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February 12, 2016 12 Feb'16
Rackspace cloud extends OpenStack management to Red Hat

The Rackspace cloud model of managing others' resources extends to a fellow OpenStack vendor for the first time, with support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform.
February 12, 2016 12 Feb'16
Verizon Cloud joins casualty list amid public IaaS exodus

Two years after launching Verizon Cloud with lofty ambitions, Verizon this week quietly told customers it plans to shut down its public cloud offering.
February 11, 2016 11 Feb'16
Google enterprise cloud challenge unlikely to be solved soon

The Internet giant predicts a tipping point for adoption of its public cloud offering, despite lingering questions about the size of its enterprise customer base and maturity of the platform.
February 09, 2016 09 Feb'16
Why 2016 is shaping up as the year of multicloud computing

Get ready for multicloud computing. If you deal with combinations of private, public and managed clouds, you're already there.
February 08, 2016 08 Feb'16
CoreOS brings different approach to container security

Container security is central to CoreOS' first production release of container runtime rkt, which it sees as better suited than Docker for large-scale deployments.
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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.
February 04, 2016 04 Feb'16
Cloud containers race heats up between Amazon and Google

The heaviest hitters in Docker Linux cloud containers are still Amazon and Google, whose battle is reaching a fever pitch, as Microsoft Azure gears up to join in.
February 03, 2016 03 Feb'16
Is big data too big for cloud-based analytics?

Learn how big data keeps getting bigger, yet the percentage of data accessed by cloud-based analytics remains very low.
January 29, 2016 29 Jan'16
Expect growth higher up the cloud stack in 2016

IT analysts expect markedly increased adoption in 2016 across all layers of the cloud stack, with IaaS leading the growth and higher-end services becoming more attractive.
January 25, 2016 25 Jan'16
Choose the right PaaS for developing cloud applications

Not all PaaS products are the same. Choosing the right type for your application development efforts depends on the cloud platform where those apps ultimately run.
January 22, 2016 22 Jan'16
Docker looks to the future with Unikernel Systems buy

Docker has acquired Unikernel Systems to expand its capabilities with microservices and connected devices and continue to simplify the developer experience.
January 22, 2016 22 Jan'16
PaaS, MBaaS, Spark spur 2016 application development trends

PaaS, MBaaS and Spark are expanding developers' toolboxes in 2016, as data volumes from mobile and IoT continue to grow.
January 21, 2016 21 Jan'16
Cloud outage audit update: The challenges with uptime

Public cloud vendors improved uptime percentages in 2015, while customers have learned to better handle cloud outages and what works best in their environments.
January 20, 2016 20 Jan'16
High-performance cloud storage no longer a pipe dream

Once considered difficult, if not impossible, to achieve, high-performance cloud storage is becoming a reality for some enterprise IT shops.
January 15, 2016 15 Jan'16
Cloud price cuts continue with Azure, but don't expect a trend

Microsoft Azure will reduce VM cloud prices next month by up to 17%, tapping into customers' cost sensitivity around this time of year when budgets are top of mind.
January 14, 2016 14 Jan'16
Microsoft's IoT Hub lags behind Azure IoT Suite

Microsoft is facing off against archrival Amazon in the race to establish cloud IoT services, but its Azure IoT Suite still has some key components missing or in preview.
January 12, 2016 12 Jan'16
Linode cloud security response draws praise, raises concerns

Linode's response to a series of cloud security threats to its hosting service illustrates the balancing act of providing the appropriate level of information to users to assuage their concerns.
December 22, 2015 22 Dec'15
Google cloud features grow up in 2015, but work remains

New Google cloud features for containers and big data highlighted the platform improvements in 2015. It was also a year for surprise partnerships and continued efforts to rein in costs.
December 21, 2015 21 Dec'15
Top Microsoft Azure cloud updates of 2015

The Microsoft Azure cloud service solidified itself as the top alternative to AWS in 2015, with an improved portal, more partnerships, and upgrades around big data and containers.
December 18, 2015 18 Dec'15
CTO discloses Rackspace cloud plans, challenges for 2016

Rackspace CTO John Engates talks about Rackspace cloud plans for 2016, as well as broader issues around addressing the talent gap and workload portability.
December 18, 2015 18 Dec'15
Cloud Foundry PaaS takes big step with certification

The Cloud Foundry PaaS certification solidifies the core of the technology backed by some of the biggest IT vendors in the world.
December 18, 2015 18 Dec'15
Microsoft StorSimple updates bring more cloud storage options

