Google is adding persistent flash storage and http load balancing to its Google Cloud platform. The load balancing is an awesome example of how software-defined networks can change cloud computing. Read more »
Amazon Web Services doesn’t have enough capacity to handle demand for its new C3 instances, which has led to a rush order of new servers. In almost any other scenario, that… Read more »
Hundreds of Amazon partners came to the desert to bask in the reflected glow of the cloud giant. Publicly, they love AWS; privately they worry that it’ll end up eating their… Read more »
Greylock Partners’ Jerry Chen has seen enough in his recent 9 years building the cloud computing business at VMware to know how to spot an opportunity. Here’s where he thinks entrepreneurs… Read more »
EqualLogic founder Paula Long talks about how storage could be so much better; why all-flash storage ain’t all that and why folks who put all their work on Amazon’s cloud shouldn’t… Read more »
Amazon Web Services has introduced its latest instance — an 88-core, 240 GB SSD, 244 GB RAM and 10 GbE behemoth designed for real-time analytics with software like SAP HANA, as… Read more »
Cloud service providers need a way of delivering low latency, fast response, and increasing performance while minimizing the cost of the network. Read more »
The usual suspects, Amazon and VMware made significant announcements in cloud in the third quarter, while Hadoop remains the talk of the town in big data. Emerging trends in software-defined networking… Read more »
In cloud and big data, the second quarter of 2012 featured several high-profile deals and product launches that could reshape the marketplace for everyone. Key highlights from the quarter include: Google and Microsoft… Read more »
Morphlab’s latest mCloud uses uses all solid-state disks while also claiming Amazon Web Services-like pricing. The company’s newest offering, which is part of a partnership with Dell, targets service providers that… Read more »