Cloud computing is not the future of IT and commoditisation is, says analyst house Forrester, although the two support each …
Amazon moves to make it easier to cut cost of cloud-based batch jobs
Amazon Web Services has integrated configuration templates and auto-scaling features with its Spot Instances offering in an effort to make …
Red Hat launches hybrid cloud management software
After a year of testing the software in beta, Red Hat yesterday launched its hybrid cloud management software, called CloudForms. Most organisations …
EMC and Terremark ink joint cloud agreement
Terremark, the cloud vendor owned by Verizon, has become a platinum member of EMC’s cloud service provider program, solidifying a relationship between …
Ellison: Oracle will deliver world's 'most comprehensive cloud'
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison declared the company is ready to offer “the most comprehensive cloud on the planet Earth,” during …
Cloud-based mobile device management getting hot: Gartner
To place management controls on mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones used in business, the enterprise has showed preference for acquiring …
SAP to pay $4.3B for cloud B2B vendor Ariba
SAP has agreed to purchase cloud-based e-commerce vendor Ariba for $4.3 billion. The deal has been unanimously approved by Ariba’s …
Dell reaches for the cloud with new prototype ARM server
Dell yesterday announced a prototype low-power server with ARM processors, following a growing demand by Web companies for custom-built servers …
D-Link Cloud Routers 1200 and 2000
D-Link recently introduced the latest additions to its line of wireless cloud routers that are configurable and manageable from a …
Customisable cloud SLAs on the way, researchers predict
Service-level agreements and legal standards for cloud offerings will become more customised to individual customers and vertical industries as the …
Intel launches cloud-based single sign-on service
Intel launched a cloud-based password management service yesterday that has been tightly integrated with Salesforce.com to give its customers an …
EMC announces solutions to accelerate cloud journey at EMC World 2012
At EMC World 2012, EMC has announced the next release of Documentum D2. According to the company, it has enhanced …
EMC announces programmes to expand partner cloud opportunities
EMC Corporation has announced new initiatives and products to enable the company’s worldwide network of channel partners to accelerate their …
EMC announces programmes to expand partner cloud opportunities at EMC World 2012
EMC Corporation has announced new initiatives and products to enable the company’s worldwide network of channel partners to accelerate their …
Winning in Vegas with cloud
When you stage a conference in Las Vegas, there is always the risk that the attendees succumb to the evil …
NYSE launches capital markets cloud platform in Europe
NYSE Technologies, the commercial technology division of NYSE Euronext, has launched its cloud-based Capital Markets Community Platform into Europe. The …
Data in the cloud
Cloud and big data are two big trends influencing the current business landscape. However, they have yet to have been …
SAP lays out cloud strategy post-SuccessFactors deal
SAP announced a broad set of plans to become a player in cloud computing, spanning from a “loosely coupled suite” …
Microsoft cloud survey: Security, cost both a deterrent and an attraction
Small and midsize businesses that actually use cloud services see them as a way to boost security and save money, according to …
SAP offers mobile device management on Amazon's cloud
SAP’s Afaria mobile device management tool is now available on Amazon Web Services’ cloud, offered as a way to make …