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Amazon Web Services cloud
- December 02, 2016
02 Dec'16
Multicloud computing bliss not yet a reality for all IT shops
Experts predict multicloud computing will be a top enterprise trend in 2017, but some cloud users question whether the touted benefits are worth the jump over significant IT management hurdles.
- July 28, 2016
28 Jul'16
Latest Xen bug has limited impact on cloud users
Another Xen bug generated some headlines this week, but it's much ado about nothing for most cloud consumers.
- January 21, 2016
21 Jan'16
Cloud outage audit update: The challenges with uptime
Public cloud vendors improved uptime percentages in 2015, while customers have learned to better handle cloud outages and what works best in their environments.
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- September 11, 2015
11 Sep'15
New Google cloud service takes on AWS Spot Instances
Google's Preemptible VMs provide an alternative to AWS Spot Instances, but there are significant differences between the two low-cost cloud resources.
- May 19, 2015
19 May'15
OpenStack private cloud meets high IO demands
When costs of higher-IO workloads escalated in public cloud, media company Ooyala turned to a managed OpenStack private cloud.
- March 30, 2015
30 Mar'15
Cloud vendors improve Xen reboot tactics, communication
Xen reboots through live migration and other tactics for patching the hypervisor vulnerability point to better resiliency in public cloud.
- March 25, 2015
25 Mar'15
Pivotal Cloud Foundry clears path to Amazon Web Services
Pivotal Cloud Foundry is offering one-click connections to AWS, as well as free infrastructure management for subscription customers.
- March 12, 2015
12 Mar'15
Hybrid cloud management battle brews between VMware and AWS
VMware plans to allow its customers to move virtual machines into and out of the AWS cloud and AWS has a plugin for vCenter. Which approach will prevail?
- January 16, 2015
16 Jan'15
IBM Bluemix PaaS a strong contender against AWS
IBM SoftLayer shops praise the Bluemix platform and Watson API, but can Big Blue win the hearts and minds of developers elsewhere?
- January 16, 2015
16 Jan'15
IBM SoftLayer IaaS stands up to AWS with free support, networking
IBM's SoftLayer IaaS offers low-cost networking and free support, tempting some customers away from AWS.
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- November 21, 2014
21 Nov'14
Q&A: AWS Docker integration marks new era for Linux containers
In this Q&A, Docker CEO Ben Golub discusses integration with AWS and future development of the hugely popular container technology.
- August 13, 2014
13 Aug'14
IaaS cloud race far from over
Amazon Web Services remains the frontrunner in the IaaS cloud market, but Microsoft Azure has made strides to improve its cloud. Can Microsoft capitalize on its advantages and make a bigger dent?
- March 26, 2014
26 Mar'14
New Google Cloud Platform features, price cuts put AWS on notice
Google Cloud Platform is looking better and better to AWS users with new instance types and price cuts. Cisco's cloud, however, has to earn its chops.
- March 18, 2014
18 Mar'14
Climbing out of an AWS EC2 cost sinkhole
Building a cloud without considering the future can be costly. Hybrid clouds or moving off a provider are ways to stem financial bleeding.
- February 07, 2014
07 Feb'14
Can VMware's hybrid cloud service reach beyond virtualization users?
The vCHS public cloud appeals to VMware's existing virtualization users, but it may struggle to attract new customers and succeed beyond IaaS.