Cloud Computing

Cloud market lets users buy cheap excess compute power

The SpotCloud market, developed by Enomaly, lets anyone shop for and buy excess compute services

Google sues agency over Microsoft-only cloud deal

The federal agency's decision to seek bids for a Microsoft-based cloud violates contracting law, the lawsuit says

Facebook punishes developers for passing on user IDs

Facebook's move comes as the company says it will not tolerate data brokers

Outsourcer Cognizant reports revenue, profit growth

The company benefited from pent-up demand after the recession

Google offers bounty to Web bug hunters

Google will pay up to $3,133.70 for reports of bugs in its websites

Mistype Twitter or Facebook, win an iPad (or not)

Twitter says it's 'not happy' about a marketing site that looks like Twitter and promises free gifts

Microsoft lures developers with Windows Azure

Windows developers at PDC excited to build apps on Azure

Application performance management hot, hot, hot      

OpTier latest vendor to roll out enhanced APM wares

Microsoft taps virtualization to move apps to cloud

Oracle-SAP suit won’t clear third-party support fog

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is focusing the case on intellectual property, not the specter of third-party support