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• July 30, 2015 30 Jul'15

  Rackspace, Intel launch OpenStack training center

  Enterprises are interested in OpenStack, but can't find enough IT pros with open source cloud expertise. Rackspace and Intel hope to change that.

• July 23, 2015 23 Jul'15

  Is Shadow IT always bad?

  We've all seen it. That chief marketing officer wants a new report or a redesigned user experience on the company's mobile app. The guy is already fed up with an IT department and CIO he sees as ...

• July 22, 2015 22 Jul'15

  Dell Cloud Manager hedges enterprise bet with Azure support

  Dell Cloud Manager added Azure Pack Support, custom catalogs and auto-scaling features as the company tries to meet the demands of hybrid IT environments.

• July 21, 2015 21 Jul'15

  Google Kubernetes extends to OpenStack hybrid clouds

  Google has made some moves to bolster the future of Kubernetes, the open-source cluster scheduling tool Google has declared production ready.

• 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.

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• July 15, 2015 15 Jul'15

  How to reshape IT departments to win in cloud

  As cloud computing continues to grow in popularity, businesses must change the way they look at IT. But for some, that's not an easy hurdle to clear.

• July 15, 2015 15 Jul'15

  SaaS model still a cloud conversation-starter

  Software as a service isn't new to the cloud world, but that doesn't mean no one is talking about it. So what's the Twittersphere saying about SaaS?

• July 15, 2015 15 Jul'15

  Squeezing the most out of your organizations' SaaS apps

  Despite the popularity of SaaS, questions around the technology remain. To get some answers, Modern Infrastructure spoke with Cloud Sherpas' CTO.

• July 14, 2015 14 Jul'15

  Get rich selling in app stores? Not so fast.

  Working in a corporate IT department or for a software house as an application developer has its benefits, namely a regular paycheck. But, you probably want more. You dream about selling your own ...

• July 08, 2015 08 Jul'15

  Computer glitch? Admit it, there's no such thing

  Update on July 9: Reuters is reporting that yesterday's New York Stock Exchange computer outage was caused by a software update. According to Reuters, a spokeswoman for the NYSE said the root cause ...

• July 08, 2015 08 Jul'15

  Azure price hikes unlikely to impact U.S. customers

  Currency fluctuations are behind an Azure price hike from Microsoft, but it's more of a blip in the market than a larger trend.

• July 08, 2015 08 Jul'15

  Choose integration tools with care

  No two IT infrastructures are alike. We all know it's true. Tiny differences in applications, configuration, or patch status pretty much guarantee that no two "identical" servers can ever be ...

• June 30, 2015 30 Jun'15

  Top five cloud computing tips so far in 2015

  The cloud market continues to evolve, with many moves and developments. And as 2015 hits the halfway mark, here are five tips to brace for the future.

• June 30, 2015 30 Jun'15

  Avoid culture shock in your next cloud computing project

  While there's a long list of technical tasks involved in a cloud migration, one of an organization's biggest hurdles to the cloud is its culture.

• June 30, 2015 30 Jun'15

  Free cloud credits a gateway drug for startups

  Public cloud credits are becoming table stakes in the world of startups, where vendors continue to fish for the next big thing to fill their balance sheets.

• June 29, 2015 29 Jun'15

  Cloud security breaches still the stuff of IT nightmares

  Following major breaches at retail giants, government agencies and others, cloud's reputation has taken a hit. But cloud may not be entirely to blame.

• June 26, 2015 26 Jun'15

  Red Hat's OpenShift Enterprise 3 PaaS gets a formal launch

  Stand in any hallway during the Red Hat Summit in Boston this week, and you were likely to hear the c-word. Containers. And the d-word, too. Docker. Those two words seemed to get people more revved ...

• June 25, 2015 25 Jun'15

  Red Hat cloud push continues with Docker, OpenStack

  The Red Hat cloud strategy is building on popular open source technologies OpenStack and Docker for its IaaS and PaaS offerings.

• June 23, 2015 23 Jun'15

  Oracle's cloud plans for world domination start with AWS

  Oracle's cloud is now complete and in its typical bravado style, plans to take on Goliath AWS right out of the gate with IaaS, PaaS, cloud storage and more.

• June 22, 2015 22 Jun'15

  HP keeps the tools coming; this time for continuous testing

  It's becoming apparent that 2015 is a year in which we're being showered with cloud and mobile development tools from all sides. It seems new tools are being announced weekly. One of the companies ...

