Google cloud lets customers park their data in EuropeGoogle has updated its cloud platform to let companies keep their data within Europe, though the company is not yet letting people select where their data is stored on a country-by-country basis.November 26, 2012 by Jack Clark in Cloud
Google goes after Amazon with cloud upgradesThe extensive upgrades to Google's infrastructure-as-a-service cloud computing technology heighten competition with market leader Amazon Web Services.November 26, 2012 by Jack Clark in Cloud
Dell bolsters enterprise cloud ambitions with Gale Technologies buyDell has acquired Gale Technologies, a software company that specialises in cloud management, and has set up a new Enterprise Systems and Solutions group as it continues to push into enterprise IT services. November 16, 2012 by Jack Clark in Cloud
Cloud computing's utility future gets closerCloud computing is on a path to becoming a true utility - but what exactly is a utility and how closely does cloud fit that picture? ZDNet asked an industry expert to find out.November 16, 2012 by Jack Clark in Cloud
Rackspace adds storage features to its OpenStack distributionThe updates to Rackspace’s distribution of the open source cloud management system OpenStack brings features from the latest distribution of the software to the hoster's supported distribution.November 15, 2012 by Jack Clark in Storage
IT's new battlegrounds in the cloud revolutionAs the cloud market matures, effects of scale lock the industry into dependence on a few large companies. In this latest industrial revolution, new entrants will face a tough fight. November 15, 2012 by Jack Clark in Cloud
Amazon links mainstay S3 storage to its low-cost GlacierThe free upgrade means companies can set up policies to automatically migrate data from the high-cost easily accessible S3 service into the low-cost long-term Glacier storage according to their own policies.November 14, 2012 by Jack Clark in Cloud
Losers in the cloud revolutionSome companies stand to benefit from the rise of the cloud and others stand to lose — ZDNet looks at the big names with the most to lose.November 14, 2012 by Jack Clark in Cloud
Winners in the cloud revolutionSome companies stand to benefit from the rise of the cloud and others stand to lose. ZDNet picks the IT winners.November 13, 2012 by Jack Clark in Cloud
SDN: Experimental networking tech gets a commercial boostThe software-defined networking suite from Big Switch Networks gives admins access to OpenFlow-based technology for increasing network efficiency and is backed by Microsoft, Citrix and other major IT companies.November 13, 2012 by Jack Clark in Cloud
Amazon Web Services puts down roots in AustraliaAmazon has opened up a datacentre hub in Australia, ticking off another continent in the cloud company’s journey of global expansion. November 12, 2012 by Jack Clark in Cloud
Amazon slashes cloud database pricesAmazon has dramatically cut the price of renting cloud database servers from its US datacentres while increasing their capability. November 7, 2012 by Jack Clark in Cloud
Telefonica spins up Joyent cloud with Amazon-beating guaranteeThe infrastructure-as-a-service cloud uses technology from Node.js-steward Joyent to offer an uptime service-level agreement that is significantly better than that of AWS, Microsoft and Google.November 6, 2012 by Jack Clark in Cloud
Not so hARMless: ARM software development gets a major boostFacebook, HP, Samsung and others are looking to jump-start development of software on ARM processors and in doing so are embarking on a risky, high-stakes road. November 2, 2012 by Jack Clark in Cloud
Amazon doubles data rate of EBS storageShifting data between servers and Elastic Block Store volumes faster should mean applications will be more responsive. November 2, 2012 by Jack Clark in Cloud