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• March 25, 2019 25 Mar'19

  Oracle layoffs underpin its IaaS ambitions

  Oracle plans further investments in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, but to do so it has cut jobs and made plans to hire fresh talent to support its cloud business.

• March 22, 2019 22 Mar'19

  Google Cloud taps into VMware vRealize for hybrid deployments

  Google Cloud is now tied into VMware vRealize through a plug-in that enables users to manage on-premises VMware workloads alongside cloud services such as Google Kubernetes Engine and Cloud SQL from Google Cloud.

• March 20, 2019 20 Mar'19

  Turbonomic updates ease multi-cloud management, cut costs

  Turbonomic's latest update focuses on not just ensuring cloud application performance but keeping the cost of cloud management in check.

• March 19, 2019 19 Mar'19

  Expansions to VMware Cloud on AWS continue hybrid cloud push

  Wider availability of VMware Cloud on AWS to 13 worldwide regions, along with VMware's adjusted software release cadence, reflects the realities of the cloud and hybrid cloud world.

• March 15, 2019 15 Mar'19

  Google Cloud outages resolved, but stakes still high for users

  Several Google Cloud services suffered some recent hiccups, but analysts gave the service provider high marks for quick resolution and transparency.

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• March 06, 2019 06 Mar'19

  Google Cloud Storage price plan stresses data gravity's pull

  Google Cloud Storage's expanded annual budget framework may give customers more cost savings and control, but they should consider other factors such as vendor lock-in.

• March 01, 2019 01 Mar'19

  Azure Sentinel adds AI-driven SIEM for cloud security

  Azure Sentinel, Microsoft's take on a security information and event management platform, relies on AI for threat detection and competes with the likes of Splunk.

• February 28, 2019 28 Feb'19

  TaylorMade Golf takes a shot with Oracle cloud database

  TaylorMade Golf's move to Oracle's cloud data warehouse has produced major performance improvements, but other important Oracle workloads will remain on premises for now.

• February 27, 2019 27 Feb'19

  Cloudability seeks to broaden the cloud cost management discussion

  Enterprises can use a variety of software tools to control cloud spending, but they would further benefit from an operational model that aligns IT more closely with finance teams.

• February 20, 2019 20 Feb'19

  Google buys Alooma to bolster its cloud data migration chops

  Google Cloud will acquire Israeli startup Alooma in a bid to add to its data migration portfolio. The move follows last year's acquisition of cloud migration vendor Velostrata.

• February 20, 2019 20 Feb'19

  Google Cloud Services Platform presses hybrid cloud agenda

  Google has pushed its Cloud Services Platform for hybrid computing into beta. The software is based on Google Kubernetes Engine and is geared toward application modernization.

• February 19, 2019 19 Feb'19

  AI democracy, hybrid clouds top IBM Think takeaways

  IBM's extension of its Watson AI services beyond the IBM Cloud to users on other cloud platforms impressed IBM Think attendees, but is it ready for enterprise use? Meanwhile, IBM's hybrid cloud and ...

• February 12, 2019 12 Feb'19

  IBM's hybrid cloud plans extend AI to users across platforms

  IBM doubles down on its hybrid cloud strategy with tools to help customers funnel data through their chosen cloud platform and apply IBM's AI to it all.

• February 08, 2019 08 Feb'19

  Google eyes confidential computing to buff cloud security cred

  Google Cloud Platform's Asylo open source project could one day boost confidential computing efforts, but for now it mainly serves to boost Google's security bona fides.

• February 06, 2019 06 Feb'19

  UK news org plots move from AWS to Google Cloud Platform

  Google Cloud Platform has scored one against rival AWS with The Telegraph's plan to switch providers to prep the British newspaper for continued success in digital publishing.

• January 31, 2019 31 Jan'19

  Google Cloud Firestore points NoSQL database at mobile, IoT

  Google's NoSQL document database, Cloud Firestore, is now generally available to offer better scale and reliability for mobile and IoT apps and keep pace with AWS and Azure services.

• January 30, 2019 30 Jan'19

  Cisco expands CloudCenter for multi-cloud management

  Cisco hopes additions and changes to its CloudCenter software will appeal to companies that want to work with multiple clouds.

• January 25, 2019 25 Jan'19

  Microsoft grabs Citus Data, expands Azure open source options

  Microsoft's acquisition of Citus Data adds a distributed architecture for PostgreSQL on Azure and expands the cloud platform's array of open source software.