• June 17, 2015 17 Jun'15

  Is mobile software really this bad?

  Every day, I check my iPhone to see which apps have been updated. Think of it as the latest fad in armchair spectator sports. What I see only reinforces my belief that mobile apps may look pretty, ...

• June 16, 2015 16 Jun'15

  Nine things to expect from cloud service brokers

  Cloud service brokers tackle a multitude of important tasks that can make or break a move to the cloud.

• June 15, 2015 15 Jun'15

  Google Cloud Platform puts enterprise bonafides on display

  Google Cloud Platform enterprise customers were on full display last week as the tech giant tried to counter the notion that it's failing in that market.

• June 14, 2015 14 Jun'15

  Incorporating security into an app starts on day one

  I won a football at the New York Cloud Computing Expo in a session about encryption. Ask a meaty question and the speaker just might toss you a prize. My question was simple: If the only way to ...

• June 12, 2015 12 Jun'15

  Monetization: It may be the real reason we built the cloud

  At the Cloud Computing Expo in New York (June 9-11), there was plenty of talk about Docker, APIs, everything-as-a-service, and all manner of things technical. Yet, there was an interesting ...

• June 11, 2015 11 Jun'15

  Multi-cloud strategies to follow hybrid cloud craze

  Enterprises that want greater flexibility will start to deploy a mix of IaaS platforms. But interoperability issues must be addressed first.

• June 11, 2015 11 Jun'15

  Cisco channels its friends to join Intercloud Marketplace

  Cisco added 35 vendors to its Intercloud Marketplace to build IT a one-stop portal for cloud management.

• June 09, 2015 09 Jun'15

  Four cloud security myths debunked

  Security concerns still deter many executives from taking the leap to cloud. But not all of those concerns are valid.

• June 04, 2015 04 Jun'15

  IBM and Cisco acquire OpenStack providers

  IBM and Cisco both made acquisitions this week to shore up their cloud portfolios and consolidate the private cloud and OpenStack market.

• June 04, 2015 04 Jun'15

  Cloud data residency an issue of global proportions

  While a cloud provider's vast network of data centers helps maintain uptime and availability, it can be a compliance nightmare for some IT pros.

• June 04, 2015 04 Jun'15

  Cloud app functionality is not enough

  You've got a huge portfolio of development tools for building and testing cloud applications. And you're probably running analytics against that mountain of big data you've kept either on-premises ...

• June 02, 2015 02 Jun'15

  Legacy application modernization projects: Proceed with caution

  Today, many legacy application modernization projects are actually migrations to cloud apps. Experts warn that no single tool works for every project.

• 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.

• May 27, 2015 27 May'15

  EMC's Virtustream acquisition fills managed cloud void

  EMC just laid down some serious cash to acquire a cloud software company that has some technology overlap with VMware but also fills an important gap.

• May 22, 2015 22 May'15

  OpenStack containers, PaaS tie-ins give users a leg up

  OpenStack containers can come in many forms as the Foundation has taken an agnostic approach to the emerging orchestration technologies around it.

• May 22, 2015 22 May'15

  OpenStack enterprise users say it's ready for primetime

  Enterprises were on full display at the OpenStack Summit as vendors push the notion of it being production-ready despite outstanding challenges.

• May 20, 2015 20 May'15

  New Qlik platform offers data visualization

  Qlik recently announce a multi-service cloud suite, a platform approach for creating and sharing data visualizations.

• May 19, 2015 19 May'15

  OpenStack private cloud meets high IO demands

  When costs of higher-IO workloads escalated in public cloud, media company Ooyala turned to a managed OpenStack private cloud.

• May 19, 2015 19 May'15

  Google Compute Engine pricing drops again

  Google has introduced a new instance type and reduced the costs of its IaaS cloud instances by up to 30%, putting new pressure on rival AWS.

• May 19, 2015 19 May'15

  New OpenStack standards boost cloud interoperability

  With new federated identity standards, OpenStack is closer to delivering on the promise of being able to scale and switch between cloud vendors.

• May 15, 2015 15 May'15

  Where cloud meets Big Data: New expert advice

  Today, an application without data analytics is like a car without a steering wheel. It will go, but there’s no controlling its direction. The cloud and big data are infiltrating company practices, ...

