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HP's CloudSystem Improves Cloud Automation

The company's hybrid cloud development options grow with the latest CloudSystem release.


Tags: cloud computing, Cloud, HP, cloud automation, Cloudsystem, HP CloudSystem, PaaS

Red Hat Revs Up Enterprise Edition of OpenShift Cloud Platform

The Linux vendor launches what it claims is the first open-source, on-premise Platform-as-a-Service offering for enterprises.


Tags: Red Hat, Cloud, cloud platform, PaaS, OpenShift, Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Red Hat Previews OpenStack Folsom Enterprise Cloud Release

The Linux vendor rebases its enterprise cloud distribution with preliminary support for Folsom.


Tags: Linux, cloud computing, Red Hat, OpenStack Folsom, Enterprise, OpenStack, Folsom, Cloud

Nebula Aims to Deliver OpenStack Cloud Control

The CEO of the cloud computing startup explains why his company's approach will make it easier to get started with OpenStack and why contributing to open source is important.


Tags: open source, Cloud, Nebula, OpenStack, cloud control platform, IaaS

Apache CloudStack 4.0 Expands the Open Source Cloud

Citrix is no longer the only player in CloudStack as Apache processes take hold.


Tags: cloud computing, Citrix, Cloud, CloudStack, Apache Software Foundation, Apache server, OpenStack, Apache

Cisco Expands UCS and Cloud Management Control

The company's UCS Central platform can now manage up to 10,000 physical servers.


Tags: cloud computing, Cloud, server platform, Cisco, UCS, cloud management

VMware Seeking Total Cloud Domination?

Like the infamous villains in James Bond flicks, VMware would very much like to rule the world -- the cloud world in this case.


Tags: hybrid cloud, Cloud, vCloud Suite, cloud computing, vcloud, vSphere, VMware

AMD Gets Ambidextrous for Cloud Servers with ARM

Seeing massive data centers as its opportunity for growth, AMD teams with ARM to roll out its next-gen servers.


Tags: ARM, AMD, Cloud, data center, Cloud server, ARM server

Solaris 11.1 Improves Performance for Oracle Workloads

New Solaris features will help to enable Oracle's cloud database.


Tags: Solaris, cloud database, Oracle Database, Cloud, Oracle, Solaris 11

Dell Active Infrastructure: Converged IT for Private Clouds, VDI

In the converged infrastructure game, Dell is going all in.


Tags: Dell, blade servers, Cloud, converged IT, VDI, Dell PowerEdge, Dell Active System, private cloud

What's the Real Story on KVM Usage?

While some surveys peg hypervisor usage of Red Hat's KVM at a meager 0.5%, support for KVM from vendors tells a different story.




Tags: virtually speaking, KVM, hypervisor, server virtualization, servers, Cloud, Red Hat, virtualization, server

Ubuntu 12.10 Linux Delivers OpenStack Folsom Cloud

The latest Linux release adds a variety of new cloud-focused server tools.


Tags: open source, OpenStack, Ubuntu LTS, Ubuntu Server, Ubuntu, Cloud, Linux

VMware vSphere Embraces OpenStack

VMware CTO Steve Herrod tells OpenStack that he want to join the party.


Tags: Cloud, OpenStack, OpenStack Summit, VMware vSphere, cloud computing, VMware, open source

OpenStack Open Source Cloud Distributions Take Shape

Ubuntu, SUSE and Red Hat explain how the nascent market for packaged cloud server distributions is beginning to shape up.


Tags: OpenStack, cloud computing, SUSE, Cloud, open source, Red Hat, Ubuntu, distribution

Ubuntu Helps Accelerate OpenStack Deployments

Mark Shuttleworth details what it takes to deliver OpenStack in production, in 3 minutes or less.


Tags: open source, cloud computing, Ubuntu, Cloud, Ubuntu Server, Mark Shuttleworth, OpenStack

Cisco Debuts Its Own OpenStack Distribution

The networking hardware giant releases a key open source cloud distribution.


Tags: OpenStack, Cisco, Cloud, cloud computing, open source

VMware Automates Management for the Cloud

The company's latest vCloud Suite update provides new automation capabilities.


