Dell looks to attain a leadership position in the thin client and cloud computing markets with the purchase.
The acquisition establishes SAP as the leading business network, adding business-to-business collaboration to its existing solutions.
New model changed the way server operating system software was acquired and deployed, as Red Hat celebrates 10 years of enterprise Linux.
Storm is a new declarative provisioning feature that enables cloud developers to create AWS CloudFormation compatible deployment configurations.
A new open source project lets Cloud Foundry PaaS run on OpenStack IaaS.
The open source operating system server adds cloud orchestration, Metal-as-a-Service and OpenStack in its latest Long Term Support release.
The company is currently giving away its Management Pack for free, but there's a catch of course -- three, in fact.
Open source cloud platform now has open source configuration options.
Latest open source OpenStack release provides new management, security, storage and compute features.
Dell buys desktop virtualization specialist Wyse Technologies in a bid to boost data center sales and expand its cloud VDI business.
British firm seeks to spread its on-demand computing model to North America, touting cost and efficiency savings of virtual server offering.
VMware, Microsoft and Citrix are the Big 3 of server virtualization and public cloud. It may soon be time to add Red Hat and rebrand them the Big 4, however. With more mission-critical Linux servers being virtualized, more servers are running RHEV, and cloud providers are not exempt from this trend.
AMD to sell the startup's Intel processors-based cloud servers -- for now.
VMTurbo, a workload management system for virtualized environments, seeks to simplify and streamline. It's first stop -- hooking into VMware vCenter.
For some enterprises, regulations rule out using the public cloud. This means some products, notably Salesforce.com, can't be considered. PerspecSys believes it has found the solution for those with this predicament.
Data protection firm touts a unified approach for a variety of enterprise platforms, server and storage configurations.
Adopting virtualization technology often leads companies to carry out security, backup and other day-to-day activities in new and different ways. This often adds unnecessary costs and complexity. Symantec's solution? Keep it simple.
From hardware and software to partner programs to training HP has launched a trajectory to the cloud.
First major release of Java middleware server in two years, advances scalability, Java EE 6 and Java SE 7 features.
Predicting the future of a hot technology is never easy, but one CTO weighs in on what he anticipates will go on in the server virtualization market next year.
In the battle of the clouds, public cloud vs. private cloud vs. hybrid cloud, which model is best positioned to win?
Multi-language and enterprise features debut in latest entrant in the Platform-as-a-Service space.
VMware updates vCenter Operations Manager, and introduces new vFabric Application Management and IT Business Management suites, while HP introduced HP Technology Consulting Services to help customers blaze a path to the cloud.
New cloud service for PHP developers takes flight with tools to help build and test cloud applications.
As enterprises embrace cloud computing, the vendors are turning up the noise, both in the features they provide and why they are vastly superior to their competitors.
A new open source foundation is set to take shape.
Java on Ruby implementation takes a big leap forward enabling deployment of production supported cloud.
A new take on OpenStack debuts with automated deployment and security baked in.
VMware's data center management tools too high for your organization. The out-of-the-box cloud management and automation solutions from Cloupia offer provisioning, dynamic resource allocation, discovery and monitoring, metering and chargeback, analytics, orchestration, a self-service catalog and more.
Identity, networking, management and high-availability get a boost in new release of open source cloud platform.
Startup seeks to help businesses plug into the cloud to adapt to new apps and proliferation of mobile devices amid dramatic shifts in how people work.
Platform as a service is important for the future, but it's not going to be a money maker for Red Hat in the short term.
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Linux, cloud computing, PaaS, Red Hat
Built on technology developed at NASA, this startup aims to 'democratize' large-scale cloud computing deployments.
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Rackspace, public cloud, secure, IT infrastructure, cloud computing
Startup formerly known as PHP Fog receives new funding as it expands into the PaaS server space.
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AppFog, cloud computing, open source software, PHP, PaaS
Big data is becoming increasingly prevalent in data center and cloud environments. Now the question is how to best manage networks for the simultaneous transfer of millions of records.
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big data, cloud computing, data center management
Can Bromium, the brainchild of Simon Crosby and Ian Pratt, pull it off? The details are cloudy, but speculation is clear.
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server virtualization, cloud security, cloud computing, virtualization technology, Citrix
Dell set to offer commercial support for OpenStack Cloud solution and announces new open source Crowbar for installation.
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OpenStack, Dell, Ubuntu, cloud computing, open source software
Open source Stratos 1.5 platform delivers Complex Event Processing as a service.
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WSO2, cloud computing, open source software, middleware
Historically, virtualized environments and regulatory compliance have been like oil and water. Now, with careful planning and execution, the two are not mutually exclusive.
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server technology, compliance, public cloud, cloud computing, server virtualization
Perl cloud vendor run by a 15 year old entrepreneur gets snapped up.
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perl, cloud computing, ActiveState, Cloud
For large enterprises, choosing a management system typically parallels their choice of hypervisor vendor -- generally, VMware, Microsoft, Red Hat or Citrix. Smaller organizations aren't so lucky. Virtualization Manager from Solarwinds just may fill that gap.