• January 24, 2019 24 Jan'19

  Google Cloud certifications fuel race for cloud talent

  Google has expanded its cloud certification program to include tests for developers, security, networking and G Suite.

• January 18, 2019 18 Jan'19

  Salesforce Lightning Platform update targets mobile apps

  Salesforce targets line-of-business experts and citizen developers with the Lightning Platform Mobile development system to build enterprise mobile apps.

• December 26, 2018 26 Dec'18

  A look back at the top cloud computing news of 2018

  From product releases to acquisitions, there was no shortage of cloud technology news in 2018. Take a look back at some of the biggest headlines of the year.

• December 20, 2018 20 Dec'18

  GCP addition targets cloud data access, privacy fears

  Google Cloud Platform's Access Approval feature lets customers use more of the data access controls they have in their on-premises infrastructure.

• December 19, 2018 19 Dec'18

  Azure Scheduler retirement sends IT shops to Logic Apps

  Microsoft's retirement of Azure Scheduler next year will mean more manual labor for users of the job scheduler. But the extra sweat will come with some benefits.

• December 17, 2018 17 Dec'18

  GitLab Serverless augments developers' multi-cloud toolbox

  GitLab has added multi-cloud serverless computing capabilities to its CI/CD tool set through a partnership with TriggerMesh.

• December 12, 2018 12 Dec'18

  Microsoft doubles down on Kubernetes with Azure Monitor, AKS

  Microsoft's new monitoring tools for AKS and its decision to sunset Azure Container Service trumpet the rise of Kubernetes as the de facto choice for container orchestration.

• December 12, 2018 12 Dec'18

  Microsoft ups its AI game with Azure Machine Learning service

  Microsoft looks to keep up in the AI race with a machine learning service that competes with offerings from AWS and Google, among others.

• 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.

• December 10, 2018 10 Dec'18

  Azure database updates court on-premises installed base

  Microsoft hopes a series of features, deployment options and price changes can convince more customers to migrate their database workloads to Azure and not to rival clouds.

• November 12, 2018 12 Nov'18

  Cloud cost management tools heat up with Apptio sale

  Why does private equity firm Vista Equity Partners want to pay nearly $2 billion for IT spend analytics vendor Apptio? Here's a clue: It's the rise of hybrid cloud.

• November 08, 2018 08 Nov'18

  Google Cloud Scheduler brings job automation to GCP

  Google's Cloud Scheduler managed service assists with job execution and management for cloud workloads, and it evens another score with AWS and Azure.

• November 06, 2018 06 Nov'18

  Expanded IBM-VMware partnership eyes hybrid cloud deployments

  A managed cloud service for high availability and additional product integrations for microservices and Watson are the latest fruits of a partnership between IBM and VMware.

• November 02, 2018 02 Nov'18

  CockroachDB managed database service rises into the cloud

  The Managed CockroachDB distributed database cloud service targets megascale workloads but faces stiff competition from public cloud players Microsoft, AWS and Google.

• October 31, 2018 31 Oct'18

  Red Hat users: Too soon to draw conclusions on IBM deal

  Some Red Hat users are taking news of the $34 billion sale to IBM in stride, and say it's important to wait and see.

• 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.

• October 29, 2018 29 Oct'18

  IBM-Red Hat juggernaut targets hybrid clouds

  IBM and Red Hat plan to build a raft of complementary open source products to capture a huge hunk of the hybrid cloud market, but not offend their respective partners.

• October 23, 2018 23 Oct'18

  IBM eyes services bid with Multicloud Manager

  Organizations that run applications in a multi-cloud environment could benefit from IBM's Kubernetes-based management platform that supports on-premises and other cloud platforms.

• September 24, 2018 24 Sep'18

  Google Cloud CTO talks Cloud Services Platform hybrid play

  Google Cloud CTO Brian Stevens envisions an IT landscape where enterprises can more easily develop and manage apps that span on premises and the cloud. Hint: Kubernetes plays a big role.

• September 24, 2018 24 Sep'18

  Microsoft embraces Azure cloud platform as its strategic heart

  Microsoft's showcase of Azure-based offerings asserts the cloud at the heart of the company's future, and further cements its position against cloud archrival AWS.

