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Infrastructure IaaS cloud deployment strategies

• December 05, 2014 05 Dec'14

  Cloud migration tools clear applications' path to cloud

  Cloud migrations are never easy or cheap, but the best results come when applications are re-architected to take advantage of what the cloud can offer.

• November 21, 2014 21 Nov'14

  Google Autoscaling fills major gap for Compute Engine

  Google Autoscaling gives IaaS customers better control and more use cases as the public cloud vendor inches toward product parity with the competition.

• November 14, 2014 14 Nov'14

  Vendors release code on open source cloud computing movement

  With easy entry, the promise of portability and the backing of major vendors, open source cloud tools such as Docker have begun to proliferate.

• November 05, 2014 05 Nov'14

  Google Container Engine, new pricing raise cloud stakes

  Google is adding a string of new features to boost its standing in the cloud, including Google Container Engine and new connectivity.

• November 03, 2014 03 Nov'14

  Joyent bets future on Docker deployment at scale

  Joyent is all-in on Docker and plans to marry the technology with its container-based infrastructure to get a leg up with cloud developers.

• September 30, 2014 30 Sep'14

  Want the best enterprise private cloud deployment model? Share

  Enterprise cloud computing has reached the tipping point where shared expertise will simplify deployment models, according to the Open Data Center Alliance.

• August 19, 2014 19 Aug'14

  Google fills the gap between IaaS and PaaS

  Google wants to merge the worlds of IaaS and PaaS to create a single continuum of services for customers. It's likely a sign of things to come from all the major public cloud vendors as they look to cover their bases in the maturing market.

• 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?

• July 28, 2014 28 Jul'14

  Database technology treks into the next generation

  Database technology is soaring into its next evolution and heading to the cloud. What impact, if any, will it have on big data and Hadoop?

• June 25, 2014 25 Jun'14

  Rackspace pushes bare-metal cloud amid shaky future

  Rackspace is pushing bare-metal IaaS and containerization as it faces an uncertain future.

• June 05, 2014 05 Jun'14

  Consumption model makes or breaks cloud migration

  A public cloud is supposed to bring cost savings to the enterprise, but a private cloud build may be cheaper, depending on your consumption model.

• April 04, 2014 04 Apr'14

  Cloud portability success means packing your own chute

  Cloud portability -- moving from one cloud service provider to another -- isn't impossible; you just need to know how to land.

• 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.

• March 06, 2014 06 Mar'14

  Google IaaS to add reserved instances, autoscaling to take on AWS

  Google will throw down the gauntlet for Amazon Web Services this year with new two new features in Google Compute Engine, industry sources said.

• December 20, 2013 20 Dec'13

  Why Software as a Service benefits trump IaaS

  From 'cloud first' to 'SaaS first': Robert Half International plans to ask vendors to offer SaaS rather than basic IaaS in 2014.