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public cloud, Virtualization Management, server virtualization, hypervisor, cloud computing
Billing itself as a low-cost, simplified alternative to heavyweights like IBM and HP, ScaleXtreme offers a unified, cloud-based console for systems management.
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cloud computing, server virtualization, server management
VMware launches integrated approach for matching user identity and authentication with cloud apps.
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cloud computing, VMware, VMware ESX Server
Microsoft's TechEd keynote declared cloud, devices and developers the theme for the week. But it did not ignore its longstanding data center and end user desktop bases.
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TechEd, Exchange, Microsoft, Azure, cloud computing
Citrix CEO tells Interop why the cloud and the consumerization of IT changes everything.
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cloud computing, Citrix, Xen, NetScaler, Interop
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.
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VMware, OpenStack, cloud computing
New solutions for creating and managing clouds announced, but they're not all open source -- yet.
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Red Hat, open source, cloud computing
Common knowledge says anything mission-critical must remain in the data center because cloud security is inferior to data center security. However, greater economies of scale, continuous auditing and other factors indicate that this may in fact be a popular misconception.
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data center security, cloud security, InfoSec, cloud computing
OpenStack expands with new API to create extensions.
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Rackspace, OpenStack, cloud computing, open source software
New open source efforts from VMware aims to open up a platform-as-a-service offering enabling multi-cloud deployments.
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Apache, cloud computing, VMware, open source software
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.
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cloud computing, security, cloud security, virtualization, hypervisor
If you want the advantages of a local messaging server as well as those of cloud computing, it may be time to consider coexistence.
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Microsoft, cloud computing, messaging server, Exchange server
Dell embraces a startup mentality to reshape its image from being just a direct seller of hardware to a more comprehensive provider of all kinds of IT services.
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Scalent, Kace, server hardware, cloud computing, Dell
Dell is now set to integrate Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud on PowerEdge servers.
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open source, cloud computing, Canonical, Dell, Ubuntu
Security is the primary reason you should never consider deploying any these 10 workloads to a public cloud.
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public cloud, deployment, security, customer relationship management, cloud computing
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?
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cloud services, EC2, public cloud, private cloud, cloud computing
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.
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cloud computing, predictions, SaaS, apps, smartphone
What do Cisco, the cloud and open source software have in common? Much more than you might think.
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Cisco, UCS, open source software, cloud computing, Rackspace Cloud
Cisco's CTO for the cloud explains why 'cloud' isn't just another name for grid.
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Cisco UCS, grid computing, Cisco, Cloud, cloud computing
The purchase of Cloudkick means Rackspace Hosting can offer what it calls a cockpit for navigating complex environments.
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Cloud, Rackspace, OpenStack Community, cloud computing
There are 10 forces driving you toward a more agile data center. May the forces be with you.
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Top 10, cloud computing, data center management, server virtualization, agile data center
A new Cisco sponsored study of public cloud computing usage found deployments are still in the early stages, as security and stability top the list of concerns.
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virtualization technology, server virtualization, cloud computing, Cisco, public cloud
New acquisition is targeted at expanding Linux vendor's Platform as a Service cloud foundations portfolio.
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cloud computing, Makara, Red Hat, Linux
Virtualization Experience Infrastructure is set to deliver a virtual desktop with new partnerships and technologies.
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VMware, Cisco, desktop virtualization, Citrix, cloud computing
As more companies look to tap cloud computing, HP says hybrid solutions make for a more orderly transition.
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hybrid cloud, HP, cloud services, cloud computing
An effort originally started by NASA and Rackspace three months ago is now releasing production-ready code as outside contributions pour in.
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open source, NASA, open source software, Rackspace, cloud computing
Gartner sees cloud computing on its way to the Trough of Disillusionment, while IDC says cloud computing is the fastest growing IT segment.
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IDC, Gartner, virtualization, private cloud, cloud computing
New Linux Foundation Enterprise User Survey data reveals that enterprises are set to add more Linux at the expense of Windows during next five years, though users are not heading to the cloud.
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open source software, cloud computing, Linux server, open source servers, Windows
Is government driving the cloud computing adoption bus? Limited budgets and expanding
desktop computing costs made virtualization a popular choice among government
entities, then the cloud beckoned.
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VMware, private cloud, government, virtualization, cloud computing
New Flexible 4 Business alliance aims to deliver turnkey cloud computing services around the globe.
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Cisco, Orange, EMC, cloud computing, VMware
Chip giant experiments with "cubicle cluster computing" as it looks to maximize efficiencies in its sprawling IT infrastructure.
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Intel, virtualization, cloud computing, VMworld, cubicle cluster computing
At VMworld, the virtualization giant delivers its vision of the cloud as an IT service for applications, leveraging its SpringSource technologies.
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Spring, cloud computing, VMware, cloud services, vFabric
VMware's big show is on the way, with cloud computing front and center.
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xsigo, vSphere, VMworld, VMware, cloud computing
