Dell Closes on Cloud Computing Wyse Technology Acquisition

Dell looks to attain a leadership position in the thin client and cloud computing markets with the purchase.

SAP Acquires Ariba, Gains Cloud Business Commerce

The acquisition establishes SAP as the leading business network, adding business-to-business collaboration to its existing solutions. 

Eucalyptus and Mellanox Partner to Smooth Cloud Deployments

Having lined up its ducks on the software side, Eucalyptus is looking to tackle cloud infrastructures -- and IT workers' cloud deployment fears -- by partnering with Mellanox.

Cloud Sidekick Extends Community Edition with Storm Deployment Automation

Storm is a new declarative provisioning feature that enables cloud developers to create AWS CloudFormation compatible deployment configurations.

IaaS Meets PaaS: Piston Brings Cloud Foundry Platform to OpenStack

A new open source project lets Cloud Foundry PaaS run on OpenStack IaaS.

Rackspace Cloud (Just) Now Moving to OpenStack

While Rackspace helped to found OpenStack, the company is only just now beginning to adopt the project for its own cloud services.

Microsoft Partners With Fujitsu on Azure Middleware

Fujitsu announced it will ship four middleware products for Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud platform.

ScaleXtreme Looks to Bring Server Management to the Cloud

Billing itself as a low-cost, simplified alternative to heavyweights like IBM and HP, ScaleXtreme offers a unified, cloud-based console for systems management.

Citrix CEO: We're Moving From the PC Era to the Cloud Era

Citrix CEO tells Interop why the cloud and the consumerization of IT changes everything.

Internap Delivers OpenStack and VMware Clouds

This cloud provider isn't placing all its eggs in one basket, and it explains why it makes sense to have a multicloud technology strategy.

Brocade Launches CloudPlex Stack

Brocade's new open cloud stack embraces OpenStack's open source cloud computing platform while also going after Cisco's vBlocks.

Security: The Biggest Holdup to Cloud Computing

A lack of understanding of security risks is one of the key factors hampering cloud computing adoption. Find out the five most overlooked threats to the technology.

4 Easy Steps to Securing Your Servers in the Public Cloud

When it comes to security in the public cloud, you're on your own. Your cloud provider will not help protect your systems from hackers and other attacks beyond protecting its own infrastructure. However, with due diligence you can minimize your risks.

VMware Widens Road to the Hybrid Cloud

VMware added a lane in its highway to the cloud with three new cloud provider partners and vCloud Connector, which bridges the private cloud to the public cloud.

Dell Partners With Ubuntu for Linux Cloud Computing Technology

Dell is now set to integrate Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud on PowerEdge servers.

10 Workloads That Should Never Go in a Public Cloud

Security is the primary reason you should never consider deploying any these 10 workloads to a public cloud.

10 Cloud-Based Services You Can't Live Without

If 2011 is 'The Year of The Cloud,' then it's time to get serious about cloud-based services. Will it be private cloud, public cloud, or a mixture of the two for your organization?

Cloud Computing: 5 Predictions for 2011

Is your New Year's resolution to roll more of your IT infrastructure into the cloud? Here are 5 key trends to keep an eye on as you plan your cloud computing deployments.

Cisco, Cloud Computing and Open Source Software

What do Cisco, the cloud and open source software have in common? Much more than you might think.

Grid vs. Cloud: What's the Difference?

Cisco's CTO for the cloud explains why 'cloud' isn't just another name for grid.

Rackspace Looks to Bring Order to 'Cloud Chaos'

The purchase of Cloudkick means Rackspace Hosting can offer what it calls a cockpit for navigating complex environments.

Cisco Takes Aim at the Virtual Desktop

Virtualization Experience Infrastructure is set to deliver a virtual desktop with new partnerships and technologies.

VMware Updates vSphere 4.1 for Massive Cloud Computing Scale

For a point release, vSphere 4.1 packs an awful lot of new features, functionality and improvements. And it's SMB friendly, to boot.

Cloud Computing With Less Security Risk

Are security issues holding your company back from deploying cloud computing? Asking key questions and trusting your intuition goes a long way in reducing the likelihood of security issues cropping up.

From Obsolete Servers to Private Cloud in 3 Easy Steps

Frustrated with outdated equipment? Learn how to turn your old servers into a private cloud using open source tools.

