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• December 11, 2013 11 Dec'13

  VMware folds more cloud software into vCAC 6.0

  VMware vCloud Director has already begun to meld into vCloud Automation Center. Find out what cloud software VMware will integrate next.

• December 11, 2013 11 Dec'13

  HP CloudSystem adds horsepower in OpenStack private cloud push

  HP rolls out new CloudSystem for OpenStack-based private clouds, but IT pros say it's still uncommon to find such environments among enterprises.

• December 10, 2013 10 Dec'13

  Geek gift guide 2013: From Legos to Leathermans

  Last-minute gadget shopping got you down? Let our experts guide you to the most sought-after geek gifts for the technically inclined.

• 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 27, 2013 27 Nov'13

  Apache Software Foundation unveils new multi-cloud PaaS framework

  In this report from WSO2Con 2013, George Lawton discusses the ASF's planned release of its new multi-cloud PaaS offering, Apache Stratos 4.0.

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• November 25, 2013 25 Nov'13

  Who will be AWS competition when everyone wants to be Amazon's friend?

  As Amazon widens its partner ecosystem, David Linthicum explores its competition, as well as PaaS' place in the debate.

• November 19, 2013 19 Nov'13

  CenturyLink swaps Savvis for Tier 3 cloud, delivers customizable PaaS

  CenturyLink acquired Tier 3 cloud to replace the under-performing Savvis cloud service and plans to deliver customizable PaaS.

• November 14, 2013 14 Nov'13

  AWS shops eye Google Compute Engine live migration

  Google will add live migration for VMs running on its IaaS platform, which just might signal itself as a legitimate threat to Amazon in the market.

• 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?

• November 13, 2013 13 Nov'13

  AWS customers get advice from the trenches on cloud security

  Amazon's new audit logging API is a step ahead but enterprise customers want more and some shared cloud security tricks and tips at re:Invent

• November 13, 2013 13 Nov'13

  IBM launches advertising blitz against AWS at re:Invent

  LAS VEGAS -- Advertisements are popping up along the Las Vegas strip this week that challenge Amazon Web Services' position in the cloud market -- and the perpetrator is competitor IBM. As an ...

• November 12, 2013 12 Nov'13

  Blurred lines: Hybrid cloud deployment the future of the enterprise

  For enterprises trying to decide between a public or private cloud, the best choice may be a little bit of both.

• November 08, 2013 08 Nov'13

  Security as a Service flips cloud security debate on its head

  Cloud security commonly holds IT pros back from IaaS, but Security as a Service appeals to some, even for on-premises infrastructures.

• November 08, 2013 08 Nov'13

  Security as a Service enlists one cloud to monitor others

  Would you use one cloud to secure another? Some IT shops use Security as a Service to protect Infrastructure as a Service, with these results.

• November 07, 2013 07 Nov'13

  Appcelerator's corporate app store lets developers share knowledge

  Appcelerator's Open Mobile Marketplace lets developers buy and share software components in a corporate app-store environment.

• November 06, 2013 06 Nov'13

  Updated OpenStack products lack simplicity IT pros crave

  Numerous OpenStack products were introduced or got a facelift this week, but IT pros say OpenStack still needs to be easier to deploy.

• November 05, 2013 05 Nov'13

  Rackspace launches cloud computing performance surge against AWS

  Customers hope Rackspace's overhauled data centers will improve provisioning time and allow more workloads to move to the cloud.

• November 04, 2013 04 Nov'13

  MIT researchers look beyond encryption for tighter cloud data security

  In the wake of the PRISM scandal, enterprise IT is looking for tighter cloud data security, and researchers at MIT are looking to Oblivious RAM.

• November 01, 2013 01 Nov'13

  SoftLayer users say choice over IBM SmartCloud Enterprise was easy

  The writing was on the wall before IBM shut down its SmartCloud Enterprise service in favor of SoftLayer.

• October 30, 2013 30 Oct'13

  Avoiding cloud lock-in, self-service bloat and private cloud traps

  Companies using private clouds are held hostage by their data. Here, one CTO explains self-service issues, avoiding cloud vendor lock-in and more.

• October 30, 2013 30 Oct'13

  Docker could improve cloud portability, app development

  Cloud portability and automated app development edge closer to practical reality with a new spin on application containers called Docker.

• October 25, 2013 25 Oct'13

  Rackspace acquires ZeroVM, says products could take years

  There was hope among Rackspace users this week that the company’s latest acquisition of LiteStack would improve cloud provisioning times, but Rackspace officials said the technology isn’t going to ...

• October 24, 2013 24 Oct'13

  Enterprises heat up for OpenStack Havana features, anticipate Icehouse

  OpenStack Havana brings features users such as Intel and PayPal have been waiting for, but there are some items on the wish list for the next release.

