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• 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.

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• March 19, 2015 19 Mar'15

  Increase efficiency with cloud-based project management

  At the [email protected] 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 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.

• 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 18, 2014 18 Feb'14

  IBM SoftLayer vital to Big Blue's software, hardware success

  SoftLayer holds the key to IBM's enterprise hardware and software success -- as long as its competitive strategies work against AWS, Google and Azure.

• February 07, 2014 07 Feb'14

  Can VMware's hybrid cloud service reach beyond virtualization users?

  The vCHS public cloud appeals to VMware's existing virtualization users, but it may struggle to attract new customers and succeed beyond IaaS.

• February 06, 2014 06 Feb'14

  VMware vCHS growth hinges on upcoming hybrid cloud services

  VMware is king of server virtualization, but it may struggle to reign in the public cloud, where AWS and other cloud services have a stronghold.

• January 16, 2014 16 Jan'14

  Cloud management startup aims to fix Amazon VPC snags

  Robert Half International takes the plunge with Carmelo Systems, a new company offering a way to create many virtual private clouds within AWS.

• December 12, 2013 12 Dec'13

  Dell software and services ambitions hinge on new cloud partnerships

  With a breadth of new cloud service partnerships, Dell continues to lay the foundation to become a cloud provider for enterprises.

• 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?

• August 29, 2013 29 Aug'13

  VMware splits vCloud Director into vCenter, vCloud Automation Center

  VMware will fold IP from its vCloud Director into vCloud Automation Center and vCenter, and it will discontinue vCloud Director for enterprise use.

• August 27, 2013 27 Aug'13

  Cloud migration strategy: Consider portability, security, overall risk

  In this Q&A, author Thomas Erl explains why -- and how -- companies should get smarter about portability, security and other cloud migration risks.

• 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.

• June 12, 2013 12 Jun'13

  New HP cloud platforms come with training wheels

  New HP cloud products include an OpenStack-based Cloud OS and a number of platforms designed for rookie cloud users.

• June 04, 2013 04 Jun'13

  SoftLayer users may end up on OpenStack following IBM's acquisition

  SoftLayer customers may have to make a choice down the road as IBM looks to pump its OpenStack R&D into SoftLayer's CloudStack-based infrastructure.

• May 21, 2013 21 May'13

  VMware charges into public cloud IaaS fray as Dell exits

  Dell will discontinue its OpenStack and VMware vCloud-based public cloud offerings as VMware delivers its vCloud IaaS.

• May 06, 2013 06 May'13

  Dell shuffles cloud computing cards again with Enstratius buy

  Has Dell gotten its cloud house in order with its latest cloud management platform buy or further muddied the waters? It all depends on integration.

• April 17, 2013 17 Apr'13

  OpenStack cloud users share pros and cons

  OpenStack users including Bloomberg, Samsung, Best Buy, and others discuss pain points and benefits of their deployments using the open source cloud.

• 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 03, 2013 03 Apr'13

  BMW accelerates private to hybrid cloud

  Even established companies like BMW have cloud questions. But, with the help of the OCDA, BMW revs up on the path to hybrid cloud.

• March 27, 2013 27 Mar'13

  App integration woes: Even in cloud age, pain is still acute

  App integration remains a pain point for software development. Learn why cloud app integration remains promising.

• March 15, 2013 15 Mar'13

  Private cloud to public cloud migration gets easier, but obstacles remain

  Cloud migration tools are on the market that can address private cloud to public cloud migration issues, but users often choose to go it alone.

• March 07, 2013 07 Mar'13

  VMware preps vCloud-based public cloud service

  VMware is preparing to launch its own vCloud public cloud service, which some industry watchers consider a Hail Mary pass to compete with AWS.

• January 03, 2013 03 Jan'13

  Cloud availability appears higher than enterprise data center uptime

  AWS outages made headlines in 2012, but Amazon's cloud availability appears higher than that of enterprise data centers.

• December 20, 2012 20 Dec'12

  Top five cloud computing news stories in 2012

  With increased cloud adoption in 2012, the cloud news scene was hot. Stories about new roles in enterprise IT, vendor plans and BYOD topped our list.

• December 13, 2012 13 Dec'12

  Data security remains biggest hurdle to public cloud adoption

  Data security remains a top roadblock to public cloud adoption. Quell fears by understanding the risks and objectives in a potential cloud project.

• December 06, 2012 06 Dec'12

  HP undercuts Rackspace on OpenStack IaaS price

  HP made its first public cloud service generally available this week, with prices and an SLA that may intrigue Amazon and Rackspace IaaS users.