Microsoft rolls out a series of updates to StorSimple to extend its hybrid cloud storage capabilities to more workloads on-premises and in the cloud.
December 18, 2015 18 Dec'15
Red Hat OpenShift Dedicated balances public-private clouds

Red Hat OpenShift Dedicated brings isolation and control to the company's platform as a service offering, allowing customers to have dedicated environments on AWS.
December 16, 2015 16 Dec'15
Gaming as a service -- GaaS

'Tis the yuletide season, so let's have a little fun today. Let's talk about games on the cloud. Not surprisingly, cloud gaming platforms are here. It's a GaaS. It's Gaming as a Service. You've ...
December 14, 2015 14 Dec'15
Ten critical moments for cloud computing in 2015

From mergers and acquisitions to new product launches and more, big changes swept the cloud computing market in 2015. Here are 10 events, in particular, you don't want to miss.
December 11, 2015 11 Dec'15
OpenStack training ramps up amid 'dearth' of qualified talent

OpenStack has gained traction, but there's not enough talent to implement the technology. In response, more courses and more tailored training have become available to meet that demand.
December 11, 2015 11 Dec'15
EMC-VMware hybrid cloud venture gets thumbs up from some

Investors may have objections to the deal, but analysts and users see a lot of upside to the EMC-VMware joint cloud venture, with the EMC-acquired Virtustream at its center.
December 10, 2015 10 Dec'15
Oracle cloud services push hybrid infrastructure, PaaS

With its refreshed cloud services portfolio, Oracle hopes to become a force in the enterprise cloud market. But is it enough to win customer mind share from leader AWS?
December 07, 2015 07 Dec'15
HPE Helion cloud brokerage supplants its defunct public cloud

With its public cloud soon a thing of the past, the HPE cloud strategy around hybrid management continues to take shape with Helion Managed Cloud Broker.
December 05, 2015 05 Dec'15
Get the Helion out of there, now!

Not even two years. HP's Helion public cloud service, launched on May 6, 2014. It's being euthanized on Jan. 31, 2016. If your organization has workload and data assets in the HP cloud, they must ...
December 02, 2015 02 Dec'15
The case against moving to the cloud

Even the most cursory glance at cloud service offerings makes you immediately see why nearly every company is there today. It's cheap, it's fast, and at the larger providers like AWS, it's even ...
November 30, 2015 30 Nov'15
Ready or not, Microsoft PowerApps is here

Microsoft today launched Microsoft PowerApps, a major new platform that lets anyone build cross-platform mobile applications. Anyone. And for now, it's free. Love or hate it, this latest salvo in ...
November 25, 2015 25 Nov'15
Red Hat cloud buoyed by Ansible buy, Microsoft partnership

The acquisition of automation platform Ansible and a partnership to run its services on Microsoft Azure highlight a busy month of bolstering for the Red Hat cloud strategy.
November 24, 2015 24 Nov'15
Cloud storage adoption strong despite lock-in concerns

Despite lingering concerns around compliance and lock-in, IT pros are deploying cloud storage services for a range of applications and use cases.
November 18, 2015 18 Nov'15
Take hybrid cloud to the next level with the hybrid enterprise

Take hybrid cloud to the next level with a hybrid enterprise transformation. One without the other is a half-baked approach, according to Capgemini analyst Subir Dutt.
November 17, 2015 17 Nov'15
The new IT mind-set should be all about the business

Technical skills will always be important for IT, but in the world of cloud, it's the non-technical and business expertise that really shines through.
November 17, 2015 17 Nov'15
Google Container Engine upgrades focus on scale, security

Google took on two of the key issues around containers -- security and scalability -- with the latest upgrades to Google Container Engine and Container Registry.
November 16, 2015 16 Nov'15
Digital master is changing organizations

What is digital transformation? How is a digital master beating out competitors? Capgemini Senior VP Subir Dutt surveys the digital battleground in this video.
November 13, 2015 13 Nov'15
Oracle shows new cloud attitude at OOW 2015

Looking back at Oracle OpenWorld 2015, all one can see is clouds. “Cloud, cloud, cloud” was the conference summation by 451 Research analyst Alan Pelz-Sharpe. The interesting thing about the cloud ...
November 13, 2015 13 Nov'15
Time to rev up Bluetooth in your cloud and mobile apps

