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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
- June 01, 2015
01 Jun'15
Ooyala achieves multi-cloud management with DIY elbow grease
An AWS early adopter branched out into Azure and OpenStack while avoiding "sticky" shared services and incorporating open source automation tools.
- August 12, 2014
12 Aug'14
'There's some truth' to Pivotal PaaS criticism
DevOps pioneer Andrew Clay Shafer, recently hired by Pivotal, says the PaaS provider has some work to do to get its various business units on the same page. He also discusses the hype and reality of DevOps, big data and containers like Docker.
- July 11, 2014
11 Jul'14
Google's container management project creates Kumbaya moment
Red Hat, Microsoft, IBM, others are backing an open-source effort led by Google to develop a containerization management tool for startup Docker.
- July 08, 2014
08 Jul'14
Dell's latest tactic centers on cloud broker service
Dell's upcoming cloud broker service is its latest in a string of cloud strategies. Will this one be the winner?
- February 27, 2014
27 Feb'14
Cloud Foundry foundation prompts open source PaaS debate
A new Cloud Foundry foundation provokes debate about the fate of OpenStack-based PaaS efforts.
- December 12, 2013
12 Dec'13
Considering migration to the cloud? Answer five key questions first
In this Q&A, Todd DeCapua of Shunra Software Ltd. discusses considerations for minimizing risk and maximizing benefits in a migration to cloud.
- December 06, 2013
06 Dec'13
PaaS adoption upswing predicted for 2014; will it last?
The Platform as a Service market could heat up next year, but what is PaaS, exactly? And will it eventually be subsumed under other cloud categories?
- November 14, 2013
14 Nov'13
Pivotal's open source PaaS play arrives in-house
Pivotal's latest offering includes private PaaS for enterprises. Sounds great in theory, but will it work across multiple platforms?
- July 26, 2013
26 Jul'13
IBM joins Pivotal in developing Cloud Foundry's open source PaaS
IBM will collaborate with Pivotal to develop Cloud Foundry's open source PaaS to allow enterprises to freely choose the platform they want.
- June 18, 2013
18 Jun'13
PaaS market heats up with Red Hat OpenShift, Savvis AppFog buy
PaaS made headlines last week, but it's still difficult to gauge the true level of interest in Platform as a Service in the enterprise world.
- April 16, 2013
16 Apr'13
Cloud computing templates give IT teams control
Cloud computing templates can make cloud server builds easier and give IT admins some cloud control.
- April 01, 2011
01 Apr'11
Cloud computing brokers are doomed, Savvis exec says
The chief at cloud hoster Savvis says cloud computing marketplaces won't fly in big IT shops. Not everyone, however, agrees; the answer is naturally more nuanced.
- March 23, 2011
23 Mar'11
Windows shops wake up to cloud realities and challenges
IT managers are more comfortable with the private cloud options that Microsoft presented at its annual management confab this week than the public cloud options presented last year.
- 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 ...