Cloud Computing


FalconStor Chief: Cloud Customers Must Demand More Open Architectures

Falconstor CEO Jim McNiel is out to master the services-oriented data protection market.

Can Red Hat Win Cloud War with VMware?

Analysis: Red Hat debuts OpenShift Origin, and reinvigorates war with VMware in the cloud. But can it win?

Plenty of Room for both OpenStack and CloudStack

With competing cloud stacks battling it out publicly, customers will be the eventual winners.

Beyond the Cloud Hype: Hybridization Delivers Workload-Centric Cost Efficiency and Agility

Often, the best solution is a hybrid approach that melds the existing internal capabilities and assets of the IT organization with the scale and immediacy that the cloud offers.

Appcelerator Releases Cloud Services for Latest Dev Platform

Appcelerator released version 2 of its open source Titanium application development platform, which comes with Appcelerator Cloud Services, a just-released service that allows developers to integrate the cloud into mobile apps.

Windows Azure Bandwidth Fees Waived for Internet2 Research Universities

Microsoft and Internet2 have struck an agreement to open up the Windows Azure cloud computing platform to Internet2 member universities.

ESX Source Code Leaked, But Customers Not In Danger So Far, Says VMware

Leaked code may have originated with a partner in China who was targeted by hackers.

Is VDI Still Viable?

It's easy to take potshots at virtual desktop infrastructure, but this embattled technology has plenty of time to become a formidable force.

Flexera's Virtual Desktop Migration Planning Tool Debuts

Flexera's AdminStudio Virtual Desktop Assessment helps companies peer into users' use of computing resources across the network.

VMware Accelerate Advisory Services Debuts

VMware unveiled VMware Accelerate Advisory Services, which provides custom methods to expedite IT and business transformation in several focused areas.

VMware Releases Cloud Foundry Deployment Tool

VMware also celebrates first year of Cloud Foundry in the platform-as-a-service space.

eXo Beta Testing Its Cloud-Based 'Intranet-as-a-Service'

New service bridges gap between social networking features and enterprise requirements and enable teams to set up complete cloud-based social intranets quickly.

Microsoft Beta Testing User Experience Virtualization, App-V 5.0

Microsoft User Experience Virtualization will be integrated into the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack; App-V 5's enhanced application streaming goes under scrutiny with testers.

Hyper-V on Hyper-Drive, Part 4: Monitoring Hyper-V The Right Way

It's time to put what you've learned into practice and then make sure that Hyper-V is running at hyperspeed.

Dell To Buy Cloud Player Wyse Technology

The Round Rock, Texas computer maker expands its cloud offering by taking on the top thin-client maker.

Dell Offers 3 New VDI Solutions

Dell introduces two turnkey VDI appliances based on Dell PowerEdge servers, available now, and is slated to add a cloud-based VDI solution next quarter.

DH2i Packages SQL Server in the Cloud

Company debuts DxConsole, which provides application virtualization for SQL Server instances destined for the cloud.

'Cloud Build' Service Coming for Visual Studio Devs

Microsoft today unveiled a new cloud-based build service for its upcoming hosted Team Foundation Service.

Evolution of Optimized Private Clouds

With the potential of private clouds now being realized by organizations of all sizes, IT is awakening to the importance of continuously improving the way it manages and delivers cloud-based services.