Cloud computing

Verizon's public cloud aimed at enterprise

Verizon has rolled out its first cloud-computing service aimed at giving enterprise customers a secure way to host applications not only on virtual resources but also on physical, dedicated network servers.  read more »

What to do if your cloud provider disappears

Software developer Christopher Shockey saw the first signs of trouble in late 2008. A sales rep who had always represented Web application development provider Coghead was now calling on behalf of Coghead's much larger rival Salesforce.com.  read more »

Sun's open source boss slams App Engine's Java support

Google committed a major transgression by only including support for a subset of Java classes in its App Engine development platform, according to Sun Microsystems' chief open source officer, Simon Phipps.  read more »

Once-secret 'cloud manifesto' sees light of day

The much-discussed "Open Cloud Manifesto," signed by dozens of vendors in support of cloud-computing interoperability, was officially released on Monday following several days of discussion in the tech media and the blogosphere last week.  read more »

Once-secret 'cloud manifesto' sees light of day

The much-discussed "Open Cloud Manifesto," signed by dozens of vendors in support of cloud-computing interoperability, was officially released on Monday following several days of discussion in the tech media and the blogosphere last week.  read more »

Microsoft blames Azure outage on OS upgrade

Microsoft is blaming a routine OS upgrade for an outage that hit its Windows Azure cloud-computing infrastructure over the weekend.  read more »

Google Apps customers say domains aren't being renewed

The Industry Standard story "Google Apps customers say domains aren't being renewed," which was posted to the newswire Wednesday, has been removed from the wire at the request of the publication. Online editors using the story on their sites are asked to remove it immediately. Questions should be directed to Ian Lamont, managing editor of The Industry Standard  read more »

Tampa preps for Super Bowl with BI tools

Half a million football-crazed fans will jam Tampa, Florida, for this Sunday's Super Bowl showdown between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals, but a small army of law enforcement officials will be tracking the situation through a system that combines BI (business intelligence) tools and a specialized software application called E Team.  read more »

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