The Distributed Management Task Force announced it had formed a group to tackle management and interoperability issues that will arise …
VMware looks to bring data centers under the cloud
VMware Inc. last week launched the long-awaited upgrade of its core virtualization software, which it calls a cloud operating system. …
Sun moves on cloud despite uncertainty
Sun Microsystems, soon to be part of Oracle is a planned merger goes through, is proceeding with plans to ramp …
Cloud security stokes concerns at RSA
Cloud security has dominated discussions and drove the entire action at RSA Conference 2009. Throughout the event, attendees — who …
Cloud computing a ‘security nightmare,’ says Cisco CEO
If anyone has the right to be excited about cloud computing, it's John Chambers. But, Cisco Systems' Chairman and CEO …
VMware vows to overhaul data center with “cloud operating system”
VMware has unveiled vSphere, the long awaited overhaul of its core virtualization platform which is designed to aggregate the virtual …
Sun adding open source app server to Amazon cloud
Sun Microsystems will make its open-source GlassFish application server available on the Amazon Web Services cloud platform on Wednesday. Sun …
IBM establishes first cloud computing lab in Hong Kong
IBM announced Thursday it is establishing its first cloud computing lab in Hong Kong. The new facility, located in Hong …
Microsoft’s cloud identity platform on track
Microsoft’s identity platform for the cloud is on track and users will likely see another beta next month and final …
EMC introduces x86-based Symmetrix array for cloud storage
EMC Corp. today unveiled a high-end Symmetrix storage array that is based on Intel Corp.'s x86 quad-core processors and integrates …
Google adds Java to App Engine cloud service
Google announced a new version of its App Engine application-hosting service that adds multiple capabilities, including an early look at …
Unified communications applications coming to the cloud
Expect more communications services from cloud-computing providers such as IBM's LotusLive Engage that becomes available tomorrow, according to makers of …
IT pros: Private clouds a good first step to cloud computing
Deploying a private cloud network is a good way for enterprises to ease into cloud computing before deploying applications on …
Microsoft exec blasts ‘Open Cloud Manifesto’
A set of principles promoting cloud computing interoperability was sharply criticized by a Microsoft Corp. executive just days before its …
Start-up offers cloud storage for the enterprise
Start-up Zetta Inc. unveiled an enterprise-class, software-as-a-service storage business with an architecture built on proprietary systems and offering an all-inclusive …
HP unwraps Cloud Assure
Hewlett-Packard on Tuesday detailed new services and software that it claims can help businesses turn to the cloud, namely by …
Siemens launches cloud experiment at VoiceCon
Siemens is announcing at VoiceCon Orlando a unified-communications-in-the-cloud experiment with Amazon.com, which could result in services that avoid capital costs …
Cloud Security Alliance formed to promote best practices
A group calling itself the Cloud Security Alliance announced its formation Tuesday, with eBay and ING as founding members. The …
Cloud computing vendors converge on standard definition, goals
When “cloud computing” became the buzz-phrase du jour in IT sometime in the past year or two, you could probably …
Author of ‘cloud manifesto’ surprised by Microsoft protest
Microsoft Corp.'s sharp criticism of an “open cloud manifesto” surprised drafters of the document, who plan to release it to …