlight performance differences between Rackspace and Amazon EC2. "Benchmarks!" you explode, your exquisitely sensitive logical faculties ... Continue Reading
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January 15, 2010
15
Jan'10
Cloud computing market starts off 2010 with a bang
This week: Acquisitions and partnerships among IT giants dominate the news. Continue Reading
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January 14, 2010
14
Jan'10
Microsoft, HP link arms in $250 million cloud kumbaya
HP and Microsoft trotted out the big guns to trumpet a data center partnership, but analysts say the move is mostly feel-good and not feature-heavy. Continue Reading
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January 14, 2010
14
Jan'10
Microsoft adds version control to Azure operating systems
A new feature for Azure provides added control over Azure Windows operating system patches and updates. Continue Reading
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January 13, 2010
13
Jan'10
Securing data in the cloud
Ensure data security in the cloud by classifying and storing it under the proper protection requirements. Continue Reading
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January 12, 2010
12
Jan'10
Video encoder picks Rackspace over Amazon for performance
Video cruncher Encoding.com has elected to use shifted Amazon EC2's cloud computing platform over Rackspace, citing performance benefits. Continue Reading
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January 08, 2010
08
Jan'10
Cloud computing concerns slowing widespread adoption
A luxury hotel chain chose Terremark's hosted services over Amazon Web Services. But why? Concerns about losing control when moving data and services into the cloud continue to make organizations wary of cloud computing. Continue Reading
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January 08, 2010
08
Jan'10
Understanding cloud computing pricing
Someday, cloud computing providers may simplify pricing models. But until that day, when determining total pricing for a cloud computing service, consider the services offered by the provider and how each pricing structure is worded. Continue Reading
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January 08, 2010
08
Jan'10
Protecting IaaS from domain name system threats
Understanding and resolving IP-related threats stemming from the domain name system will help maintain the security of your Infrastructure as a Service offering. Continue Reading
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January 08, 2010
08
Jan'10
Infrastructure as a Service: How to maintain control
Buying Infrastructure as a Service is a mouth-watering prospect for CIOs and IT departments eager to drive down costs and speed up provisioning. But once IT is outsourced, keeping control of it can be a major challenge. Continue Reading