Structuring applications for the cloud
The opportunities for developers building apps today has never been greater. The variety of platforms and languages is blossoming and the cloud offers a degree of scale, agility and cost savings…
View ArticleAll clouds are not equal: differentiating an enterprise cloud
Enterprises have different needs from independent developers and startups when it comes to the cloud. And not every cloud solution today is enterprise-ready.
View ArticleSector RoadMap: virtual desktops in 2014
Amid a perfect storm of market drivers and use cases like the BYOD phenomenon and the emergence of cloud technologies, this year we have seen enterprises overcome the inertia to start…
View ArticleAmazon Zocalo: disrupting cloud storage, collaboration, and Desktop as a Service
Amazon’s new document-sharing service Zocalo has the potential to attract a new set of customers who have never considered using the public cloud.
View ArticleTurnkey IaaS & PaaS: Business Benefits of Build vs. Buy
Open source platforms such as OpenStack, OpenShift, and Cloud Foundry have emerged as the best and brightest platforms for networking, data storage, compute horsepower, and secure distributed...
View ArticleOpenStack in the Enterprise: Challenges & Opportunities
Is OpenStack ready for the Enterprise? How can Enterprises leverage OpenStack to deliver a scalable and stable environment for their workloads? In 2012/13, OpenStack’s Folsom release had 368...
View ArticleIs Docker a threat to the Cloud ecosystem?
Docker Containers Everywhere! Docker has undoubtedly been the most disruptive technology that the industry has witnessed in the recent past. Every vendor in the cloud ecosystem has announced some level...
View ArticleVMworld 2014 – Highlights & Analysis
VMworld, the flagship annual event hosted by VMware, is bigger and better with each passing year. This year’s event was one of the most anticipated conferences in the industry, withcustomers and…
View ArticleCloudTracker: third quarter 2014
The latest updates from key players, mergers & acquisitions, executive transitions, and funding news across the cloud market in 3Q.
View ArticleMoving Beyond Native / Hybrid / HTML5: Building the Right Mobile App...
Many businesses that have outsourced mobile apps to agencies or run “one-off” app development efforts at the department level have realized that mobile development is of strategic importance. As they...
View ArticleCloud mobility: normalizing the enterprise
Enterprises typically consider more than one public-cloud provider so that they can minimize risk. But without standards and tools, moving workloads from one cloud provider to another is complex and...
View ArticleSector Roadmap: Public cloud object storage services
Object storage is one of the key building blocks of infrastructure as a service. A number of disruptive trends are playing out in this part of the market as public cloud…
View ArticleAWS re:Invent 2014: Highlights and analysis
Amazon targeted with the enterprise with new announcements at re:Invent 2014 but it took a balanced approach by also targeting developers and operations professionals.
View ArticleSocial Media Data in Application Development
Most developers know that social media streams produce a huge volume of data and can be used to discern trending topics and brand sentiment. While that may seem like a niche…
View ArticleDocker and the Linux container ecosystem
Open-source platform Docker and its contributing community makes Linux container technology more accessible through simpler, more-powerful tools.
View ArticleSector Roadmap: Enterprise MBaaS platforms
Mobile Backend as a Service (MBaaS) bridges traditional application platforms and mobile applications, allowing developers to rapidly build new mobile apps and mobile-enable legacy enterprise...
View ArticleWhy AWS Lambda is a Masterstroke from Amazon
Amazon launched AWS Lambda at its re:Invent conference in November 2014, and though there were over half a dozen other cloud services also announced, Lambda stood out as the most innovative…
View ArticleCloudTracker, Fourth-Quarter 2014
Amazon and Google officially launching container-based compute services, the OpenStack market consolidated, and cloud providers continued cutting prices.
View ArticleGoogle is Adding a Private Registry to its Docker Arsenal
Google, continuing its investment in containers and cluster management, is swiftly building a private Docker registry offering for its customers. Given the importance of security and compliance,...
View ArticleAmazon Ups the Enterprise Ante with Corporate Email Service
Continuing its focus on enterprise, AWS announced a new managed email and calendaring service called Amazon WorkMail. It replaces traditional on-premises corporate email servers powered by Microsoft...
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