Cloud Computing


Microsoft Rolls Out Public Betas of 2010 Products

Microsoft rolled out multiple public betas at its Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

Ozzie Quizzed on Cloud Strategy at PDC

Microsoft officials briefed financial analysts on the company's cloud computing strategy at its Professional Developers Conference on Wednesday.

Ozzie Kicks Off PDC with Azure-Focused Keynote

Ray Ozzie kicked off Microsoft's 2009 Professional Developers Conference with a keynote that focused heavily on Windows Azure and cloud computing.

Will the BPOS Price Cuts Hurt Partners?

Microsoft's decision to slash the price of Business Productivity Online Suite from $15 to $10 per month is not sitting well with some of its partners.

Cybersecurity Alliance Aims at Network Protection

Thirteen leading technology companies including Microsoft have joined with Lockheed Martin to form a new cybersecurity technology alliance.

Cisco Causes a Stir With Hosted E-Mail Service

Cisco's announcement of a new hosted e-mail service is causing high-pressure rumblings in the cloud computing space.

Q&A: Google's Enterprise Software Plans

Google described its efforts in the enterprise software space, including its e-mail contract win with the city of Los Angeles.

Microsoft Cuts Online Services Pricing

Microsoft announced that it has bulked up some its software-as-a-service offerings and lowered prices.

Cisco, EMC, VMware Partner for Virtualization, Private Clouds

Cisco, EMC and VMware on Tuesday kicked off a new Virtual Computing Environment "coalition" to promote datacenter virtualization and private cloud deployments.

Ready, Set ... Wait and See

Services Ready is a good idea, but it won't work in the long run unless Microsoft gets over it's paralyzing paranoia.

5 Questions About the MSP Market

The essential questions partners have about the managed services market have some surprising answers. The upshot? It may still be a good time to become an MSP.

Racking up Online Deals

For Pelagic Solutions Inc., launching a business atop Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online leads to 78 deals in a year.

Microsoft, Amazon Poised for Cloud Battle

Just weeks before Microsoft is expected to launch SQL Azure, Amazon on Tuesday said it will let customers host relational data in its EC2 cloud service using MySQL.

Elop Grilled on Microsoft's Relevance

The president of Microsoft's Business Division got the hot seat at the Gartner Symposium ITxpo event last week.

Cisco, Salesforce.com Go After SMBs Together

Customer Interaction Cloud combines Salesforce.com's Service Cloud 2 and Cisco's UC stack.

Rapid7 Acquires Open Source Metasploit Security Project

An independent security researcher and a prominent figure in open source exploit data collection now has a new commercial home.

Microsoft Restoring Sidekick Data, but Troubles Remain

Microsoft sent a letter to T-Mobile Sidekick users claiming that most of the customer data thought to be lost during a network failure is now being restored.

Office Starter 2010 Unveiled, Replacing Microsoft Works

Microsoft has devised a way to introduce new PC buyers to its Office productivity suite through a "Starter" edition.

Microsoft Rolls Out Windows Phone Launch

Microsoft launched "Windows phone" branding on Tuesday, marking the global rollout of Windows Mobile 6.5-based phones by Microsoft's hardware partners.

Cisco, Salesforce.com Partner on CRM

Cisco this week partnered with SaaS pioneer Salesforce.com to promote a combined CRM and contact center offering with a cloud twist.