Cloud computing is internet-based computing in which large groups of remote servers are networked to allow the centralized data storage, and online access to computer services or resources. Clouds can be classified as public, private or hybrid. Cloud computing relies on sharing of resources to achieve coherence and economies of scale, similar to a utility (like the electricity grid) over a network. At the foundation of cloud computing is the broader concept of converged infrastructure and shared services.
Microsoft and Amazon Web Services both announced research grant programs on Tuesday, promising millions of hours of cloud computing resources to winning researchers, as well as access to mountains of government… Read more »
Both Dropbox and Box have been in the news recently with the two companies releasing a ton of new features as they continue to try and distinguish themselves in the cloud-storage… Read more »
In his Weekly Update, David Linthicum, the Gigaom Research curator for cloud, notes ‘A bit of a “Bizarro World” in the cloud space last week’. That is, AWS reported a slowing… Read more »
Cloud vendors need to operate data centers in a diverse range of locations. How does they stack up to each other in terms of geographies, and why is that important? Read more »
As Hadoop moves towards establishing itself as a key data management platform for the enterprise, there is a new set of challenges it must meet to be regarded as a true… Read more »
Enterprises have overwhelmingly committed to accelerating their transition to new technologies, with the goal in mind to free up IT investment dollars in order to create more strategic business-changing applications and… Read more »
The cloud darling’s purchase of the London-based two-man development shop is the company’s first acquisition since changing its name from DotCloud to Docker. Read more »
And here they are: Microsoft’s fourth quarter figures are out. These results include contributions from the Nokia mobile business and are also the first since big layoffs announced last week. Read more »
Big Switch, a company that has shifted from building a controller for software defined networks to building an OS to run atop bare metal switches, is trying to make enterprise networks… Read more »