GigaomWhy OpenStack needs to be more like instant oatmeal
Four years in, OpenStack has a ton of mind share and interest, but general adoption still lags. Why? Because it’s still too hard. Customers want easy-peasy. Read more »
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MoreFour years in, OpenStack has a ton of mind share and interest, but general adoption still lags. Why? Because it’s still too hard. Customers want easy-peasy. Read more »
For volume buyers, Microsoft launches sort-of, kind-of per-user licensing for Windows. It’s probably not enough, but it’s a start. Read more »
AWS Evangelist Jeff Barr hinted about Docker support to come at Re:invent, which is interesting. What may be more interesting is that AWS appears to be changing its behavior. Read more »
Google announced a handful of new features on Tuesday, but the company is only turning into products what it has been building for years. Read more »
As it expands its hybrid/public cloud effort, VMware adds new Australia coverage, bringing the number of company-run vCloud Air regions to nine worldwide. Read more »
Dropbox has announced a new partnership with Microsoft. Ilya Fushman of Dropbox notes that over 35 billion Office documents, spreadsheets, and presentations are stored in Dropbox today, and the two companies clearly… Read more »
Google Cloud struts its corporate stuff, adding connections from carrier hotels and direct peering as well as virtual private networking access for risk-averse companies seeking hybrid cloud. Read more »
iPad for Office users will be able to select a Dropbox option from their screen, and Dropbox users will be prompted to use Office applications. Win-win? Read more »
It took a while for the U.S. carriers to roll out their Softcard mobile payments and even longer for the digital wallet to work with Windows Phone. With the right handset… Read more »
Palerra, formerly known as Apprity, uses data modeling to learn a user’s behavior as he or she accesses various cloud services, which is helpful if you’re a company that wants to… Read more »