Tags: cloud virtualization, VMware vCloud Suite, VMware, Cloud, virtualization, virtualization cloud, VMware vSphere

Oracle Solaris 11.1 Updates Unix for SDN and the Cloud

Oracle improves Solaris performance and cloud capabilities while also addressing the market trend towards Software-Defined Networking.


Tags: Oracle, Solaris 11, Software-Defined Networking, Cloud, Unix, cloud computing, SDN

Can OpenStack Overcome Its Cloudy Climate?

Will political in-fighting and dissent over open and closed cloud platform alternatives prevent cloud providers from helping make the cloud enterprise a reality?


Tags: OpenStack, VMware, Cloud, Cloud Providers, open source

What the vTax's Demise Means for Server Virtualization

Is VMware's elimination of the hated "vTax" a sign that the company is changing its focus to where the real money is?


Tags: server virtualization, virtualization, Cloud, hybrid cloud, servers, VMware, server

DH2i Targets SQL Server with Automated Load Balancing Tech

Application virtualization startup combats Microsoft SQL Server sprawl and lowers management overhead with an update to its DxConsole software.


Tags: SQL Server 2012, SQL Server, load balancing, Cloud

Lenovo Takes a Leap into Cloud Computing

The company's first software-only acquisition of cloud provider Stoneware should help jumpstart Lenovo's PC Plus initiative.


Tags: stoneware, cloud computing, Lenovo, Cloud

HotLink Hops on the Cloud with New Hybrid Express Solution

The company's latest product offering could have big implications for companies looking to make a facile move to the cloud.


Tags: hybrid cloud, virtualization, virtualization cloud, virtually speaking, Cloud

OpenStack Foundation Aiming to Advance the Open Cloud

The incoming Executive Director of the group responsible for overseeing OpenStack's development provides insight into the foundation's official launch and the challenges that lie ahead.


Tags: OpenStack, hybrid cloud, open source, Cloud, OpenStack Foundation

The State of Linux in 2012

Jim Zemlin, Executive Director of the Linux Foundation, explains how Linux has become fundamental to modern technology, from servers to the cloud and beyond.


Tags: Cloud, Linux, LinuxCon, Linux server, servers, Linux Foundation

IBM Targets Clouds, Analytics with Its Latest System z Mainframe

Big Blue is out to prove that big iron can float secure clouds and make quick work out of data analytics workloads.


Tags: Big Blue, mainframe, IBM, Data Analytics, hybrid cloud, system z, Cloud

Piston's Airframe Arrives for OpenStack Private Cloud Systems

The company looks to stand out by making it easier for organizations to jump on the OpenStack bandwagon.


Tags: OpenStack, Piston, Cloud, private cloud, cloud platform

Apache Deltacloud Hits Open Source Cloud Server Milestone

Different cloud server technologies all come together and get abstracted in Deltacloud 1.0.


Tags: Cloud, Red Hat, Cloud server, deltacloud, Apache, Apache Deltacloud, open source

Rackspace Finally Goes Public with OpenStack Cloud Servers

After more than two years of promoting the open source OpenStack project, Rackspace is finally ready to deliver it for its own cloud customers.


Tags: Cloud, OpenStack, Rackspace, cloud computing, open source

Open Source OpenStack ARMs the Cloud

The cloud will no longer be confined to just the realm of x86 servers as OpenStack turns two.


Tags: OpenStack, servers, Cloud, ARM, cloud computing, x86

Open Source OpenStack Moving Forward as Folsom Nears

Is it officially the summer of OpenStack?  Work on governance as well as technology continues to accelerate.


Tags: open source, cloud computing, OpenStack, OpenStack Foundation, Cloud, Folsom

Big Switch Relieves Virtual Machine Mobility Migraines

Big Switch Networks offers a solution that should make life a little easier for any company involved in server virtualization or cloud computing projects.


Tags: virtually speaking, Nicira, Big Switch Networks, server virtualization, Cloud, virtualization, virtual machine

Pano Logic Delivers New Cloud and Chrome-Based Thin Client Server

Is a browser-based thin client server model all you really need for running applications?


Tags: server, Cloud, thin client, Google Chrome, Pano Logic

Red Hat Puts a Price on Open Source OpenShift PaaS

After months of free for all access, Red Hat starts the process of making money from its PaaS platform.


Tags: OpenShift, PaaS, Cloud, Red Hat, open source

NASA Ditching Open Source OpenStack? Not So Fast

While Amazon boasts that NASA is saving $1M by moving to AWS, the truth is a bit more complex.


