Cloud Computing

RightScale cozies up to OpenStack, SoftLayer

RightScale is also developing new automation and auditing capabilities for its cloud management software

How to Reevaluate Outsourcing Contracts Best Practices

Federated Cloud Strategies: What CIOs Need to Know

Salesforce.com hires ex-Oracle, SAP software executive Wookey

John Wookey, who recently left SAP, is considered an expert at building product teams

German court rules that free software can be modified as users wish

AVM's attempt to block Cybits modifying free software fails

US judge upholds investigators’ access to Twitter data

The ruling in the WikiLeaks investigation upheld secrecy in collecting such information

Hadoop skills are in high demand

Enterprise adoption of technology has outstripped number of skilled Hadoop pros

Federal court rules for employee in Infosys case

Infosys motion to move the court case into arbitration is rejected

CSC says SEC investigation extends to Australian business

Accounting errors and intentional misconduct have been found, according to CSC's CFO

Accenture launches private-cloud service for SAP customers

The on-premise cloud option is based on the FlexPod architecture that combines NetApp storage with Cisco's UCS