Cloud Computing

Commodity Clouds, the ‘Tuning Tax’ and What Cloud Users Really Need

Application-tuning capabilities coupled with today's commodity cloud offerings are more than many users need. Just like broadband Internet, though, it's only a matter of time before these 'overserved' users turn to the commodity c

Meaningful Use, 3D Imaging Drive Health Data Storage Demand

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.

CIOs see potential for innovation, but lack delivery: survey

The 4 Best Things About the Google+ Redesign

Google announced a complete overhaul of its social network, Google+, at this week's I/O conference in San Francisco. Here's an in-depth look at all the changes and why they make Google+ better.

ESB Persists As Application Integration Tool

The tried-and-true enterprise service bus--long the foundation of now-dated service oriented architecture deployments--is back in style thanks to the increasing need to integrate disparate applications. The secret to ESB's future success, some s

Best of Interop 2013 Award Winners

A rundown of the Best of Interop 2013 Award winners chosen from 149 product submissions in 10 categories.

Google Unifies Cloud Storage, Extends to 15GB for Free

Google has simplified storage options. Users can store stuff for Gmail, Google+, and Google Drive in one 15 GB chunk, a move that puts it ahead of Microsoft, DropBox and Apple.

Adobe Goes All In for Cloud, While Microsoft Stays on the Fence

Adobe is moving its Creative Suite software to the cloud, and renting it to consumers by the month. Meanwhile, Microsoft says it won't follow the subscription-only path but will continue to offer desktop and cloud options, at least for now.

How Cloud Computing Changes Enterprise IT Economics

The rapid rise of cloud computing means corporate IT may no longer be the cheapest purveyor of application hosting, infrastructure, storage and other services. The sooner IT leaders come to terms with this, the better.

PageUp People app goes up into Azure cloud