Enterprises should consider public cloud services first and turn to private clouds only if the public cloud fails to meet …
Software AG unveils Cloud Ready
Software AG has recently announced the general availability of Software AG Cloud Ready, the latest solution in the company’s cloud …
Alcatel promises better clouds for carriers
Alcatel-Lucent is developing a cloud computing platform for carriers that aims to take full advantage of their networks to deliver …
Private cloud is only secure future: IDC
Businesses looking for a secure virtual environment will only consider the private cloud in the near future, according to analyst …
Salesforce.com to buy cloud computing services company
Salesforce.com has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Model Metrics, a cloud computing consulting and services company, with practices in …
Rackspace to offer support for clouds in other data centres
Rackspace for the first time plans to extend its support services to OpenStack cloud implementations that reside within the walls …
FVC signs Esnatech to offer cloud-based UC in MENA
FVC, a VAD in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has signed a partnership agreement with Esna Technologies (Esnatech), …
Oracle ‘catching on to cloud importance’ with £940m RightNow acquisition
Oracle is catching on to the importance of cloud computing with its $1.5 billion (£941 million) acquisition of RightNow Technologies, …
Riverbed expands cloud storage ecosystem
Riverbed Technology, the IT performance company, today announced an expansion of the ecosystem for the Riverbed Whitewater family of cloud …
Mobility surges on US campuses; cloud technology lags
Colleges and universities have been aggressive in expanding campus mobility, but slower in shifting key systems to cloud computing, according …
Private clouds are a last resort: Gartner
Enterprises should consider public cloud services first and turn to private clouds only if the public cloud fails to meet …
Security remains a top concern for cloud app builders
Security, cited as an issue with cloud computing when the concept began to take hold several years ago, remains a …
VMware unveils management portfolio for cloud era
VMware has unveiled three product suites designed to simplify and automate IT management. With significant enhancements to VMware vCenter Operations …
HP’s new servers provide path to cloud
Hewlett-Packard on Monday announced new servers that come pre-configured with Microsoft software to help companies deploy virtualised workloads more quickly. …
Open Group publishes cloud computing migration guide
Global standards group The Open Group has published a new book to help firms move into cloud computing. The Cloud …
Red Hat raids cloud storage market by acquiring Gluster
Red Hat announced yesterday that it is acquiring Gluster, which makes open-source software that clusters commodity SATA drives and NAS …
HP predicts greater cloud adoption in the Middle East
At a media roundtable today, HP announced findings from a recent survey focusing on cloud adoption in the Middle East. …
Brocade to exhibit cloud-optimised networking solutions at GITEX Cloud Confex 2011
Brocade has announced that it will be exhibiting at GITEX Cloud Confex and showcasing its comprehensive portfolio of solutions for …
Adobe launches cloud services for content creators
Adobe is planning to launch a series of Internet-hosted services, called Creative Cloud, designed for creators of digital content, the …
Microstrategy targets Excel users with Cloud Personal BI
Microstrategy is hoping to get its BI (business intelligence) software in front of people looking to get more out of …