Cloud Computing

Why EMC just spent $1.2B to buy cloud vendor Virtustream

EMC has a private cloud, VMware has a public cloud, Virtustream provides a managed cloud

How the cloud helped police warm up to body-worn cameras

While the benefits of body-worn cameras for law enforcement have been well-known for years, cloud storage and security needed to evolve to handle all the footage.

Amazon rules Gartner’s magical box

PayPal hypes its mobile strengths ahead of IPO

New IBM OpenStack services support hybrid cloud apps

Big Blue offers a new slate of IBM Cloud OpenStack Services for the open source cloud computing platform designed to help clients and developers integrate applications and data across hybrid clouds.

Gartner: Amazon’s cloud is 10x bigger than its next 14 competitors, combined

The relative size of Amazon Web Service’s cloud compared to its competitors remains staggering

What are containers and why do you need them?

What can containers do for you? Here are 10 frequently asked questions about application container technology, in general, and Docker, in particular.

Status check on OpenStack: The open source cloud has arrived

Backed by IBM, HP, Rackspace and 500 other companies, OpenStack has emerged as the open source alternative to Amazon and Microsoft in the cloud

Gartner shows two-horse race in IaaS cloud: AWS and Microsoft Azure

A “year of reckoning” leaves all other vendors behind

How the cloud helps fight cancer

Doctors and researchers use the cloud to personalize treatments, develop cures