Cloud Computing


Xsigo's Server Fabric Switch Provides One-Click Cloud Connectivity

Xsigo Systems lays claim to first fully virtualized infrastructure for cloud-optimized data centers.

F5 Looks To Improve Cloud Services with Crescendo Network's Technology

F5 Networks has bought the intellectual property of Israel-based Crescendo Networks and will be hiring some of its engineering team.

Red Hat's OpenShift PaaS Gets Java EE 6 Support

The OpenShift Platform as a Service (PaaS) environment from Red Hat now supports Java Enterprise Edition 6 (Java EE 6), the company announced on Wednesday. The support is the result of an integration with the open source JBoss Application Server 7 (AS7).

VMTurbo Supports Microsoft Hyper-V

Virtualization management suite broadens scope of platform support by including Microsoft's hypervisor in the mix.

Citrix Acquires RingCube

In a move that strengthens its XenDesktop product against VMware View, Citrix announced its acquisition of the company that carved out market share with its vDesk solution set.

NetWrix Improves SharePoint, Virtualized Environment Auditing

Version 2 of its NetWrix Change Reporter also adds real-time and snapshot reporting capabilities.

CumuLogic PaaS Software Hits Beta

CumuLogic, a Java Platform as a Service (PaaS) startup founded by two former Sun Microsystems employees, has released the public beta of its flagship product of the same name.

Amazon, Microsoft Cloud Datacenters Go Dark After Lightning Strikes

Lightning strikes in Dublin, Ireland on Sunday resulted in brief outages at separate cloud datacenters run by Amazon and Microsoft.

Google Closes Another Major Public-Sector Cloud Deal

Just over a month after the state of Wyoming wrapped up its wholesale move to Google's cloud, the company has finalized the migration of another public-sector client: the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA).

Capgemini, Microsoft Ramp Up Windows Azure Collaboration

In a move to extend their partnership on Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud computing platform, Capgemini and Microsoft are planning to address the cloud computing needs of businesses in 22 countries using Azure.

EMC Scoops Up Former Microsoft Server and Cloud Exec

Amitabh Srivastava, the former head of Microsoft's Server and Cloud Division (SCD), has been named president of EMC Corp.'s Advanced Storage Division.

Advances in Encryption Technology To Bolster Public Cloud Security

A cloud-focused panel last week hosted by the Brookings Institution examined how developments in encryption technology could strengthen identity and access rights in public clouds.

Amazon Cloud Accepts Microsoft 'License Mobility' Program

Amazon announced last week that the Microsoft "license mobility with Software Assurance (SA)" program can also apply to Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Microsoft Releases MAP 6.0 Planning Tool, Adds Cloud Features

Less than a month after its beta release, the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 6.0 (MAP 6.0) became generally available on Monday.

Microsoft: Revamped SkyDrive Architecture Is 'Basically' AJAX

Microsoft went into greater detail on Thursday about the improvements to Windows Live SkyDrive, its free cloud-based storage and file-sharing product.

Cloud.com Acquired by Citrix

In a deal in which terms have not been disclosed, Citrix Systems today said it has acquired Cloud.com, a provider of software for building public and private clouds.

Security Top Issue in Cloud Adoption Survey

According to an nCircle study of government and industry IT professionals, security in the cloud seems to be a huge factor when weighing the potential cost savings -- with two to one agreeing its the factor that's holding back the migration.

VMware Upgrades Virtualization Platform, Adds Cloud Infrastructure Suite

VMware today unveiled an upgrade of its flagship virtualization platform, vSphere 5, along with a suite of products aimed at the cloud.

Rolling out $1 Billion of Virtualization

A Q&A with Paul Prince, CTO of the Dell Enterprise Product Group.

Cloud Services from Amazon Receive Price Cut

According to an announcement today by Amazon Web Services, fees for inbound data trasfers are now removed and outbound data transfer costs are lowered.

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