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Xen.org to build open standards cloud platform
News Xen Cloud Platform will form part of wider initiative aimed at bridging private clouds with public cloud services such as those offered by Amazon and Rackspace.
Tags: Cloud computing, Security, Virtualization, Xen, Novell Inc., Hypervisor, Xen.org, Cloud computing, network, Rackspace
Data centers: The temples of IT
Insight perspective Quocirca's Bob Tarzey surveys the data center market--and points out why they're better for the environment than you may think.
Tags: Cloud computing, Data centers, Co-location Provider, Equinix, Information Technology, bank, Hosting Company, managed hosting, Quocirca, On-demand
Cloud can boost Asian software firms
News Software developers and related service providers in the region can better compete against large market players by tapping on cloud computing, says Microsoft exec.
Tags: Web services, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Software, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Storage, Cloud Computing, software company, Malaysia
IBM and Microsoft back Zend's cloud API plan
News The two firms have signed up to a Zend initiative to create an open source application-programming interface for the cloud.
Tags: Cloud computing, IBM Corp., Cloud computing, Amazon Web Services, API, co-founder, Rackspace, development tool
Rackspace challenges Amazon with cloud services
News Cloud Server, which went live on Monday, provides users with server instances, or on-demand virtual servers, that can be scaled up or down according to demand.
Tags: Virtualization, Server platforms, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Storage, On-demand, Debian, computer, Server, Amazon.com Inc.
VMware takes its turn at cloud computing
News The virtualization company announces a Virtual Datacenter Operating System and a plan to reassure enterprises that it can make cloud computing work for them.
Tags: Web servers, Virtualization, Google Inc., Cloud Computing, VMware Inc., software, network, Rackspace, Internet, data center
Red Hat builds one API for many clouds
News Deltacloud project aims to provide "cloud broker" API that will allow applications, scripts and tools to be created once and then used across public and private clouds.
Tags: Business applications, Cloud computing, Cloud, Red Hat Inc., Rackspace, VMWare ESX, Web portal, Cloud computing, Business applications, Deltacloud API
Shuttleworth: Amazon will win cloud battle
News EC2 is the only strong contender to eventually emerge as the leading cloud platform because it has open-source implementations, according to the Canonical chief.
Tags: Cloud computing, Web 2.0, Open Source, Citrix Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Amazon.com Inc., Web 2.0, Amazon EC2, British Telecommunications, Savvis Communications
Mosso to add cloud-based storage
News The unit of Rackspace Hosting plans to add storage to its hosting lineup of cloud computing services.
Tags: Web 2.0, Storage, Database, managed hosting, Storage, Cloud Computing, operating system, software, Microsoft .NET, Rackspace
Salesforce.com extends cloud computing service
News The company announces Force.com Sites, an extension to its existing service that lets businesses build external-facing Web sites.
Tags: Business applications, Web services, Microsoft Corp., Cloud Computing, Amazon.com Inc., San Francisco, News.com, Microsoft Windows, Rackspace, Web Site
Dell trumps HP with Rackspace deal
News Dell Computer wins a multimillion-dollar contract to provide servers and data storage equipment to data-hosting company Rackspace.
The real future of Linux
Insight For Linux to continue its encroachment on the corporate data center, Linux stewards will have to deal with the issues that have surfaced as they try to create a lucrative commercial environment around it.
Microsoft launches Windows Azure
News The software maker hopes an operating system in the cloud, unveiled at its Professional Developers Conference, will add up to blue skies.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Ray Ozzie, Microsoft Corp., Server, Amazon.com Inc., software, Microsoft Windows, Elinor Mills, Internet strategy, Internet
BabelDisc: Linux for technophobes?
News But the system software, which shuns your hard drive, will also appeal to enterprise IT types, says U.K. Internet pioneer Peter Dawe.
Tags: Linux, Open source
Cloud computing hailed as future of data centers
News The notion of outsourcing hardware and software to Internet service providers has clear potential to shake things up, according to an analyst.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web services, Business applications, Data centers
