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Google and IBM Bet the (Server) Farm on Cloud Computing
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/Google_and_IBM_Bet_the_Server_Farm_on_Cloud_Computing'; digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff'; digg_skin = 'compact'; Google and IBM are betting the (server) farm on cloud computing. The New York Time is reporting that the two
The Cloud Isn't Shrinking IT Departments Yet
Shrinking the IT department and cutting down on costs are two commonly touted benefits of cloud computing. We've reported before about estimates of how many IT jobs would be
The Private Cloud: Why it Now Makes More Sense
VMworld marked a point in time when we finally saw some clarity around the concept of the private cloud. We did not hear the term overused and abused. The context
A Cloud Computing Milestone: Yahoo! Reaches the 2 Quadrillionth Bit of Pi
A Yahoo! engineer has reached a new cloud computing milestone. Using Hadoop, Yahoo! cloud computing engineer, Tsz Wo (Nicholas) Sze has determined the computation of π (pi) to the two
Weekly Poll: What does Virtualization as a Service Really Mean?
What is not a service these days? We start to wonder when we hear the latest incantation: "virtualization as a service." But after closer look, perhaps it makes sense, especially
Vint Cerf: It's like 1973 for Moving Data Around in the Cloud
Using a cloud computing service may sound enticing, but you better consider how that data can be moved around if you want to switch to a different provider. It's a
12 Questions To Ask a Provider About Cloud Security
In our post yesterday, Amazon's IT Director Jen Boden said that the company would never have considered using Amazon Web Services (AWS) did not provide a virtual private network. She
Weekly Poll: Is Oracle a Cloud company?
In our poll last week, we asked: "Does it Really Matter How Cloud Computing Is Defined?" This week, we want to know: "Is Oracle a cloud company?" The questions have
Another Cloud Computing Acronym To Drive You Bonkers
Scanning the news the other day and what do we see but a reminder of the many acronyms in the cloud computing world. Again, it's a vendor with a made
A First Look at Apple's Massive Data Center
A first peek at Apple's new data center in Maiden, North Carolina, shows a massive complex that demonstrates the huge commitment Apple may be making to cloud computing. According to
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