We’re seeing an increasing number of cloud and mobile apps turn to Bluetooth for beacon-based location services and other peripheral device connectivity. The number of devices using Bluetooth ...
November 11, 2015 11 Nov'15
IBM tunes up API Harmony with cognitive technology for Bluemix

IBM steps up its API strategy with a new version of API Harmony through Bluemix, and a partnership with The Linux Foundation to promote the acceptance of open APIs.
November 09, 2015 09 Nov'15
Containers could breathe new life into old apps

Containers are viewed as the simplest path for moving traditional data center apps to public clouds, but IT admins should prepare for the Donkey Kong barrels that are sure to trip them up along the way.
November 09, 2015 09 Nov'15
Cloud, containers force IT hiring shift toward DevOps jobs

The rise of public cloud, containers and microservices has begun to impact IT hiring, as companies look to build DevOps teams that think holistically about the stack.
November 03, 2015 03 Nov'15
Why do you like the cloud?

It's easy to understand why the CFO likes cloud computing. It's almost certainly less expensive than running a traditional IT organization and infrastructure. Perhaps the HR manager likes the ...
October 30, 2015 30 Oct'15
Rackspace container-as-a-service delivers Docker to the masses

The new Rackspace container service Carina uses native Docker tooling and bare-metal to speed up and help manage deployments.
October 30, 2015 30 Oct'15
Oracle cloud infrastructure play caps a month of big moves in cloud

Several new Oracle cloud infrastructure services are available, as the company looks to compete with AWS and meet customers' every need in the cloud.
October 30, 2015 30 Oct'15
Azul's Zulu gets early support for upcoming Java 9

With Oracle using this week's JavaOne conference to reaffirm its commitment to the Java platform, third-party tool maker Azul Systems debuted an early access program for Java 9 support in Zulu, its ...
October 29, 2015 29 Oct'15
Cloud security requires shared responsibility model

Both cloud providers and their users are responsible for data security in the cloud. Unfortunately, it's not always easy determining who's accountable for what.
October 29, 2015 29 Oct'15
Testing frameworks boost with healthcare provider and HP

Insurance company Independent Health turns from inefficiency of using multiple testing frameworks to a unified app testing environment with the help of Hewlett-Packard.
October 29, 2015 29 Oct'15
Adobe fesses up; will fix the app it broke

In an earlier IT Knowledge Exchange blog post, I wrote about how Adobe, in an astonishingly poor effort to simplify, completely changed the import procedure in its Lightroom application, widely ...
October 28, 2015 28 Oct'15
The value of Big Data is big. Really big. IBM says so.

Visit any of the TechTarget family of websites or e-publications and Big Data is everywhere. It's unavoidable. Inescapable. IT isn't about applications, it's about the data. Think of all the things ...
October 22, 2015 22 Oct'15
HP public cloud shut down to refocus on hybrid

A major feature of HP's hybrid cloud strategy is ending, as the HP public cloud will be shut down and the company will instead partner with public cloud vendors going forward.
October 22, 2015 22 Oct'15
Dell hybrid push extends to a familiar partner

Hybrid clouds remain more of a goal than a reality for most IT shops, so two of the biggest legacy IT vendors have teamed up to ease hybrid cloud strategies.
October 22, 2015 22 Oct'15
Virtustream trumps vCloud Air in EMC-VMware cloud federation

EMC and VMware have formed a new joint cloud service under the Virtustream brand, as the companies seek to expand hybrid offerings and consolidate cloud services.
October 22, 2015 22 Oct'15
How ready are your apps for IoT?

We all know that "things" of all kinds, limited only by your imagination, are already demanding all connectivity all the time. But, you ain't seen nothin' yet, if the predictions of those in the ...
October 20, 2015 20 Oct'15
Solve performance woes with app monitoring

JavaOne speaker Chris Hansen of New Relic previews his discussion about the benefits of conducting performance app monitoring.
October 16, 2015 16 Oct'15
What if you build it and no one comes?

Application development isn't easy. That's why the profession of software engineering is so valued and why talented cloud and mobile app developers -- like you -- are continually sought after. That ...
October 14, 2015 14 Oct'15
Dell swoops in as VMware hybrid cloud management improves

The VMware hybrid cloud strategy took a step forward this week with improved transparency and feature consolidation in vRealize, despite being overshadowed by the Dell-EMC acquisition.
October 12, 2015 12 Oct'15
Is aggregated data always useful for business?”

