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• August 21, 2019 21 Aug'19

  VMware acquisition of Intrinsic denotes bigger strategic plan

  VMware has acquired Intrinsic, a maker of virtualization technology that secures Node.js applications on serverless environments such as AWS Lambda.

• August 21, 2019 21 Aug'19

  Oracle's IaaS, cloud database in the spotlight at OpenWorld

  This year's Oracle OpenWorld should provide answers for customers eager to understand its plans for IaaS, cloud databases, AI and machine learning.

• August 07, 2019 07 Aug'19

  Microsoft licensing terms change will impact some cloud customers

  Microsoft customers who want to deploy its software on dedicated cloud hosts, including Microsoft Azure, face new licensing terms as of Oct. 1.

• August 05, 2019 05 Aug'19

  Google database portfolio to include 3 new additions

  Google Cloud Platform is now offering Cloud SQL for Microsoft SQL Server in alpha, federated queries from BigQuery to Cloud SQL and expansion of Elastic Cloud to Japan and Sydney.

• July 31, 2019 31 Jul'19

  Google VM, microservices tools advance cloud migration strategy

  Google wants more enterprise workloads on its cloud, and has launched an Azure VM migration service and other features in pursuit of them.

• July 30, 2019 30 Jul'19

  VMware on Google Cloud deal gives users another choice

  VMware's deal with Google is the latest among top-tier players supporting each other's cloud. The question now is: How will Microsoft and IBM-Red Hat respond?

• July 23, 2019 23 Jul'19

  Hybrid cloud deals dominate 2019's cloud computing market news

  It has been a busy first half of 2019 for the cloud computing market. Here is a rundown of the biggest cloud news stories so far this year with implications for the industry and customers.

• July 15, 2019 15 Jul'19

  Linode GPU instances offer accelerated computing power

  Linode's GPU instances are built on Nvidia's Quadro RTX 6000 GPU cards, designed to power high-performance applications and use cases for artists, scientists, engineers and more.

• June 20, 2019 20 Jun'19

  Oracle IaaS strategy pivots to specialization

  Oracle probably won't get out of the public IaaS market entirely, but it seems clear that specialization is its goal, not head-to-head challenges to AWS, Microsoft and Google.

• June 05, 2019 05 Jun'19

  Oracle, Microsoft forge cloud pact

  Once bitter arch rivals, Oracle and Microsoft have formed an alliance around cloud interoperability, which is good for customers and both vendors.

• June 04, 2019 04 Jun'19

  Test your cloud computing news knowledge

  The beginning of the year was filled with new and improved cloud product offerings as providers vie for the top spot. Have you stayed up to date?

• May 22, 2019 22 May'19

  Google, Informatica deepen ties around big data in the cloud

  Google and Informatica have expanded their partnership and product integrations as enterprise customers seek to move large data sets into the cloud for processing and analytics.

• May 10, 2019 10 May'19

  Microsoft to reduce Azure outages with Project Tardigrade

  Microsoft's plans to make Azure more reliable include Project Tardigrade, which keeps running VMs alive even when their host platforms go down due to hardware problems.

• May 08, 2019 08 May'19

  Microsoft gives developers a sneak peek into Azure updates

  Here's a look at three of the Azure-related projects developers got a glimpse of at Build, including a new open source project.

• May 07, 2019 07 May'19

  Microsoft expands Azure cloud database options

  A raft of expansions across Microsoft's Azure cloud database tier adds capabilities that target high-end workloads and shops that prefer open source options.