• May 15, 2015 15 May'15

  Rackspace: Expect more of a leadership role in OpenStack community

  In this Q&A, Rackspace's Private Cloud VP and GM discusses the state of the OpenStack community and the company's plan to strengthen its role in it.

• May 12, 2015 12 May'15

  'Shark Tank' startups ride Rackspace for Web traffic spike

  'Shark Tank' entrepreneurs often see Web traffic spike and sales skyrocket after the show. The cloud allows them to survive their new product feeding frenzy.

• May 08, 2015 08 May'15

  Managed cloud a new answer to an old problem

  IT shops that want to use cloud services but don't have the staff or know-how to make it work can benefit from managed cloud services.

• May 04, 2015 04 May'15

  New Azure Stack blends data center with cloud apps

  Azure Stack combines PaaS and IaaS to give Microsoft shops a streamlined way to manage and deploy legacy and cloud apps.

• May 04, 2015 04 May'15

  Embarcadero tools improving IoT, mobile app dev

  Embarcadero released a suite of tools devoted to help developers build cloud, IoT and mobile apps.

• May 01, 2015 01 May'15

  Azure SQL upgrades are at the forefront of Microsoft’s big data push

  Microsoft's latest round of upgrades to its big data cloud tools include a handful of new Azure SQL offerings that compare to Amazon Redshift.

• April 30, 2015 30 Apr'15

  Apache CloudStack marches on in OpenStack's shadow

  What CloudStack lacks in corporate sponsorships it makes up for in user appeal and isn't going away any time soon.

• April 30, 2015 30 Apr'15

  Cloud migration tools help IT usher in multi-cloud era

  Migrating workloads between clouds can be an expensive and tedious process. IT can alleviate that burden, however, with the right automation tools.

• April 28, 2015 28 Apr'15

  Beware the steep OpenStack install learning curve

  One startup's failed OpenStack install highlights the challenges that remain in implementing the emerging open source cloud platform.

• April 27, 2015 27 Apr'15

  Azure Service Fabric expands outside Microsoft

  Microsoft's Azure Service Fabric was created to simplify the creation of highly scalable apps and support massive stateful transactional loads.

• April 23, 2015 23 Apr'15

  Rx for integration pain

  Jan Stafford, Executive Editor In a 2014 survey, readers of SearchCloudApplications and its sister sites identified application and data integration as the biggest challenges in ...

• April 22, 2015 22 Apr'15

  Personality counts in building apps, says IBM Cloud VP

  “Once burnt, twice shy” is a cliché that rings true when software development teams fail to build what their target user really wants. “Too many developers and companies know that pain of a user ...

• April 14, 2015 14 Apr'15

  HP cloud services here to stay, but IaaS ambition shifts

  HP knows its cloud services won't beat AWS, Google and Azure, but its hardware can play an important role in the cloud.

• April 14, 2015 14 Apr'15

  Universal OpenStack adoption becoming a pipe dream

  Despite backing from major industry players like IBM and HP, OpenStack hasn't met expectations. So what's holding it back?

• April 14, 2015 14 Apr'15

  Are OpenStack and VMware waging a private cloud war?

  While VMware is the reigning private cloud king, performance and costs issues are driving some enterprise users into the arms of OpenStack.

• April 07, 2015 07 Apr'15

  Windows Azure emerges as an improved cloud option

  In companies where Windows already has a strong foothold, the Microsoft Azure platform has gained ground against its top competitors. Microsoft has recently added notable features, such as security and container technologies, which are expected to ...

• April 03, 2015 03 Apr'15

  Azure Site Recovery expands cloud DR to VMware users

  Azure Site Recovery expands Microsoft's cloud disaster recovery capabilities to VMware users and potentially to other services, too.

• April 01, 2015 01 Apr'15

  Cisco Intercloud strategy hinges on hybrid cloud success

  With Cisco's Intercloud Fabric, users can migrate workloads across different public and private clouds. But are enterprises really ready for a multi-cloud world?

• March 30, 2015 30 Mar'15

  Cloud vendors improve Xen reboot tactics, communication

  Xen reboots through live migration and other tactics for patching the hypervisor vulnerability point to better resiliency in public cloud.

• March 25, 2015 25 Mar'15

  Microsoft's cloud expands with Azure app development tools

  Azure App Service combines existing tools and adds cross-platform capabilities for streamlined mobile and Web application development.

