Cloud Computing


Microsoft: Google Lied About Apps for Government Certification

Microsoft has accused Google of misleading users regarding government certification for its Apps for Government products, released in July 2010.

2011 Microsoft Partner Survey: Your Take on the MPN, Selling the Cloud and More

With the launch of the Microsoft Partner Network in November, Microsoft forced 400,000 partners to decide how they'll fit their businesses into the new structure. In our annual survey, readers reported how they're planning to adapt.

Microsoft To Take ERP to Windows Azure Cloud

Microsoft intends to deliver its entire Dynamics portfolio as a cloud-based service, the company said on Monday.

Blog Bytes: Cloud Computing's Billion-Dollar Week

The cloud got significantly more crowded this week, with Microsoft, IBM and Dell each announcing major initiatives.

Dell To Spend $1 Billion on Cloud Computing Initiative

Dell Inc. plans to invest $1 billion in cloud computing over its next fiscal year, the company announced on Thursday.

Microsoft, Toyota Team Up on Energy-Saving Cloud Project

A new $12 million partnership between Microsoft and Toyota Motor Co. will allow automobile owners to access car telematics technologies via the Windows Azure cloud computing platform.

IBM Launches Pair of Tools for Public and Private Clouds

IBM accelerated its cloud push on Thursday, when it announced the launch of SmartCloud, a product designed to enhance IBM's public cloud infrastructure services, and Workload Deployer, a new private cloud solution.

Partners and the Cloud Transition: IT Heavyweights Roll Out Cloud Programs

There was a distinct cloud slant at some of the major IT players' recent partner confabs, with Cisco, IBM and VMware each rolling out new programs to help their partners transition customers to the new computing paradigm.

Unified Communications Adoption To Double in 2011, Move to Cloud

According the latest CDW-G Unified Communications Tracking Poll, unified communications adoption has doubled in the United States over the past year, with many organizations moving their UC implementations to the cloud.

Windows Intune Rounds Out Microsoft Cloud Services

With Windows Intune's availability, Redmond's cloud lineup for partners spans the back office, CRM, systems management and Infrastructure as a Service.

Microsoft Plans To Raise Cloud Licensing, Software Assurance Benefits

Microsoft is planning some licensing changes that it says would benefit its Software Assurance (SA) customers and service provider partners.

HP Launches Partner Program for Private Clouds

Hewlett-Packard Co. has launched its CloudSystem Partner Program, which is designed to help partners sell HP's CloudSystem portfolio.

Dell, Rackspace, Equinix Launch OpenStack Demo Environment for Cloud App Testing

Dell, Equinix and Rackspace have teamed up to launch an OpenStack demo environment on Wednesday in a bid to get customers to test cloud-based apps on the platform.

Office 365 Licensing Demystified

WEB EXCLUSIVE: With so many licensing choices available, IT pros can expect to have at least a few questions if they decide to migrate to Office 365. Consultancy Directions on Microsoft recently shed some light on the ins and outs of Office 365 licensing in an online discussion.

Cisco Pads Cloud Portfolio with newScale Acquisition

Cisco Systems announced on Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire newScale Inc., a provider of self-service, self-catalog and lifecycle management software.

Amazon Rolls Out EC2 Dedicated Instances for Cloud Customers

Amazon Web Services launched its EC2 Dedicated Instances service on Monday, in response to indications from its enterprise customers that they do not want to share computing resources with other companies.

Microsoft Rolls Out Server App-V for Azure with SCVMM 2012 Beta

The beta of Microsoft's System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2012, which Microsoft released earlier this week as part of the unveiling of the System Center 2012 line, includes the company's Server Application Virtualization tool for Windows Azure.

Microsoft Releases Windows Intune, Outlines MDOP Plans

Microsoft announced the release of Windows Intune on Wednesday during its Microsoft Management Summit, taking place this week in Las Vegas.

Microsoft, RIM Ink BlackBerry Cloud E-Mail Deal

Citing information from Research In Motion senior executives, a Bloomberg article published on Wednesday reports that Microsoft has struck a cloud computing deal with the smartphone developer.

Microsoft Rolls Out LightSwitch Beta 2 at Developer Partner Summit

Beta 2 of Visual Studio LightSwitch, Microsoft's rapid business application development tool, is now available for immediate download.