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• August 21, 2019 21 Aug'19

  Oracle's IaaS, cloud database in the spotlight at OpenWorld

  This year's Oracle OpenWorld should provide answers for customers eager to understand its plans for IaaS, cloud databases, AI and machine learning.

• August 16, 2019 16 Aug'19

  Virtual Instruments expands portfolio with Metricly acquisition

  Virtual Instruments added more offerings to its cloud migration and hybrid infrastructure management portfolio with an acquisition of Metricly.

• August 15, 2019 15 Aug'19

  Potential VMware-Pivotal deal raises opportunities, challenges

  VMware is in talks to buy Pivotal for about $1.45 billion in a move that could benefit both companies but also require some strategic realignment.

• August 14, 2019 14 Aug'19

  Compute-optimized cloud VMs boost WP Engine's web performance

  High demand for increasingly dynamic, personalized websites means that compute-optimized VMs are relevant for companies such as WordPress hosting provider WP Engine.

• August 07, 2019 07 Aug'19

  Microsoft licensing terms change will impact some cloud customers

  Microsoft customers who want to deploy its software on dedicated cloud hosts, including Microsoft Azure, face new licensing terms as of Oct. 1.

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• August 06, 2019 06 Aug'19

  IBM-Red Hat juggernaut seeks to boost multi-cloud deployments

  IBM and Red Hat executives believe they are well positioned to capture a generous share of shops yet to implement hybrid clouds. Some analysts say that is easier said than done.

• 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.

• August 01, 2019 01 Aug'19

  IBM-Red Hat integration begins with OpenShift, Cloud Paks

  With the acquisition deal done, IBM shared its plans to have Red Hat OpenShift software serve as foundational building blocks that can be used to create applications spanning hybrid and multi-cloud environments via IBM Cloud Paks.

• July 31, 2019 31 Jul'19

  Google VM, microservices tools advance cloud migration strategy

  Google wants more enterprise workloads on its cloud, and has launched an Azure VM migration service and other features in pursuit of them.

• July 30, 2019 30 Jul'19

  VMware on Google Cloud deal gives users another choice

  VMware's deal with Google is the latest among top-tier players supporting each other's cloud. The question now is: How will Microsoft and IBM-Red Hat respond?

• July 24, 2019 24 Jul'19

  DoD's JEDI cloud contract favors AWS, with Microsoft on deck

  AWS is expected to win the DoD's $10 billion JEDI cloud contract. The single-cloud vendor deal has brought criticism and some believe Microsoft will eventually play an important role, too.

• July 23, 2019 23 Jul'19

  Hybrid cloud deals dominate 2019's cloud computing market news

  It has been a busy first half of 2019 for the cloud computing market. Here is a rundown of the biggest cloud news stories so far this year with implications for the industry and customers.

• July 19, 2019 19 Jul'19

  Microsoft Azure feature targets application latency woes

  An additional Microsoft Azure function can place VMs associated with a multi-tier application inside the same cloud data center to reduce latency.

• July 19, 2019 19 Jul'19

  VMware on Azure gains early adherents

  Microsoft's Azure VMware Solutions service will compete with the VMware Cloud on AWS offering, and reflects a move to the cloud for virtualized workloads.

• July 18, 2019 18 Jul'19

  Hearst puts cloud governance first in move to AWS, Azure

  Cloud governance, both from a security and cost perspective, was crucial for Hearst Corp. as it moved its IT operations to AWS and Microsoft Azure.