• October 18, 2013 18 Oct'13

  Vote for the best enterprise cloud app

  Vote for the best enterprise cloud app as part of the Modern Infrastructure Impact Awards.

• October 17, 2013 17 Oct'13

  IT pros call out Healthcare.gov for lack of cloud computing prowess

  In the age of cloud computing, why did the Healthcare.gov site collapse under its traffic load? IT pros say cloud could have prevented that.

• October 17, 2013 17 Oct'13

  IT shops unwittingly run hybrid clouds, risk data security, HP says

  Are you working out a hybrid cloud strategy? Surprise, says one HP exec -- you might already have one.

• October 08, 2013 08 Oct'13

  Cloud computing jobs hold rich potential

  There are many cloud computing job opportunities, but to reap the biggest rewards, IT pros must hone certain skills, experts say.

• October 07, 2013 07 Oct'13

  Is public cloud adoption in the enterprise on the upswing?

  Is public cloud adoption in the enterprise on the upswing? Depends who you ask. Verizon and Citrix think it needs a little assistance.

• October 07, 2013 07 Oct'13

  From funding to market share: Choosing a cloud computing startup

  What's to become of all the new companies popping up in cloud computing? What IT pros should know before they buy.

• September 30, 2013 30 Sep'13

  Microsoft continues to improve Windows Azure autoscaling features

  After coming late to the autoscaling game this year, Microsoft continues to add features that appeal to both CFOs and busy DevOps teams.

• September 27, 2013 27 Sep'13

  Private Cloud as a Service delivers OpenStack, ensures governance

  SaaS-based private clouds give enterprises benefits of cloud -- faster development times and self-service portals -- without the management angst.

• September 25, 2013 25 Sep'13

  Java PaaS: Benefits, challenges and advice for development teams

  Debu Panda of BMC Software offers development teams advice on whether and when to adopt Java Platform as a Service.

• September 25, 2013 25 Sep'13

  IBM reveals its plans for software-defined environments

  IBM's cloud VP discusses Nirvanix and Cloud Foundry partnerships, as well as IBM's roadmap plans for software-defined environments.

• September 25, 2013 25 Sep'13

  IBM cloud VP talks SoftLayer and OpenStack

  Find out what IBM's plans are to integrate OpenStack into SoftLayer, along with the rest of the roadmap plans for the IaaS service it bought in June.

• September 25, 2013 25 Sep'13

  New Red Hat PaaS strategy marries middleware and cloud app development

  Red Hat PaaS strategy moves into its next phase as the company announces new 'xPaaS' offerings for cloud application development.

• September 25, 2013 25 Sep'13

  Cloud products roundup: What's new at JavaOne and Oracle OpenWorld

  Find the latest cloud products in this roundup of JavaOne and Oracle OpenWorld exhibitions.

• September 18, 2013 18 Sep'13

  Nirvanix cloud collapse seen as a canary in the coal mine for IaaS

  Following news of the Nirvanix collapse, IT pros say a multicloud strategy is needed to protect against cloud vendor failures, despite added costs.

• September 13, 2013 13 Sep'13

  Developers bandy about AWS API portability at OpenStack meetup

  I attended the NYC OpenStack Meetup this week, which focused on understanding what place Amazon EC2 APIs should hold for OpenStack design and implementation. It was billed as the third round of the ...

• September 13, 2013 13 Sep'13

  VMware exec reveals vCloud Hybrid Service roadmap, competitive plan

  Existing customers are the focus of VMware's vCloud Hybrid Service, its GM said. After that, it's gunning for AWS users. But that could take a while.

• September 06, 2013 06 Sep'13

  Application deployment tools ease enterprise test and development

  Companies using cloud app deployment tools from startups such as Ravello Systems and CloudVelocity say they simplify the test and dev process.

• September 05, 2013 05 Sep'13

  Public cloud market grows, but private clouds prevail

  More IT shops are seeing the benefits of cloud computing, particularly PaaS, but security concerns keep private clouds at the forefront.

• 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.

• August 26, 2013 26 Aug'13

  Can VMware's vCloud Hybrid Service win the enterprise cloud market?

  VMware's vCloud Hybrid Service was met with mixed feelings among its customer base, many struggling to virtualize mission-critical applications.

• August 22, 2013 22 Aug'13

  Networking, security issues still irk large AWS shops

  From networking to security, large-scale Amazon Web Services shops say there's still room for the cloud giant to improve its services.

• August 20, 2013 20 Aug'13

  VMware vCloud Director 5.5 will lack some long-awaited features

  VMware vCloud Director 5.5 features will be disclosed during VMworld 2013 but multi-processor fault tolerance and SRM integration won't be included.

• August 16, 2013 16 Aug'13

  Nerd fight 2013: The great OpenStack API debate

  OpenStack APIs have become a topic of fierce argument within the open source cloud platform's community, ending in a contentious debate this week.

