Private Clouds

Tue, June 11, 2013 - PC giant unveils far-ranging government cloud offering that features both dedicated, private deployments as well as shared, multitenant systems with turnkey security and compliance features.

Mon, June 10, 2013 - The international supply chain is here to stay. That means working with multiple partners, many of whom have hundreds of partners themselves and some of whom lack the expertise or funding to connect to supply chain management systems. Cloud platforms could change that, according to Accenture.

Thu, June 06, 2013 - While businesses have been deploying cloud technology for some time, it's only recently that personal cloud services have emerged. The advent of the personal cloud means content, applications and computing power can move off the device. So, will we still need sophisticated tablets, PCs and smartphones if the power resides elsewhere?

Tue, June 04, 2013 - Amazon pulled off a coup a few months back, reportedly securing a $600 million contract to build a cloud for the CIA.

Thu, May 30, 2013 - Top Gartner analyst urges government tech leaders to keep mission objectives and service approach in mind as they move IT processes to the cloud.

Wed, May 22, 2013 - Healthcare providers are under siege by massive amounts of data. This is forcing the industry to upgrade its aging storage infrastructures, architectures and systems. Where that data is being stored may come as a surprise.

Mon, May 20, 2013 - Dell has dramatically shifted its cloud computing strategy, canceling plans it once had to launch a public cloud service based on the OpenStack open source platform, and discontinuing a VMware-based public cloud it already has on the market.

Mon, May 20, 2013 - As personal and professional clouds converge, IT's mission to improve productivity while protecting corporate apps and data is getting tougher.

Wed, April 24, 2013 - Negotiate initial cloud computing contracts to address data ownership and pricing, or you risk delaying the migration when you want to change providers.

Mon, April 15, 2013 - Red Hat Distribution for OpenStack, or RDO, is designed to provide a place for the community to add upstream features to Red Hat's enterprise OpenStack distribution, similar to the role the open source Fedora Project plays for its Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Thu, April 04, 2013 - Are you leaving money on the table by not optimizing your virtual or cloud environment to cut software licensing costs? Don't fall prey to these five common software licensing misconceptions.

Mon, April 01, 2013 - Intel not only embraces cloud computing and the technology behind it, the company uses it in a big way.

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.

Tue, March 19, 2013 - In what's being described as a "radical shift" in its cloud strategy, the CIA has signed a reported $600 million, 10-year deal with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to build a private cloud, according to a story in Federal Computer Week.