Public Clouds

Servers preloaded with Amazon-friendly cloud software

root — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 01:47:34 -0700

Ubuntu and Dell have come up with a scheme to make it easier for Amazon EC2 customers to shift workloads to and from the cloud -- by shipping Dell servers preloaded with Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud software, or UEC.

Gartner is NOT dissing Amazon’s cloud

tludwig — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 13:48:16 -0700

By Lydia Leoung

I’ve now seen a number of press reports and some related writing, about the Magic Quadrant for Cloud Infrastrucure as a Service and Web Hosting, that I feel mischaracterize statements made on the MQ in ways that they were certainly not intended to be taken, and in some cases, mischaracterize the nature of a Magic Quadrant itself. I feel compelled to try to attempt to make some things explicitly clear. Specifically:

Qualifying for the next Cloud IaaS Magic Quadrant

tludwig — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 23:50:10 -0700

Now that the Magic Quadrant for Cloud Infrastructure as a Service and Web Hosting, 2010 has been published, we’re going to be getting started on the mid-year update almost immediately (in February). The mid-year version will be cloud-only, specifically the self-provisioned “virtual data center” segment of the market. Since I have been deluged with questions about what it takes to be included (and there’s been some interesting fud on Quora), I thought I’d explain in public.

Skype Struggling To Recover From Outage

tludwig — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 21:39:38 -0700

Millions of Skype users have been unable to make voice or video calls over the VoIP service since Wednesday.

VA Employees Using Unauthorized Cloud Services

tludwig — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 21:39:36 -0700

Department of Veterans Affairs staff have been using Google and Yahoo tools without the agency's knowledge, raising privacy, security concerns.

Rackspace buys Cloudkick to improve management

root — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:27:03 -0700

Rackspace has bought cloud management Cloudkick

Oracle launches Cloud Office, eyes Google, Microsoft

root — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 23:51:44 -0700

Oracle rolled out Cloud Office, an effort to grab a piece of the online productivity suite pie. If successful, Oracle’s Cloud Office could compete with Google and Microsoft among others. Oracle also launched Open Office 3.3.

Google Chrome OS Hardware Vanishes In The Cloud

tludwig — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 23:32:06 -0700

The computer upgrade cycle could slow significantly as Chrome OS netbooks proliferate, at least in the lower end of the market.

Microsoft Calls Google Gmail 'Deficient'

tludwig — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 12:17:51 -0700

Redmond slams rival's e-mail offering after GSA rejects Outlook in favor of Google's cloud-based service.

General Services Administration Picks Google For Email

tludwig — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 12:17:49 -0700

The first major federal agency to move its email to the cloud agency-wide offers the latest evidence of the emerging cloud email market.