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Cloud computing is an increasingly broad topic that encompasses everything from Google Apps to data center services to virtualization to software-, infrastructure- and platform-as-a service. Technology executives are increasingly interested in cloud computing as a way to save money. Nevertheless, cloud adoption remains in the single digits amid security concerns. Rest assured that cloud computing is a game changer. Key players include: IBM, HP, Google, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Salesforce.com, NetSuite, VMware as well as dozens of others.
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Microsoft to launch Australian Azure hosting region
After previously dismissing data sovereignty as a non-issue, Australian customers will have the option to consume Windows Azure services through local datacentres, at some unknown point in the future.
Does a 'fiscal cliff' await software vendors switching to cloud?
No one in the industry is talking about any fears they may be having about the cloud -- at least not out loud.
Zoho's IT management arm addresses cloud password challenge
ManageEngine, which develops a broad range of automation and monitoring tools, adds extensive cloud services and apps support to password service software.
Desktone DaaS supports private, public and hybrid clouds
Desktop as a Service is a cloud model that hasn't caught on the way Desktone and others would have liked. Where and how data is stored and who has access to it has been of concern. Desktone has enhanced its offerings to make this choice more acceptable to everyone.
Besieged Indian cloud firm Zenith Infotech loses $10M in six months
Losses widen for the firm amid a US$83 million legal action from its creditors and fraud allegations by India's stock market regulator.
IBM launches SmartCloud Entry 3.1: A cloud solution for all seasons
Today IBM launches SmartCloud Entry 3.1, which is an easy to deploy, easy to use, easy to manage, and easy to adopt cloud solution.
Cloud Sherpas talks up growth for ServiceNow services
The highly regarded integration partner for Salesforce and Google recently became the first to earn Preferred Partner status for the big cloud management and automation player.
Glassdoor: Google ranked top company with best business outlook
Perhaps there is another reason why Googlers always look so happy all the time besides the free food: job security.
Red Hat CEO Whitehurst on innovation, OpenStack, Hadoop
As computing systems become commoditized, the "profit pools are going to evaporate" for enterprise software vendors, said Whitehurst.
I/O 2013: More than half of apps in Google Play now use Cloud Messaging
Approximately 60 percent of apps in Google Play are said to be now using the service at a rate of 17 billion messages sent per day.
Appirio picks up DocuSign implementation practice
The first services to emerge from the new relationship will become available in June.
Jive StreamOnce aims to connect Microsoft, Salesforce, Google Apps
The Software-as-a-Service space is crowded -- to say the least. Jive's latest offering aims to sort that mess out.
Small-business web host becomes Google reseller
Wix, which is behind a free HTML5 publishing and hosting service, now represents the Google Apps for Business portfolio.
Google sets up to challenge Amazon Web Services
Google's cloud platform garnered a ton of interest at Google IO and comparisons to Amazon Web Services. However, the burden of enterprise proof lies with the search giant for now.
Google Compute Engine updates: What you need to know
Now available for open signups, Google Compute Engine's billing policies have also already been slightly revised.