Ubuntu's Lucid Lynx Linux OS Debuts With an Eye on ISVs

The Linux OS long-term support release emerges, with a focus on cloud computing environments and ISV certifications. But it's still missing some critical enterprise software credibility.

Cloud Computing Is About Portability: Interop

Skeptical about cloud computing? Despite the hype, there are some real reasons why a cloud infrastructure can deliver ROI.

Red Hat Extends Linux Subscriptions to Cloud Computing

Red Hat Cloud Access extends Linux subscription model for cloud computing deployments on Amazon EC2.

Will 12,000 Cloud Computing Deployments Lead to Profit?

For Canonical, there may well be a silver lining in cloud computing that could finally lead the company to Linux profitability as it looks to convert users of the free product to a premium version.

IBM Adopts Red Hat's Virtualization Technologies for Cloud Computing

Red Hat extends its cloud computing technology to IBM. But what does it take to actually win a cloud deployment bid?

NetApp Debuts New Cloud Computing Management Tools

New design guides and services are being aimed at service providers looking for faster and less-expensive ways to help enterprise customers build and manage both private and public cloud computing environments.

CA Expands Cloud Computing Portfolio With 3Tera Buy

The cloud computing startup's AppLogic software helps companies build and deploy applications to public and private clouds.

Microsoft Elaborates on Long-Term Cloud Computing Play

In a presentation to financial analysts, Microsoft's head of server and tools, Bob Muglia, admits the Azure computing cloud initiative is still years from making a profit.

Supercomputing Heads for the Cloud

Virtually Speaking: Vendors are gearing up to aggregate computing power in the cloud.

Cloud Computing Sees Shades of Gray

Cloud computing solves many dilemmas, while at the same time introducing others. By its very nature, when you move to the cloud, you enter a legal gray area, a minefield of privacy and legal implications not fully understood — by anybody.

Red Hat's Deltacloud at Tip of Epic Change

OS Roundup: With arguments against cloud computing becoming irrelevant, Red Hat and other OS vendors are scrambling for slots as key players in the 21st Century data center -- wherever it may reside.

Cloud OS Divide Could Turn Friends Into Foes

Despite their deep partnership, Cisco and Red Hat are battling it out for the operating system in the cloud.

Cloud, Virtualization Finding Way Into IT Niches

Specialist software firms are nimble enough to find the small, potentially lucrative areas in the enterprise software market that the big players can't quite get to.

Cloud Computing Outlook Far From Sunny

Despite the buzz, cloud computing is for the birds, and not just for migratory reasons.

Connecting Clouds to Enterprise Servers

In this extremely competitive market, cloud middleware connects the old software companies require to the SaaS and cloud services they've just added.

Internal vs. External Cloud

Cloud computing has many potential benefits, but it has a number of drawbacks as well. Building an internal cloud mitigates many of these drawbacks, but it is not without its own limitations.

IDC Sees Clouds Crossing the Chasm

Cloud technology is making the big jump from early adopter stage to mass market. How are vendors coping with the issues that remain?

Cloud, Virtualization Attractive Target for Hackers

Malware authors and hackers may take aim at these developing enterprise technologies.

Salesforce.com Goes Down. Big Deal?

OS Roundup: Last week's outage stoked alarmists' fears about cloud computing. Meanwhile, FreeBSD 7.1 hit the street with ease, while Windows 7 got caught in a traffic jam and Mac OS X 10 remained in the parking lot.

Forecast Mostly Sunny for Company Opting for Cloud Computing

For Animoto, cloud computing is neither vapor nor buzz. It is the backbone of its IT infrastructure.

IBM Sheds Light on Cloud Certification, Consulting Plans

Big Blue is taking even more aggressive route to the cloud. But will it help consolidate industry standards?

Microsoft, IBM Sketch Cloud Computing Plans

OS ROundup: It's too soon to say whether vaporware combined with condensation will yield an effective cloud computing strategy and the panacea it promises. One thing's for certain though: It won't be long before we hear, "get offa my cloud."

Managing Servers in the Cloud

Virtually Speaking: Load balancing is tricky stuff, but it gets even more complex when the workloads are a mix of real and virtual.

More IBM Tools Head for the Cloud

Big Blue is sprucing up its tools to help ISVs and clients collaborate and build their own cloud computing services.