Tags: OpenStack, Piston, servers, NASA, Cloud, AWS, Amazon Web Services, Amazon, open source

The Oracle Cloud Has Arrived

He may have made fun of the term "cloud" back in 2009, but today Larry Ellison is singing a different tune.


Tags: Oracle, Oracle Cloud, Cloud, cloud computing, social CRM

HP Aims for Cloud Convergence

New enhancements in HP's CloudSystem provide burstable cloud access.


Tags: HP cloud services, HP converged cloud, HP CloudSystem, Cloud, public cloud, hybrid cloud, virtualization, HP

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Reaches RC

While Windows 8 has been receiving the overwhelming majority of attention from the media, enterprises may be more interested in Microsoft's server OS entering its final phase prior to an official debut.


Tags: windows server 8, Microsoft, server, Windows Server, server os, Windows Server 2012, Cloud

CloudPassage Looks to Lock Down Cloud Servers

The two-year-old startup provides a security platform to protect cloud users' virtual machines, targeting an area of cloud computing the firm says remains widely misunderstood.


Tags: cloud computing, Cloud server, cloud security, Cloud, CloudPassage

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. 


Tags: SAP, cloud computing, Cloud, SAP AG

New Version of Oracle VM Server for x86 Improves Storage Availability

Release 3.1 of Oracle VM Server for x86 offers enhanced ease of use for virtualization administrators and improves storage availability.


Tags: Cloud, Oracle VM Server, Oracle, Virtualization Management, Oracle VM, virtualization, server virtualization

HP Qualifies Netlist 16GB HyperCloud Memory for ProLiant Servers

The HyperCloud memory modules are a good fit for complex enterprise data center scale-out computing applications.


Tags: HP, Cloud, server memory, HyperCloud, virtualization

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.


Tags: Cloud, Mellanox, Cloud Migration, Amazon Web Services, AWS, Eucalyptus, migration, Cloud Infrastructure

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.


Tags: Cloud, private cloud, AWS, Cloud Sidekick, hybrid cloud, cloud computing

Network Virtualization Poised for Primetime?

Significant signs are starting to emerge that network virtualization is a technology whose time is about to arrive.


Tags: public cloud, Hyper-V, network virtualization, Hyper-V Cloud, virtualization, private cloud, hybrid cloud, hypervisor, Cloud

Ubuntu 12.04 Linux Aims Precisely at the Cloud

The open source operating system server adds cloud orchestration, Metal-as-a-Service and OpenStack in its latest Long Term Support release.


Tags: Ubuntu LTS, cloud computing, Cloud, Ubuntu Server, Canonical, Ubuntu, Linux

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.


Tags: Rackspace, Cloud, OpenStack, private cloud, Rackspace Cloud, cloud services, public cloud

HP Certifies Ubuntu Linux

Ubuntu 12.04 gets its first major server vendor certification, but HP admits Ubuntu is still not yet at the same level as either Red Hat or SUSE.


Tags: Linux server, HP, Canonical, Ubuntu Server, Cloud, certification, Ubuntu, virtualization, Linux, Ubuntu LTS

VMware: OpenStack Is Immature

VMware's CEO emphasizes his company's strength in both private and public cloud infrastructure as revenues continue to grow.


Tags: private cloud, VMware, VMware vSphere, hybrid cloud, OpenStack, public cloud, Rackspace, Cloud

Windows Server 8 Now Officially Windows Server 2012

Microsoft settles on Windows Server 2012 to mark the imminent launch of its forthcoming "cloud-optimized" server OS.


Tags: Windows Server, server os, Cloud, Windows Server 2012, operating system, server, windows server 8, private cloud

Puppet Configures OpenStack

Open source cloud platform now has open source configuration options.


Tags: Puppet, Puppet Labs, infrastructure management, open source software, cloud computing, Cloud

Virtustream Offers "True Consumption-Based" Cloud Platform

The company's xStream platform is billed as a versatile solution for complex, large-scale deployments, offering support for public, private and hybrid clouds.


Tags: IaaS, private cloud, managed service, Cloud, hybrid cloud, virtualization, virtualization cloud, public cloud

Boundary Delivers Monitoring in the Cloud

Startup aims to deliver monitoring as a service in real-time.


