SAP and Google executives yesterday provided a preview of the companies’ plans to tie their respective cloud-based business applications together, …
Salesforce.com acquires Rypple for push into cloud HR software
Salesforce.com announced recently it would acquire cloud-based performance management vendor Rypple in a bid to enter the human resources software …
Cisco data centre forecast very cloudy
Global cloud computing traffic will grow 12-fold from now to 2015, according to a new Cisco study. The growth represents a 66% …
Microsoft, HP unveil joint cloud offering
Microsoft and HP, hardly strangers to joint product efforts, are now teaming up to sell cloud services. The two companies …
Microsoft and HP team up for the cloud
HP and Microsoft have announced a new four-year partnership to deliver public, private and hybrid cloud solutions built around Microsoft …
Software AG updates cloud road map
Software AG’s WebMethods middleware and ARIS process modeling tools are now certified for deployment on Amazon’s Elastic Compute Cloud and …
Dell, Salesforce.com deepen partnership around SMB cloud app delivery
Dell is rounding out its cloud CRM (customer relationship management) service with the addition of Salesforce.com’s Service Cloud customer-service software, …
Cisco sees promise in the clouds with new framework
Cisco this week unveiled products and packaging options for customers looking to implement public, private and hybrid cloud computing. Cisco’s …
SAP pays $3.4 billion for cloud vendor SuccessFactors
SAP America said Saturday that it is paying US$3.4 billion in cash to acquire SuccessFactors, a provider of cloud-based human …
Private clouds are a last resort: Gartner
Enterprises should consider public cloud services first and turn to private clouds only if the public cloud fails to meet …
Hitachi to integrate data from cities in the cloud
Hitachi plans to aggressively pursue large cloud computing projects and market software that will integrate data from infrastructure across entire …
Software AG unveils Cloud Ready
Software AG has recently announced the general availability of Software AG Cloud Ready, the latest solution in the company’s cloud …
Cisco folds net management into new cloud group
Even though it completed the bulk of a major restructuring earlier this year, Cisco continues to tweak its internal organisational …
Wyse acquires Trellia for cloud-based mobile management
Thin client maker Wyse Technology has acquired Canadian company Trellia to help it manage the growing number of smartphones and …
Alcatel promises better clouds for carriers
Alcatel-Lucent is developing a cloud computing platform for carriers that aims to take full advantage of their networks to deliver …
Private cloud is only secure future: IDC
Businesses looking for a secure virtual environment will only consider the private cloud in the near future, according to analyst …
Salesforce.com to buy cloud computing services company
Salesforce.com has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Model Metrics, a cloud computing consulting and services company, with practices in …
Ready for the cloud era
Some figures first. A virtual machine is created every 6 seconds. To put that in perspective, it’s more than the …
MENA yet to embrace the cloud: SAP
As part of the agenda at SAP SAPPHIRE NOW Madrid, Spain yesterday, I had an opportunity to meet with Sam …
SAP clears the clouds in Spain
German IT giant, SAP AG today announced significant new advances in the core areas of its cloud strategy and cloud …