Take Chrome OS for what it is: A niche starting point

But follow the niche alpha geek adoption carefully, as it could point to more widespread Chrome OS use in the future... more

Open Source »

Will it be a winner-take-all market for the cloud?

In this potential clash of the titans, the fight for open standards in the cloud market could easily fall by the wayside... more

Open Source »

Microsoft Azure set to capture open source revenue streams

Azure follows in Amazon's footsteps -- and other large IT vendors can't be far behind... more

Cloud Computing »

Why Chrome OS will fail -- big time

A lack of flexibility will doom Google's latest ego trip to the dustbin of history... more

Cloud Computing »

Google's Chrome OS: A Web appliance, not a PC

Expected for Christmas 2010, these browser-based netbooks will run only Web apps... more

Cloud Computing »

Supercomputing centers acknowledge Amazon's influence

Amazon has made popular the pay-as-you-go model, which makes it easier for supercomputing centers to attract business users ... more

Applications »

Salesforce.com announces 'Facebook for the enterprise'

Chatter'social-networking app will tie Salesforce.com to Google Apps, Twitter, and Facebook... more

Applications »

Microsoft to align BizTalk Server with Azure's AppFabric

BizTalk Server upgrade will have interface and back-end improvements to make it easier for .Net programmers to connect their apps to other platforms ... more

Green IT »

Web 2.0 data transactions get faster and greener

Appliances from startup Schooner do MySQL and Memcached duties with one-eighth the power and space... more

Cloud Computing »

Microsoft adds app, data marketplace to Windows Azure

Cloud platform expanded to take on rivals such as Salesforce.com, Microsoft says at PDC ... more

Cloud Computing »

Microsoft adds access controls for SQL Azure online database

Companies will be able to define, enforce policies controlling who can see what data ... more

Cloud Computing »

Update: Microsoft sets Windows Azure commercial production date

The cloud platform, which has been in the community technology preview stage, goes to the next phase early in 2010... more

Developer World »

Elastra announces platform to build public-private clouds

Cloud Server Enterprise Edition works with VCenter, Xen, or Amazon Web Services and can be used to run databases, app servers, and Web servers... more

Applications »

Google offers templates for Sites project collaboration app

Google Sites workplace templates for intranets, projects, and teams are included that make it easier to create Web pages and sites on the fly... more

Cloud Computing »

The great cloud debate's unsatisfying but true answer

Salesforce.com wants you to adopt the cloud whole hog. Microsoft wants you to tread lightly. Why they're both right -- and wrong... more

Cloud Computing »

AT&T teams with VMware, Sun to develop cloud computing service

AT&T's Synaptic Compute as a Service aims to give users scalable on-demand computing capacity... more

Applications »

IBM debuts massive analytics cloud

The platform created for internal use spawned a version for clients looking to break down data silos... more

InfoWorld »

2009's top 10 emerging enterprise technologies

A quick tour of InfoWorld's top picks for 2009's most significant up-and-coming technologies for business... more

Developer World »

Amazon Web Services offers .Net development kit for its cloud platform

Software builders can leverage services like Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud in their .Net applications... more

Cloud Computing »

WSO2 extending SOA into cloud computing

Cloud Computing

But follow the niche alpha geek adoption carefully, as it could point to more widespread Chrome OS use in the future... more

In this potential clash of the titans, the fight for open standards in the cloud market could easily fall by the wayside... more

Azure follows in Amazon's footsteps -- and other large IT vendors can't be far behind... more

A lack of flexibility will doom Google's latest ego trip to the dustbin of history... more

Expected for Christmas 2010, these browser-based netbooks will run only Web apps... more

Amazon has made popular the pay-as-you-go model, which makes it easier for supercomputing centers to attract business users ... more

Chatter'social-networking app will tie Salesforce.com to Google Apps, Twitter, and Facebook... more

BizTalk Server upgrade will have interface and back-end improvements to make it easier for .Net programmers to connect their apps to other platforms ... more

Appliances from startup Schooner do MySQL and Memcached duties with one-eighth the power and space... more

Cloud platform expanded to take on rivals such as Salesforce.com, Microsoft says at PDC ... more

Companies will be able to define, enforce policies controlling who can see what data ... more

The cloud platform, which has been in the community technology preview stage, goes to the next phase early in 2010... more

Cloud Server Enterprise Edition works with VCenter, Xen, or Amazon Web Services and can be used to run databases, app servers, and Web servers... more

Google Sites workplace templates for intranets, projects, and teams are included that make it easier to create Web pages and sites on the fly... more

Salesforce.com wants you to adopt the cloud whole hog. Microsoft wants you to tread lightly. Why they're both right -- and wrong... more

AT&T's Synaptic Compute as a Service aims to give users scalable on-demand computing capacity... more

The platform created for internal use spawned a version for clients looking to break down data silos... more

A quick tour of InfoWorld's top picks for 2009's most significant up-and-coming technologies for business... more

Software builders can leverage services like Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud in their .Net applications... more

The WSO2 Cloud Platform rollout features secure services multi-tenancy ... more

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