• September 13, 2018 13 Sep'18

  Learn from these Microsoft's Azure outage postmortem takeaways

  Microsoft shed more light on last week's major Azure outage that generally confirm what everyone already knew -  a storm near the Azure South Central US region knocked cooling systems offline and ...

• September 07, 2018 07 Sep'18

  Azure outage spotlights cloud infrastructure choices

  One difference in Microsoft's cloud infrastructure design may have contributed to the extended outage this week in an Azure region that hit a large number of customers.

• August 31, 2018 31 Aug'18

  CloudHealth's Kinsella weighs in on VMware, cloud management

  VMware expanded its footprint in cloud management when it acquired CloudHealth Technologies. CloudHealth CTO Joe Kinsella observed the market changes that call for a complex management portfolio.

• August 28, 2018 28 Aug'18

  VMware swallows CloudHealth with eye on multi-cloud market

  VMware wants to simplify management of complex multi-cloud environments -- this time through the acquisition of third-party SaaS provider CloudHealth.

• July 27, 2018 27 Jul'18

  Want the new Google hybrid cloud? You'll need a middleman

  The much ballyhooed Google hybrid cloud architecture earned plaudits for its unique approach, but what didn't get much attention was who will sell and manage it on-premises. Spoiler alert: it's not ...

• July 26, 2018 26 Jul'18

  Google seeks enterprise nod with GCP services in IoT, security

  Google continues to make strides to catch AWS and Microsoft Azure, with upgrades around edge computing and security. But it won't unseat either competitor anytime soon.

• July 25, 2018 25 Jul'18

  Google Cloud Services Platform moves hybrid approach on premises

  Google has focused its hybrid strategy around containers and microservices, as Cloud Services Platform extends some of the public cloud provider's software to users' data centers.

• July 17, 2018 17 Jul'18

  Microsoft Azure Dev Spaces, Google Jib target Kubernetes woes

  Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud both added cloud application development tools that improve and simplify the process of creating apps that run on the respective platforms.

• July 17, 2018 17 Jul'18

  Walmart's cloud strategy sticks by OpenStack, despite Azure migration

  Walmart's cloud deployment strategy takes a big turn to Microsoft Azure, but it won't leave OpenStack completely in the dust. A five-year deal to make Microsoft Azure the preferred cloud provider ...

• July 16, 2018 16 Jul'18

  Microsoft bills Azure network as the hub for remote offices

  Azure Virtual WAN is Microsoft's bid to play in the emerging SD-WAN space, as it seeks to solve users' networking problems while it adds new customers.

• July 09, 2018 09 Jul'18

  Google's partner ecosystem remains a work in progress

  The Google Cloud ecosystem continues to expand, as Google improves its relationships with third-party vendors and tries to translate its technology to traditional IT shops.

• June 28, 2018 28 Jun'18

  VMware's managed Kubernetes service enters a crowded race

  VMware Kubernetes Engine is the latest service from vendors that want to jump into the container business, and it's another signal of VMware's changing take on cloud.

• June 26, 2018 26 Jun'18

  Google dives into elusive cloud file storage market

  Google Cloud Filestore may be the last piece of the puzzle for the vendor's storage services, but like its competitors' file offerings, it's far from a finished product.

• June 21, 2018 21 Jun'18

  Edge devices' compute demands complicate cloud IoT choices

  Cloud vendors want companies to use their platforms for the full scope of their IoT deployments, but that might not be their best choice. As edge computing emerges as part of IoT deployments, users ...

• 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.

• June 20, 2018 20 Jun'18

  Unchecked cloud IoT costs can quickly spiral upward

  IoT sensors can produce seemingly endless streams of data, so users must beware how much to send back to the cloud to avoid jaw-dropping monthly bills.

• June 08, 2018 08 Jun'18

  Google adds single-tenant VMs for compliance, license cares

  Google continues its quest to be a more enterprise-friendly cloud, as it adds VMs with isolated hardware that could help companies with specific legacy requirements.

• June 06, 2018 06 Jun'18

  JEDI cloud contract looms large for customers, providers

  Public sector IT and private sector IT can be very different animals, but a looming decision by the Department of Defense has the potential to send shock waves through both sides of the IT world. ...

• June 06, 2018 06 Jun'18

  Success of GitHub deal hinges on Azure's open source appeal

  Microsoft's ongoing détente with the open source community advances with a deal to purchase GitHub, the world's largest open source code repository.

