Cloud Computing


Trust in the Cloud

Partners inevitably put their credibility on the line when cloud offerings go offline.

A Cloud Solid Enough to Stand On

The City of LA's decision to replace its e-mail system with Gmail can serve as a rubric for what makes a cloud offering desirable to organizations.

CA Taps Bill McCracken As New CEO

CA dug into its ranks to replace retiring CEO John Swainson, naming its chairman William McCracken to run the company.

Ballmer Pushes Cloud for Public Safety Agencies

Public safety managers must begin moving into the cloud, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Wednesday at the company's annual Public Safety Symposium.

Oracle Outlines Sun Integration Plan

Oracle on Wednesday laid out its plans for integrating Sun's software and hardware systems into its own product lineup.

UC4 Offers Agent for Integrating Web Services

UC4 Software GmbH unveiled a product on Wednesday aimed at bringing Web services into an automated workload management framework.

HP Extends Security Services Portfolio

Hewlett-Packard today said it is adding to its diverse security services, while bringing them together under a common framework.

Microsoft, Intuit Strike Cloud Pact for Small Business

Microsoft is aligning with former rival Intuit to help bring Intuit's large contingent of QuickBooks users into the cloud.

Microsoft to Congress: Time To Seed Cloud Computing

A Microsoft official said this week the government must revise out-of-date statutes and lay new legislative groundwork to keep pace with technology.

Microsoft Disputes IBM's Claims in Panasonic Deal

IBM's hosted e-mail agreement with Panasonic, announced on Thursday, drew swift ire from Microsoft.

IBM Previews Social Networking for Lotus Notes

IBM expanded its vision for bringing social networking to the enterprise with a preview of new technology at Lotusphere 2010.

Microsoft, Google Debate Cloud Future

At the inaugural meeting of the New York Technology Council, representatives from Google and Microsoft debated their views on how data will be stored and shared in the future.

Panasonic Drops Exchange, Opts for IBM LotusLive

Panasonic has selected IBM to provide hosted e-mail and collaboration services for its global workforce.

Microsoft and HP Ink Cloud, Virtualization Pact

Microsoft and HP disclosed a $250 million, three-year partnership to develop and market next-generation datacenter technology and application infrastructure.

VMware Enters E-Mail Business with Zimbra Buy

VMware on Tuesday said it is acquiring Zimbra from Yahoo, extending VMware's reach beyond system virtualization.

CA Acquires BPM Vendor Oblicore

CA has acquired Oblicore, a closely held but established provider of software that measures the effect of system uptime on business performance.

Microsoft Woos MySQL Users with Migration Tool

A free toolkit helps database users migrate from MySQL to Microsoft's SQL Server database on-premise or in the cloud.

Microsoft Begins Commercial Rollout of Azure Cloud Services

Microsoft is starting the initial phase of commercializing its cloud computing platform this month.

Microsoft Extends Dynamics ERP Online Services

Analyst: Microsoft is still being careful not to compete with partners on ERP.

HP Extends Public, Private Cloud Portfolio

HP for the first time is enabling infrastructure and application provisioning services to third-party cloud providers, initially Amazon's EC2.