Data Center

Cloud computing, Google Apps, turn into an election issue

Lobbying, Google advertising, and consumer awareness may all play a role

U.S. government launches cloud push, demands strict uptime and service levels

Vendors must offer 99.95% uptime to satisfy feds

SAP customers pledge support, but want more

Users who are standardizing on SAP still have some concerns over cost and product innovation

Microsoft offers Office 2010 file format ‘ballot’ to stop EU antitrust probe

Like the browser 'ballot screen' deal, proposal concedes choice to users

Websense to cut 5 percent of staff

About 70 jobs will be cut

High-end clustering tool is reworked for the enterprise

The Moab Adaptive Computing Suite aims to be a "virtual data center OS"

GSA sets cloud requirements

Cloud-based file services

*SubCloud, Jungle Disk, Elastic Drive and PersistanFS shine through.

Multi-core optimization, rapid supercomputer implementation and remembering a pioneer

Data breach suspect jailed before being caught

A thousand names and social security numbers found under prison mattress