CIO.com - Cloud Computing

Forget Public Cloud or Private Cloud, It's All About Hyper-Hybrid

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

As organizations increasingly adopt cloud offerings for critical business operations from public and private providers, connecting them all back to the core of the business is becoming a challenge involving complicated integration, orchestration and rules management.

Web App Lets Enterprise Set Security, Sharing for Google Apps Users

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

A new security tool lets enterprise IT groups set access and share policies for employees, including mobile users, who are working with the online Google Apps suite.

Google "Drive" Could Step on Cloud Partners' Toes

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Google is preparing to launch a long-rumored cloud storage service that tramples a bit on products and services offered by Google partners. A Wall Street Journal report citing "people familiar with the matter" says the new "Drive" service will be launched by Google in the coming weeks or months. What does that mean for other companies that Google works closely with?

Google to Launch Cloud Storage 'Drive' Soon - Reports

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Google is rumoured to be on the verge of launching a new cloud-based storage product, which has been described as the search giant's answer to Dropbox.

Cloudscaling to Offer OpenStack Private Cloud Platform

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The software will be the first product offered by Cloudscaling, which is a services company

Oracle Buying Taleo for US$1.9 Billion in Direct Hit At SAP

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The move follows SAP's recent move to purchase cloud HCM (human capital management) vendor SuccessFactors

Salesforce.Com Shakes Up Standard Support Plan Features

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

But an improved self-service experience is on the way, Salesforce.com pledges

Why One Insurance Company Ditched Its Own Hardware- for a Cloud -Based SAN

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Why do some enterprise managers decide to brave their way into the new and unknown of cloud-based services? Sometimes it's simply because the old technology just isn't working out that well anymore.

VMware Makes it Easier to Wholesale Clouds

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

VMware has introduced a new software platform that makes it easier for service providers to wholesale their cloud-services infrastructure to other providers.

FBI Declares Cloud Vendors Must Meet CJIS Security Rules

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The FBI Tuesday reaffirmed its rule that all cloud products sold to to U.S. law enforcement agencies must comply with the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) security requirements.

HP Moves Load Testing Software to the Cloud

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

With the release of its new LoadRunner in the Cloud application load testing solution, HP aims to provide the flexibility of software-as-a-service in tools that traditionally entailed substantial investments to implement.

Red Hat Launches Storage Appliance for Amazon's Cloud

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The open-source company wants enterprises to move their network-attached storage to the cloud

India Builds a Mega Data Center

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

IBM has designed and helped to build a 900,000-square-foot data center in India that it says is the largest in that country in terms of size and power. It's also among the largest in the world.

HP to Let Partners Host LoadRunner

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Instead of buying LoadRunner up front, businesses will be able to pay for the application-performance-testing software as they use it

Amazon Web Services Lowers Price of Storage in Its Cloud

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Amazon says that economies of scale are allowing it to cut some monthly charges by 12 percent