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Public cloud
- December 13, 2010
13 Dec'10
CloudSwitch launches v2.0
Startup, CloudSwitch has released version 2.0 of its software that lets enterprise users connect their private data centers with cloud computing services and crucially, extends their internal ...
- December 10, 2010
10 Dec'10
A roundup of the latest Amazon updates: Warp drive, Mr. Sulu
Despite blowback from refusing to supply services to whistleblower website WikiLeaks, controversy over congestion, uptime and customer service (or lack thereof), it seems that cloud computing giant ...
- November 09, 2010
09 Nov'10
Food fight! Rackspace ditched for AWS
Web company Mixpanel delivered an informative tirade on why they are leaving Rackspace Cloud for Amazon Web Services (AWS) today. The story basically boils down to "AWS is better potting soil for ...
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- November 01, 2010
01 Nov'10
Abiquo lines up more VC dough, releases v1.7
On route to the Cloud Computing Expo this week, I ducked into Abiquo's offices in Redwood City to catch up with CEO, Pete Malcolm. By the end of the year he said the cloud management startup will ...
- November 01, 2010
01 Nov'10
How Azure actually works, courtesy of Mark Russinovich
Mark Russinovich -- Microsoft technical fellow, a lead on the Azure platform and a renowned Windows expert -- took pains at PDC '10 (Watch the "Inside Windows Azure" session here) to lay out a ...
- October 07, 2010
07 Oct'10
Amazon does not oversubscribe
Amazon CTO Werner Vogels said on Twitter that AWS does not oversubscribe its services. "If you launch an instance type you get the performance you ask (and pay) for, period. No oversubscription," ...
- September 29, 2010
29 Sep'10
I saw AT&T's cloud
...and it was dense. I toured an AT&T Internet Data Center (IDC) facility this morning, in dear old Watertown, MA. It's impressive; lots of new, gleaming white PVC and galvanized steel tubing. ...
- September 17, 2010
17 Sep'10
Vroom: Cloud on wheels
The flexibility of cloud computing services appears to be extending to the physical infrastructure itself. Researchers point to new examples of the rapidly maturing “shipping container data center” ...
- September 14, 2010
14 Sep'10
Verizon/VMware hybrid cloud missing key feature
Is anyone else amused by Verizon’s puffed up claims to dominance in the cloud computing market? In the wake of the vCloud Director unveiling at VMworld 2010, industry analysts made a huge fuss of ...
- September 07, 2010
07 Sep'10
The persistent itch: What does Amazon’s security really do?
A story we wrote last week about Amazon’s newest disclosures on its security procedures was sparked in part by a earful from one of the sources in it. Seeking reactions to the newly updated ...
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- September 07, 2010
07 Sep'10
Did Googler jump the gun with cloud calculator?
Googler Vijay Gill posted a quick and dirty cloud calculator a few weeks ago that has caused some head scratching. The calculator seems to show an eye popping 168% premium on using AWS versus ...
- August 25, 2010
25 Aug'10
CA spends close to $1 billion on cloud acquisitions
CA’s spending spree in the cloud market is far from over according to Adam Elster, SVP and general manager of CA’s services business. The software giant has gobbled up five companies in the last 12 ...
- July 30, 2010
30 Jul'10
Eli Lilly - Amazon Web Services story still stands
This week I wrote a story about Eli Lilly's struggle with Amazon Web Services over legal indemnification issues. Sources told us that Eli Lilly was walking away from contract negotiations with AWS ...
- July 23, 2010
23 Jul'10
Did Google oversell itself to the City of LA?
Has the endless optimism and sunny disposition of the Google crew finally led them to bite off more than they could chew? Reported trouble meeting security standards has stalled a high profile deal ...
- July 06, 2010
06 Jul'10
Cloud confusion? Does not compute
Madhubanti Rudra writes for TMC.net about last week's Cisco Live event that confusion may still linger over what, exactly, cloud computing is. The survey revealed that a clear understanding about ...