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PaaS and other cloud development platforms

• 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 16, 2019 16 Jul'19

  Why the PaaS market failed to live up to the hype

  PaaS' days as a stand-alone tech may be numbered as the cloud layer gets absorbed by IaaS platforms from AWS and others. See what went wrong for the market that once held such promise.

• June 07, 2019 07 Jun'19

  Salesforce moves Lightning Web Components to open source

  Salesforce contributed its low-code web development framework to the open source community to bring more developers with new ideas into its fold.

• December 12, 2018 12 Dec'18

  Pivotal Function Service aims at multi-cloud, serverless

  Serverless might rule in the public cloud, but the new Pivotal Function Service targets enterprises that also have private clouds in their mix.

• October 29, 2018 29 Oct'18

  IBM, Red Hat customers should watch acquisition closely

  IBM said Red Hat will remain independent after its $34 billion deal goes through, and there are reasons for customers to believe that.

• June 20, 2018 20 Jun'18

  Pulumi aims to become standard cloud dev platform

  Aiming to help developers build and scale applications for multi-cloud environments, Seattle-based startup Pulumi has delivered a cloud development platform.

• May 09, 2018 09 May'18

  Microsoft showcases Azure DevOps Project enhancements

  Microsoft continues to reach out to developers with an updated tool to help them configure a DevOps pipeline and connect it to the cloud, regardless of the app dev platform.

• May 03, 2018 03 May'18

  C3 IoT simplifies AI and IoT app development

  The C3 IoT low-code development platform helps developers of all skill levels build AI and other next-generation applications without having to write any code.

• February 13, 2018 13 Feb'18

  Oracle Cloud data center buildup aims to enchant enterprises

  An updated Oracle Cloud SLA becomes the first to factor in performance standards for customers -- one of several moves aimed at luring enterprises to its expanding public cloud.

• February 06, 2018 06 Feb'18

  IBM taps Mendix for low-code platform deal

  As the market to empower citizen app developers heats up, IBM and Mendix have joined forces to deliver low-code tools for the IBM Cloud.

• January 05, 2018 05 Jan'18

  Meltdown and Spectre target cloud computing environments

  Hackers could target cloud computing environments to exploit the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities, but AWS, Microsoft and Google say their fixes are enough to bar the doors.

• October 20, 2017 20 Oct'17

  Public cloud security concerns wane as IaaS ramps, IAC rises

  Fewer enterprises question whether the public cloud is secure enough for critical data, as IT teams continue to thwart cloud risks using increased automation and IAC.

• September 27, 2017 27 Sep'17

  Twilio Studio brings low-code development to DevOps

  Twilio has introduced Twilio Studio, a new, low-code visual development environment that enables developers and business users to collaborate using DevOps practices to build apps.

• September 08, 2017 08 Sep'17

  Microsoft delivers Azure App Service on Linux

  By bringing its Azure App Service, the company's fully managed cloud platform, to the Linux operating system, Microsoft is showing yet again that maybe it does love Linux.

• August 11, 2017 11 Aug'17

  Upcoming Workday PaaS aims to open HCM ecosystem to cloud developers

  As the Workday HCM ecosystem broadens its user footprint, the company is about to open up its platform and libraries, allowing developers to create custom app add-ons.