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Cloud storage provider Box.net is moving to expand its reach beyond simple file sharing with a series of investments, partnerships and software extensions called the Box Innovation Network. They plan

We covered Microsoft's comments on virtualization and cloud computing earlier this week. Microsoft says that virtualization isn't cloud computing, but that opens up a new question: Just what is

Remember when Amazon was just this online bookstore? The company has come a long, long way since then. One of the unexpected turns taken by Amazon is its foray into

Cloud was still probably the most talked about topic this week at OSCon. Cloud computing is still in the process of changing the way we work and do business,

Software giant CA Technologies has introduced a series of new and enhanced cloud management products today, including: CA Business Service Insight v8.0, CA Automation Suite for Clouds v1.0, CA Automation

While cloud computing gains steadily in the U.S., U.K. and Germany (and rather slowly in Canada), it's taking off in emerging markets like Brazil, China and India. According to

One of the themes many of us commentators harp on about is the fact that barriers to entry for application developers have never been lower - the availability of cloud

The intersection of cloud and mobile computing means the next generation of software will be available everywhere, but getting there won't be easy. Although relatively new technology, cloud implementations have

A new ebook to help users of Rackspace setup and manage their cloud-based servers is out this week. Called Managing Rackspace Cloud Servers and written by Jacek Artymiak, it is

Michael Koploy, an analyst with the excellent consultancy Software Advice, has put together this week some interesting data that shows the true story of security breaches concerning electronic medical records.

Today IBM announced several enhancements to its SmartCloud computing services collection, focusing on disaster recovery and continuity features. The new services include: IBM SmartCloud Archive, specifically designed for eDiscovery and

BitNami, Cloud.com and Zenoss have released the results of its 2011 Cloud Computing Outlook survey. You can request a copy of the report here. Only 20% respondents have no

In a refreshingly bitter post at Tech Target, Carl Brooks wrote: "Apple iCloud is not cloud computing." Brooks went on: "You know what iCloud is? Streaming media. In other

As expected, Savvis was acquired this week. And as expected, it was acquired by a telco - CenturyLink, the third largest telecommunications company in the U.S. There's very little

We have been ending the week here with an infographic we find that looks to have some value for at least a snapshot of the market. This week, the Horn

Probase is a Microsoft Research project described as an "ongoing project that focuses on knowledge acquisition and knowledge serving." Its primary goal is to "enable machines to understand human

Today's cloud computing landscape is as complex as it is to decipher what the term actually means. Last week, an animated Steve Mills made it clear in an interview with

We've spent the past few days at the Parallel Summit, talking with people about the hosting industry and the small business market. Parallel executives have reiterated that the cloud's future

It's a gradual move that we see people make to the cloud. It may seem slow at times but it is happening. What moves it along are the incremental changes

The decisions that come with deciding how to use cloud computing reminds me of conversations that I am sure you've had. You look at a few options then you

Cloud computing is most effective when it can be applied when needed. It's like getting water from the faucet. You get the water when you want to. It flows when

I went on a home tour at the Microsoft campus in Redmond yesterday. I saw a plant with a sensor that notified our guide it needed a bit of

As RedMonk's Stephen O'Grady points out, platform-as-a-service wasn't a hot topic for most of 2010. But interest has exploded since Salesforce.com purchased Heroku and Red Hat purchased Makara. Last

Twitter has to be a top three tool for professional bloggers. We use Twitter all day for our work. We use it for getting a pulse of breaking news, particular

Amazon Web Services announced today that it's reducing the cost of existing premium support plans by 50% and adding two new support options to its selection of plans. The