• March 25, 2015 25 Mar'15

  HP Helion Rack gives users a helping hand with OpenStack

  HP's new private-cloud-in-a-box, Helion Rack, should speed deployment of private clouds for IT pros unable to jump the OpenStack skills hurdle.

• March 25, 2015 25 Mar'15

  Pivotal Cloud Foundry clears path to Amazon Web Services

  Pivotal Cloud Foundry is offering one-click connections to AWS, as well as free infrastructure management for subscription customers.

• March 19, 2015 19 Mar'15

  Increase efficiency with cloud-based project management

  At the Clarizen@Work Conference, enterprise architects discussed the importance of cloud-based project management for providing better innovation and efficiency to enterprises.

• March 17, 2015 17 Mar'15

  SaaS apps reshaping face of enterprise IT

  As SaaS apps continue to infiltrate the enterprise, they're freeing up precious resources -- and reshaping IT's role.

• March 12, 2015 12 Mar'15

  Hybrid cloud management battle brews between VMware and AWS

  VMware plans to allow its customers to move virtual machines into and out of the AWS cloud and AWS has a plugin for vCenter. Which approach will prevail?

• March 12, 2015 12 Mar'15

  Google takes the chill out of cloud cold storage

  Google rolls out Nearline, its cloud cold storage answer to Amazon Glacier, offering low cost, limitless capacity and access to data in seconds.

• February 23, 2015 23 Feb'15

  IBM guns for the hybrid cloud market -- again

  IBM is going after the hybrid computing market -- again -- but this time it is armed for bear. Will IT pros actually take notice?

• February 18, 2015 18 Feb'15

  Open source central to Pivotal big data strategy

  Pivotal's big data tools are being open sourced, as the company tries to gain traction in a market where transparency and portability are paramount.

• February 17, 2015 17 Feb'15

  New cloud testing tools cut app development time, costs

  There's a confluence between cloud and mobile testing and support for it in the cloud because of the ability to create production environments without the need and configuration costs of on-premises infrastructure.

• February 16, 2015 16 Feb'15

  Time for IT to rein in cloud computing control

  Developers have enjoyed an era of 'free cloud love,' with unlimited public cloud access. But nothing lasts forever, as IT looks to rein in the cloud.

• February 04, 2015 04 Feb'15

  VMware cloud updates reinforce the hybrid mantra

  The latest additions to the VMware cloud offerings include improved networking and OpenStack compatibility to bolster its hybrid strategy.

• February 02, 2015 02 Feb'15

  Cisco's cloud networking play targets hybrid cloud shops

  Cisco's cloud networking strategy continues to focus on its strengths with a new bundled suite for automation and a shift in licensing.

• February 02, 2015 02 Feb'15

  VMware vCloud Air users get Google cloud services

  VMware vCloud Air users will get four key Google Cloud Platform features as part of a symbiotic deal between the two cloud service providers.

• January 30, 2015 30 Jan'15

  Private Docker repositories add to Google containers push

  Private Docker repositories are available through the Google Container Registry -- a move to help secure and deploy private container images.

• January 28, 2015 28 Jan'15

  Federal market slowly ramps up cloud computing adoption

  U.S. federal agencies have been slow to adopt cloud due to security concerns, budget constraints and other factors. But that might change soon.

• January 28, 2015 28 Jan'15

  New Google SSD a solid option for its cloud customers

  Google expanded its storage offerings this month with the general availability of local SSD -- a feature pegged for high-demand apps and supplementing RAM.

• January 28, 2015 28 Jan'15

  Google Cloud Platform's big data ecosystem expands

  Google customers looking to do more around high-performance workloads got a boost with the expansion of the cloud vendor's big data ecosystem.

• January 16, 2015 16 Jan'15

  IBM Bluemix PaaS a strong contender against AWS

  IBM SoftLayer shops praise the Bluemix platform and Watson API, but can Big Blue win the hearts and minds of developers elsewhere?

• January 16, 2015 16 Jan'15

  IBM SoftLayer IaaS stands up to AWS with free support, networking

  IBM's SoftLayer IaaS offers low-cost networking and free support, tempting some customers away from AWS.

• January 13, 2015 13 Jan'15

  Verizon Cloud outage meant to prevent future outages

  Perhaps too late for some, updates made during the Verizon cloud outage will allow it to perform future maintenance without shutting down service.