Tags: monitoring tools, Service Cloud, Cloud, monitoring, server

ActiveState Expands Platform-as-a-Service Cloud Tech for Perl

Perl cloud vendor run by a 15 year old entrepreneur gets snapped up.
Tags: perl, Cloud, cloud computing, ActiveState

Grid vs. Cloud: What's the Difference?

Cisco's CTO for the cloud explains why 'cloud' isn't just another name for grid.
Tags: Cloud, Cisco, cloud computing, grid computing, Cisco UCS

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.
Tags: Rackspace, OpenStack Community, Cloud, cloud computing

CloudShare Program Encourages Surgient Customers to Switch

The company is offering a risk-free migration program for Surgient customers.
Tags: Cloud, cloud services, migration, cloud computing

GoGrid Continues Open Source Cloud Push With Partner Program

A new partnership program is expected to help the company deliver open-source cloud computing to the masses.
Tags: cloud computing, Cloud, SaaS, open source

NetApp Integrates with Microsoft for SMB Cloud Services

The Toolkit provides code and guidance for building cloud services powered by Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V.
Tags: NetApp, Dynamic Data Center, Microsoft, Cloud, SMB

Is There a Place for Windows Small Business Server in the Cloud?

There is a buzz about Windows Small Business Server gaining new cloud computing capabilities.
Tags: Windows Small Business Server, Cloud

The Planet Server Cloud for Channel Partners

The Planet is offering channel partners the ability to sell cloud-based virtual server architectures.
Tags: server, Cloud, The Planet

Virtual Cloud Management Challenges

The cloud presents a whole new set of virtual management challenges.
Tags: Cloud, Virtual Cloud Management

Tilera Launches 512-Core Cloud Server

The company claims its S2Q design specifically tackles today’s cloud computing workloads.
Tags: Cloud, Cloud server

Opscode Announces Commercial Open-Source Platform

The Opscode Platform beta release of the Opscode Platform is a hosted configuration management service.
Tags: server management, hosted, open-source, Cloud, Opscode

Eucalyptus Enterprise Edition Supports Microsoft VM

Eucalyptus Enterprise Edition (EE) 2.0 includes support for Windows virtual machines.
Tags: VM, Cloud, Eucalyptus, virtual machine

Telecom Suppliers Embrace Virtualization Technologies

Equipment suppliers are offering solutions that leverage virtualization technologies.
Tags: server equipment, Cloud, virtualization technologies, telecom

The Difference Between Virtualization and a Private Cloud

Cloud computing does not center on any one technology - virtualization is simply one element of cloud computing.
Tags: Cloud server, Cloud, virtualization

WSO2 Enters Open-Source Cloud-Based Middleware Market

Using WSO2 Stratos, enterprise applications can be created or migrated on-premise, to a private or public cloud for deployment.
Tags: Cloud, cloud computing, open source

Server Admins Shift to Cloud Support

Cloud computing raises questions about performance, security, management and IT staffing.
Tags: Cloud, server support

Microsoft CEO Says Cloud Computing will Change Enterprise IT

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer suggests that cloud computing will make hardware that does not look like a server.
Tags: Cloud, Enterprise IT

ZettaGrid Launches Cloud Service using VMware vSphere

The company has launched an on-demand cloud service using VMware vSphere for the Australian market.
Tags: on-demand, Cloud, VMware vSphere, cloud computing

Microsoft Claims it 'Gets' The Cloud

Chief Executive Steve Ballmer believes Microsoft is now firing on all cylinders having been late to the cloud.
Tags: BizTalk, Microsoft, Cloud, cloud computing

Move Virtualized Server Applications Across Data Centers

AppZero 4.5 lets groups of virtualized server applications to be 'scooped and moved' across the data center and cloud.
Tags: Server Applications, Cloud, Virtualized Server, data center, Enterprise

AppSense to Demo Cloud Virtualization Technologies

The Company plans to show virtualization technologies that easily integrate with Citrix and Microsoft solutions at Citrix Synergy 2010.
Tags: virtualization technologies, Xen, Cloud, Citris

CloudStack Lets Anyone be a Cloud Sever Provider

The open source CloudStack software makes it easy for anyone to get into the cloud business.
Tags: server, Cloud, Cloud server, web server, open-source