Cloud Computing


Microsoft, Amazon Offer SQL Server 2012 Testing in the Cloud

A collaboration between Microsoft and Amazon would allow developers to test SQL Server 2012, previously code-named "Denali," in Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2).

Zend Announces PHP Cloud

Zend Technologies recently rolled out phpcloud.com, a platform and partner ecosystem aimed at facilitating the development and delivery of PHP-based Web apps.

Oracle To Acquire RightNow

Oracle announced today pans to purchase RightNow Technologies Inc. for $1.5 billion.

Cisco Working With Citrix on Many Virtualization Fronts

Cisco and Citrix Systems have formed an alliance that has them working together to deliver Citrix-supported Cisco hardware and devices to Cisco's customers

Citrix Gets Cloud Storage with ShareFile

The acquisition gives Citrix a foot in a crowded cloud storage segment competing with Dropbox, Apple and others.

City of Los Angeles Raises Security Concerns over Google Cloud Contract

Google's contract to provide cloud-based applications to the city of Los Angeles hit a snag this week, after the city expressed concerns over the security of Google's offerings.

Microsoft Rolls Out Next Version of Windows Intune Cloud Service

"Wave 2," the name of the second generation of Microsoft's Windows Intune cloud-based PC management service, was released as scheduled on Monday.

IBM Boosts Public and Private Cloud Portfolio

IBM this week fleshed out its SmartCloud public and private cloud portfolio as it looks to capture what it is predicting will be a growing base of enterprise customers.

Microsoft Details New Features in Upcoming SQL Azure Release

Microsoft outlined some of the new features coming in the next release of SQL Azure -- which the company said will arrive in Q4 2011 -- during Day 2 of the PASS Summit, taking place this week in Seattle.

Google Cloud SQL Launches in Limited Preview

Google Cloud SQL, which adds a MySQL database Web service to Google's cloud-based App Engine development stack, is now available in a free preview version, Google announced this week.

Oracle CEO Slams Cloud Rivals, Unveils Public Cloud Service

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison took the stage on Wednesday at the annual Oracle OpenWorld conference to unveil the Oracle Public Cloud, a Platform as a Service (PaaS) designed to run the company's Fusion Applications, which are now generally available.

Apple Gives iCloud Availability Date on Heels of iPhone 4S Reveal

Apple said on Tuesday that its previously announced iCloud service will become available next week, though any news about the personal cloud service was overshadowed by the launch of a new iPhone that same day.

Private Clouds To Get OpenStack Distribution Through Piston Computing

In an announcement made online by Piston Computing this week, the company will start offering an operating system based on the open source OpenStack platform for private clouds.

Microsoft Reaching Out to OpenNebula with Windows Server Hyper-V

In another example of Microsoft's outreach to open source communities and projects, the company announced on Tuesday it is collaborating with team members of the OpenNebula project to add Windows Server Hyper-V support.

Engine Yard Cloud Extends Support to JRuby

Engine Yard, a provider of Platform as a Service (PaaS) for Ruby on Rails, announced this week it now supports JRuby applications on its cloud platform.

Amazon Launches $199 Kindle Fire Tablet with Cloud Ties

In an attempt to upend the tablet market, Web retailer Amazon.com launched its Kindle Fire tablet in New York on Wednesday.

Microsoft Using Cloud To Enable Single Sign-On in Windows 8

Windows Live will be a key element in Windows 8's roaming and single sign-on capabilities, Microsoft recently revealed.

Microsoft Cloud Exec Leaves Company for EA

Rajat Taneja, most recently the vice president of Microsoft's Commerce Division, is leaving Microsoft for game software publisher Electronic Arts (EA), where he will be CTO.

Amazon Web Services Gets FISMA Approval

Amazon Web Services has received approval from the General Services Administration (GSA) to provide cloud services to government agencies in compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA).

OpenStack Comes to Rackspace

Rackspace will be adding the open source cloud platform OpenStack over its entire network, according to a company announcement this week.

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