Storage is cheap, but that alone cannot justify collecting data forever. In this podcast, IBM's Mike O'Rourke offers ways for dealing with aging data.
October 09, 2015 09 Oct'15
I hope your apps are better than this

Today, let's do something different. Instead of offering up my own opinions, I'll let others hang themselves with their own words. Suffice it to say, test your software fully before shipping it ...
October 09, 2015 09 Oct'15
Cloud vendors saw end of Safe Harbor agreement coming

The EU high court's decision to strike down the Safe Harbor agreement shouldn't hurt large cloud companies or their users, but long-term questions about data privacy remain.
October 09, 2015 09 Oct'15
Cloud computing projects need clear goals to succeed

In this podcast, an expert explores the complexities related to cloud computing projects, including data integration risks and Agile techniques.
October 07, 2015 07 Oct'15
Rackspace lends fanatical support for AWS managed services

Rackspace's Fanatical Support for Amazon's cloud gives customers AWS managed services for less than the cost of AWS Enterprise Support.
October 01, 2015 01 Oct'15
The Windows platform is alive and well

Mobile and cloud applications may be the future, but the Windows platform is not yet in the past.
September 30, 2015 30 Sep'15
Industrial Internet opens cloud doors to non-IT vendors

Vertical-specific cloud services are going further down the stack as companies such as GE try to get in the door with the Industrial Internet.
September 30, 2015 30 Sep'15
An inside look at Massachusetts' grand open cloud experiment

Through the Massachusetts Open Cloud initiative, Boston University professor Orran Krieger is adamant on reshaping the public cloud market and spurring big data innovation.
September 30, 2015 30 Sep'15
Building cloud apps? What about the specs?

Whatever language(s) you happen to use for coding applications and services, there's no doubt that you are among the world's best it. You've got the skill, the talent, the insight, and the brains ...
September 29, 2015 29 Sep'15
Azure Container Service, new pricing lift Microsoft's cloud

Azure Container Service tops the list of new services and provides a means to manage fleets of Docker containers in Microsoft’s public cloud.
September 29, 2015 29 Sep'15
Build a formal hybrid cloud strategy to prevent cloud chaos

As users spin up new cloud services without IT input, many enterprises find themselves in the thick of hybrid cloud without a formal management strategy in place.
September 25, 2015 25 Sep'15
Not exactly best practices

Yesterday (Sept. 24), I attended a cloud summit seminar sponsored by the Object Management Group's Cloud Standards Customer Council. This was not about scrutinizing lines of code, but rather, an ...
September 23, 2015 23 Sep'15
What not to do in the cloud -- "Cloud Anti-Patterns"

Sometimes the best ideas start with a rant. At least that’s what happened to Mallika Iyer, a Cloud Foundry specialist at Pivotal who helps clients either start or expand their cloud efforts. After ...
September 18, 2015 18 Sep'15
Have you forgotten about Windows?

We're all so busy reading (you) or writing (me) about developing apps for cloud and mobile platforms, it's getting pretty tough to find much in the way of Windows coverage. If you've forgotten ...
September 17, 2015 17 Sep'15
HP Helion throws forward PaaS to hybrid clouds

HP unwraps new cloud, development and converged platforms to bolster its hybrid cloud strategy, and move up the cloud stack in larger enterprises.
September 15, 2015 15 Sep'15
PayPal VP on OpenStack deployment benefits and burdens

PayPal continues to carry the OpenStack torch and work out the kinks, as it develops one of the biggest OpenStack clouds in the world.
September 14, 2015 14 Sep'15
What is a software engineer? Not even IBM knows

We're all aware that as cloud applications grow in importance, businesses are clamoring to hire more software engineers. They might work in mobile application development, database design and ...
September 11, 2015 11 Sep'15
New Google cloud service takes on AWS Spot Instances

Google's Preemptible VMs provide an alternative to AWS Spot Instances, but there are significant differences between the two low-cost cloud resources.
September 10, 2015 10 Sep'15
Expect more IaaS cloud consolidation in 2016

Market research firm TBR predicts rapid cloud consolidation in the IaaS market in 2016 as vendors get back to their core competencies.
September 09, 2015 09 Sep'15
NSA opens up about data security tools

The NSA expects industry experts to get better at security automation. Learn which data security tools are expected to help.
September 04, 2015 04 Sep'15
Can your cloud apps handle interrupted transactions?

