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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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Red Hat forges Hortonworks engineering pact, ties storage into OpenStack
Red Hat and Hortonworks aim to integrate products to boost the use of Apache Hadoop.
Get ready now: Your office will be in the cloud within a decade
Most workers will be using cloud based office packages within the next decade, although mostly it's smaller organisations making the jump now.
Backing up your Google cloud with Backupify
Google's sysadmins know what they're doing. They'll keep your data safe. But will they keep it completely safe? Belt and braces might be the way to go...
Valorem specializes in Microsoft cloud solutions
The integrator, founded to focus on productivity applications, is now a Gold level Business Intelligence partner with experience in hybrid deployments.
Dissecting the Converged Cloud news from HP Discover: What it means
Three HP executives discuss the implications and business value from the Converged Cloud, the major focus of discussion at HP Discover 2013.
With Cloud OS, HP takes up mantle of ambassador to the future of hybrid cloud models
HP's innovations in its Converged Cloud portfolio, announced today at HP Discover 2013 in Las Vegas, are aimed at better ushering large enterprises from legacy to hybrid cloud environments.
IBM to bring Linux KVM virtualization to its Power server line
Linux has its own built-in hypervisor, KVM, for x86 virtualization, and now IBM is porting it to its Power architecture.
HP builds out OpenStack infrastructure, adds public cloud services
HP delivers its next phase of OpenStack architecture and adds public cloud services that gets it more in the ballpark with incumbent providers.
Lenovo rolls out unified cloud platform in North America
It's first such offering from Lenovo after it acquired Stoneware in December 2012.
CloudAware offers management insights across cloud siloes
The service watches over various cloud applications and services deployed on the Amazon cloud, and offers IT managers information about potentially dangerous changes or activity that could be disruptive.
When it’s raining inside your datacenter, you have a problem…
A sudden shower inside Facebook’s first datacenter highlights the issue.
SMBs optimistic on cloud security in Microsoft research study
Larger companies may be right to worry about the security and reliability of cloud services, but when a small business doesn't have a viable on-premises option, should that really be their first concern?
Google updates BigQuery, slashes storage costs
Search giant updates its cloud-based big data analytics service, adds tiered pricing for heavy users.
A Cloud OS, on Cloud time
Windows Server and System Center are now developed together. What does that mean for your data center — and for your job?
Podcast recap: HP Experts analyze and explain the HAVEn big data news from HP Discover
HP has made a big announcement around a broader vision for businesses to help them gain actionable intelligence from literally a universe of potential sources and data types.