• August 15, 2012 15 Aug'12

  Netflix Chaos Monkey tool protects against cloud failure, outages

  Netflix releases the first of an 'army' of test tools meant to proactively break your cloud before an outage does.

• August 02, 2012 02 Aug'12

  How cloud computing is transforming the IT department

  As enterprise IT adopts cloud, traditional IT pros struggle to remain relevant, often molding their roles to adapt to the changing environment.

• June 22, 2012 22 Jun'12

  Cloud outage report of 13 providers reveals downtime costs

  A new report on cloud resiliency calculates average system availability at "three nines," which could cost cloud providers in more ways than one.

• June 07, 2012 07 Jun'12

  Dell adds ‘big data’ connector to Boomi cloud integration platform

  The new version of cloud integration software offers Hadoop connectors, increased security and new regression testing capabilities.

• June 04, 2012 04 Jun'12

  Choosing a PaaS: Questions to ask PaaS vendors

  PaaS vendors have flooded the market with information -- some good, some bad. Enterprise IT managers would be prudent to know what questions to ask of any potential suitors.

• May 10, 2012 10 May'12

  Is PaaS just another four-letter word in cloud computing?

  PaaS is a quick fix for companies looking to deploy new apps, but established firms with legacy apps may consider it a dirty word.

• December 21, 2011 21 Dec'11

  Google Gmail doesn't meet LAPD security needs

  Worried about email security, the Los Angeles city government kills plans to move the LAPD to Gmail.

• December 20, 2011 20 Dec'11

  Top cloud computing news even the Mayans couldn't predict

  Cloud computing vendors have heard their share of cheers and jeers in 2011. Our team reports on the top cloud newsmakers of the year.

• October 14, 2011 14 Oct'11

  Dell continues its march into cloud services with VMware support

  IT managers may not think of Dell as a cloud provider, but this could change with the company's deepened relationship with VMware.

• September 14, 2011 14 Sep'11

  Intel repositions for cloud computing, mobile devices

  Storage, video, sensors and big data are areas where Intel hopes it can make its mark in cloud computing.

• July 15, 2011 15 Jul'11

  VMware vCloud Director 1.5: Small but definitive step forward

  vCloud Director 1.5 is a baby step toward the private cloud utopia for VMware customers. Here's what you need to know and how users are reacting to the new product.

• July 15, 2011 15 Jul'11

  Was Citrix's acquisition of Cloud.com a defensive move?

  There's a lot of speculation in the cloud market about why Citrix purchased Cloud.com this week, including talk of Citrix trying to edge out VMware.

• July 08, 2011 08 Jul'11

  Is VMware vCloud Express in trouble?

  VMware's quest to partner with service providers for Amazon-style clouds seems to be coming apart due to a lack of serious interest and gratification for providers.

• June 27, 2011 27 Jun'11

  HP CloudSystem: What exactly is it?

  Can HP really compete in the cloud market? Find out if it has the chops in this breakdown of the company’s private cloud product.

• June 02, 2011 02 Jun'11

  Apple fuels cloud computing hype all over again

  Apple launches iCloud, a highly anticipated new service that has nothing to do with its namesake, and joins the march of major IT vendors and telcos into whatever they're calling "cloud."

• May 25, 2011 25 May'11

  Microsoft formalizes cloud computing enterprise licensing

  Microsoft licensing will try and catch up to cloud computing; buy Software Assurance and get "license mobility" for your volume licenses.

• April 28, 2011 28 Apr'11

  Users cite problems with Dell Boomi SaaS integration suite

  Dell this week released an update to its newly acquired Boomi SaaS integration suite, but at least two companies say you won't catch them using the product anymore.

• April 27, 2011 27 Apr'11

  A crack in the cloud: Why the Amazon outage caught so many by surprise

  Was Amazon's recent cloud outage a fatal mismatch of expectations, a poor use of the technology or an epic failure of customer support? Try a little of all three...

• April 06, 2011 06 Apr'11

  IBM to battle Amazon in the public cloud

  Big Blue takes aim at Amazon Web Services with the Smart Business Cloud - Enterprise, a true general purpose Infrastructure as a Service. And it's priced to compete.

• 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.

• March 02, 2011 02 Mar'11

  Did IBM just change the game in private cloud?

  A beta program from IBM's Tivoli division may upend the private cloud fight. With Tivoli for VMware, IT shops get an intriguing option for enterprise cloud management.

• February 25, 2011 25 Feb'11

  Sun Microsystems: The real inventor of cloud computing?

  The co-founder of Sun Microsystems reminds everyone that before Amazon Web Services, there was Sun Cloud Compute.