When someone using your mobile cloud app begins a transaction and communications is unexpectedly lost, what happens on both the device and server sides when that break is detected? And what actions ...
September 04, 2015 04 Sep'15
Live VMware migration tool on the way – with limitations

VMware live migration between private data centers and its public cloud could be attractive for some customers, but it’s not without its limitations.
September 03, 2015 03 Sep'15
An economic view of public vs. private cloud

Public vs. private cloud is a common debate among growing enterprises. Dell's Jim Ganthier takes an economic glance at cloud strategies.
August 31, 2015 31 Aug'15
VMware's big plans for vRealize hybrid cloud management

IT pros buying into the hybrid cloud model need tools to manage on-site and public-cloud resources. Surprise, surprise -- VMware has just the thing.
August 31, 2015 31 Aug'15
IT pros crave a new kind of cloud SLA

Even as cloud adoption grows, many cloud provider SLAs still need to evolve to more accurately reflect real-world enterprise use cases.
August 27, 2015 27 Aug'15
Are your healthcare applications on FHIR?

As the cynics are fond of saying, the nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them. Nevertheless, if you build applications that in any way deal with healthcare, you should consider ...
August 26, 2015 26 Aug'15
Containers and integration on VMware cloud wish list

VMware's cloud strategy has its fair share of critics, but the company could change perceptions on hybrid cloud during VMworld with key improvements.
August 24, 2015 24 Aug'15
Microservices architecture is the future now

Microservices are your future. Actually, they are your present -- or should be. If you're not already well-versed in microservices and containers, you're running at the back of the pack. It's time ...
August 19, 2015 19 Aug'15
IoT data: Handling a raging torrent in the cloud

As Internet of Things sensors appear in more places, it is cloud applications that must handle the data packets they generate. Depending on the use, the data could be anything from a trickle to a ...
August 19, 2015 19 Aug'15
How the developer role needs to evolve

At Gartner Catalyst, Kyle Hilgendorf discusses the changing roles of developers and architects and the competitive IaaS market.
August 18, 2015 18 Aug'15
Dell cloud financing takes the sting out of hybrid costs

The Dell cloud strategy is focused squarely on hybrid, and new financing models aim to ease that transition for companies concerned about cost.
August 18, 2015 18 Aug'15
Rackspace to add 'fanatical support' to Amazon's IaaS

Rackspace confirmed rumors it will partner with AWS to add its support services to Amazon's cloud resources, but potential customers are standoffish.
August 17, 2015 17 Aug'15
Hybrid cloud management tool uses vCenter as a door to AWS, Azure

A new hybrid cloud management tool offers a single vCenter access point to administer and manage workloads between AWS, Azure and other clouds.
August 17, 2015 17 Aug'15
Gartner Catalyst: Discussing cloud-first, legacy apps, cloud costs

At Gartner Catalyst, Kyle Hilgendorf discusses why cloud-first doesn't mean cloud forever and how to best estimate monthly cloud expenses.
August 12, 2015 12 Aug'15
Cloud first does not mean cloud always

Sitting in sessions at the Gartner Catalyst conference, one might expect to hear continual pushes to get everything into the cloud. That's just not the case. In one key session, the message was ...
August 11, 2015 11 Aug'15
Outsourcing development can ease the talent shortage

At the Gartner Catalyst conference in San Diego, Stephen Wheat, chief IT architect at Emory Healthcare, Georgia's largest healthcare plan, got it right. To get cloud and mobile app development done ...
August 06, 2015 06 Aug'15
Cloud encryption key management becomes table stakes

Encryption key management has become table stakes for cloud vendors, but bringing your own key isn't always the right move.
August 05, 2015 05 Aug'15
As its legacy software stalls, IBM cloud service revs engine

IBM's cloud service, thanks to SoftLayer and subscriptions, is making some headway but hasn't made up for lagging legacy software sales.
July 31, 2015 31 Jul'15
Mobile app, mobile Web, or both?

We don't hear much anymore about building applications intended to run inside a mobile device's browser. It's just not fashionable or newsworthy. These days, the tools, techniques, user ...
July 31, 2015 31 Jul'15
How no-code development tools can benefit IT

No-code application development tools can quickly deliver information to customers, while freeing IT resources to concentrate on core business needs.
July 31, 2015 31 Jul'15
Taking a multivendor approach to an OpenStack project

Enterprises building an OpenStack private cloud often rely on a managed service provider for implementation. But sometimes, a single provider won't do.
July 31, 2015 31 Jul'15
HP Helion gets a boost from PaaS acquisition

HP has one more Cloud Foundry PaaS offering following an acquisition that may help the company get into more hybrid cloud projects.

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