• August 14, 2013 14 Aug'13

  Operator errors and inexperience raise cloud computing costs

  What you don't know about cloud computing can cost you, as many IT managers have discovered when trying to control cloud costs.

• August 13, 2013 13 Aug'13

  Unexpected cloud computing costs cause sticker shock

  Think cloud computing is just a matter of spinning up resources? You could be in for sticker shock. Watch out for these cloud computing costs.

• August 13, 2013 13 Aug'13

  AWS, Rackspace cloud pricing battle: The red herring of IaaS

  Cloud providers are sniping at each other over differences in IaaS prices, but IT pros say other factors are more important in choosing a cloud.

• August 09, 2013 09 Aug'13

  Bare-metal servers in the cloud aid performance, compliance

  Bare-metal servers and cloud computing may seem like a contradiction in terms, but some organizations find their combination ideal.

• August 08, 2013 08 Aug'13

  Hybrid cloud management marked with familiar challenges

  Though often considered a solution for security-wary enterprises, hybrid clouds bring their own issues and familiar management challenges.

• August 08, 2013 08 Aug'13

  Cost, governance drive enterprise IT to hybrid cloud model

  As shadow IT and increasing cloud bills plague IT departments, enterprises are looking to the hybrid cloud model as a solution to their problems.

• August 07, 2013 07 Aug'13

  Five workloads enterprises can easily move to the cloud

  Not every application should be moved to a public cloud service, but these five workloads can easily move to the cloud.

• August 06, 2013 06 Aug'13

  NASA's shadow IT issues with cloud computing all too common

  A recent NASA audit report found shadow IT issues plague the agency's cloud computing deployments -- and it's not only NASA's problem.

• August 06, 2013 06 Aug'13

  The battle for enterprise cloud takes shape among AWS, OpenStack, VMware

  Most enterprise IT managers have been watching the public cloud race as a proof of concept and a way to shake out the contenders. Amazon Web Services has clearly been the winner with majority ...

• July 31, 2013 31 Jul'13

  Gartner Catalyst Conference 2013: Insights, highlights, tips

  This article provides a quick roundup of expert commentary from the 2013 Gartner Catalyst Conference, 'Harness the Power of IT Convergence.'

• 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.

• July 24, 2013 24 Jul'13

  COO Mark Collier discusses OpenStack roadmap, API fit with AWS

  OpenStack Foundation COO and co-founder Mark Collier discusses the OpenStack roadmap, AWS and why API compatibility among clouds is not enough.

• July 16, 2013 16 Jul'13

  Using multi-cloud management software to juggle cloud providers

  Some enterprises won't settle for just one cloud -- instead, they're using multi-cloud management software to wrangle a mix of cloud providers.

• July 12, 2013 12 Jul'13

  Amazon Web Services cuts dedicated instance pricing for market grab

  Amazon Web Services cuts its dedicated instance pricing to better market itself to enterprises and against stiff competition

• July 09, 2013 09 Jul'13

  Ditching commercial offerings for open source private cloud software

  Open source software is an appealing alternative to proprietary offerings for building a private cloud, but it's not a bulletproof solution.

• July 09, 2013 09 Jul'13

  Misleading private cloud adoption stats hide underlying problems

  Private cloud adoption numbers seemed robust, but the data hides that many enterprises aren't implementing true private clouds.

• July 09, 2013 09 Jul'13

  VMware woos faithful to cloud with vCloud Hybrid Service

  After years without its own public cloud service, VMware has introduced vCloud Hybrid Service, which could woo enterprises that trust the VMware name.

• 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 14, 2013 14 Jun'13

  U.S. defense agencies' cloud transition yields better intelligence

  A cloud migration seems daunting but the effort is worthwhile; U.S. defense agencies say their cloud move led to better military intelligence.

• June 14, 2013 14 Jun'13

  Red Hat Summit: Open source trends, cloud outlook, innovation and more

  Here's a roundup of expert comments on open source trends, cloud computing, innovation and more from the 2013 Red Hat Summit in Boston.

• 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 12, 2013 12 Jun'13

  Proposed IaaS marketplace leaves IT pros scratching heads

  A proposed marketplace for IaaS left some IT pros wondering about its practicality and just how one would achieve alignment from vendors.

• June 11, 2013 11 Jun'13

  Pharma company sings praises of its public cloud migration

  AMAG Pharmaceuticals eliminated its data center in 2008 for public cloud, and now enjoys the ability to hire and fire cloud vendors at will.

• June 11, 2013 11 Jun'13

  IBM BlueMix a daunting combo of DevOps and IaaS

  IBM touts a grand vision for unifying DevOps with automated IaaS, but the concept is still in early beta and the market is nowhere near ready for it.