• May 30, 2018 30 May'18

  Developers set to build AI for Accessibility apps

  Developers will support Microsoft's $25 million push to get software makers to build apps that benefit disabled individuals.

• May 23, 2018 23 May'18

  In a serverless architecture age, infrastructure still matters

  Sorry, developers, but infrastructure still matters, even as serverless architectures and containers diminish its central role to build new applications.

• May 18, 2018 18 May'18

  Google acquisition aims to simplify big data projects

  Google Cloud analytics tools are well-regarded for their technology, but not necessarily for their ease of use. Google's acquisition of Cask Data could solve that shortcoming.

• May 14, 2018 14 May'18

  Google buys Velostrata to take the lead on cloud migrations

  The latest Google acquisition is all about the enterprise market, as it aims to fold in Velostrata to ease the transition from private data centers to its public cloud.

• May 09, 2018 09 May'18

  Red Hat OpenShift tie-ups target hybrid cloud portability

  Partnerships with major cloud providers help position Red Hat OpenShift as a hybrid cloud management platform that customers hope can solve lock-in troubles.

• May 09, 2018 09 May'18

  Azure Cosmos DB flexes joints for multiple data stores

  Microsoft added multi-master write replication and more granular cost controls to Cosmos DB to cover the broadest number of uses in the hotly competitive managed database market.

• 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 08, 2018 08 May'18

  Google tips open source cloud tools so customers can be free

  Three new tools illustrate Google's strategic approach to its cloud platform customers and echo an old proverb: Set them free, so they can return and stay.

• May 08, 2018 08 May'18

  Azure IoT Edge tool set stirs AI into Microsoft's cloud

  Microsoft extended more of its AI capabilities to connected devices to resolve some of the IoT shortcomings of the public cloud's consolidated data center model.

• 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.

• April 27, 2018 27 Apr'18

  Google cloud database updates reinforce enterprise IT allure

  Google looks to make Cloud Spanner, Cloud Bigtable and Cloud SQL more attractive to corporate IT with some key updates to its fully managed database lineup.

• April 26, 2018 26 Apr'18

  GDPR compliance requirements don't come cheap

  GDPR has more teeth than any previous data privacy directive, but that looming threat hasn't motivated many companies to get their audit trail in order.

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  Microsoft takes holistic approach to IoT security concerns

  Azure Sphere extends security from the cloud to the device. It's the most holistic approach on the market and provides another example of Microsoft abandoning its insular past.

• April 16, 2018 16 Apr'18

  Microsoft, Google polish cloud budgeting tools

  Recently added Google and Microsoft cloud cost control tools are critical for users who want to gain insight into how corporate cloud budgets are spent.

• April 11, 2018 11 Apr'18

  Flow logs sharpen visibility into GCP network

  Google Cloud juiced up its networking capabilities with the addition of VPC Flow Logs. It's an important feature for enterprises accustomed to these insights on their own networks.

• April 03, 2018 03 Apr'18

  Azure serial console update addresses cloud troubleshooting

  An Azure debugging tool gives admins a better handle on problems when VMs don't boot properly, with a familiar feel for those more comfortable with on-premises architectures.

• March 28, 2018 28 Mar'18

  Blockchain and cloud combine to fuel enterprise adoption

  While still in its infancy, blockchain technology is no longer theoretical. And cloud providers will line up to cash in, as enterprises plan to invest millions.

• March 23, 2018 23 Mar'18

  Google Cloud Platform security updates buoy enterprise appeal

  Google Cloud Platform upgrades provide deeper protection and visibility for enterprise assets in the cloud, as organizations increasingly mull multi-cloud options.

• March 22, 2018 22 Mar'18

  IBM PAIRS Geoscope brings geospatial-temporal data to devs

  IBM Research's Geoscope service targets developers who build complex applications that require data from large, disparate geospatial-temporal data sets.

• March 21, 2018 21 Mar'18

  IBM cloud tools aim to woo the unconvinced

  IBM's latest batch of cloud tools aims to help customers deploy and manage workloads on private and public clouds and keep the company at the center of their cloud strategies.

• March 15, 2018 15 Mar'18

  Analysts: How to make IBM Cloud services more competitive

  To make IBM Cloud more competitive, Big Blue must stand by its enterprise base, while it also satisfies the developer community and expands its infrastructure tools.

