Cloud Computing

If you are going to build a private cloud, Eucalyptus is the tool you’re looking for, says CEO Mårten Mickos

Rackspace president: Cloud needs open alternative to Amazon

"Clones" of Amazon clouds will not create choice customers need in the cloud, Rackspace executive claims

Survival guide: Do’s and don’ts for next-gen IT

Business IT is evolving behind your back. Here's how to head off extinction and assert a larger role

Rackspace exec warns of Amazon lock-in

Copying the APIs of a cloud service isn't sufficient to avoid lock-in, a vendor of a competing cloud service argues

Application performance: The key goal of WAN optimization

Microsoft, Google, IBM and Salesforce.com heat up PaaS

IBM, Microsoft, Google and Salesforce share their strategies regarding one of the hottest emerging areas of the cloud: Platform as a Service.

Eucalyptus makes moves to stand apart from open source cloud rivals

Release of latest Eucalyptus software update marks culmination of internal changes put in place over past 18 months, CEO says

Eucalyptus moves to GitHub

Eucalytpus 3.1, due by the end of June, will feature a new program to quickly deploy virtual images

Cloud failures cost more than $70 million since 2007, researchers estimate

The figures of the economic impact of cloud outages is probably underestimated, the researchers said

What You Really Need to Know About Cloud Security