• June 06, 2013 06 Jun'13

  Open source projects roll into cloud market under AWS' shadow

  Open source projects haven't yet taken over the cloud market, but their innovations and cost benefits would be foolish for vendors to ignore.

• 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 31, 2013 31 May'13

  AnDevCon 2013: App developers can leverage data; beware privacy laws

  At AnDevCon 2013, how mobile computing privacy legislation is set to undergo a serious overhaul was a key topic.

• May 30, 2013 30 May'13

  Community clouds offer enterprises a B2B link

  The community cloud is quickly becoming the more efficient way for enterprises to implement business-to-business connections. In the past, enterprises would create a VPN connection to each and ...

• May 24, 2013 24 May'13

  Interest in private clouds grows as market matures

  Growing interest in private clouds reflects an improved understanding of cloud computing among IT pros, experts say.

• May 22, 2013 22 May'13

  Sequestration stymies federal government cloud ambitions

  The federal government is under mandates to consolidate data centers and deliver IT as a Service, but sequestration makes this easier said than done.

• 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 21, 2013 21 May'13

  Cloud migration obstacles remain for heavily regulated industries

  Financial, government and healthcare industries must overcome data security breaches and regulatory issues for a successful cloud migration.

• May 16, 2013 16 May'13

  Google Compute Engine prices on par with AWS -- for now

  Conventional wisdom has Google and AWS locked in the Price War of the Titans with the launch of GCE, but a deeper look reveals a different truth.

• May 15, 2013 15 May'13

  Self-service portals give IT control in the cloud

  Cloud computing purists say true clouds require portals for self-service, but those who've actually deployed portals are in the minority.

• May 09, 2013 09 May'13

  Examining hybrid data center decision points

  Choosing a hybrid data center can invite complexity, but add flexibility and resilience. There are pros and cons and some important decision points to consider when going hybrid.

• May 09, 2013 09 May'13

  Harvard Business Publishing shares cloud migration lessons learned

  Despite a recent, costly server upgrade, Harvard Business Publishing opted to migrate to the cloud. Is the risk worth the potential rewards?

• May 08, 2013 08 May'13

  CRM, ERP head up mobile applications offered by SaaS providers

  More providers of SaaS are serving up customer relationship management, enterprise resource planning and other enterprise-specific mobile apps.

• 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 26, 2013 26 Apr'13

  Opscode Chef configuration automation tool aids cloud management

  Chef and other configuration automation tools go hand-in-hand with cloud management for some shops, though integration can be tricky.

• April 22, 2013 22 Apr'13

  Five best practices for successful cloud backup

  Even though the cloud can help speed disaster recovery, you still need to do proper backup of your cloud data and applications.

• April 18, 2013 18 Apr'13

  Private clouds considered a detour on the road to public cloud

  Private cloud has its benefits, but some say the cost of maintaining a data center should dissuade companies from investing in more infrastructure.

• April 17, 2013 17 Apr'13

  Waiting for the OpenStack “explosion”

  The differences between the last OpenStack Summit in San Diego and the one held this week in Portland are sizable. San Diego saw about 1300 attendees – here, the number has been closer to 3000, an ...

• 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 17, 2013 17 Apr'13

  Buyer beware: Cloud washing rampant among tech vendors

  The cloud computing hype cycle has led many tech vendors to cloud wash their products. Here are the characteristics of a true cloud computing service.

• 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 16, 2013 16 Apr'13

  Manual OpenStack upgrades remain labor-intensive

  OpenStack upgrades need to be easier, given how often new versions of the open source cloud management platform are released, IT pros say.

• April 15, 2013 15 Apr'13

  Making cloud computing cost models work for you

  Cloud computing brings its own cost model, and IT managers can use tools and common sense to keep an eye on the numbers.

• April 11, 2013 11 Apr'13

  How to create a realistic enterprise strategy for cloud computing

  An enterprise cloud computing strategy should be based on what cloud service providers can realistically provide, and on what they cannot.

• April 11, 2013 11 Apr'13

  Building a hybrid cloud environment with Agile and DevOps

  Learn how best to build a hybrid cloud environment while combining Agile and DevOps.

• April 10, 2013 10 Apr'13

  Virtual private clouds look to ease enterprise security, privacy fears

  Vendors such as Amazon and SugarCRM bow to increasing pressure from enterprises to make cloud computing more secure and highly available.

• April 04, 2013 04 Apr'13

  OpenStack Grizzly release pushes scalability, high availability

  OpenStack Grizzly contains a laundry list of operational improvements, but will it be enough to boost enterprise deployments?

• 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 29, 2013 29 Mar'13

  IT pros must be responsible for cloud data security needs

  Although IT cedes some control by using public cloud, cloud data security ultimately falls on the organization -- not the vendor.