• March 07, 2018 07 Mar'18

  Cloud security challenges spark startup acquisitions

  Cloud security startups are popular acquisition targets, as cloud providers and third parties seek to address corporate IT concerns across multiple platforms.

• February 26, 2018 26 Feb'18

  Hyperscale providers bet big on cloud AI

  AI cloud services have emerged as yet another battleground for the hyperscale providers, as they entice data scientists and developers to train their models on their platforms.

• February 22, 2018 22 Feb'18

  Cloud-centric IBM patents promise payoff

  IBM plans to commercialize investments in cloud R&D into products, services and tools that draw new customers.

• February 20, 2018 20 Feb'18

  Xively buy broadens Google Cloud IoT tool utility

  The latest Google Cloud acquisition points to a doubling down on IoT, as the company tries to keep pace with AWS and Microsoft Azure in this emerging market.

• February 15, 2018 15 Feb'18

  VMware acquisition continues move toward cloud security

  VMware cloud security tools will get a boost from the company's acquisition of CloudCoreo, a security and management startup focused on cloud deployments.

• 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 09, 2018 09 Feb'18

  Can niche cloud players take on hyperscale cloud providers?

  AWS, Azure and GCP are top of mind for public cloud market share, but companies lower down the ranks want their piece of the pie, too.

• February 08, 2018 08 Feb'18

  The window to be a hyperscale cloud provider is closing

  A handful of companies will control the majority of the public cloud. Is there still room for big-name companies to join the club, or are they already too late?

• February 08, 2018 08 Feb'18

  Serverless technology seeks mainstream enterprise traction

  Serverless tech providers continue to add features as a service that have enterprise interests in mind, and IT pros have some wish list items.

• 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 25, 2018 25 Jan'18

  Azure networking feature addresses latency, performance

  An Accelerated Networking upgrade to Microsoft Azure reduces latency and improves performance for newer VMs, as Microsoft tries to keep pace with AWS. TEST

• January 16, 2018 16 Jan'18

  Meltdown-Spectre bugs hit cloud usage less than first feared

  IT shops expected their cloud usage to flag due to recent chip bugs, but most environments survived the patches unscathed.

• January 08, 2018 08 Jan'18

  Microsoft advances Azure hybrid strategy with Avere deal

  Microsoft's acquisition of Avere Systems addresses a shortcoming in Azure storage services and could help steal some business from AWS and GCP.

• 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.

• July 18, 2017 18 Jul'17

  Google cloud data transfer appliance eases move to public cloud

  Google's cloud options look to lure more enterprises with a physical device that simplifies data transfer in-house to the Google Cloud Platform.

• April 17, 2017 17 Apr'17

  Give Visual Basic language apps a cloud afterlife with code conversion

  Visual Basic apps were never meant to run in the cloud, but with automated code conversion tools, their tried-and-true business logic can be refactored and reused.

• March 03, 2017 03 Mar'17

  Cloud-first strategy speeds spinoff of American Express' travel unit

  Given just months to spin off a $20 billion operation into a new, independent company, American Express Global Business Travel turns to the Dell Boomi cloud integration platform.

• February 16, 2017 16 Feb'17

  Find out exactly where the Docker Swarm architecture is heading

  The challenge of provisioning applications across clusters remains a significant one. Docker's Mike Goelzer explains where the company is headed with Docker Swarm.

• October 21, 2016 21 Oct'16

  Google Cloud Storage prices cut, Glacier cold storage competitor added

  Google is revamping its Cloud Storage services to woo users and challenge AWS with price cuts, lifecycle management and cold storage with quicker retrieval times than Amazon Glacier.

• March 17, 2016 17 Mar'16

  Architectural firm explains move to cloud-based data storage

  Growing through staff adds and acquisition forced a global architectural design firm to examine where and how it stores data files. The answer lay in cloud-based data storage.

• February 08, 2016 08 Feb'16

  Analytics as a service offers hindsight, insight and foresight

  As cloud-based analytics as a service explodes in popularity, decision makers can scrutinize the past for trends and contemplate predictions for the future.

• July 16, 2015 16 Jul'15

  Microsoft cloud strategy turns competitors into partners

  For a company once known for its closed ecosystem, the Microsoft cloud strategy is increasingly reliant on the competition.