• February 01, 2011 01 Feb'11

  HP leaps into cloud computing with lackluster lineup

  HP prepared a lineup of products aimed at cloud computing, but IT managers can’t stifle their yawns. Who needs an HP cloud, anyway?

• January 27, 2011 27 Jan'11

  Verizon forks out $1.4 billion for cloud services provider Terremark

  Verizon will cement a partnership that began last September by purchasing cloud provider Terremark for $1.4 billion.

• January 17, 2011 17 Jan'11

  IBM’s cloud computing strategy: Flying blind?

  IBM seems like a natural to lead in the cloud computing market, but instead the industry pioneer struggles to redefine itself in a fast-changing services world.

• December 08, 2010 08 Dec'10

  Salesforce.com legitimizes cloud strategy with Heroku purchase

  Salesforce.com acquires Ruby on Rails platform Heroku for $212 million, increasing its stake in the cloud development game and raising questions about the future of VMforce.

• 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 ...

• October 07, 2010 07 Oct'10

  Amazon does not oversubscribe

  Amazon CTO Werner Vogels said on Twitter that AWS does not oversubscribe its services. "If you launch an instance type you get the performance you ask (and pay) for, period. No oversubscription," ...

• September 24, 2010 24 Sep'10

  RightScale lands $25 million to support cloud computing demand

  Cloud management service provider RightScale just landed a third round of funding, but this time, it's to handle growing demand.

• September 24, 2010 24 Sep'10

  Guy Harrison on cloud computing and next-generation databases

  Database guru Guy Harrison discusses his work on the new Toad for Cloud product that interacts with next-generation non-relational databases.

• August 20, 2010 20 Aug'10

  ROI calculators for cloud computing: Cracking the code

  Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Rackspace all offer cloud ROI calculators, but can they really help you figure out the true worth of cloud computing?

• August 16, 2010 16 Aug'10

  VMware's fortunes hinge on cloud strategy success

  VMware has locked up the hypervisor lead in the data center and now wants to dominate cloud services. Enterprise IT shops must weigh its expertise against Microsoft in the enterprise and Google in the cloud.

• August 12, 2010 12 Aug'10

  Salesforce.com and CVM do supply-chain management in the cloud

  Salesforce.com rolled out the red carpet for its collaboration with CVM Technology when it put the company's supply-chain management tool on Force.com.

• July 30, 2010 30 Jul'10

  Eli Lilly - Amazon Web Services story still stands

  This week I wrote a story about Eli Lilly's struggle with Amazon Web Services over legal indemnification issues. Sources told us that Eli Lilly was walking away from contract negotiations with AWS ...

• July 28, 2010 28 Jul'10

  Eli Lilly dumps Amazon Web Services over legal struggle

  Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly, once the poster child for Amazon Web Services is walking away from the cloud provider over legal liability issues.

• June 22, 2010 22 Jun'10

  Salesforce Chatter is officially live

  Chatter, Salesforce.com's cloud-based social application, is now in general availability, but real-world reactions from users are mixed at best.

• March 19, 2010 19 Mar'10

  Terremark vCloud Express outage raises red flag

  Did Terremark and vCloud just stumble on enterprise readiness? One user claims no feedback or support during a recent data center outage.

• March 08, 2010 08 Mar'10

  Microsoft brings Azure to India

  The company's cloud computing platform is now commercially available in India, complete with access to all existing U.S. services.

• February 25, 2010 25 Feb'10

  The Daily Cloud: Did Salesforce.com just become the biggest cloud computing company ever?

  Marc Benioff is bragging about running the biggest enterprise cloud company on planet Earth. Is he telling the truth?

• February 18, 2010 18 Feb'10

  Salesforce users respond to Chatter private beta

  Salesforce.com's new Chatter collaboration tool is just coming online, but some users already question its usefulness.

• January 14, 2010 14 Jan'10

  Microsoft, HP link arms in $250 million cloud kumbaya

  HP and Microsoft trotted out the big guns to trumpet a data center partnership, but analysts say the move is mostly feel-good and not feature-heavy.

• January 05, 2010 05 Jan'10

  Salesforce.com suffers service outage after operations failure

  Almost 70,000 customers experienced unexplained downtime afer a data center failure at Salesforce.com's only operations center in Silicon Valley.

• December 16, 2009 16 Dec'09

  Amazon lets users bid on unused EC2 capacity

  Amazon says its new EC2 Spot Instances offering lets user bid on unused EC2 capacity and run those instances for as long as their bid exceeds the current Spot Price. The price will change based on ...

• December 04, 2009 04 Dec'09

  Force.com PaaS (Platform as a Service): Developing in the cloud

  Jason Ouellette, author of "Development with the Force.com Platform," talks about developing for the cloud in this podcast.