Development platforms

Mon, June 10, 2013 - OpenShift offers Java, PHP, Node.js and other Web languages in a hosted environment

Tue, May 07, 2013 - If DevOps means infrastructure as code,' then that code very well could have bugs. DevOps also means you may not see those bugs in a test environment because, well, there is no test environment. Here's what you can do to manage this risk.

Wed, April 17, 2013 - Surprisingly beefy, browser-based JSFiddle, Icenium, Cloud9, and Codenvy stretch from client-side JavaScript to server-side Java and Web stacks.

Tue, April 09, 2013 - The goal is to simplify configuration and management when running .Net applications on Amazon's cloud

Mon, March 25, 2013 - Apache has approved CloudStack as a top-level project, showing how the project is moving beyond the control of Citrix

Wed, March 20, 2013 - The votes are in for favorite cloud startup. These are the companies shaping the cloud computing market. Here is the top 10 list of hot cloud startups to keep an eye on.

Thu, March 14, 2013 - Hoping to lure more Apache Hadoop users to its own data analysis services, Google has outfitted BigQuery with the ability to query multiple data tables.

Tue, March 12, 2013 - Development tools in the cloud enable programming from anywhere, but they're not suited for all app dev needs.

Wed, March 06, 2013 - ARM processors are used mostly in smartphones, but Boston Limited is offering a service through which developers can port existing x86 applications to work on ARM servers, which can then be tested via a cloud service.

Thu, February 28, 2013 - The convergence of devices and software platforms is being driven by the shift towards cloud computing, which will ultimately become the engine room of all modern applications, according to Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth.

Tue, February 26, 2013 - Engine Yard's new infrastructure will allow the PaaS provider to add in more services

Mon, February 25, 2013 - The expanded partnership between Microsoft and Hadoop distribution specialist Hortonworks has borne fruit with the release of a beta of Hortonworks' Hadoop Data Platform for Windows.

Thu, February 21, 2013 - Users of products like App Engine, Compute Engine and Big Query will be able to purchase access to a variety of technical support services

Wed, February 20, 2013 - Your cloud-based system may have been in use for seven years or more. It probably needs a tune-up. Let's see what kind of shape it's in and what you need to do to make it run like new.