• January 13, 2015 13 Jan'15

  Azure cloud advances on AWS with trio of features

  Microsoft continues to build its Azure cloud platform with new features around security, massive VMs and Docker support.

• January 09, 2015 09 Jan'15

  Verizon Cloud off to rocky start with 48-hour downtime

  Verizon Cloud will be down for up to 48 hours this weekend. But with a relatively small customer base, the biggest impact could be on future customers.

• January 05, 2015 05 Jan'15

  Cloud computing technology trends in 2015

  As the IT world looks ahead to 2015, which new technologies will take off? Our cloud experts predict the top cloud technology in the New Year.

• December 31, 2014 31 Dec'14

  2014 cloud news: IBM Watson, mobile and IoT get top clicks

  In 2014, news about developing cloud applications using IBM Watson’s cognitive capabilities and mobile-first strategies were top traffic-getters on SearchCloudApplications. An article about ...

• December 24, 2014 24 Dec'14

  Cloud outage audit 2014 reveals AWS on top, Azure down

  Cloud outages happen -- but for major providers such as AWS, it isn't often. See how Azure, Google, Rackspace and other IaaS vendors fared in 2014.

• December 19, 2014 19 Dec'14

  VMware hybrid cloud to nip at Azure's heels in 2015

  VMware added a number of new features to its public cloud and rebranded it as vCloud Air in 2014, but the focus will still remain on hybrid in 2015.

• December 16, 2014 16 Dec'14

  Popular cloud application tweets in 2014

  Based on a list of the most popular tweets by SearchCloudApplications.com this year, twitter users were interested in a variety of cloud application topics, from integration to mobile backend as a ...

• December 12, 2014 12 Dec'14

  CenturyLink cloud deal about more than just DR

  The CenturyLink cloud buys continue as disaster recovery as a service vendor DataGardens joins the fold with more than just DR in mind.

• December 11, 2014 11 Dec'14

  Dedicated network to public cloud a priority

  A secure, dedicated network is a priority for many enterprise customers of public cloud as they look for predictability and security.

• December 10, 2014 10 Dec'14

  Google Compute Engine adds Windows, Exchange support

  Google Compute Engine adds Windows support -- another sign of the platform's growing maturity and one fewer reason for enterprises to say no.

• December 05, 2014 05 Dec'14

  Cloud migration tools clear applications' path to cloud

  Cloud migrations are never easy or cheap, but the best results come when applications are re-architected to take advantage of what the cloud can offer.

• December 05, 2014 05 Dec'14

  IBM hitches a ride on the Docker bandwagon

  Hoping to get a leg up on Amazon and Microsoft, IBM partners with Docker to create applications that can shuttle between on premise and cloud environments.

• December 05, 2014 05 Dec'14

  Importance of cloud price cuts not what it used to be

  Vendors continue to roll out cloud price cuts, but the cost of compute and storage takes a backseat to speed and agility when selecting providers.

• December 04, 2014 04 Dec'14

  Successful hybrid clouds begin with IT broker skills

  IT is becoming more integrated into business strategies that support the company, and must serve as a broker of internal and external IT services to build hybrid clouds.

• December 03, 2014 03 Dec'14

  Choosing between AWS vs. Google vs. Azure cloud storage

  Comparing cloud storage options can be daunting, especially AWS vs. Google vs. Azure. Focus on cloud storage services and features -- not just prices.

• December 03, 2014 03 Dec'14

  Developers ride the microservices wave

  Learn why developers are finding microservices to be more efficient for implementing Web services.

• November 26, 2014 26 Nov'14

  Cloud and application integration roundup

  Integration is one of the key issues that arises for companies considering or using the cloud. Cloud app integration is central to cloud computing because it enables different programs to share ...

• November 25, 2014 25 Nov'14

  Without app portability, hybrid clouds don’t deserve the name

  Today’s hybrid clouds don’t live up to the name, in Gartner analyst Eric Knipp’s opinion. Without application portability, hybrid clouds are just a collection of remote and in-house applications ...

• November 24, 2014 24 Nov'14

  Cloud integration lags, buck stops at enterprise architects

  When enterprises adopt cloud computing, many of their legacy methods of software integration are instantly obsolete. Hanging on to old integration methods is like trying to fit square pegs into ...