How Google’s cloud is ushering in a new era of SQL databases
Google’s recently announced Spanner cloud database is ushering in a wave of so-called NewSQL databases that support traditional schematics but are able to scale to global sizes.
Stories by Brandon Butler
What to do when the cloud eats your hardware vendor
Cloud revenues are increasing while traditional hardware vendors are either entrenching in their legacy strategies, expanding to new markets or transforming themselves. A new report from Forrester has advice about what enterprise buyers need to do in these tumultuous times.
Where does IBM fit in the cloud market?
Recently released reports from two investment research firms call into question just exactly where IBM fits in the cloud computing market. Deutsche Bank says IBM has “no chance” of catching AWS; UBS calls IBM one of the “Big 4” in cloud
10 big announcements from Google’s Cloud Conference
At its big cloud user conference this week Google added some core features for enterprise customers and some fancy new machine learning tools too. Check out the top 10 announcements from Google Cloud Platform NEXT.
If Amazon were in Apple’s position, would it unlock its cloud for the feds
As Apple continues to resist FBI demands to unlock a terrorist suspect’s phone, it raises a question: What if Amazon Web Services was ordered to provide access to a customer’s cloud? Would AWS hand the data over the feds?
Apple could be dumping Amazon’s Cloud, Morgan Stanley analyst predicts
An analyst at Morgan Stanley reading the tea leaves of recent financial disclosures from Apple predicts that the company could be transitioning away from using Amazon Web Service’s Cloud, which if true could represent blow to the leading IaaS Cloud vendor.
Despite layoffs, VMware has a big bet on this one Cloud innovation
VMware is in the midst of turbulent times: It announced 800 layoffs this week and the departure of its CFO; the merger of its parent company EMC with Dell is hanging over its head; its vCloud Air public Cloud has had fits and starts. But CEO Pat Gelsinger is banking on this one network virtualisation feature to help turn the company’s fortunes around.
Cisco’s new monitoring tool sniffs out shadow cloud use
Cisco today announced a new monitoring tool named Cloud Consumption as a Service that collects network traffic information and presents IT officials with a peek into any use of public-cloud based services within a company.
VMware backs out of planned Virtustream cloud business
Just months after announcing plans to merge its cloud business with EMC’s Virtustream, VMware said today that it is backing out of the deal.
What Dell buying EMC means for VMware
News of the Dell acquisition of EMC is raising new questions about what the deal means for VMware and its customers.
In Pictures: Hottest products at Interop 2015
Interop 2015 features products from networking, Cloud, virtualisation and security vendors.
Amazon, Microsoft and Salesforce top Forrester cloud platform list
Which cloud is best for building new applications? That depends on your developers and how they like to code, according to new research from Forrester.
In Pictures: CES 2015’s best business gadgets
CES is a consumer show, but there are plenty of nifty tools for businesses too.
In Pictures: Hot products from AWS re:Invent
As the show gets rolling this week, here are some of the products on display
In Pictures: America’s richest techies
Forbes’ annual list of the 400 Wealthiest Americans is out and techies make a strong showing yet again.