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The highlight of the second day of Google I/O 2012 has focused on the cloud services of Google. First, Google has introduced the new features of Chrome, launching the browser application for iOS devices. Then it was the turn to…
Microsoft and Symantec team up to implement a management solution and disaster recovery in Windows Azure cloud platform. Symantec said it will expand the availability of Symantec Storage Foundation for Windows and Veritas Volume…
Microsoft Windows Azure evolved to incorporate a little more dimension – IaaS, PaaS , and now service offering a hybrid cloud. This is exemplified by the introduction of persistent Linux virtual machines to Windows Azure platform.…
As more and more businesses are turning to the cloud for an easier and more effective monetization system, IDC recently forecasted the billing market to total $21.9 billion in 2015. As this market continues to grow, ISV customers…
AppHarbor, a platform as a service (PaaS) provider for .NET developers and businesses, today announced an add-on API that will provide a self-service portal for third-party service providers. Under the baseline " Azure done right…
Microsoft plays a vital role in IT and it is now heavily involved in cloud computing. Most users find its cloud services to be influential, whereas some others are wrestling with the implications of cloud computing. For some…
In today's cloud computing services market, the biggest and the best providers are slugging it out for higher market share and revenue. Being a utility service, the service quality is what matters In this two part series, we would…
The US government is facing a revolution in IT infrastructure. The country's first CIO, Vivek Kundra has taken early steps towards moving federal IT to the Cloud. Back in November 2010, Jeffrey Zients, the federal government's…
Microsoft is increasingly investing its R&D efforts in Cloud Computing. Microsoft International President Jean-Philippe Courtois said the company will spend 90 percent of its $9.6 billion research and development budget on cloud…
Microsoft is promoting a free trial of the Windows Azure platform , valid till June 30, 2011. This promotion includes: - 750 hours of Windows Azure Extra Small Compute instance use, - 25 hours of Small Compute instance, - 500MB of…