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VMware’s vCloud Hybrid Service: Don’t call it an Amazon killer

Posted May 21, 2013 - 02:41 pm

VMware announced it will launch a public cloud service later this year
Dell dumps its public cloud offerings

Posted May 20, 2013 - 12:16 pm

Dell said it will start offering public cloud services only through partners, dumping its own offerings
Newvem adds Azure monitoring, despite signs of low demand

Posted May 16, 2013 - 09:00 am

Newvem is launching Azure monitoring and Cloudability is close behind, but signs indicate there isn't much demand for the services
Look out Amazon Web Services, Google Compute Engine is open for business

Posted May 15, 2013 - 06:52 pm

Now anyone can start using Google Compute Engine
Facebook shakes up switch market with new Open Compute Project

Posted May 08, 2013 - 04:48 pm

The new project will describe a switch that disaggregates the hardware and software. The result could lead to more options and better prices, even for non-Web scale businesses.
Tier 3: Private cloud offering in the works

Posted May 08, 2013 - 09:00 am

Cloud provider Tier 3, this week launching a new reseller program, is working on a private cloud offering
Amazon takes aim at private clouds

Posted Apr 30, 2013 - 02:32 pm

An AWS executive, speaking at the company's summit in San Francisco, was critical of private clouds, saying that they were created by traditional enterprise vendors looking to protect their businesses.
Eucalyptus becomes first private cloud provider to support Netflix tools

Posted Apr 29, 2013 - 06:00 am

With its 3.3 release, Eucalyptus becomes the first private cloud software that allows users to take advantage of tools that Netflix open sourced for managing cloud deployments.
Big data beats mobile and cloud as expected growth driver

Posted Apr 24, 2013 - 02:30 pm

A new KPMG survey shows shifting priorities but also growing concern with long-term worries like security
Next up in public cloud: Tiered SLAs

Posted Apr 23, 2013 - 02:18 pm

Cloud service providers are mulling the idea of offering different levels of SLAs

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