Public cloud and other cloud deployment models

A public cloud is one based on the standard cloud computing model, in which a service provider makes resources, such as virtual machines (VMs), applications or storage, available to the general public over the internet.. See complete definition.

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May 23, 2019 23 May'19
Couchbase cozies up to Kubernetes for multi-cloud deployments

Couchbase adds support for Kubernetes container-based deployments of its popular NoSQL database across multiple clouds, such as AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google.
May 22, 2019 22 May'19
Google, Informatica deepen ties around big data in the cloud

Google and Informatica have expanded their partnership and product integrations as enterprise customers seek to move large data sets into the cloud for processing and analytics.
May 15, 2019 15 May'19
VMware's Bitnami buy targets multi-cloud deployments

VMware has inked a deal to buy Bitnami, maker of a catalog that vets and packages up popular software, such as MySQL, for quick, secure multi-cloud deployments.
May 10, 2019 10 May'19
Microsoft to reduce Azure outages with Project Tardigrade

Microsoft's plans to make Azure more reliable include Project Tardigrade, which keeps running VMs alive even when their host platforms go down due to hardware problems.

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