To the cloud

RSS Link

News and analysis about trends and hot topics in the cloud, with a particular focus on platform-as-a-service, infrastructure-as-a-service and hybrid models.

by Nancy Gohring

Nancy Gohring is a freelance journalist who has been covering tech, including cloud computing and the mobile industry, for more than a decade.

Dell, Intel investment in Mirantis represents a vote for open OpenStack

Posted Jan 10, 2013 - 08:00 pm

Dell, Intel Capital and WestSummit Capital are investing $10 million in OpenStack systems integrator Mirantis
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.
- Tweet
- Eucalyptus, Netflix
Eucalyptus CEO: Cloud services are double-edged sword for traditional vendors

Posted Mar 18, 2013 - 11:09 am

Marten Mickos says that the traditional vendors, despite their established relationships with enterprises, face big hurdles in the cloud services market
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.
IBM, Oracle talk up enterprise cloud offerings

Posted Jan 31, 2013 - 12:58 pm

IBM and Oracle talked up their services this week. Combined with other enterprise services in the works, from the likes of Dell, and those already available, from companies like HP, 2013 is shaping up to be an important year for enterprise cloud.
Immaturity holding back OpenStack deployments

Posted Apr 16, 2013 - 02:48 pm

Attendees at the OpenStack Summit say that businesses worry about using OpenStack because it currently takes too much work to implement
In a crowded market, cloud monitoring services expand

Posted Dec 12, 2012 - 09:00 am

[chunklet]
Maybe not quite this crowded ... yet
Interoperability question shows OpenStack growing pains

Posted Apr 17, 2013 - 07:00 am

A panel discussion during the OpenStack Summit about interoperability issues shows that the community recognizes how important the issue is, but hasn't quite figured out how to handle it
Is your cloud provider snooping?

Posted Jan 24, 2013 - 04:35 pm

I was skeptical after reading a recent article so I talked to a lawyer and he agrees: it's unlikely your service provider is examining your usage for competitive advantage
It's make-or-break time for OpenStack

Posted Jan 04, 2013 - 10:00 am

Rackspace's CTO says there are loads of implementations that we don't know about but will become public in 2013.

Join us:

May is...
Cloud Month

BY THE NUMBERS: Cloud computing

CAREER: Top cloud jobs

MANAGEMENT: Cost battle: Cloud computing vs. in-house IT

REVIEW: 4 killer cloud IDEs

DEVELOPMENT: When to use cloud platforms vs. dedicated servers

SLIDESHOW: Top 10 cloud tools for IT pros

Learn more

Stream PBS content to your Roku player

5 comments
Xbox 720 always-connected rumor debunked, PS4 share button nerfed, and Wii U to get mobile apps?

4 comments
Where are the BYOD phone commercials?

2 comments
It's Change Your Password Day. How hackable are you?

1 comment
If you need ammo, Bing is your search engine

1 comment

White Papers & Webcasts

White Paper

When Application Performance is Better, Business Works Better

White Paper

Intelligent IT operations: Making IT smarter with advance event correlation and management

White Paper

Open Data Management Configuration vs Specialized Database Systems: Considering All the Factors

See more White Papers | Webcasts

Join today!

Get FREE access to premium content, in-depth reviews, practical tips

6 IT hiring tips to weed out the duds
Rule #1: Don't hire out of desperation.
4 free tools to simulate a cloud connection
Linux-based WAN emulation tools worth a look.
15 common IT resume mistakes (and how to avoid them)
Learn how to build a better resume.