Cloud-based or SaaS applications need to live in an ecosystem, integrated with the rest of your infrastructure and enterprise applications. …
Clouding the midmarket
IBM is pushing deep into the midmarket with a rich portfolio of solutions and cloud services. In a chat with …
G-Cloud open for business
The UK government’s Cabinet Office has announced the G-Cloud online appstore, Cloudstore, is now open, in a move anticipated to …
Cloud security is not a ‘real’ concern: analyst
There are more pressing concerns when it comes to cloud computing than data security, according to analyst firm Frost & …
Citrix simplifies cloud service management
Citrix is shipping a new version of its cloud management software CloudStack that makes it simpler for service providers and …
VMware opens online virtualisation and cloud solutions marketplace
VMware today unveiled the VMware Solution Exchange, an online virtualisation and cloud solutions marketplace that brings together customers, partners and …
Microsoft sets Office 15 public beta for summer
The motions have been set for the new version of Microsoft’s Office suite, as the company yesterday announced the beginning …
New security product claims to solve cloud protection issues
CloudPassage is launching a new security product for virtual servers in public clouds such as Amazon Web Services that it …
Cloud is the railway of the 21st century: Logica
Logica has described cloud computing as “the railway of the 21st century”, claiming that the community clouds it is building …
Europe pledges €10m for cloud computing partnership
One year after announcing her intention to develop a European Cloud Computing Strategy, Europe’s Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes Thursday …
Microsoft expands its private cloud solution in new product
Microsoft will enable customers to build private clouds by integrating eight separate component products into one unified solution, they have …
WAN optimisation gets cloud-ready
WAN optimisation is going to be critical in guaranteeing application performance in cloud environments. WAN optimisation has been typically deployed …
Acer and Lenovo take the cloud route
Acer and Lenovo, which make Android-based tablets, smartphones and Windows PCs, have outlined their cloud strategies in an effort to …
Symantec new update for private Cloud
Anthony Harrison, Solution Architect for Symantec MENA Symantec announced version 6.0 of the company’s storage management and high availability products. …
Cisco debuts CloudVerse
Cisco has introduced Cisco CloudVerse, a framework that combines the foundational elements –Unified Data Center, Cloud Intelligent Network, and Cloud …
Big data, security and cloud identified as IT “super themes” in 2012
“Big data” analytics, security and cloud computing will be three of the most significant drivers of technological change in 2012, …
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 …
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 …
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 …