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Google Apps Trumps Office 365 in UC Berkeley Cloud E-Mail Bid

In an e-mail to staff and students on Wednesday, the University of California, Berkeley announced that it is switching to Google Apps for Education for cloud-based e-mail and calendaring, not Microsoft's Office 365 suite.

Put Hyper-V into Hyper-Drive, Part 1: Processors

In this first of a series on Hyper-V, Paul reviews tips for configuring virtual and physical processors for optimum performance.

Chaotic Cloud Pricing

Pricing for cloud services needs to be a bit more structured and transparent for anyone to take cloud computing seriously.

When Worlds Collide: Virtualization Impacts Video Conferencing Infrastructure

Virtualization is a major planetary body in the enterprise IT universe, impacting servers, storage, desktops and more. On the same trajectory is video conferencing infrastructure, and they'r ready to collide.

Microsoft Extends SkyDrive Mobile Support to iPhone, iPad

In an surprising move, Microsoft on Tuesday made its consumer-oriented SkyDrive cloud storage service available for Apple mobile devices, as well its own Windows Phone devices.

Microsoft Updates Windows Azure, Boosts Open Source Interoperability

Microsoft issued the fourth-quarter service release of its Windows Azure cloud computing platform on Saturday, with an emphasis on open source interoperability improvements, expanded database capacity and "simplified pricing."

Why Telcos Won't Rule the Cloud

There is a common belief that the future of IaaS clouds will be dominated by telcos. That belief is wrong for many reasons.

Oracle To Turn Focus on Cloud with Next Major WebLogic Update

Oracle this week announced the forthcoming availability of Oracle WebLogic Server 12c, a major update of the company's WebLogic app server and the cornerstone of its Cloud Application Foundation.

Microsoft's Office 365, SkyDrive Get Major Updates

Two of Microsoft's cloud-based services, Office 365 and SkyDrive, underwent significant updates on Tuesday.

Joyent Joins VMware's 'Community Leads' To Support Cloud Foundry

Joyent has signed on to VMware's Community Leads program to lend its Node.js expertise to that company's Cloud Foundry project.

Fujitsu Bundles Microsoft's Azure Services for Hybrid Cloud Offering

Fujitsu this week launched a hybrid cloud offering that lets enterprises tie apps running on-premises to those running on Microsoft's Windows Azure service.

Microsoft Defines Its Cloud Terms at Investor Event

An executive within Microsoft's Server and Tools division gave investors some perspective on Microsoft's cloud vision on Monday, at the CLSA Asia USA Forum in San Francisco.

Cloud Provider mindSHIFT To Be Acquired by Best Buy

Consumer tech retailing giant Best Buy has agreed to buy IT outsourcer and cloud provider mindSHIFT Technologies for $167 million.

Report: General Motors To Switch from Lotus Notes to Google Apps

According to a report published Friday by The Wall Street Journal, Google has inked a deal with General Motors Corp. to move the automaker's 100,000 employees to the cloud-based Google Apps suite.

Standards Group Releases Cloud 'Roadmap' for Government

To encourage U.S. government agencies to adopt cloud computing technologies, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a "roadmap" draft for public comment.

Build an IT Lab for Virtual Machines

Do you have a demand for testing hardware to support new projects and updates? A virtual test lab could fit the bill.

Transforming Private Clouds

Maintaining control and security are essential when building out virtualized datacenters.

V-Commander Takes Charge of Private Clouds

Embotics combines all the bells and whistles in one slick, easy-to-use private cloud package.

Cloud-Based Virtual Desktops That Work

The Desktone Cloud system gives admins full control of virtualized desktops, even in the cloud.

Mainframe Clouds Roll In

More and more x86 workloads are returning to the big box. It makes perfect sense, too, as it's the big box where the cloud had been conceived decades ago.

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