Cloud Computing


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.

Microsoft Opens Up on 'Cloud-Optimized' Windows Server 8 at Build

During his Build conference keynote on Wednesday, Satya Nadella, president of Microsoft's Server and Tools Business, called Windows Server 8 "the most cloud-optimized OS" being developed by Microsoft.

Microsoft Talks Up Windows Azure Improvements at Build

Satya Nadella, president of Microsoft's Server and Tools Business, made the case for Windows Azure to independent software vendors (ISVs) during his Wednesday keynote at Build, as well as detailed some recent improvements to the cloud-based platform.

DNS Error Downs Several Microsoft Cloud Services

Microsoft has revealed that a DNS error resulted in an outage last Thursday of several Microsoft Live services, including SkyDrive, Hotmail, Office 365 and MSN.

Microsoft Exec: Hybrid IT Cloud Future For Enterprise

Microsoft Server and Tools President Satya Nadella said his focus is to make it easier for enterprises to adopt multiple Microsoft technologies that will provide a hybrid public/private cloud solution.

HP Opens Public Cloud Offering to Beta Testers

Hewlett-Packard Co. announced on Wednesday that it is giving select beta testers early access to its forthcoming Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) portfolio.

Microsoft To Release Next Version of Windows Intune in Oct.

The next version of Windows Intune, Microsoft's cloud service for systems management, will become generally available starting Oct. 17, the company announced Tuesday.

Microsoft Updates Azure Toolkits for Windows Phone, iOS

Microsoft has released version 1.3.0 of the Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone and version 1.2.1 of the Windows Azure Toolkit for iOS.

End of VMworld Product Roundup

Trend Micro, SolarWinds, F5 demonstrate new and improved solutions around the VMware tool ecosystem

OpenStack Aims to Please the 'Open' Cloud Crowd

Jim Curry, general manager of Rackspace Cloud Builders, is having a good time giving the people what they want.

5 Hot Virtualization Companies, Under the Covers

These virtualization vendors will be getting more than your attention in the coming months.

The ABCs of Application Delivery Controllers

ADCs serve a new generation of business applications, with specific benefits when implemented in virtualized and cloud-based environments.

VMware Is on Track To Dominate the Cloud

The company is charging full-speed into the cloud -- and showing it has what it takes to dominate an industry.

Dude, Dell's in the Cloud Business

Dell Cloud takes VMware's vCloud Datacenter Services to its customers who want a piece of the cloud.

Cloud Giant Salesforce.com Touts Enterprise Social Network Platform 'Chatter'

During his keynote at the annual Dreamforce conference taking place this week in San Francisco, Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff left little doubt about the direction his company is taking: "We're were born cloud, and now we've been reborn social."

VMTurbo Manages the Virtualization Stack, Top to Bottom

VMTurbo upgrades its virtualization management appliance with new application performance monitoring system.

FalconStor NSS is VMware-Certified

Storage company gets its virtualized storage solution certifed to work with VMware's latest product releases.

Microsoft Announces 'Cloud CRM for Less' Program

A Microsoft program unveiled on Monday called "Cloud CRM for Less" would pay customers $150 per user seat for switching to Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online from competitors SAP, Salesforce.com and Oracle.

VMware Takes Database Development to the Cloud

vFabric Director to support open-source Postgres SQL database initially; it's available now at CloudFoundry.com.

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